Set source + content + scraper (In one action)

MassIV · 2012-08-06 19:27

Hey guys,

I'm looking to do the following:

Onclick, open a "browse for source" to the user. (so not the add source dialog, but the browse function inside of it)
The user browses for the folder.
On clicking "ok"
Set the folder as source (obviously)
Set the content of the folder as the type that i specify in the xml.
Set the scraper (if not automatically set to default)
Set scan recursively
Set movies are in separate folders (if type is movies..).

So where can i find these commands? Or another way to do this?

mad-max · 2012-08-06 19:48

Trigger a script with your onclick that uses JSON-RPC in order to modify the GUISettings

MassIV · 2012-08-07 07:14

Hey thanks for pointing me in the right direction. But this will be my first time trying to do that (or even looking at JSON).
Are there any good examples of how to use that? Tutorials (with xbmc instead of http) / other skins / plugins that make use of this?

**Martijn** · 2012-08-07 07:23

Don't think JSON-RPC allows that. Check the wiki for options

butchabay · 2012-08-07 08:02

(2012-08-07 07:14)MassIV Wrote: Hey thanks for pointing me in the right direction. But this will be my first time trying to do that (or even looking at JSON).
Are there any good examples of how to use that? Tutorials (with xbmc instead of http) / other skins / plugins that make use of this?

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=134129

MassIV · 2012-08-07 15:31

Trying to open browse dialog fails.

XBMC\addons\skin.name\scripts\myScript.py

Code:

import os

import xbmcgui

import sys

dialog = xbmcgui.Dialog()

fn = dialog.browse(0, 'XBMC', 'files', '', False, False, 'C:\')

Opened by:

Code:

<control type="button" id="97">

    <include>button_Category</include>

    <label>Video folder</label>

    <onclick>RunScript(special://skin/scripts/myScript.py)</onclick>

</control>

-edit-
Then again my 'Hello world' also fails.
Also tried
XBMC.RunScript(C:\real\path\to\myScript.py)

`Black · 2012-08-07 16:13

Are you adding tons of sources every day or why do you want to do it in one action? I may have a way but I don't think it makes much sense to add it to a skin.

MassIV · 2012-08-07 16:39

Trying to make a skin dedicated to setting up XBMC. So if i want to change the order of the setup i kind of need to be able to set those commands separately.
Going off a feature suggestion:
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=137501

`Black · 2012-08-07 17:49

Ok, then I would wait if someone is willing to add the needed functionality to XBMC. You can only achieve it with dirty hacks at the moment. But I like the idea of a general wizard and I think this should be integrated natively.

MassIV · 2012-08-07 18:11

I would still be interested in the dirty hacks.
Just to get a proof of concept .zip for the skin up.

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`Black Skilled Skinner Posts: 2,002 Joined: Apr 2009 Reputation: 49 Location: Germany	2012-08-07 16:13 Post: #7 Are you adding tons of sources every day or why do you want to do it in one action? I may have a way but I don't think it makes much sense to add it to a skin.
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MassIV Donor Posts: 712 Joined: Mar 2012 Reputation: 21	2012-08-07 16:39 Post: #8 Trying to make a skin dedicated to setting up XBMC. So if i want to change the order of the setup i kind of need to be able to set those commands separately. Going off a feature suggestion: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=137501 [RELEASE] IrcChat
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`Black Skilled Skinner Posts: 2,002 Joined: Apr 2009 Reputation: 49 Location: Germany	2012-08-07 17:49 Post: #9 Ok, then I would wait if someone is willing to add the needed functionality to XBMC. You can only achieve it with dirty hacks at the moment. But I like the idea of a general wizard and I think this should be integrated natively. (This post was last modified: 2012-08-07 17:51 by `Black.)
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MassIV Donor Posts: 712 Joined: Mar 2012 Reputation: 21	2012-08-07 18:11 Post: #10 I would still be interested in the dirty hacks. Just to get a proof of concept .zip for the skin up. [RELEASE] IrcChat
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