Binding for Apple-TV

sebSmarthome · January 2, 2025, 8:47pm

same here
it works if I reload the page

Zylle · January 2, 2025, 10:20pm

Ok, I got it working with a little patience.
Thanks for your help,

Yang_Yoshida · January 3, 2025, 4:32pm

Does this works ?!

OMR · April 18, 2025, 2:19pm

Any chance of running the threads a little ‘nicer’?
Seem to use a lot of CPU:

hww3 · April 18, 2025, 9:31pm

Wow, that doesn’t seem normal, although the field that’s actually interesting is the time… none of them seem to have used much more than 1 second of CPU time. Are your atvscript instances exiting right after starting?

For example, here’s my openhab instance, and you can see that my 2 atvscript instances have very modest usage:

   PID USERNAME  SIZE   RSS STATE  PRI NICE      TIME  CPU PROCESS/NLWP                                                                                                   
 56801 mosquit*   14M 2660K cpu9     1    0 2217:26:0 6.7% mosquitto/1
  4372 openhab  1035M  835M sleep   59    0   0:15:51 0.0% java/371
 80936 openhab   149M   48M sleep   59    0   0:00:00 0.0% npm-cli.js/12
 24841 openhab    82M   65M sleep    2    0   0:00:04 0.0% atvscript/3
  4630 openhab    82M   65M sleep   59    0   0:00:44 0.0% atvscript/3
 47294 nut        13M 1376K sleep   59    0   0:05:50 0.0% upsd/1
 80938 openhab   238M  144M sleep    1    0   0:00:16 0.0% node/12
 47413 nut        12M 1856K sleep   59    0   0:01:30 0.0% upsmon/1
 47292 nut        13M 1596K sleep   59    0   0:13:27 0.0% snmp-ups/1
 47411 root       11M 1048K sleep   59    0   0:00:00 0.0% upsmon/1

You can use ps to see when the process was started.

OMR · April 19, 2025, 9:28am

All pids are just active for a few seconds, so yes, all exit, but the PC gets warm, so the CPU usage is real.
Just tried a reboot. Ends up the same:

Couple of things are new here:
New PC, Asus PL64 with 5 core Intel(R) Celeron(R) 7305
Cloned the disk from my old system running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and on the new PC upgraded to 24.04.2 LTS (SMART on old system reported SSD powered up for more than 7yrs … )
Updated to Java 21 and openHAB 5.0.0.M1

After that I had to do the usual:

OH_HOME=/var/lib/openhab
sudo chmod 777 /var/lib/openhab/tmp
python3 -m venv $OH_HOME/tmp/appletv-binding
source $OH_HOME/tmp/appletv-binding/bin/activate
pip3 install git+https://git.sr.ht/~hww3/pyatv

Strange …

OMR · April 21, 2025, 12:57pm

Wondering if it can be related to the exception thrown when parsing the ‘artwork’ command?

2025-04-21 14:52:03.638 [INFO ] [nding.appletv.internal.PyATV$Scanner] - Started process 22865
2025-04-21 14:52:03.639 [INFO ] [nding.appletv.internal.PyATV$Scanner] - Process 22865 isRunning=true
2025-04-21 14:52:03.639 [INFO ] [nding.appletv.internal.PyATV$Scanner] - AppleTVCommandLoop: Running /var/lib/openhab/tmp/appletv-binding/bin/atvscript -i 86F37899E0E7 --raop-credentials 56211473591d5de6d426ae0a49cf76b0030b45c8b4bd8c7db97181219ce19302:9d7a02c59acc4302fb8cc439e61d1cbfd00175b308c83659dcb267ee59c4a522:38364633373839392d453045372d344541372d424339452d423337383635423344443546:65373333656336312d303530632d346335312d616239662d376232623263343163386537 --airplay-credentials 56211473591d5de6d426ae0a49cf76b0030b45c8b4bd8c7db97181219ce19302:d404ea7937ff459014cb8c47979b0ea61697d0fc08415530982bd2008b6296b0:38364633373839392d453045372d344541372d424339452d423337383635423344443546:38343736356264392d363566392d343636632d623564662d633333636237383933636232 --companion-credentials 56211473591d5de6d426ae0a49cf76b0030b45c8b4bd8c7db97181219ce19302:0b2928cdda3465ae4c75f425d0577859e687279d3621b819da19b6a3f8e6db01:38364633373839392d453045372d344541372d424339452d423337383635423344443546:66663361316465342d343462372d343363642d626665652d626466363032333662643530 command_loop
2025-04-21 14:52:04.823 [INFO ] [nding.appletv.internal.PyATV$Scanner] - AppleTVEventScanner: Command process=22854 exited.
2025-04-21 14:52:04.824 [INFO ] [nding.appletv.internal.PyATV$Scanner] - Process 22854 exists.
2025-04-21 14:52:04.828 [WARN ] [nding.appletv.internal.PyATV$Scanner] - PATH: /var/lib/openhab/tmp/appletv-binding/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/snap/bin
2025-04-21 14:52:04.829 [INFO ] [nding.appletv.internal.PyATV$Scanner] - Started process 22870
2025-04-21 14:52:04.829 [INFO ] [nding.appletv.internal.PyATV$Scanner] - Process 22870 isRunning=true
2025-04-21 14:52:04.829 [INFO ] [nding.appletv.internal.PyATV$Scanner] - AppleTVEventScanner: Running /var/lib/openhab/tmp/appletv-binding/bin/atvscript -i 86F37899E0E7 --raop-credentials 56211473591d5de6d426ae0a49cf76b0030b45c8b4bd8c7db97181219ce19302:9d7a02c59acc4302fb8cc439e61d1cbfd00175b308c83659dcb267ee59c4a522:38364633373839392d453045372d344541372d424339452d423337383635423344443546:65373333656336312d303530632d346335312d616239662d376232623263343163386537 --airplay-credentials 56211473591d5de6d426ae0a49cf76b0030b45c8b4bd8c7db97181219ce19302:d404ea7937ff459014cb8c47979b0ea61697d0fc08415530982bd2008b6296b0:38364633373839392d453045372d344541372d424339452d423337383635423344443546:38343736356264392d363566392d343636632d623564662d633333636237383933636232 --companion-credentials 56211473591d5de6d426ae0a49cf76b0030b45c8b4bd8c7db97181219ce19302:0b2928cdda3465ae4c75f425d0577859e687279d3621b819da19b6a3f8e6db01:38364633373839392d453045372d344541372d424339452d423337383635423344443546:66663361316465342d343462372d343363642d626665652d626466363032333662643530 push_updates
2025-04-21 14:52:05.861 [INFO ] [nding.appletv.internal.PyATV$Scanner] - queueing command: artwork
2025-04-21 14:52:05.864 [ERROR] [ding.appletv.internal.AppleTVHandler] - ATV command threw exception: metadata is blocked:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/var/lib/openhab/tmp/appletv-binding/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pyatv/scripts/atvscript.py", line 337, in _run_command
    print(args.output(output_artwork(await atv.metadata.artwork(), atv.metadata.app)),
                                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/var/lib/openhab/tmp/appletv-binding/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pyatv/support/shield.py", line 71, in _guard_method
    raise BlockedStateError(f"{func.__name__} is blocked")
pyatv.exceptions.BlockedStateError: metadata is blocked

2025-04-21 14:52:05.864 [INFO ] [nding.appletv.internal.PyATV$Scanner] - AppleTVCommandLoop: response handler returned false.
2025-04-21 14:52:05.864 [INFO ] [nding.appletv.internal.PyATV$Scanner] - AppleTVCommandLoop: Command process=22865 exited.
2025-04-21 14:52:05.865 [INFO ] [nding.appletv.internal.PyATV$Scanner] - Process 22865 exists.
2025-04-21 14:52:05.865 [INFO ] [nding.appletv.internal.PyATV$Scanner] - destroying process 22865 forcibly.
2025-04-21 14:52:05.870 [WARN ] [nding.appletv.internal.PyATV$Scanner] - PATH: /var/lib/openhab/tmp/appletv-binding/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/snap/bin
2025-04-21 14:52:05.871 [INFO ] [nding.appletv.internal.PyATV$Scanner] - Started process 22873
2025-04-21 14:52:05.871 [INFO ] [nding.appletv.internal.PyATV$Scanner] - Process 22873 isRunning=true
2025-04-21 14:52:05.871 [INFO ] [nding.appletv.internal.PyATV$Scanner] - AppleTVCommandLoop: Running /var/lib/openhab/tmp/appletv-binding/bin/atvscript -i 86F37899E0E7 --raop-credentials 56211473591d5de6d426ae0a49cf76b0030b45c8b4bd8c7db97181219ce19302:9d7a02c59acc4302fb8cc439e61d1cbfd00175b308c83659dcb267ee59c4a522:38364633373839392d453045372d344541372d424339452d423337383635423344443546:65373333656336312d303530632d346335312d616239662d376232623263343163386537 --airplay-credentials 56211473591d5de6d426ae0a49cf76b0030b45c8b4bd8c7db97181219ce19302:d404ea7937ff459014cb8c47979b0ea61697d0fc08415530982bd2008b6296b0:38364633373839392d453045372d344541372d424339452d423337383635423344443546:38343736356264392d363566392d343636632d623564662d633333636237383933636232 --companion-credentials 56211473591d5de6d426ae0a49cf76b0030b45c8b4bd8c7db97181219ce19302:0b2928cdda3465ae4c75f425d0577859e687279d3621b819da19b6a3f8e6db01:38364633373839392d453045372d344541372d424339452d423337383635423344443546:66663361316465342d343462372d343363642d626665652d626466363032333662643530 command_loop
2025-04-21 14:52:07.050 [INFO ] [nding.appletv.internal.PyATV$Scanner] - AppleTVEventScanner: Command process=22870 exited.
2025-04-21 14:52:07.050 [INFO ] [nding.appletv.internal.PyATV$Scanner] - Process 22870 exists.
2025-04-21 14:52:07.054 [WARN ] [nding.appletv.internal.PyATV$Scanner] - PATH: /var/lib/openhab/tmp/appletv-binding/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/snap/bin
2025-04-21 14:52:07.055 [INFO ] [nding.appletv.internal.PyATV$Scanner] - Started process 22876
2025-04-21 14:52:07.055 [INFO ] [nding.appletv.internal.PyATV$Scanner] - Process 22876 isRunning=true
2025-04-21 14:52:07.055 [INFO ] [nding.appletv.internal.PyATV$Scanner] - AppleTVEventScanner: Running /var/lib/openhab/tmp/appletv-binding/bin/atvscript -i 86F37899E0E7 --raop-credentials 56211473591d5de6d426ae0a49cf76b0030b45c8b4bd8c7db97181219ce19302:9d7a02c59acc4302fb8cc439e61d1cbfd00175b308c83659dcb267ee59c4a522:38364633373839392d453045372d344541372d424339452d423337383635423344443546:65373333656336312d303530632d346335312d616239662d376232623263343163386537 --airplay-credentials 56211473591d5de6d426ae0a49cf76b0030b45c8b4bd8c7db97181219ce19302:d404ea7937ff459014cb8c47979b0ea61697d0fc08415530982bd2008b6296b0:38364633373839392d453045372d344541372d424339452d423337383635423344443546:38343736356264392d363566392d343636632d623564662d633333636237383933636232 --companion-credentials 56211473591d5de6d426ae0a49cf76b0030b45c8b4bd8c7db97181219ce19302:0b2928cdda3465ae4c75f425d0577859e687279d3621b819da19b6a3f8e6db01:38364633373839392d453045372d344541372d424339452d423337383635423344443546:66663361316465342d343462372d343363642d626665652d626466363032333662643530 push_updates

hww3 · April 21, 2025, 6:42pm

Hmm. That’s interesting. I don’t think I’ve seen that error before. Can you let me know what devices you’re using and what OS version they’re running? Maybe it’s something obvious that I can easily fix. Do you happen to know if this is a new behavior? It’s not uncommon for these processes to exit periodically, but in my limited experience, they should last more than a few seconds (usually hours to days, depending on how much interaction you do with the devices).

OMR · April 22, 2025, 8:52pm

That exception was also present in one of my previous posts in this thread so I have always had them. (Binding for Apple-TV - #209 by OMR - Bindings - openHAB Community)
Here is my scan result:

(appletv-binding) omr@shs3:~$ time atvremote scan
Scan Results

========================================
       Name: Denon AVC-X4700H
   Model/SW: Denon AVC-X4700H, Unknown OS
    Address: 192.168.1.106
        MAC: 00:06:78:6C:CC:0A
 Deep Sleep: False
Identifiers:
 - 00:06:78:6C:CC:0A
 - 0006786CCC0A
Services:
 - Protocol: AirPlay, Port: 7000, Credentials: None, Requires Password: False, Password: None, Pairing: NotNeeded
 - Protocol: RAOP, Port: 7000, Credentials: None, Requires Password: False, Password: None, Pairing: NotNeeded

       Name: Kjellerstua
   Model/SW: AppleTV14,1, Unknown OS 18.4
    Address: 192.168.1.100
        MAC: 7A:ED:BA:67:8D:CE
 Deep Sleep: False
Identifiers:
 - 7A:ED:BA:67:8D:CE
 - 7AEDBA678DCE
Services:
 - Protocol: AirPlay, Port: 7000, Credentials: None, Requires Password: False, Password: None, Pairing: Mandatory
 - Protocol: Companion, Port: 50699, Credentials: None, Requires Password: False, Password: None, Pairing: Mandatory
 - Protocol: RAOP, Port: 7000, Credentials: None, Requires Password: False, Password: None, Pairing: Mandatory

       Name: Living Room
   Model/SW: AppleTV14,1, Unknown OS 18.4.1
    Address: 192.168.1.126
        MAC: 86:F3:78:99:E0:E7
 Deep Sleep: False
Identifiers:
 - 86:F3:78:99:E0:E7
 - 86F37899E0E7
Services:
 - Protocol: AirPlay, Port: 7000, Credentials: None, Requires Password: False, Password: None, Pairing: Mandatory
 - Protocol: Companion, Port: 55083, Credentials: None, Requires Password: False, Password: None, Pairing: Mandatory
 - Protocol: RAOP, Port: 7000, Credentials: None, Requires Password: False, Password: None, Pairing: Mandatory

       Name: Samsung Q90 Series (75)
   Model/SW: QRQ90, Unknown OS
    Address: 192.168.1.133
        MAC: D0:D0:03:09:5B:BE
 Deep Sleep: False
Identifiers:
 - D0:D0:03:09:5B:BE
Services:
 - Protocol: AirPlay, Port: 38775, Credentials: None, Requires Password: False, Password: None, Pairing: Mandatory


real    0m4.054s
user    0m1.070s
sys     0m0.078s
(appletv-binding) omr@shs3:~$

My device interaction is limited and only through the OH binding:

Have a rule rerouting some audio on my AVR according to play mode, and power off (aka standby) when I go to bed.

Switch AppleTVLRPower           (media)                  { channel = "appletv:device:86-F3-78-99-E0-E7:playStatus#powerStatus" }
String AppleTVLRRemoteKey  "[]" (media)                  { channel = "appletv:device:86-F3-78-99-E0-E7:control#remoteKey" }
String AppleTVLRPlayMode   "[]" (media)                  { channel = "appletv:device:86-F3-78-99-E0-E7:playStatus#playMode" }
String AppleTVLRAppName   "[]"  (media)                  { channel = "appletv:device:86-F3-78-99-E0-E7:playStatus#appName" }
String AppleTVLRAppId   "[]"    (media)                  { channel = "appletv:device:86-F3-78-99-E0-E7:playStatus#appId" }

hww3 · April 24, 2025, 7:57am

Ok, so looks like a modern device. Seems like the binding is maybe not waiting for the previous command to finish? I’ll look through my device logs and see if I can find an example of the problem here that I can reproduce. Just from the messages you sent it looks like commands are being sent too quickly, ie artwork before the results of metadata are being returned.

I’ll look into this and get back to you.

Thanks!

OMR · April 24, 2025, 2:29pm

Yes, 4K Eth devices with USB-C remotes …
Thanks so far …

Zylle · May 4, 2025, 8:19pm

I’d like to chime in with @OMR - i’m seeing the same thing. I have not changed hardware, but updated my linux, and temps are spiking. I am running 3 ATV’s all 4K gen2/3, and there is alot of cpu usage with each instance, i get around 15C extra temperature on my cpu, so running all 3 things, my cpu is around 100C, but disabling the 3 things, i get steady temps around 55C.

hww3 · May 11, 2025, 6:55am

That’s interesting. My setup is obviously different and I’m not seeing this behavior. I don’t have a good answer for why this is happening yet, but am trying to come up with a solution. I will note that the error “metadata is blocked” is coming from pyatv, so it’s not a binding bug per se. Hopefully the answer is just slowing the requests down a bit.

OMR · May 11, 2025, 7:51am

The increase in temperature is due to the constant exceptions killing and restarting the processes.

hww3 · May 17, 2025, 7:49pm

Ok, some updates. I have started to get this error here, though I don’t get constant spinning for some reason. I think that’s probably an unrelated problem. I also think the problem is more general than just the artwork error; it’s simply that the artwork command is run whenever there’s a play status update delivered, and that always happens immediately when the push_update command first runs.

Specifically about this problem: There’s some talk over on the pyatv issue tracker that this may be related to some changes in tvOS 18.4. It doesn’t look like there’s a fix (yet). I’ve got an older (non-4k) AppleTV somewhere here that isn’t up to date. I’ll try setting that one up and seeing if there’s a different behavior.

Also, I found one or two little parsing errors related to differences in the data returned now, so either way, I should have a slightly better version in a few days.

OMR · June 25, 2025, 7:42pm

Any progress?

hww3 · June 25, 2025, 9:07pm

A fix for the problem is working its way through testing. The developer says a new release with a bug fix should be ready in a week or two. Then we can update the code used here, which /should/ happen pretty quickly. I’ll post back here when I have something ready to test.

Bill

DenDeXTeR51 · August 9, 2025, 7:54pm

Any update?

OMR · August 17, 2025, 10:17am

I just checked out the lates development version: 0.16.1 (July 12th)
pip3 install --upgrade git+https://github.com/postlund/pyatv.git
From GitHub - postlund/pyatv: A client library for Apple TV and AirPlay devices
Unsure exactly which Issue or PR addresses this problem.

Still crashes and hence hogs CPU, but apparently functions as expected. I have it mostly disabled though as my fanless PC runs a bit hot.

Pedro_Liberal · August 17, 2025, 5:08pm

Hey everyone, quick question, I’m currently considering moving from my Google tv with Chromecast to something better and the Apple TV is being considered.
What’s the overall opinion on it as a device and it integration with OpenHAB? Can I expect a similar thing like with Google Chromecast?