Nx Meta Developer Documentation

General

• Overview of the Nx Meta Platform
• What are the benefits of integrating with Nx Meta
• Phasing Out Digest Authentication

What is possible?

• Creating New Powered-by-Nx Products
• Building Custom Solutions
• Create Reusable Integrations

How to get started?

• The Developer Program
• How to get a VMS build
• How to get a License for Developers
• Overview of the Nx Meta Architecture
• How to submit an Integration to the Marketplace

Supported Technologies

• Creating Custom Linux-based Devices (NVR, SoC, Edge)
• Overview of Supported Programming Languages
• ARM
• Docker containers for Nx Meta

Operating System and Installation Guides

• Installation instructions and Supported Operating Systems

Developer Tools

• The Node.js Integration Library
• The Open Source OpenVINO Analytics Plugin
• The Testcamera IP Camera Emulator
• Route API Calls via Nx Cloud
• The Server Plugin SDK (C++)
• Accessing the HTTP REST API

API - Examples

• How to Batch Update Event Rules Using JSON-RPC and Internal HTTPS Requests
• Running Non-Interactive Scripts via HTTP REST API
• How to Manually Start and Stop Recording via Soft Triggers
• How to Enable/Disable a Rules via the REST API
• How to Play back videos using WebRTC
• Adding Cloud users to a System using the Cloud DB API

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API - Cloud OAuth

• Cloud Authentication overview
• API Specification
• Authorizing a Web Application

Open Source Resources

• How to distribute Custom System Components through 1-Click Updates
• Experimental Docker Integration Example
• Creating Update Packages for Custom Linux and/or ARM Servers
• Getting Sources from Open-Source Repositories
• Overview of the Nx Meta Platform Open Source Repositories
• Overview of Open Source Integrations

Open Source Desktop Client

• Overview of the Open-Source Desktop Client
• Versioning of the Open Source Desktop Client
• How to obtain a correct Server to run with the Open-Source Desktop Client
• How to Obtain a Customization Package for the Open Source Desktop Client
• How to Build and Distribute the Open Source Desktop Client

In-Client Browser JavaScript API

• Introduction to the JavaScript API for developer
• Getting Started with the JavaScript API
• The In-Client JavaScript API
• How to create a Web Page with the JavaScript API

How to Create a Video Analytics Plugin?

• Introduction into Creating a Video Analytics Plugin
• The Plugin Control Flow
• The Plugin Subsystem Architecture
• How to Download the Example Source Code
• How to prepare a Workspace
• Step 1. Adjust the Names

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Analytics Plugin Debugging

• An Introduction to Plugin Debugging
• Plugin Logging
• How to configure via .ini files – IniConfig
• How to load Plugins
• RefCountableRegistry - Debugging Reference Counting
• Using the Stub Analytics Plugin and Sample Analytics Plugin

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Miscellaneous Articles

• How are Server RTSP Streams processed?
• How to open the Desktop Client Using the URL schema?
• Which Browser Is Built Into the Desktop Client?
• What is Server Hive Synchronization
• How to retrieve the Timestamp from an RTSP stream
• How to Troubleshoot Analytics Issues for Cameras and Plugins