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idris
Channel Surfer

Unable to deploy app from vs code

I am unable to deploy app directly from vs code, display is stuck on grey screen. I have provided console output and launch.json. Same app installs properly when installed using Roku Development Application Installer. 

 


Output //

DebugServer: Adding stop statements for active breakpoints
DebugServer: Creating zip archive from project sources
DebugServer: Connecting to Roku via telnet at 192.168.0.106


launch.json//

{
// Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
// Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
// For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"name": "BrightScript Debug: Launch",
"type": "brightscript",
"request": "launch",
"host": "${promptForHost}",
"password": "${promptForPassword}",
"rootDir": "${workspaceFolder}"
}
]
}

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MuviDev
Binge Watcher

Re: Unable to deploy app from vs code

Did you got the solution, I am stuck in the same issue.

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necrotek
Roku Guru

Re: Unable to deploy app from vs code

You need to declare the files to include in the package

https://github.com/rokucommunity/roku-deploy

{
    "files": [
        "source/**/*",
        "components/**/*",
        "images/**/*",
        "manifest"
        //your folder with other assets
        "assets/**/*",
    ]
}

 

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MuviDev
Binge Watcher

Re: Unable to deploy app from vs code

Earlier it was running without this.. Can you tell me where to put this.?

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kowsik
Newbie

Re: Unable to deploy app from vs code

replace the json values with your values like

  • host as your ipaddress of the roku device it will be there in the settings
  • password of your device for developer mode
  • root directory of the project where the build 

As given below as sample

{
    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "BrightScript Debug: Launch",
            "type": "brightscript",
            "request": "launch",
            "host": "192.168.1.4",
            "password": "rokudev",
            "rootDir": "../"
        }
    ]
}
 
 
then try launching the application happy hacking your application will be launched
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pkuzmenko
Binge Watcher

Re: Unable to deploy app from vs code

This is my vscode launch.json 

{
// Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
// Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
// For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"type": "brightscript",
"request": "launch",
"name": "BrightScript Debug: Launch",
"stopOnEntry": false,
"host": "192.168.2.185",
"password": "1234",
"outDir": "${workspaceFolder}/out",
//"host": "${promptForHost}",
//"password": "${promptForPassword}",
"rootDir": "${workspaceFolder}",
"enableDebuggerAutoRecovery": false,
"stopDebuggerOnAppExit": false,
"files": [
"manifest",
"config.json",
"collection.json",
"animations/**/*.*",
"prefabs/**/*.*",
"source/**/*.*",
"sounds/**/*.*",
"music/**/*.*",
"fonts/**/*.*",
"icons/**/*.*",
"sprites/**/*.*",
"scenes/**/*.*"
]
}
]
}
 
and at /source/Main.brs
main function....
 
sub Main()
roku = RokuEngine()
application = App()
roku.initialize(application)
roku.run()
end sub
 
 

it might run only if you code reach to out.zip or it was newer compile and just use old build I guess.

 

 

 

idris
Channel Surfer

Re: Unable to deploy app from vs code

@MuviDev In RokuDeploy.js

C:\Users\Admin\.vscode\extensions\rokucommunity.brightscript-2.45.9\node_modules\roku-deploy\dist\RokuDeploy.js

exports.DefaultFiles = [
    'source/**/*.*',
    'components/**/*.*',
    'assets/**/*.*',
    'images/**/*.*',
    'manifest'
   //add your folder here
];
 
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