Discovery Module

Version 0.9.0

Overview

Your App likely wants to integrate with the Platform’s discovery capabilities. For example to add a “Watch Next” tile that links to your app from the platform’s home screen.

Getting access to this information requires to connect to lower level APIs made available by the platform. Since implementations differ between operators and platforms, the Firebolt SDK offers a Discovery module, that exposes a generic, agnostic interface to the developer.

Under the hood, an underlaying transport layer will then take care of calling the right APIs for the actual platform implementation that your App is running on.

The Discovery plugin is used to send information to the Platform.

Localization

Apps should provide all user-facing strings in the device’s language, as specified by the Firebolt Localization.language property.

Apps should provide prices in the same currency presented in the app. If multiple currencies are supported in the app, the app should provide prices in the user’s current default currency.

OpenRPC

Firebolt APIs are maintained in the rdkcentral/firebolt-core-sdk GitHub repository.

You can see this API in the discovery.json OpenRPC JSON-Schema document.

Table of Contents

 

Usage

To use the Discovery module, you can import it into your project from the Firebolt SDK:

import { Discovery } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'

Methods

availabilities

Inform the platform of the users latest availabilities w/in this app’s catalog

function availabilities(availabilities: Availability[]): Promise<void>

Parameters:

Param Type Required Summary
availabilities Availability[] true Array of availability objects

Promise resolution:

void

Examples

Update user’s availabilities

JavaScript:

import { Discovery } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'

Discovery.availabilities([
                           {
                             "type": "channel-lineup",
                             "id": "partner.com/availability/123",
                             "startTime": "2021-04-23T18:25:43.511Z",
                             "endTime": "2021-04-23T18:25:43.511Z"
                           },
                           {
                             "type": "channel-lineup",
                             "id": "partner.com/availability/456",
                             "startTime": "2021-04-23T18:25:43.511Z",
                             "endTime": "2021-04-23T18:25:43.511Z"
                           }
                         ])
    .then(result => {
        console.log(result)
    })

Value of result:

null
JSON-RPC:

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "discovery.availabilities",
  "params": {
    "availabilities": [
      {
        "type": "channel-lineup",
        "id": "partner.com/availability/123",
        "startTime": "2021-04-23T18:25:43.511Z",
        "endTime": "2021-04-23T18:25:43.511Z"
      },
      {
        "type": "channel-lineup",
        "id": "partner.com/availability/456",
        "startTime": "2021-04-23T18:25:43.511Z",
        "endTime": "2021-04-23T18:25:43.511Z"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": null
}

entitlements

Inform the platform of the users latest entitlements w/in this app

function entitlements(entitlements: Entitlement[]): Promise<boolean>

Parameters:

Param Type Required Summary
entitlements Entitlement[] true Array of entitlement objects

Promise resolution:

Type Description
boolean whether the call was successful or not

Examples

Update user’s entitlements

JavaScript:

import { Discovery } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'

Discovery.entitlements([
                         {
                           "entitlementId": "partner.com/entitlement/123",
                           "startTime": "2021-04-23T18:25:43.511Z",
                           "endTime": "2021-04-23T18:25:43.511Z"
                         },
                         {
                           "entitlementId": "partner.com/entitlement/456",
                           "startTime": "2021-04-23T18:25:43.511Z",
                           "endTime": "2021-04-23T18:25:43.511Z"
                         }
                       ])
    .then(success => {
        console.log(success)
    })

Value of success:

true
JSON-RPC:

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "discovery.entitlements",
  "params": {
    "entitlements": [
      {
        "entitlementId": "partner.com/entitlement/123",
        "startTime": "2021-04-23T18:25:43.511Z",
        "endTime": "2021-04-23T18:25:43.511Z"
      },
      {
        "entitlementId": "partner.com/entitlement/456",
        "startTime": "2021-04-23T18:25:43.511Z",
        "endTime": "2021-04-23T18:25:43.511Z"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": true
}

entityInfo

Provide information about a program entity and its available watchable assets, such as entitlement status and price, via either a push or pull call flow. Includes information about the program entity and its relevant associated entities, such as extras, previews, and, in the case of TV series, seasons and episodes.

See the EntityInfo and WayToWatch data structures below for more information.

The app only needs to implement Pull support for entityInfo at this time.

To allow the platform to pull data, use entityInfo(callback):

function entityInfo(callback: (parameters: EntityInfoParameters) => Promise<EntityInfoResult>): Promise<boolean>

Parameters:

Param Type Required Summary
callback function Yes A method the platform will call to pull entityInfo data.

Promise resolution:

Type Summary
boolean Whether or not the callback registration was successful

Callback parameters:

Param Type Required Summary
parameters EntityInfoParameters true A EntityInfoFederatedRequest object.

Callback promise resolution:

Type Description
EntityInfoResult The result for an entityInfo() push or pull.

Examples

Send entity info for a movie to the platform. (Pull)

JavaScript:

Discovery.entityInfo(function(parameters) {
  return Promise.resolve({
  "correlationId": null,
  "result": {
    "expires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "entity": {
      "identifiers": {
        "entityId": "345"
      },
      "entityType": "program",
      "programType": "movie",
      "title": "Cool Runnings",
      "synopsis": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Pulvinar sapien et ligula ullamcorper malesuada proin libero nunc.",
      "releaseDate": "1993-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
      "contentRatings": [
        {
          "scheme": "US-Movie",
          "rating": "PG"
        },
        {
          "scheme": "CA-Movie",
          "rating": "G"
        }
      ],
      "waysToWatch": [
        {
          "identifiers": {
            "assetId": "123"
          },
          "expires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
          "entitled": true,
          "entitledExpires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
          "offeringType": "buy",
          "price": 2.99,
          "videoQuality": [
            "UHD"
          ],
          "audioProfile": [
            "dolbyAtmos"
          ],
          "audioLanguages": [
            "en"
          ],
          "closedCaptions": [
            "en"
          ],
          "subtitles": [
            "es"
          ],
          "audioDescriptions": [
            "en"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  }
})
}).then(success => {
  console.log(success)
})

Value of success

true
JSON-RPC:

Request (from callback):

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "discovery.entityInfo",
  "params": {
    "correlationId": "xyz",
    "result": {}
  }
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": true
}
More examples… Send entity info for a movie with a trailer to the platform. (Pull)

JavaScript:

Discovery.entityInfo(function(parameters) {
  return Promise.resolve({
  "correlationId": null,
  "result": {
    "expires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "entity": {
      "identifiers": {
        "entityId": "345"
      },
      "entityType": "program",
      "programType": "movie",
      "title": "Cool Runnings",
      "synopsis": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Pulvinar sapien et ligula ullamcorper malesuada proin libero nunc.",
      "releaseDate": "1993-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
      "contentRatings": [
        {
          "scheme": "US-Movie",
          "rating": "PG"
        },
        {
          "scheme": "CA-Movie",
          "rating": "G"
        }
      ],
      "waysToWatch": [
        {
          "identifiers": {
            "assetId": "123"
          },
          "expires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
          "entitled": true,
          "entitledExpires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
          "offeringType": "buy",
          "price": 2.99,
          "videoQuality": [
            "UHD"
          ],
          "audioProfile": [
            "dolbyAtmos"
          ],
          "audioLanguages": [
            "en"
          ],
          "closedCaptions": [
            "en"
          ],
          "subtitles": [
            "es"
          ],
          "audioDescriptions": [
            "en"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    "related": [
      {
        "identifiers": {
          "entityId": "345"
        },
        "entityType": "program",
        "programType": "preview",
        "title": "Cool Runnings Trailer",
        "waysToWatch": [
          {
            "identifiers": {
              "assetId": "123111",
              "entityId": "345"
            },
            "entitled": true,
            "videoQuality": [
              "HD"
            ],
            "audioProfile": [
              "dolbyAtmos"
            ],
            "audioLanguages": [
              "en"
            ],
            "closedCaptions": [
              "en"
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
})
}).then(success => {
  console.log(success)
})

Value of success

true
JSON-RPC:

Request (from callback):

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "discovery.entityInfo",
  "params": {
    "correlationId": "xyz",
    "result": {}
  }
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": true
}

Send entity info for a TV Series with seasons and episodes to the platform. (Pull)

JavaScript:

Discovery.entityInfo(function(parameters) {
  return Promise.resolve({
  "correlationId": null,
  "result": {
    "expires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "entity": {
      "identifiers": {
        "entityId": "98765"
      },
      "entityType": "program",
      "programType": "series",
      "title": "Perfect Strangers",
      "synopsis": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Pulvinar sapien et ligula ullamcorper malesuada proin libero nunc.",
      "releaseDate": "1986-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
      "contentRatings": [
        {
          "scheme": "US-TV",
          "rating": "TV-PG"
        }
      ]
    },
    "related": [
      {
        "identifiers": {
          "entityId": "111",
          "seriesId": "98765"
        },
        "entityType": "program",
        "programType": "season",
        "seasonNumber": 1,
        "title": "Perfect Strangers Season 3",
        "contentRatings": [
          {
            "scheme": "US-TV",
            "rating": "TV-PG"
          }
        ],
        "waysToWatch": [
          {
            "identifiers": {
              "assetId": "556",
              "entityId": "111",
              "seriesId": "98765"
            },
            "entitled": true,
            "offeringType": "free",
            "videoQuality": [
              "SD"
            ],
            "audioProfile": [
              "stereo"
            ],
            "audioLanguages": [
              "en"
            ],
            "closedCaptions": [
              "en"
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "identifiers": {
          "entityId": "111",
          "seriesId": "98765"
        },
        "entityType": "program",
        "programType": "episode",
        "seasonNumber": 1,
        "episodeNumber": 1,
        "title": "Knock Knock, Who's There?",
        "synopsis": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Pulvinar sapien et ligula ullamcorper malesuada proin libero nunc.",
        "releaseDate": "1986-03-25T00:00:00.000Z",
        "contentRatings": [
          {
            "scheme": "US-TV",
            "rating": "TV-PG"
          }
        ],
        "waysToWatch": [
          {
            "identifiers": {
              "assetId": "556",
              "entityId": "111",
              "seriesId": "98765"
            },
            "entitled": true,
            "offeringType": "free",
            "videoQuality": [
              "SD"
            ],
            "audioProfile": [
              "stereo"
            ],
            "audioLanguages": [
              "en"
            ],
            "closedCaptions": [
              "en"
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "identifiers": {
          "entityId": "112",
          "seriesId": "98765"
        },
        "entityType": "program",
        "programType": "episode",
        "seasonNumber": 1,
        "episodeNumber": 2,
        "title": "Picture This",
        "synopsis": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Pulvinar sapien et ligula ullamcorper malesuada proin libero nunc.",
        "releaseDate": "1986-04-01T00:00:00.000Z",
        "contentRatings": [
          {
            "scheme": "US-TV",
            "rating": "TV-PG"
          }
        ],
        "waysToWatch": [
          {
            "identifiers": {
              "assetId": "557",
              "entityId": "112",
              "seriesId": "98765"
            },
            "entitled": true,
            "offeringType": "free",
            "videoQuality": [
              "SD"
            ],
            "audioProfile": [
              "stereo"
            ],
            "audioLanguages": [
              "en"
            ],
            "closedCaptions": [
              "en"
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
})
}).then(success => {
  console.log(success)
})

Value of success

true
JSON-RPC:

Request (from callback):

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "discovery.entityInfo",
  "params": {
    "correlationId": "xyz",
    "result": {}
  }
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": true
}

To push data to the platform, e.g. during app launch, use entityInfo(correlationId: string, result: EntityInfoResult):

function entityInfo(correlationId: string, result: EntityInfoResult): Promise<boolean>

Parameters:

Param Type Required Summary
correlationId string true  
result EntityInfoResult true The entityInfo data.

Promise resolution:

boolean

Examples

Send entity info for a movie to the platform.

JavaScript:

import { Discovery } from ''

Discovery.entityInfo(null,
                     {
                       "expires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
                       "entity": {
                         "identifiers": {
                           "entityId": "345"
                         },
                         "entityType": "program",
                         "programType": "movie",
                         "title": "Cool Runnings",
                         "synopsis": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Pulvinar sapien et ligula ullamcorper malesuada proin libero nunc.",
                         "releaseDate": "1993-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
                         "contentRatings": [
                           {
                             "scheme": "US-Movie",
                             "rating": "PG"
                           },
                           {
                             "scheme": "CA-Movie",
                             "rating": "G"
                           }
                         ],
                         "waysToWatch": [
                           {
                             "identifiers": {
                               "assetId": "123"
                             },
                             "expires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
                             "entitled": true,
                             "entitledExpires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
                             "offeringType": "buy",
                             "price": 2.99,
                             "videoQuality": [
                               "UHD"
                             ],
                             "audioProfile": [
                               "dolbyAtmos"
                             ],
                             "audioLanguages": [
                               "en"
                             ],
                             "closedCaptions": [
                               "en"
                             ],
                             "subtitles": [
                               "es"
                             ],
                             "audioDescriptions": [
                               "en"
                             ]
                           }
                         ]
                       }
                     })

Value of success

true
JSON-RPC:

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "discovery.entityInfo",
  "params": {
    "correlationId": null,
    "result": {
      "expires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
      "entity": {
        "identifiers": {
          "entityId": "345"
        },
        "entityType": "program",
        "programType": "movie",
        "title": "Cool Runnings",
        "synopsis": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Pulvinar sapien et ligula ullamcorper malesuada proin libero nunc.",
        "releaseDate": "1993-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
        "contentRatings": [
          {
            "scheme": "US-Movie",
            "rating": "PG"
          },
          {
            "scheme": "CA-Movie",
            "rating": "G"
          }
        ],
        "waysToWatch": [
          {
            "identifiers": {
              "assetId": "123"
            },
            "expires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
            "entitled": true,
            "entitledExpires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
            "offeringType": "buy",
            "price": 2.99,
            "videoQuality": [
              "UHD"
            ],
            "audioProfile": [
              "dolbyAtmos"
            ],
            "audioLanguages": [
              "en"
            ],
            "closedCaptions": [
              "en"
            ],
            "subtitles": [
              "es"
            ],
            "audioDescriptions": [
              "en"
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": true
}
More examples… Send entity info for a movie with a trailer to the platform.

JavaScript:

import { Discovery } from ''

Discovery.entityInfo(null,
                     {
                       "expires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
                       "entity": {
                         "identifiers": {
                           "entityId": "345"
                         },
                         "entityType": "program",
                         "programType": "movie",
                         "title": "Cool Runnings",
                         "synopsis": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Pulvinar sapien et ligula ullamcorper malesuada proin libero nunc.",
                         "releaseDate": "1993-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
                         "contentRatings": [
                           {
                             "scheme": "US-Movie",
                             "rating": "PG"
                           },
                           {
                             "scheme": "CA-Movie",
                             "rating": "G"
                           }
                         ],
                         "waysToWatch": [
                           {
                             "identifiers": {
                               "assetId": "123"
                             },
                             "expires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
                             "entitled": true,
                             "entitledExpires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
                             "offeringType": "buy",
                             "price": 2.99,
                             "videoQuality": [
                               "UHD"
                             ],
                             "audioProfile": [
                               "dolbyAtmos"
                             ],
                             "audioLanguages": [
                               "en"
                             ],
                             "closedCaptions": [
                               "en"
                             ],
                             "subtitles": [
                               "es"
                             ],
                             "audioDescriptions": [
                               "en"
                             ]
                           }
                         ]
                       },
                       "related": [
                         {
                           "identifiers": {
                             "entityId": "345"
                           },
                           "entityType": "program",
                           "programType": "preview",
                           "title": "Cool Runnings Trailer",
                           "waysToWatch": [
                             {
                               "identifiers": {
                                 "assetId": "123111",
                                 "entityId": "345"
                               },
                               "entitled": true,
                               "videoQuality": [
                                 "HD"
                               ],
                               "audioProfile": [
                                 "dolbyAtmos"
                               ],
                               "audioLanguages": [
                                 "en"
                               ],
                               "closedCaptions": [
                                 "en"
                               ]
                             }
                           ]
                         }
                       ]
                     })

Value of success

true
JSON-RPC:

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "discovery.entityInfo",
  "params": {
    "correlationId": null,
    "result": {
      "expires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
      "entity": {
        "identifiers": {
          "entityId": "345"
        },
        "entityType": "program",
        "programType": "movie",
        "title": "Cool Runnings",
        "synopsis": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Pulvinar sapien et ligula ullamcorper malesuada proin libero nunc.",
        "releaseDate": "1993-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
        "contentRatings": [
          {
            "scheme": "US-Movie",
            "rating": "PG"
          },
          {
            "scheme": "CA-Movie",
            "rating": "G"
          }
        ],
        "waysToWatch": [
          {
            "identifiers": {
              "assetId": "123"
            },
            "expires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
            "entitled": true,
            "entitledExpires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
            "offeringType": "buy",
            "price": 2.99,
            "videoQuality": [
              "UHD"
            ],
            "audioProfile": [
              "dolbyAtmos"
            ],
            "audioLanguages": [
              "en"
            ],
            "closedCaptions": [
              "en"
            ],
            "subtitles": [
              "es"
            ],
            "audioDescriptions": [
              "en"
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      "related": [
        {
          "identifiers": {
            "entityId": "345"
          },
          "entityType": "program",
          "programType": "preview",
          "title": "Cool Runnings Trailer",
          "waysToWatch": [
            {
              "identifiers": {
                "assetId": "123111",
                "entityId": "345"
              },
              "entitled": true,
              "videoQuality": [
                "HD"
              ],
              "audioProfile": [
                "dolbyAtmos"
              ],
              "audioLanguages": [
                "en"
              ],
              "closedCaptions": [
                "en"
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": true
}

Send entity info for a TV Series with seasons and episodes to the platform.

JavaScript:

import { Discovery } from ''

Discovery.entityInfo(null,
                     {
                       "expires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
                       "entity": {
                         "identifiers": {
                           "entityId": "98765"
                         },
                         "entityType": "program",
                         "programType": "series",
                         "title": "Perfect Strangers",
                         "synopsis": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Pulvinar sapien et ligula ullamcorper malesuada proin libero nunc.",
                         "releaseDate": "1986-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
                         "contentRatings": [
                           {
                             "scheme": "US-TV",
                             "rating": "TV-PG"
                           }
                         ]
                       },
                       "related": [
                         {
                           "identifiers": {
                             "entityId": "111",
                             "seriesId": "98765"
                           },
                           "entityType": "program",
                           "programType": "season",
                           "seasonNumber": 1,
                           "title": "Perfect Strangers Season 3",
                           "contentRatings": [
                             {
                               "scheme": "US-TV",
                               "rating": "TV-PG"
                             }
                           ],
                           "waysToWatch": [
                             {
                               "identifiers": {
                                 "assetId": "556",
                                 "entityId": "111",
                                 "seriesId": "98765"
                               },
                               "entitled": true,
                               "offeringType": "free",
                               "videoQuality": [
                                 "SD"
                               ],
                               "audioProfile": [
                                 "stereo"
                               ],
                               "audioLanguages": [
                                 "en"
                               ],
                               "closedCaptions": [
                                 "en"
                               ]
                             }
                           ]
                         },
                         {
                           "identifiers": {
                             "entityId": "111",
                             "seriesId": "98765"
                           },
                           "entityType": "program",
                           "programType": "episode",
                           "seasonNumber": 1,
                           "episodeNumber": 1,
                           "title": "Knock Knock, Who's There?",
                           "synopsis": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Pulvinar sapien et ligula ullamcorper malesuada proin libero nunc.",
                           "releaseDate": "1986-03-25T00:00:00.000Z",
                           "contentRatings": [
                             {
                               "scheme": "US-TV",
                               "rating": "TV-PG"
                             }
                           ],
                           "waysToWatch": [
                             {
                               "identifiers": {
                                 "assetId": "556",
                                 "entityId": "111",
                                 "seriesId": "98765"
                               },
                               "entitled": true,
                               "offeringType": "free",
                               "videoQuality": [
                                 "SD"
                               ],
                               "audioProfile": [
                                 "stereo"
                               ],
                               "audioLanguages": [
                                 "en"
                               ],
                               "closedCaptions": [
                                 "en"
                               ]
                             }
                           ]
                         },
                         {
                           "identifiers": {
                             "entityId": "112",
                             "seriesId": "98765"
                           },
                           "entityType": "program",
                           "programType": "episode",
                           "seasonNumber": 1,
                           "episodeNumber": 2,
                           "title": "Picture This",
                           "synopsis": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Pulvinar sapien et ligula ullamcorper malesuada proin libero nunc.",
                           "releaseDate": "1986-04-01T00:00:00.000Z",
                           "contentRatings": [
                             {
                               "scheme": "US-TV",
                               "rating": "TV-PG"
                             }
                           ],
                           "waysToWatch": [
                             {
                               "identifiers": {
                                 "assetId": "557",
                                 "entityId": "112",
                                 "seriesId": "98765"
                               },
                               "entitled": true,
                               "offeringType": "free",
                               "videoQuality": [
                                 "SD"
                               ],
                               "audioProfile": [
                                 "stereo"
                               ],
                               "audioLanguages": [
                                 "en"
                               ],
                               "closedCaptions": [
                                 "en"
                               ]
                             }
                           ]
                         }
                       ]
                     })

Value of success

true
JSON-RPC:

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "discovery.entityInfo",
  "params": {
    "correlationId": null,
    "result": {
      "expires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
      "entity": {
        "identifiers": {
          "entityId": "98765"
        },
        "entityType": "program",
        "programType": "series",
        "title": "Perfect Strangers",
        "synopsis": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Pulvinar sapien et ligula ullamcorper malesuada proin libero nunc.",
        "releaseDate": "1986-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
        "contentRatings": [
          {
            "scheme": "US-TV",
            "rating": "TV-PG"
          }
        ]
      },
      "related": [
        {
          "identifiers": {
            "entityId": "111",
            "seriesId": "98765"
          },
          "entityType": "program",
          "programType": "season",
          "seasonNumber": 1,
          "title": "Perfect Strangers Season 3",
          "contentRatings": [
            {
              "scheme": "US-TV",
              "rating": "TV-PG"
            }
          ],
          "waysToWatch": [
            {
              "identifiers": {
                "assetId": "556",
                "entityId": "111",
                "seriesId": "98765"
              },
              "entitled": true,
              "offeringType": "free",
              "videoQuality": [
                "SD"
              ],
              "audioProfile": [
                "stereo"
              ],
              "audioLanguages": [
                "en"
              ],
              "closedCaptions": [
                "en"
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "identifiers": {
            "entityId": "111",
            "seriesId": "98765"
          },
          "entityType": "program",
          "programType": "episode",
          "seasonNumber": 1,
          "episodeNumber": 1,
          "title": "Knock Knock, Who's There?",
          "synopsis": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Pulvinar sapien et ligula ullamcorper malesuada proin libero nunc.",
          "releaseDate": "1986-03-25T00:00:00.000Z",
          "contentRatings": [
            {
              "scheme": "US-TV",
              "rating": "TV-PG"
            }
          ],
          "waysToWatch": [
            {
              "identifiers": {
                "assetId": "556",
                "entityId": "111",
                "seriesId": "98765"
              },
              "entitled": true,
              "offeringType": "free",
              "videoQuality": [
                "SD"
              ],
              "audioProfile": [
                "stereo"
              ],
              "audioLanguages": [
                "en"
              ],
              "closedCaptions": [
                "en"
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "identifiers": {
            "entityId": "112",
            "seriesId": "98765"
          },
          "entityType": "program",
          "programType": "episode",
          "seasonNumber": 1,
          "episodeNumber": 2,
          "title": "Picture This",
          "synopsis": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Pulvinar sapien et ligula ullamcorper malesuada proin libero nunc.",
          "releaseDate": "1986-04-01T00:00:00.000Z",
          "contentRatings": [
            {
              "scheme": "US-TV",
              "rating": "TV-PG"
            }
          ],
          "waysToWatch": [
            {
              "identifiers": {
                "assetId": "557",
                "entityId": "112",
                "seriesId": "98765"
              },
              "entitled": true,
              "offeringType": "free",
              "videoQuality": [
                "SD"
              ],
              "audioProfile": [
                "stereo"
              ],
              "audioLanguages": [
                "en"
              ],
              "closedCaptions": [
                "en"
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": true
}

launch

Launch or foreground the specified app, and optionally instructs it to navigate to the specified user action

function launch(appId: string, intent?: NavigationIntent): Promise<boolean>

Parameters:

Param Type Required Summary
appId string true The durable app Id of the app to launch
intent NavigationIntent false An optional NavigationIntent with details about what part of the app to show first, and context around how/why it was launched

Promise resolution:

Type Description
boolean whether the call was successful or not

Examples

Launch the ‘Foo’ app to it’s home screen.

JavaScript:

import { Discovery } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'

Discovery.launch("foo", {"action":"home","context":{"source":"voice"}})
    .then(success => {
        console.log(success)
    })

Value of success:

true
JSON-RPC:

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "discovery.launch",
  "params": {
    "appId": "foo",
    "intent": {
      "action": "home",
      "context": {
        "source": "voice"
      }
    }
  }
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": true
}
More examples… Launch the ‘Foo’ app to it’s own page for a specific entity.

JavaScript:

import { Discovery } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'

Discovery.launch("foo",
                 {
                   "action": "entity",
                   "data": {
                     "entityType": "program",
                     "programType": "movie",
                     "entityId": "example-movie-id"
                   },
                   "context": {
                     "source": "voice"
                   }
                 })
    .then(success => {
        console.log(success)
    })

Value of success:

true
JSON-RPC:

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "discovery.launch",
  "params": {
    "appId": "foo",
    "intent": {
      "action": "entity",
      "data": {
        "entityType": "program",
        "programType": "movie",
        "entityId": "example-movie-id"
      },
      "context": {
        "source": "voice"
      }
    }
  }
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": true
}

Launch the ‘Foo’ app to a fullscreen playback experience for a specific entity.

JavaScript:

import { Discovery } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'

Discovery.launch("foo",
                 {
                   "action": "playback",
                   "data": {
                     "entityType": "program",
                     "programType": "movie",
                     "entityId": "example-movie-id"
                   },
                   "context": {
                     "source": "voice"
                   }
                 })
    .then(success => {
        console.log(success)
    })

Value of success:

true
JSON-RPC:

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "discovery.launch",
  "params": {
    "appId": "foo",
    "intent": {
      "action": "playback",
      "data": {
        "entityType": "program",
        "programType": "movie",
        "entityId": "example-movie-id"
      },
      "context": {
        "source": "voice"
      }
    }
  }
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": true
}

Launch the Aggregated Experience to a global page for a specific entity.

JavaScript:

import { Discovery } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'

Discovery.launch("urn:firebolt:apps:main",
                 {
                   "action": "entity",
                   "data": {
                     "entityType": "program",
                     "programType": "movie",
                     "entityId": "example-movie-id"
                   },
                   "context": {
                     "source": "voice"
                   }
                 })
    .then(success => {
        console.log(success)
    })

Value of success:

true
JSON-RPC:

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "discovery.launch",
  "params": {
    "appId": "urn:firebolt:apps:main",
    "intent": {
      "action": "entity",
      "data": {
        "entityType": "program",
        "programType": "movie",
        "entityId": "example-movie-id"
      },
      "context": {
        "source": "voice"
      }
    }
  }
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": true
}

Launch the Aggregated Experience to a global page for the company / partner with the ID ‘foo’.

JavaScript:

import { Discovery } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'

Discovery.launch("urn:firebolt:apps:main",
                 {
                   "action": "section",
                   "data": {
                     "sectionName": "company:foo"
                   },
                   "context": {
                     "source": "voice"
                   }
                 })
    .then(success => {
        console.log(success)
    })

Value of success:

true
JSON-RPC:

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "discovery.launch",
  "params": {
    "appId": "urn:firebolt:apps:main",
    "intent": {
      "action": "section",
      "data": {
        "sectionName": "company:foo"
      },
      "context": {
        "source": "voice"
      }
    }
  }
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": true
}

Launch the Aggregated Experience to it’s home screen, as if the Home remote button was pressed.

JavaScript:

import { Discovery } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'

Discovery.launch("urn:firebolt:apps:main", {"action":"home","context":{"source":"voice"}})
    .then(success => {
        console.log(success)
    })

Value of success:

true
JSON-RPC:

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "discovery.launch",
  "params": {
    "appId": "urn:firebolt:apps:main",
    "intent": {
      "action": "home",
      "context": {
        "source": "voice"
      }
    }
  }
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": true
}

Launch the Aggregated Experience to it’s search screen.

JavaScript:

import { Discovery } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'

Discovery.launch("urn:firebolt:apps:main", {"action":"search","context":{"source":"voice"}})
    .then(success => {
        console.log(success)
    })

Value of success:

true
JSON-RPC:

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "discovery.launch",
  "params": {
    "appId": "urn:firebolt:apps:main",
    "intent": {
      "action": "search",
      "context": {
        "source": "voice"
      }
    }
  }
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": true
}

Launch the Aggregated Experience to it’s settings screen.

JavaScript:

import { Discovery } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'

Discovery.launch("urn:firebolt:apps:main",
                 {
                   "action": "section",
                   "data": {
                     "sectionName": "settings"
                   },
                   "context": {
                     "source": "voice"
                   }
                 })
    .then(success => {
        console.log(success)
    })

Value of success:

true
JSON-RPC:

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "discovery.launch",
  "params": {
    "appId": "urn:firebolt:apps:main",
    "intent": {
      "action": "section",
      "data": {
        "sectionName": "settings"
      },
      "context": {
        "source": "voice"
      }
    }
  }
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": true
}

Launch the Aggregated Experience to it’s linear/epg guide.

JavaScript:

import { Discovery } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'

Discovery.launch("urn:firebolt:apps:main",
                 {
                   "action": "section",
                   "data": {
                     "sectionName": "guide"
                   },
                   "context": {
                     "source": "voice"
                   }
                 })
    .then(success => {
        console.log(success)
    })

Value of success:

true
JSON-RPC:

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "discovery.launch",
  "params": {
    "appId": "urn:firebolt:apps:main",
    "intent": {
      "action": "section",
      "data": {
        "sectionName": "guide"
      },
      "context": {
        "source": "voice"
      }
    }
  }
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": true
}

Launch the Aggregated Experience to the App Store details page for a specfic app with the ID ‘foo’.

JavaScript:

import { Discovery } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'

Discovery.launch("urn:firebolt:apps:main",
                 {
                   "action": "section",
                   "data": {
                     "sectionName": "app:foo"
                   },
                   "context": {
                     "source": "voice"
                   }
                 })
    .then(success => {
        console.log(success)
    })

Value of success:

true
JSON-RPC:

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "discovery.launch",
  "params": {
    "appId": "urn:firebolt:apps:main",
    "intent": {
      "action": "section",
      "data": {
        "sectionName": "app:foo"
      },
      "context": {
        "source": "voice"
      }
    }
  }
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": true
}

listen

Listen for events from this module.

To listen to a specific event pass the event name as the first parameter:

Discovery.listen(event: string, (data: any) => void): Promise<number>

Parameters:

Param Type Required Summary
event string Yes The event to listen for, see Events.
callback function Yes A function that will be invoked when the event occurs.

Promise resolution:

Type Description
number Listener ID to clear the callback method and stop receiving the event, e.g. Discovery.clear(id)

Callback parameters:

Param Type Required Summary
data any Yes The event data, which depends on which event is firing, see Events.

To listen to all events from this module pass only a callback, without specifying an event name:

Discovery.listen((event: string, data: any) => void): Promise<number>

Parameters:

Param Type Required Summary
callback function Yes A function that will be invoked when the event occurs. The event data depends on which event is firing, see Events.

Callback parameters:

Param Type Required Summary
event string Yes The event that has occured listen for, see Events.
data any Yes The event data, which depends on which event is firing, see Events.

Promise resolution:

Type Description
number Listener ID to clear the callback method and stop receiving the event, e.g. Discovery.clear(id)

See Listening for events for more information and examples.


once

Listen for only one occurance of an event from this module. The callback will be cleared after one event.

To listen to a specific event pass the event name as the first parameter:

Discovery.once(event: string, (data: any) => void): Promise<number>

Parameters:

Param Type Required Summary
event string Yes The event to listen for, see Events.
callback function Yes A function that will be invoked when the event occurs.

Promise resolution:

Type Description
number Listener ID to clear the callback method and stop receiving the event, e.g. Discovery.clear(id)

Callback parameters:

Param Type Required Summary
data any Yes The event data, which depends on which event is firing, see Events.

To listen to all events from this module pass only a callback, without specifying an event name:

Discovery.once((event: string, data: any) => void): Promise<number>

Parameters:

Param Type Required Summary
callback function Yes A function that will be invoked when the event occurs. The event data depends on which event is firing, see Events.

Callback parameters:

Param Type Required Summary
event string Yes The event that has occured listen for, see Events.
data any Yes The event data, which depends on which event is firing, see Events.

Promise resolution:

Type Description
number Listener ID to clear the callback method and stop receiving the event, e.g. Discovery.clear(id)

See Listening for events for more information and examples.


policy

get the discovery policy

To get the value, call the method with no parameters:

function policy(): Promise<DiscoveryPolicy>

Promise resolution:

Type Description
DiscoveryPolicy discovery policy opt-in/outs

Examples

Getting the discovery policy

JavaScript:

import { Discovery } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'

Discovery.policy()
    .then(policy => {
        console.log(policy)
    })

Value of policy:

{
  "enableRecommendations": true,
  "shareWatchHistory": true,
  "rememberWatchedPrograms": true
}
JSON-RPC:

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "discovery.policy",
  "params": {}
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": {
    "enableRecommendations": true,
    "shareWatchHistory": true,
    "rememberWatchedPrograms": true
  }
}

To subscribe to notifications when the value changes, pass a function as the only parameter:

function policy(subscriber: (policy: DiscoveryPolicy) => void): Promise<boolean>

Parameters:

Param Type Required Summary
subscriber Function Yes A callback that gets invoked when the value for policy changes

Promise resolution:

Type Summary
listenerId The id of the listener that can be used with Discovery.clear(listenerId) to unsubscribe

Callback parameters:

Param Type Required Summary
policy DiscoveryPolicy Yes discovery policy opt-in/outs

Examples

Getting the discovery policy

JavaScript:

import { Discovery } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'

Discovery.policy(policy => {
  // property value was changed
  console.log(policy)
}).then(listenerId => {
  // you can clear this listener w/ Discovery.clear(listenerId)
})

value of policy:

{
  "enableRecommendations": true,
  "shareWatchHistory": true,
  "rememberWatchedPrograms": true
}
JSON-RPC:

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "discovery.onPolicyChanged",
  "params": {
    "listen": true
  }
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "1",
  "result": {
    "listening": "true"
  }
}
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": {
    "enableRecommendations": true,
    "shareWatchHistory": true,
    "rememberWatchedPrograms": true
  }
}

purchasedContent

Return content purchased by the user, such as rentals and electronic sell through purchases.

The app should return the user’s 100 most recent purchases in entries. The total count of purchases must be provided in count. If count is greater than the total number of entries, the UI may provide a link into the app to see the complete purchase list.

The EntityInfo object returned is not required to have waysToWatch populated, but it is recommended that it do so in case the UI wants to surface additional information on the purchases screen.

The app should implement both Push and Pull methods for purchasedContent.

The app should actively push purchasedContent when:

  • The app becomes Active.
  • When the state of the purchasedContent set has changed.
  • The app goes into Inactive or Background state, if there is a chance a change event has been missed.

To allow the platform to pull data, use purchasedContent(callback):

function purchasedContent(callback: (parameters: PurchasedContentParameters) => Promise<PurchasedContentResult>): Promise<boolean>

Parameters:

Param Type Required Summary
callback function Yes A method the platform will call to pull purchasedContent data.

Promise resolution:

Type Summary
boolean Whether or not the callback registration was successful

Callback parameters:

Param Type Required Summary
parameters PurchasedContentParameters true A PurchasedContentFederatedRequest object.

Callback promise resolution:

Type Description
PurchasedContentResult  

Examples

Inform the platform of the user’s purchased content (Pull)

JavaScript:

Discovery.purchasedContent(function(parameters) {
  return Promise.resolve({
  "correlationId": null,
  "result": {
    "totalCount": 10,
    "expires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "entries": [
      {
        "identifiers": {
          "entityId": "345"
        },
        "entityType": "program",
        "programType": "movie",
        "title": "Cool Runnings",
        "synopsis": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Pulvinar sapien et ligula ullamcorper malesuada proin libero nunc.",
        "releaseDate": "1993-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
        "contentRatings": [
          {
            "scheme": "US-Movie",
            "rating": "PG"
          },
          {
            "scheme": "CA-Movie",
            "rating": "G"
          }
        ],
        "waysToWatch": [
          {
            "identifiers": {
              "assetId": "123"
            },
            "expires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
            "entitled": true,
            "entitledExpires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
            "offeringType": "buy",
            "price": 2.99,
            "videoQuality": [
              "UHD"
            ],
            "audioProfile": [
              "dolbyAtmos"
            ],
            "audioLanguages": [
              "en"
            ],
            "closedCaptions": [
              "en"
            ],
            "subtitles": [
              "es"
            ],
            "audioDescriptions": [
              "en"
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
})
}).then(success => {
  console.log(success)
})

Value of success

true
JSON-RPC:

Request (from callback):

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "discovery.purchasedContent",
  "params": {
    "correlationId": "xyz",
    "result": {}
  }
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": true
}

To push data to the platform, e.g. during app launch, use purchasedContent(correlationId: string, result: PurchasedContentResult):

function purchasedContent(correlationId: string, result: PurchasedContentResult): Promise<boolean>

Parameters:

Param Type Required Summary
correlationId string true  
result PurchasedContentResult true The data for the purachasedContent

Promise resolution:

boolean

Examples

Inform the platform of the user’s purchased content

JavaScript:

import { Discovery } from ''

Discovery.purchasedContent(null,
                           {
                             "totalCount": 10,
                             "expires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
                             "entries": [
                               {
                                 "identifiers": {
                                   "entityId": "345"
                                 },
                                 "entityType": "program",
                                 "programType": "movie",
                                 "title": "Cool Runnings",
                                 "synopsis": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Pulvinar sapien et ligula ullamcorper malesuada proin libero nunc.",
                                 "releaseDate": "1993-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
                                 "contentRatings": [
                                   {
                                     "scheme": "US-Movie",
                                     "rating": "PG"
                                   },
                                   {
                                     "scheme": "CA-Movie",
                                     "rating": "G"
                                   }
                                 ],
                                 "waysToWatch": [
                                   {
                                     "identifiers": {
                                       "assetId": "123"
                                     },
                                     "expires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
                                     "entitled": true,
                                     "entitledExpires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
                                     "offeringType": "buy",
                                     "price": 2.99,
                                     "videoQuality": [
                                       "UHD"
                                     ],
                                     "audioProfile": [
                                       "dolbyAtmos"
                                     ],
                                     "audioLanguages": [
                                       "en"
                                     ],
                                     "closedCaptions": [
                                       "en"
                                     ],
                                     "subtitles": [
                                       "es"
                                     ],
                                     "audioDescriptions": [
                                       "en"
                                     ]
                                   }
                                 ]
                               }
                             ]
                           })

Value of success

true
JSON-RPC:

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "discovery.purchasedContent",
  "params": {
    "correlationId": null,
    "result": {
      "totalCount": 10,
      "expires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
      "entries": [
        {
          "identifiers": {
            "entityId": "345"
          },
          "entityType": "program",
          "programType": "movie",
          "title": "Cool Runnings",
          "synopsis": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Pulvinar sapien et ligula ullamcorper malesuada proin libero nunc.",
          "releaseDate": "1993-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
          "contentRatings": [
            {
              "scheme": "US-Movie",
              "rating": "PG"
            },
            {
              "scheme": "CA-Movie",
              "rating": "G"
            }
          ],
          "waysToWatch": [
            {
              "identifiers": {
                "assetId": "123"
              },
              "expires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
              "entitled": true,
              "entitledExpires": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
              "offeringType": "buy",
              "price": 2.99,
              "videoQuality": [
                "UHD"
              ],
              "audioProfile": [
                "dolbyAtmos"
              ],
              "audioLanguages": [
                "en"
              ],
              "closedCaptions": [
                "en"
              ],
              "subtitles": [
                "es"
              ],
              "audioDescriptions": [
                "en"
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": true
}

signIn

Inform the platform that your user is signed in, for increased visiblity in search & discovery.

function signIn(entitlements?: Entitlement[]): Promise<boolean>

Parameters:

Param Type Required Summary
entitlements Entitlement[] false Optional array of Entitlements, in case of a different user account, or a long time since last sign-in.

Promise resolution:

Type Description
boolean  

Examples

Send signIn metric

JavaScript:

import { Discovery } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'

Discovery.signIn(null)
    .then(success => {
        console.log(success)
    })

Value of success:

true
JSON-RPC:

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "discovery.signIn",
  "params": {}
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": true
}
More examples… Send signIn notification with entitlements

JavaScript:

import { Discovery } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'

Discovery.signIn([
                   {
                     "entitlementId": "123",
                     "startTime": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
                     "endTime": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
                   }
                 ])
    .then(success => {
        console.log(success)
    })

Value of success:

true
JSON-RPC:

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "discovery.signIn",
  "params": {
    "entitlements": [
      {
        "entitlementId": "123",
        "startTime": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
        "endTime": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": true
}

signOut

Inform the platform that your user has signed out and that entitlements may no longer be valid.

function signOut(): Promise<boolean>

Promise resolution:

Type Description
boolean  

Examples

Send signOut notification

JavaScript:

import { Discovery } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'

Discovery.signOut()
    .then(success => {
        console.log(success)
    })

Value of success:

true
JSON-RPC:

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "discovery.signOut",
  "params": {}
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": true
}

watched

Notify the platform that content was partially or completely watched

function watched(entityId: string, progress?: number, completed?: boolean, watchedOn?: string): Promise<boolean>

Parameters:

Param Type Required Summary
entityId string true The entity Id of the watched content.
progress number false How much of the content has been watched (percentage as 0-1 for VOD, number of seconds for live)
minumum: 0
completed boolean false Whether or not this viewing is considered “complete,” per the app’s definition thereof
watchedOn string false Date/Time the content was watched, ISO 8601 Date/Time
format: date-time

Promise resolution:

Type Description
boolean whether the call was successful or not

Examples

Notifying the platform of watched content

JavaScript:

import { Discovery } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'

Discovery.watched("partner.com/entity/123", 0.95, true, "2021-04-23T18:25:43.511Z")
    .then(success => {
        console.log(success)
    })

Value of success:

true
JSON-RPC:

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "discovery.watched",
  "params": {
    "entityId": "partner.com/entity/123",
    "progress": 0.95,
    "completed": true,
    "watchedOn": "2021-04-23T18:25:43.511Z"
  }
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": true
}

watchNext

Suggest a call-to-action for this app on the platform home screen

function watchNext(title?: LocalizedString, identifiers?: ContentIdentifiers, expires?: string, images?: object): Promise<boolean>

Parameters:

Param Type Required Summary
title LocalizedString false The title of this call to action
identifiers ContentIdentifiers false A set of content identifiers for this call to action
expires string false When this call to action should no longer be presented to users
format: date-time
images object false A set of images for this call to action

Promise resolution:

Type Description
boolean whether the call was successful or not

Examples

Suggest a watch-next tile for the home screen

JavaScript:

import { Discovery } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'

Discovery.watchNext("A Cool Show",
                    {
                      "entityId": "partner.com/entity/123"
                    },
                    "2021-04-23T18:25:43.511Z",
                    {
                      "3x4": {
                        "en-US": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4r7wHMg5Yjg/maxresdefault.jpg",
                        "es": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4r7wHMg5Yjg/maxresdefault.jpg"
                      },
                      "16x9": {
                        "en": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4r7wHMg5Yjg/maxresdefault.jpg"
                      }
                    })
    .then(success => {
        console.log(success)
    })

Value of success:

true
JSON-RPC:

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "discovery.watchNext",
  "params": {
    "title": "A Cool Show",
    "identifiers": {
      "entityId": "partner.com/entity/123"
    },
    "expires": "2021-04-23T18:25:43.511Z",
    "images": {
      "3x4": {
        "en-US": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4r7wHMg5Yjg/maxresdefault.jpg",
        "es": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4r7wHMg5Yjg/maxresdefault.jpg"
      },
      "16x9": {
        "en": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4r7wHMg5Yjg/maxresdefault.jpg"
      }
    }
  }
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": true
}

Events

listen to navigateTo events

See also: listen(), once(), clear().

Event value:

Type Description
NavigationIntent A Firebolt compliant representation of a user intention to navigate to a specific place in an app.

Examples

Listening for navigateTo events:

JavaScript:

import { Discovery } from '@firebolt-js/sdk'

Discovery.listen('navigateTo', value => {
  console.log(value)
})

Value of value

{
  "action": "search",
  "data": {
    "query": "a cool show"
  },
  "context": {
    "campaign": "unknown",
    "source": "voice"
  }
}
JSON-RPC:

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "discovery.onNavigateTo",
  "params": {
    "listen": true
  }
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": {
    "action": "search",
    "data": {
      "query": "a cool show"
    },
    "context": {
      "campaign": "unknown",
      "source": "voice"
    }
  }
}

Additional events

The following events are documented as part of a related set of method APIs.

For more information, follow the links under the “Documentation” column.

JavaScript RPC Payload Documentation
policyChanged onPolicyChanged DiscoveryPolicy policy
NA onPullEntityInfo EntityInfoFederatedRequest entityInfo
NA onPullPurchasedContent PurchasedContentFederatedRequest purchasedContent

Schemas

DiscoveryPolicy

type DiscoveryPolicy = {
  enableRecommendations: boolean    // Whether or not to the user has enabled history-based recommendations
  shareWatchHistory: boolean        // Whether or not the user has enabled app watch history data to be shared with the platform
  rememberWatchedPrograms: boolean  // Whether or not the user has enabled watch history
}

EntityInfo

An EntityInfo object represents an “entity” on the platform. Currently, only entities of type program are supported. programType must be supplied to identify the program type.

Additionally, EntityInfo objects must specify a properly formed ContentIdentifiers object, entityType, and title. The app should provide the synopsis property for a good user experience if the contentmetadata is not available another way

The ContentIdentifiers must be sufficient for navigating the user to the appropriate entity or detail screen via a detail intent or deep link. EntityInfo objects must provide at least one WayToWatch object when returned as part of an entityInfo method and a streamable asset is available to the user. It is optional for the purchasedContent method, but recommended because the UI may use those data.

type EntityInfo = {
  identifiers: ContentIdentifiers   // The ContentIdentifiers object is how the app identifies an entity or asset to
  title: string                     // Title of the entity.
  entityType: "program"
  programType: ProgramType          // In the case of a program `entityType`, specifies the program type.
  synopsis?: string                 // Short description of the entity.
  seasonNumber?: number             // For TV seasons, the season number. For TV episodes, the season that the episode belongs to.
  episodeNumber?: number            // For TV episodes, the episode number.
  releaseDate?: string              // The date that the program or entity was released or first aired.
  contentRatings?: ContentRating[]  // A list of ContentRating objects, describing the entity's ratings in various rating schemes.
  waysToWatch?: WayToWatch[]        // An array of ways a user is might watch this entity, regardless of entitlements.
}

See also:


WayToWatch

A WayToWatch describes a way to watch a video program. It may describe a single streamable asset or a set of streamable assets. For example, an app provider may describe HD, SD, and UHD assets as individual WayToWatch objects or rolled into a single WayToWatch.

If the WayToWatch represents a single streamable asset, the provided ContentIdentifiers must be sufficient to play back the specific asset when sent via a playback intent or deep link. If the WayToWatch represents multiple streamable assets, the provided ContentIdentifiers must be sufficient to playback one of the assets represented with no user action. In this scenario, the app SHOULD choose the best asset for the user based on their device and settings. The ContentIdentifiers MUST also be sufficient for navigating the user to the appropriate entity or detail screen via an entity intent.

The app should set the entitled property to indicate if the user can watch, or not watch, the asset without making a purchase. If the entitlement is known to expire at a certain time (e.g., a rental), the app should also provide the entitledExpires property. If the entitlement is not expired, the UI will use the entitled property to display watchable assets to the user, adjust how assets are presented to the user, and how intents into the app are generated. For example, the Aggregated Experience could render a “Watch” button for an entitled asset versus a “Subscribe” button for an non-entitled asset.

The app should set the offeringType to define how the content may be authorized. The UI will use this to adjust how content is presented to the user.

A single WayToWatch cannot represent streamable assets available via multiple purchase paths. If, for example, an asset has both Buy, Rent and Subscription availability, the three different entitlement paths MUST be represented as multiple WayToWatch objects.

price should be populated for WayToWatch objects with buy or rent offeringType. If the WayToWatch represents a set of assets with various price points, the price provided must be the lowest available price.

type WayToWatch = {
  identifiers: ContentIdentifiers       // The ContentIdentifiers object is how the app identifies an entity or asset to
  expires?: string                      // Time when the WayToWatch is no longer available.
  entitled?: boolean                    // Specify if the user is entitled to watch the entity.
  entitledExpires?: string              // Time when the entity is no longer entitled.
  offeringType?: OfferingType           // The offering type of the WayToWatch.
  hasAds?: boolean                      // True if the streamable asset contains ads.
  price?: number                        // For "buy" and "rent" WayToWatch, the price to buy or rent in the user's preferred currency.
  videoQuality?: 'SD' | 'HD' | 'UHD'[]  // List of the video qualities available via the WayToWatch.
  audioProfile?: AudioProfile[]         // List of the audio types available via the WayToWatch.
  audioLanguages?: string[]             // List of audio track languages available on the WayToWatch. The first is considered the primary language. Languages are expressed as ISO 639 1/2 codes.
  closedCaptions?: string[]             // List of languages for which closed captions are available on the WayToWatch. Languages are expressed as ISO 639 1/2 codes.
  subtitles?: string[]                  // List of languages for which subtitles are available on the WayToWatch. Languages are expressed as ISO 639 1/2 codes.
  audioDescriptions?: string[]          // List of languages for which audio descriptions (DVS) are available on the WayToWatch. Languages are expressed as ISO 639 1/2 codes.
}

See also:


ContentRating

A ContentRating represents an age or content based of an entity. Supported rating schemes and associated types are below.

United States

US-Movie (MPAA):

Ratings: NR, G, PG, PG13, R, NC17

Advisories: AT, BN, SL, SS, N, V

US-TV (Vchip):

Ratings: TVY, TVY7, TVG, TVPG, TV14, TVMA

Advisories: FV, D, L, S, V

Canada

CA-Movie (OFRB):

Ratings: G, PG, 14A, 18A, R, E

CA-TV (AGVOT)

Ratings: E, C, C8, G, PG, 14+, 18+

Advisories: C, C8, G, PG, 14+, 18+

CA-Movie-Fr (Canadian French language movies):

Ratings: G, 8+, 13+, 16+, 18+

CA-TV-Fr (Canadian French language TV):

Ratings: G, 8+, 13+, 16+, 18+

type ContentRating = {
  scheme: 'CA-Movie' | 'CA-TV' | 'CA-Movie-Fr' | 'CA-TV-Fr' | 'US-Movie' | 'US-TV'  // The rating scheme.
  rating: string                                                                    // The content rating.
  advisories?: string[]                                                             // Optional list of subratings or content advisories.
}

ContentIdentifiers

The ContentIdentifiers object is how the app identifies an entity or asset to the Firebolt platform. These ids are used to look up metadata and deep link into the app.

Apps do not need to provide all ids. They only need to provide the minimum required to target a playable stream or an entity detail screen via a deep link. If an id isn’t needed to get to those pages, it doesn’t need to be included.

type ContentIdentifiers = {
  assetId?: string           // Identifies a particular playable asset. For example, the HD version of a particular movie separate from the UHD version.
  entityId?: string          // Identifies an entity, such as a Movie, TV Series or TV Episode.
  seasonId?: string          // The TV Season for a TV Episode.
  seriesId?: string          // The TV Series for a TV Episode or TV Season.
  appContentData?: string    // App-specific content identifiers.
}

FederatedRequest

type FederatedRequest = {
  correlationId: string
}

FederatedResponse

type FederatedResponse = {
  correlationId: string
}

EntityInfoFederatedRequest

type EntityInfoFederatedRequest = {
  correlationId: string
  parameters: EntityInfoParameters
}

EntityInfoParameters

type EntityInfoParameters = {
  entityId: string
  assetId?: string
}

EntityInfoFederatedResponse

type EntityInfoFederatedResponse = {
  correlationId: string
  result: EntityInfoResult            // The result for an `entityInfo()` push or pull.
}

EntityInfoResult

The result for an entityInfo() push or pull.

type EntityInfoResult = {
  expires: string
  entity: EntityInfo       // An EntityInfo object represents an "entity" on the platform. Currently, only entities of type `program` are supported. `programType` must be supplied to identify the program type.
  related?: EntityInfo[]
}

PurchasedContentFederatedRequest

type PurchasedContentFederatedRequest = {
  correlationId: string
  parameters: PurchasedContentParameters
}

PurchasedContentParameters

type PurchasedContentParameters = {
  limit: number
  offeringType?: OfferingType        // The offering type of the WayToWatch.
  programType?: ProgramType          // In the case of a program `entityType`, specifies the program type.
}

See also:


PurchasedContentFederatedResponse

type PurchasedContentFederatedResponse = {
  correlationId: string
  result: PurchasedContentResult
}

PurchasedContentResult

type PurchasedContentResult = {
  expires: string
  totalCount: number
  entries: EntityInfo[]
}

Availability

type Availability = {
  type: 'channel-lineup' | 'program-lineup'
  id: string
  catalogId?: string
  startTime?: string
  endTime?: string
}

TuneChannels

An enumeration of xrn values for the TuneIntent that have special meaning.

type TuneChannels = 'xrn:firebolt:channel:any'

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