Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/unstable' into update-build-workflow

2023-03-15 21:31:13 -04:00 · 2023-03-15 21:31:13 -04:00 · 7366b48a2a
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--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@ -7,33 +7,34 @@ assignees: ''

 ---

-**Software Versions**
-Jellyfin Server Version: 
-Roku Client Version: 
+## Software Versions

-**Describe the bug**
+- Jellyfin Server Version:  
+- Roku Client Version:  
+
+## Describe the bug
 <!-- A clear and concise description of what the bug is. -->

-**How To Reproduce**
+## How To Reproduce
 <!-- Steps to reproduce the behavior: -->
 1. Go to '...'
 2. Click on '....'
 3. Scroll down to '....'
 4. Bug occurs

-**Expected behavior**
+## Expected behavior
 <!-- A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen. -->

-**Logs**
+## Logs
 <!-- Please paste any log errors. -->

-**Screenshots**
+## Screenshots
 <!-- If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem. -->

-**Connection Information**
-Is server local or remote? 
+## Connection Information

-Is server connection http or https? 
+- Is server local or remote?
+- Is server connection HTTP or HTTPS?

-**Additional context**
+## Additional context
 <!-- Add any other context about the problem here. -->
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/enhancement-request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/enhancement-request.md
@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 ---
 name: Enhancement request
-about: Suggest an modification to an existing feature
+about: Suggest a modification to an existing feature
 title: ''
 labels: enhancement
 assignees: ''

 ---

-**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
+## Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe
 <!-- A clear and concise description of what the problem is. Ex. I'm always frustrated when [...] -->

-**Describe the solution you'd like**
+## Describe the solution you'd like
 <!-- A clear and concise description of what you want to happen. -->

-**Describe alternatives you've considered**
+## Describe alternatives you've considered
 <!-- A clear and concise description of any alternative solutions or features you've considered. -->

-**Additional context**
+## Additional context
 <!-- Add any other context or screenshots about the feature request here. -->
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ assignees: ''

 ---

-**Describe the feature you'd like**
+## Describe the feature you'd like
 <!-- A clear and concise description of what you want to happen. -->

-**Additional context**
+## Additional context
 <!-- Add any other context or screenshots about the feature request here. -->
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 Ensure your title is short, descriptive, and in the imperative mood (Fix X, Change Y, instead of Fixed X, Changed Y).
 For a good inspiration of what to write in commit messages and PRs please review https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/ and our https://jellyfin.readthedocs.io/en/latest/developer-docs/contributing/ page.
 -->
-
-**Changes**
+<!-- markdownlint-disable MD041 first-line-heading -->
+## Changes
 <!-- Describe your changes here in 1-5 sentences. -->

-**Issues**
+## Issues
 <!-- Tag any issues that this PR solves here.
 ex. Fixes # -->
--- a/.github/workflows/build-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-dev.yml
@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
  dev:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@ac593985615ec2ede58e132d2e21d2b1cbd6127c # v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@24cb9080177205b6e8c946b17badbe402adc938f # v3
      - uses: actions/setup-node@64ed1c7eab4cce3362f8c340dee64e5eaeef8f7c # v3
        with:
          node-version: "lts/*"
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@ -26,9 +26,14 @@ jobs:
        with:
          packages: libxml2-utils xmlstarlet
      - name: Validate XML syntax
-        run: xmllint --noout ./locale/*/*.ts
-      - name: Check XML for duplicate entries
-        run: xmlstarlet sel -t -m '/TS/context/message/source' -o 'Duplicate entry found in:' -f -o ' ' -c '.' -nl ./locale/*/*.ts | sort | uniq -d
+        run: xmllint --noout ./locale/en_US/translations.ts
+      - name: Save output of duplicate check
+        run: echo "tsDuplicates=$(xmlstarlet sel -t -m '/TS/context/message/source' -c '.' -nl ./locale/en_US/translations.ts | sort | uniq -d | awk '{ printf "%s", $0 }')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Check for duplicates
+        run: xmlstarlet sel -t -m '/TS/context/message/source' -f -o ' ' -c '.' -nl ./locale/en_US/translations.ts | sort | uniq -d
+      - name: Duplicates found
+        if: env.tsDuplicates != ''
+        run: exit 1
  json:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
@ -60,3 +65,18 @@ jobs:
      - uses: xt0rted/markdownlint-problem-matcher@98d94724052d20ca2e06c091f202e4c66c3c59fb # v2
      - name: Lint markdown files
        run: npm run lint-markdown
+  spelling:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Clone github repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@master
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@master
+        with:
+          node-version: "lts/*"
+          cache: "npm"
+      - name: Install npm dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+      - name: Install roku package dependencies
+        run: npx ropm install
+      - name: Check markdown files for spelling errors
+        run: npm run lint-spelling
--- a/.jsonlintrc
+++ b/.jsonlintrc
@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "ignore": [
-        "node_modules/**/*"
-    ]
-}
--- a/.spelling
+++ b/.spelling
@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-jellyfin
-brightscript
-vscode
-roku
-github
-pre-release
-sideload
-dev
-repo
-hardcode
-hardcoding
-breakpoint
-DEVGUIDE
-runtime
-translations.ts
-en_US
-ing
--- a/DEVGUIDE.md
+++ b/DEVGUIDE.md
@ -60,16 +60,16 @@ We recommend using Visual Studio Code when working on this project. The [BrightS

 ### Usage

-1. Open the `jellyfin-roku` folder in vscode
-2. Press `F5` on your keyboard or click `Run` -> `Start Debugging` from the vscode menu. ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2544493/170696233-8ba49bf4-bebb-4655-88f3-ac45150dda02.png)
+1. Open the `jellyfin-roku` folder in VSCode
+2. Press `F5` on your keyboard or click `Run` -> `Start Debugging` from the VSCode menu. ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2544493/170696233-8ba49bf4-bebb-4655-88f3-ac45150dda02.png)

 3. Enter your Roku IP address and developer password when prompted

-That's it! vscode will auto-package the project, sideload it to the specified device, and the channel is up and running. (assuming you remembered to put your device in [developer mode](#developer-mode))
+That's it! VSCode will auto-package the project, sideload it to the specified device, and the channel is up and running. (assuming you remembered to put your device in [developer mode](#developer-mode))

 ### Hardcoding Roku Information

-Out of the box, the Brightscript extension will prompt you to pick a Roku device (from devices found on your local network) and enter a password on every launch. If you'd prefer to hardcode this information rather than entering it every time, you can set these values in your vscode user settings:
+Out of the box, the BrightScript extension will prompt you to pick a Roku device (from devices found on your local network) and enter a password on every launch. If you'd prefer to hardcode this information rather than entering it every time, you can set these values in your VSCode user settings:

 ```js
 {
@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Build the package
 make dev
 ```

-This will create a zip in `out/apps/Jellyfin_Roku-dev.zip`. Login to your roku's device in your browser and upload the zip file then run install.
+This will create a zip in `out/apps/Jellyfin_Roku-dev.zip`. Login to your Roku's device in your browser and upload the zip file then run install.

 ## Method 3: Direct load to Roku Device

@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ make install

 Modify code -> `make install` -> Use Roku remote to test changes -> `telnet ${ROKU_DEV_TARGET} 8085` -> `CTRL + ]` -> `quit + ENTER`

-Unfortunately there is no debugger. You will need to use telnet to see log statements, warnings, and error reports. You won't always need to telnet into your device but the workflow above is typical when you are new to Brightscript or are working on tricky code.
+Unfortunately there is no debugger. You will need to use telnet to see log statements, warnings, and error reports. You won't always need to telnet into your device but the workflow above is typical when you are new to BrightScript or are working on tricky code.

 Install necessary packages:

--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ The channel is available on the [Roku Channel Store](https://my.roku.com/add/jel

 ## Getting Involved<a name="get_involved"></a>

-No matter what your interests or skill are, you can help to make this client better for everyone by simply using the client and letting us know if you find a problem with it.   Either give us a shout on [matrix](https://matrix.to/#/+jellyfin:matrix.org) or create a github issue.
+No matter what your interests or skill are, you can help to make this client better for everyone by simply using the client and letting us know if you find a problem with it.   Either give us a shout on [matrix](https://matrix.to/#/+jellyfin:matrix.org) or create a GitHub issue.

 Feature requests are always welcome too, but please have a read though the existing issues to see if someone has already raised one for something similar.

--- a/components/ItemGrid/GridItem.brs
+++ b/components/ItemGrid/GridItem.brs
@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ sub init()
    'Parent is MarkupGrid and it's parent is the ItemGrid
    m.topParent = m.top.GetParent().GetParent()
    'Get the imageDisplayMode for these grid items
-    if m.topParent.imageDisplayMode <> invalid
+    if isValid(m.topParent.imageDisplayMode)
        m.itemPoster.loadDisplayMode = m.topParent.imageDisplayMode
    end if

@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ sub itemContentChanged()
        m.itemText.text = itemData.Title
    else if itemData.type = "Series"
        if get_user_setting("ui.tvshows.disableUnwatchedEpisodeCount", "false") = "false"
-            if itemData?.json?.UserData?.UnplayedItemCount <> invalid
+            if isValid(itemData.json) and isValid(itemData.json.UserData) and isValid(itemData.json.UserData.UnplayedItemCount)
                if itemData.json.UserData.UnplayedItemCount > 0
                    m.unplayedCount.visible = true
                    m.unplayedEpisodeCount.text = itemData.json.UserData.UnplayedItemCount
@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ sub itemContentChanged()

        m.posterText.height = 200
        m.posterText.width = 280
-    else if itemData.json.type = "MusicAlbum"
+    else if isValid(itemData.json.type) and itemData.json.type = "MusicAlbum"
        m.itemPoster.uri = itemData.PosterUrl
        m.itemText.text = itemData.Title

--- a/components/ItemGrid/GridItem.xml
+++ b/components/ItemGrid/GridItem.xml
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <component name="GridItem" extends="Group">
  <children>
    <maskGroup id="posterMask" maskUri="pkg:/images/postermask.png" scaleRotateCenter="[145, 212.5]" scale="[0.85,0.85]">
@ -20,4 +20,5 @@
  </interface>
  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="GridItem.brs" />
  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="pkg:/source/utils/config.brs" />
+  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="pkg:/source/utils/misc.brs" />
 </component>
--- a/components/ItemGrid/ItemGridOptions.brs
+++ b/components/ItemGrid/ItemGridOptions.brs
@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ sub init()
    m.menus.push(m.top.findNode("sortMenu"))
    m.menus.push(m.top.findNode("filterMenu"))

+    m.filterOptions = m.top.findNode("filterOptions")
+
+    m.filterMenu = m.top.findNode("filterMenu")
+    m.filterMenu.observeField("itemFocused", "onFilterFocusChange")
+
    m.viewNames = []
    m.sortNames = []
    m.filterNames = []
@ -24,14 +29,46 @@ sub init()
    m.fadeAnim = m.top.findNode("fadeAnim")
    m.fadeOutAnimOpacity = m.top.findNode("outOpacity")
    m.fadeInAnimOpacity = m.top.findNode("inOpacity")
+    m.showChecklistAnimation = m.top.findNode("showChecklistAnimation")
+    m.hideChecklistAnimation = m.top.findNode("hideChecklistAnimation")

    m.buttons.observeField("focusedIndex", "buttonFocusChanged")
    m.favoriteMenu.observeField("buttonSelected", "toggleFavorite")
 end sub

+sub showChecklist()
+    if m.filterOptions.opacity = 0
+        if m.showChecklistAnimation.state = "stopped"
+            m.showChecklistAnimation.control = "start"
+        end if
+    end if
+end sub
+
+sub hideChecklist()
+    if m.filterOptions.opacity = 1
+        if m.hideChecklistAnimation.state = "stopped"
+            m.hideChecklistAnimation.control = "start"
+        end if
+    end if
+end sub
+
+sub onFilterFocusChange()
+    if m.filterMenu.content.getChild(m.filterMenu.itemFocused).getChildCount() > 0
+        showChecklist()
+    else
+        hideChecklist()
+    end if
+
+    m.filterOptions.content = m.filterMenu.content.getChild(m.filterMenu.itemFocused)
+    if isValid(m.filterMenu.content.getChild(m.filterMenu.itemFocused).checkedState)
+        m.filterOptions.checkedState = m.filterMenu.content.getChild(m.filterMenu.itemFocused).checkedState
+    else
+        m.filterOptions.checkedState = []
+    end if
+end sub
+

 sub optionsSet()
-
    '  Views Tab
    if m.top.options.views <> invalid
        viewContent = CreateObject("roSGNode", "ContentNode")
@ -90,8 +127,19 @@ sub optionsSet()
        m.selectedFilterIndex = 0

        for each filterItem in m.top.options.filter
-            entry = filterContent.CreateChild("ContentNode")
+            entry = filterContent.CreateChild("OptionNode")
            entry.title = filterItem.Title
+            entry.name = filterItem.Name
+            entry.delimiter = filterItem.Delimiter
+
+            if isValid(filterItem.options)
+                for each filterItemOption in filterItem.options
+                    entryOption = entry.CreateChild("ContentNode")
+                    entryOption.title = toString(filterItemOption)
+                end for
+                entry.checkedState = filterItem.checkedState
+            end if
+
            m.filterNames.push(filterItem.Name)
            if filterItem.selected <> invalid and filterItem.selected = true
                m.selectedFilterIndex = index
@ -193,12 +241,31 @@ function onKeyEvent(key as string, press as boolean) as boolean
        end if

        return true
+    else if key = "right"
+        if m.menus[m.selectedItem].isInFocusChain()
+            ' Handle Filter screen
+            if m.selectedItem = 2
+                ' Selected filter has options, move cursor to it
+                if m.filterMenu.content.getChild(m.filterMenu.itemFocused).getChildCount() > 0
+                    m.menus[m.selectedItem].setFocus(false)
+                    m.filterOptions.setFocus(true)
+                    return true
+                end if
+            end if
+        end if
    else if key = "left"
        if m.favoriteMenu.hasFocus()
            m.favoriteMenu.setFocus(false)
            m.menus[m.selectedItem].visible = true
            m.buttons.setFocus(true)
        end if
+
+        ' User wants to escape filter options
+        if m.filterOptions.isInFocusChain()
+            m.filterOptions.setFocus(false)
+            m.menus[m.selectedItem].setFocus(true)
+            return true
+        end if
    else if key = "OK"
        if m.menus[m.selectedItem].isInFocusChain()
            ' Handle View Screen
@ -229,14 +296,58 @@ function onKeyEvent(key as string, press as boolean) as boolean
                    end if
                end if
            end if
+
            ' Handle Filter screen
            if m.selectedItem = 2
+                ' If filter has no options, select it
+                if m.filterMenu.content.getChild(m.filterMenu.itemFocused).getChildCount() = 0
+                    m.menus[2].checkedItem = m.menus[2].itemSelected
                    m.selectedFilterIndex = m.menus[2].itemSelected
                    m.top.filter = m.filterNames[m.selectedFilterIndex]
+                    m.top.filterOptions = {}
+                    return true
                end if
+
+                ' Selected filter has options, move cursor to it
+                m.filterOptions.setFocus(true)
+                m.menus[m.selectedItem].setFocus(false)
+                return true
+            end if
+        end if
+
+        ' User pressed OK from inside the filter's options
+        if m.filterOptions.isInFocusChain()
+            selectedOptions = []
+            for i = 0 to m.filterOptions.checkedState.count() - 1
+                if m.filterOptions.checkedState[i]
+                    selectedValue = toString(m.filterOptions.content.getChild(i).title)
+                    selectedOptions.push(selectedValue)
+                end if
+            end for
+
+            if selectedOptions.Count() > 0
+                m.menus[2].checkedItem = m.menus[2].itemFocused
+                m.selectedFilterIndex = m.menus[2].itemFocused
+                m.top.filter = m.filterMenu.content.getChild(m.filterMenu.itemFocused).Name
+
+                newFilter = {}
+                newFilter[m.top.filter] = selectedOptions.join(m.filterMenu.content.getChild(m.filterMenu.itemFocused).delimiter)
+                m.top.filterOptions = newFilter
+            else
+                m.menus[2].checkedItem = 0
+                m.selectedFilterIndex = 0
+                m.top.filter = m.filterNames[0]
+                m.top.filterOptions = {}
+            end if
+
+            m.filterMenu.content.getChild(m.filterMenu.itemFocused).checkedState = m.filterOptions.checkedState
+
+            return true
        end if
        return true
    else if key = "back" or key = "up"
+        if key = "back" then hideChecklist()
+
        m.menus[2].visible = true ' Show Filter contents in case hidden by favorite button
        if m.menus[m.selectedItem].isInFocusChain()
            m.buttons.setFocus(true)
@ -244,6 +355,7 @@ function onKeyEvent(key as string, press as boolean) as boolean
            return true
        end if
    else if key = "options"
+        hideChecklist()
        m.menus[2].visible = true ' Show Filter contents in case hidden by favorite button
        m.menus[m.selectedItem].drawFocusFeedback = false
        return false
--- a/components/ItemGrid/ItemGridOptions.xml
+++ b/components/ItemGrid/ItemGridOptions.xml
@ -6,15 +6,18 @@
      <Poster width="1720" height="880" uri="pkg:/images/dialog.9.png" />
      <LayoutGroup horizAlignment="center" translation="[860,50]" itemSpacings="[50]">
        <JFButtons id="buttons" />
+      </LayoutGroup>
+      <LayoutGroup id="menuOptions" horizAlignment="center" translation="[860,200]" itemSpacings="[50]">
        <Group>
          <RadiobuttonList id="viewMenu" itemspacing="[0,10]" vertFocusAnimationStyle="floatingFocus" opacity="0" drawFocusFeedback="false">
          </RadiobuttonList>
          <RadiobuttonList id="sortMenu" itemspacing="[0,10]" vertFocusAnimationStyle="floatingFocus" opacity="1" numRows="8" drawFocusFeedback="false">
          </RadiobuttonList>
-          <RadiobuttonList id="filterMenu" itemspacing="[0,10]" vertFocusAnimationStyle="floatingFocus" opacity="0" drawFocusFeedback="false">
+          <RadiobuttonList id="filterMenu" checkOnSelect="false" itemspacing="[0,10]" vertFocusAnimationStyle="floatingFocus" opacity="0" drawFocusFeedback="false">
          </RadiobuttonList>
        </Group>
      </LayoutGroup>
+      <CheckList opacity="0" translation="[900, 200]" id="filterOptions" numRows="8" itemSize="[250, 70]" />
      <ButtonGroup translation="[1250,50]">
        <Button id="favoriteMenu" iconUri="pkg:/images/icons/favorite.png" focusedIconUri="pkg:/images/icons/favorite.png" focusBitmapUri="" focusFootprintBitmapUri="" text="Favorite" showFocusFootprint="false"></Button>
      </ButtonGroup>
@ -25,6 +28,16 @@
      <FloatFieldInterpolator id="inOpacity" key="[0.0, 0.5, 1.0]" keyValue="[ 0, 0, 1 ]" fieldToInterp="focus.opacity" />
    </Animation>

+    <Animation id="showChecklistAnimation" duration="0.5" repeat="false">
+      <FloatFieldInterpolator key="[0.0, 1.0]" keyValue="[0, 1]" fieldToInterp="filterOptions.opacity" />
+      <Vector2DFieldInterpolator key="[0.0, 1.0]" keyValue="[[860, 200], [560, 200]]" fieldToInterp="menuOptions.translation" />
+    </Animation>
+
+    <Animation id="hideChecklistAnimation" duration="0.5" repeat="false">
+      <FloatFieldInterpolator key="[0.0, 1.0]" keyValue="[1, 0]" fieldToInterp="filterOptions.opacity" />
+      <Vector2DFieldInterpolator key="[0.0, 1.0]" keyValue="[[560, 200], [860, 200]]" fieldToInterp="menuOptions.translation" />
+    </Animation>
+
  </children>
  <interface>
    <field id="buttons" type="nodearray" />
@ -35,8 +48,10 @@
    <field id="sortField" type="string" value="SortName" />
    <field id="sortAscending" type="boolean" value="false" />
    <field id="filter" type="string" value="All" />
+    <field id="filterOptions" type="assocarray" value="" />
    <field id="favorite" type="string" value="Favorite" />

  </interface>
  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="ItemGridOptions.brs" />
+  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="pkg:/source/utils/misc.brs" />
 </component>
--- a/components/ItemGrid/LoadItemsTask2.brs
+++ b/components/ItemGrid/LoadItemsTask2.brs
@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ sub loadItems()
        params.append({ Filters: "IsResumable" })
    end if

+    if isValid(m.top.filterOptions)
+        if m.top.filterOptions.count() > 0
+            params.append(m.top.filterOptions)
+        end if
+    end if
+
    if m.top.ItemType <> ""
        params.append({ IncludeItemTypes: m.top.ItemType })
    end if
--- a/components/ItemGrid/LoadItemsTask2.xml
+++ b/components/ItemGrid/LoadItemsTask2.xml
@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
    <field id="nameStartsWith" type="string" value="" />
    <field id="recursive" type="boolean" value="true" />
    <field id="filter" type="string" value="All" />
+    <field id="filterOptions" type="assocarray" value="" />
    <field id="searchTerm" type="string" value="" />
    <field id="studioIds" type="string" value="" />
    <field id="genreIds" type="string" value="" />
@ -25,6 +26,7 @@
  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="pkg:/source/roku_modules/api/api.brs" />
  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="pkg:/source/api/baserequest.brs" />
  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="pkg:/source/utils/config.brs" />
+  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="pkg:/source/utils/misc.brs" />
  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="pkg:/source/api/Image.brs" />
  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="pkg:/source/utils/deviceCapabilities.brs" />
 </component>
--- a/components/ItemGrid/LoadVideoContentTask.brs
+++ b/components/ItemGrid/LoadVideoContentTask.brs
@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ sub init()
    m.top.limit = 60
    usersettingLimit = get_user_setting("itemgrid.Limit")

-    if usersettingLimit <> invalid
+    if isValid(usersettingLimit)
        m.top.limit = usersettingLimit
    end if
 end sub
@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ sub LoadItems_AddVideoContent(video, mediaSourceId, audio_stream_idx = 1, subtit
    if m.playbackInfo.MediaSources[0].MediaStreams.Count() > 0 and meta.live = false
        tryDirectPlay = get_user_setting("playback.tryDirect.h264ProfileLevel") = "true" and m.playbackInfo.MediaSources[0].MediaStreams[0].codec = "h264"
        tryDirectPlay = tryDirectPlay or (get_user_setting("playback.tryDirect.hevcProfileLevel") = "true" and m.playbackInfo.MediaSources[0].MediaStreams[0].codec = "hevc")
-        if tryDirectPlay and m.playbackInfo.MediaSources[0].TranscodingUrl <> invalid and forceTranscoding = false
+        if tryDirectPlay and isValid(m.playbackInfo.MediaSources[0].TranscodingUrl) and forceTranscoding = false
            transcodingReasons = getTranscodeReasons(m.playbackInfo.MediaSources[0].TranscodingUrl)
            if transcodingReasons.Count() = 1 and transcodingReasons[0] = "VideoLevelNotSupported"
                video.directPlaySupported = true
@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ end function

 function directPlaySupported(meta as object) as boolean
    devinfo = CreateObject("roDeviceInfo")
-    if meta.json.MediaSources[0] <> invalid and meta.json.MediaSources[0].SupportsDirectPlay = false
+    if isValid(meta.json.MediaSources[0]) and meta.json.MediaSources[0].SupportsDirectPlay = false
        return false
    end if

@ -271,10 +271,10 @@ function directPlaySupported(meta as object) as boolean
    end if

    streamInfo = { Codec: meta.json.MediaStreams[0].codec }
-    if meta.json.MediaStreams[0].Profile <> invalid and meta.json.MediaStreams[0].Profile.len() > 0
+    if isValid(meta.json.MediaStreams[0].Profile) and meta.json.MediaStreams[0].Profile.len() > 0
        streamInfo.Profile = LCase(meta.json.MediaStreams[0].Profile)
    end if
-    if meta.json.MediaSources[0].container <> invalid and meta.json.MediaSources[0].container.len() > 0
+    if isValid(meta.json.MediaSources[0].container) and meta.json.MediaSources[0].container.len() > 0
        'CanDecodeVideo() requires the .container to be format: “mp4”, “hls”, “mkv”, “ism”, “dash”, “ts” if its to direct stream
        if meta.json.MediaSources[0].container = "mov"
            streamInfo.Container = "mp4"
@ -333,12 +333,12 @@ sub autoPlayNextEpisode(videoID as string, showID as string)
        resp = APIRequest(url, urlParams)
        data = getJson(resp)

-        if data <> invalid and data.Items.Count() = 2
+        if isValid(data) and data.Items.Count() = 2
            ' setup new video node
            nextVideo = invalid
            ' remove last videoplayer scene
            m.global.sceneManager.callFunc("clearPreviousScene")
-            if nextVideo <> invalid
+            if isValid(nextVideo)
                m.global.sceneManager.callFunc("pushScene", nextVideo)
            else
                m.global.sceneManager.callFunc("popScene")
@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ end sub
 ' In the future, with a custom playback info view, we can return an associated array.
 function GetPlaybackInfo()
    sessions = api_API().sessions.get()
-    if sessions <> invalid and sessions.Count() > 0
+    if isValid(sessions) and sessions.Count() > 0
        return GetTranscodingStats(sessions[0])
    end if

@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ end function
 ' returns the server-side track index for the appriate subtitle
 function defaultSubtitleTrackFromVid(video_id) as integer
    meta = ItemMetaData(video_id)
-    if meta?.json?.mediaSources <> invalid
+    if isValid(meta) and isValid(meta.json) and isValid(meta.json.mediaSources)
        subtitles = sortSubtitles(meta.id, meta.json.MediaSources[0].MediaStreams)
        default_text_subs = defaultSubtitleTrack(subtitles["all"], true) ' Find correct subtitle track (forced text)
        if default_text_subs <> -1
@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ function sortSubtitles(id as string, MediaStreams)
        if stream.type = "Subtitle"

            url = ""
-            if stream.DeliveryUrl <> invalid
+            if isValid(stream.DeliveryUrl)
                url = buildURL(stream.DeliveryUrl)
            end if

@ -1199,11 +1199,15 @@ function CreateMovieDetailsGroup(movie)
    group.optionsAvailable = false
    m.global.sceneManager.callFunc("pushScene", group)

-    movie = ItemMetaData(movie.id)
-    group.itemContent = movie
+    movieMetaData = ItemMetaData(movie.id)
+    group.itemContent = movieMetaData
    group.trailerAvailable = false

-    trailerData = api_API().users.getlocaltrailers(get_setting("active_user"), movie.id)
+    activeUser = get_setting("active_user")
+    trailerData = invalid
+    if isValid(activeUser) and isValid(movie.id)
+        trailerData = api_API().users.getlocaltrailers(activeUser, movie.id)
+    end if
    if isValid(trailerData)
        group.trailerAvailable = trailerData.Count() > 0
    end if
@ -1215,7 +1219,7 @@ function CreateMovieDetailsGroup(movie)

    extras = group.findNode("extrasGrid")
    extras.observeField("selectedItem", m.port)
-    extras.callFunc("loadParts", movie.json)
+    extras.callFunc("loadParts", movieMetaData.json)

    return group
 end function
--- a/components/ItemGrid/MovieLibraryView.brs
+++ b/components/ItemGrid/MovieLibraryView.brs
@ -67,10 +67,12 @@ sub init()
    m.sortAscending = true

    m.filter = "All"
+    m.filterOptions = {}
    m.favorite = "Favorite"

    m.loadItemsTask = createObject("roSGNode", "LoadItemsTask2")
    m.loadLogoTask = createObject("roSGNode", "LoadItemsTask2")
+    m.getFiltersTask = createObject("roSGNode", "GetFiltersTask")

    'set inital counts for overhang before content is loaded.
    m.loadItemsTask.totalRecordCount = 0
@ -126,6 +128,7 @@ sub loadInitialItems()

    m.sortField = get_user_setting("display." + m.top.parentItem.Id + ".sortField")
    m.filter = get_user_setting("display." + m.top.parentItem.Id + ".filter")
+    m.filterOptions = get_user_setting("display." + m.top.parentItem.Id + ".filterOptions")
    m.view = get_user_setting("display." + m.top.parentItem.Id + ".landing")
    sortAscendingStr = get_user_setting("display." + m.top.parentItem.Id + ".sortAscending")

@ -136,8 +139,11 @@ sub loadInitialItems()

    if not isValid(m.sortField) then m.sortField = "SortName"
    if not isValid(m.filter) then m.filter = "All"
+    if not isValid(m.filterOptions) then m.filterOptions = "{}"
    if not isValid(m.view) then m.view = "Movies"

+    m.filterOptions = ParseJson(m.filterOptions)
+
    if sortAscendingStr = invalid or sortAscendingStr = "true"
        m.sortAscending = true
    else
@ -165,6 +171,7 @@ sub loadInitialItems()
    m.loadItemsTask.sortField = m.sortField
    m.loadItemsTask.sortAscending = m.sortAscending
    m.loadItemsTask.filter = m.filter
+    m.loadItemsTask.filterOptions = m.filterOptions
    m.loadItemsTask.startIndex = 0

    ' Load Item Types
@ -216,7 +223,14 @@ sub loadInitialItems()
    m.loadItemsTask.observeField("content", "ItemDataLoaded")
    m.spinner.visible = true
    m.loadItemsTask.control = "RUN"
-    SetUpOptions()
+
+    m.getFiltersTask.observeField("filters", "FilterDataLoaded")
+    m.getFiltersTask.params = {
+        userid: get_setting("active_user"),
+        parentid: m.top.parentItem.Id,
+        includeitemtypes: "Movie"
+    }
+    m.getFiltersTask.control = "RUN"
 end sub

 ' Set Movies view, sort, and filter options
@ -291,12 +305,7 @@ function inStringArray(array, searchValue) as boolean
 end function

 ' Data to display when options button selected
-sub SetUpOptions()
-    options = {}
-    options.filter = []
-    options.favorite = []
-
-    setMoviesOptions(options)
+sub setSelectedOptions(options)

    ' Set selected view option
    for each o in options.views
@ -316,17 +325,76 @@ sub SetUpOptions()
        end if
    end for

-    ' Set selected filter option
+    ' Set selected filter
    for each o in options.filter
        if o.Name = m.filter
            o.Selected = true
            m.options.filter = o.Name
        end if
+
+        ' Select selected filter options
+        if isValid(o.options) and isValid(m.filterOptions)
+            if o.options.Count() > 0 and m.filterOptions.Count() > 0
+                if LCase(o.Name) = LCase(m.filterOptions.keys()[0])
+                    selectedFilterOptions = m.filterOptions[m.filterOptions.keys()[0]].split(o.delimiter)
+                    checkedState = []
+
+                    for each availableFilterOption in o.options
+                        matchFound = false
+
+                        for each selectedFilterOption in selectedFilterOptions
+                            if LCase(toString(availableFilterOption).trim()) = LCase(selectedFilterOption.trim())
+                                matchFound = true
+                            end if
+                        end for
+
+                        checkedState.push(matchFound)
+                    end for
+
+                    o.checkedState = checkedState
+                end if
+            end if
+        end if
    end for

    m.options.options = options
 end sub

+'
+' Logo Image Loaded Event Handler
+sub FilterDataLoaded(msg)
+    options = {}
+    options.filter = []
+    options.favorite = []
+
+    setMoviesOptions(options)
+
+    data = msg.GetData()
+    m.getFiltersTask.unobserveField("filters")
+
+    if not isValid(data) then return
+
+    ' Add Movie filters from the API data
+    if LCase(m.loadItemsTask.view) = "movies"
+        if isValid(data.genres)
+            options.filter.push({ "Title": tr("Genres"), "Name": "Genres", "Options": data.genres, "Delimiter": "|", "CheckedState": [] })
+        end if
+
+        if isValid(data.OfficialRatings)
+            options.filter.push({ "Title": tr("Parental Ratings"), "Name": "OfficialRatings", "Options": data.OfficialRatings, "Delimiter": "|", "CheckedState": [] })
+        end if
+
+        if isValid(data.Years)
+            options.filter.push({ "Title": tr("Years"), "Name": "Years", "Options": data.Years, "Delimiter": ",", "CheckedState": [] })
+        end if
+    end if
+
+    setSelectedOptions(options)
+
+    m.options.options = options
+end sub
+
+
 '
 ' Logo Image Loaded Event Handler
 sub LogoImageLoaded(msg)
@ -384,6 +452,10 @@ sub ItemDataLoaded(msg)
    m.itemGrid.setFocus(true)
    m.genreList.setFocus(false)

+    if m.data.getChildCount() = 0
+        m.itemGrid.jumpToItem = 0
+    end if
+
    for each item in itemData
        m.data.appendChild(item)
    end for
@ -709,6 +781,16 @@ sub optionsClosed()
        set_user_setting("display." + m.top.parentItem.Id + ".filter", m.options.filter)
    end if

+    if not isValid(m.options.filterOptions)
+        m.filterOptions = {}
+    end if
+
+    if not AssocArrayEqual(m.options.filterOptions, m.filterOptions)
+        m.filterOptions = m.options.filterOptions
+        reload = true
+        set_user_setting("display." + m.top.parentItem.Id + ".filterOptions", FormatJson(m.options.filterOptions))
+    end if
+
    m.view = get_user_setting("display." + m.top.parentItem.Id + ".landing")

    if m.options.view <> m.view
@ -720,6 +802,7 @@ sub optionsClosed()
        m.loadItemsTask.NameStartsWith = " "
        m.loadItemsTask.searchTerm = ""
        m.filter = "All"
+        m.filterOptions = {}
        m.sortField = "SortName"
        m.sortAscending = true

@ -727,6 +810,7 @@ sub optionsClosed()
        set_user_setting("display." + m.top.parentItem.Id + ".sortField", m.sortField)
        set_user_setting("display." + m.top.parentItem.Id + ".sortAscending", "true")
        set_user_setting("display." + m.top.parentItem.Id + ".filter", m.filter)
+        set_user_setting("display." + m.top.parentItem.Id + ".filterOptions", FormatJson(m.filterOptions))

        reload = true
    end if
@ -845,6 +929,7 @@ function onKeyEvent(key as string, press as boolean) as boolean
        m.top.alphaSelected = ""
        m.loadItemsTask.filter = "All"
        m.filter = "All"
+        m.filterOptions = {}
        m.data = CreateObject("roSGNode", "ContentNode")
        m.itemGrid.content = m.data
        loadInitialItems()
--- a/components/ItemGrid/MovieLibraryView.xml
+++ b/components/ItemGrid/MovieLibraryView.xml
@ -63,4 +63,5 @@
  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="pkg:/source/api/Image.brs" />
  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="pkg:/source/utils/deviceCapabilities.brs" />
  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="MovieLibraryView.brs" />
+  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="pkg:/source/roku_modules/api/api.brs" />
 </component>
--- a/components/JFOverhang.brs
+++ b/components/JFOverhang.brs
@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ sub updateTime()
 end sub

 sub resetTime()
+    if m.hideClock then return
    m.currentTimeTimer.control = "stop"
    m.currentTimeTimer.control = "start"
    updateTime()
--- a/components/ListPoster.brs
+++ b/components/ListPoster.brs
@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ sub init()
 end sub

 sub updateSize()
-
    image = invalid
-    if m.top.itemContent <> invalid and m.top.itemContent.image <> invalid
+    if isValid(m.top.itemContent) and isValid(m.top.itemContent.image)
        image = m.top.itemContent.image
    end if

@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ sub updateSize()

    m.backdrop.width = m.poster.width
    m.backdrop.height = m.poster.height
-
 end sub

 sub itemContentChanged() as void
@ -58,7 +56,7 @@ sub itemContentChanged() as void
    m.title.text = itemData.title

    if get_user_setting("ui.tvshows.disableUnwatchedEpisodeCount", "false") = "false"
-        if itemData?.json?.UserData?.UnplayedItemCount <> invalid
+        if isValid(itemData.json.UserData) and isValid(itemData.json.UserData.UnplayedItemCount)
            if itemData.json.UserData.UnplayedItemCount > 0
                m.unplayedCount.visible = true
                m.unplayedEpisodeCount.text = itemData.json.UserData.UnplayedItemCount
@ -66,12 +64,11 @@ sub itemContentChanged() as void
        end if
    end if

-    if itemData.json.lookup("Type") = "Episode" and itemData.json.IndexNumber <> invalid
+    if itemData.json.lookup("Type") = "Episode" and isValid(itemData.json.IndexNumber)
        m.title.text = StrI(itemData.json.IndexNumber) + ". " + m.title.text

        m.series.text = itemData.json.Series
        m.series.visible = true
-
    else if itemData.json.lookup("Type") = "MusicAlbum"
        m.title.font = "font:SmallestSystemFont"
        m.staticTitle.font = "font:SmallestSystemFont"
@ -83,8 +80,7 @@ sub itemContentChanged() as void
    imageUrl = itemData.posterURL

    if get_user_setting("ui.tvshows.blurunwatched") = "true"
-
-        if itemData.json.lookup("Type") = "Episode" and itemData.json.userdata <> invalid
+        if itemData.json.lookup("Type") = "Episode" and isValid(itemData.json.userdata)
            if not itemData.json.userdata.played
                imageUrl = imageUrl + "&blur=15"
            end if
@ -99,25 +95,21 @@ end sub
 '
 ' Enable title scrolling based on item Focus
 sub focusChanged()
-
    if m.top.itemHasFocus = true
        m.title.repeatCount = -1
        m.series.repeatCount = -1
        m.staticTitle.visible = false
        m.title.visible = true
-
        ' text to speech for accessibility
        if m.deviceInfo.IsAudioGuideEnabled() = true
            txt2Speech = CreateObject("roTextToSpeech")
            txt2Speech.Flush()
            txt2Speech.Say(m.title.text)
        end if
-
    else
        m.title.repeatCount = 0
        m.series.repeatCount = 0
        m.staticTitle.visible = true
        m.title.visible = false
    end if
-
 end sub
--- a/components/ListPoster.xml
+++ b/components/ListPoster.xml
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <component name="ListPoster" extends="Group">
  <children>
    <Rectangle id="backdrop" />
@ -12,10 +12,11 @@
    <Label id="staticTitle" horizAlign="center" font="font:SmallSystemFont" wrap="false" />
  </children>
  <interface>
-    <field id="itemContent" type="node" onChange="itemContentChanged"/>
+    <field id="itemContent" type="node" onChange="itemContentChanged" />
    <field id="itemWidth" type="integer" />
    <field id="itemHasFocus" type="boolean" onChange="focusChanged" />
  </interface>
  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="ListPoster.brs" />
  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="pkg:/source/utils/config.brs" />
+  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="pkg:/source/utils/misc.brs" />
 </component>
--- a/components/data/GetFiltersTask.brs
+++ b/components/data/GetFiltersTask.brs
@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+sub init()
+    m.top.functionName = "getFiltersTask"
+end sub
+
+sub getFiltersTask()
+    m.filters = api_API().items.getFilters(m.top.params)
+    m.top.filters = m.filters
+end sub
--- a/components/data/GetFiltersTask.xml
+++ b/components/data/GetFiltersTask.xml
@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+
+<component name="GetFiltersTask" extends="Task">
+    <interface>
+        <field id="params" type="assocarray" />
+        <field id="filters" type="assocarray" />
+    </interface>
+    <script type="text/brightscript" uri="GetFiltersTask.brs" />
+    <script type="text/brightscript" uri="pkg:/source/utils/config.brs" />
+    <script type="text/brightscript" uri="pkg:/source/roku_modules/api/api.brs" />
+</component>
--- a/components/extras/ExtrasRowList.brs
+++ b/components/extras/ExtrasRowList.brs
@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ sub onPeopleLoaded()
        row = m.top.content.createChild("ContentNode")
        row.Title = tr("Cast & Crew")
        for each person in people
-            if person.json.type = "Actor" and person.json.Role <> invalid
+            if person.json.type = "Actor" and person.json.Role <> invalid and person.json.Role.ToStr().Trim() <> ""
                person.subTitle = "as " + person.json.Role
            else
                person.subTitle = person.json.Type
--- a/components/home/HomeItem.brs
+++ b/components/home/HomeItem.brs
@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ sub itemContentChanged()

    m.backdrop.width = itemData.imageWidth

-    if itemData.iconUrl <> invalid
+    if isValid(itemData.iconUrl)
        m.itemIcon.uri = itemData.iconUrl
    end if

    if LCase(itemData.type) = "series"
        if get_user_setting("ui.tvshows.disableUnwatchedEpisodeCount", "false") = "false"
-            if itemData?.json?.UserData?.UnplayedItemCount <> invalid
+            if isValid(itemData.json.UserData) and isValid(itemData.json.UserData.UnplayedItemCount)
                if itemData.json.UserData.UnplayedItemCount > 0
                    m.unplayedCount.visible = true
                    m.unplayedEpisodeCount.text = itemData.json.UserData.UnplayedItemCount
@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ sub itemContentChanged()
        end if

        ' Set Episode title if available
-        if itemData.json.EpisodeTitle <> invalid
+        if isValid(itemData.json.EpisodeTitle)
            m.itemTextExtra.text = itemData.json.EpisodeTitle
        end if

@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ sub itemContentChanged()

        ' Set Series and Episode Number for Extra Text
        extraPrefix = ""
-        if itemData.json.ParentIndexNumber <> invalid
+        if isValid(itemData.json.ParentIndexNumber)
            extraPrefix = "S" + StrI(itemData.json.ParentIndexNumber).trim()
        end if
-        if itemData.json.IndexNumber <> invalid
+        if isValid(itemData.json.IndexNumber)
            extraPrefix = extraPrefix + "E" + StrI(itemData.json.IndexNumber).trim()
        end if
        if extraPrefix.len() > 0
@ -136,10 +136,10 @@ sub itemContentChanged()

        ' Set Release Year and Age Rating for Extra Text
        textExtra = ""
-        if itemData.json.ProductionYear <> invalid
+        if isValid(itemData.json.ProductionYear)
            textExtra = StrI(itemData.json.ProductionYear).trim()
        end if
-        if itemData.json.OfficialRating <> invalid
+        if isValid(itemData.json.OfficialRating)
            if textExtra <> ""
                textExtra = textExtra + " - " + itemData.json.OfficialRating
            else
@ -181,14 +181,14 @@ sub itemContentChanged()
        end if

        textExtra = ""
-        if itemData.json.ProductionYear <> invalid
+        if isValid(itemData.json.ProductionYear)
            textExtra = StrI(itemData.json.ProductionYear).trim()
        end if

        ' Set Years Run for Extra Text
        if itemData.json.Status = "Continuing"
            textExtra = textExtra + " - Present"
-        else if itemData.json.Status = "Ended" and itemData.json.EndDate <> invalid
+        else if itemData.json.Status = "Ended" and isValid(itemData.json.EndDate)
            textExtra = textExtra + " - " + LEFT(itemData.json.EndDate, 4)
        end if
        m.itemTextExtra.text = textExtra
--- a/components/home/HomeItem.xml
+++ b/components/home/HomeItem.xml
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <component name="HomeItem" extends="Group">
  <children>
    <Rectangle id="backdrop" width="464" height="261" translation="[8,5]" />
@ -26,4 +26,5 @@
  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="pkg:/source/api/Image.brs" />
  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="pkg:/source/api/baserequest.brs" />
  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="pkg:/source/utils/config.brs" />
+  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="pkg:/source/utils/misc.brs" />
 </component>
--- a/components/home/HomeRows.brs
+++ b/components/home/HomeRows.brs
@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ sub onLibrariesLoaded()
    m.LoadFavoritesTask.control = "RUN"

    ' validate library data
-    if m.libraryData <> invalid and m.libraryData.count() > 0
+    if isValid(m.libraryData) and m.libraryData.count() > 0
        userConfig = m.top.userConfig

        ' populate My Media row
@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ sub updateFavoritesItems()
    rowIndex = getRowIndex("Favorites")

    if itemData.count() < 1
-        if rowIndex <> invalid
+        if isValid(rowIndex)
            ' remove the row
            deleteFromSizeArray(rowIndex)
            homeRows.removeChildIndex(rowIndex)
@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ sub updateContinueItems()
    continueRowIndex = getRowIndex("Continue Watching")

    if itemData.count() < 1
-        if continueRowIndex <> invalid
+        if isValid(continueRowIndex)
            ' remove the row
            deleteFromSizeArray(continueRowIndex)
            homeRows.removeChildIndex(continueRowIndex)
@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ sub updateContinueItems()
        row.title = tr("Continue Watching")
        itemSize = [464, 331]
        for each item in itemData
-            if item.json?.UserData?.PlayedPercentage <> invalid
+            if isValid(item.json) and isValid(item.json.UserData) and isValid(item.json.UserData.PlayedPercentage)
                item.PlayedPercentage = item.json.UserData.PlayedPercentage
            end if

@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ sub updateNextUpItems()
    nextUpRowIndex = getRowIndex("Next Up >")

    if itemData.count() < 1
-        if nextUpRowIndex <> invalid
+        if isValid(nextUpRowIndex)
            ' remove the row
            deleteFromSizeArray(nextUpRowIndex)
            homeRows.removeChildIndex(nextUpRowIndex)
@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ sub updateNextUpItems()
        if nextUpRowIndex = invalid
            ' insert new row under "Continue Watching"
            continueRowIndex = getRowIndex("Continue Watching")
-            if continueRowIndex <> invalid
+            if isValid(continueRowIndex)
                updateSizeArray(itemSize, continueRowIndex + 1)
                homeRows.insertChild(row, continueRowIndex + 1)
            else
@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ sub updateLatestItems(msg)

    if itemData.count() < 1
        ' remove row
-        if rowIndex <> invalid
+        if isValid(rowIndex)
            deleteFromSizeArray(rowIndex)
            homeRows.removeChildIndex(rowIndex)
        end if
@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ sub updateOnNowItems()
    onNowRowIndex = getRowIndex("On Now")

    if itemData.count() < 1
-        if onNowRowIndex <> invalid
+        if isValid(onNowRowIndex)
            ' remove the row
            deleteFromSizeArray(onNowRowIndex)
            homeRows.removeChildIndex(onNowRowIndex)
@ -409,11 +409,11 @@ sub updateSizeArray(rowItemSize, rowIndex = invalid, action = "insert")
                newSizeArray.Push(rowItemSize)
            else if action = "insert"
                newSizeArray.Push(rowItemSize)
-                if sizeArray[i] <> invalid
+                if isValid(sizeArray[i])
                    newSizeArray.Push(sizeArray[i])
                end if
            end if
-        else if sizeArray[i] <> invalid
+        else if isValid(sizeArray[i])
            newSizeArray.Push(sizeArray[i])
        end if
    end for
@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ function onKeyEvent(key as string, press as boolean) as boolean
    if press
        if key = "play"
            itemToPlay = m.top.content.getChild(m.top.rowItemFocused[0]).getChild(m.top.rowItemFocused[1])
-            if itemToPlay <> invalid and (itemToPlay.type = "Movie" or itemToPlay.type = "Episode")
+            if isValid(itemToPlay) and (itemToPlay.type = "Movie" or itemToPlay.type = "Episode")
                m.top.quickPlayNode = itemToPlay
            end if
            handled = true
--- a/components/home/HomeRows.xml
+++ b/components/home/HomeRows.xml
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <component name="HomeRows" extends="RowList">
  <interface>
    <field id="selectedItem" type="node" alwaysNotify="true" />
@ -7,5 +7,6 @@
    <function name="updateHomeRows" />
    <function name="loadLibraries" />
  </interface>
-  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="HomeRows.brs"/>
+  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="HomeRows.brs" />
+  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="pkg:/source/utils/misc.brs" />
 </component>
--- a/components/home/LoadItemsTask.brs
+++ b/components/home/LoadItemsTask.brs
@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ sub loadItems()
        url = Substitute("Users/{0}/Views/", get_setting("active_user"))
        resp = APIRequest(url)
        data = getJson(resp)
+        if isValid(data) and isValid(data.Items)
            for each item in data.Items
                ' Skip Books for now as we don't support it (issue #525)
                if item.CollectionType <> "books"
@ -20,11 +21,13 @@ sub loadItems()
                    results.push(tmp)
                end if
            end for
+        end if

        ' Load Latest Additions to Libraries
    else if m.top.itemsToLoad = "latest"
-
-        url = Substitute("Users/{0}/Items/Latest", get_setting("active_user"))
+        activeUser = get_setting("active_user")
+        if isValid(activeUser)
+            url = Substitute("Users/{0}/Items/Latest", activeUser)
            params = {}
            params["Limit"] = 16
            params["ParentId"] = m.top.itemId
@ -35,6 +38,7 @@ sub loadItems()
            resp = APIRequest(url, params)
            data = getJson(resp)

+            if isValid(data)
                for each item in data
                    ' Skip Books for now as we don't support it (issue #525)
                    if item.Type <> "Book"
@ -43,6 +47,8 @@ sub loadItems()
                        results.push(tmp)
                    end if
                end for
+            end if
+        end if

        ' Load Next Up
    else if m.top.itemsToLoad = "nextUp"
@ -74,16 +80,18 @@ sub loadItems()

        resp = APIRequest(url, params)
        data = getJson(resp)
+        if isValid(data) and isValid(data.Items)
            for each item in data.Items
                tmp = CreateObject("roSGNode", "HomeData")
                tmp.json = item
                results.push(tmp)
            end for
-
+        end if
        ' Load Continue Watching
    else if m.top.itemsToLoad = "continue"
-
-        url = Substitute("Users/{0}/Items/Resume", get_setting("active_user"))
+        activeUser = get_setting("active_user")
+        if isValid(activeUser)
+            url = Substitute("Users/{0}/Items/Resume", activeUser)

            params = {}
            params["recursive"] = true
@ -94,6 +102,7 @@ sub loadItems()

            resp = APIRequest(url, params)
            data = getJson(resp)
+            if isValid(data) and isValid(data.Items)
                for each item in data.Items
                    ' Skip Books for now as we don't support it (issue #558)
                    if item.Type <> "Book"
@ -102,6 +111,8 @@ sub loadItems()
                        results.push(tmp)
                    end if
                end for
+            end if
+        end if

    else if m.top.itemsToLoad = "favorites"

@ -116,6 +127,7 @@ sub loadItems()

        resp = APIRequest(url, params)
        data = getJson(resp)
+        if isValid(data) and isValid(data.Items)
            for each item in data.Items
                ' Skip Books for now as we don't support it (issue #558)
                if item.Type <> "Book"
@ -124,6 +136,7 @@ sub loadItems()
                    results.push(tmp)
                end if
            end for
+        end if

    else if m.top.itemsToLoad = "onNow"
        url = "LiveTv/Programs/Recommended"
@ -138,12 +151,14 @@ sub loadItems()

        resp = APIRequest(url, params)
        data = getJson(resp)
+        if isValid(data) and isValid(data.Items)
            for each item in data.Items
                tmp = CreateObject("roSGNode", "HomeData")
                item.ImageURL = ImageURL(item.Id)
                tmp.json = item
                results.push(tmp)
            end for
+        end if

        ' Extract array of persons from Views and download full metadata for each
    else if m.top.itemsToLoad = "people"
@ -195,12 +210,14 @@ sub loadItems()
        url = Substitute("Items/{0}/Similar", m.top.itemId)
        resp = APIRequest(url, params)
        data = getJson(resp)
+        if isValid(data) and isValid(data.Items)
            for each item in data.items
                tmp = CreateObject("roSGNode", "ExtrasData")
                tmp.posterURL = ImageUrl(item.Id, "Primary", { "Tags": item.PrimaryImageTag })
                tmp.json = item
                results.push(tmp)
            end for
+        end if
    else if m.top.itemsToLoad = "personMovies"
        getPersonVideos("Movie", results, {})
    else if m.top.itemsToLoad = "personTVShows"
--- a/components/manager/QueueManager.brs
+++ b/components/manager/QueueManager.brs
@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ sub init()
    m.position = 0
 end sub

-'
 ' Clear all content from play queue
 sub clear()
    m.queue = []
@ -12,72 +11,52 @@ sub clear()
    setPosition(0)
 end sub

-
-'
 ' Delete item from play queue at passed index
 sub deleteAtIndex(index)
    m.queue.Delete(index)
    m.queueTypes.Delete(index)
 end sub

-
-'
 ' Return the number of items in the play queue
 function getCount()
    return m.queue.count()
 end function

-
-'
 ' Return the item currently in focus from the play queue
 function getCurrentItem()
    return getItemByIndex(m.position)
 end function

-
-'
 ' Return the item in the passed index from the play queue
 function getItemByIndex(index)
    return m.queue[index]
 end function

-
-'
 ' Returns current playback position within the queue
 function getPosition()
    return m.position
 end function

-
-'
 ' Move queue position back one
 sub moveBack()
    m.position--
 end sub

-
-'
 ' Move queue position ahead one
 sub moveForward()
    m.position++
 end sub

-
-'
 ' Return the current play queue
 function getQueue()
    return m.queue
 end function

-
-'
 ' Return the types of items in current play queue
 function getQueueTypes()
    return m.queueTypes
 end function

-
-'
 ' Return the unique types of items in current play queue
 function getQueueUniqueTypes()
    itemTypes = []
@ -91,15 +70,11 @@ function getQueueUniqueTypes()
    return itemTypes
 end function

-
-'
 ' Return item at end of play queue without removing
 function peek()
    return m.queue.peek()
 end function

-
-'
 ' Play items in queue
 sub playQueue()
    nextItem = getCurrentItem()
@ -116,37 +91,28 @@ sub playQueue()
    end if
 end sub

-
-'
 ' Remove item at end of play queue
 sub pop()
    m.queue.pop()
    m.queueTypes.pop()
 end sub

-
-'
 ' Push new items to the play queue
 sub push(newItem)
    m.queue.push(newItem)
    m.queueTypes.push(getItemType(newItem))
 end sub

-'
 ' Set the queue position
 sub setPosition(newPosition)
    m.position = newPosition
 end sub

-
-'
 ' Return the fitst item in the play queue
 function top()
    return getItemByIndex(0)
 end function

-
-'
 ' Replace play queue with passed array
 sub set(items)
    setPosition(0)
@ -157,10 +123,9 @@ sub set(items)
 end sub

 function getItemType(item) as string
-
-    if isValid(item?.json?.mediatype) and item.json.mediatype <> ""
+    if isValid(item) and isValid(item.json) and isValid(item.json.mediatype) and item.json.mediatype <> ""
        return LCase(item.json.mediatype)
-    else if isValid(item?.type) and item.type <> ""
+    else if isValid(item) and isValid(item.type) and item.type <> ""
        return LCase(item.type)
    end if

--- a/components/manager/ViewCreator.brs
+++ b/components/manager/ViewCreator.brs
@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-'
-' View Creators
-' ----------------
-
 ' Play Audio
 sub CreateAudioPlayerView()
    m.view = CreateObject("roSGNode", "AudioPlayerView")
@ -26,14 +22,12 @@ sub CreateVideoPlayerView()
    m.global.sceneManager.callFunc("pushScene", m.view)
 end sub

-
-'
+' -----------------
 ' Event Handlers
 ' -----------------

 ' User requested subtitle selection popup
 sub onSelectSubtitlePressed()
-
    ' None is always first in the subtitle list
    subtitleData = {
        data: [{ "description": "None", "type": "subtitleselection" }]
@ -80,9 +74,8 @@ end sub

 ' User requested playback info
 sub onSelectPlaybackInfoPressed()
-
    ' Check if we already have playback info and show it in a popup
-    if isValid(m.playbackData?.playbackinfo)
+    if isValid(m.playbackData) and isValid(m.playbackData.playbackinfo)
        m.global.sceneManager.callFunc("standardDialog", tr("Playback Info"), m.playbackData.playbackinfo)
        return
    end if
@ -95,12 +88,11 @@ sub onPlaybackInfoLoaded()
    m.playbackData = m.getPlaybackInfoTask.data

    ' Check if we have playback info and show it in a popup
-    if isValid(m.playbackData?.playbackinfo)
+    if isValid(m.playbackData) and isValid(m.playbackData.playbackinfo)
        m.global.sceneManager.callFunc("standardDialog", tr("Playback Info"), m.playbackData.playbackinfo)
    end if
 end sub

-
 ' Playback state change event handlers
 sub onStateChange()
    if LCase(m.view.state) = "finished"
--- a/components/mediaPlayers/AudioPlayer.brs
+++ b/components/mediaPlayers/AudioPlayer.brs
@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+sub init()
+    m.playReported = false
+    m.top.observeField("state", "audioStateChanged")
+end sub
+
+' State Change Event Handler
+sub audioStateChanged()
+    currentState = LCase(m.top.state)
+
+    reportedPlaybackState = "update"
+
+    if currentState = "playing" and not m.playReported
+        reportedPlaybackState = "start"
+        m.playReported = true
+    else if currentState = "stopped" or currentState = "finished"
+        reportedPlaybackState = "stop"
+        m.playReported = false
+    end if
+
+    ReportPlayback(reportedPlaybackState)
+end sub
+
+' Report playback to server
+sub ReportPlayback(state as string)
+
+    if not isValid(m.top.position) then return
+
+    params = {
+        "ItemId": m.global.queueManager.callFunc("getCurrentItem").id,
+        "PlaySessionId": m.top.content.id,
+        "PositionTicks": int(m.top.position) * 10000000&, 'Ensure a LongInteger is used
+        "IsPaused": (LCase(m.top.state) = "paused")
+    }
+
+    ' Report playstate via global task
+    playstateTask = m.global.playstateTask
+    playstateTask.setFields({ status: state, params: params })
+    playstateTask.control = "RUN"
+end sub
--- a/components/mediaPlayers/AudioPlayer.xml
+++ b/components/mediaPlayers/AudioPlayer.xml
@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<component name="AudioPlayer" extends="Audio">
+  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="AudioPlayer.brs" />
+  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="pkg:/source/utils/misc.brs" />
+</component>
--- a/components/music/AudioPlayerView.brs
+++ b/components/music/AudioPlayerView.brs
@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ sub init()
    m.shuffleEnabled = false
    m.loopMode = ""
    m.buttonCount = m.buttons.getChildCount()
-    m.playReported = false

    m.screenSaverTimeout = 300

@ -83,10 +82,9 @@ end sub

 ' Creates audio node used to play song(s)
 sub setupAudioNode()
-    m.top.audio = createObject("RoSGNode", "Audio")
-    m.top.audio.observeField("state", "audioStateChanged")
-    m.top.audio.observeField("position", "audioPositionChanged")
-    m.top.audio.observeField("bufferingStatus", "bufferPositionChanged")
+    m.global.audioPlayer.observeField("state", "audioStateChanged")
+    m.global.audioPlayer.observeField("position", "audioPositionChanged")
+    m.global.audioPlayer.observeField("bufferingStatus", "bufferPositionChanged")
 end sub

 ' Setup playback buttons, default to Play button selected
@ -120,10 +118,10 @@ sub setupInfoNodes()
 end sub

 sub bufferPositionChanged()
-    if not isValid(m.top.audio.bufferingStatus)
+    if not isValid(m.global.audioPlayer.bufferingStatus)
        bufferPositionBarWidth = m.seekBar.width
    else
-        bufferPositionBarWidth = m.seekBar.width * m.top.audio.bufferingStatus.percentage
+        bufferPositionBarWidth = m.seekBar.width * m.global.audioPlayer.bufferingStatus.percentage
    end if

    ' Ensure position bar is never wider than the seek bar
@ -137,16 +135,16 @@ sub bufferPositionChanged()
 end sub

 sub audioPositionChanged()
-    if m.top.audio.position = 0
+    if m.global.audioPlayer.position = 0
        m.playPosition.width = 0
    end if

-    if not isValid(m.top.audio.position)
+    if not isValid(m.global.audioPlayer.position)
        playPositionBarWidth = 0
    else if not isValid(m.songDuration)
        playPositionBarWidth = 0
    else
-        songPercentComplete = m.top.audio.position / m.songDuration
+        songPercentComplete = m.global.audioPlayer.position / m.songDuration
        playPositionBarWidth = m.seekBar.width * songPercentComplete
    end if

@ -202,25 +200,8 @@ end sub

 sub audioStateChanged()

-    if m.top.audio.state = "playing"
-        if m.playReported
-            ReportPlayback()
-        else
-            ReportPlayback("start")
-            m.playReported = true
-        end if
-    else if m.top.audio.state = "paused"
-        ReportPlayback()
-    else if m.top.audio.state = "stopped"
-        ReportPlayback("stop")
-        m.playReported = false
-    else if m.top.audio.state = "finished"
-        ReportPlayback("stop")
-        m.playReported = false
-    end if
-
    ' Song Finished, attempt to move to next song
-    if m.top.audio.state = "finished"
+    if m.global.audioPlayer.state = "finished"
        ' User has enabled single song loop, play current song again
        if m.loopMode = "one"
            playAction()
@ -246,18 +227,18 @@ sub audioStateChanged()
 end sub

 function playAction() as boolean
-    if m.top.audio.state = "playing"
-        m.top.audio.control = "pause"
+    if m.global.audioPlayer.state = "playing"
+        m.global.audioPlayer.control = "pause"
        ' Allow screen to go to real screensaver
        WriteAsciiFile("tmp:/scene.temp", "nowplaying-paused")
        MoveFile("tmp:/scene.temp", "tmp:/scene")
-    else if m.top.audio.state = "paused"
-        m.top.audio.control = "resume"
+    else if m.global.audioPlayer.state = "paused"
+        m.global.audioPlayer.control = "resume"
        ' Write screen tracker for screensaver
        WriteAsciiFile("tmp:/scene.temp", "nowplaying")
        MoveFile("tmp:/scene.temp", "tmp:/scene")
-    else if m.top.audio.state = "finished"
-        m.top.audio.control = "play"
+    else if m.global.audioPlayer.state = "finished"
+        m.global.audioPlayer.control = "play"
        ' Write screen tracker for screensaver
        WriteAsciiFile("tmp:/scene.temp", "nowplaying")
        MoveFile("tmp:/scene.temp", "tmp:/scene")
@ -268,15 +249,15 @@ end function

 function previousClicked() as boolean
    if m.playlistTypeCount > 1 then return false
+    if m.global.queueManager.callFunc("getPosition") = 0 then return false

-    if m.top.audio.state = "playing"
-        m.top.audio.control = "stop"
+    if m.global.audioPlayer.state = "playing"
+        m.global.audioPlayer.control = "stop"
    end if

-    if m.global.queueManager.callFunc("getPosition") > 0
    m.global.queueManager.callFunc("moveBack")
    pageContentChanged()
-    end if
+

    return true
 end function
@ -363,8 +344,8 @@ function shuffleClicked() as boolean
 end function

 sub LoadNextSong()
-    if m.top.audio.state = "playing"
-        m.top.audio.control = "stop"
+    if m.global.audioPlayer.state = "playing"
+        m.global.audioPlayer.control = "stop"
    end if

    ' Reset playPosition bar without animation
@ -434,9 +415,9 @@ sub onAudioStreamLoaded()
    data = m.LoadAudioStreamTask.content[0]
    m.LoadAudioStreamTask.unobserveField("content")
    if data <> invalid and data.count() > 0
-        m.top.audio.content = data
-        m.top.audio.control = "none"
-        m.top.audio.control = "play"
+        m.global.audioPlayer.content = data
+        m.global.audioPlayer.control = "none"
+        m.global.audioPlayer.control = "play"
    end if
 end sub

@ -545,7 +526,7 @@ function onKeyEvent(key as string, press as boolean) as boolean
        if key = "play"
            return playAction()
        else if key = "back"
-            m.top.audio.control = "stop"
+            m.global.audioPlayer.control = "stop"
        else if key = "rewind"
            return previousClicked()
        else if key = "fastforward"
@ -587,21 +568,3 @@ sub OnScreenHidden()
    WriteAsciiFile("tmp:/scene.temp", "")
    MoveFile("tmp:/scene.temp", "tmp:/scene")
 end sub
-
-' Report playback to server
-sub ReportPlayback(state = "update" as string)
-
-    if m.top.audio.position = invalid then return
-
-    params = {
-        "ItemId": m.global.queueManager.callFunc("getCurrentItem").id,
-        "PlaySessionId": m.top.audio.content.id,
-        "PositionTicks": int(m.top.audio.position) * 10000000&, 'Ensure a LongInteger is used
-        "IsPaused": (m.top.audio.state = "paused")
-    }
-
-    ' Report playstate via worker task
-    playstateTask = m.global.playstateTask
-    playstateTask.setFields({ status: state, params: params })
-    playstateTask.control = "RUN"
-end sub
--- a/components/music/AudioPlayerView.xml
+++ b/components/music/AudioPlayerView.xml
@ -119,7 +119,6 @@
    <Poster width="0" height="0" uri="pkg:/images/icons/loopIndicator1-on.png" visible="false" />
  </children>
  <interface>
-    <field id="audio" type="node" />
    <field id="state" type="string" />
    <field id="selectedButtonIndex" type="integer" />
  </interface>
--- a/components/options/OptionNode.brs
+++ b/components/options/OptionNode.brs
@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+sub init()
+end sub
--- a/components/options/OptionNode.xml
+++ b/components/options/OptionNode.xml
@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<component name="OptionNode" extends="ContentNode">
+  <interface>
+    <field id="name" type="string" />
+    <field id="delimiter" type="string" />
+    <field id="checkedState" type="array" />
+  </interface>
+  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="OptionNode.brs" />
+</component>
--- a/components/tvshows/TVEpisodes.brs
+++ b/components/tvshows/TVEpisodes.brs
@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ end sub

 sub updateSeason()
    if get_user_setting("ui.tvshows.disableUnwatchedEpisodeCount", "false") = "false"
-        if m.top.seasonData?.UserData?.UnplayedItemCount <> invalid
+        if isValid(m.top.seasonData) and isValid(m.top.seasonData.UserData) and isValid(m.top.seasonData.UserData.UnplayedItemCount)
            if m.top.seasonData.UserData.UnplayedItemCount > 0
                m.unplayedCount.visible = true
                m.unplayedEpisodeCount.text = m.top.seasonData.UserData.UnplayedItemCount
@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ function onKeyEvent(key as string, press as boolean) as boolean
        return true
    end if

-
    if key = "OK" or key = "play"
        if m.Random.hasFocus()
            randomEpisode = Rnd(m.rows.getChild(0).objects.items.count()) - 1
@ -81,7 +80,6 @@ function onKeyEvent(key as string, press as boolean) as boolean
        end if
    end if

-
    focusedChild = m.top.focusedChild.focusedChild
    if focusedChild.content = invalid then return handled

@ -94,7 +92,7 @@ function onKeyEvent(key as string, press as boolean) as boolean
    if press and key = "play" or proceed = true
        m.top.lastFocus = focusedChild
        itemToPlay = focusedChild.content.getChild(focusedChild.rowItemFocused[0]).getChild(0)
-        if itemToPlay <> invalid and itemToPlay.id <> ""
+        if isValid(itemToPlay) and isValid(itemToPlay.id) and itemToPlay.id <> ""
            itemToPlay.type = "Episode"
            m.top.quickPlayNode = itemToPlay
        end if
--- a/components/tvshows/TVEpisodes.xml
+++ b/components/tvshows/TVEpisodes.xml
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <component name="TVEpisodes" extends="JFGroup">
  <children>
    <Poster id="seasonPoster" width="300" height="450" translation="[95,175]">
@ -20,4 +20,5 @@
  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="pkg:/source/api/Image.brs" />
  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="pkg:/source/api/baserequest.brs" />
  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="pkg:/source/utils/config.brs" />
+  <script type="text/brightscript" uri="pkg:/source/utils/misc.brs" />
 </component>
--- a/components/tvshows/TVListDetails.brs
+++ b/components/tvshows/TVListDetails.brs
@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ end sub
 sub itemContentChanged()
    item = m.top.itemContent
    itemData = item.json
-    if itemData.indexNumber <> invalid
+    if isValid(itemData.indexNumber)
        indexNumber = itemData.indexNumber.toStr() + ". "
    else
        indexNumber = ""
@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ sub itemContentChanged()
    m.title.text = indexNumber + item.title
    m.overview.text = item.overview

-    if itemData.PremiereDate <> invalid
+    if isValid(itemData.PremiereDate)
        airDate = CreateObject("roDateTime")
        airDate.FromISO8601String(itemData.PremiereDate)
        m.top.findNode("aired").text = tr("Aired") + ": " + airDate.AsDateString("short-month-no-weekday")
@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ sub itemContentChanged()
    end if

    ' Add checkmark in corner (if applicable)
-    if isValid(itemData?.UserData?.Played) and itemData.UserData.Played = true
+    if isValid(itemData.UserData) and isValid(itemData.UserData.Played) and itemData.UserData.Played = true
        m.playedIndicator.visible = true
    end if

    ' Add progress bar on bottom (if applicable)
-    if isValid(itemData?.UserData?.PlayedPercentage) and itemData?.UserData?.PlayedPercentage > 0
+    if isValid(itemData.UserData) and isValid(itemData.UserData.PlayedPercentage) and itemData.UserData.PlayedPercentage > 0
        m.progressBackground.width = m.poster.width
        m.progressBackground.visible = true
        progressWidthInPixels = int(m.progressBackground.width * itemData.UserData.PlayedPercentage / 100)
@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ sub itemContentChanged()
    videoIdx = invalid
    audioIdx = invalid

-    if itemData.MediaStreams <> invalid
+    if isValid(itemData.MediaStreams)
        for i = 0 to itemData.MediaStreams.Count() - 1
            if itemData.MediaStreams[i].Type = "Video" and videoIdx = invalid
                videoIdx = i
@ -99,12 +99,12 @@ sub itemContentChanged()
                end if
                m.top.findNode("audio_codec").text = tr("Audio") + ": " + itemData.mediaStreams[audioIdx].DisplayTitle
            end if
-            if videoIdx <> invalid and audioIdx <> invalid then exit for
+            if isValid(videoIdx) and isValid(audioIdx) then exit for
        end for
    end if

-    m.top.findNode("video_codec").visible = videoIdx <> invalid
-    if audioIdx <> invalid
+    m.top.findNode("video_codec").visible = isValid(videoIdx)
+    if isValid(audioIdx)
        m.top.findNode("audio_codec").visible = true
        DisplayAudioAvailable(itemData.mediaStreams)
    else
@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ sub itemContentChanged()
 end sub

 sub DisplayAudioAvailable(streams)
-
    count = 0
    for i = 0 to streams.Count() - 1
        if streams[i].Type = "Audio"
@ -124,7 +123,6 @@ sub DisplayAudioAvailable(streams)
    if count > 1
        m.top.findnode("audio_codec_count").text = "+" + stri(count - 1).trim()
    end if
-
 end sub

 function getRuntime() as integer
--- a/components/tvshows/TVShowDetails.brs
+++ b/components/tvshows/TVShowDetails.brs
@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ sub itemContentChanged()
    itemData = item.json

    if get_user_setting("ui.tvshows.disableUnwatchedEpisodeCount", "false") = "false"
-        if itemData?.UserData?.UnplayedItemCount <> invalid
+        if isValid(itemData.UserData) and isValid(itemData.UserData.UnplayedItemCount)
            if itemData.UserData.UnplayedItemCount > 0
                m.unplayedCount.visible = true
                m.unplayedEpisodeCount.text = itemData.UserData.UnplayedItemCount
@ -31,21 +31,21 @@ sub itemContentChanged()
    m.top.overhangTitle = itemData.name

    'Check production year, if invalid remove label
-    if itemData.productionYear <> invalid
+    if isValid(itemData.productionYear)
        setFieldText("releaseYear", itemData.productionYear)
    else
        m.top.findNode("main_group").removeChild(m.top.findNode("releaseYear"))
    end if

    'Check officialRating, if invalid remove label
-    if itemData.officialRating <> invalid
+    if isValid(itemData.officialRating)
        setFieldText("officialRating", itemData.officialRating)
    else
        m.top.findNode("main_group").removeChild(m.top.findNode("officialRating"))
    end if

    'Check communityRating, if invalid remove label
-    if itemData.communityRating <> invalid
+    if isValid(itemData.communityRating)
        m.top.findNode("star").visible = true
        setFieldText("communityRating", int(itemData.communityRating * 10) / 10)
    else
@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ function getHistory() as string

    airdays = itemData.airdays
    airtime = itemData.airtime
-    if airtime <> invalid and airdays.count() = 1
+    if isValid(airtime) and airdays.count() = 1
        airwords = airdays[0] + " at " + airtime
    end if

@ -148,10 +148,10 @@ function getHistory() as string
    end if

    words = verb
-    if airwords <> invalid
+    if isValid(airwords)
        words = words + " " + airwords
    end if
-    if studio <> invalid
+    if isValid(studio)
        words = words + " on " + studio
    end if

--- a/dictionary.txt
+++ b/dictionary.txt
@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Jellyfin
+VSCode
+BrightScript
+sideload
+Sideload
+DEVGUIDE
+ing
+hardcode
+Hardcoding
+pre-release
+breakpoint
+repo
+Repo
+dev
+Dev
+assignees
+HTTPS
--- a/locale/en_US/translations.ts
+++ b/locale/en_US/translations.ts
@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
        <name>default</name>
        <message>
            <source>192.168.1.100:8096 or https://example.com/jellyfin</source>
-            <translation>default192.168.1.100:8096 or https://example.com/jellyfin</translation>
+            <translation>192.168.1.100:8096 or https://example.com/jellyfin</translation>
        </message>
        <message>
            <source>Cancel</source>
@ -764,8 +764,8 @@
            <extracomment>Name of codec used in settings menu</extracomment>
        </message>
        <message>
-            <source>Attempt Direct Play for HEVC media with unsupported profile levels before falling back to trancoding if it fails.</source>
-            <translation>Attempt Direct Play for HEVC media with unsupported profile levels before falling back to trancoding if it fails.</translation>
+            <source>Attempt Direct Play for HEVC media with unsupported profile levels before falling back to transcoding if it fails.</source>
+            <translation>Attempt Direct Play for HEVC media with unsupported profile levels before falling back to transcoding if it fails.</translation>
            <extracomment>Settings Menu - Description for option</extracomment>
        </message>
        <message>
@ -929,9 +929,14 @@
            <extracomment>Settings Menu - Title for option</extracomment>
        </message>
        <message>
-            <source>Support Direct Play of MPEG-4 content. This may need to be disabled for playback of DIVX encoded video files.</source>
-            <translation>Support Direct Play of MPEG-4 content. This may need to be disabled for playback of DIVX encoded video files.</translation>
-            <extracomment>Settings Menu - Description for option</extracomment>
+            <source>Parental Ratings</source>
+            <translation>Parental Ratings</translation>
+            <extracomment>Used in Filter menu</extracomment>
+        </message>
+        <message>
+            <source>Years</source>
+            <translation>Years</translation>
+            <extracomment>Used in Filter menu</extracomment>
        </message>
        <message>
            <source>Show What's New Popup</source>
@ -965,14 +970,6 @@
            <translation>Default view for Movie Libraries.</translation>
            <extracomment>Settings Menu - Description for option</extracomment>
        </message>
-        <message>
-            <source>Movies (Presentation)</source>
-            <translation>Movies (Presentation)</translation>
-        </message>
-        <message>
-            <source>Movies (Grid)</source>
-            <translation>Movies (Grid)</translation>
-        </message>
        <message>
            <source>Item Titles</source>
            <translation>Item Titles</translation>
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@ -7,17 +7,18 @@
    "@rokucommunity/bslint": "0.8.1",
    "brighterscript": "0.61.3",
    "ropm": "0.10.11",
-    "jsonlint-cli": "1.0.1",
-    "markdownlint-cli": "0.33.0",
-    "markdown-spellcheck": "1.3.1"
+    "jshint": "^2.13.6",
+    "markdownlint-cli2": "0.6.0",
+    "spellchecker-cli": "6.1.1"
  },
  "scripts": {
    "postinstall": "npx ropm copy",
    "validate": "npx bsc --copy-to-staging=false --create-package=false",
    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
    "lint": "bslint",
-    "lint-json": "jsonlint-cli **/*.json",
-    "lint-markdown": "markdownlint **/*.md --ignore node_modules && mdspell --en-us -r **/*.md !**/node_modules/**/*.md",
+    "lint-json": "jshint --extra-ext .json --verbose --exclude node_modules ./",
+    "lint-markdown": "markdownlint-cli2 \"**/*.md\" \"#node_modules\"",
+    "lint-spelling": "spellchecker -d dictionary.txt --files \"**/*.md\" \"**/.*/**/*.md\" \"!node_modules/**/*.md\"",
    "check-formatting": "npx bsfmt --check",
    "format": "npx bsfmt --write"
  },
--- a/settings/settings.json
+++ b/settings/settings.json
@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
                    },
                    {
                        "title": "HEVC",
-                        "description": "Attempt Direct Play for HEVC media with unsupported profile levels before falling back to trancoding if it fails.",
+                        "description": "Attempt Direct Play for HEVC media with unsupported profile levels before falling back to transcoding if it fails.",
                        "settingName": "playback.tryDirect.hevcProfileLevel",
                        "type": "bool",
                        "default": "true"
--- a/source/Main.brs
+++ b/source/Main.brs
@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ sub Main (args as dynamic) as void

    m.global.addFields({ app_loaded: false, playstateTask: playstateTask, sceneManager: sceneManager })
    m.global.addFields({ queueManager: CreateObject("roSGNode", "QueueManager") })
+    m.global.addFields({ audioPlayer: CreateObject("roSGNode", "AudioPlayer") })

    app_start:
    ' First thing to do is validate the ability to use the API
@ -256,8 +257,10 @@ sub Main (args as dynamic) as void
            ptr = msg.getData()
            ' ptr is for [row, col] of selected item... but we only have 1 row
            series = msg.getRoSGNode()
+            if isValid(ptr) and ptr.count() >= 2 and isValid(ptr[1]) and isValid(series) and isValid(series.seasonData) and isValid(series.seasonData.items)
                node = series.seasonData.items[ptr[1]]
                group = CreateSeasonDetailsGroup(series.itemContent, node)
+            end if
        else if isNodeEvent(msg, "musicAlbumSelected")
            ' If you select a Music Album from ANYWHERE, follow this flow
            ptr = msg.getData()
@ -401,33 +404,33 @@ sub Main (args as dynamic) as void
            ' If a button is selected, we have some determining to do
            btn = getButton(msg)
            group = sceneManager.callFunc("getActiveScene")
-            if btn <> invalid and btn.id = "play-button"
+            if isValid(btn) and btn.id = "play-button"

                ' Check if a specific Audio Stream was selected
                audio_stream_idx = 1
-                if group.selectedAudioStreamIndex <> invalid
+                if isValid(group) and isValid(group.selectedAudioStreamIndex)
                    audio_stream_idx = group.selectedAudioStreamIndex
                end if

                ' Check to see if a specific video "version" was selected
                mediaSourceId = invalid
-                if group.selectedVideoStreamId <> invalid
+                if isValid(group) and isValid(group.selectedVideoStreamId)
                    mediaSourceId = group.selectedVideoStreamId
                end if
                video_id = group.id
                video = CreateVideoPlayerGroup(video_id, mediaSourceId, audio_stream_idx)
-                if video <> invalid and video.errorMsg <> "introaborted"
+                if isValid(video) and video.errorMsg <> "introaborted"
                    sceneManager.callFunc("pushScene", video)
                end if

-                if group.lastfocus.id = "main_group"
+                if isValid(group) and isValid(group.lastFocus) and isValid(group.lastFocus.id) and group.lastFocus.id = "main_group"
                    buttons = group.findNode("buttons")
                    if isValid(buttons)
-                        group.lastfocus = group.findNode("buttons")
+                        group.lastFocus = group.findNode("buttons")
                    end if
                end if

-                if group.lastFocus <> invalid
+                if isValid(group) and isValid(group.lastFocus)
                    group.lastFocus.setFocus(true)
                end if

@ -440,26 +443,31 @@ sub Main (args as dynamic) as void
                video_id = group.id

                trailerData = api_API().users.getlocaltrailers(get_setting("active_user"), group.id)
+                video = invalid

+                if isValid(trailerData) and isValid(trailerData[0]) and isValid(trailerData[0].id)
                    video_id = trailerData[0].id
-
                    video = CreateVideoPlayerGroup(video_id, mediaSourceId, audio_stream_idx, false, false)
-                if video <> invalid and video.errorMsg <> "introaborted"
+                end if
+
+                if isValid(video) and video.errorMsg <> "introaborted"
                    sceneManager.callFunc("pushScene", video)
                    dialog.close = true
                end if

-                if group.lastFocus <> invalid
+                if isValid(group) and isValid(group.lastFocus)
                    group.lastFocus.setFocus(true)
                end if
            else if btn <> invalid and btn.id = "watched-button"
                movie = group.itemContent
+                if isValid(movie) and isValid(movie.watched) and isValid(movie.id)
                    if movie.watched
                        UnmarkItemWatched(movie.id)
                    else
                        MarkItemWatched(movie.id)
                    end if
                    movie.watched = not movie.watched
+                end if
            else if btn <> invalid and btn.id = "favorite-button"
                movie = group.itemContent
                if movie.favorite
@ -479,11 +487,11 @@ sub Main (args as dynamic) as void
        else if isNodeEvent(msg, "optionSelected")
            button = msg.getRoSGNode()
            group = sceneManager.callFunc("getActiveScene")
-            if button.id = "goto_search"
+            if button.id = "goto_search" and isValid(group)
                ' Exit out of the side panel
                panel = group.findNode("options")
                panel.visible = false
-                if group.lastFocus <> invalid
+                if isValid(group.lastFocus)
                    group.lastFocus.setFocus(true)
                else
                    group.setFocus(true)
@ -506,7 +514,7 @@ sub Main (args as dynamic) as void
                ' Exit out of the side panel
                panel = group.findNode("options")
                panel.visible = false
-                if group.lastFocus <> invalid
+                if isValid(group) and isValid(group.lastFocus)
                    group.lastFocus.setFocus(true)
                else
                    group.setFocus(true)
@ -529,6 +537,7 @@ sub Main (args as dynamic) as void
            end if
        else if isNodeEvent(msg, "state")
            node = msg.getRoSGNode()
+            if isValid(node) and isValid(node.state)
                if m.selectedItemType = "TvChannel" and node.state = "finished"
                    video = CreateVideoPlayerGroup(node.id)
                    m.global.sceneManager.callFunc("pushScene", video)
@ -540,10 +549,10 @@ sub Main (args as dynamic) as void
                    if isValid(node.retryWithTranscoding) and node.retryWithTranscoding
                        retryVideo = CreateVideoPlayerGroup(node.Id, invalid, node.audioIndex, true, false)
                        m.global.sceneManager.callFunc("popScene")
-                    if retryVideo <> invalid
+                        if isValid(retryVideo)
                            m.global.sceneManager.callFunc("pushScene", retryVideo)
                        end if
-                else if node.showID = invalid
+                    else if not isValid(node.showID)
                        sceneManager.callFunc("popScene")
                    else
                        if video.errorMsg = ""
@ -553,17 +562,22 @@ sub Main (args as dynamic) as void
                        end if
                    end if
                end if
+            end if
        else if type(msg) = "roDeviceInfoEvent"
            event = msg.GetInfo()
-            group = sceneManager.callFunc("getActiveScene")
+
            if event.exitedScreensaver = true
                sceneManager.callFunc("resetTime")
+                group = sceneManager.callFunc("getActiveScene")
+                if isValid(group) and isValid(group.subtype())
+                    ' refresh the current view
                    if group.subtype() = "Home"
                        currentTime = CreateObject("roDateTime").AsSeconds()
                        group.timeLastRefresh = currentTime
                        group.callFunc("refresh")
                    end if
                    ' todo: add other screens to be refreshed - movie detail, tv series, episode list etc.
+                end if
            else
                print "Unhandled roDeviceInfoEvent:"
                print msg.GetInfo()
--- a/source/ShowScenes.brs
+++ b/source/ShowScenes.brs
@ -337,8 +337,8 @@ function CreateMovieDetailsGroup(movie)
    group.optionsAvailable = false
    m.global.sceneManager.callFunc("pushScene", group)

-    movie = ItemMetaData(movie.id)
-    group.itemContent = movie
+    movieMetaData = ItemMetaData(movie.id)
+    group.itemContent = movieMetaData
    group.trailerAvailable = false

    trailerData = api_API().users.getlocaltrailers(get_setting("active_user"), movie.id)
@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ function CreateMovieDetailsGroup(movie)

    extras = group.findNode("extrasGrid")
    extras.observeField("selectedItem", m.port)
-    extras.callFunc("loadParts", movie.json)
+    extras.callFunc("loadParts", movieMetaData.json)
    stopLoadingSpinner()
    return group
 end function
--- a/source/VideoPlayer.brs
+++ b/source/VideoPlayer.brs
@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ sub AddVideoContent(video, mediaSourceId, audio_stream_idx = 1, subtitle_idx = -

    ' Special handling for "Programs" or "Vidoes" launched from "On Now" or elsewhere on the home screen...
    ' basically anything that is a Live Channel.
-    if isValid(meta?.json?.ChannelId)
-        if meta.json.EpisodeTitle <> invalid
+    if isValid(meta.json) and isValid(meta.json.ChannelId)
+        if isValid(meta.json.EpisodeTitle)
            meta.title = meta.json.EpisodeTitle
-        else if meta.json.Name <> invalid
+        else if isValid(meta.json.Name)
            meta.title = meta.json.Name
        end if
        meta.showID = meta.json.id
@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ sub AddVideoContent(video, mediaSourceId, audio_stream_idx = 1, subtitle_idx = -
    end if

    if m.videotype = "Episode" or m.videotype = "Series"
-        if isValid(meta.json.RunTimeTicks)
+        if isValid(meta.json) and isValid(meta.json.RunTimeTicks)
            video.runTime = (meta.json.RunTimeTicks / 10000000.0)
        end if
        video.content.contenttype = "episode"
@ -243,11 +243,9 @@ sub AddVideoContent(video, mediaSourceId, audio_stream_idx = 1, subtitle_idx = -
    video.content.SubtitleTracks = subtitles["text"]

    ' 'TODO: allow user selection of subtitle track before playback initiated, for now set to no subtitles
-
    video.directPlaySupported = m.playbackInfo.MediaSources[0].SupportsDirectPlay
    fully_external = false

-
    ' For h264/hevc video, Roku spec states that it supports specfic encoding levels
    ' The device can decode content with a Higher Encoding level but may play it back with certain
    ' artifacts. If the user preference is set, and the only reason the server says we need to
@ -256,7 +254,7 @@ sub AddVideoContent(video, mediaSourceId, audio_stream_idx = 1, subtitle_idx = -
    if m.playbackInfo.MediaSources[0].MediaStreams.Count() > 0 and meta.live = false
        tryDirectPlay = get_user_setting("playback.tryDirect.h264ProfileLevel") = "true" and m.playbackInfo.MediaSources[0].MediaStreams[0].codec = "h264"
        tryDirectPlay = tryDirectPlay or (get_user_setting("playback.tryDirect.hevcProfileLevel") = "true" and m.playbackInfo.MediaSources[0].MediaStreams[0].codec = "hevc")
-        if tryDirectPlay and m.playbackInfo.MediaSources[0].TranscodingUrl <> invalid and forceTranscoding = false
+        if tryDirectPlay and isValid(m.playbackInfo.MediaSources[0].TranscodingUrl) and forceTranscoding = false
            transcodingReasons = getTranscodeReasons(m.playbackInfo.MediaSources[0].TranscodingUrl)
            if transcodingReasons.Count() = 1 and transcodingReasons[0] = "VideoLevelNotSupported"
                video.directPlaySupported = true
@ -324,7 +322,6 @@ end sub
 function PlayIntroVideo(video_id, audio_stream_idx) as boolean
    ' Intro videos only play if user has cinema mode setting enabled
    if get_user_setting("playback.cinemamode") = "true"
-
        ' Check if server has intro videos setup and available
        introVideos = GetIntroVideos(video_id)

@ -362,7 +359,6 @@ end function
 ' Extract array of Transcode Reasons from the content URL
 ' @returns Array of Strings
 function getTranscodeReasons(url as string) as object
-
    regex = CreateObject("roRegex", "&TranscodeReasons=([^&]*)", "")
    match = regex.Match(url)

@ -384,19 +380,18 @@ end function

 function directPlaySupported(meta as object) as boolean
    devinfo = CreateObject("roDeviceInfo")
-    if meta.json.MediaSources[0] <> invalid and meta.json.MediaSources[0].SupportsDirectPlay = false
+    if isValid(meta.json.MediaSources[0]) and meta.json.MediaSources[0].SupportsDirectPlay = false
        return false
    end if
-
-    if meta.json.MediaStreams[0] = invalid
+    if not isValid(meta.json.MediaSources[0])
        return false
    end if

    streamInfo = { Codec: meta.json.MediaStreams[0].codec }
-    if meta.json.MediaStreams[0].Profile <> invalid and meta.json.MediaStreams[0].Profile.len() > 0
+    if isValid(meta.json.MediaStreams[0].Profile) and meta.json.MediaStreams[0].Profile.len() > 0
        streamInfo.Profile = LCase(meta.json.MediaStreams[0].Profile)
    end if
-    if meta.json.MediaSources[0].container <> invalid and meta.json.MediaSources[0].container.len() > 0
+    if isValid(meta.json.MediaSources[0].container) and meta.json.MediaSources[0].container.len() > 0
        'CanDecodeVideo() requires the .container to be format: “mp4”, “hls”, “mkv”, “ism”, “dash”, “ts” if its to direct stream
        if meta.json.MediaSources[0].container = "mov"
            streamInfo.Container = "mp4"
@ -406,8 +401,7 @@ function directPlaySupported(meta as object) as boolean
    end if

    decodeResult = devinfo.CanDecodeVideo(streamInfo)
-    return decodeResult <> invalid and decodeResult.result
-
+    return isValid(decodeResult) and decodeResult.result
 end function

 function getContainerType(meta as object) as string
@ -455,12 +449,12 @@ sub autoPlayNextEpisode(videoID as string, showID as string)
        resp = APIRequest(url, urlParams)
        data = getJson(resp)

-        if data <> invalid and data.Items.Count() = 2
+        if isValid(data) and data.Items.Count() = 2
            ' setup new video node
            nextVideo = CreateVideoPlayerGroup(data.Items[1].Id, invalid, 1, false, false)
            ' remove last videoplayer scene
            m.global.sceneManager.callFunc("clearPreviousScene")
-            if nextVideo <> invalid
+            if isValid(nextVideo)
                m.global.sceneManager.callFunc("pushScene", nextVideo)
            else
                m.global.sceneManager.callFunc("popScene")
@ -478,7 +472,7 @@ end sub
 ' In the future, with a custom playback info view, we can return an associated array.
 function GetPlaybackInfo()
    sessions = api_API().sessions.get()
-    if sessions <> invalid and sessions.Count() > 0
+    if isValid(sessions) and sessions.Count() > 0
        return GetTranscodingStats(sessions[0])
    end if

--- a/source/api/Items.brs
+++ b/source/api/Items.brs
@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ function searchMedia(query as string)
    ' This appears to be done differently on the web now
    ' For each potential type, a separate query is done:
    ' varying item types, and artists, and people
-
    if query <> ""
        resp = APIRequest(Substitute("Search/Hints", get_setting("active_user")), {
            "searchTerm": query,
@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ function searchMedia(query as string)
            "limit": 100
        })

-
        data = getJson(resp)
        results = []
        for each item in data.SearchHints
@ -79,7 +77,7 @@ function ItemMetaData(id as string)

    imgParams = {}
    if data.type <> "Audio"
-        if data?.UserData?.PlayedPercentage <> invalid
+        if data.UserData <> invalid and data.UserData.PlayedPercentage <> invalid
            param = { "PercentPlayed": data.UserData.PlayedPercentage }
            imgParams.Append(param)
        end if
--- a/source/utils/Subtitles.brs
+++ b/source/utils/Subtitles.brs
@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ end function
 ' returns the server-side track index for the appriate subtitle
 function defaultSubtitleTrackFromVid(video_id) as integer
    meta = ItemMetaData(video_id)
-    if meta?.json?.mediaSources <> invalid
+    if isValid(meta) and isValid(meta.json) and isValid(meta.json.mediaSources)
        subtitles = sortSubtitles(meta.id, meta.json.MediaSources[0].MediaStreams)
        default_text_subs = defaultSubtitleTrack(subtitles["all"], true) ' Find correct subtitle track (forced text)
        if default_text_subs <> -1
@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ function selectSubtitleTrackDialog(tracks, currentTrack = -1)
        default = ""
        if item.IsForced then forced = " [Forced]"
        if item.IsDefault then default = " - Default"
-        if item.Track.Language <> invalid
+        if isValid(item.Track.Language)
            language = iso6392.lookup(item.Track.Language)
            if language = invalid then language = item.Track.Language
        else
@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ sub changeSubtitleDuringPlayback(newid)
    currentSubtitles = video.Subtitles[video.SelectedSubtitle]
    newSubtitles = video.Subtitles[newid]

-    if newSubtitles.IsEncoded or (currentSubtitles <> invalid and currentSubtitles.IsEncoded)
+    if newSubtitles.IsEncoded or (isValid(currentSubtitles) and currentSubtitles.IsEncoded)
        ' With encoded subtitles we need to stop/start playback
        video.control = "stop"
        AddVideoContent(video, video.mediaSourceId, video.audioIndex, newSubtitles.Index, video.position * 10000000)
@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ function sortSubtitles(id as string, MediaStreams)
        if stream.type = "Subtitle"

            url = ""
-            if stream.DeliveryUrl <> invalid
+            if isValid(stream.DeliveryUrl)
                url = buildURL(stream.DeliveryUrl)
            end if

--- a/source/utils/misc.brs
+++ b/source/utils/misc.brs
@ -91,19 +91,23 @@ function get_dialog_result(dialog, port)
 end function

 function lastFocusedChild(obj as object) as object
-    if LCase(obj.focusedChild.focusedChild.subType()) = "tvepisodes"
-        if isValid(obj?.focusedChild?.focusedChild?.lastFocus)
+    if isValid(obj)
+        if isValid(obj.focusedChild) and isValid(obj.focusedChild.focusedChild) and LCase(obj.focusedChild.focusedChild.subType()) = "tvepisodes"
+            if isValid(obj.focusedChild.focusedChild.lastFocus)
                return obj.focusedChild.focusedChild.lastFocus
            end if
        end if

        child = obj
        for i = 0 to obj.getChildCount()
-        if obj.focusedChild <> invalid
+            if isValid(obj.focusedChild)
                child = child.focusedChild
            end if
        end for
        return child
+    else
+        return invalid
+    end if
 end function

 function show_dialog(message as string, options = [], defaultSelection = 0) as integer
@ -282,12 +286,51 @@ function findNodeBySubtype(node, subtype)
    return foundNodes
 end function

-' Search string array for search value. Return if it's found
-function inArray(array, searchValue) as boolean
-    for each item in array
-        if lcase(item) = lcase(searchValue) then return true
-    end for
+function AssocArrayEqual(Array1 as object, Array2 as object) as boolean
+    if not isValid(Array1) or not isValid(Array2)
        return false
+    end if
+
+    if not Array1.Count() = Array2.Count()
+        return false
+    end if
+
+    for each key in Array1
+        if not Array2.DoesExist(key)
+            return false
+        end if
+
+        if Array1[key] <> Array2[key]
+            return false
+        end if
+    end for
+
+    return true
+end function
+
+' Search string array for search value. Return if it's found
+function inArray(haystack, needle) as boolean
+    valueToFind = needle
+
+    if LCase(type(valueToFind)) <> "rostring" and LCase(type(valueToFind)) <> "string"
+        valueToFind = str(needle)
+    end if
+
+    valueToFind = lcase(valueToFind)
+
+    for each item in haystack
+        if lcase(item) = valueToFind then return true
+    end for
+
+    return false
+end function
+
+function toString(input) as string
+    if LCase(type(input)) = "rostring" or LCase(type(input)) = "string"
+        return input
+    end if
+
+    return str(input)
 end function

 sub startLoadingSpinner()
@ -309,7 +352,7 @@ sub stopLoadingSpinner()
    if isValid(m.spinner)
        m.spinner.visible = false
    end if
-    if isValid(m.scene?.dialog)
+    if isValid(m.scene) and isValid(m.scene.dialog)
        m.scene.dialog.close = true
    end if
 end sub