Beta version bump 3.1.2

2021-04-17 14:15:06 +02:00 · 2021-04-17 14:15:06 +02:00 · 8147d8383d
commit 8147d8383d
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--- a/addon.xml
+++ b/addon.xml
@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
-<addon  id="plugin.video.plexkodiconnect" name="PlexKodiConnect" version="3.1.1" provider-name="croneter">
+<addon  id="plugin.video.plexkodiconnect" name="PlexKodiConnect" version="3.1.2" provider-name="croneter">
  <requires>
    <import addon="xbmc.python" version="3.0.0"/>
    <import addon="script.module.requests" version="2.22.0+matrix.1" />
@ -93,7 +93,12 @@
    <summary lang="ko_KR">Plex를 Kodi에 기본 통합</summary>
    <description lang="ko_KR">Kodi를 Plex Media Server에 연결합니다. 이 플러그인은 Plex로 모든 비디오를 관리하고 Kodi로는 관리하지 않는다고 가정합니다. Kodi 비디오 및 음악 데이터베이스에 이미 저장된 데이터가 손실 될 수 있습니다 (이 플러그인이 직접 변경하므로). 자신의 책임하에 사용하십시오!</description>
    <disclaimer lang="ko_KR">자신의 책임하에 사용</disclaimer>
-    <news>version 3.1.1 (beta only):
+    <news>version 3.1.2 (beta only):
 - Fix ImportError: cannot import name 'dir_util' from 'distutils' on PKC startup
 - Fix UnicodeEncodeError if Plex playlist name contains illegal chars
 - Fix PKC not showing up as a casting target in some cases
 version 3.1.1 (beta only):
 - Direct paths: fix filename showing instead of full video metadata during playback
 - Update translations
@ -171,885 +176,6 @@ version 3.0.1:
 version 3.0.0:
 - Major upgrade from Python 2 to Python 3, allowing use of Kodi 19 Matrix
-
+</news>
 version 2.12.18 (beta only):
 - Quickly sync recently watched items before synching the playstates of the entire Plex library
 - Improve logging for websocket JSON loads
 version 2.12.17 (beta only):
 - Sync name and user rating of a TV show season to Kodi
 - Fix rare TypeError: expected string or buffer on playback start
 version 2.12.16:
 - versions 2.12.14 and 2.12.15 for everyone
 version 2.12.15 (beta only):
 - Fix skip intros sometimes not working due to a RuntimeError
 - Update translations
 version 2.12.14 (beta only):
 - Add skip intro functionality
 version 2.12.13:
 - Fix KeyError: u'game' if Plex Arcade has been activated
 - Fix AttributeError: 'App' object has no attribute 'threads' when sync is cancelled
 version 2.12.12:
 - Hopefully fix rare case when sync would get stuck indefinitely
 - Fix ValueError: invalid literal for int() for invalid dates sent by Plex
 - version 2.12.11 for everyone
 version 2.12.11 (beta only):
 - Fix PKC not auto-picking audio/subtitle stream when transcoding
 - Fix ValueError when deleting a music album
 - Fix OSError: Invalid argument when Plex returns an invalid timestamp
 version 2.12.10:
 - Fix pictures from Plex picture libraries not working/displaying
 version 2.12.9:
 - Fix Local variable 'user' referenced before assignement
 version 2.12.8:
 - version 2.12.7 for everyone
 version 2.12.7 (beta only):
 - Fix PKC suddenly using main Plex user's credentials, e.g. when the PMS address changed
 - Fix missing Kodi tags for movie collections/sets
 version 2.12.6:
 - Fix rare KeyError when using PKC widgets
 - Fix suspension of artwork caching and PKC becoming unresponsive
 - Update translations
 - Versions 2.12.4 and 2.12.5 for everyone
 version 2.12.5 (beta only):
 - Greatly improve matching logic for The Movie Database if Plex does not provide an appropriate id
 - Fix high transcoding resolutions not being available for Win10
 - Fix rare playback progress report failing and KeyError: u'containerKey'
 - Fix rare KeyError: None when trying to sync playlists
 - Fix TypeError when canceling Plex sync section dialog
 version 2.12.4 (beta only):
 - Hopefully fix freeze during sync: Don't assign multiple sets/collections for a specific movie
 - Support metadata provider ids (e.g. for IMDB) for the new Plex Movie Agent
 version 2.12.3:
 - Fix playback failing due to caching of subtitles with non-ascii chars
 - Fix ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10 during show sync
 - Fix UnboundLocalError when certain Plex sections are deleted or being un-synched
 - New method to install PlexKodiConnect directly via an URL. You thus do not need to upload a ZIP file to Kodi anymore.
 version 2.12.2:
 - version 2.12.0 and 2.12.1 for everyone 
 - Fix regression: sync dialog not showing up when it should 
 version 2.12.1 (beta only):
 - Fix PKC shutdown on Kodi profile switch
 - Fix Kodi content type for images/photos
 - Added support for custom set of safe characters when escaping paths (thanks @geropan)
 - Revert "Don't allow spaces in devicename"
 - Fix sync dialog showing in certain cases even though user opted out
 version 2.12.0 (beta only):
 - Fix websocket threads; enable PKC background sync for all Plex Home users!
 - Fix PKC incorrectly marking a video as unwatched if an external player has been used
 - Update translations
 version 2.11.7:
 - Fix PKC crashing on devices running Microsoft UWP, e.g. XBox
 version 2.11.6:
 - Fix rare sync crash when queue was full
 - Set "Auto-adjust transcoding quality" to false by default
 version 2.11.5:
 - Versions 2.11.0-2.11.4 for everyone
 version 2.11.4 (beta only):
 - Fix another TypeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute '__getitem__', e.g. when trying to play trailers
 version 2.11.3 (beta only):
 - Fix TypeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute '__getitem__', e.g. when displaying albums
 version 2.11.2 (beta only):
 - Refactor direct and add-on paths. Enables use of Plex music playlists synched to Kodi
 version 2.11.1 (beta only):
 - Rewire the set-up of audio and subtitle streams, esp. before starting a transcoding session. Fixes playback not starting at all
 version 2.11.0 (beta only):
 - Fix PKC not burning in (and thus not showing) subtitles when transcoding
 - When transcoding, only let user choose to burn-in subtitles that can't be displayed otherwise by Kodi
 - Improve PKC automatically connecting to local PMS
 - Ensure that our only video transcoding target is h264 
 - Fix adjusted subtitle size not working when burning in subtitles
 - Fix regression: burn-in subtitles picking up the last user setting instead of the current one
 version 2.10.12:
 - versions 2.10.5-11 for everyone
 version 2.10.11 (beta only):
 - Fix yet another rare but annoying bug where PKC becomes unresponsive during sync 
 version 2.10.10 (beta only):
 - Fix rare but annoying bug where PKC becomes unresponsive during sync
 - Fix PKC background sync not working in some cases
 version 2.10.9 (beta only):
 - Other Kodi add-ons can now search for Plex items using plugin://plugin.video.plexkodiconnect?mode=search&amp;query=YOUR SEARCH STRING HERE 
 version 2.10.8 (beta only):
 - Improve thread pool management to render PKC snappier
 - Attempt to fix broken pipe error
 - Fix DirectPaths when a video's folder name is identical to a video's filename (you will need to manually reset the Kodi database) 
 version 2.10.7 (beta only):
 - Fix PKC not starting up on iOS
 - Optimize the new sync process and fix some bugs that were introduced
 - Fix PKC becoming unresponsive e.g. when switching the PMS
 version 2.10.6 (beta only):
 - Fix AttributeError if user enters an invalid pin code
 - Fix OperationalError when starting with a fresh PKC installation
 - Fix IndexError
 version 2.10.5 (beta only):
 - Rewire library sync to speed it up and fix sync getting stuck in rare cases 
 - Optimize threads by using events instead of a polling mechanism. Fixes PKC becoming unresponsive, e.g. when switching users
 - Optimize adding values to Kodi databases by not using sqlite COALESCE command
 - Fix OperationalError when resetting PKC
 - Improve sync resiliance when certain items are not to be synced to Kodi or PKC skipped an item in the past
 - Make sure bool is returned instead of an int 
 - Don't use WAL mode for sqlite connections, it is not making any difference
 version 2.10.4:
 - version 2.10.3 for everyone
 - Fix to correctly wipe Kodi databases
 version 2.10.3 (beta only):
 - Fix a couple of issues with music when using direct paths: correctly escape music paths for Kodi regex matching
 - Fix Recently Added Albums sort order (you will have to reset the Kodi database manually)
 - Fix database being locked in rare cases
 - Increase batch size for library sync from 500 to 2000 to increase sync speed
 - Optimize some code
 - Fix KeyError when using Plex search capabilities
 - Check faster for available Plex Media Server to connect to
 version 2.10.2:
 - Fix Kodi playback jumping to the beginning of a video that just started
 - Fix transcoding quality degenerating quickly while playing with a new setting to deactivate auto quality for transcoding (applicable e.g. for Chromecast) 
 - Update translations
 version 2.10.1:
 - Fix resume for Kodi on low powered devices, e.g. Raspberry Pi
 - Fix resume when using an external player
 - Fix UnicodeWarning: Unicode equal comparison failed to convert both arguments to Unicode - interpreting them as being unequal 
 version 2.10.0:
 - version 2.9.12 - 2.9.14 for everyone
 - Get rid of some obsolete code for the ContextMonitor we dropped
 version 2.9.14 (beta only):
 - Fix resume when starting playback via PMS or when force transcoding
 - Get rid of ContextMonitor and the dedicated Python thread - with new resume mechanics, this is not needed anymore
 - Optimize clean-up of file table in the Kodi video database after stopping playback
 - Get rid of some obsolete imports
 version 2.9.13 (beta only):
 - Fix PKC resuming instead of playing from the beginning
 version 2.9.12 (beta only):
 - Fix resume not working in some cases
 - Support Plex search across all media and Plex Media Servers: Navigate to the PlexKodiConnect Add-on, then "Search"
 - Always use the current Kodi language when communicating with the PMS (restart Kodi when changing the language!)
 - Fix Kodi crashing when casting from e.g. Plex Web or Plex for Windows
 - Fix PKC throwing error if m3u playlist contains resume information
 version 2.9.11:
 - version 2.9.10 for everyone
 version 2.9.10 (beta only):
 - Add tmdb provider sync
 - Fix external subtitles not being available
 - Fix PKC increasing the Plex watch count by 2 instead of 1
 - Improve subtitle naming
 - Delete temporary subtitles on playback stop
 - Fix a missleading string
 version 2.9.9:
 - Versions 2.9.6 - 2.9.8 for everyone
 version 2.9.8 (beta only):
 - Fix Play Error in scenarios (older PMS version?) where posting playqueues using an uri `server://` is not possible and `library://` is necessary
 - Fix rare AttributeError on PKC startup when modifying advancedsettings.xml
 - Update translations
 version 2.9.7 (beta only):
 - Correctly escape URLs for Direct Paths
 - Update settings to inform user that reboot is necessary
 - Optimize code
 - Don't migrate PKC settings if we're dealing with a clean new PKC installation
 - Force-scan every single item in the library - seems like we could lose some recently added items otherwise when updating PKC
 version 2.9.6 (beta only):
 - Rework logic for using direct paths, direct play, direct streaming and transcoding, using the PMS StreamingBrain: Let PMS StreamingBrain decide on whether we need to force-transcode, New setting to choose "Direct Streaming", Allow for 4k transcoding and direct streaming, New setting to force transcode only 4K and above
 - Fix PKC background sync synching items to Kodi even though entire section should not be synched
 - Force a full sync of all items after choosing a new PMS, changing a PMS' address and changing which Plex libraries to sync
 - Only enforce advancedsettings.xml 'cleanonupdate' to be false for PKC add-on paths
 - Never give up trying to connect to the PMS or Alexa using websockets
 - Fix resume when force-transcoding
 version 2.9.5:
 - Version 2.9.4 for everyone
 version 2.9.4 (beta only):
 - Fix extras not playing when path substitution is enabled
 - Fix Plex Companion device restarting playback when reconnecting to PKC
 - Fix playback report not working after having played a non-Plex video file
 - Change how items are added to Plex playqueues by using PMS machine identifier
 - Optimize code for playqueue items
 - Fix rare AttributeError when shutting down Kodi
 version 2.9.3:
 - version 2.9.2 for everyone
 version 2.9.2 (beta only):
 - Fix Plex Companion casting from iOS and Android
 - Faster sync of playlists
 - Sync playlists immediately after synching new/changed items and show an info dialog
 - Fix potential playlist sync issues if there is a dot in the playlist name
 - Correctly detect whether we already synched a Kodi playlist
 - Remove obsolete check if path is indeed in unicode
 - Add unicode representation to Playlist() class
 - Separate function to wipe all synched Plex playlists
 - Less logging when comparing PKC versions
 version 2.9.1:
 - Fix On Deck and Recently Added Episodes for shows not appending showname and season and episode number
 version 2.9.0:
 WARNING: You might have to manually select your PKC widgets again
 - versions 2.8.8 - 2.8.11 for everyone
 - Fix AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'attrib' on playback startup
 - Add new Lithuanian translations (thanks @egidusm)
 version 2.8.11 (beta only):
 - Support for the Up Next Kodi add-on
 - Fix casting to PlexKodiConnect always starting the first episode
 - Rename video nodes for ondeck
 version 2.8.10 (beta only):
 - Fix broken PKC update
 version 2.8.9 (beta only):
 - Fix sections that are not synced not displaying menu but entire library 
 - Provide more metadata for unsynced directory-like items like a tv show
 - Fix 'Plex.nodes."id".path' not linking directly to entire library
 version 2.8.8 (beta only):
 WARNING: You might have to manually select your PKC widgets again
 - Ensure correct Kodi Container.Type is set for PKC widgets
 - Fix missing cast artwork if an actor also acted as director or writer for another movie. You will have to manually reset the Kodi DB.
 version 2.8.7:
 - Fix PKC potentially marking a video as watched on startup; don't sync time by toggling a video watch status but use PMS epoch time
 version 2.8.6:
 - Fix PKC creating thousands of playlists if a single Kodi playlist wasn't unique
 - Fix FutureWarning
 version 2.8.5:
 - Fix Trakt add-on not recognizing id of tv shows (you will need to manually reset the Kodi database in the PKC settings under Advanced)
 - Update translations
 version 2.8.4:
 - Fix for Kodi 17 Krypton TypeError on playback start: 'offscreen' is an invalid keyword argument for this function
 - Fix widgets not being populated after very first PlexKodiConnect library sync without a restart of Kodi
 - Don't restart Kodi if user chose to enter PKC settings on install 
 version 2.8.3:
 - Versions 2.8.1-2.8.2 for everyone
 version 2.8.2 (beta only):
 - Add an additional, faster On Deck node for movies (for tv shows, this is impossible, unfortunately)
 - Introduce limits to the number of videos shown in PKC widgets to speed them up
 - Fix TypeError for Direct Paths: init() got an unexpected keyword argument ‘item’
 - Fix In Progress widgets being broken and tv shows showing up as completely watched
 - Update translations
 version 2.8.1 (beta only):
 - Fix playback startup and RuntimeError: Unknown exception thrown from the call "XBMCAddon::xbmcplugin::setResolvedUrl"
 - Refactor Plex API 
 - Fix TV Show clearlogo not displaying during playback
 - Fix rare UnicodeDecodeError on library sync 
 - Add additional info dialog for PKC synching playlists
 - Update translations
 version 2.8.0:
 - Finally fix Kodi crashing on playback startup for add-on paths!
 - All the good stuff from 2.7.15-2.7.18 for everyone
 version 2.7.18 (beta only):
 - Fix Kodi always playing the same file version of a video if several are present
 - Also play trailers if user chose to resume movie from the beginning
 - Ask user whether to resume if using Direct Paths and user initiated playback via PMS
 - Fix video thrown by Plex Companion not resuming
 version 2.7.17 (beta only):
 - Another attempt to keep Kodi from crashing on playback startup
 version 2.7.16 (beta only):
 - Hopefully fix Kodi crashing on playback startup for good
 version 2.7.15 (beta only):
 - Hopefully fix Kodi crashing on playback startup
 - Refresh widgets only on homescreen to prevent cursor from jumping within libraries
 - Don't refresh container when user chose to delete or refresh an item from the context menu 
 version 2.7.14:
 - Correctly clear window variables e.g. on user switch
 - Reload skin on resetting PKC video nodes
 - Fix last-played node value to ensure a playcount greater than zero
 - 2.7.11-2.7.13 for everyone
 version 2.7.13 (beta only):
 - Fix transcoding not working
 - Fix 4k H265 not being transcoded
 - Fix some appearance tweak settings
 - Fix music and picture nodes pointing to video library
 - Fix unequality when comparing sections
 - Fix Plex Companion logging error messages
 version 2.7.12 (beta only):
 - Fix UnicodeEncodeError on playback startup for direct paths
 - Attempt to fix rare Kodi crash on PKC exit
 version 2.7.11 (beta only):
 - Fixes to unicode
 - Cleanup code, remove some obsolet methods and functions
 - Fix FutureWarning
 version 2.7.10:
 - Fix duplicate music entries for direct paths (you will need to manually reset the Kodi database)
 - Fix UnicodeEncodeError for Direct Paths and some PKC video nodes
 - Fix playback sometimes not being reported for direct paths
 - Update translations
 version 2.7.9:
 - Wait for PKC to authorize before loading widgets
 - Fix UnicodeDecodeError for libraries with non-ASCII paths
 - Fix TypeError on Kodi start
 - Fix Kodi Masterlock for nfs paths (requires restart) 
 version 2.7.8:
 - Fix widgets not working in some cases like NVidia Shield
 - Fix appending of show title, season and episode number
 - Fix node paths for skins
 version 2.7.7:
 - Fix sync not working due to non-ASCII Plex library names
 - Fix PKC synching playstate to wrong user on profile switch. Be aware that Kodi profile switches are error-prone
 - Fix playback sometimes not being reported for direct paths
 - Fix float() argument must be a string or a number
 - Fix nodes for skin use
 - Fix 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'kodi_path'
 version 2.7.6:
 - Make 2.7.5 available for everyone
 version 2.7.5:
 - Giant overhaul of widgets
 - Fix some KeyErrors when playing songs
 - Fix rare cases where playlists were being created
 version 2.7.4:
 - Fix PKC not synching new items if an older Kodi db is present
 version 2.7.3:
 - Fix PKC trying to initialize playqueues over and over again
 - Fix PKC not starting due to a higher version Kodi database
 version 2.7.2:
 - Fix Kodi profile switch not working correctly and PKC not exiting cleanly
 version 2.7.1:
 - Fix playback not starting at all 
 - Fix rare TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for /: 'NoneType' and 'int' on playback startup
 - Improve plex db lookups by creating better db indicees 
 - Fix background sync crashing in rare cases
 - Update translations
 - Add Ko-fi donate button 
 version 2.7.0:
 - WARNING: You will need to reset the Kodi database if you're using the stable version of PKC!
 - Version 2.6.6-9 for everyone
 - Choose which Plex libraries get synched to Kodi
 version 2.6.9 (beta only):
 - Fix PKC crashing on resetting the database
 version 2.6.8 (beta only):
 - Choose which Plex libraries get synched to Kodi
 - Fix PKC becoming unresponsive
 - Fix rare case where thousands of identical playlists could be generated
 - Fix movies or shows disappearing in fringe cases
 - Fix processing of collections in special cases
 - Implement Codacy suggestions
 version 2.6.7 (beta only):
 - Fix "Unauthorized for PMS" e.g. on switching Plex users
 - Improve error messages when playback failes
 version 2.6.6 (beta only):
 - WARNING: You will need to reset the Kodi database!
 - Greatly speed up sync for episodes, especially for large libraries
 - Allow websocket redirects. Never allow insecure HTTPs connections for Kodi Leia
 - Optimize headers for communication with PMS to appear like a Plex Media Player
 - Fix PMS log entries 'Unable to find client profile for device'
 - Improve sync dialog
 version 2.6.5:
 - Fix extras not playing
 - Hide "Verify SSL certificate" setting for Kodi 18 Krypton
 - Improve logging
 - Update translations
 version 2.6.4:
 - Fix music items getting deleted on startup
 - Never ignore SSL certificate errors for Kodi >= 18 - just like Kodi 
 - Fix playback not starting at the beginning
 - Improve dialog to manually enter PMS IP and port
 - Show logged in Plex home user in the settings and allow changing it
 - Update German strings
 - Implement Codacy suggestions 
 version 2.6.3:
 - Fix PKC crashing on Xbox
 version 2.6.2:
 - Fix playlist sync: sequence item 0: expected string or unicode
 - Fix PKC not deleting all the items it should
 - Fix keyError 'sessionKey' for weird PMS messages 
 - Fix artwork caching AttributeError: 'ImageCachingThread' object has no attribute 'cancel'
 - Improve pop-up "Searching for PMS"
 - Fix FutureWarning
 version 2.6.1:
 - WARNING: You will need to reset the Kodi database!
 - Fix TV sections not being deleted e.g. after user switch
 - Don't show a library sync error pop-up when full sync is interrupted
 - Fix to correctly escape paths 
 - Update translations
 version 2.6.0:
 - Support for Kodi 18 Leia
 - Big overhaul of the synching process, it's now much faster
 - PKC now supports really big Plex and Kodi libraries
 - Too many other improvements to recount. See the changelog for the 2.5.x versions
 Furthermore:
 - Don't lock Plex DB when processing websocket messages
 - Fix KeyError: u'kodi_fileid' for some Plex websocket messages
 - Update translations
 version 2.5.23 (beta only):
 - Hopefully fix slow playback startup just after Kodi startup
 - Better, safer way to enter network credentials for Direct Paths
 - Fix check whether a direct path is accessible 
 - Fix OperationalError: no such table on database reset 
 - Fix widgets not displaying correct playstate after PKC startup 
 - Fix 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'execute' when Plex artwork is not synced and an item is deleted 
 - Update translations
 - Log whether Plex artwork is synced to Kodi 
 version 2.5.22 (beta only):
 - Fix rare EOFError and PKC starting wrong video as a consequence
 version 2.5.21 (beta only):
 - Fix KodiVideoDB object has no attribute kodiconn
 - Fix local variable 'set_api' referenced before assignment
 version 2.5.20 (beta only):
 - Begin a new transaction when database was locked
 - Fix browsing to show from info dialog
 - Fix rare KeyError if user is playing something somewhere else
 version 2.5.19 (beta only):
 - Fix crash on startup-sync due to missing albums
 - Fix browsing to show from info dialog
 version 2.5.18 (beta only):
 - Fix playback start: Don't lock databases when starting playback
 - Refresh Kodi view only once on full syncs
 - Ignore playstate updates for full sync time stamps croneter committed
 - Try even longer to write to Kodi database
 - Fix some items rarely not being synced
 version 2.5.17 (beta only):
 - Fix playback not starting for really large libraries
 version 2.5.16 (beta only):
 - Fix KeyError due to malformed PMS messages
 - Fix to database parameter must be string
 version 2.5.15 (beta only):
 - Make PKC potentially compatible with several database schemas
 - Support for Kodi 18 Leia RC 5.2
 - Increase number of attempts to write to Kodi DB
 - Further increase database sync resiliance
 version 2.5.14 (beta only):
 Fix rare OperationalError: Locked Database
 version 2.5.13 (beta only):
 - Fix playback not starting up
 - Fix Plex channels and watch later not working
 - Hopefully fix playstate not being synced to PMS
 version 2.5.12 (beta only):
 - WARNING: You will need to reset the Kodi database!
 - New option to not use Plex artwork
 - Add-on paths: Fix resume if playback not initiated with PKC
 - Increase database resiliance with sqlite WAL mode
 version 2.5.11 (beta only):
 - Direct Paths: Fix AttributeError for widgets
 version 2.5.10 (beta only):
 - Enable Plex Hub listings to be used for widgets
 - Finally fix deleteting of items from PMS not working
 - Catch sqlite OperationalError for websocket messages
 - Revert "Increase database timeouts"
 version 2.5.9 (beta only):
 - Compatibility with Kodi 18 RC 4
 - New setting to escape paths e.g. for HTTP direct paths
 - Ensure path replacement never contains trailing (back)slash
 - Leia: fix resetting of videoplayer autoplay next item 
 - Don't store identical show artwork for seasons
 - Close DB connections while caching images
 - Increase database timeouts
 - Improve logging for seasons
 version 2.5.8 (beta only):
 - Hopefully fix Kodi crashing on playback start
 - Fix video resuming from old resume point
 - Fix database is locked
 - Faster way to initialize playlists on the Plex side
 - Fix PKC recreating playlists too often
 - Shutdown playlist sync if necessary
 version 2.5.7 (beta only):
 - WARNING: You will need to reset the Kodi database!
 - Increase timeout for database connections
 - Fix music DB not being wiped on database reset
 - Improve Plex playQueue resiliance
 version 2.5.6 (beta only):
 - Fix many items not getting synced
 - Fix episodes not being synced to due a missing season
 - Fix some very few items not being synced
 - Fix ValueError during sync due to missing Plex timestamp
 - Fix resume for episodes for add-on paths
 - Fix movies not showing up on switching PMS
 - Finish full syncs during playbacks, don't start new ones
 - Fix AttributeError when a playlist disappeared
 - Close sync dialog if video playback starts
 - Don't show sync messages while Kodi is playing something
 - Only marking full sync as successful if that is indeed the case
 - Optimize code
 version 2.5.5 (beta only):
 - Fix OperationalError and PKC not starting up
 version 2.5.4 (beta only):
 - Fix a couple of issues related to episodes
 - Fix permanent missing library items if PMS failed to send a single response
 - Fix OperationalError: enforce Kodi restart with clean DB once
 - Fix switching PMS not recognizing when old PMS is selected
 - Fix PKC not automatically connecting to changed PMS IP on startup
 - Remove message "Full library sync finished"
 - Fix PKC not automatically connecting to changed PMS IP on startup
 - Remove cProfile program metrics measurements
 version 2.5.3 (beta only):
 - Fix Plex sections not showing up or disappearing
 version 2.5.2 (beta only):
 - Rewire library sync
 - Optimize sqlite transactions
 - Replace annoying sync message with PKC settings info
 - Add PKC settings status indication for caching
 - Fix KeyError when synching playlists
 - Fix ImportError for Plex Companion gdm issues
 - Increase database connection cache size
 - Force-Reboot Kodi immediately if sqlite PRAGMA WAL causes errors
 - Force a full sync on switching Plex username
 - Fix wierd behavior upon switching to another PMS
 - More bugfixes and code optimizations
 version 2.5.1 (beta only):
 - Fix OSError on resetting the database
 version 2.5.0 (beta only):
 - Huge rewrite of the sync mechanism - it should now be faster and more stable
 - Sync huge Plex libraries now: the sync will load all data bit by bit
 - Rewrote code for the main program loop, reducing the need for separate Python threads
 - Rewrote and sped up code to access and change Kodi and Plex databases
 - Fixes to Kodi 18 Leia music library
 - Tons of other small fixes I can't remember
 version 2.4.10 (beta only):
 - Use xml.etree.cElementTree whenever possible to avoid memory leaks
 version 2.4.9:
 - Fix Kodi crashing due to PKC memory leak 
 version 2.4.8:
 - Make 2.4.4-2.4.7 available for everyone
 version 2.4.7 (beta only):
 - Try to fix PKC for Enigma 2
 - Fix Kodi 18 wanting to scan tags for songs all the time (you will need to reset the database in the PKC settings)
 - Optimize resetting of Kodi and Plex databases
 version 2.4.6 (beta only):
 - Fix PKC not starting up on Enigma
 - Fix sync issues if video lies in root of file system
 - Make sure we retain a dummy first music artist entry
 - Increase logging
 version 2.4.5 (beta only):
 - Fix playback not starting up at all
 - Rewire Kodi library refreshs
 - Wipe Kodi database on first PKC run to more reliably install PKC
 version 2.4.4 (beta only):
 - Fix rare case when playback would not start-up
 - Increase logging
 version 2.4.3:
 - Fix Kodi addons throwing jsonrpc errors (database reset needed)
 version 2.4.2:
 - Make version 2.4.1 available for everyone
 version 2.4.1 (beta only):
 - Hopefully fix endless playlist sync loops
 - Ensure shows are deleted before seasons before episodes
 - Fix library sync crash on deleting episode with missing season
 - Fix numbering of already existing playlist files
 - Optimize logging
 version 2.4.0:
 - Use pretty Plex dialogs for everyone!
 version 2.3.14 (beta only):
 - Fix AttributeError on forcing texture caching
 - Switch to Plex style dialogs
 - Include PKC info in plex.tv dialogs
 - Include PKC info in user selection dialog
 version 2.3.13 (beta only):
 - Pretty Plex dialogs for plex.tv sign-in and user selection
 - Fix UnicodeDecodeError for PMS with non ASCII chars on local LAN discovery
 - Fix add-on settings not opening on installation
 - Greatly speed up deleting of items on the Kodi side
 - Safely parse XMLs using defusedxml
 - Fix PKC trying to sync audio playlists even when audio sync disabled
 - Some code cleanup
 version 2.3.12:
 - Fix Kodi hanging if media stream selection is aborted
 - Fix potential sync crash
 - Revert "Fix Kodi crash by committing to DB frequently"
 version 2.3.11 (beta only):
 - Fix Kodi crash by committing to DB frequently
 version 2.3.10:
 - Compatibility with Kodi 18 Leia Beta 1
 - Update translations
 - Make version 2.3.9 available for everyone
 version 2.3.9 (beta only):
 - Fix playback not resuming (Kodi 18 ignores listitem "StartOffset")
 - Fix playerid not being retrieved for Kodi 18
 - Prefer local trailers; new setting to list extras instead of playing trailer
 version 2.3.8:
 - Fix typo
 - Make version 2.3.4-2.3.7 available for everyone
 version 2.3.7 (beta only):
 - Fix library sync crash due to exotic playlist characters
 - Force-deactivate playlist sync for Microsoft UWP for Kodi 18
 version 2.3.6 (beta only):
 - Fix PKC not starting by decoupling watchdog/subprocess modules
 version 2.3.5 (beta only):
 - Fix PKC not starting by importing playlist module only when sync enabled
 version 2.3.4 (beta only):
 - Fix playback sometimes not starting and UnicodeEncodeError for logging
 version 2.3.3:
 - Choose trailer if several are present (DB reset required)
 version 2.3.2:
 - Fix casting to PKC failing
 version 2.3.1:
 - Fix library sync crashing due to Plex photo albums
 version 2.3.0:
 Major stable version bump. Highlights:
 - Sync Plex playlists to Kodi and Kodi playlists to Plex!
 - Support for Plex collection/set artwork
 - Many bug fixes, especially Plex Companion
 - Tons of code improvements in the hope that someone else will help with developing PKC
 Warning: the 2 helper add-ons for movies and tv shows also received an upgrade from 2.0.4 to 2.0.5. If you want to downgrade PKC, be sure to downgrade these add-ons as well!
 version 2.2.18 (beta only):
 - Fix PKC tv show node "all"
 - Move PKC playlist shortcut
 version 2.2.17 (beta only):
 - Access Plex Hubs. Listing will be different depending on Kodi section!
 - Fix year for songs missing
 - Fix Plex extras not playing
 - Fix rare library sync crash
 version 2.2.16 (beta only):
 - Enable Kodi libraries for Plex Music libraries
 - New Playlists menu item for video libraries
 - Only show Plex libraries in the applicable Kodi media category
 - Optimize code
 version 2.2.15 (beta only):
 - Fix ImportError on first PKC run
 version 2.2.14 (beta only):
 - Hopefully fix playlist sync loops
 version 2.2.13 (beta only):
 - Fix library sync crash
 - Fix switching to __future__ module
 - Fix "Prefer Kodi Artwork" toggle doing the exact opposite
 - Fix "Prefer Kodi artwork" setting not being visible
 version 2.2.12 (beta only):
 - Fix slow sync. Fix endless sync of corrupted PMS elements
 - Refactor playlist code
 - Fix FutureWarning
 version 2.2.11 (beta only):
 - Fix OnDeck widget for Direct Paths
 - Fix Plex Companion crashing when connected to Plex Web
 - Fix Plex Companion crash when connected to Plex Web playing playlist music
 - Improve Plex playback report when playing music playlist
 - Improve reliability in Kodi song playback
 - Catch some errors if user mixes audio and video in Kodi playqueue 
 version 2.2.10 (beta only):
 - Fix playlists getting recreated and deleted in an endless loop
 - Add some safety nets for playlist sync
 - Fix FutureWarning
 - Fix playlist sync settings not disappearing
 - Optimize code
 version 2.2.9 (beta only):
 - Hopefully fix Kodi and Plex playlists getting out of sync
 - Fix and optimize startup of playlist sync
 - Hide certain playlist settings under certain conditions
 - Fix errors in Kodi log
 version 2.2.8 (beta only):
 - Support for Plex collection artwork (PKC settings toggle under Artwork)
 - Fix hard PKC reset not working (OSError: no such file)
 - Deduplication
 - Catch exception
 - Update translations
 - Extend Kodi metadata
 - Update readme
 version 2.2.7 (beta only):
 - Allow to only sync specific Plex or Kodi playlists
 - Don't show artwork sync progress, reduce setting-writes
 - Fix playback sometimes not starting up
 - Use __future__ for contextmenu.py
 - Fix imports
 version 2.2.6 (beta only):
 - Fix default settings string, only show in English, hopefully fixes PKC loosing its settings
 version 2.2.5 (beta only):
 - Fix AttributeError and add_update has crashed
 version 2.2.4 (beta only):
 - Fix LibrarySync crashing due to Plex Companion messages
 version 2.2.3 (beta only):
 - Compatibility with Kodi Krypton Alpha 2
 - Append tv show and SxxExx to episode playlist entries
 version 2.2.2 (beta only):
 - Fixes to locking mechanisms which resulted in weird behavior in some cases
 - Switch to Python __future__ unicode_literals and absolute paths
 - Fix UnboundLocalError for playlists
 - Check all Kodi database versions before starting PKC
 - Fix KeyError on non-PKC playback startup
 - Speed up subtitle download to Kodi
 - Update translations
 - PEP-8 stuff
 version 2.2.1 (beta only):
 - Fix library sync crash due to PMS sending string, not unicode
 - Fix playback from playlists for add-on paths
 - Detect playback from a Kodi playlist for add-on paths - because we need some hacks due to Kodi bugs
 - Fix add-on paths playstate and Plex Companion for playlists
 - Fix Kodi telling Plex companion false playqueue position
 - Don't try to get a Kodi library items for Plex clips
 - Update translations
 version 2.2.0 (beta only):
 - Support for syncing Plex playlists to Kodi and vice-versa! (Kodi mixed music and video playlists cannot be supported as Plex does not support them)
 version 2.1.6:
 - Fix slow sync. Fix endless sync of corrupted PMS elements
 version 2.1.5:
 - Fix OnDeck widget for Direct Paths
 version 2.1.4:
 - Fix PKC settings suddenly getting lost
 - Don't show artwork sync progress, reduce setting-writes
 version 2.1.3:
 - Fix default settings string, only show in English, hopefully fixes PKC loosing its settings
 version 2.1.2:
 - Compatibility with Kodi Krypton Alpha 2
 - Check all Kodi database versions before starting PKC
 - Fix KeyError on non-PKC playback startup
 - PEP-8 stuff
 version 2.1.1:
 - Fix Library Sync crash on Android
 version 2.1.0:
 Finally a new update for the stable version. You will need to reconnect to your PMS and reset the Kodi database once. Highlights of v2 include:
 - Support for Plex extras
 - Huge improvements to Plex Companion
 - Fixes to Alexa voice control
 - Kodi 18 Leia Alpha 1 support
 - Improvements to playback start-up
 - Improvements to the syncing mechanism, which should get rid of a ton of small bugs
 - Fixes to widgets and resuming playback
 - Use of plex.direct paths instead of local IP addresses to ensure the SSL certificates shown by the PMS are deemed valid
 - Fix Kodi screensaver
 - Faster PKC startup
 - And tons of other stuff...</news>
  </extension>
 </addon>
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 version 3.1.2 (beta only):
 - Fix ImportError: cannot import name 'dir_util' from 'distutils' on PKC startup
 - Fix UnicodeEncodeError if Plex playlist name contains illegal chars
 - Fix PKC not showing up as a casting target in some cases
 version 3.1.1 (beta only):
 - Direct paths: fix filename showing instead of full video metadata during playback
 - Update translations