How to Use These Prompts
This section contains prompts for LLM-assisted Linear TV SDK integration on Android STB (Set-Top Box) environments.
Choose Your Approach
Integrated Prompt (Recommended for new projects)
Use integrated-prompt.md when starting from scratch. Fill in all parameters and the LLM generates complete integration code.
Step-by-Step Prompts (Recommended for existing projects)
Use individual step prompts to add SDK integration incrementally.
Step Overview
| Step | File | What It Does | When to Use Alone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Step 1 | step-1-project-setup.md | Add SDK dependency, ProGuard, initialize SDK, publish initial TV event | Build/init problems |
| Step 2 | step-2-ad-ui-and-player.md | Add AnypointAdView layer, set up ad player (built-in or custom) | Ad layer not showing, custom player issues |
| Step 3 | step-3-ad-integration.md | Implement AdsManagerListener, publish TV events, trigger SCTE-35 ad requests | Ads not playing, wrong listener behavior |
| Step 4 | step-4-cleanup.md | SDK release, custom player release, status checks | Memory leaks, shutdown issues |
Parameters to Fill In
| Parameter | Values | Description |
|---|---|---|
SDK_VERSION | e.g., 2.0.0 | SDK version |
PLAYER_TYPE | built-in | custom | Ad player strategy |
PLAYBACK_MODE | dual-player | single-player | How ads interact with channel |
INITIAL_SERVICE_ID | e.g., 101 | Service ID of the initial channel |
Choosing PLAYER_TYPE
built-in (Simplest)
SDK uses its own ExoPlayer for ad playback. Requires sdk-multicast-exoplayer dependency.
Best for: Standard STBs with sufficient resources for dual decoding.
custom (Advanced)
You implement the AnypointAdPlayer interface to control ad playback with your own player. Requires only sdk-multicast dependency.
Best for: Resource-constrained STBs, single-decoder hardware, custom ad rendering.
Choosing PLAYBACK_MODE
dual-player (Recommended)
Channel stream keeps playing during ads. Channel audio is muted, ad audio plays over it.
onPlay → channelPlayer.setVolume(0, 0) // mute channel
onStopped → channelPlayer.setVolume(1, 1) // unmute channel
Best for: STBs that can decode two streams simultaneously.
single-player
Channel stream is paused during ads. Resumed after ads finish.
onPlay → channelPlayer.pause() // pause channel
prepareStop → channelPlayer.prepare() // prepare to resume (~2s before ad ends)
onStopped → channelPlayer.start() // resume channel
Best for: Single-decoder STBs or when seamless transition is critical.
SCTE-35 Ad Triggering
Ads are NOT automatic. They must be triggered by SCTE-35 splice cues from the broadcast stream.
Option A — SDK's built-in decoder (recommended):
Scte35Decoder decoder = adView.useScte35Decoder();
// When SCTE-35 packet arrives:
decoder.decode(packetBytes, currentPts);
Option B — Manual request (when you parse SCTE-35 yourself):
adsManager.request(new AnypointAdRequest(currentPts, spliceTime, duration, programId, extraParams, channelId));
Linear TV SDK vs OTT/FAST SDK
This section is for the Linear TV (multicast/DTH) SDK which uses AnypointSdk, AnypointAdView, and AdsManagerListener. It is Android STB only.
For Unicast (HLS/DASH) streaming integration, see the Android VOD Prompts.