Remove unreliable check for playback init

resources/lib/companion.py

@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ def process_command(request_path, params, queue=None):
         convert_alexa_to_companion(params)
     LOG.debug('Received request_path: %s, params: %s', request_path, params)
     if request_path == 'player/playback/playMedia':
-        state.PLAYBACK_INIT_DONE = False
         # We need to tell service.py
         action = 'alexa' if params.get('deviceName') == 'Alexa' else 'playlist'
         queue.put({
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ def process_command(request_path, params, queue=None):
             'data': params
         })
     elif request_path == 'player/playback/refreshPlayQueue':
-        state.PLAYBACK_INIT_DONE = False
         queue.put({
             'action': 'refreshPlayQueue',
             'data': params
@@ -96,13 +94,10 @@ def process_command(request_path, params, queue=None):
     elif request_path == "player/playback/stepBack":
         js.smallbackward()
     elif request_path == "player/playback/skipNext":
-        state.PLAYBACK_INIT_DONE = False
         js.skipnext()
     elif request_path == "player/playback/skipPrevious":
-        state.PLAYBACK_INIT_DONE = False
         js.skipprevious()
     elif request_path == "player/playback/skipTo":
-        state.PLAYBACK_INIT_DONE = False
         skip_to(params)
     elif request_path == "player/navigation/moveUp":
         js.input_up()

resources/lib/kodimonitor.py

@@ -125,9 +125,7 @@ class KodiMonitor(Monitor):
             LOG.debug("Method: %s Data: %s", method, data)
 
         if method == "Player.OnPlay":
-            state.PLAYBACK_INIT_DONE = False
             self.PlayBackStart(data)
-            state.PLAYBACK_INIT_DONE = True
         elif method == "Player.OnStop":
             # Should refresh our video nodes, e.g. on deck
             # xbmc.executebuiltin('ReloadSkin()')

resources/lib/plexbmchelper/subscribers.py

@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ class SubscriptionMgr(object):
         for player in players.values():
             update_player_info(player['playerid'])
         self._notify_server(players)
-        if self.subscribers and state.PLAYBACK_INIT_DONE is True:
+        if self.subscribers:
             msg = self.msg(players)
             if self.isplaying is True:
                 # If we don't check here, Plex Companion devices will simply

resources/lib/state.py

@@ -117,10 +117,6 @@ PLAYER_STATES = {
 # paths for playback (since we're not receiving a Kodi id)
 PLEX_IDS = {}
 PLAYED_INFO = {}
-# Set to False after having received a Companion command to play something
-# Set to True after Kodi monitor PlayBackStart is done
-# This will prohibit "old" Plex Companion messages being sent
-PLAYBACK_INIT_DONE = True
 
 # Kodi webserver details
 WEBSERVER_PORT = 8080