roku

wrapper around the roku "external control" api

install

npm install roku

use

varssdp=new(require('node-ssdp'))()varRoku=require('../roku.js');ssdp.once('response',functioninResponse(msg,rinfo){varlocation=msg.toString().match(/Location:(.*)/i)[1].trim();vardevice=newRoku(location);device.press(Roku.HOME);device.delay(1000);device.launch('pandora',function(){process.exit(0);});});ssdp.search('roku:ecp');

more examples

api

type(string [, fn])

Types the provided string into a field

press(button)

Simulates a button press on the remote control

delay(ms)

Add a delay into the command queue to allow the roku to keep up with what you want to do.

input(obj)

Pass arguments into the currently running app. see test/input.js

apps(function(err, array) {});

list the installed apps on the roku

createIconStream(appId)

create a PNG stream

launch(string)

Using the launch command you can open application or allow a development application handle the protocol.

see the example code in test/launch.js and test/dev-video.js

info(function(err, obj) {});

returns an object of information about the roku

example object:

{ major: '1',
minor: '0',
deviceType: 'urn:roku-com:device:player:1-0',
friendlyName: 'Roku Streaming Player',
manufacturer: 'Roku',
manufacturerURL: 'http://www.roku.com/',
modelDescription: 'Roku Streaming Player Network Media',
modelName: 'Roku Streaming Player 4200X',
modelNumber: '4200X',
modelURL: 'http://www.roku.com/',
serialNumber: '1GH35D054697',
UDN: 'uuid:31474833-3544-a9d5-0000-05006d1f0000',
serviceType: 'urn:roku-com:service:ecp:1',
serviceId: 'urn:roku-com:serviceId:ecp1-0',
SCPDURL: 'ecp_SCPD.xml' }

license

MIT