building native frontend for Tizen

[cdav]

Hi,

I have a Samsumg 2016 smart tv running the Tizen os. I would like to build a native app using Tizen Studio, an IDE that is available from Samsung. There is another Samsung TV frontend project that seems to be web-based. Would prefer to build an "official" frontend from source. Is this possible? If so, where can I find stand-alone frontend source code? The current source MythTV 0.28.1 has both frontend and backend, and the delineation between them is not very clear.

Best,
Carlos

[Gribnif]

The MythTV source contains both the frontend and the backend. While it used to be possible to tell "configure" not to build the backend, this no longer seems to be the case. There's not much advantage in doing so, anyway, as the backend and frontend share so much code that the time savings would be minimal.

You can try something like this to compile everything but only install the frontend:
./configure (along with whatever options are needed)
make
make -C programs/mythfrontend install

[pvr4me]

Myth relies on Qt. The first link I found says that the [Qt on Tizen] project is dead.

https://wiki.qt.io/Tizen

That would seem to present a bit of an obstacle!

Craig

[cdav]

Thanks for your responses. Are there javascript web apps that I could import into the Tizen IDE? My understanding is that the frontend can be implemented either from source or as a web app based on javascript.

[pgbennett]

There is no MythTV web app that I am aware of. There is a MythTV plugin for Kodi, but Kodi is also not supported on tizen. You can play mythtv recordings directly on a smart tv using UPNP via an ethernet or wifi, but the interface may not be ideal. You can play recordings with a browser if you run mythweb on your backend. Otherwise you can spend $50 for a Raspberry Pi and run a full frontend.

[pvr4me]

Thanks for your responses. Are there javascript web apps that I could import into the Tizen IDE? My understanding is that the frontend can be implemented either from source or as a web app based on javascript.

There are a few frontend projects, several are hosted at:

https://github.com/MythTV-Clients

AIUI, they make use of Myth's Services API:

https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Services_API

This is the recommended way to interface with Myth. I believe there are still some gaps in the API but the devs are interested in filling these in.

Craig

[BigKuma]

I know this is not very helpful. But, I agree with pgbennett. I did try .28 MythTV on my 2016 Samsung Smart TV through UPNP. And, unlike with .27, it works great.
The names on the shows are actually text, like "NHL Hockey" or "Breaking Bad". Then, based on the time stamp, you can tell which show it is.
There are lots of folders too, sort by name, sort by title, sort by date.
In the past it was just a jumble of numbers. It played pretty smooth for a 1080 show, I'd even say better then through the PC + MythFrontend + HDMI.

[cdav]

I too have 0.28 backend and my Samsung 2016 Smart TV will detect the server and play recordings over UPNP, but not without some occasional distortion and pixelation (using a wifi connection). So I would like more control, for setting things like the amount of buffering, etc. as well as being able to schedule recordings from the client side.

[dizygotheca]

Are there javascript web apps that I could import into the Tizen IDE? My understanding is that the frontend can be implemented either from source or as a web app based on javascript.

Maybe I misunderstand, but isn't the WebFrontend based on javascript. That would seem the best starting point for a 'Tizen app'.
https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/WebFrontend
https://github.com/MythTV/mythtv/tree/m ... ythtv/html
Or is that the web-based one you don't like ?

[cdav]

Thanks for the suggestions, all. Will report back after I've (hopefully) made some progress.

[cdav]

Hi, I am trying to familiarize myself with using the Myth Service API. If I paste "http://192.168.0.2:6544/Myth/GetHostName" into the address bar on the browser, I get the expected result. However when I load the script below into my browser, nothing happens (after clicking on button). Am I on the right track?

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1>The XMLHttpRequest Object</h1>
<p id="demo">Let AJAX change this text.</p>
<button type="button" onclick="loadDoc()">Change Content</button>
<script>
function loadDoc() {
var xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhttp.open("GET", "http://192.168.0.2:6544/Myth/GetHostName", false);
xhttp.send();
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = xhttp.responseText;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>