Hardcode plugin-calls instead of using urlencode

resources/lib/context_entry.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ###############################################################################
 from logging import getLogger
 
-from xbmc import getInfoLabel, sleep, executebuiltin, getCondVisibility
+from xbmc import getInfoLabel, sleep, executebuiltin
 from xbmcaddon import Addon
 
 import plexdb_functions as plexdb
@@ -157,12 +157,8 @@ class ContextMenu(object):
             v.KODI_PLAYLIST_TYPE_FROM_KODI_TYPE[self.kodi_type])
         playqueue.clear()
         state.CONTEXT_MENU_PLAY = True
-        params = {
+        handle = ('plugin://%s/?plex_id=%s&plex_type=%s&mode=play'
-            'mode': 'play',
+                  % (v.ADDON_TYPE[self.plex_type],
-            'plex_id': self.plex_id,
+                     self.plex_id,
-            'plex_type': self.plex_type
+                     self.plex_type))
-        }
-        from urllib import urlencode
-        handle = ("plugin://plugin.video.plexkodiconnect/movies?%s"
-                  % urlencode(params))
         executebuiltin('RunPlugin(%s)' % handle)

resources/lib/entrypoint.py

@@ -562,13 +562,8 @@ def getOnDeck(viewid, mediatype, tagname, limit):
             if directpaths:
                 url = api.file_path()
             else:
-                params = {
+                url = ('plugin://%s.tvshows/?plex_id=%s&plex_type=%s&mode=play'
-                    'mode': "play",
+                       % (v.ADDON_ID, api.plex_id(), api.plex_type()))
-                    'plex_id': api.plex_id(),
-                    'plex_type': api.plex_type()
-                }
-                url = "plugin://plugin.video.plexkodiconnect/tvshows/?%s" \
-                      % urlencode(params)
             xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(
                 handle=HANDLE,
                 url=url,
@@ -836,12 +831,8 @@ def __build_item(xml_element):
     elif api.plex_type() == v.PLEX_TYPE_PHOTO:
         url = api.get_picture_path()
     else:
-        params = {
+        url = 'plugin://%s/?plex_id=%s&plex_type=%s&mode=play' \
-            'mode': 'play',
+              % (v.ADDON_TYPE[api.plex_type()], api.plex_id(), api.plex_type())
-            'plex_id': api.plex_id(),
-            'plex_type': api.plex_type(),
-        }
-        url = "plugin://%s?%s" % (v.ADDON_ID, urlencode(params))
     xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(handle=HANDLE,
                                 url=url,
                                 listitem=listitem)

resources/lib/itemtypes.py

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 ###############################################################################
 from logging import getLogger
-from urllib import urlencode
 from ntpath import dirname
 from datetime import datetime
 
@@ -18,6 +17,9 @@ import state
 
 LOG = getLogger("PLEX." + __name__)
 
+# Note: always use same order of URL arguments, NOT urlencode:
+#   plex_id=<plex_id>&plex_type=<plex_type>&mode=play
+
 ###############################################################################
 
 
@@ -284,12 +286,8 @@ class Movies(Items):
         if do_indirect:
             # Set plugin path and media flags using real filename
             path = 'plugin://%s.movies/' % v.ADDON_ID
-            params = {
+            filename = ('%s?plex_id=%s&plex_type=%s&mode=play'
-                'mode': 'play',
+                        % (path, itemid, v.PLEX_TYPE_MOVIE))
-                'plex_id': itemid,
-                'plex_type': v.PLEX_TYPE_MOVIE
-            }
-            filename = "%s?%s" % (path, urlencode(params))
             playurl = filename
 
         # movie table:
@@ -925,12 +923,8 @@ class TVShows(Items):
             # Set plugin path - do NOT use "intermediate" paths for the show
             # as with direct paths!
             path = 'plugin://%s.tvshows/%s/' % (v.ADDON_ID, series_id)
-            params = {
+            filename = ('%s?plex_id=%s&plex_type=%s&mode=play'
-                'plex_id': itemid,
+                        % (path, itemid, v.PLEX_TYPE_EPISODE))
-                'plex_type': v.PLEX_TYPE_EPISODE,
-                'mode': 'play'
-            }
-            filename = "%s?%s" % (path, urlencode(params))
             playurl = filename
             parent_path_id = self.kodi_db.getParentPathId(path)
 

resources/lib/playback.py

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ Used to kick off Kodi playback
 """
 from logging import getLogger
 from threading import Thread
-from urllib import urlencode
 
 from xbmc import Player, sleep
 
@@ -205,13 +204,10 @@ def _prep_playlist_stack(xml):
             api.set_part_number(part)
             if kodi_id is None:
                 # Need to redirect again to PKC to conclude playback
-                params = {
+                path = ('plugin://%s/?plex_id=%s&plex_type=%s&mode=play'
-                    'mode': 'play',
+                        % (v.ADDON_TYPE[api.plex_type()],
-                    'plex_id': api.plex_id(),
+                           api.plex_id(),
-                    'plex_type': api.plex_type()
+                           api.plex_type()))
-                }
-                path = ('plugin://%s/?%s'
-                        % (v.ADDON_TYPE[api.plex_type()], urlencode(params)))
                 listitem = api.create_listitem()
                 listitem.setPath(try_encode(path))
             else: