[REQUEST] RSS reader

Aenima99x · 2008-08-25 22:19

I'm hoping this can be done. I'd like to have a plugin/script that could read and display an RSS feed. What I'm ideally looking to do is be able to look at my Netflix Queue which is available at http://rss.netflix.com/QueueRSS?id=netflixidgoeshere. Appreciate any help.

Aenima99x · 2008-09-03 19:04

Anyone? It can't be that difficult.....I'm no good with scripting, just skinning.

realjobe · 2008-09-04 08:16

?? Edit the rss.xml under /UserData folder. When you boot the system, your RSS feed will scroll on homeScreen.

Aenima99x · 2008-09-18 22:20

I guess I should've been more clear, I'm not looking to use the default scrolling RSS feed. I'm looking to pull the data from RSS feeds and display it graphically - but with the look of something like the AMT or YouTube scripts. This is how the feed looks in a browser, I'd even be happy with this. [Image: Screenshot-NetflixMoviesAtHome-Mozi.png]

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**rwparris2** · 2008-09-18 22:35

Can you give a full URL for the rss feed? Something publicly accessible so I can see how the xml is set up? I don't have netflix but if it is giving a valid rss feed this won't be hard.

Aenima99x · 2008-09-19 14:52

Here's a couple of the public ones -
New Releases
Horror Top 25

EDIT - Here's the Netflix page with all the RSS info

Thanks! Cool

**rwparris2** · 2008-09-19 20:18

Avaliable from the link in my sig.

You have to manually insert your netflix id via the plugin settings (highlight plugin, context menu, settings) You're looking for this:
http://rss.netflix.com/AtHomeRSS?id=P0000000000000000000000000000000

Put the bolded part in there.

If you don't want to do it through the gui, you can open the plugin folder>resources>settings.xml and set your number to the default.

The thumbs are crappy, REALLY crappy, but thats what they gave me in the rss feed so thats all I could get without grabbing them from another site.

Enjoy and post here if you have any problems.

Aenima99x · 2008-09-20 04:52

Cool thanks! It looks perfect, but just one issue. They all work except for the "New Releases". Here's the errors from the log, let me know if you need anything else.

New Releases Error

Code:

37:44 T:2830285712 M:261197824    INFO: NETFLIX RSS READER: showItems: [url]http://rss.netflix.com/NewReleasesRSS[/url]

37:44 T:2830285712 M:261197824    INFO: 

37:44 T:3067311968 M:261197824    INFO: Loading skin file: DialogProgress.xml

37:44 T:3067311968 M:261197824   DEBUG: Load DialogProgress.xml: 1.23ms

37:44 T:3067311968 M:261197824   DEBUG: DialogProgress::StartModal called

37:44 T:3067311968 M:261197824   DEBUG: 

37:44 T:3067311968 M:261197824   DEBUG: ------------------- GUI_MSG_WINDOW_INIT

37:44 T:3067311968 M:261197824   DEBUG: Progress dialog

37:44 T:3067311968 M:261197824   DEBUG: -------------------

37:45 T:2830285712 M:260292608    INFO: 

37:45 T:2830285712 M:260292608    INFO: res = map(safe_map.__getitem__, s)

37:45 T:2830285712 M:260292608    INFO: KeyError

37:45 T:2830285712 M:260292608    INFO: :

37:45 T:2830285712 M:260292608    INFO: u'\xf1'

37:45 T:2830285712 M:260292608    INFO: 

37:45 T:2830285712 M:260292608   ERROR: Scriptresult: Error

37:46 T:3067311968 M:260292608   DEBUG:  WaitOnScriptResult - plugin exited prematurely - terminating

37:46 T:3067311968 M:260292608   DEBUG: ------------------- GUI_MSG_WINDOW_DEINIT

37:46 T:3067311968 M:260292608   DEBUG: Progress dialog

37:46 T:3067311968 M:260292608   DEBUG: -------------------

37:46 T:3067311968 M:260292608   ERROR: CGUIMediaWindow::GetDirectory(plugin://video/NetFlix RSS Reader/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.netflix.com%2FNewReleasesRSS&mode=1&name=New+Releases)

**rwparris2** · 2008-09-20 05:52

That's strange, its working for me here using Beta1 for XP. Confused

I'll test on xbox when I get home later.

What platform are you using? Are you perhaps in another country where it would be grabbing from a different set of new releases (< grabbing at straws with that one)

Does it ever try to grab the items (as in the Dialog says retrieved 118 items or does it just sit at zero?)

It uses the exact same code as the other 2 public feeds so I'm really at a loss.

But while we're on the subject... The only reason I didn't add all of the feeds was out of laziness. Do you want anymore of them? They all use the same code so for each one its just one line of code.

Aenima99x · 2008-09-20 06:19

rwparris2 Wrote:What platform are you using? Are you perhaps in another country where it would be grabbing from a different set of new releases (< grabbing at straws with that one)

Running on Linux with the latest release from PPA. I'm in the US.

rwparris2 Wrote:Does it ever try to grab the items (as in the Dialog says retrieved 118 items or does it just sit at zero?)

Yes, it retrieves 124 items, then the dialog closes and goes back to the menu.

rwparris2 Wrote:But while we're on the subject... The only reason I didn't add all of the feeds was out of laziness. Do you want anymore of them? They all use the same code so for each one its just one line of code.

I've already gone in added the other feeds.....I can't do any scripting from scratch, but I have no problem going in and modifying it most of the time.

Aenima99x Member+ Posts: 1,030 Joined: Aug 2007 Reputation: 7 Location: California	2008-08-25 22:19 Post: #1 I'm hoping this can be done. I'd like to have a plugin/script that could read and display an RSS feed. What I'm ideally looking to do is be able to look at my Netflix Queue which is available at http://rss.netflix.com/QueueRSS?id=netflixidgoeshere. Appreciate any help.
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Aenima99x Member+ Posts: 1,030 Joined: Aug 2007 Reputation: 7 Location: California	2008-09-03 19:04 Post: #2 Anyone? It can't be that difficult.....I'm no good with scripting, just skinning.
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realjobe Posting Freak Posts: 948 Joined: Sep 2004 Reputation: 0	2008-09-04 08:16 Post: #3 ?? Edit the rss.xml under /UserData folder. When you boot the system, your RSS feed will scroll on homeScreen.
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Aenima99x Member+ Posts: 1,030 Joined: Aug 2007 Reputation: 7 Location: California	2008-09-18 22:20 Post: #4 I guess I should've been more clear, I'm not looking to use the default scrolling RSS feed. I'm looking to pull the data from RSS feeds and display it graphically - but with the look of something like the AMT or YouTube scripts. This is how the feed looks in a browser, I'd even be happy with this.
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Aenima99x Member+ Posts: 1,030 Joined: Aug 2007 Reputation: 7 Location: California	2008-09-19 14:52 Post: #6 Here's a couple of the public ones - New Releases Horror Top 25 EDIT - Here's the Netflix page with all the RSS info Thanks!
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