Important things to know when developing a Roku channel
Video streaming platforms have now become a part of millions of people’s daily video consumption patterns. Thus, content providers are racing to bring their offerings to OTT to maximize their reach to their viewers.
Roku has quickly gained a market share among the various OTT platforms available today. It has the highest smart TV streaming watch time worldwide and has made its way into households through a wide range of products, ranging from low-price sticks to high-end set-top boxes.
In this blog, we’ll talk about the top things to consider for developing a Roku channel:
1. Developer tools and extensions:
It’s better to always start with suitable tools and a code editor. There are several tools provided by Roku which help during the Roku channel development.
There are essential tools such as Roku installer, Roku Stream Tester, Roku Deep link tester tool, Roku remote, RALE, Static analysis, etc. You can check this with the below link in detail.
Link: https://devtools.web.roku.com/
2. BrightScript language:
BrightScript is a language that is only used in Roku channel development. The programmer can handle the application events and controls the backend task using the brightscript language.
3. Scenegraph framework:
Scenegraph is a framework that is used to design the UI of the Roku channel. The Scenegraph framework is based on XML. A programmer can have a basic knowledge of XML can easily get familiar with this.
Basically, the programmer can create a UI using scenegraph and handle that UI item with the help of brightscript.
4. Code editor:
It’s always better to code with a suitable and recommended code editor. There are 2 best suitable code editors for Roku app development: VS Code and Eclipse. Roku provides various extensions for both code editors, which helps the developer to code faster and better.
