Keyboard with REST API
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Keyboard with REST API AI Editor's Review
Keyboard with REST API: A unique Android TV keyboard offering standard input alongside a built-in REST API for remote control and automation. Ideal for developers and advanced users seeking custom integration.
Comprehensive Analysis
Keyboard with REST API provides a functional Android TV keyboard experience enhanced by a built-in REST API. This allows developers and tech-savvy users to remotely control the keyboard input, enabling custom automation and integration with other systems. While the keyboard itself functions as expected for text entry and navigation, the added API functionality opens up possibilities for advanced use cases. However, the initial setup and exploration of the API endpoints might require some technical expertise due to limited documentation. The overall experience is positive for users seeking this level of control and customization.
Key Advantages
- Integrated REST API enables remote keyboard control.
- Customizable for specific automation tasks.
- Functions as a standard Android TV keyboard.
Areas for Improvement
- Setup and configuration may be complex for novice users.
- Limited documentation might require some experimentation.
The description of Keyboard with REST API
Site Editorial Commentary：Replacement keyboard app with REST API listening for network control commands
This is a modified Android TV keyboard which also hosts a REST API listening for certain commands from network.The main purpose of this application is to enable direct commands from smart home devices to your Android TV. Supported commands are listed below.
There is also a ready groovy device handler for easy integration with Samsung Smartthings platform at my github repository : "ilker-aktuna/androidTV_keyboard_withRestAPI"
Usage for Smartthings:
1. install this keyboard on your Android TV and select it as the active keyboard from settings. (input/keyboard)
2. create a device handler on your Smartthings platform with the groovy code from my github repository.
3. create a device with the new device type (created in step 2)
4. set "Device Network Id" in hex format (example "c0a8fe27:1388" for "192.168.254.39:5000")
5. set IP address of your new device (IP address of Android TV device)
6. set PORT of your new device as 5000
7. save your device and use through Smartthings
Usage for any other environment:
1. install this keyboard on your Android TV and select it as the active keyboard from settings. (input/keyboard)
2. you may call following commands using any HTTP client with this format:
http://IP_ADDRESS_OF_ANDROID_TV:5000/[command]
Supported Commands:
/sleep
/home
/back
/search
/up
/down
/left
/right
/center
/volumeup
/volumedown
/rewind
/ff
/playpause
/previous
/next
