start and stop your tv every 3 seconds in JS and Python

start-stop-tv.js

// Roku device IP address
const rokuIp = "192.168.1.252";
// Base URL for ECP commands
const baseUrl = `http://${rokuIp}:8060/keypress`;
// Delay between commands in milliseconds
const delay = 3000;

async function sendKeypress(command) {
    try {
        const response = await fetch(`${baseUrl}/${command}`, { method: 'POST' });
        if (response.ok) {
            console.log(`Sent command: ${command}`);
        } else {
            console.log(`Failed to send command: ${command}, Status code: ${response.status}`);
        }
    } catch (error) {
        console.log(`Error sending command: ${error.message}`);
    }
}

async function alternatePlayPause() {
    while (true) {
        await sendKeypress("Play");
        await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, delay));
        await sendKeypress("Pause");
        await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, delay));
    }
}

// Start the script
alternatePlayPause();

start-stop-tv.py

import requests
import time

# Roku device IP address
roku_ip = "192.168.1.252"
# Base URL for ECP commands
base_url = f"http://{roku_ip}:8060/keypress"
# Delay between commands in seconds
delay = 3


def send_keypress(command):
    """Send a keypress command to the Roku device."""
    response = requests.post(f"{base_url}/{command}")
    if response.status_code == 200:
        print(f"Sent command: {command}")
    else:
        print(f"Failed to send command: {command}, Status code: {response.status_code}")


def alternate_play_pause():
    """Alternate between Play and Pause commands every 3 seconds."""
    while True:
        send_keypress("Play")
        time.sleep(delay)
        send_keypress("Pause")
        time.sleep(delay)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    alternate_play_pause()