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neowinston
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‎08-11-2017 05:53 AM

How do I call XML code from Brightscript for a Roku Channel?

I'm trying to populate a Label List using the below XML Roku Channel, Scenegraph code. I'm getting these errors: 
BRIGHTSCRIPT: ERROR: roSGScreen: creating MAIN|TASK-only component failed on RENDER thread: pkg:/components/screens/DetailsScreen/DetailsScreen.brs(101)
BRIGHTSCRIPT: ERROR: roMessagePort: Trying to construct a message port on a non-plugin thread: pkg:/components/screens/DetailsScreen/DetailsScreen.brs(102)

Full error message:


BRIGHTSCRIPT: ERROR: roSGScreen: creating MAIN|TASK-only component failed on RENDER thread: pkg:/components/screens/DetailsScreen/DetailsScreen.brs(101)
BRIGHTSCRIPT: ERROR: roMessagePort: Trying to construct a message port on a non-plugin thread: pkg:/components/screens/DetailsScreen/DetailsScreen.brs(102)

BrightScript Micro Debugger.
Enter any BrightScript statement, debug commands, or HELP.

Suspending threads...
Thread selected:  1*   ...ailsScreen/DetailsScreen.brs(103)    screen.setMessagePort(m.port)

Current Function:
100:  sub showChannelSGScreen()
101:    screen = CreateObject("roSGScreen")
102:    m.port = CreateObject("roMessagePort")
103:*   screen.setMessagePort(m.port)
104:    scene = screen.CreateScene("LabelListExample")
105:    screen.show()
106:  
107:    while(true)
'Dot' Operator attempted with invalid BrightScript Component or interface reference. (runtime error &hec) in pkg:/components/screens/DetailsScreen/DetailsScreen.brs(103)
103:   screen.setMessagePort(m.port)
Backtrace:
#1  Function showchannelsgscreen() As Void
   file/line: pkg:/components/screens/DetailsScreen/DetailsScreen.brs(103)
#0  Function onitemselected() As Void
   file/line: pkg:/components/screens/DetailsScreen/DetailsScreen.brs(95)
Local Variables:
global           Interface:ifGlobal
m                roAssociativeArray refcnt=3 count:7
screen           Invalid
scene            <uninitialized>
msg              <uninitialized>
msgtype          <uninitialized>
Threads:
ID    Location                                Source Code
 0    pkg:/source/main.brs(20)                msg = wait(0, port)
 1*   ...ailsScreen/DetailsScreen.brs(103)    screen.setMessagePort(m.port)
  *selected

Brightscript Debugger> 
Thread detached
>>> Details >> OnkeyEvent

Thread detached
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Tyler_Smith
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‎08-14-2017 05:39 AM

Re: How do I call XML code from Brightscript for a Roku Channel?

http requests cannot be performed on the render thread.
Take a look at https://sdkdocs.roku.com/display/sdkdoc/Task which defines the process in RSG.
Tyler Smith
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neowinston
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‎08-14-2017 06:31 AM

Re: How do I call XML code from Brightscript for a Roku Channel?

Hello Tyler,

Thanks for your answer and of the link!

For me it's not very clear how I call the Task from BrightScript. Would you please give me an example? Thank you!

I'm trying to invoke the task in a BrightSprit file like so (from this link: https://sdkdocs.roku.com/display/sdkdoc ... er+Content😞

m.getHomeOptionsList = createObject("roSGNode", "getLabelListContent")
m.getHomeOptionsList.setField("uri", "http://www.sdktestinglab.com/homeoptionslistcontent.xml")
m.getHomeOptionsList.observeField("content", "showhomeoptionslist")
m.getHomeOptionsList.functionName = "showhomeoptionslist"
m.getHomeOptionsList.control = "RUN"
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