ha-nvidia-shield/README.md

# NVIDIA Shield

Home Assistant integration for the NVIDIA Shield TV — ADB media session tracking for
now-playing state from any app, plus Google remote-protocol commands, Jellyfin rich
metadata, and power monitoring.

This is a **Shield-only fork** of [ltomes/ha-nvidia-shield](https://github.com/ltomes/ha-nvidia-shield)
(early 0.1.x), rebuilt around a different architecture: one integration, one device,
ADB as the state source, and no dependency on separate `androidtv` / `androidtv_remote`
integrations.

> **Status:** early fork, actively rebuilt. Releases are date-based (`v2026.10.08`).
> Expect rough edges until the MVP phases land. The build-out plan is in
> [`docs/MVP_PLAN.md`](docs/MVP_PLAN.md); device research is in
> [`docs/RESEARCH_SHIELD.md`](docs/RESEARCH_SHIELD.md).

## What we're building (the fork's goals)

The fork exists to make a single integration own the Shield end-to-end:

1. **Event-driven ADB media session tracking as the primary playback state source** —
   `dumpsys media_session` over a persistent connection, not screen capture, not
   10-second polling.
2. **Fallback state for apps without media sessions** — e.g. TiviMate publishes
   none at all; foreground-app detection (`mResumedActivity`) + last-known-state
   + the "audio playback" hint from the same session dump close that gap.
3. **All-in-one device** — absorb the Google remote protocol (`androidtvremote2`):
   a `remote` entity alongside the media player, `play_media` with
   `media_content_type: channel` for TiviMate channel-by-number, absolute volume,
   focused-app push events. ADB stays the playback-state source; ADB pairing stays intact.
4. **Retire the surrounding glue** — the `mediasession2mqtt` bridge, universal
   media player templates, and external remote entity reading all become native
   integration behavior.

Phases 0–4 with files, risks, and definitions of done live in
[`docs/MVP_PLAN.md`](docs/MVP_PLAN.md).

## Current features (inherited from upstream 0.1.x)

- **ADB Media Session** — now-playing from any app that publishes a session
  (Spotify, Netflix, Plex, Wholphin, …)
- **Jellyfin rich metadata** — title, series/episode, position, stream details
  (resolution, codec, HDR, audio format) via the HA Jellyfin integration's cache
- **Power monitoring** — smart plug for reliable on/off with auto-discovered
  sibling sensors (watts, voltage, current)
- **Intent tracking** — commands reflect in HA state immediately, self-heal
  against actual device state
- **Privacy mode** — show only app name without media details for non-Jellyfin apps
- **Media DAG attributes** — `media_dag_*` attributes for media-zone style orchestration

Changes inherited from upstream still apply in 0.1.x code: polling is timer-based,
the ADB connection lives inside the media player entity, and fallback app state
arrives in Phase 3.

## State ladder and fallback semantics (Phase 3)

The media player state is decided top-down; each tier serves only when the
ones above it are silent. Both transports live in the entry's
`ShieldConnectionManager` (`connection.py`) — ADB is the state source, the
remote protocol is the fast push/command path:

1. **Plug off** — the power switch says `off` → `off`.
2. **Protocol power push** (`is_on`) — `False` → `off`; `None` falls through.
3. **ADB wake** (exact `mWakefulness` parse) — asleep → `idle` (standby).
4. **Intent** — a just-sent command's target state, self-healing against
   reality within 30 s (retry goes over the transport that served it).
5. **Jellyfin** — `playing` / `paused` while a Jellyfin session is active.
6. **ADB media session** — `playing` / `paused` for apps that publish a
   session (foreground app preferred).
7. **Foreground fallback** — an app is open (`current_app` protocol push,
   then the ADB `mResumedActivity` parse) but publishes no media session →
   `on`. Its identity comes from the TTL-capped last-known-state cache, the
   last channel entered, or the zero-cost "audio playback" hint
   (`media recently active`) — never resurrecting `playing` past the 60 s
   state TTL.
8. **On** — powered, awake, nothing more specific.

TiviMate (`ar.tvplayer.tv`) is the documented no-session case: it publishes
no MediaSession on Shield Android 11 (RESEARCH_SHIELD R2), so tiers 6–7 plus
the audio hint are what keep it visible.

### Migration from mediasession2mqtt + universal-player glue

The `mediasession2mqtt` bridge sensors and the universal media player YAML
templates the fork replaces are retired by the ladder above: the media player
entity already carries the DAG attributes (`media_dag_running_apps` with
foreground/last-known enrichment, `media_dag_now_playing` with its source
tag) that media-zone orchestration consumed from those sensors. See the
appendix in [`docs/RESEARCH_SHIELD.md`](docs/RESEARCH_SHIELD.md) for the
retirement mapping and the universal-player glue it replaces.

## Releases

- **Date-based versioning**: `vYYYY.MM.DD` (e.g. `v2026.10.08`).
- Pushes to `master` on [Gitea](https://git.notexpectedyet.com/notexpectedyet/ha-nvidia-shield)
  run the release workflow (`.github/workflows/release.yml`):
  - A plain push publishes the current day's release (same-day pushes are deduped).
  - Bumping `version` in `custom_components/nvidia_shield/manifest.json` forces that
    specific version's release before the date fallback kicks in.
- Releases land on Gitea with the tag and a `nvidia_shield.zip` asset for manual
  installs. (No automatic mirroring — see the HACS note below.)

## Installation

### HACS

HACS only works with public GitHub repositories, so the Gitea repo cannot be
added to HACS directly. If you set up a public GitHub mirror of the releases,
add it as a custom repository:

1. In HACS, open the overflow menu (⋮) → **Custom repositories**.
2. Paste `https://github.com/notexpectedyet/ha-nvidia-shield`, pick type
   **Integration**, click **Add**.
3. Find **NVIDIA Shield** in the HACS list and click **Download**.
4. **Restart Home Assistant.**

### Manual

Copy `custom_components/nvidia_shield` to your HA `config/custom_components/`
directory, restart, then add the integration from **Settings → Devices & Services**.

## Configuration

1. Settings > Devices & Services > Add Integration > "NVIDIA Shield"
2. Select the Android TV Remote entity for your Shield
3. Enable ADB if you want now-playing from all apps
4. If ADB is enabled, the next step will pair — approve the prompt on the Shield
5. Optionally configure Jellyfin, receiver, power switch

### ADB Pairing

ADB is paired during setup via a dedicated config flow step. If you need to
re-pair later (e.g. after factory reset), use the **"Pair ADB"** button on the
device page in HA.

Requirements: Settings > Developer options > Network debugging enabled on the Shield.

### Options

- **Jellyfin Media Player** — auto-detected or manually selected
- **Receiver + Input** — for media-zone coordination
- **Power Switch** — smart plug entity
- **ADB Host/Port** — override auto-detection if needed

## Entities

| Entity | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| Media Player | `media_player` | Main entity with playback controls and metadata |
| Current App | `sensor` | Currently running app |
| Now Playing | `sensor` | Formatted now-playing string |
| Pair ADB | `button` | Initiate or re-pair ADB connection |

## Development

- **Repository:** [Gitea — git.notexpectedyet.com/notexpectedyet/ha-nvidia-shield](https://git.notexpectedyet.com/notexpectedyet/ha-nvidia-shield), branch `master`
- **CI/CD:** Gitea Actions; every push to `master` releases (see
  `.gitea/workflows/release.yml`). Auth uses the job-provided `GITEA_TOKEN` —
  no extra secrets required.
- **Shared ADB helpers** are vendored at `custom_components/nvidia_shield/ha_adb_common/`
  (trimmed in this fork); dev extras in `pyproject.toml` (`uv sync --extra dev`).

## License

MIT