1.2.4. Gallery service plugin - 1.0¶
This service takes a list of images in the /images_artwork folder and display a random image on the screen.
this service is handled by default in the wall_paperbundle.
Gallery service depends on the eink service, for the image display.
1.2.4.1. Configuration¶
No additional configuration is required for this service,
Env Variable |
Description |
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FILES_PATH |
folder in which the images are stored for the gallery |
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1.2.4.2. Detailed commands¶
1.2.4.2.1. random_get_image¶
This function take a random image and send it to the eink screen. The service communicate with the eink service directly to trigger the display.
1.2.4.3. Sample for using the gallery using the admincli / admin_web commands¶
deploy_app('wall_paper', False)
activate_app('wall_paper-1.0', {"FILES_PATH":"/images_artwork"})
start_app('wall_paper-1.0')
scheduling a periodic change using the wall paper / gallery service :
The current following command line trigger the random_get_image every 20 minutes
call_service('scheduler', 'update_or_create_job', 'gallery_refresh', 'call_service(\'gallery\',\'random_get_image\')','*/20 * * * *' , True)
undeploying
stop_app('wall_paper-1.0')
undeploy_app('wall_paper-1.0')
