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wpinkman
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11 years ago

roPosterScreen / roSlideshow can't load Instagram images

My channel, Rokagram, started having trouble yesterday. I think I've debugged it down to the fact that the URL's returned from the Instagram API for images are now all HTTPS, but it's not just that. The CDN they are hosted on seems to cause problems for components like roPosterScreen and roSlideShow even if I call SetCertificatesFile and InitClientCertificates on them. The same image URL in question loads fine in a browser. I even tried an experiment of using roUrlTransfer to download the image into "tmp://" and then using the temp file as the posterUrl and that worked! Here's some sample code that demonstrates the problem.

Running the code shows a poster screen with one item, but the cover image never loads. I have a photo.. but I can't figure out how to attach it to a forum post. Trust me.. it doesn't work.


Sub Main()

	port = CreateObject("roMessagePort")
	screen = CreateObject("roPosterScreen")
		
	screen.SetMessagePort(port)
	screen.SetCertificatesFile("common:/certs/ca-bundle.crt")
	screen.InitClientCertificates()
	screen.SetListStyle("arced-square")
		
	posterUrl = "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xaf1/t51.2885-15/s150x150/e15/11049316_1583549288528575_1352209504_n.jpg"
	meta = {}
	meta.HdPosterUrl = posterUrl
	meta.SdPosterUrl = posterUrl
	
	contentList = []
	contentList.Push(meta)
	
	screen.SetContentList(contentList)
	screen.Show()
	
	wait(0, port)

End Sub
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  • belltown's avatar
    belltown
    Roku Guru
    11 years ago
    It will work if you change the "https" in the image url to "http". Not sure why. The https image url downloads just fine using roUrlTransfer, but not with the BS screen components. Again, not sure why.
  • Veeta's avatar
    Veeta
    Visitor
    11 years ago
    Are you listening for http events on roSystemLog? If so, you should be getting an error code which will better explain what is happening.
  • belltown's avatar
    belltown
    Roku Guru
    11 years ago
    "Veeta" wrote:
    Are you listening for http events on roSystemLog? If so, you should be getting an error code which will better explain what is happening.

    There is no roSystemLogEvent when using the https url, only when using the http url.
  • wpinkman's avatar
    wpinkman
    Visitor
    11 years ago
    Thanks belltown. Yes.. roUrlTransfer works fine. This is a head scratcher. I might try that https -> http trick, but I'm afraid that won't work forever.
  • Veeta's avatar
    Veeta
    Visitor
    11 years ago
    I got a timeout during testing.

    ** SystemLog http.error: Status = connectiontimeout
    ** SystemLog http.error: LogType = http.error
    ** SystemLog http.error: TargetIp = 31.13.73.10
    ** SystemLog http.error: HttpCode = -1
    ** SystemLog http.error: Datetime = 03/25/2015 20:11:10.836
    ** SystemLog http.error: OrigUrl = https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphot ... 9504_n.jpg
    ** SystemLog http.error: Url = https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphot ... 9504_n.jpg
    ** SystemLog http.error: Method = GET
  • belltown's avatar
    belltown
    Roku Guru
    11 years ago
    "Veeta" wrote:
    I got a timeout during testing.

    ** SystemLog http.error: Status = connectiontimeout
    ** SystemLog http.error: LogType = http.error
    ** SystemLog http.error: TargetIp = 31.13.73.10
    ** SystemLog http.error: HttpCode = -1
    ** SystemLog http.error: Datetime = 03/25/2015 20:11:10.836
    ** SystemLog http.error: OrigUrl = https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphot ... 9504_n.jpg
    ** SystemLog http.error: Url = https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphot ... 9504_n.jpg
    ** SystemLog http.error: Method = GET

    I'm seeing the same thing. I didn't wait the full 30 seconds when I tried it before.

    My first thought was it was something to do with the certificates, although presumably roUrlTransfer and roPosterScreen both handle them the same way through the ifHttpAgent interface.
  • Veeta's avatar
    Veeta
    Visitor
    11 years ago
    I just traced the network and there are differences in the SSL handshaking from roUrlTransfer to roPosterScreen. Just speculating, it appears that the SSL handshaking doesn't work in roPosterScreen and the server side just stops responding.
  • wpinkman's avatar
    wpinkman
    Visitor
    11 years ago
    ifHttpAgent seams to have a (new?) call: SetCertificatesDepth(depth as Integer)

    Not sure what it does or what a good value would be.