[REQUEST] Auto Update Library Script?

After trying several times this is the autoexec.py that work with windows:


I think it will be ok for all platforms

autorun this script at startup:

import threading, thread, time

class update:
def __init__(self):
self.busy = 1
xbmc.executebuiltin("xbmc.updatelibrary(video)")
subThread = threading.Thread(target=self.SubthreadProc, args=())
subThread.start()

def SubthreadProc(self):
if self.busy:
self.busy = 0

while 1:
w = update()
del w
time.sleep(43200)

or if you install xbmc-send (in the eventsclients stuff package) you can do something like this :

xbmc-send --host=HOST --action='XBMC.updatelibrary(video)'

tetodbs, I tried your autoexec.py script on Windows 7 x64 with no luck. The autoupdate script works, because I can enable it in XBMC and see that it works. Any tips on getting it to work? Thanks!

Hello!

Thank you for writing this great script.

But I do have some trouble getting it working. I have made the files needed as listed in post #8. But I did have to create the script and and scripts.au folder myself, I'm not sure if this means anything.

I have see the "AUTO UPDATE" under scripts in XBMC and if i click it it says alarm clock canceled.

But the script doesn't update my library.

I have also tried the autoexec.py in post #16, but I can't get that working either.

I'm using Windows 7 x64 and beta 1 dharma.

Thanks in advance.

My attempt to pack this into addon:


Here's feature list

• Autocreating autoexec.py if such doesn't exist or if it exist add command to launch the script in autoexec
• Updating video and/or music library
• Cleaning video and/or music library
• Settings:
  
  

Place it in addons folder or anywhere and use settings -> addons -> install from zip
Download

I hope to get feedback from You, as I tested it only on my machine!

Looks wery nice. May i ask if the user can select
Update video library & Clean video library at the same time.
And also run when xbmc starts button, i only want to do the update and cleaning when booting my computer.

alex84 Wrote:Looks wery nice. May i ask if the user can select
Update video library & Clean video library at the same time.
And also run when xbmc starts button, i only want to do the update and cleaning when booting my computer.

User can select even all 4 works, but as this is first version this needs some testing - it seems to work fine for me.

if You want update just when You startup XBMC then select settings -> video -> library -> update library on startup and put this:
in your advancedsettings.xml (check this for more info: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Adv...library.3E)

@grajen3 nice work, will test out on macos and appletv today

Will let you know

can confirm that it works on mac os + dharma beta 2, should be all good on apple tv too :>

@grajen3 - ur awesome man!

Ilia