[RELEASE] Rdio Music Addon

This plugin does NOT work with Frodo 12. Please ensure that you are using at least Frodo 12.1.

I'm happy to announce the Rdio addon for XBMC. Rdio is a subscription music service which allows you to manage your music collection and playlists, play and download them to various devices and discover new music through your friends and followers.

Installation
If you're using the XBMC Repository Installer, you can get this addon by adding "Ampedandwired's Add-ons" repo. For full installation instructions, please visit the Rdio addon wiki. You will also need an Rdio API key - instructions on obtaining one are also on the wiki.

Bugs and Feature Requests
There are some troubleshooting steps for some common problems on the wiki. Please check here first.

You can ask questions, report bugs or make feature requests here in this thread, or use the issue tracker. When reporting a bug or problem make sure that you include the following with your bug report:

• A debug log
• A description of how to reproduce the bug
• Your XBMC version
• Your platform (XBOX/Linux/Windows/Mac/ATV)
  

Translations
If you would like to use this plugin in your own language, all you need to do is send me a copy of the plugin strings file with all the text translated.

Feature Backlog

• Artist bio
• "More from this artist" at bottom of menu on albums in collection page
• Paging of artists list
• Play "collection" radio station
• Playback history
• Sync to mobile
• Create/delete playlists
• Add whole albums and other playlists to your playlists
• Add tracks to XBMC queue ("play later")
• Cache Rdio API call results for faster menu navigation
• (make a suggestion!)
  

Change Log

Version 1.7.0 (2013-01-16)

• Playback fixes
• Use better quality images for album art (thanks nmunson)
• Portuguese and Portuguese (Brazil) translations (thanks iurifq)
  

Version 1.6.0 (2012-11-11)

• Play "artist radio station". This plays a random selection of songs from an artist and other artists related to that artist. The algorithm for determining the song to play next is described in this post.
  

Version 1.5.0 (2012-10-14)

• Add track to any of your playlists
• Remove track from one of your playlists
  

Version 1.4.0 (2012-09-23)

• Show sad face if track or album is not streamable (ie: due to regional licensing restrictions)
• Subscribe to and unsubscribe from playlists (via context menu)
• "Top Charts" menu - shows top albums, artists, playlists and songs on Rdio
  

Version 1.3.0 (2012-07-01)

• Search for playlist
• Link to show all albums for an artist
• Album lists are sortable by album name, date and artist (when applicable)
• Add song/album to your Rdio collection (via context menu)
• Remove song/album from your Rdio collection (via context menu)
  

Version 1.2.0 (2012-06-17)

• Browse new release albums
• Browse heavy rotation albums in your network
• "More from this artist" link whenever you browse an artist or track list from a particular artist
• When selecting artist in your collection, show albums from that artist in your collection rather than tracks (only if there is more than one album)
  

Version 1.1.1 (2012-06-16)

• View people in your network and play their albums, artists and playlists
• Search for album/artist
• Browse artist's top albums, top tracks and similar artists (after search)
• Large album collections are paged to prevent timeouts
  

Version 1.0.0 (2012-06-11)

• Basic authentication and playback
• List and play your own collection by artist
• List and play your own collection by album
• List and play your playlists (including collaborative and subscribed playlists)
  

Enjoy!

nevermind figured it out have to download the raw file

Thanks

Thanks for the addon! I've been waiting a long time for a Rdio addon.

It was working wonderfully until a few hours ago on my ATV 1 (Eden).

I can't listen to my collection by album now. Everytime I try to access the albums' list I keep getting a "Script failed!: rdioplugin.py" error message.

Everything else (playlists and collections by artist) is working well.

Here is the log: http://pastebin.com/yADTsY4z

Thanks for your helpfulness.

UPDATE: sometimes - very, very rarely - I am able to have access to my album collection and play it.

@herrflick, how many albums do you have in your collection? I've seen this once before when accessing a large collection - I may have to look into paging the results. Will investigate further soon.

Thank you, ampedandwired for your support!

I've 500+ albums in my collection. In fact, I only reached 500 yesterday, as I did add a bunch of new albums to my collection throughout the day. So you might be right about what causes the error, for sure.

Unfortunately, I can not rep you (maybe I've fewer posts than needed or just can't figure out how to do it), but you deserve some reputation in this forum for an addon requested by many and fantastic support.

Thanks herrflick, I'm happy if people find the plugin useful!

I'll look at increasing the timeout for rdio api calls for v1.1. It won't "fix" the problem, but will at least increase the probability of the call succeeding on large collections. Will look into a proper (paging) fix for 1.2.

i joined before i looked at the wiki, and dont have a api, is it still possible to use this addon, as i cant see hopw to get a api key now!!
Thanks

Yes, you need to get an Rdio API key to use this addon. Did you follow the directions on the wiki under the "Get an Rdio API Key" section? If so, what part are you stuck at?

If you've already registered an API account on "developer.rdio.com" but haven't yet got an API key, you can login here with your Rdio API credentials then click on the "Apply for an API Key" link, then follow steps 4 and 5 on the wiki.

Lol, i have sussed it now,. i guess drinking a 660ml bottle of cider at 3am and trying to enter keys ain't the right time..anyways working a treat and thanks for this, never heard of the site till now...i'll probably subscribe to be honest!

May I tell you what I would like to see in the addon, besides the great additions you have on the roadmap? A "Artists/Albums/Songs" structure in the "Artists" list and a "Rdio" blue background.

Keep on the good work!