Prerequisites

Before you follow the steps below, make sure you have installed all the required prerequisites in your dev PC - Node.js , npm, Lightning-CLI

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Build instructions

• Create Lightning refapp dev build

  1. pull code from source repo using below command

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     $ git clone https://github.com/LibertyGlobal/refapp.git

     
     

  2. goto refapp directory

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     $ cd refapp

     
     

  3. install the NPM dependencies by running below command

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     $ npm install

     
     

  4. run copyAssets.sh command to create static folder and copy images, json files etc

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     $./copyAssets.sh

     
     

  5.  run below command for testing in browser

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Running refapp

by default vscode launch generated url on chrome browser in dev pc.

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Create dist (build)

• run below command to make build.

$ lng dist

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Hosting Lighting refapp

1. copy the lighting build app from dist folder.
2. host build folder into any http server.
3. test the hosted application on browser 

Lighting refapp

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integration 

• To build rdk-generic-hybrid-image-raspberrypi follow below instructions

$ repo init -u https://code.rdkcentral.com/r/manifests -b yocto-dunfell-upgrade -m rdkv-nosrc.xml
$ repo sync -j4 --no-clone-bundle
$ MACHINE=raspberrypi-rdk-hybrid source meta-cmf-raspberrypi/setup-environment
$ bitbake rdk-generic-hybrid-image

• Lighting refapp integration into rdk-generic-hybrid-image-raspberrypi

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1. login into raspberrypi :

$ ssh root@<<IP address>>

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      After reboot app come up with a splash screen. Lighting application will launch instead of switcher app. Main menu screen is displayed which allows users to launch apps, vod, and play video content.

RefApp Video Playback

RDK 4.0 (rdk-generic-hybrid-image) Vs LGI  RefApp (rdk-generic-hybrid-refapp-image)

Dependencies

Lightning RefApp on Accelerator

Uses lighting sdk media player to play video, verified video playback using mp4 and HLS streams. 

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sessionmanager, rmfstreamer, spark environment, nodejs and LGI based IP player not required.

Lightning RefApp on rdk-generic-hybrid-refapp

uses rmfstreamer with sessionmanager and spark environment to play video streams (hls/dash) using (aamp and Liberty IPplayer)

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