[SOLVED] 'One click' application launcher for get-iplayer

aromaman · 11-28-2011, 06:07 AM

I've just downloaded and installed get_iplayer in my Ubuntu 10.04 system. I've also downloaded the Phil Lewis PVR gui from Linux Centre into /home/don/Desktop/get_iplayer-2.80 and it seems to work fine. To launch it I need to issue the terminal commands

cd /home/don/Desktop/get_iplayer-2.80
perl get_iplayer.cgi –port=1935

Then launch Firefox and point to http://127.0.0.1:1935/

Is there any way that these steps can be put into a 'one click' launcher on the desktop?

Don

corp769 · 11-28-2011, 06:43 AM

Hello,

Create a script with the appropriate commands, chmod +x the script, then you can create an icon shortcut on either your desktop or toolbar of your choice.

Cheers,

Josh

klearview · 11-28-2011, 07:03 AM

Here is how I did it:

Create a text file and name it whatever you like.
Enter this, adjusting the path to your get_iplayer folder:

Quote:

#!/bin/bash
ps -C get_iplayer.cgi >& /dev/null
if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
/home/my_username/Desktop/get_iplayer-2.77/get_iplayer.cgi -p 1935 --getiplayer /home/my_username/Desktop/get_iplayer-2.77/get_iplayer &
firefox -new-window http://localhost:1935 &
else
firefox -new-window http://localhost:1935 &
fi

Next
Do not forget to make the file executable!
Click on it.

What the script does:
first it checks if you already have a get_iplayer running.
if you don't, it starts it and firefox with get_iplayer tab in a new window.
if you do - only starts firefox with get_iplayer tab in a new window.

corp769 · 11-28-2011, 07:14 AM

Code:

#!/bin/bash
ps -C get_iplayer.cgi >& /dev/null
if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
/home/my_username/Desktop/get_iplayer-2.77/get_iplayer.cgi -p 1935 --getiplayer /home/my_username/Desktop/get_iplayer-2.77/get_iplayer &
fi
firefox -new-window http://localhost:1935 &

Technically, that's how you should do it, since all you are testing is if get_iplayer.cgi is running. You only need one command to run firefox. Just optimizing for you, that's all

aromaman · 11-29-2011, 05:15 AM

Thanks to all. The suggested script worked after I removed the bit:-

--getiplayer /home/don/Desktop/get_iplayer-2.80/get_iplayer

With that bit included, firefox gave message 'could not contact localhost:1935'. I looked in my /get_iplayer-2.80 folder and could not see the item get_iplayer therein (actually I found it in /usr/bin), so I tried without it and it worked. I'm guessing that, since I installed get_iplayer separately from the PVR program, the get_iplayer.cgi script is taking care of the launch of get_iplayer somehow. I'd appreciate a confirmation of that from a scripting expert

.

Also, I changed 'new-window' to 'new-tab' and that seems to work too, whether or not firefox is already running.

Many thanks again.

klearview · 11-29-2011, 05:46 AM

Yes, in my case I need to include '--getiplayer ...' because get_iplayer is not in my path and I need to specify it (it's on my desktop in the same folder as .cgi). If you have it in /usr/bin, it's in your path and get_iplayer.cgi is able to call it.

Using '-new-tab' is fine - that's just a matter of preference