Deep Linking (ECP)

You can launch a debug session with a deep link by setting the deepLinkUrl property in your launch.json configuration.

{
  "type": "brightscript",
  "rootDir": "${workspaceFolder}/dist",
  "host": "192.168.1.2",
  "deepLinkUrl": "http://${host}:8060/launch/dev?contentId=loganLucky123&mediaType=movie"
}

There are several string placeholders you can use when defining your deep link url, but none of them are required.

• ${host} - the roku host. This is the host property set in your launch configuration. By using ${host} in the deep link url, it prevents you from needing to update the host twice in your config when you want to change which Roku to debug.

• ${promptForQueryParams} - will pop up an input box at debug launch time, asking for the URL-encoded query parameters to pass to the deep link.

  • example: "deepLinkUrl": "http://${host}:8060/launch/dev?${promptForQueryParams}"

• ${promptForDeepLinkUrl} - if the entire deepLinkUrl is set to this, then at debug launch time, an input box will appear asking you to input the full deep link url.

  • example: "deepLinkUrl": "${promptForQueryParams}"