.NET Plugin Example?

[MadAxeMan]

Can anyone point me at the source for a .NET plugin template?

I'd like to have a go at implementing an MCE Blaster plugin in C# (with some J# maybe?).

[gplasky]

Originally Posted by MadAxeMan

Can anyone point me at the source for a .NET plugin template?

I'd like to have a go at implementing an MCE Blaster plugin in C# (with some J# maybe?).

Take a look at this plugin and the support thread.
WinAmp plugin
This was written in .NET 1.1. And deria has been quite helpful so you may be able to get some help there. Also check out the support thread. Valuable info there.

Gerry

[MadAxeMan]

Cheers - I did look through that but no source available. I'm sure there used to be a template to show how to write a plugin for J#..

I will PM deria and see if he wants to share some code..

[gplasky]

Originally Posted by MadAxeMan

Cheers - I did look through that but no source available. I'm sure there used to be a template to show how to write a plugin for J#..

I will PM deria and see if he wants to share some code..

This was in the thread.

Source


Gerry

[MadAxeMan]

Aha many thanks Gerry! I scanned that thread and completely missed the link.

Watching too much TV has made my eyes square

[Opus4]

Originally Posted by MadAxeMan

Watching too much TV has made my eyes square

You should adjust the aspect ratio.

Does this thread offer any help: HOWTO: Integrate VB or C# .NET Components Using the SageTV Studio (possibly not, since it is Studio integration related)

Do you already have the info about what a tuning plugin needs to do?

- Andy

[gplasky]

Originally Posted by MadAxeMan

Aha many thanks Gerry! I scanned that thread and completely missed the link.

Watching too much TV has made my eyes square

Are you done with the plugin yet?
Still watching too much TV?

Good luck.



We're all counting on you.

Gerry

[MadAxeMan]

Originally Posted by Opus4

You should adjust the aspect ratio.

Does this thread offer any help: HOWTO: Integrate VB or C# .NET Components Using the SageTV Studio (possibly not, since it is Studio integration related)

Aha, that was the thread that I remembered from many moons ago! I did a .NET search on the forums and failed to spot that. Doh. Thanks for the pointer.

Do you already have the info about what a tuning plugin needs to do?

- Andy

Absolutely none. I'm kinding still groping about how to implement this. Currently I rely on EXETUNER (actually EXEMULTITUNER) to call my .NET app to flash the MCE blasters. I find this quite difficult to setup on a number of levels and I'm supposed to be a propellerhead. There are issues around security and the way the service interacts with the desktop - in theory simple to fix but in reality they are hit and miss. It usually takes me an hour to get this working.

What would be nice is a simple plugin/STVi that just replaces EXETUNER to operate the MCE blasters. I have played around with Studio to quite a degree but never implemented an STVi. Maybe that is my first step. I guess I need to capture a channel change event or some such.

Or maybe it has to be a plugin. Either way at least I now have a couple of approaches and some code to look at.

Any suggestions/comments are welcome.

[Opus4]

I moved this to the Studio section for the "how to" aspect, for lack of a better idea.

There is a comment about using the IRTuner plugin interface from Sourceforge.net here. I'm not sure if there is a more direct method to do this sort of thing, but that's all I know of. You email SageTV to ask if they know more, but they might still point you to that.

- Andy