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.

pip install papaltv

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

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.

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...