WebOSTVService

extendsDeviceService

WebOSTVService provides capabilities for LG Smart TVs running webOS (model year 2014). The second screen gateway running on the webOS provides different capabilities based on whether pairing is enabled or not.

  • Web app launching & two-way communication
  • App launching
  • Media playback
  • Media control
  • Volume control
  • Text input control*
  • Key control (fiveway)*
  • Mouse control*
  • Power control*
  • TV control (change channels, get channel info)*
  • External input control*
  • Toast control*

* = requires pairing

Commands & subscriptions on webOS occur over a WebSocket connection.

webOS Version History

The following version numbers represent the version of webOS released for LG Smart TVs. The version numbers are associated with any changes to the platform’s second screen APIs in that particular version.

4.0.0

  • Initial release

4.0.1

  • No changes

4.0.2

  • Added app-to-app support
  • Added the ability to request pin or prompt pairing

4.0.3

  • Fixed a subscription bug in app-to-app

Inherited Methods

+ (NSDictionary *) discoveryParameters
A dictionary of keys/values that will be used by the DiscoveryProvider used to discover this DeviceService. Some keys that are used are: service name, SSDP filter, etc.
+ (DeviceService *) deviceServiceWithClass:(Class)_class serviceConfig:(ServiceConfig *)serviceConfig

Parameters:

  • _class
  • serviceConfig: serviceConfig
+ (BOOL) shouldDisconnectOnBackground

Static property that determines whether a DeviceService subclass should shut down communication channels when the app enters a background state. This may be helpful for apps that need to communicate with web apps from the background. This property may not be applicable to all DeviceService subclasses.

Sets the shouldDisconnectOnBackground static property. This property should be set before starting DiscoveryManager for the first time.

+ (void) setShouldDisconnectOnBackround:(BOOL)shouldDisconnectOnBackground

Parameters:

  • shouldDisconnectOnBackground
- (instancetype) initWithServiceConfig:(ServiceConfig *)serviceConfig

Parameters:

  • serviceConfig
- (BOOL) hasCapability:(NSString *)capability

Parameters:

  • capability
- (BOOL) hasCapabilities:(NSArray *)capabilities

Parameters:

  • capabilities
- (BOOL) hasAnyCapability:(NSArray *)capabilities

Parameters:

  • capabilities
- (void) connect
Will attempt to connect to the DeviceService. The failure/success will be reported back to the DeviceServiceDelegate. If the connection attempt reveals that pairing is required, the DeviceServiceDelegate will also be notified in that event.
- (void) disconnect
Will attempt to disconnect from the DeviceService. The failure/success will be reported back to the DeviceServiceDelegate.
- (void) pairWithData:(id)pairingData

Will attempt to pair with the DeviceService with the provided pairingData. The failure/success will be reported back to the DeviceServiceDelegate.

Parameters:

  • pairingData – Data to be used for pairing. The type of this parameter will vary depending on what type of pairing is required, but is likely to be a string (pin code, pairing key, etc).
- (void) closeLaunchSession:(LaunchSession *)launchSession success:(SuccessBlock)success failure:(FailureBlock)failure

Every LaunchSession object has an associated DeviceService. Internally, LaunchSession’s close method proxies to it’s DeviceService’s closeLaunchSession method. If, for some reason, your LaunchSession loses it’s DeviceService reference, you can call this closeLaunchSession method directly.

Parameters:

  • launchSession – LaunchSession to be closed
  • success: success – (optional) SuccessBlock to be called on success
  • failure: failure – (optional) FailureBlock to be called on failure