Boxee Remote, a Dancer webapp for controlling Boxee

I’m a big fan of Boxee, an open-source media center based on XBMC.

The Boxee iPhone application is great for remote control, but what if you’re with your laptop in front of your TV?

Wouldn’t it be great to be able to fire up a browser on your boxee host and be prompted by a web interface that provides the same features as the iphone app does?
This is what BoxeeRemote is, a lightweight webapp designed to control Boxee over the network.

You can use your mouse or your keyboard to send actions. Here is a screenshot of the current user interface (it’s a work in progress, and it lacks some key features such as volume control and playlist actions).

The current version allows you to navigate through the interface with the arrow keys, the backspace key and the enter key. You can also toggle Play/Pause with the space bar.

This is not released yet, but the source code is already available on my GitHub account, for those who care.

Oh, and the whole thing is written with Dancer, I guess it can be a good example for those who want to start writing a modern ajax-aware webapp with Dancer.