JSON protocol for 3rd party apps support

[ThatPaolo]

I have read the CLI docs that comes with LMS, and I have done some protocol snooping on what exactly is being sent back and forth between a 3rd party controller app (or the web interface itself) and the LMS.

I was wondering if there is a better set of documents to understand which fields are used when...

Anyone has anything more comprehensive than the CLI reference?

[mherger]

Basically you can use /jsonrpc.js to send all kinds of CLI commands and
get structured JSON data back:

curl -X POST -d
'{"id":5,"method":"slim.request","params":["00:04:20:12:34:56",["status","-",1,"tags:uBJjKlaxNo"]]}'
http://localhost:9000/jsonrpc.js

Now what you need to look for depends on what you are trying to achieve.

[ThatPaolo]

Thank you, and that’s what I’ve done so far. The problem is in how to interpret which fields are used in each type of response. For example, when you request a list of items from an app like Spotty, there are a bunch of structures in the returned JSON that might or might not be the ones you’re looking for. Icon, icon_id, image, all carry the url of the image for the item, but which one is used depends on the context and where you are in the hierarchy.

The CLI docs also don’t mention anything about the menu: parameters or window style.

There must be a comprehensive doc for all this somewhere

[wt0]

Thank you, and that’s what I’ve done so far. The problem is in how to interpret which fields are used in each type of response. For example, when you request a list of items from an app like Spotty, there are a bunch of structures in the returned JSON that might or might not be the ones you’re looking for. Icon, icon_id, image, all carry the url of the image for the item, but which one is used depends on the context and where you are in the hierarchy.

The CLI docs also don’t mention anything about the menu: parameters or window style.

There must be a comprehensive doc for all this somewhere

AFAIK there's no documentation on that. Wish there was. It would've made my life lot easier.

BTW, the json server responses are filled with inconsistencies like the one you mentioned.

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[ThatPaolo]

AFAIK there's no documentation on that. Wish there was. It would've made my life lot easier.

BTW, the json server responses are filled with inconsistencies like the one you mentioned.

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I am working on a UWP controller (https://github.com/PaoloM/Fiona) and I could really use some advice on how to deal with what is returned by apps

[wt0]

I am working on a UWP controller (https://github.com/PaoloM/Fiona) and I could really use some advice on how to deal with what is returned by apps

Sorry I already have a UWP controller for sale in the Windows Store, so it's not really in my interest to provide too much help.

Besides, it's a bit too complicated for any amount of help I can provide here. It took a lot of trial and error to get it right.

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[mherger]

> The CLI docs also don’t mention anything about the menu: parameters or
> window style.
>
> There must be a comprehensive doc for all this somewhere

Unfortunately there's none. At least not a comprehensive doc. There's
something int he old wiki, but it's incomplete, and pretty sure not
accurate in all places.

See eg.
https://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.p...owseItems.html

[erland]

> The CLI docs also don’t mention anything about the menu: parameters or
> window style.
>
> There must be a comprehensive doc for all this somewhere

Unfortunately there's none. At least not a comprehensive doc. There's
something int he old wiki, but it's incomplete, and pretty sure not
accurate in all places.

See eg.
https://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.p...owseItems.html

Would the old documentation from Squeezeplay browse protocol be useful ?
https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https.../jiveMLON.html

It’s probably not updated with latest changes but it might give some clues.

[ThatPaolo]

would the old documentation from squeezeplay browse protocol be useful ?
https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https.../jivemlon.html

it’s probably not updated with latest changes but it might give some clues.

oh

yes!

[ThatPaolo]

oh

yes!

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no... 13 years old