papaltv 0.2.3

Interactive shell Apple Tv controller

Commmunication via fireCore’s Aircontrol protocol, for jailbroken units only (sorry)

See their page for details on the requirements to get aircontrol up and running.

Overview

This package provides both an interactive shell and a python library for communicating with jailbroken Apple TV’s.

There’s folder list options, navigation, searching, play, pause, now playing and omgzr even more!

this started as a joke… what have I done?

Installing

The source code is hosted on github but the easiest install option for most would be to use the pip installer

pip install papaltv

Sample session

Login:

awesomehost: $ papaltv
    _
  _| |_    Welcome to Papaltv,
 (_   _)      you are blessed.
   | |
   |_|          apple-tv.local

apple-tv.local$ ls
 Add Site
 Apple Events
 Browser
 Computers
 Flickr
 Infuse
 MLB.TV

…

Navigation:

apple-tv.local$ cd /Settings/General

Menu Control

apple-tv.local$ down
apple-tv.local$ up
apple-tv.local$ menu
apple-tv.local$ hold_select

Shortcut comands (up and menu shown below)

apple-tv.local$ u
apple-tv.local$ m

Chained commands for quick navigation

apple-tv.local$ mmmmrr

Even quicker chaining if you’re game

apple-tv.local$ 24d6ruom,,,ollro

Quite a few commands implemented apple-tv.local$ help

======================
EOF        find           log
cd         hold_menu      log_debug
down       hold_select    log_warn
ff         left           ls
menu       playing        quit
ok         playpause      right
pause      psoup          rw
play       q              sel
select     stop           up
skip       text
skip_back  toggle
soup       type

Screenshots es

What on earth for???

I’ll tell you what for! (the lolz)

No really, what for?

Umm… how about umm .. for scheduling crazy cron jobs?

use papaltv to check up on your kids tv

if test `papaltv --cmd np       |grep -o pr0n` == pr0n; then
    echo 'big brother sees you' | /usr/local/bin/sms_gateway `cat ~/kidsnums.txt`
fi

use papaltv to annoy your wife

if test `papaltv --cmd np       |grep -o "gossip girl"` == "gossip girl"; then
    if test $(( $RANDOM %= 200 )) < 80; then
        papaltv --cmd stop
        sleep 20
        papaltv --cmd cd /Settings/General
        sleep 5
        echo 'hahahahahah'
    fi
fi

use papaltv to please your wife

NOTE: not actually possible

while test `papaltv --cmd np        |grep -o "gossip girl"` == "gossip girl"; do
    sleep 5
done
~/speech_synthesis "well wasn't that one a diffy"
sleep 30
~/speech_synthesis "uhuh?, oh yeah I know"
sleep ((60 * 90))
~/speech_synthesis "wow, that was an interesting story about your day. thanks dear."

or… just use it when you lose the tiny remote.

Want more??? Prepared to sell your soul?

Well now.. have I got a deal for you. I’ve included an example class which tells papaltv how to find your media collection so that you can even start shows by name.

… but… you have to code your own script. I’ve kept that crazy stuff out of the main papaltv module, but it’s included in the extra - more evil module evilpope… no, wait: popeville. Yes… Good… Goood.

ninjabook:extensions andrew$ popeville

    /        |   |
   |___|   Welcome to PopeVille,
               I am the blessed.
   \/ \/
   O   O          apple-tv.local
    ---

apple-tv.local$ ls /mnt/tv/Pure Pwnage/Season 01
 Pure.Pwnage.S01E01.The.Life.Of.A.Pro.Gamer.avi
 Pure.Pwnage.S01E02.Girls.avi
 Pure.Pwnage.S01E03.FPS.Doug.avi
 etc...