Remote control on MP (1 Viewer)

[Armiana]

Hi all,

I want to run MediaPortal on a server and have a remote control with a client connected by TCP/IP. The client have to run on a computer. That's may looks like MEDIAPORTAL - free media center - Pocket PC Remote 0.2.2.0 but not only for a pocket PC.


For the moment I can see 2 solutions :

1- Separate the GUI and other fonctionalitities , puting GUI on the client and others on the server where MP is running. This solution can be easy if GUI and MP fonctionalitities are well separated in the MP's source code.

2- Develop a plugin which can accept a TCP/IP connection (on the server) and which can interpret commands that a client sends. This solution requires to develop a new client GUI.


I don't want to use something like UVNC. The client application must be directly connected with MP on the server.
May be someone can help me to find the best solution to work.

 

[Tazzios]

where do you want to view Mediaportal? on the server or computer.

on computer install mediaportal (without server). MP is design as server<>client application

 

[Armiana]

Well I had work on it. I am now doing a plugin for MP.

This plugin is now running as a TCP Server. I can receive some commands as PLAY, STOP, UP_VOLUME and so on and execute it on MP.
The client can send those command and receive and acknoledge.

I am now looking for the C# fonction to get the playlist which is playing. I guess it's like :
MediaPortal.Playlists pList = playList.GetPlaylist(MediaPortalMediaPortal.Playlists.PlayListType.PLAYLIST_MUSIC);

but it doesn't work

 

[Tazzios]

did you look at this one?
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/...ing-web-interface-tvserver-mediaportal-71404/

Al the information available with a webservice (SOAP).
You only have to build a skin.

 

[cheezey]

iPiMP also does this. It's designed for use on a smartphone but works well with desktop webkit based browsers such as Google Chrome.

 

[Shukuyen]

And I made a plugin accepting tcp/ip connections, too
I will release a beta soon (at least I hope so).