README.md

Google flatbuffers example

This is a little example of Google flatbuffers with python3 and hyperion

Documentation

Google flatbuffers:

• https://github.com/google/flatbuffers
• https://google.github.io/flatbuffers/flatbuffers_guide_tutorial.html

Hyperion docs:

• https://docs.hyperion-project.org/
• https://github.com/hyperion-project/hyperion.docs

Requirements

Google flatbuffers (flatc):

• https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/releases

Hyperion ambilight project:

• https://github.com/hyperion-project/hyperion.ng

Hyperion flatbuffers schemas (*.fbs):

• https://github.com/hyperion-project/hyperion.ng/tree/master/libsrc/flatbufserver

python 3:

• https://www.python.org/

python Colour:

• https://github.com/vaab/colour
• pip install colour

python Pillow:

• https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
• pip install pillow

Execution

Execute the program and select an option of the menu:

• python3 flatbuffers-hyperion.py

If hyperion is not running you will get an error message.

Results

There are a few lines in hyperion local website log with the code: [FLATBUFSERVER] and 2 files were created in the program folder:

• flatbuffers_send.bin
• flatbuffers_recv.bin

To transform those .bin into .json execute this:

• flatc --json --raw-binary hyperion_request.fbs -- flatbuffers_send.bin
• flatc --json --raw-binary hyperion_reply.fbs -- flatbuffers_recv.bin

Other projects:

Google flatbuffers with Kodi and Hyperion:

• https://github.com/CPVprogrammer/kodi-hyperion-flatbuffers

Google protobuf with Kodi and Hyperion:

• https://github.com/CPVprogrammer/kodi-hyperion-protobuf