Feature Request: Additional Switches

[Nastras]

It's me again.)

Would it be possible that you add an option in the config that allows to show additional switches on the apple tv like the play switch?

The idea behind this is that you could have a script for various functions or apps on the Apple TV that accesses your API. You could build such a small remote control or open the appropriate app directly via Siri.

For example a switch Netflix, here you can define in your script which order the commands have to run so that the app Netflix is called when the switch is pressed.

The script can be linked via shortcuts or what would be even cooler and more stable if you have a cmd function for the additional switches.

What do you think of the idea?

[lukasroegner]

I'll implement it this way:

{
    "platforms": [
        {
            "platform": "AppleTvPlatform",
            "devices": [
                {
                    "name": "<UNIQUE-NAME>",
                    "credentials": "<CREDENTIALS>",
                    "isOnOffSwitchEnabled": false,
                    "isPlayPauseSwitchEnabled": false,
                    "commandSwitches": [
                        {
                            "name": "Netflix",
                            "commands": [...]
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "isApiEnabled": false,
            "apiPort": 40304,
            "apiToken": "<YOUR-TOKEN>"
        }
    ]
}

The commands in the array are the same ones that the API supports. Switches are exposed as "stateless" switches (i.e. the go back to "off" after you've activated them). What do you think?

[Nastras]

👍👍👍

[lukasroegner]

Here you go:

https://github.com/lukasroegner/homebridge-apple-tv-remote.git#command-switches

Will be merged into master after testing phase.

[Nastras]

Hey Luke another question for you, how are the orders separated from each other? Is it actually possible to insert a sleep command between two commands to get a delay?

"commands": [Play, Pause] ???

[lukasroegner]

Take a look at the sample in the Readme: „API - Send commands“, the JSON is shown there

[Nastras]

Hello, Lukas,

I installed the plugin with: sudo npm install -g https://github.com/lukasroegner/homebridge-apple-tv-remote.git#command-switches

npm WARN deprecated mkdirp@0.5.4: Legacy versions of mkdirp are no longer supported. Please update to mkdirp 1.x. (Note that the API surface has changed to use Promises in 1.x.)

• homebridge-apple-tv-remote@0.7.0 updated 3 packages in 17.862s

My config looks like this: "plugins": [ "homebridge-apple-tv-remote" ],

"platforms": [ { "platform": "AppleTvPlatform", "devices": [ { "name": "Spiegel Flur", "credentials": "XXXXXX", "isOnOffSwitchEnabled": true, "isPlayPauseSwitchEnabled": true }, { "name": "Dashboard", "isOn": true, "isPlaying": false, "commands": [ { "wait": 6000 },
{ "key": "topmenu", "longPress": false }, { "wait": 1000 }, { "key": "topmenu", "longPress": false }, { "wait": 2000 }, { "key": "down", "longPress": false }, { "wait": 1000 }, { "key": "select", "longPress": false }, { "wait": 1000 }, { "key": "home", "longPress": false }, { "key": "home", "longPress": false }, { "wait": 1000 }, { "key": "up", "longPress": false }, { "key": "up", "longPress": false }, { "wait": 1000 }, { "key": "topmenu", "longPress": false }, { "key": "topmenu", "longPress": false }, { "wait": 2000 }, { "key": "down", "longPress": false }, { "wait": 1000 }, { "key": "select", "longPress": false } ], "isApiEnabled": true, "apiPort": XXXXX, "apiToken": "XXXXXXX" } ] } ] }

The config is valid, I get the following error when starting the plugin:

Could you explain these two options:

"isOn": true, "isPlaying": false,

Thank you!!!

[lukasroegner]

Sorry! I switched to TypeScript, simple installation from GitHub is not possible anymore.

I've published the new version on NPM, just update the plugin via name (the error in the log should be gone).

Second issue: you mixed up several settings in the config. I assume that you want to expose a switch named "Dashboard", this is how it should look:

"platforms": [
    {
        "platform": "AppleTvPlatform",
        "devices": [
            {
                "name": "Spiegel Flur",
                "credentials": "XXXXXX",
                "isOnOffSwitchEnabled": true,
                "isPlayPauseSwitchEnabled": true,
                "commandSwitches": [
                    {
                        "name": "Dashboard",
                        "commands": [
                            {
                                "wait": 6000
                            },
                            {
                                "key": "topmenu",
                                "longPress": false
                            },
                            {
                                "wait": 1000
                            },
                            {
                                "key": "topmenu",
                                "longPress": false
                            },
                            {
                                "wait": 2000
                            },
                            {
                                "key": "down",
                                "longPress": false
                            },
                            {
                                "wait": 1000
                            },
                            {
                                "key": "select",
                                "longPress": false
                            },
                            {
                                "wait": 1000
                            },
                            {
                                "key": "home",
                                "longPress": false
                            },
                            {
                                "key": "home",
                                "longPress": false
                            },
                            {
                                "wait": 1000
                            },
                            {
                                "key": "up",
                                "longPress": false
                            },
                            {
                                "key": "up",
                                "longPress": false
                            },
                            {
                                "wait": 1000
                            },
                            {
                                "key": "topmenu",
                                "longPress": false
                            },
                            {
                                "key": "topmenu",
                                "longPress": false
                            },
                            {
                                "wait": 2000
                            },
                            {
                                "key": "down",
                                "longPress": false
                            },
                            {
                                "wait": 1000
                            },
                            {
                                "key": "select",
                                "longPress": false
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                ]
            }
        ],
        "isApiEnabled": true,
        "apiPort": XXXXX,
        "apiToken": "XXXXXXX"
    }
]

[Nastras]

Test successfully completed. It works great! You also succeeded in the implementation very well! Thank you for your effort!!!

If you could explain these two options to me?

"isOn": true, "isPlaying": false,

[lukasroegner]

Those options are only available in the API. They are shortcuts for changing on/off and play/pause via the API (instead of explicitly writing the commands).