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tadakk
Level 7
‎03-15-2018 08:56 AM

Re: Scheduled reboot of Roku box using PHP/batch script/etc

Hey guys,
I really like that script. I decided to make a Powershell 3.0 equivalent.

$roku=$args[0]
if ($roku -ne $null) {
  $Error.Clear()
  Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri "http://$($roku):8060/keypress/Home"
  if ($Error.count) {Write-Host "ERROR"; exit}
  sleep -Milliseconds 350 
  Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri "http://$($roku):8060/keypress/Up"
  sleep -Milliseconds 350 
  Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri "http://$($roku):8060/keypress/Right"
  sleep -Milliseconds 350 
  Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri "http://$($roku):8060/keypress/Up"
  sleep -Milliseconds 350 
  Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri "http://$($roku):8060/keypress/Right"
  sleep -Milliseconds 350 
  Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri "http://$($roku):8060/keypress/Up"
  sleep -Milliseconds 350 
  Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri "http://$($roku):8060/keypress/Up"
  sleep -Milliseconds 350 
  Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri "http://$($roku):8060/keypress/Up"
  sleep -Milliseconds 350 
  Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri "http://$($roku):8060/keypress/Right"
  sleep -Milliseconds 350 
  Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri "http://$($roku):8060/keypress/Select"
  sleep -Milliseconds 350 
}
else {
  Write-Host "You must specify the IP address"
}

Tommy
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Smokindog
Level 10
‎04-01-2018 03:12 PM

Re: Scheduled reboot of Roku box using PHP/batch script/etc

"tadakk" wrote:
Hey guys,
I really like that script. I decided to make a Powershell 3.0 equivalent.

$roku=$args[0]
if ($roku -ne $null) {
  $Error.Clear()
  Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri "http://$($roku):8060/keypress/Home"
  if ($Error.count) {Write-Host "ERROR"; exit}
  sleep -Milliseconds 350 
  Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri "http://$($roku):8060/keypress/Up"
  sleep -Milliseconds 350 
  Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri "http://$($roku):8060/keypress/Right"
  sleep -Milliseconds 350 
  Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri "http://$($roku):8060/keypress/Up"
  sleep -Milliseconds 350 
  Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri "http://$($roku):8060/keypress/Right"
  sleep -Milliseconds 350 
  Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri "http://$($roku):8060/keypress/Up"
  sleep -Milliseconds 350 
  Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri "http://$($roku):8060/keypress/Up"
  sleep -Milliseconds 350 
  Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri "http://$($roku):8060/keypress/Up"
  sleep -Milliseconds 350 
  Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri "http://$($roku):8060/keypress/Right"
  sleep -Milliseconds 350 
  Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri "http://$($roku):8060/keypress/Select"
  sleep -Milliseconds 350 
}
else {
  Write-Host "You must specify the IP address"
}

Tommy

Could you help explain how to put this into a file and execute it automatically?  I know UNIX and Cron and shell scripts and I can follow that I'd need to set my ROKU IP address but I don't know how to automate on a Windows device.
Thanks in advance!
Brought to you from someplace in Texas!
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ThomasZA
Level 7
‎02-05-2020 07:43 AM

Re: Scheduled reboot of Roku box using PHP/batch script/etc

I had to add an additional home command to the beginning, and an additional up... and I've reduced the delays after the initial home  press... and since I only have 1 roku - I moved the IP into the file... but this works for me: (obviously tweak the IP to suit 🙂 )

it just does nothing if its in that annoying "pairing with roku remote" message...

#!/bin/bash
# reboot the specified roku device
ROKU="192.168.1.111"
if [ "$ROKU" != "" ]; then
curl -X POST -d "" http://$ROKU:8060/keypress/Home
if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then echo "ERROR"; unset ROKU; exit $?; fi
sleep 0.35
curl -X POST -d "" http://$ROKU:8060/keypress/Home
sleep 0.35
curl -X POST -d "" http://$ROKU:8060/keypress/Up
sleep 0.35
curl -X POST -d "" http://$ROKU:8060/keypress/Right
sleep 0.35
curl -X POST -d "" http://$ROKU:8060/keypress/Up
sleep 0.35
curl -X POST -d "" http://$ROKU:8060/keypress/Right
sleep 0.35
curl -X POST -d "" http://$ROKU:8060/keypress/Up
sleep 0.35
curl -X POST -d "" http://$ROKU:8060/keypress/Up
sleep 0.35
curl -X POST -d "" http://$ROKU:8060/keypress/Up
sleep 0.35
curl -X POST -d "" http://$ROKU:8060/keypress/Up
sleep 0.35
curl -X POST -d "" http://$ROKU:8060/keypress/Right
sleep 0.35
curl -X POST -d "" http://$ROKU:8060/keypress/Select
sleep 0.35
fi
unset ROKU

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RealBigMike
Level 7
‎04-26-2020 01:19 PM

Re: Scheduled reboot of Roku box using PHP/batch script/etc

These posts helped immensely. Here's a script that makes use of loops to shorten the code. Tested on Roku Ultra and Streaming Stick:

#!/bin/bash
# Date = 04.26.20
# Leveraged some code from https://github.com/chall32/ROKU_restart.sh
# Tested on Roku Ultra & Roku Streaming Stick

ShowUsage() {
echo "usage: $0 <ROKU IP>"
}

EXPECTED_ARGS=1
TARGET=$1
ROKUREBOOT=("home" "up" "right" "up" "right" "up" "up" "up" "up" "right" "select")

if [ $# -lt $EXPECTED_ARGS ]
then
ShowUsage
exit 1
fi

for i in $*
do
case $i in
--help)
ShowUsage
exit 1
;;
esac
done

if [[ -n "$TARGET" ]]
then

curl -d '' http://$TARGET:8060/keypress/home
sleep 3.5

for CMD in ${ROKUREBOOT[@]}
do
curl -d '' http://$TARGET:8060/keypress/$CMD
sleep 0.35

done

fi

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