AppLaunchComplete" beacon is missing.

[awalt125]

I have a very simple live video channel and I am stuck at the AppLaunchComplete" beacon is missing. I don't know were to put it I have tied every thing I have found on line and no luck Can someone please help me

[rrirower]

Are you using this project to generate the Brightscript code?

[awalt125]

No I posted this in the wrong spot, Can anyone point me in the correct direction? I am using a sample channel i found and edited I got every thing good except for the AppLaunchComplete" beacon is missing

[rrirower]

Do you need a custom layout? If not, and, you don't mind a Grid layout, it would be much easier for you to download this wizard tool and let it generate your code. Otherwise, the call to that beacon should occur after the Main scene is set.

[awalt125]

Its kind of custom but I might Have to re do it, Here is my homescene code can you tell me what to put in it and were to make the beacon work ? Sub init()
m.RowList = m.top.findNode("RowList")
m.Title = m.top.findNode("Title")
m.Description = m.top.findNode("Description")
m.Poster = m.top.findNode("Poster")
m.RowList.setFocus(true)
m.LoadTask = CreateObject("roSGNode", "FeedParser")
'Create XML parsing node task

m.LoadTask.observeField("content", "rowListContentChanged")
m.LoadTask.observeField("mediaIndex","indexloaded")
m.LoadTask.control = "RUN"  'Run the task node

m.InputTask=createObject("roSgNode","inputTask")
m.InputTask.observefield("inputData","handleInputEvent")
m.InputTask.control="RUN"

m.RowList.observeField("rowItemFocused", "changeContent")

m.Video = m.top.findNode("Video")
m.Video.observeField("state", "onVideoStateChanged")
m.VideoContent = createObject("roSGNode", "ContentNode")
m.RowList.observeField("rowItemSelected", "playVideo")

End Sub

sub indexloaded(msg as Object)
if type(msg) = "roSGNodeEvent" and msg.getField() = "mediaIndex"
m.mediaIndex = msg.getData()
? "m.mediaIndex= "; m.mediaIndex
end if
handleDeepLink(m.global.deeplink)
'get run time deeplink updates'
'm.global.observeField("deeplink", handleRuntimeDeepLink)
end sub

Function handleDeepLink(deeplink as object)
if validateDeepLink(deeplink)
playVideo(m.mediaIndex[deeplink.id].url)
else
print "deeplink not validated"
end if
end Function

sub handleInputEvent(msg)
? "in handleInputEvent()"
if type(msg) = "roSGNodeEvent" and msg.getField() = "inputData"
deeplink = msg.getData()
if deeplink <> invalid
handleDeepLink(deeplink)
end if
end if
end sub

function validateDeepLink(deeplink as Object) as Boolean
mediatypes={movie:"movie",episode:"episode",season:"season",series:"series"}
if deeplink <> Invalid
? "mediaType = "; deeplink.type
? "contentId = "; deeplink.id
? "content= "; m.mediaIndex[deeplink.id]
if deeplink.type <> invalid then
if mediatypes[deeplink.type]<> invalid
if m.mediaIndex[deeplink.id] <> invalid
if m.mediaIndex[deeplink.id].url <> invalid
return true
else
print "invalid deep link url"
end if
else
print "bad deep link contentId"
end if
else
print "unknown media type"
end if
else
print "deeplink.type string is invalid"
end if
end if
return false
end function

Sub rowListContentChanged(msg as Object)
if type(msg) = "roSGNodeEvent" and msg.getField() = "content"
m.RowList.content = msg.getData()
end if
end Sub

Sub changeContent() 'Changes info to be displayed on the overhang
contentItem = m.RowList.content.getChild(m.RowList.rowItemFocused[0]).getChild(m.RowList.rowItemFocused[1])
'contentItem is a variable that points to (rowItemFocused[0]) which is the row, and rowItemFocused[1] which is the item index in the row

m.top.backgroundUri = contentItem.HDPOSTERURL  'Sets Scene background to the image of the focused item
m.Poster.uri = contentItem.HDPOSTERURL  'Sets overhang image to the image of the focused item
m.Title.text = contentItem.TITLE  'Sets overhang title to the title of the focused item
m.Description.text = contentItem.DESCRIPTION  'Sets overhang description to the description of the focused item

End Sub

Sub playVideo(url = invalid)
? "url= "; url
if type(url) = "roSGNodeEvent" ' passed from observe callback'
m.videoContent.url = m.RowList.content.getChild(m.RowList.rowItemFocused[0]).getChild(m.RowList.rowItemFocused[1]).URL
'rowItemFocused[0] is the row and rowItemFocused[1] is the item index in the row
else
m.videoContent.url = url
end if

m.videoContent.streamFormat = "mp4"
keepPlaying = false

m.Video.content = m.videoContent
m.Video.visible = "true"
m.Video.control = "play"

m.vector2danimation = m.top.FindNode("moveOverhangPanelUp")
m.vector2danimation.repeat = false
m.vector2danimation.control = "start"

End Sub

Function returnToUIPage()
m.Video.visible = "false" 'Hide video
m.Video.control = "stop" 'Stop video from playing

m.vector2danimation = m.top.FindNode("moveOverhangPanelDown")
m.vector2danimation.repeat = false
m.vector2danimation.control = "start"

end Function

Function onVideoStateChanged(msg as Object)
if type(msg) = "roSGNodeEvent" and msg.getField() = "state"
if msg.getData() = "finished"
returnToUIPage()
end if
end if
end Function

Function onKeyEvent(key as String, press as Boolean) as Boolean 'Maps back button to leave video
if press
if key = "back" 'If the back button is pressed
if m.Video.visible
returnToUIPage()
return true
else
return false
end if
end if
end if
end Function

[rrirower]

It typically goes in main.brs

[awalt125]

Here is my main.brs

sub Main(args)
screen = CreateObject("roSGScreen") 'Create Screen object
m.port = CreateObject("roMessagePort") 'Create Message port
screen.setMessagePort(m.port) 'Set message port to listen to screen

scene = screen.CreateScene("HomeScene")  'Create HomeScene

 m.global = screen.getGlobalNode()
? "args= "; formatjson(args)      'pretty print AA'
deeplink = getDeepLinks(args)
? "deeplink= "; deeplink
m.global.addField("deeplink", "assocarray", false)
m.global.deeplink = deeplink

screen.show()

while(true)  'Listens to see if screen is closed
    msg = wait(0, m.port)
    msgType = type(msg)
    if msgType = "roSGScreenEvent"
        if msg.isScreenClosed() then return
    end if
end while

end sub

Function getDeepLinks(args) as Object
deeplink = Invalid

if args.contentid <> Invalid and args.mediaType <> Invalid
    deeplink = {
        id: args.contentId
        type: args.mediaType
    }
end if

return deeplink

end Function

[rrirower]

After createscene.

[awalt125]

I have tried and tried Some how I am not getting it right, I keep getting main.brsSyntax Error when put the beacon in there, I think i am getting the command wrong, can you tell me how it should read ?

[awalt125]

I tried putting the code myScene.signalBeacon(“AppLaunchComplete”) but keep getting Syntax Error no mater were i put it

[rrirower]

If you want a working example of that function call, download the wizard tool and let it generate your code. Then, unzip the resulting channel file and look at the code.

[rrirower]

@awalt125 Have you resolved this? If so, please comment here.