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iCOMPEL Digital Signage (V8.1.0)
4. XML API version 1
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4.1 External XML API
The calling application must handle HTTP 401 status code and authenticate with the request URI.
All external XML API can also be used from media running within the iCOMPEL HTML Player.
Following API are available.
Activate Schedule
Channel Activate
Channel Publish
Get Channel Manager Report
4.1.1 Channel Manager
This section contains information that enables building very flexible content publishing and subscription network using Black
Box digital signage.
4.1.1.1 Channel Manager Status
Function
A detailed report of channel manager state for the currently active channel on a publisher and subscribed channel for a
subscriber.
In conjunction with other Channel Manager XML API, these can help build very flexible channel publishing work flows.
Requires
An iCOMPEL user with 'Monitor' access.
An application that can process HTTP GET requests with digest or basic authentication. Versions prior to 8.0 support basic
authentication only.
Syntax
HTTP Get the URI /status/channel_manager.xml
Publisher
The following is returned:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<channel_manager_status role="publisher">
<!-- Publisher -->
<channel_control_file channel_name="Channel 2" channel_unique_id="2010-10-04 15:47:18" channel_href="file:channel/2"/>
<channel_control_publish state="Publishing - Copying channel files" state_code="publishing"/>
<channel_file_list>
<channel_file href="file:control/channel_control.xml" channel_url="file:channel/2/control/channel_control.xml.aa5ea784c8ee936b15875c87f453a2de.channel" size="7785"/>
<channel_file href="file:control/colours.xml" channel_url="file:channel/2/control/colours.xml.b1c286d8e9e6c2403865df0e83f04c5c.channel" size="914"/>
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