Looking Glass

Looking Glass Playback API

Transport controls for the Bridge media player

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Operations 7

POST /show_window Show or hide the Bridge media player window on the display #

POST /play_playlist Play a playlist on the Looking Glass display #

POST /transport_control_play Resume playback #

POST /transport_control_pause Pause playback #

POST /transport_control_next Skip to the next hologram in the playlist #

POST /transport_control_previous Skip to the previous hologram in the playlist #

POST /transport_control_seek_to_index Jump to a specific index within the playlist #

Specifications

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Looking Glass Bridge Playback API
  version: '1.0'
  description: HTTP REST API exposed by Looking Glass Bridge, the local runtime application that connects a host machine to Looking Glass holographic (light field) displays.
  contact:
    name: Looking Glass Factory
    url: https://lookingglassfactory.com
  x-generated-by: API Evangelist enrichment pipeline
  x-source:
  - https://docs.lookingglassfactory.com/software/looking-glass-bridge-sdk/web-application-integration
  - https://github.com/Looking-Glass/bridge.js
servers:
- url: http://localhost:33334/
  description: Looking Glass Bridge local loopback server (default port)
tags:
- name: Playback
  description: Transport controls for the Bridge media player
paths:
  /show_window:
    post:
      operationId: show_window
      summary: Show or hide the Bridge media player window on the display
      tags:
      - Playback
      requestBody:
        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/Orchestrated'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Envelope'
  /play_playlist:
    post:
      operationId: play_playlist
      summary: Play a playlist on the Looking Glass display
      tags:
      - Playback
      requestBody:
        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/PlaylistRef'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Envelope'
  /transport_control_play:
    post:
      operationId: transport_control_play
      summary: Resume playback
      tags:
      - Playback
      requestBody:
        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/Orchestrated'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Envelope'
  /transport_control_pause:
    post:
      operationId: transport_control_pause
      summary: Pause playback
      tags:
      - Playback
      requestBody:
        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/Orchestrated'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Envelope'
  /transport_control_next:
    post:
      operationId: transport_control_next
      summary: Skip to the next hologram in the playlist
      tags:
      - Playback
      requestBody:
        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/Orchestrated'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Envelope'
  /transport_control_previous:
    post:
      operationId: transport_control_previous
      summary: Skip to the previous hologram in the playlist
      tags:
      - Playback
      requestBody:
        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/Orchestrated'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Envelope'
  /transport_control_seek_to_index:
    post:
      operationId: transport_control_seek_to_index
      summary: Jump to a specific index within the playlist
      tags:
      - Playback
      requestBody:
        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/SeekToIndex'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Envelope'
components:
  requestBodies:
    PlaylistRef:
      description: References a playlist by name within an orchestration.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/PlaylistRef'
    Orchestrated:
      description: Requires the orchestration token for the session.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrchestrationRef'
    SeekToIndex:
      description: Seek to a playlist index.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrchestrationRef'
            - type: object
              properties:
                index:
                  type: integer
                  description: Zero-based playlist index to seek to.
  schemas:
    OrchestrationRef:
      type: object
      properties:
        orchestration:
          type: string
          description: Orchestration token returned by enter_orchestration.
      required:
      - orchestration
    ResponseEnvelope:
      type: object
      description: Standard Bridge response envelope returned by every endpoint.
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the operation succeeded.
        response:
          description: Operation payload when successful, otherwise null.
          type:
          - object
          - 'null'
      required:
      - success
    PlaylistRef:
      type: object
      properties:
        orchestration:
          type: string
        playlist_name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the target playlist.
  responses:
    Envelope:
      description: Standard Bridge response envelope.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResponseEnvelope'