Intro to Firebolt®
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Intro to Firebolt®
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What is Firebolt
Firebolt® is an application platform to build apps for connected home devices. Firebolt provides application management and X1 App Platform integration functions such as Application life cycle management, device management, and content discovery integration for Firebolt Applications. Moreover, it's a set of guidelines and a family of APIs that lets App developers write once and deploy to any Firebolt device.
Firebolt is open-source and maintained by one of the largest telecommunication companies in the world. In addition, Firebolt is lightweight and built to swiftly make Apps run on home devices globally, such as connected TVs, set-top boxes, or any other Firebolt device.
Features of Firebolt
Firebolt is RPC based and has an autogenerated JavaScript client. Being RPC based gives users the flexibility to generate clients for any programming language. The open-source language is built and maintained by experts but can be taken, adapted, changed, or used in a way that matches your needs as a developer. Firebolt is constantly growing and adapting, so stay tuned for new features being added!
Feature | Description |
|---|---|
Lifecycle | Easy App lifecycle integration allows Apps to be pre-loaded on device start-up and suspended after use, to allow subsequent fast access to the App, which is known as ‘Quick Start’. Firebolt supports inactive, suspended, closed, background, and foreground states, each of which can be loaded in the background and kept running after exit, improving the overall performance and experience for the end-user. |
Personalization | Robust personalization includes watch history, playlists, and the ability to negotiate access to features and APIs with each App. Personalization provides unique discovery and settings experiences for your users. |
Localization | Localization provides your App with information about where the device is located so it can display the correct content for the region and use the correct language. |
Device Capabilities | Your App can be provided with information about the device it’s running on, to enable it to deliver content in a format that is supported by the device. |
Accessibility | Your App can be provided with information about the device's current user accessibility settings, such as closed captioning and voice guidance. |
Authentication | Streamlined sign-in and sign-up processes using information from your organization or the X1 Operator's back office. |
Discovery | The discovery module provides your App with the means to tell the X1 App Platform what the current signed-in state is. The current signed-in user’s entitlements are within your App and provides the capability to store and capture the user's watch history. This allows the X1 App Platform to know if the user is currently able to view specific content within the App and display the content of the App appropriately. |
Metrics | Your App can be provided with the means to send usage information to the X1 App Platform. This data could be used for the following: |
Testing & Monitoring | Firebolt enhances testing and monitoring for developers. Flag Apps for errors on all associated devices using Firebolt support tools like Mock Firebolt. Get real-time feedback on how your App will run on any device. |
Metadata | • Enhanced discovery through metadata integration. |
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