Jeena 59029438ad app: Scaffold Android TV PeerTube client (MVP)

Start the SmartTube-inspired PeerTube TV client as a Kotlin + Compose
for TV app. It targets any PeerTube instance (v1 API), with JTube as
the default, and covers login 0, local/own video listings 1-2, search
3, subscriptions 4, server-backed history 5 and HLS/progressive
playback with watching reports 6.

Password is only used for the OAuth password grant and never stored;
tokens are kept in EncryptedSharedPreferences. Building needs JDK 17+
(see README); the Gradle wrapper is checked in so no local Gradle is
required.

2026-10-10 10:20:02 +00:00

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JTube TV

An Android TV client for PeerTube instances, inspired by how SmartTube works for YouTube. It talks to any PeerTube instance (the default is JTube — my own instance) over the PeerTube REST API.

Features (v0.1)

Setup flow — enter instance URL, username and password once; the app exchanges them for OAuth tokens via POST /api/v1/users/token and stores only the tokens (never the password), encrypted with the Android Keystore (EncryptedSharedPreferences).
Local videos — list public videos of the instance (GET /api/v1/videos?isLocal=true).
My videos — all of the logged-in user's own videos, every privacy level included (private, internal, unlisted — GET /api/v1/users/me/videos). Non-public entries carry a privacy badge.
Channels — list channels local to the instance (GET /api/v1/video-channels?search=…&searchTarget=local) and browse each channel's videos.
Search — search local videos by title.
Subscriptions — the videos in the user's subscription feed (GET /api/v1/users/me/subscriptions/videos).
History — the user's watch history as tracked by the server (GET /api/v1/users/me/history/videos).
Playback — HLS (or progressive MP4 fallback) playback with ExoPlayer/Media3. Viewing is reported to the server (POST /api/v1/videos/{shortUuid}/watching) so it shows up in server-side history. Private/internal media is streamed with the OAuth token attached to every playlist/segment request.

Out of scope for now (see BACKLOG.md): uploading, editing, subscribing/unsubscribing, deleting, creating anything other than history entries.

Build

Requirements: JDK 17+ (JDK 21 recommended), Android SDK platform 35. local.properties with sdk.dir=… is picked up automatically if present (standard Android Gradle Plugin behavior).

./gradlew :app:assembleDebug

Install on a TV device:

adb connect <tv-ip>:<port>
adb install -r app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk

Building requires a JDK; the Gradle wrapper is checked in, so no local Gradle installation is needed.

Architecture overview

Single-module Android TV app (app/):

data/api — Retrofit interface + kotlinx-serialization DTOs for the PeerTube API.
data/auth — TokenStore (EncryptedSharedPreferences), token acquisition/refresh.
data/network — OkHttp/Retrofit wiring: dynamic base-URL interceptor, bearer-token interceptor, single-flight token refresh authenticator.
data/PeerTubeRepository.kt — one suspend-call surface used by all view models.
ui/ — Compose for TV screens: Setup, Home (sidebar + list content), VideoList (local / my videos / subscriptions / history / search / channel), Channels, Player. MainActivity is the only activity.
JTubeApp.kt — tiny service locator (AppGraph); no DI framework on purpose.

License

Not decided yet — TBD before first public release.