The Instore Radio app is used to play audio streams in either MP3 or M3U formats. Typically, the audio stream is playing in the background while visual content is playing as normal. This makes it possible to use any Dise player device as an instore radio device, simply by connecting the audio output from the player to the PA system.
Installing and using the app
Download the app here:
The app can be used out of the box and does not require any customization or configuration, but read below if you want to change anything.
Upload the zip (including any changes to the json files) as a template in the CMS.
Create an invisible / background layer with a channel and playlist.
Create a message and fill out one of the two fields:
MP3 Url - enter the stream URL here if it is in MP3 format
M3U Url - enter the stream URL here if it is in M3U format
Then publish the message to the playlist.
Customizing the app
To customize the app, unpack the zip file, edit the template.json file as described below, then create a new zip with all files.
Changing the template name in template.json:
"name": "Instore Radio",if you prefer a different name
Changing the field captions in template.json:
"caption": "MP3 Url",if you prefer a different captions
Removing one of the Url fields in template.json:
{ "type": "text", "key": "url", "caption": "MP3 Url", "default": "", "required": false },If you know that your user is just going to play M3U streams, you can delete MP3 field definition above. Or vice versa