[SOFT] RecalBoxER

[stigzler]

Hi folks,
Been working on a Windows Desktop app to assist with adding roms to recalbox. It makes things really simple via dragging and dropping from an in-app explorer window. You can also do things like convert zip formats, de-tag and creat sub-folders just via one click, key and drop.

Some sceenies:

More details and download here:
MagoArcade

Updates:
1.0.1
Added:
Program Menu shortcuts
User settings file included in log

1.0.2
Launches as highest available UAC
Fixed 'doh' updater bug >.<

1.0.21
Added reset gameslist.xml
Added Install Fan script (when adding new drive)

1.0.22
Included dotnetbrowser error catch

1.0.23
Include readme as per dotnetbrowser requirements.

1.0.24
Updated dotnetbrowser license
Added RecalBox Running status indicator to bottom bar
Added Second explorer window to the file explorer - easier file management

RecalBoxER V1.1.0

Big Update!
Added:
ROM drag and drop adds game to database.
You can now edit a game's metadata, including images, from RecalBoxER rather than in recalbox
Can drag and drop images from the built in browser to the game image or drag and drop image file form file browser.
Now auto adds game's metadata to recalbox folders that contain gamefiles (e.g. Psx + Dreamcast)
System Game scraping via SSelph Scraper - full parameters control in settings.
Individual game scraping system via GamesDB

Video in action:
https://youtu.be/GvVIh9Lq7xo

[myjosito]

@stigzler
Looks nice.
Thanks for sharing with the community.

will keep an eye on it

[stigzler]

Also made a quick vid for getting it setup. Sure most of you won't need it, but we all had to start sometime...

UBend

[Substring]

@MikaXII looks like a good candidate for the API

[stigzler]

@substring I had a quick look at the api, but sadly my coding is purely hobbyist and thus had no idea how to integrate it into my .net app. Shame though, as it would have been great to have been able to use it.
If anyone could provide an idiots guide, I'd be greatful

[Substring]

@stigzler I'll make a much clearer answer : there used to be a nodejs API that doesn't work anymore. MikaXII is working on a new one in Go.

Your tool relies for now on the web manager (which has all the pain in the world to improve now the dev has decided to set sails ...). What if you just had to call some URL to get the infos you need ? that's the aim of the API. Mika would appreciate some feedback from coders on what is needed in his API.

[stigzler]

@substring Thanks Sub. So the way I'm reading that is that we'd send commands to recalbox via http commands? That would definitely be awesome.

@MikaXII - I think my request would be for any methods of communicating with recalbox be made as accessible/generic as possible. That would encourage amateur, hobby coders like myself to develop using it. As soon as the last API started talking about "NodeJS" and "curl" commands - I was lost. Sure that kind of thing is obvious to software engineers and trained coders, but baffling to me/other hobby coders?

[kjbstar]

@substring said in [SOFT] RecalBoxER:

@stigzler I'll make a much clearer answer : there used to be a nodejs API that doesn't work anymore. MikaXII is working on a new one in Go.

Your tool relies for now on the web manager (which has all the pain in the world to improve now the dev has decided to set sails ...). What if you just had to call some URL to get the infos you need ? that's the aim of the API. Mika would appreciate some feedback from coders on what is needed in his API.

Not for now as I don't have much time, but I'm interested in feedbacking API some day

[MikaXII]

@stigzler I will rewrite a Rest API from scratch in golang.
You will be able to manage your recalbox by requesting http endpoints.
In .net you can use Json.NET to serialize/deserialize a json object.
For exemple you want get a list of roms for one system :
1- Make a http request GET http://recalbox/api/system/nes/roms
2- You will obtain the response in json:

[
  {
     "title":"super mario",
     "Editor":"Nintendo"
  },
  {
     "title":"super mario all stars",
     "Editor":"Nintendo"
  },
...
]

And your C# object :

[...]
List<Rom> romList = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<Rom>>(requestResult) // Not sure that work like this

Currently nothing is available but the first step with the api its to :

• Manage rom (Upload, download, listing with hash etc..)
• Manage bios
• Manage system

Off course I will add feature during the developpement like restart ES etc...
If you want a specific feature you can open a new issue here https://gitlab.com/MikaXII/recalbox-api/issues :).

[stigzler]

@mikaxii - Nice one! I'll wait for it being developed more.

I'll still have a bit of reading to do though! Like, for example - that json.net - is that a library that I'd include in my .net winforms project (i.e. it'll deploy with a Json .dll file).

Looks cool though!

[stigzler]

Updates:
1.0.1
Added:
Program Menu shortcuts
User settings file included in log

1.0.2
Launches as highest available UAC
Fixed 'doh' updater bug >.<

1.0.21
Added reset gameslist.xml
Added Install Fan script (when adding new drive)

1.0.22
Included dotnetbrowser error catch

1.0.23
Include readme as per dotnetbrowser requirements.

1.0.24
Updated dotnetbrowser license
Added RecalBox Running status indicator to bottom bar
Added Second explorer window to the file explorer - easier file management

[stigzler]

RecalBoxER V1.1.0

Big Update!
Added:
ROM drag and drop adds game to database.
You can now edit a game's metadata, including images, from RecalBoxER rather than in recalbox
Can drag and drop images from the built in browser to the game image or drag and drop image file form file browser.
Now auto adds game's metadata to recalbox folders that contain gamefiles (e.g. Psx + Dreamcast)
System Game scraping via SSelph Scraper - full parameters control in settings.
Individual game scraping system via GamesDB

Video in action:
https://youtu.be/GvVIh9Lq7xo

(P.S. I tried to update my original first post, but can't find any edit option - is it not there? Secondly, there's no way to embed youtube in post? Love RecalBox, but not so sure about the forum software!)

[MikaXII]

Hi @stigzler,
Nice work, your UI aren't overloaded of buttons and it was pretty clean :).
No one can update his post after a few minutes to avoid somes "bulls**ts" : you said some bulls**t you assumed after that ^^.

For the embeded video its a good point, we already test in the past a plugin to have embeded link but it literally crashed the forum when somethings went wrong.

But I found a lighter plugin for youtube embeded I'll add it for the next forum update

[ronin07]

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[gvsouza]

First thank you for this great tool.
Sorry if this is a noob question.... it is possible to change the core and emulator, they are always disabled

[stigzler]

@gvsouza I don't understand your question

[gvsouza]

@stigzler

I mean the fields, emulator and core, i can't type in it, am i doing something wrong or they are disabled

thank you

[stigzler]

@gvsouza - yes - they're read only - there for info