Remote Control

[michnixweiss]

Feature description

I am missing the remote section in settings.

Problem description

In pyload 0.4.20 I can configure and use remote (pyload apk) on port 7227. This is not implemented / ported to 0.5.0

[GammaC0de]

@vuolter Do you have an new idea how to integrate the android app again or should we re-add the thrift backend?

[vuolter]

@GammaC0de I have no plans for the android app right now.
Actually, if we improve the webui for mobile and tablet screens, I'd like more to keep a single lite (web) app than supporting android and ios natives.

[michnixweiss]

Is there going to be a decision/solution?
I would like to further use the app. It is more usable on mobile than the web.

THX

[GammaC0de]

I'm too in favor of using native app, I just need to find spare time for it.

P.S.

I'd like more to keep a single lite (web) app

If the is going a SPA UI that uses Angular or React, the API should be flexible enough to allow the use of native apps too.

[vuolter]

If the is going a SPA UI that uses Angular or React, the API should be flexible enough to allow the use of native apps too.

👍

[michnixweiss]

Is there any progress?

[vuolter]

Still nothing from my side... @GammaC0de if you would make a try with thrift I think that's the fastest way to restore android/remote api capability in the meantime.

[michnixweiss]

@GammaC0de are there any news or something for testing?

[GammaC0de]

after looking at the code for remote control I that the whole API access needs a complete rework and modernized using REST and OpenAPI for example so the maintainability would be better.

I tried porting the Thrift but it seems a lot of work too.
Still not gave up though..

EDIT:
@vuolter Do you have and suggestions how to implement in the best way?

[vuolter]

@GammaC0de thrift support was removed when the codebase was rewritten to work on Python 3 to reduce complexity and throw away oldish deps. But all the interfaces exposed by thrift was actually a 1:1 copy of the API available now through flask, so another way to restore the official android client could be update the android app to connect to pyLoad via HTTP instead of the (thrift) socket.