webOS

The webOS API provides methods for retrieving TV-specific information and settings. 

Methods of this API is compatible with methods of the webOS.js library used on the previous versions of webOS TV. If you have used methods of webOS.js to implement your app, we recommend that you replace the webOS.js library with the webOSTV.js library.

Methods

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libVersion

Description

A member representing the build version of the webOSTV.js library.

Properties

None

Example

if (Number(webOS.libVersion.split('.')[0]) > 0) {
    // use webOSDev APIs
}

See Also

• None

platform

Description

A member representing the platform identification of webOS variants.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
tv	Boolean	Indicate whether the platform identification is webOS TV. If the platform identification is not webOS TV, undefined is returned. true: webOS TV

Example

if (webOS.platform.tv === true) {
    // calls TV specific service APIs
} else {
    console.log('This device is not TV.');
}

See Also

• None

deviceInfo

Description

Returns the device-specific information regarding the TV model, OS version, SDK version, screen size, and resolution.

Syntax

webOS.deviceInfo(devicecallback(info))

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required
devicecallback(info)	Function	The function to call once the information is collected. info: JSON object containing the device information details Properties Name Type Description Required modelName String The model name of the device in UTF-8 format. Yes version String The full name of OS firmware version. Yes versionMajor Number The subset of OS version: Major version number. Yes versionMinor Number The subset of OS version: Minor version number. Yes versionDot Number The subset of OS version: Revision version number. Yes sdkVersion String The webOS SDK version. Yes screenWidth Number The screen width in pixels. Yes screenHeight Number The screen Height in pixels. Yes uhd Boolean Indicates whether the device supports Ultra HD resolution. true: The device supports Ultra HD resolution. false: The device does not support Ultra HD resolution. Optional uhd8K Boolean Indicates whether the device supports 8K UHD resolution. true: The device supports 8K UHD resolution. false: The device does not support 8K UHD resolution. Optional oled Boolean Indicates whether the display type of device is OLED or not. true: The display type is OLED. false: The display type is LCD. On the previous version of webOS TV that does not support this property, return undefined.  Optional ddrSize String The size of DDR DRAM in Bytes. For example, if the size of DDR DRAM is 3G, the return value is '3G'. On the previous version of webOS TV that does not support this property, return undefined.  Optional hdr10 Boolean Indicate whether the device supports HDR10. true: The device supports HDR10. false: The device does not support HDR10. Optional dolbyVision Boolean Indicate whether the device supports Dolby Vision. true: The device supports Dolby Vision. false: The device does not support Dolby Vision. Optional dolbyAtmos Boolean Indicate whether the device supports Dolby Atmos. true: The device supports Dolby Atmos. false: The device does not support Dolby Atmos. Optional	Yes

Call Returns

Returns undefined.

Example

webOS.deviceInfo(function (device) {
    if (device.modelName.indexOf('32LB') > -1) {
        // do something
    }

    var version = device.version.split('.');
    if (Number(version[0]) > 3 || Number(device.versionMajor) > 3) {
        // do something
        if (Number(version[1]) > 2 || Number(device.versionMinor) > 2) {
            // do something
            if (Number(version[2]) > 13 || Number(device.versionDot) > 13) {
                // do something
            }
        }
    }

    var sdkVersion = device.sdkVersion.split('.');
    if (sdkVersion[0] === '3') {
        // do something
    }

    if (device.screenWidth === 1920 && device.screenHeight === 1080) {
        // do something
    }

    if (device.uhd && device.uhd === true) {
        // shows UHD contents
    }

    if (device.uhd8K && device.uhd8K === true) {
        // shows 8K UHD contents
    }

    if (device.oled && device.oled === true) {
        // do something
    }

    if (device.ddrSize) {
       var ddrSize = device.ddrSize.split('G')[0]
        // do something
    }

    if (device.hdr10 && device.hdr10 === true) {
        // play HDR10 contents
    }

    if (device.dolbyVision && device.dolbyVision === true) {
        // play Dolby Vision contents
    }

    if (device.dolbyAtmos && device.dolbyAtmos === true) {
        // play Dolby ATMOS contents
    }
});

See Also

• systemInfo

fetchAppId

Description

Returns an app ID of an app calling this method.

Syntax

webOS.fetchAppId()

Parameters

None

Call Returns

Name	Type	Description
appId	String	The app ID

Example

var appId = webOS.fetchAppId();
if (appId.length !== 0) {
    webOS.service.request('com.webos.service.drm', {
        method: 'load',
        parameters: {
            appId: appId,
            drmType: 'playready'
        },
        onSuccess: function (res) {
            // sendDrmMessage
        },
        onFailure: function (res) {
            // error handling
        }
    });
} else {
    console.error('Getting application ID failed.');
}

See Also

• fetchAppInfo

fetchAppInfo

Description

Returns the appinfo.json data of the caller app with a saved cache.

Syntax

webOS.fetchAppInfo(callback, path)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required
appinfocallback	Function	The function to be called upon completion Name Type Description info object The JSON object read from the app's appinfo.json file. If it is not found, undefined is returned.	No
path	String	An optional relative file path to read appinfo.json. The file name (appinfo.json) must be included in the file path. If your app is packaged into an IPK file, get the path using  fetchAppRootPath method. If your app is hosted by a server, the path will be the URL of the server.	No

Call Returns

Returns undefined.

Example

var path = webOS.fetchAppRootPath();
if (path.length !== 0) {
    // It works only in the case of packaged application
    webOS.fetchAppInfo(function (info) {
        if (info) {
            var version = info.version && info.version.split('.');
            if (Number(version[0]) > 1) {
                // different implementation
            }
        } else {
            console.error('Error occurs while getting appinfo.json.');
        }    
    }, path + 'appinfo.json');
} else {
    console.error('Getting application root path failed.');
}

See Also

• fetchAppId

• fetchAppRootPath

fetchAppRootPath

Description

Returns the full URI path of the caller app.

Syntax

webOS.fetchAppRootPath()

Parameters

None

Call Returns

Name	Type	Description
uri	String	The app's URI path where the app is located

Example

var path = webOS.fetchAppRootPath();
if (path.length !== 0) {
    // It works only in the case of packaged application
    webOS.fetchAppInfo(function (info) {
        if (info) {
            var version = info.version && info.version.split('.');
            if (Number(version[0]) > 1) {
                // different implementation
            }
        } else {
            console.error('Error occurs while getting appinfo.json.');
        }    
    }, path + 'appinfo.json');
} else {
    console.error('Getting application root path failed.');
}

See Also

• None

platformBack

Description

Emulates the back key of the remote controller to move backward 1 level.

Syntax

webOS.platformBack()

Parameters

None

Call Returns

None

Example

function initPage() {
  document.querySelector('#refresh').addEventListener('click', function () {
    window.location.reload();
  });
  ...
  document.querySelector('#platformBack').addEventListener('click', function () {
    webOS.platformBack();
  });
}

See Also

• None

systemInfo

Description

Returns the system-specific information regarding country, service country, and timezone.

Syntax

webOS.systemInfo()

Parameters

None

Call Returns

Name	Type	Description
country	String	The country that TV broadcasts. If the value does not exist, undefined is returned.
smartServiceCountry	String	The country where the Smart service is provided. If the value does not exist, undefined is returned.
timezone	String	The time zone that TV broadcasts. If the value does not exist, undefined is returned.

Example

var sysInfo = webOS.systemInfo;
if (
    (sysInfo.country && sysInfo.country === 'KOR')
    || (sysInfo.smartServiceCountry && sysInfo.smartServiceCountry === 'KOR')
    || (sysInfo.timezone && sysInfo.timezone)
) {
    // shows Korean contents
}

See Also

• deviceInfo

keyboard.isShowing

Description

Checks whether the virtual keyboard is visible.

On the previous version of webOS TV that does not support this property, undefined is returned.

Syntax

webOS.keyboard.isShowing()

Parameters

None

Call Returns

Name	Type	Description
show	Boolean	Indicates whether the virtual keyboard is displayed or hidden. true: the virtual keyboard is displayed. false: the virtual keyboard is hidden.

Example

if (webOS.keyboard.isShowing() === true) {
    // other div style fade out
} else {
    console.log('Keyboard is hidden or this API is not supported.');
}

See Also

• None

service.request

Description

Creates and sends a service request to the system of the webOS TV.

Syntax

webOS.service.request(uri, param)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required
uri	String	The service URI. It accepts the normal service URI format, as well as the extended format with the service method included.	Yes
param	Object	Service request options. Properties Name Type Description Required method String The service method being called. No parameters Object The JSON object of the request parameters to send. No subscribe Boolean Indicates whether a subscription is desired for this request. true: Request the subscription. false: Not request the subscription. No resubscribe Boolean Indicates whether the request should resubscribe after a failure has occurred. true: Request the re-subscription. false: Not request the re-subscription. No onSuccess Function The callback function called when the method succeeds. No onFailure Function The callback function called when the method fails.  No onComplete Function The callback function called when a request is complete (regardless of success or failure). No	No

Call Returns

Name	Type	Description
requestObject	Object	Resulting request object. This object can be used to cancel subscriptions. Properties Name Type Description uri String The full-service request URI, including method name. params Object The JSON object of the request parameters to send. subscribe Boolean Indicates whether a subscription is desired for this request. true: subscribed false: not subscribed resubscribe Boolean Indicates whether the request should resubscribe after a failure has occurred. true: resubscribed false: not resubscribed onSuccess Function The callback function called when the method succeeds. onFailure Function The callback function called when the method fails.  onComplete Function The callback function called when a request is complete (regardless of success or failure). send function Sends the request. It is automatically called on creation. No argument is required. cancel function Cancels the service request and any associated subscription. No argument is required.

Complete Callback Returns

Name	Type	Description
response	Object	The JSON object containing the service's response data; either one of proper response data or error details.

Success Callback Returns

Name	Type	Description
response	Object	The JSON object containing the service's response data

Failure Callback Returns

Name	Type	Description
error	Object	The JSON object containing the service's error details.

Example

function callSystemService() {
  webOS.service.request('luna://com.palm.systemservice',
    {
      method: 'time/getSystemTime',
      parameters: { subscribe: true },
      onSuccess: function (res) {
        console.log('system time suc', res);
      },
      onFailure: function (res) {
        console.log('system time fail', res);
      },
    }
  );
}

See Also

• None