Building channel applications with our SDK

Getting started with developing on the Roku Platform

• Platform Overview - Overview of the Roku Platform
• Success on the Roku Platform - Succeeding on the Roku Platform
• How Roku Channels Work - How and where to host content
• Developer Setup Guide - How to enable Developer Settings
• Hello World - A simple Hello World tutorial

Key concepts to building your first Roku Channel

• Setting up a project - How to setup a project with the required directories, files, and assets.
• Parsing an XML feed - How to parse a content feed and retrieve videos, titles, descriptions, etc.
• Building a user interface in SceneGraph - How to build a simple grid layout using the RowList component
• Playing video - How to setup and play video in SceneGraph

Guides for core features of the Roku Platform

• Screensavers - Overview on Roku screensavers and how to create a screensaver in SceneGraph
• Roku Ad Framework - Monetizing Roku channels with the comprenhesive advertising framework
• Roku Billing - Monetizing Roku channels using the ChannelStore node and roChannelStore component
• Roku Web Services - How to validate, credit, and cancel purchases using the Roku Web Services API
• Remote Control APIs - How to implement remote functionality to Roku channels
• Deep Linking - How to implement deep linking for Search & Discovery
• Authentication and Linking - How to authenticate and link with third party services
• Packaging Channels - How to package a channel for publication
• Debugging - How to test and debug Roku channels
• Private channels - Overview on private channels
• Examples - Overview of available example channels

API References

• BrightScript Language Reference
• BrightScript Component Reference
• SceneGraph Reference

Details on supported formats and specifications on the Roku Platform

• Roku devices - Overview of all Roku devices, past and present
• Audio/Video Overview - supported audio & video formats
• Content Protection - supported DRM formats and specifications
• Closed Captioning - supported caption formats and specifications
• Manifest file - Manifest specifications and attributes
• Advertising URL Parameter Macros - parameters for ad request and tracking URLs
• VAST and VMAP Support - supported VAST and VMAP features

Essential tools for building on the Roku Platform

• Developer Settings - Overview of the utilities included with each Roku device
• Roku Plugin for Eclipse IDE - Official plugin for developing Roku applications using the Eclipse IDE
• Roku Remote Webpage - Roku remote in your browser
• Deep Linking Tester - test ECP commands linking into your channels
• Stream Tester Tool - test media and ad server URLs directly from your browser