XBMC JSON-RPC API Support

2012 · 5 replies · Features

This thread is a feature request from 2012, preserved from the original Roomie Remote forum. It reflects what users were asking for at the time — many requests from this era have since shipped in Roomie Remote X. See current compatibility for today's device support.

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Will 1.6 or a future version support XBMC through the new API? Just wondering before I invest too much time in an XBMC H — Staff replied: “Rather than ask questions about an API, the question we ask is what functionality you're looking for. Using the new API is trivial, we could switch to it in less than an hour, and we offer a custom device DDK that would ”

Question 2012-08 · older version

Will 1.6 or a future version support XBMC through the new API? wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=JSON_RPC

Just wondering before I invest too much time in an XBMC HTPC or look for something else.

Roomie Staff 2012-08 · older version

Rather than ask questions about an API, the question we ask is what functionality you're looking for. Using the new API is trivial, we could switch to it in less than an hour, and we offer a custom device DDK that would allow you to do that yourself as well.

So again, the question really isn't about an API which is sort of like asking what TCP port to use, but rather what you want to do. We suspect the real question you want to ask sounds more like "I'd like to see X, Y, and Z features with XBMC and/or Plex. *and presumably X, Y, or Z can only be done via the new API"

Member 2012-11 · older version

XBMC new releases no longer implement the raw http API that Roomie is using.

Can you make the change ASAP please, or at least support it as an alternate config set.

Roomie can no longer control any of my media center due to this issue. :frowning:

Roomie Staff 2012-11 · older version

We have sent you a test command set for XBMC JSON via email.

Member 2012-11 · older version

The test command set works well for up/down/left/right/enter info and home.

It needs a few more keys to be usable per the previous XBMC remote: play/pause/stop/fwd/rwd/prev/next and menu.

thanks

Member 2012-11 · older version

I was able to extend the test command set using Input.ExecuteAction method, and all the basic XBMC remote functions are now operational via JSON. I've emailed the new config file back to your support email. Thanks for your help.

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