Roku SDK Documentation : ComponentLibrary

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Extends: Node

Description

The ComponentLibrary node class downloads a library of custom SceneGraph components to be used in an application. The ComponentLibrary node should be used in a Scene node, such as Scene or OverhangPanelSetScene. One way to ensure that the library downloads before the SceneGraph application begins to compile the components for the application, is to begin the download in the main.brs file that creates the Scene node, by adding an <interface> field to the Scene node that can be used to monitor the download, and starts the application when the download is complete.

Loading Component Libraries

In addition to the custom components you create specifically for your application, you can also create custom component libraries that you can download as part of your application.

To do this, define a ComponentLibrary node in the Scene node for your application. Set the id field of the node to a unique library ID for your application, and specify the URL to download the library from in the uri field of the node. As the SceneGraph scene is constructed, the library will be downloaded from the specified URL, and component instances will be created as needed for the application.

Component libraries can be packaged and signed the same way that channels are packaged and signed. You side-load your library, package it using the packaging tool, and then host it on the server of your choosing. 

Using Library Components

Components declared in a component library can be used inside the app just like custom components. Make sure to specify it in format <libraryName>:<componentName>. So say if a component named LoadingIndicator is defined in the SampleComponentLib library, then it may be used like this:

<SampleComponentLib:LoadingIndicator imageUri="pkg:/images/loader.png" translation="[700, 200]"/>

Unsigned Component Libraries

Available since firmware version 7.5

Component libraries no longer need to be packaged or signed with the same devid as the channel starting with firmware version 7.5. However, unsigned component libraries are required to be served over HTTPS before they can be accessed by published channels. See additional cases below:

• Sideloaded channels can access unsigned component libraries over HTTP or HTTPS.
• Published channels can only access unsigned component libraries over HTTPS.
• Published channels can access signed component libraries over HTTP if the channel and the library share the same devid.

Fields

Example

ComponentLibraryTestChannel.zip is a test channel that downloads the component library implemented from the source code in ComponentLibrary.zip.  The test channel then creates an instance of the <LoadingIndicator> component implemented in the library.