ezmote-cmdserver 0.8.0

A small webapp which can be used for web based home cinema automation

Getting Started

conda create --name cmdserver python=3.6
activate cmdserver
pip install flask-restful
conda install PyYAML
conda install -c conda-forge plumbum
conda install -c conda-forge netifaces

pyinstaller

conda install -c conda-forge pyinstaller

Create a spec file changing the paths as appropriate

# -*- mode: python -*-

block_cipher = None

a = Analysis(['cmdserver\\cmdserver.py'],
			 pathex=['C:\\Users\\mattk\\github\\cmdserver'],
			 binaries=[],
			 datas=[],
			 hiddenimports=[],
			 hookspath=[],
			 runtime_hooks=[],
			 excludes=['pkg_resources'],
			 win_no_prefer_redirects=False,
			 win_private_assemblies=False,
			 cipher=block_cipher)
pyz = PYZ(a.pure, a.zipped_data,
			 cipher=block_cipher)
exe = EXE(pyz,
		  a.scripts,
		  a.binaries,
		  Tree('c:\\Users\\mattk\github\ezmote\\build', prefix='ui'),
		  a.zipfiles,
		  a.datas,
		  name='ezmote_server',
		  debug=False,
		  strip=False,
		  upx=True,
		  runtime_tmpdir=None,
		  console=True )

Build the UI

yarn build

Build the exe

pyinstaller --clean --log-level=INFO ezmote.spec

Configuration

Example config

# commands can have defaults added via the defaults item
# if icon is not supplied then it is defaulted to <item name>.ico
# command title must be a zone name if it is played by jriver
commands:
  defaults:
    exe: 'x:\mc_scripts\ezmote.exe'
    volume: 0.40
    stopAll: true
  close:
    args: ['CloseAll']
    # icons prefixed with mi are special cased to be a material-ui icon 
    icon: 'mi/close'
    # idx is the order in which the commands will be listed in the ui
    idx: 0
    title: 'Close'
  music:
    args: ['jriver', 'Music']
    icon: 'mi/library_music'
    idx: 1
    title: 'Music'
    # sets the top appbar to the jriver selector which is based on MCWS browseChildren 
    control: 'jriver'
    # nodeId is the start point to navigate through MCWS browseChildren
    nodeId: 1
    stopAll: false
  video:
    args: ['jriver', 'Film']
    icon: 'mi/movie'
    idx: 2
    title: 'Films'
    control: 'jriver'
    nodeId: 3
    stopAll: false
  netflix:
    args: ['netflix']
    idx: 3
    title: 'Netflix'
    playingNowId: 5000
    # if zoneId is provided, the specified zone will be activated when the command is sent 
    zoneId: 10009
  virgin:
    args: ['tivo']
    idx: 4
    title: 'Virgin'
    control: 'tivo'
    playingNowId: 6000
    zoneId: 10009
  iplayer:
    args: ['iplayer']
    idx: 5
    title: 'BBC iPlayer'
    playingNowId: 1000
    zoneId: 10009
  amazon:
    args: ['amazon']
    idx: 6
    title: 'Amazon Video'
    playingNowId: 4000
    zoneId: 10009
  all4:
    args: ['all4']
    idx: 7
    title: 'All4'
    playingNowId: 3000
    zoneId: 10009
  itv:
    args: ['itv']
    idx: 8
    title: 'ITV'
    playingNowId: 2000
    zoneId: 10009
  radio:
    args: ['jriver', 'Radio']
    icon: 'mi/radio'
    idx: 9
    title: 'Radio'
    control: 'jriver'
    nodeId: 1000
    stopAll: false
  playlists:
    args: ['jriver', 'Playlist']
    icon: 'mi/playlist play'
    idx: 10
    title: 'Playlists'
    control: 'jriver'
    nodeId: 4
    stopAll: false
iconPath: 'x:\mc_scripts\icons'
playingNowExe: 'x:\mc_scripts\getPlayingNow.exe'
debug: false
debugLogging: true
host: megatron
port: 53199
useTwisted: true
# use for debug
webappPath: 'C:\Users\mattk\github\ezmote\build'