[RELEASE] - The Scheduler

i have added a script but it doesn't seem to work.

can you see anything wrong?

i have setup a script to run daily.

RunScript(d:/stuff/backups/scripts/slideshow.py)

when i put the same thing into my favourites.xml he script runs fine and starts up a slideshow.

but when i set it up through the scheduler nothing happens in xbmc.

this appears in my log: in this example i was making setings changes at 13:02 and telling it to run at 13:04 but asw you can see the slideshow didnt start at 13:04


my slideshow script is running everytime xbmc starts though! not sure why...


any ideas?

thanks in advance

To get changes in the settings to work right away, you need to disable the addon then enable the add-on.

Not sure what I'm doing wrong but I have this addon working fine for 2 other scheduled tasks. Now I'm trying to add a new task that I want my client to turn off or go to sleep at a specific time. But whatever option I try I don't see anything happening. I tried to the following commands.

- powerdown
- xbmc.shutdown()
- xbmc.suspend()

Also when checking the scheduler log I don't see anything happening. And yes before I applied the new rule i disabled the addon. Am I using the incorrect commands?

Do any of you kind folks mind explaining to me how I can get this addon to open a particular iPlayer stream (lets say BBC news) every morning? I have the requisite addons installed; just need help working out the script commands with which I can start the iPlayer addon / navigate to a particular stream.

Muchas gracias!

So I'm trying to build an alarm clock that wakes me up with the simpsons.
Tried PlayMedia("smb:\\<server>\<share>\TV_Simpsons.xsp") and it didn't work
Replace it with just "Mute" and i noticed it didnt work either.


wait an extra 15 minutes and then mute kicked it.
Scheduled time was 00:13 and it started at 00:26, even the log said this...

1st - Correct way to start a playlist
2nd - how can we confirm its firing at the right time, why would it be delayed?
3rd - could you add a 'test' button so we can see if the script syntax is ok.

(2013-04-23 03:31)gatehead Wrote:  So I'm trying to build an alarm clock that wakes me up with the simpsons.
Tried PlayMedia("smb:\\<server>\<share>\TV_Simpsons.xsp") and it didn't work
Replace it with just "Mute" and i noticed it didnt work either.


wait an extra 15 minutes and then mute kicked it.
Scheduled time was 00:13 and it started at 00:26, even the log said this...

1st - Correct way to start a playlist
2nd - how can we confirm its firing at the right time, why would it be delayed?
3rd - could you add a 'test' button so we can see if the script syntax is ok.

1. Don't use quotes around the path.
2. This script is not designed to be used as an alarm clock, it is not accurate enough. The script has a default delay of 15mins(check Extra Settings) This can be turned off and then the adjustment is available from 1min to 60min show up. With XBMC in Debug mode, the script logs every delay time interval. Also, you need to Disable then Re-enable the service script after making changes to the settings.
3. No place to add a test button... It runs in the background, no gui.

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(2013-04-12 20:27)RavenNL Wrote:  Not sure what I'm doing wrong but I have this addon working fine for 2 other scheduled tasks. Now I'm trying to add a new task that I want my client to turn off or go to sleep at a specific time. But whatever option I try I don't see anything happening. I tried to the following commands.

- powerdown
- xbmc.shutdown()
- xbmc.suspend()

Also when checking the scheduler log I don't see anything happening. And yes before I applied the new rule i disabled the addon. Am I using the incorrect commands?

The proper command is Powerdown and Suspend(note the Capitalization on the first letter.) The Builtins need to be exactly the same as here http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Lis..._functions

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(2013-04-21 19:39)maschmaschmasch Wrote:  Do any of you kind folks mind explaining to me how I can get this addon to open a particular iPlayer stream (lets say BBC news) every morning? I have the requisite addons installed; just need help working out the script commands with which I can start the iPlayer addon / navigate to a particular stream.

Muchas gracias!

Internet streams sometimes change, so a direct command may not be possible.

I get this error on 12.2, Addon Version 0.08:

05:40:17 T:3684 DEBUG: [service.scheduler] - Setting Settings Load Interval: 86400 seconds
05:40:17 T:3684 DEBUG: [service.scheduler] - cdart_manager_running: False
05:40:17 T:3684 DEBUG: [service.scheduler] - cdart_manager_update: False
05:40:17 T:3684 DEBUG: [service.scheduler] - Video Library Scan in progress
05:40:17 T:3684 DEBUG: [service.scheduler] - Current Day: Wednesday
05:40:17 T:3684 DEBUG: [service.scheduler] - Current Time: 05:40
05:40:17 T:3684 NOTICE: [service.scheduler] - Video Library Scan in Progress, delaying 60 Minutes
05:40:17 T:3684 NOTICE: Previous line repeats 2 times.
05:40:17 T:3684 NOTICE: [service.scheduler] - Starting Custom 3 Hourly Schedule, every 2 Hours

05:40:17 T:3684 ERROR: EXCEPTION Thrown (PythonToCppException) : -->Python callback/script returned the following error<--
- NOTE: IGNORING THIS CAN LEAD TO MEMORY LEAKS!
Error Type: <type 'exceptions.AttributeError'>
Error Contents: Scheduler instance has no attribute 'delay_video_library'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "D:\XBMC\portable_data\addons\service.scheduler\default.py", line 872, in <module>
script.start()
File "D:\XBMC\portable_data\addons\service.scheduler\default.py", line 866, in start
self.schedule_check()
File "D:\XBMC\portable_data\addons\service.scheduler\default.py", line 803, in schedule_check
elif self.video_library_cycle == 2 and not self.video_library_triggered and not self.delay_video_library:
AttributeError: Scheduler instance has no attribute 'delay_video_library'
-->End of Python script error report<--

This is on xbmc start and I set to update library on start in xbmc.