2012-02-09, 17:22
Hi all,
I am currently trying to develop a new CGUIMediaWindow to add to the existing XBMC windows. The idea of the new window is to host an Internet-based directory, where all the items are loaded from some third-party API. The idea would be something like an add-on, but since there is no Python library for this API but instead there is a C library, I am trying to integrate this into XBMC.
My problem is that I do not entirely understand HOW-TO access and update a List Container within the window. The idea is to retrieve several items from the Internet, parse them and update a List Container where its items might be from different types. This is very easy in Python and the xbmcgui module, since I only have to addItem() everyone of them.
Browsing through the C++ code I am not able to find anywhere a kind-of addItem function. For instance, in the CGUIBaseContainer class (the closest to my desires I´ve found) I can only add Static Items, which I believe would be something more like "Add Source.." kind of items.
Could anyone give me a hand with this? Either if you know about some tutorial somewhere or whatever advice you can give me about how to proceed, which classes I should take a look at...
Thank you in advance
I am currently trying to develop a new CGUIMediaWindow to add to the existing XBMC windows. The idea of the new window is to host an Internet-based directory, where all the items are loaded from some third-party API. The idea would be something like an add-on, but since there is no Python library for this API but instead there is a C library, I am trying to integrate this into XBMC.
My problem is that I do not entirely understand HOW-TO access and update a List Container within the window. The idea is to retrieve several items from the Internet, parse them and update a List Container where its items might be from different types. This is very easy in Python and the xbmcgui module, since I only have to addItem() everyone of them.
Browsing through the C++ code I am not able to find anywhere a kind-of addItem function. For instance, in the CGUIBaseContainer class (the closest to my desires I´ve found) I can only add Static Items, which I believe would be something more like "Add Source.." kind of items.
Could anyone give me a hand with this? Either if you know about some tutorial somewhere or whatever advice you can give me about how to proceed, which classes I should take a look at...
Thank you in advance
