vdr-plugin-web

A VDR plugin which works together with cefbrowser and remotetranscode to show HbbTV application and stream videos.

Build

make; make install

Optional patches

A patch for VDR and several output devices can be found in directory patches. These patches allows the usage of image scaling using OpenGL instead of the slower GraphicsMagick.

Configuration

A default configuration can be found in folder config: sockets.ini.

🔥 All ports/ip addresses in sockets.ini must be the same as for cefbrowser and remotetranscoder. It's safe to use the same sockets.ini for all of the three parts (vdr-plugin-web, cefbrowser, remotetranscoder).

Parameters of the plugin

-c / --config </path/to/sockets.ini>  (mandatory parameter)
-f / --fastscale                      (optional parameter)
-o / --dummyosd                       (optional parameter)
-s / --savets                         (optional parameter)       
-b / --bindall                        (optional parameter)     

-c / --config

This parameter is mandatory and must point to a sockets.ini file which contains the host and port configuration of the other components.

-f / --fastscale

Let the outputdevice scale images from browser. Much faster than using GraphicsMagick. But it's only available if the VDR patch and the outputdevice patch has been applied. See patches/README.

-o / --dummyosd

Creates a dummy osd while streaming a video. It could be necessary.

-s / --savets

Used for debugging. The incoming TS streams will be saved in the recordings/web directory.

-b / --bindall

If set, then bind the internal HTTP server to all available network devices. Otherwise use the configured IP.

Logging

Uses the VDR logging mechanism. Log entries can be found in /var/log/syslog with [vdrweb] prefix.

HTTP commands (used by the cefbrowser and remotetranscode)

/ProcessOsdUpdate

Parameters

disp_width (width of the browser page)

disp_height: (height of the browser page)

x (x-coordinate of the incoming image)

y (y-coordinate of the incoming image)

width (width of the incoming image)

height (height of the incoming image)

Reads the OSD image part of the out the shared memory.

/ProcessOsdUpdateQOI

Reads the OSD image part (encoded with qoi) out the the request body.

/ProcessTSPacket

Reads the TS packet out of the request body.

/StartVideo

Parameters

videoInfo String containing the dimension of the incoming video

Starts a new video stream.

/StopVideo

Stop a video stream.

/PauseVideo

Pause a video stream.

/ResumeVideo

Resume a video stream after pause.

/VideoSize

Parameters

x x-coordinate of the TV window

y y-coordinate of the TV window

w width of the TV window

h height of the TV window

Scales the live TV window to the requested coordinates and dimension.

/VideoFullscreen

Scales the live TV window to fullscreen.

/Hello

Heartbeat

/ResetVideo

Starts a new video stream without recreating a video player

/Seeked

Called after jumping in the video. Calls DeviceClear in the output device