[Release] Repositories Installer Add-on

javier911 Wrote:Does this still work on Eden Beta 3? I tried it and it installs, but it just sits on "Retrieving 0 Items" forever, no movement on progress bar either.

I searched the web but I couldn't find anything recent and my best guess was that it's not yet compatible with Eden Beta 3 so I decided to ask here.

I'd also like to know if it works with the latest Eden RCs.

(2012-03-03 21:54)OccupyCouch Wrote:  I'd also like to know if it works with the latest Eden RCs.

I believe I used it the other day to install something.

I have more of a request. Can this program be set to mark installed repositories as watched? By that i mean put a little checkmark by them?

it would be cool to include the hub.gosub.dk list of repo's too if they approve.

Hi Temhil,

Thank you for amazing plugin! This is huge time saver. I was always amazed how great XMBC software is and how stone-age process of adding repositories is. It's beyond my understanding why every time I select repository file I have to be kicked out of menu and browser to the file again and again. So, once more, thank you for this!

I have few suggestions. I'm not sure if they have been discussed somewhere else already, or how difficult they are to implement, but I just wanted to share these ideas with you. I hope they could make process of adding repositories even easier and your plugin default addon for XMBC repository maintenance (because that's what it is for me now).

Here it is:

• Remove last "Restart Message". I think it's redundant especially when we are installing multiple repositories at once. Maybe this message can be merged with first popup if necessary.
• Make "Yes" as default for first popup because that's what we click 99% of time. There is no need to have that extra left click.
• "Installed checkmark" for repositories would be nice to have.
• Is it possible to have uninstall option? This way you could have default XBMC "On/Off" state marker in the right column for every repository.
• "Install all" button would be nice to have, maybe at a top of the list window.
• I noticed while I was installing repositories that plugin would retrieve information again every few minutes. I'm not sure if this is bug or feature.
  

Thanks!

I need to change my link to https://github.com/downloads/vikjon0/qf-...-1.0.1.zip
But the spam filter wont let and there are some notes about a wrapper.

My old repo was actually dead for quite some while. This reincarnation contains my new network manager front-end for xbmc Eden.

Hey, I found a problem with this addon not installing some repositories. I reported the issue here:

https://code.google.com/p/passion-xbmc/i...tail?id=20

Thank you very much for that stacked, Frost made the changes based on you patch.
The realease 1.0.5 is available on the repository passion-XBMC or at http://passion-xbmc.org/addons/?Page=Vie....installer

(2012-08-17 22:28)Temhil Wrote:  Thank you very much for that stacked, Frost made the changes based on you patch.
The realease 1.0.5 is available on the repository passion-XBMC or at http://passion-xbmc.org/addons/?Page=Vie....installer

Cool.

OK since I didn't get any reaction of my request on a thread I made. And don't expect any reaction. I ask here my request.
Read this thread Request an add-on to install add-ons from unofficial add-on repositories.
So basically I want to be able to install addons from a repository. From a repository I didn't yet install.
Why I think this would be great. Read this
Could the Repositories Installer Add-on be made this way? What do you think?

Not sure what you asking would be easier to do, even thus the idea is good.
Each repository is different, some are hosting zip files (i.e XBMC official repo), other are hosting tree structure (i.e google base repo) .
The only way to know how to parse those repositories is to download and process the zip file of a repo, so at this stage it is not so much to install it.
A possible issue with such addon:
- what do we do if the user decide to install an addon from repo not installed? We want to be able to get the update so we would need to install it.

Nevertheless if you install the development repo (Passion-XBMC.org Add-ons Frodo-pre) we have on our SVN google: http://code.google.com/p/passion-xbmc/do...p&can=2&q=
You will have access to the latest version of the repo installer on which Frost is working, and he added functionnalities which I believe would do more of less what you asked for if I am not mistaken.
But watch out it you install this Passion-XBMC.org Add-ons Frodo-pre, because version are more recent on it, that would take over on version available on the offcial Passion-XBMC repo and you would get the latest versions of addons in development but those are:
- only for Frodo(pre)
- development version, so they could be broken


@Klikerko
Some of the features you asked will be also available with the version in progress made by Frost.

Note: with this version not restart of XBMC is required after installing an addon

I tested the development version. I see some new things, like accessing the home page of the developer. But unfortunately it doesn't do, what I am requesting. First I want to emphasize this is merely a request. Seeing some of your comments. Did you the read the thread Request an add-on to install add-ons from unofficial add-on repositories ?

A. Each repository is different

(2012-08-24 20:22)Temhil Wrote:  Each repository is different, some are hosting zip files (i.e XBMC official repo), other are hosting tree structure (i.e google base repo) .

Yeah I see, this would make it more complicated. And would work a lot like the xbmc Add-on manager (only without installing all the repositories manually to see the add-ons they contain). However it wouldn't be impossible to make an add-on that does that. Right?

B. How to parse those repositories

(2012-08-24 20:22)Temhil Wrote:  The only way to know how to parse those repositories is to download and process the zip file of a repo.

(2012-08-16 17:11)tikkiew Wrote:  Perhaps we also need to add the link inside the addon.xml from each repo on the Unofficial add-on repositories wiki page?

Yes Temhill. But if we add the link of the addon.xml . This way it would also work. Right? Only the way you mentioned, right now I am thinking that is better.

C. How to get the update of an add-on

(2012-08-24 20:22)Temhil Wrote:  A possible issue with such addon:
- what do we do if the user decide to install an addon from repo not installed? We want to be able to get the update so we would need to install it.

(2012-08-16 17:11)tikkiew Wrote:  4. And if a users sees a add-on he/she likes to install. It will also install the repo or it looks if you already installed it. And than automatically installs the addon. < Not sure if this is possible.

So of course the repo needs to be installed as well. So when there is an update on the add-on, the xbmc add-on manager updates this for you.