Random Movie script for skins

el_Paraguayo · 2012-07-25 09:28

(2012-07-24 18:35)PatrickBateman Wrote: @el_p

Hey handsome

Paul has just added this Script to the wonderful Refocus mod he has created

And i remember (at least I think I do) a feature being discussed that included the ability to play 3 random trailers from the users library, then on completion of all 3 (or each) trailer, the user was thrn presented with the choice of which movie to watch.

Have I dreamt of such a feature, or we're your magical hands indeed working on such trickery

Pat,

it's been a long time!

Your memory serves you well - I have indeed written a version of the script that can play n trailers (that match the user's requirements e.g. unwatched, genre, MPAA rating) and you are then able to select which film you want.

I was also hoping to include some random music options to the script as well - hence the RandomMovie name being slightly inappropriate for the script. Unfortunately free time is somewhat of a luxury at the moment, so it's still just doing movies!

The script is therefore probably still in a "beta" phase, but give it a go if you want. You can download it here.

I think it's currently set up so it will appear in your "Addons" list - rather than being a video addon. Once installed, there are various options you can configure. It's also skinnable, but you probably don't need to worry about that for now.

Let me know what you think.

el_P

PatrickBateman · 2012-07-25 10:28

Hey

Fantastic! Will do...
I'll test it and report back with my findings Smile

I know what you mean about free time being a luxury, I feel like I never get 5 minutes these days... Kids are getting older and more demanding too lol

It's good to see your still alive and well though, and I'll definetly test this script out and report back with how it goes.

Hope alls well at your end Smile

Pat~

PatrickBateman · 2012-07-25 11:23

@el_p

Just installed and tried to run the script on Eden 11 (refocus) and just receive a script error Sad

Does this have any dependencies?
I've recently removed the "randomitems" script by hitcher etc due to it crashing my xbmc currently (I think there's a problem with the .py in the current version.

Does your script depend on that or any other scripts/addons?

Cheers,
Pat~

Edit 1:
Ignore me I'm being a knob Smile

I didn't configure it to run without prompts...

Now I've defined it's parameters it works...

After the 3rd trailer plays though I still get an ugly error stating "can not find next item in playlist"
Edit 2: ignore me again, the error above happened ONLY when I skipped the final trailer manually... My bad Smile

Other than that, once the parameters are set (script does not work for me out of the box or when set to prompt) its working Smile

Fantastic!
I'm actually laughing (positivly) as I use right now, as its such a genius little script, so incredibly useful and a must for every room in the house.

Quick question:
I'm going to configure the kids one to play ONLY for movies up to mpaa rated 12... Currently its set to filter, but still prmpts me for a value...

Instead of the prompt can you also add an additional parameter into the config screen, so that we set this to "yes" a new dialog box appears with a slidefriar manually restricting the trailer results.

This way we can set this all in the config screen and walk away leaving the box in kiosk mode etc so the kids can't tinker lol Smile

I love it

Genius!

el_Paraguayo · 2012-07-25 12:56

(2012-07-25 11:23)PatrickBateman Wrote: After the 3rd trailer plays though I still get an ugly error stating "can not find next item in playlist"
Edit 2: ignore me again, the error above happened ONLY when I skipped the final trailer manually... My bad

Yeah, not sure how to stop that happening... I can ask some python gurus in the forums.

(2012-07-25 11:23)PatrickBateman Wrote: Other than that, once the parameters are set (script does not work for me out of the box or when set to prompt) its working

Fantastic!
I'm actually laughing (positivly) as I use right now, as its such a genius little script, so incredibly useful and a must for every room in the house.

Great, nothing beats a happy customer!

(2012-07-25 11:23)PatrickBateman Wrote: Quick question:
I'm going to configure the kids one to play ONLY for movies up to mpaa rated 12... Currently its set to filter, but still prmpts me for a value...

Instead of the prompt can you also add an additional parameter into the config screen, so that we set this to "yes" a new dialog box appears with a slidefriar manually restricting the trailer results.

This way we can set this all in the config screen and walk away leaving the box in kiosk mode etc so the kids can't tinker lol

Hmm, that shouldn't be happening with the ratings - i'll check. Probably some dubious logic going on.

What on earth is a "slidefriar"? Tongue

Seriously though, this was exactly what I wanted to do too, but I'm not quite sure how to do it. Problem is different ratings systems in different countries. I'm sure there's a way to do it, but will need to think (and see my earlier comment about free time... Wink

)

PatrickBateman · 2012-07-25 16:36

Dam iPad auto correct Big Grin

How did it get that from slider?

Yea it works fantastic, I can't believe how useful and functional this is! It's genius!

If the rating cpuld be locked in from the config screen the it's a winner as it can literally be set per room/audience.

It's an awesome script, apart from those bugs mentioned I literally can't fault it, it's genius! I'll be using it a lot even just to watch a list of random trailers from my library Big Grin

Awesome work,
Yea free time is a luxury these days, so no worries about that, I'll keep postIng any bugs I find and a least we have record of then in for future bug squashing days Smile

NaturalBornCamp · 2012-08-05 18:30

Hay!

I get this Error message on Eden with this script:

PHP Code:

ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "X:\XBMC\portable_data\addons\script.randommovie\default.py", line 144, in <module>
    randomMovie = getRandomMovie(unwatched, False, "")
  File "X:\XBMC\portable_data\addons\script.randommovie\default.py", line 58, in getRandomMovie
    return play_path
UnboundLocalError: local variable 'play_path' referenced before assignment 

I don't know if it's my weird portable configuration, but in your sql query, it returns and XML formatted like that:

PHP Code:

<field>Blablabla</field>
<field>Blablabla</field>
<field>Blablabla</field>
... 

But you code assumes that it is formatted like that:

PHP Code:

<record>
    <field>Blablabla</field>
    <field>Blablabla</field>
    <field>Blablabla</field>
    ...
</record> 

So it crashes. I fixed it quickly (and will post it on github as well), but if it is indeed a problem not only with me, you might want to fix it yourself so it's cleaner than my version.

Forked fixed version:
https://github.com/NaturalBornCamper/xbmc-random-movies

el_Paraguayo · 2012-08-05 18:45

Which branch of the script are you using?

The Eden version shouldn't be looking at the SQL and instead gets the info it needs via JSON.

Try the "PreEden" version in the first post.

sarakha63 · 2012-10-16 18:52

waouuuuuu the surprise me script is exactly what i wanted to code.

I would love to help built this script better and make it extremly good . I have lots of idea, that i planned for a long time. I would greatly appreciate keeping this script improved and hlep.

el_Paraguayo · 2012-10-17 11:42

If you want to help (and I'd be delighted if you did), feel free to fork the script on github, make any changes you want and then (assuming I'm happy Wink

) I'll merge them into my code.

sarakha63 · 2012-10-22 11:30

i made some corrections already.

No more unicode error no more character suppression :

Working with eden and frodo

And added the ability to filter on long films lenght (this parameter is configurable)

sarakha63 Member Posts: 69 Joined: Feb 2011 Reputation: 0	2012-10-16 18:52 Post: #58 waouuuuuu the surprise me script is exactly what i wanted to code. I would love to help built this script better and make it extremly good . I have lots of idea, that i planned for a long time. I would greatly appreciate keeping this script improved and hlep.
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sarakha63 Member Posts: 69 Joined: Feb 2011 Reputation: 0	2012-10-22 11:30 Post: #60 i made some corrections already. No more unicode error no more character suppression : Working with eden and frodo And added the ability to filter on long films lenght (this parameter is configurable)
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