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knc1 · 08-02-2016, 07:49 AM

Something I am sure you know . . .

Those scripts are not on the consumer version firmware so you will have to re-invent them for your extension so as not to re-distribute Amazon code.
But they will contain the system indexer control commands.

Note:
Lua is pre-installed on all 5.x firmwares and you can 'exec' a Lua script from the KUAL control files rather than call a shell script.
Ah...
That isn't specific to Lua, KUAL control files can either call or exec any executable code, the calling an external shell script is only tradition here.

Translation:
If the control script is just a simple system control command - stick the system control command directly in the menu.json command line of KUAL.
If the command requires arguments, use the 'params' field of menu.json command line.

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I.E: There is a lot of flexibility in how you chose to 'not duplicate Amazon code'.

PS: Sorry for stealing the ;log searchbar command - but we put a 'dispatcher' script on it, so you can put your 'hide books' calls into the 'dispatcher' script.
I don't recall if anyone PM'd you about doing that last month, it was a hectic few days.

08-02-2016, 07:49 AM	#6
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	Something I am sure you know . . . Those scripts are not on the consumer version firmware so you will have to re-invent them for your extension so as not to re-distribute Amazon code. But they will contain the system indexer control commands. Note: Lua is pre-installed on all 5.x firmwares and you can 'exec' a Lua script from the KUAL control files rather than call a shell script. Ah... That isn't specific to Lua, KUAL control files can either call or exec any executable code, the calling an external shell script is only tradition here. Translation: If the control script is just a simple system control command - stick the system control command directly in the menu.json command line of KUAL. If the command requires arguments, use the 'params' field of menu.json command line. - - - - I.E: There is a lot of flexibility in how you chose to 'not duplicate Amazon code'. PS: Sorry for stealing the ;log searchbar command - but we put a 'dispatcher' script on it, so you can put your 'hide books' calls into the 'dispatcher' script. I don't recall if anyone PM'd you about doing that last month, it was a hectic few days. Last edited by knc1; 08-02-2016 at 08:11 AM.