I looked at a few libraries. The LGWebOSRemote repository by klattimer is definitely a good library, but it has a few problems:
- Meant to be used with Python 2.x.
- Assumes all the users of the library would like to save the credentials to ~/.lgtv.json.
- Assumes only a single command will be fired and waited on at any given time (ctrl+F for self.__waiting_callback)
- Mouse/Keyboard not supported.
This SDK is a tiny attempt at overcoming some of the above problems.
At the moment, I haven't been able to do any kind of extensive testing. No unit test cases too! Current status: Works for me! :)
Currently working on more controls and unit test cases. Upon testing, I will upload it to PyPI.
from pywebostv.connection import WebOSClient
from pywebostv.controls import (
MediaControl, SystemControl, ApplicationControl, InputControl)
store = {} # or e.g. {"client_key": "1a234567890bcdef1a234567890bcdef"}
client = WebOSClient.discover()[0] # or e.g. WebOSClient('192.0.2.1')
client.connect()
for status in client.register(store):
if status == WebOSClient.PROMPTED:
print("Please accept the connect on the TV!")
elif status == WebOSClient.REGISTERED:
print("Registration successful!")
media = MediaControl(client)
system = SystemControl(client)
app = ApplicationControl(client)
inp = InputControl(client)
media.volume_up()
media.volume_down()
print(media.get_volume())
media.set_volume(int(11))
media.mute(bool(True))
media.play()
media.pause()
media.stop()
media.rewind()
media.fast_forward()
system.notify("This is a notification message!")
print(system.info())
system.power_off()
apps = app.list_apps()
launch_info = app.launch(apps[0]) # content_id="...", params=...
app.close(launch_info)
inp.connect_input()
inp.move(10, 10) # Moves mouse
inp.click()
inp.up()
inp.down()
inp.left()
inp.right()
inp.home()
inp.back()
# Following 3 lines are valid only when an input field is focussed on TV.
inp.type("This sends keyboard input!")
inp.enter() # Return key.
inp.delete(10) # Backspace 10 chars
inp.disconnect_input()
More controls coming soon!
- klattimer for his library! Since WebOS team decided against providing any sort of documentation, his repository was extremely useful for an initial implementation
- As far as input controls are concerned, they are based on the Java package written by Connect-SDK folks!