Forget autoexec.py: the right way to automatically starts addons

Steve Evans · 2011-10-06 23:29

Come on guys... I hate to be impatient, but...

The URL quoted above describes how to terminate a service launched at startup; ie terminate on XBMC shutdown, but I'm still in the dark about how to terminate a service started at login.

There needs to be a function that reports that we're logging out, or have logged out.

Steve

_BJ1 · 2011-10-07 09:41

I have solved this with a pid-file. if a pid-file isn't present, the process runs at first time, otherwise your process is already running. Don't forget to delete the pid-file if your process terminate correctly otherwise a new process will not start.

Code:

import os

import subprocess

import xbmc

import xbmcaddon

import xbmcgui

__addonname__ = 'script.program.youraddon'

__datapath__ = xbmc.translatePath(os.path.join('special://temp',__addonname__))

if not os.path.exists(__datapath__): os.makedirs(__datapath__)

PIDFILE = os.path.join(__datapath__, 'youraddon.PID')

def isPIDFile():

    # check for PIDFILE, if no PIDFILE available, user or system has

    # powered|logged on the system at first time else a process is already

    # running

    pf = False

        syscmd = subprocess.Popen(['pidof','xbmc.bin'],stdout=subprocess.PIPE)

        pidofXBMC =  syscmd.stdout.read().strip()

    if not os.path.isfile(PIDFILE):

            f = open(PIDFILE, 'w')

            f.write(pidofXBMC + '\n')

        f.close()

        print 'system powered on first time'

    else:

        f = open(PIDFILE, 'r')

        pidofFile = f.readline().strip()

        f.close()

        if pidofFile == pidofXBMC:

            pf = True

        else:

                # XBMC is probably crashed before

                f = open(PIDFILE, 'w')

                f.write(pidofXBMC + '\n')

                f.close()

                print 'found old PIDFile, XBMC probably crashed'

    return pf

### MAIN SERVICE ###

if not isPIDFile():

    # your application code

    # last line:

    if os.path.isfile(PIDFILE): os.remove(PIDFILE)

else:

    # do nothing

    pass

The pid-file is located at ~/.<USER>/temp/script.program.youraddon/youraddon.PID
Hope this helps

_BJ1

queeup · 2011-10-27 02:42

Is there any way to execute script before exit or stop xbmc? I am trying to stop bash script I started with xbmc.servise on XBMC start.

Code:

<extension point="xbmc.service"

             library="service.py" start="login|startup|stop">

</extension>

LakersFan · 2012-01-28 00:20

Code:

<extension point="xbmc.service"

             library="service.py" start="login|startup|stop">

</extension>

Is there any way I can get it to start with a keyboard button as opposed to login, startup, and/or stop?

**Martijn** · 2012-01-28 02:28

queeup Wrote:Is there any way to execute script before exit or stop xbmc? I am trying to stop bash script I started with xbmc.servise on XBMC start.

Code:

<extension point="xbmc.service" library="service.py" start="login|startup|stop"> </extension>

LakersFan Wrote:

Code:

<extension point="xbmc.service" library="service.py" start="login|startup|stop"> </extension>

Is there any way I can get it to start with a keyboard button as opposed to login, startup, and/or stop?

Do not use "startup" and "login" at the same time!!
Either use "startup" and the script will be run at startup or use "login" and it will be started on login and stopped on logout (logout only from beta3 and up)

leechguy · 2012-10-20 12:50

Please be aware that the 'startup' option contains a design flaw when using multiple profiles!

Code:

<extension point="xbmc.service"

             library="service.py" start="startup">

</extension>

Let's assume we have three profiles (Master user, Alice and Bob) and we are using the login screen at startup of XBMC.
At startup of XBMC, the service will start automatically and you will be presented with the login screen (if enabled). Now, with no one logged in yet, from which profile will your addon load its settings? Well, actually someone is already logged in and this can be either Master user, Alice or Bob depending on who was logged in during the last session.

So when using multiple profiles, the configuration of your addon must be exactly the same for all profiles, otherwise you won't know what your addon will do. One time it will use the settings from Alice, the next time from Bob and another time the settings from the Master user may be used.

In my opinion, addon services starting at startup must always use the settings from the Master user, should only be configurable by the master user and should only be enabled/disabled by the master user. Services that require profile specific settings should use the 'login' start type.

Any thoughts on this?

Spinner65 · 2012-11-28 08:55

Having some form of autoexec.py to auto launch external programs, would great in future releases.

I'm using autoexec.py to run some bash scripts (they run xmodmap and hidd commands).

If the autoexec.py function is removed after Eden... how would I do the same thing ?

ignisuti · 2013-05-15 05:17

Follow-up to Steve Evan's post on 2011-09-06 21:05 concerning the "autologout" script...

Where do I place the addon.xml and default.py files?

leechguy · 2013-05-20 22:43

(2013-05-15 05:17)ignisuti Wrote: Follow-up to Steve Evan's post on 2011-09-06 21:05 concerning the "autologout" script...

Where do I place the addon.xml and default.py files?

If you want to do auto logout on idle, you may want to check out my addon: Load a configurable default profile on startup of XBMC

Steve Evans Junior Member Posts: 20 Joined: Dec 2010 Reputation: 0	2011-10-06 23:29 Post: #21 Come on guys... I hate to be impatient, but... The URL quoted above describes how to terminate a service launched at startup; ie terminate on XBMC shutdown, but I'm still in the dark about how to terminate a service started at login. There needs to be a function that reports that we're logging out, or have logged out. Steve
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queeup Fan Posts: 734 Joined: Feb 2009 Reputation: 15	2011-10-27 02:42 Post: #23 Is there any way to execute script before exit or stop xbmc? I am trying to stop bash script I started with xbmc.servise on XBMC start. Code: `<extension point="xbmc.service" library="service.py" start="login\|startup\|stop"> </extension>` Ö.B.(queeup) - Github, Twitter, Facebook
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LakersFan Senior Member Posts: 184 Joined: Jan 2008 Reputation: 0	2012-01-28 00:20 Post: #24 Code: `<extension point="xbmc.service" library="service.py" start="login\|startup\|stop"> </extension>` Is there any way I can get it to start with a keyboard button as opposed to login, startup, and/or stop?
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Spinner65 Junior Member Posts: 5 Joined: Nov 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-11-28 08:55 Post: #27 Having some form of autoexec.py to auto launch external programs, would great in future releases. I'm using autoexec.py to run some bash scripts (they run xmodmap and hidd commands). If the autoexec.py function is removed after Eden... how would I do the same thing ?
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ignisuti Junior Member Posts: 14 Joined: Feb 2012 Reputation: 0	2013-05-15 05:17 Post: #28 Follow-up to Steve Evan's post on 2011-09-06 21:05 concerning the "autologout" script... Where do I place the addon.xml and default.py files?
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leechguy Senior Member Posts: 109 Joined: Aug 2009 Reputation: 4 Location: The Netherlands	2013-05-20 22:43 Post: #29 (2013-05-15 05:17)ignisuti Wrote: Follow-up to Steve Evan's post on 2011-09-06 21:05 concerning the "autologout" script... Where do I place the addon.xml and default.py files? If you want to do auto logout on idle, you may want to check out my addon: Load a configurable default profile on startup of XBMC Load a configurable default profile on startup of XBMC
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