Core API/Methods

Methods are used to execute actions and request data back from the API.

Launching

launch

Emulate the scanning of a token.

Parameters

This method accepts two types of parameters:

• A single string, in which case the string will be treated as the token text.
• Or an object with the following keys:

Key	Type	Required	Description
type	string	No	An internal category of the type of token being scanned. Not currently in use outside of logging.
uid	string	No*	The UID of the token being scanner. For example, the UID of an NFC tag. Used for matching mappings.
text	string	No*	The main text to be processed from a scan, should contain TapScript.
data	string	No*	The raw data read from a token, converted to a hexadecimal string. Used in mappings and detection of NFC toys such as Amiibos and Lego Dimensions.

These parameters allow emulating a token exactly as it would be read directly from an attached reader on the server. A request's parameters must contain at least a populated uid, text or data value.

Result

This method returns null on success.

Currently, it is not reported if the launched TapScript encounters an error during launching.

Example

Request

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "52f6242e-7a5a-11ef-bf93-020304050607",
    "method": "launch",
    "params": {
        "text": "**launch.system:snes"
    }
}

Response

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "52f6242e-7a5a-11ef-bf93-020304050607",
    "result": null
}

stop

Kill any active launcher, if possible.

This method is highly dependant on the platform and specific launcher used. It's not guaranteed that a launcher is capable of killing playing media.

Parameters

None.

Result

This method returns null on success.

Currently, it is not reported if a process was killed or not.

Example

Request

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "176b4558-7a5b-11ef-b318-020304050607",
    "method": "stop"
}

Response

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "176b4558-7a5b-11ef-b318-020304050607",
    "result": null
}

history

Returns a list of the last recorded token launches.

Parameters

None.

Result

Key	Type	Required	Description
entries	LaunchEntry[]	Yes	A list of recorded token launches.

Launch entry object

Key	Type	Required	Description
data	string	No	Same as launch parameter.
success	boolean	Yes	True if the launch was successful.
text	string	No	Same as launch parameter.
time	string	Yes	Timestamp of the launch time in RFC3339 format.
type	string	No	Same as launch parameter.
uid	string	No	Same as launch parameter.

Example

Request

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "5e9f3a0e-7a5b-11ef-8084-020304050607",
    "method": "history"
}

Response

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "5e9f3a0e-7a5b-11ef-8084-020304050607",
    "result": {
        "entries": [
            {
                "data": "",
                "success": true,
                "text": "**launch.system:snes",
                "time": "2024-09-24T17:49:42.938167429+08:00",
                "type": "",
                "uid": ""
            }
        ]
    }
}

Media

media.search

Query the media database and return all matching indexed media.

Parameters

An object:

Key	Type	Required	Description
query	string	Yes	Case-insensitive search by filename. By default, query is split by white space and results are found which contain every word.
system	string[]	No	Case-sensitive list of system IDs to restrict search to. A missing key or empty list will search all systems.
maxResults	number	No	Max number of results to return. Default is 250.

Result

Key	Type	Required	Description
results	Media[]	Yes	A list of all search results from the given query.
total	number	Yes	Total number of search results.

Media object

Key	Type	Required	Description
system	System	Yes	System which the media has been indexed under.
name	string	Yes	A human-readable version of the result's filename without a file extension.
path	string	Yes	Path to the media file. If possible, this path will be compressed into the <system>/<path> launch format.

System object

Key	Type	Required	Description
id	string	Yes	Internal system ID for this system.
name	string	Yes	Display name of the system.
category	string	Yes	Category of system. This field is not yet formalised.

Example

Request

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "47f80537-7a5d-11ef-9c7b-020304050607",
    "method": "media.search",
    "params": {
        "query": "240p"
    }
}

Response

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "47f80537-7a5d-11ef-9c7b-020304050607",
    "result": {
        "results": [
            {
                "name": "240p Test Suite (PD) v0.03 tepples",
                "path": "Gameboy/240p Test Suite (PD) v0.03 tepples.gb",
                "system": {
                    "category": "Handheld",
                    "id": "Gameboy",
                    "name": "Gameboy"
                }
            }
        ],
        "total": 1
    }
}

media.index

Create a new media database index.

During an index, the server will emit media.indexing notifications showing progress of the index.

Parameters

This method can, optionally, accept an object:

Key	Type	Required	Description
systems	string[]	No	List of system IDs to restrict indexing to. Other system indexes will remain as is.

A missing or null value parameters key is also valid and will index every system.

Result

Returns null on success once indexing is complete.

Example

Request

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "6f20e07c-7a5e-11ef-84bb-020304050607",
    "method": "media.index"
}

Response

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "6f20e07c-7a5e-11ef-84bb-020304050607",
    "result": null
}

systems

List all currently indexed systems.

Parameters

None.

Result

Key	Type	Required	Description
systems	System[]	Yes	A list of all indexed systems.

See system object.

Example

Request

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "dbd312f3-7a5f-11ef-8f29-020304050607",
    "method": "systems"
}

Response

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "dbd312f3-7a5f-11ef-8f29-020304050607",
    "result": {
        "systems": [
            {
                "category": "Handheld",
                "id": "GameboyColor",
                "name": "Gameboy Color"
            },
            {
                "category": "Computer",
                "id": "EDSAC",
                "name": "EDSAC"
            }
        ]
    }
}

Settings

settings

List currently set configuration settings.

This method will list values set in the Config File. Values may be hidden which are not appropriate to be read remotely.

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Result

Key	Type	Required	Description
reader	string[]	Yes	A list of manually configured reader driver connection strings. See reader.
audioFeedback	boolean	Yes
detectReaders	boolean	Yes
insertMode	boolean	Yes
insertModeBlocklist	string[]	Yes
insertModeExitDelay	number	Yes
consoleLogging	boolean	Yes
debug	boolean	Yes	See debug.
systems	Systems config	Yes	The systems section of the config file.

Systems config

Key	Type	Required	Description
rootFolder	string[]	Yes

settings.update

Update one or more settings in-memory and save changes to disk.

mappings

List all mappings.

Returns a list of all active and inactive mappings entries stored on server.

mappings.new

Create a new mapping.

mappings.delete

Delete an existing mapping.

mappings.update

Change an existing mapping.

Readers

readers

List all currently connected readers.

readers.write

Attempt to write given text to the first available write-capable reader, if possible.

Clients

Clients can only be managed through the API via a device-local connection.

clients

List all clients (including disconnected) and associated data.

clients.new

Create a new client with a newly generated ID and secret.

clients.delete

Delete an existing client.

Service

version

Return server's current version and platform.