Implement PID and SSH checks, add autostart setup script. Remove opti…

…on for running as systemd service as it does not work with VLC.

README.md

@@ -54,23 +54,6 @@ tiny-tv-update # reinstalls Tiny TV program
 + _--loop_ : Set whether video plays continuously in a loop *(default: True)*
 + _--shuffle_ : Set whether category-based playback is shuffled *(default: False)*
 
----
-
-### Playback Controls
-
-You can control the device from a Bluetooth keyboard.   
-
-|Key|Action|
-|---|---|
-| - | Decrease volume <em> (in increments of 5%)</em> |
-| + | Increase volume <em> (in increments of 5%)</em> |
-| Space | Pause/Resume |
-| q | Exit |
-| Left | Restart current video |
-| Right | Advanced to next video |
-
-
-
 ---
 
 ### Examples
@@ -134,15 +117,11 @@ defaults.pcm.card 1
 ## Autostart Tiny TV
 Want to start the Tiny TV program every time you boot your Raspberry Pi?  Here is how!
 
-### Via *.profile* file
-* Add a line to the very end of ~/.profile such as `tiny-tv 'category' --category 'cartoons'` and save the changes to the file.
-* Restart the Tiny TV.
-*Note that this method avoids many permissions issue which may arise when attemptint to use the **systemd** method below.   However, it will attempt to start the Tiny TV program every time you login to via SSH, etc.   You may need to press CTRL-C to abort the loading of the application in these instances.*
 
-### Via systemd:
-* Review `/etc/systemd/system/tiny-tv.service`
+* Review the `AUTOSTARTCOMMAND` command in `~/tiny-tv/setup-autostart-tiny-tv.sh`
    * If you would like to add any of aforementioned options you may do so by editing the service file.
-* Run `~/tiny-tv/install-tiny-tv.service.sh`
+* Run `~/tiny-tv/setup-autostart-tiny-tv.sh`
+* Restart the Tiny TV.
 
 
 > [!TIP]

install-tiny-tv.sh

@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /home/pi/tiny-tv-venv
 
 
 echo -e '\033[93mInstalling Python libraries... \033[0m'
-sudo /home/pi/tiny-tv-venv/bin/pip3 install pynput python-vlc yt-dlp rpi_backlight --force
+sudo /home/pi/tiny-tv-venv/bin/pip3 install python-vlc yt-dlp rpi_backlight python-pidfile --force
 echo 'SUBSYSTEM=="backlight",RUN+="/bin/chmod 666 /sys/class/backlight/%k/brightness /sys/class/backlight/%k/bl_power"' | sudo tee -a /etc/udev/rules.d/backlight-permissions.rules
 
+
 echo ''
 echo -e '\033[93mProvisioning logs... \033[0m'
 sudo mkdir -p /home/pi/logs
@@ -35,22 +36,16 @@ sudo mount -a
 sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /home/pi/logs
 sudo systemctl daemon-reload
 
+
 echo ''
 echo -e '\033[93mInstalling Tiny TV... \033[0m'
 cd ~
 sudo rm -Rf ~/tiny-tv
 sudo git clone https://github.com/eat-sleep-code/tiny-tv
 sudo chown -R $USER:$USER tiny-tv
 cd tiny-tv
-sudo chmod +x tiny-tv.py
-sudo chmod +x backlight.py
-
-echo ''
-echo -e '\033[93mCreating Service... \033[0m'
-sudo mv tiny-tv.service /etc/systemd/system/tiny-tv.service
-sudo chown root:root /etc/systemd/system/tiny-tv.service
 sudo chmod +x *.sh 
-echo 'Please see the README file for more information on configuring the service.'
+
 
 cd ~
 echo ''

setup-autostart-tiny-tv.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash 
+# This script will set Tiny TV to autostart when a local bash session starts.
+
+AUTOSTARTCOMMAND=tiny-tv 'category' --category 'cartoons' --shuffle True --volume 0
+
+
+# ==============================================================================
+cd ~
+echo ''
+echo -e '\033[93mSetting up autostart... \033[0m'
+sudo touch ~/.profile
+sudo sed -i '/\b\(tiny-tv\)\b/d' ~/.profile
+sudo sed -i "\$a$AUTOSTARTCOMMAND" ~/.profile