In-house TV channel test launcher
Each community below runs the same player against its own configuration. Open a community full screen on the mini PC, or use the per-slide links to review a single slide without waiting for the rotation.
Communities
URL parameters
| Parameter | Example | Effect |
|---|---|---|
community | ?community=surprise |
Required. Selects the community from config/communities.json. c also works. |
wx | &wx=tucson |
Overrides only the weather location, leaving branding on the selected community. Use this to preview another city's forecast. |
only | &only=devotional |
Shows a single slide and holds it. slide is an alias. |
slides | &slides=weather,brand |
Overrides the rotation order for this session. |
dur | &dur=5 |
Sets every slide to this many seconds so a full loop can be reviewed quickly. |
debug | &debug=1 |
Shows the diagnostic overlay: fetch results, slide transitions, skipped slides. |
nocache | &nocache=1 |
Bypasses the edge cache on the devotional and weather endpoints. |
Keyboard (testing only)
→ / ← | Next / previous slide |
Space | Pause or resume the rotation |
D | Toggle the diagnostic overlay |
F | Toggle full screen |
R | Re-fetch devotional and weather now |
Open to-do items
- Dining menu data source. No feed exists yet. The Menu slide is a placeholder. Needs a decision on where daily menus live and how they are published.
- Today's events data source. Same situation. The Events slide is a placeholder pending an activity-calendar source per community.
- Campus coordinates. Weather currently uses city-center latitude and longitude, not campus addresses.
- ESPN permission. The national sport source is built but disabled. It stays disabled until written permission from ESPN/Disney is on file. Arizona Sports is enabled for testing and needs the same conversation.
Endpoints
/api/devotional | Normalised Read the Bible feed. Open JSON Probe the parse |
/api/weather?community=surprise | Normalised forecast. Open JSON |
/api/sports?source=local | Arizona Sports headlines. Open JSON Probe |
/api/sports?source=national | ESPN. Disabled pending permission, returns 403 by design. Open JSON |