Any recent change in plugin API? [Need help]

Temhil · 2009-10-23 17:24

Hi guys,

I have a weird things that happen with one plugin. It seems on recent revision of XBMC (SVN) plugins behave differently. Let me explain:

On Windows (tested on r23596 and r23898), part of the URL is lost went I try to read the sys.argv.

For example with the URL passed to the plugin:

Code:

plugin://video/Canal Plus/?listevideos=6|113&referer=SERIES%20/%20FICTIONS>KALI

In get in sys.argv only:

Code:

['plugin://video/Canal Plus/', '0', '?listevideos=6']

So I am missing the last part of the URL:

Code:

|113&referer=SERIES%20/%20FICTIONS>KALI

If I run the same plugin on an older revision of XBMC (Babylon for example), I don't have the issue and get all the URL in sys.argv
That means it is either a change made in the plugin behavior I am not aware of, or a bug.
Since I more aware of scripts than plugin it is totally possible I missed a discution about such changes with plugin.
In this case which change I should do to my URL in order to process all the information?

Thank you in advance for your help.

Big Grin

**spiff** · 2009-10-23 17:51

yes, the | separator is now reserved for xbmc protocol options (mainly done to set the http user agent for working around apple's trailer evils) . format your url's elsewise, for instance by using a proper format separator (&)

ppic · 2009-10-23 17:56

ok, seems that i've done the same way ( | as separator)
thanks for the info.

Temhil · 2009-10-23 17:56

spiff Wrote:yes, the | separator is now reserved for xbmc protocol options (mainly done to set the http user agent for working around apple's trailer evils) . format your url's elsewise, for instance by using a proper format separator (&)

Thanks spiff, it was what I was guessing but wasn't sure what was wrong. I know how to fix it know.
Thanks a lot!