## Developing The Jellyfin Roku App Follow the steps below to install the app on your personal Roku device for development. ### Developer Mode Put your Roku device in [developer mode](https://blog.roku.com/developer/2016/02/04/developer-setup-guide). Write down your Roku device IP and the password you created, you will need these later. ### Clone the GitHub Repo Navigate to where you'd like to install the app then copy the application files: ```bash git clone https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-roku.git ``` Open up the new folder: ```bash cd jellyfin-roku ``` ### Install Necessary Packages ```bash sudo apt-get install wget make zip ``` ## Method 1: Sideload to Roku Device Manually ```bash 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. ## Method 2: Direct load to Roku Device ### Login Details Run this command - replacing the IP and password with your Roku device IP and dev password from the first step: ```bash export ROKU_DEV_TARGET=192.168.1.234 export ROKU_DEV_PASSWORD=password ``` Normally you would have to open up your browser and upload a .zip file containing the app code. These commands enable the app to be zipped up and installed on the Roku automatically which is essential for developers and makes it easy to upgrade in the future for users. ### Deploy Package up the application, send it to your Roku, and launch the channel: ```bash make install ``` Note: You only have to run this command once if you are not a developer. The Jellyfin channel will still be installed after rebooting your Roku device. ## Bug/Crash Reports Did the app crash? Find a nasty bug? Use the this command to view the error log and [report it to the developers](https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-roku/issues): ```bash telnet ${ROKU_DEV_TARGET} 8085 ``` To exit telnet: `CTRL + ]` and then type `quit + ENTER` ## Upgrade Navigate to the folder where you installed the app then upgrade the code to the latest version: ```bash git pull ``` Deploy the app: ```bash make install ``` ## Developer Setup Read below and also checkout the [Development Guide For New Devs](DEVGUIDE.md) ### Workflow Modify code -> `make install` -> Use Roku remote to test changes -> `telnet ${ROKU_DEV_TARGET} 8085` -> `CTRL + ]` -> `quit + ENTER` Unfortunately there is no debuger. 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. ### Testing Testing is done with the [Rooibos](https://github.com/georgejecook/rooibos/) library. This works by including tests in the deployment and then looking at telnet for the test results. Install necessary packages: ```bash sudo apt-get install nodejs npm ``` Install [rooibos-cli](https://github.com/georgejecook/rooibos-cli): ```bash npm install -g rooibos-cli ``` Deploy the application with tests: ```bash make test ``` View test results: ```bash telnet ${ROKU_DEV_TARGET} 8085 ``` To exit telnet: `CTRL + ]` and then type `quit + ENTER` ### (Optional) Update Images This repo already contains all necessary images for the app. This script only needs to be run when the [official Jellyfin images](https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-ux) are changed to allow us to update the repo images. Install necessary packages: ```bash sudo apt-get install imagemagick ``` Download and convert images: ```bash make get_images ```