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Best Testing Practices JSON Direct Publisher
Hello there. I'm curious what the best practices are when testing a new JSON feed in Direct Publisher? I used to be able to make a change to the JSON feed and within a few minutes I could see the pre...
Welcome to the world of Roku channel testing (frustration). In the past, channel developers were able to make changes and validate them in a timely fashion. That changed a year or so ago. It now takes upwards of 4-6 hours for changes to be reflected in your channel. The closest thing to an emulator is the preview function within the Roku Developer Portal.
We all feel your pain. Having said that, the best you can do at the moment is to try and validate your feed file before submitting it. If you're coding the file manually by hand with an editor like Notepad, that's not possible. That's why lots of channel developers are now resorting to using software or services that help maintain your feed file.
