[REQUEST] Grooveshark (grooveshark.com) plugin, script, or native code for XBMC?

Anyone interested in developing this plugin. It can be interesting if someone can add a download module, but it should work like [Replay Media catcher 3.0] does.

IN simple words, after you click on the play button and in the meantime you have Media Catcher on to download streaming. I think it might be cool!

I am new to xbmc. What is the difference between plugin & script?

Scripts
Plugins

I think it will be a plugin. or am I wrong!

Grooveshark might serve better if it was integrated into XBMC nativly (C++ code) similar to how LastFM is?

http://getsatisfaction.com/grooveshark/t...eshark_api

...they have an API available, however someone would need to volunteer to code it...

Grooveshark in xbmc would be awesome.

I used to use the Seeqpod plugin quite a bit but it's a bit broken these days and seeqpod is a bit limited.

The problem I see with grooveshark is that it's entirely search and manually created playlist based. This stuff is a real PITA to do from a remote. I don't even like doing it with my own music. With last.fm you just choose your profile and a stream, or do one artist/tag search and nav around until you find an interesting stream to play. The whole point of using services like this, IMO, is so I don't have to create a playlist in the first place. They give me a dynamic one so I'll never get bored or have to mess with it.

I agree with you about Last.FM. It's very nice to use because it requires little input from the user. I like that. But Grooveshark finds the specific track you want, instead of a stream of things you might like.

I do agree also about the input method, typing using on-screen keys is a good save, but still too hassly for most. But I don't think Grooveshark is a step back beyond Last.FM, just different methods.

I think if you had a small wireless keyboard or something like an iphone or logitech dinovo as input it would be pretty fine.

I'm willing to take this as an opportunity to learn more Python or C. Don't take this as an offer to actually come up with something useful Just wanted to express my need for a grooveshark thingy also.

As for the remote issue: I agree, but many also have a wireless keyboard for their htpcs and as xbmc supports keyboards well, that's not a point in not-developing this i think.

Ah just had a closer look at their site, especially browser <-> server communication. It seems without a ton of API documentation it's impossible to just hack up a small client which interfaces with the search api at least. They're generating transfer tokens on-the-fly inside their flash client (like flickr,...), and without knowing the algorithm you cannot create those.

Gamester17: I saw your discussion on getsatisfaction.com. Any updates on API docs or something?

Thanks!
Haggy.