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Summary:
TVML development would be dramatically easier if it accepted relative URLs, but it does not seem to.

The sample code at the URL below includes the concept of a "BASEURL", which is substituted at the client side by the app. That does the job, but it would be easier if the JavaScript could reference resources relative to the root level of the server or relative to the JavaScript file. 

https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/tvos/samplecode/TVMLCatalog/Introduction/Intro.html

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  Download and run the sample code at:

https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/tvos/samplecode/TVMLCatalog/Introduction/Intro.html

2.  Observe that it works as expected.

3.  Change line 26 of client/js/application.js to `/js/ResourceLoader.js`.

Expected Results:
The app would still work.

Actual Results:
I get this error, presumably because tvOS does not know where it should find "/js/ResourceLoader.js".

2015-09-20 18:31:59.111 TVMLCatalog[34149:1013409] ITML <Error>: Failed to load launch URL with error: Error Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1004 "Cannot connect to localhost" UserInfo={NSUnderlyingError=0x7f986a80f110 {Error Domain=kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork Code=-1004 "Could not connect to the server." UserInfo={NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=http://localhost:9001/js/application.js, NSErrorFailingURLKey=http://localhost:9001/js/application.js, _kCFStreamErrorCodeKey=61, _kCFStreamErrorDomainKey=1, NSLocalizedDescription=Could not connect to the server.}}, NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=http://localhost:9001/js/application.js, NSErrorFailingURLKey=http://localhost:9001/js/application.js, _kCFStreamErrorDomainKey=1, _kCFStreamErrorCodeKey=61, NSLocalizedDescription=Cannot connect to localhost}
appController(_:didFailWithError:) invoked with error: Error Domain=TVMLKitErrorDomain Code=3 "(null)"


Version:
Xcode Version 7.1 beta (7B60)


Configuration:
tvOS running in Xcode simulator