Utility: SageTV Remote Control

[18Scoobz]

I will try this tonight!!

[18Scoobz]

Well I tried it and this is what I get.

Please make sure that you have the Nielm Webserver plugin and the Stuckless Remote API (sagex.api) installed and configured properly on the SageTV server.


faultCode:Server.Error.Request faultString:'HTTP request error' faultDetail:'Error: [IOErrorEvent type="ioError" bubbles=false cancelable=false eventPhase=2 text="Error #2032"]. URL: http://192.168.1.201:8080/sagex/rpcX...textNames?id=4'

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I tried installing the sagex-api and sagex-services after the fact with no success.
I think it may just be configuration error. I have my jetty using ssl and I am not sure how to coinfig the config file for the remote. Do I use the https://IP_ADDRESS:8443 on the remote config and I also tried using the MAC for the extender for that part. I guess I just don't know what I am missing since I am using jetty not nielm.

I tried installing theI have my jetty running with ssl.

[jreichen]

You need to install the build of nielm's web interface that runs on Jetty. Look for the SageTV Web Interface plugin in the Plugin Manager.

[18Scoobz]

It is installed and running. I also have the mobile interface running.

[shadeblue.com]

With the help of jreichen and stuckless, it was determined that this web based remote control is using an older API that is no longer supported in the sagex library.

I took a look at the changes that would be needed to port over the the newer APIs and they are very simple. However, while working on this project, I would like to enhance a few of the configuration features and client/extender discovery capabilities based on some of the newer SageTV APIs available now in V7. I would also like to make this a full blown SageTV7 plugin directly installable from the plugin manager in the SageTV GUI. So it will take me a few weeks before I can get around to implementing all this, so please stay tuned.

In the meantime, I have put together a quick port of the project to an Adobe AIR based installable utility. This is using the newer sagex api protocol so all the commands should be working. If you are willing to try it out, please install this on a computer (Windows or Mac) and give it a spin. You can download it from this url.

Before installing and running this program you will need the following third-party SageTV7 plugins already installed.

1.) Jetty Web Server plugin [by JReichen]
2.) SageX-Services plugin (SageTV Remote API Services) [by Stuckless]

You can test to make sure the web server and sagex is working by hitting this url in a web browser: http://sage_server:8080/sagex/api Make sure to replace "sage_server" with your server hostname or IP address. If successful, you should get a web page back titled with something like "Sage API - 7.0.23.3"

If you don't have the Adobe AIR runtime installed, you will need it first (http://get.adobe.com/air/) Now you are ready to install the AIR app, just double click the .air file that you downloaded to start the installer. After you finish the install, it will auto start the program and most likely will fail to connect to a SageTV server. This is because you must first update the configuration XML file with your server information. Please exit the program (right-click tray icon and Exit) and then navigate to the installation folder and look for the "config.xml" file. Edit this file with a text editor and update the server url attribute "http://sage_server:8080" with the correct url to your sagetv server and Jetty web server port. You can also add friendly names to the extenders by their UI context IDs. After making the changes, restart the program and it should connect and work.

PHP Code:

        <server name="Main SageTV System" url="http://sage_server:8080" >
            <ui name="Bedroom Extender" context="0F1e43a39efF" />
            <ui name="Living Room Extender" context="000000000002" />
            <ui name="Office" context="/127.0.0.1:4304" />
        </server> 


I have tested this briefly on Windows 7 and OSX.

[phillyfan1138]

I just tried your new program, and despite successfully going to http://sage_server:8080/sagex/api and configuring the config.xml, I keep getting an error.

[shadeblue.com]

Originally Posted by phillyfan1138

I just tried your new program, and despite successfully going to http://sage_server:8080/sagex/api and configuring the config.xml, I keep getting an error.

what is the error?

I do see a bug when using the "Reset" button. Workaround is to unload program and restart it.

[phillyfan1138]

"Error encountered communicating with SageTV server:

Please make sure that you have the Jetty Web Server plugin [by JReichen] and the SageX-Services plugin (SageTV Remote API Services) [by Stuckless] installed and configured properly on the SageTV server.


faultCode:Client.Error.RequestTimeout faultString:'Request timed out' faultDetail:'The request timeout for the sent message was reached without receiving a response from the server.'

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[shadeblue.com]

Originally Posted by phillyfan1138

"Error encountered communicating with SageTV server:

Please make sure that you have the Jetty Web Server plugin [by JReichen] and the SageX-Services plugin (SageTV Remote API Services) [by Stuckless] installed and configured properly on the SageTV server.


faultCode:Client.Error.RequestTimeout faultString:'Request timed out' faultDetail:'The request timeout for the sent message was reached without receiving a response from the server.'

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It's acting like the remote app cannot connect to the SageTV server sagex API. I'm adding more error debug detail to the code to print our more details.

In you config.xml file make sure that the "sage_server" is replaced with your SageTV server's hostname or IP address and make sure port 8080 is the correct port number for the web server.

<server name="Main SageTV System"
url="http://sage_server:8080" >



If this is already correct, then try the following 2 url's in your web browser and see if they both return successfully. (replace url hostname and port accordingly)

http://sage_server:8080/sagex/api?c=GetUIContextNames
http://sage_server:8080/sagex/api?c=GetConnectedClients

These do require SageTV V7.

[phillyfan1138]

Those links work (I think). They return what looks some code and an ip address.