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](https://dlma.com/images/dxb_channel/dxb_screenshot.jpg)

15) 

16) # Getting the project
17) 

18) At [git.dlma.com](https://git.dlma.com/dxb_channel.git) click Download and
19) select Download ZIP or Download TAR.

20) 
21) If you're me, and you want to contribute to the repo, then you can clone it like so:
22) 

23)     git clone ssh://$USER@dlma.com/~/git/dxb_channel.git

24) 

25) ## Building it

26) 
27) [Ensure you can sideload a dev channel](https://sdkdocs.roku.com/display/sdkdoc/Loading+and+Running+Your+Application).

28) 

29) It is convenient to set environment variables `$ROKU_DEV_TARGET` and `$DEVPASSWORD` in a
30) local file ".env". For example:
31) 
32)     ROKU_DEV_TARGET=192.168.1.2
33)     DEVPASSWORD=mooltipass
34) 

35) ### CLI
36) 

37) Running make will build and deploy if you have `$ROKU_DEV_TARGET` and `$DEVPASSWORD` set.

38) 
39)     make
40) 

41) You can automatically make and deploy with each changed file with the following command:
42) 
43)     git ls-files | entr -c sh -c 'make all'
44) 

45) ### VS Code
46) 

47) VS Code can also use the Makefile with
48) [VC Code Makefile Tools](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.makefile-tools).

49) 
50) Use dxb\_channel.code-workspace as your workspace file for the project.
51) 
52) ### Sublime Text

53) 

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

56) 

57) ## Experimenting
58) 

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

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

62) 

63) # Is it any good?
64) 
65) [Yes](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3067434).
66) 
67) # Licence
68)