Web GUI Driver

[Jared Joubert]

Hey Guys, 

I am wanting to find out if anyone has been able to find/create a Control4 driver that can view a web gui of a device on the local network. It doesn't have to have any form of control it must just be able to view the info.

Thanks,

[msgreenf]

you can do this with a webview driver on a T3 screen - only a t3 screen

[Jared Joubert]

where could i find that?

[lukas.polivka]

https://www.blackwiredesigns.com/store/c4-generic-url-driver/

(Although it’s pretty simple to make your own one-off driver if you don’t mind having the URL hard-coded in the XML.)

[Rexabyte]

Even if you wanted to have it so you could update the URL through a property:

<property>
  <name>Webview URL</name>
  <type>STRING</type>
  <readonly>false</readonly>
  <default/>
</property>

-- Define the property name
local URL = "Webview URL"

-- Update the URL when the property changes
function OnPropertyChanged(strProperty)
	if (strProperty == URL) then
		-- In thise case the 'uibutton' proxy is defined as 5001
		C4:SendToProxy(5001, "URL_CHANGED", {url=Properties[URL]})
	end
end

 

[lukas.polivka]

True, true.

[Gary Leeds UK]

How much is the driver ?

[eddy.trochez]

.

[lukas.polivka]

4 hours ago, TheWizard said:

 

I think something like this could be useful too:

function OnDriverLateInit()
    OnPropertyChanged("Webview URL")
end

(Otherwise it doesn’t seem to work after director reboot.)

[Gary Leeds UK]

What a nice little driver 

[Shivam Paw]

Any screenshots or a video on how the black wire designs driver looks and works?

 

[msgreenf]

Just now, Shivam Paw said:

Any screenshots or a video on how the black wire designs driver looks and works?

 

its just a website...so i mean not really something to screenshot...

[Shivam Paw]

2 minutes ago, msgreenf said:

its just a website...so i mean not really something to screenshot...

So it loads up a site. Does all the functionality work? JavaScript, forms, keyboard, searching etc? 

[msgreenf]

Just now, Shivam Paw said:

So it loads up a site. Does all the functionality work? JavaScript, forms, keyboard, searching etc? 

it should, haven't found things that don't.

[msgreenf]

no address bar

[dcovach]

4 minutes ago, Shivam Paw said:

So it loads up a site. Does all the functionality work? JavaScript, forms, keyboard, searching etc? 

I haven't loaded too many web pages yet but I set up our family google calendar on the T3 and it displays properly and updates quickly.  It works after a controller reboot too.  I no longer have excuses as to why I didn't see the appointment  my wife added on the kitchen T3 about fixing the baby gate on the weekend.

For $10 its a handy driver to have and  the url can be changed in Composer HE for end users.

[Shivam Paw]

4 hours ago, msgreenf said:

no address bar

What about a keyboard if I’m on a contact form?

[msgreenf]

What about a keyboard if I’m on a contact form?

It pops like a phone

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[Darin, PM C4 CX Platform]

Happy to announce that as of today, WebView drivers can now work on iOS & Android mobile devices with 321.46+ OS 3 mobile app and a controller running OS 3.1.3+.  However, it does require updates by the driver writer using the latest DriverWorks SDK to take advantage of this new functionality.  If you have WebView drivers you or a client uses that you'd like available on mobile, you'll need to reach out to driver writers with an update request to extended their driver with mobile support.

[msgreenf]

This is awesome! Thank you for sharing!

[lukas.polivka]

On 12/2/2021 at 9:38 PM, Darin, C4 PM UI said:

Happy to announce that as of today, WebView drivers can now work on iOS & Android mobile devices with 321.46+ OS 3 mobile app and a controller running OS 3.1.3+.  However, it does require updates by the driver writer using the latest DriverWorks SDK to take advantage of this new functionality.  If you have WebView drivers you or a client uses that you'd like available on mobile, you'll need to reach out to driver writers with an update request to extended their driver with mobile support.

Hi Darin, is the Battery Level Summarizer driver available yet? I cannot see it in the online database.