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Input Switch API

Version: 1.0.0

Status: ⚫⚪⚪

InputSwitch interface for Thunder framework.

(Defined by InputSwitch.json)

Table of Contents

Introduction

Scope

This document describes purpose and functionality of the InputSwitch interface (version 1.0.0). It includes detailed specification about its methods provided.

Case Sensitivity

All identifiers of the interfaces described in this document are case-sensitive. Thus, unless stated otherwise, all keywords, entities, properties, relations and actions should be treated as such.

Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms

The table below provides and overview of acronyms used in this document and their definitions.

Acronym Description
API Application Programming Interface
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol
JSON JavaScript Object Notation; a data interchange format
JSON-RPC A remote procedure call protocol encoded in JSON

The table below provides and overview of terms and abbreviations used in this document and their definitions.

Term Description
callsign The name given to an instance of a plugin. One plugin can be instantiated multiple times, but each instance the instance name, callsign, must be unique.

References

Ref ID Description
HTTP HTTP specification
JSON-RPC JSON-RPC 2.0 specification
JSON JSON specification
Thunder Thunder API Reference

Description

InputSwitch JSON-RPC interface.

Methods

The following methods are provided by the InputSwitch interface:

InputSwitch interface methods:

Method Description
channel Enable or Disable the throughput through the given channel
select Enable the given channel, disabling all othe channels, whish are not immune
status Check the status of the requested channel

channel method

Enable or Disable the throughput through the given channel.

Parameters

Name Type M/O Description
params object mandatory ...
params.name string mandatory Callsign that is the owner of this channel
params.enabled boolean mandatory Enable or disable the throughput of data through this channel

Result

Name Type M/O Description
result null mandatory Always null (default: None)

Errors

Message Description
ERROR_UNKNOWN_KEY Failed to scan

Example

Request

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 42,
  "method": "<callsign>.1.channel",
  "params": {
    "name": "WebKitBrowser",
    "enabled": false
  }
}

Response

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 42,
  "result": null
}

select method

Enable the given channel, disabling all othe channels, whish are not immune.

Parameters

Name Type M/O Description
params object mandatory ...
params.name string mandatory Callsign that is the owner of this channel

Result

Name Type M/O Description
result null mandatory Always null (default: None)

Errors

Message Description
ERROR_UNKNOWN_KEY Failed to scan

Example

Request

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 42,
  "method": "<callsign>.1.select",
  "params": {
    "name": "WebKitBrowser"
  }
}

Response

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 42,
  "result": null
}

status method

Check the status of the requested channel.

Parameters

Name Type M/O Description
params object mandatory ...
params.name string mandatory Callsign that is the owner of this channel

Result

Name Type M/O Description
result array mandatory ...
result[#] object mandatory ...
result[#].name string mandatory Callsign associated with this channel
result[#].enabled boolean mandatory Is the channel enabled to receive info

Errors

Message Description
ERROR_UNKNOWN_KEY Could not find the designated channel

Example

Request

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 42,
  "method": "<callsign>.1.status",
  "params": {
    "name": "WebKitBrowser"
  }
}

Response

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 42,
  "result": [
    {
      "name": "WebKitBrowser",
      "enabled": false
    }
  ]
}