Been working on a simple local site that uses the plex http api to do simple things like play/pause, stop, browse menus, etc. so I can control plex from my laptop while hanging out on the couch.
I've been able to tie into the fast forward and rewind commands:
/system/players/192.168.0.x/playback/fastForward
But it appears as though it'll only scrub at 2x regardless of how many times that URL is hit. Is there a way to configure that speed with just the HTTP API?
Thanks in advance!
I've been trying the same thing, but had no luck.
I used the examples from the HTTP API docs on the wiki.
for example:
http://192.168.1.30:32400/clients
Returns:
Hrm, I think the reason the fast foward stuff isn't working for me might be due to the fact that I'm on PMS for Linux, or that they've phased out those particular commands. For what it's worth, I've found that I have to call the specific IP address of the client, not the friendly name:
http://IPADDR:32400/system/players/192.168.0.XXX/playback/play
Where IPADDR is my server's IP address, and the XXX represents the value of the local IP address. Play / pause will toggle each time you call the /playback/play url. I haven't gotten the OSD to work either, but I did get the context menu to come up:
/navigation/contextMenu
Good luck!
Perfect! THanks for that - it worked straight away when I installed IP address instead of DNS name.
Thanks
Been working on a simple local site that uses the plex http api to do simple things like play/pause, stop, browse menus, etc. so I can control plex from my laptop while hanging out on the couch.
I've been able to tie into the fast forward and rewind commands:
/system/players/192.168.0.x/playback/fastForwardBut it appears as though it'll only scrub at 2x regardless of how many times that URL is hit. Is there a way to configure that speed with just the HTTP API?
Thanks in advance!
Did you manage to get this working? I have the same problem. Many thanks.
Did you manage to get this working? I have the same problem. Many thanks.
I still haven't been able to get the fastFoward call to work. My workaround is to bring up the OSD:
http://IPADDR:32400/system/players/IPADDR/navigation/toggleOSD
Then also tie in to the left / right controls:
http://IPADDR:32400/system/players/IPADDR/navigation/moveRight
To highlight the fast forward icon (on screen) then use that. Hitting it each time will increase the scrub speed.
Basically I've tied all of these commands to a script that monitors keystrokes...It'll need to updated for your particular install, but feel free to use it if you'd like. I'm using jQuery:
function plexGestures(){
if(plexfocus == "true"){
$("body").bind().keydown(function(e){
e.preventDefault();
// alert(e.keyCode);
// 8 = back
// 13 = enter
// 37 = left
// 38 = up
// 39 = right
// 40 = down
// 70 = "f" (toggle ff or rewind speed)
// 73 = "i" (for info)
// 79 = "o" (onscreen menu)
// 82 = "r" (reboot plex)
if(e.keyCode == "8" || e.keyCode == "27"){
$.get("http://IPADDR:32400/system/players/IP.AD.DR.ESS/navigation/back", function() {})
}
else if(e.keyCode == "13"){
$.get("http://IPADDR:32400/system/players/IP.AD.DR.ESS/navigation/select", function() {})
}
else if(e.keyCode == "32"){
$.get("http://IPADDR:32400/system/players/IP.AD.DR.ESS/playback/play", function() {})
}
else if(e.keyCode == "37"){
$.get("http://IPADDR:32400/system/players/IP.AD.DR.ESS/navigation/moveLeft", function() {})
}
else if(e.keyCode == "38"){
$.get("http://IPADDR:32400/system/players/IP.AD.DR.ESS/navigation/moveUp", function() {})
}
else if(e.keyCode == "39"){
$.get("http://IPADDR:32400/system/players/IP.AD.DR.ESS/navigation/moveRight", function() {})
}
else if(e.keyCode == "40"){
$.get("http://IPADDR:32400/system/players/IP.AD.DR.ESS/navigation/moveDown", function() {})
}
else if(e.keyCode == "73"){
$.get("http://IPADDR:32400/system/players/IP.AD.DR.ESS/navigation/contextMenu", function() {})
}
else if (e.keyCode == "70"){
$.get("http://IPADDR:32400/system/players/IP.AD.DR.ESS/playback/bigStepForward", function() {})
}
else if (e.keyCode == "79"){
$.get("http://media.stephenpontes.com:32400/system/players/IP.AD.DR.ESS/navigation/toggleOSD", function() {})
}
else if (e.keyCode == "82"){
// shell fire restart plex
}
}); //end key function
}
else {
$("body").unbind();
};
}
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