dxb_channel.git

1) # dxb Channel
2) 
3) dxb Channel is a test [channel for Roku devices](https://sdkdocs.roku.com/display/sdkdoc/SceneGraph+Samples).
4) It uses SceneGraph and the BrightScript language.
5) 

6) ## Getting The Channel
7) 
8) This is the private channel code: **[dxb](https://my.roku.com/add/dxb)**
9) 
10) Clicking the link will take you directly to a confirmation page for getting the channel.
11) 
12) ## Preview
13) 
14) ![dxb channel screenshot](http://dlma.com/images/dxb_channel/dxb_screenshot.jpg)
15) 

16) # Getting the project
17) 
18) You can get a copy of this project by clicking on the

19) [ZIP](http://git.dlma.com/dxb_channel.git/zipball/main)
20) or [TAR](http://git.dlma.com/dxb_channel.git/tarball/main) buttons

21) near the top right of the GitList web page.
22) 
23) If you're me, and you want to contribute to the repo, then you can clone it like so:
24) 
25)     git clone ssh://USERNAME@dlma.com/~/git/dxb_channel.git
26) 

27) ## Building it

28) 
29) [Ensure you can sideload a dev channel](https://sdkdocs.roku.com/display/sdkdoc/Loading+and+Running+Your+Application).

30) 
31) ### CLI
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33) Running make will build and deploy if you have `$ROKU_DEV_TARGET` and `$DEVPASSWORD` set.

34) 
35)     make
36) 

37) You can automatically make and deploy with each changed file with the following command:
38) 
39)     git ls-files | entr -c sh -c 'make all'
40) 

41) ### VS Code
42) 
43) VS Code can also use the Makefile with [VC Code Makefile Tools](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.makefile-tools).
44) You can set environment variables `$ROKU_DEV_TARGET` and `$DEVPASSWORD` in a file ".env". For example:
45) 
46)     ROKU_DEV_TARGET=192.168.1.2
47)     DEVPASSWORD=mooltipass
48) 
49) Use dxb\_channel.code-workspace as your workspace file for the project.
50) 
51) ### Sublime Text

52) 
53) See the "build\_systems" command in dxb\_channel.sublime-project to see how the channel is zipped and deployed.

54) 

55) ## Experimenting
56) 

57) The code in [`components/testtask.brs`](http://git.dlma.com/dxb_channel.git/blob/main/components/testtask.brs)

58) is run every time the OK button is pressed (while the "Test Output" pane has focus).
59) That's a good place to experiment with new code.
60) 

61) # Is it any good?
62) 
63) [Yes](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3067434).
64) 
65) # Licence
66)