The gateway decides whether a TV may keep running its current build.
Clients send X-Memby-Version on every request and ask GET /v1/update on
each launch; the verdict is none, optional or mandatory.
- internal/appupdate holds the decision as pure, tested logic: below
minimumVersion is mandatory, below latestVersion is optional.
- Admin page gains an App updates section — latest version, APK URL,
notes, and a "Require this update" toggle that sets the forced floor.
- Client shows a dismissable prompt for optional, and a full-screen
panel that swallows Back for mandatory. Instructions say what the
system installer will ask before it asks.
Two safeguards: a client that cannot report its version is never forced,
and the client ignores a verdict with no download URL, so a
half-configured policy cannot produce an unblockable screen with a dead
button. An unreachable gateway shows nothing.
The verdict is deliberately not part of /v1/home: that payload is cached
per user, while this answer depends on the requesting client's version.
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Android TV client for Emby (Kotlin, Compose for TV) and the Memby gateway
(Go, Postgres, Redis) that fronts it.
Client:
- Setup, profiles, home rows, Media3 playback, system screensaver (Dream)
- Backend chosen at build time: gateway when memby.gatewayUrl is set,
otherwise direct to Emby. Both paths stay working.
- Server-composed home rows, rendered verbatim so new row types ship
without an app release
- Full-screen animated maintenance state, row engagement telemetry
Gateway:
- One request per TV screen; auth, caching, search and row shaping
- Library import from Emby into Postgres (manual, then hourly incremental)
- Recommendations from viewing history (recency-weighted genre affinity)
- Admin page for imports, an offline switch, and per-row analytics
- Video always direct-plays from Emby; only metadata passes through
Identity is com.ponzischeme89.memby throughout, replacing
com.mattcohen.embyclientsname. A changed applicationId installs as a new
app: TVs need a fresh sign-in and the old package uninstalled.
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