Roku Developer Program

[asenthil]

Hi,

I am developing a ROKU application which needs to logon to a remote server and extract feeds. I am aware that ROKU does not support Cookies and so gotta make do with "Set-Cookie" and "Cookie" headers. The issue I am facing right now is that the response sent by the remote server on a successful login has several "Set-Cookie" name-value pairs (all of which need to be sent as "Cookie" name-value pairs for further communication with the server) and the "GetResponseHeaders" method associated with "roUrlEvent" returns a "roAssociativeArray" which cannot hold duplicate values (according to the latest BrightScript Reference Manual). Ultimately, I am able to retrieve only one of these essential name-value pairs which is insufficient for further communication with the server. It seems to be appropriate for the method to return a "roArray" so that we get all the essential fields from the response headers. I am not sure if we are missing out on something here or the method signature needs to be changed. Please advise. Thank you.

[RokuKevin]

There is not currently a way to get duplicate headers, or multiple 'Set-Cookie' headers.... We have added a way to do this in an upcoming release.

--Kevin

[matthew_pawluk]

What would be the expected ETA on a new release?

[TheEndless]

Is there any way to get the raw headers, so I can parse them myself? I'm in a bit of a pickle if there's no way to capture all of the set-cookie headers...

[RokuKevin]

There is no way to get the raw headers and parse them yourself. If you'd like to sign up for the beta program, you can get access to a build that has the new method in the roUrlEvent object:

GetResponseHeadersArray().

It returns an array of associative arrays. Each AA contains a single header name/value pair.

Beta program signup:
http://surveyanalytics.com/t/AEJgCZHuSy

--Kevin

[mainmanc]

Looking for the same functionality. Would love to get on board with the beta. Request submitted. 🙂

Cheers.

[RokuKevin]

mainmanc,

Did you sign up using the link below? This beta is open to anyone who agrees to the terms through the signup link.

Beta program signup:
http://surveyanalytics.com/t/AEJgCZHuSy


--Kevin

[mainmanc]

Hi Kevin,

Yes I did. Perhaps I should try again?

Cheers.

[TheEndless]

I signed up through the same link last week and haven't heard anything. Should we expect to receive an email or something?

[Anonymous]

Sorry, that link is for signing up for the end-user beta pool and doesn't guarantee that you'll get the beta. We'll shortly be soliciting our developer community for a developer-targeted beta program. Please sit tight.

Patrick