Deactivate info "Gathering information from files"

However, Kodi STILL tries to gather info from music files unsuccessfully
(PMS http folder cannot be accessed)

resources/lib/itemtypes.py

@@ -2055,17 +2055,18 @@ class Music(Items):
         if doIndirect:
             # Plex works a bit differently
             path = "%s%s" % (self.server, item[0][0].attrib.get('key'))
-            filename = API.addPlexCredentialsToUrl(path)
-            # Keep path empty to not let Kodi scan it
-            path = ""
+            path = API.addPlexCredentialsToUrl(path)
+            filename = path.rsplit('/', 1)[1]
+            path = path.replace(filename, '')
 
         # UPDATE THE SONG #####
         if update_item:
             self.logMsg("UPDATE song itemid: %s - Title: %s with path: %s"
                         % (itemid, title, path), 1)
             # Update path
-            query = "UPDATE path SET strPath = ? WHERE idPath = ?"
-            kodicursor.execute(query, (path, pathid))
+            # Use dummy strHash '123' for Kodi
+            query = "UPDATE path SET strPath = ?, strHash = ? WHERE idPath = ?"
+            kodicursor.execute(query, (path, '123', pathid))
 
             # Update the song entry
             query = ' '.join((
@@ -2087,7 +2088,7 @@ class Music(Items):
             self.logMsg("ADD song itemid: %s - Title: %s" % (itemid, title), 1)
 
             # Add path
-            pathid = kodi_db.addPath(path)
+            pathid = kodi_db.addPath(path, strHash="123")
 
             try:
                 # Get the album

resources/lib/kodidb_functions.py

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class Kodidb_Functions():
         self.clientInfo = clientinfo.ClientInfo()
         self.artwork = artwork.Artwork()
 
-    def addPath(self, path):
+    def addPath(self, path, strHash=None):
         # SQL won't return existing paths otherwise
         if path is None:
             path = ""
@@ -64,15 +64,26 @@ class Kodidb_Functions():
         except TypeError:
             cursor.execute("select coalesce(max(idPath),0) from path")
             pathid = cursor.fetchone()[0] + 1
-            query = (
-                '''
-                INSERT INTO path(
-                    idPath, strPath)
+            if strHash is None:
+                query = (
+                    '''
+                    INSERT INTO path(
+                        idPath, strPath)
 
-                VALUES (?, ?)
-                '''
-            )
-            cursor.execute(query, (pathid, path))
+                    VALUES (?, ?)
+                    '''
+                )
+                cursor.execute(query, (pathid, path))
+            else:
+                query = (
+                    '''
+                    INSERT INTO path(
+                        idPath, strPath, strHash)
+
+                    VALUES (?, ?, ?)
+                    '''
+                )
+                cursor.execute(query, (pathid, path, strHash))
 
         return pathid
 

resources/lib/librarysync.py

@@ -638,6 +638,12 @@ class LibrarySync(Thread):
         # Add sources
         utils.sourcesXML()
 
+        # Deactivate Kodi popup showing that it's (unsuccessfully) trying to
+        # scan music folders
+        if self.enableMusic:
+            utils.musiclibXML()
+            utils.advancedSettingsXML()
+
         # Set new timestamp NOW because sync might take a while
         self.saveLastSync()
 

resources/lib/utils.py

@@ -625,6 +625,85 @@ def indent(elem, level=0):
         if level and (not elem.tail or not elem.tail.strip()):
           elem.tail = i
 
+
+def musiclibXML():
+    """
+    Deactivates Kodi trying to scan music library on startup
+
+    Changes guisettings.xml in Kodi userdata folder:
+        updateonstartup:        set to "false"
+    """
+    path = xbmc.translatePath("special://profile/").decode('utf-8')
+    xmlpath = "%sguisettings.xml" % path
+
+    try:
+        xmlparse = etree.parse(xmlpath)
+    except:
+        # Document is blank or missing
+        root = etree.Element('settings')
+    else:
+        root = xmlparse.getroot()
+
+    music = root.find('musiclibrary')
+    if music is None:
+        music = etree.SubElement(root, 'musiclibrary')
+
+    startup = music.find('updateonstartup')
+    if startup is None:
+        # Setting does not exist yet; create it
+        startup = etree.SubElement(music,
+                                   'updateonstartup',
+                                   attrib={'default': "true"}).text = "false"
+    else:
+        startup.text = "false"
+
+    # Prettify and write to file
+    try:
+        indent(root)
+    except:
+        pass
+    etree.ElementTree(root).write(xmlpath)
+
+
+def advancedSettingsXML():
+    """
+    Deactivates Kodi popup for scanning of music library
+
+    Changes advancedsettings.xml, musiclibrary:
+        backgroundupdate        set to "true"
+    """
+    path = xbmc.translatePath("special://profile/").decode('utf-8')
+    xmlpath = "%sadvancedsettings.xml" % path
+
+    try:
+        xmlparse = etree.parse(xmlpath)
+    except:
+        # Document is blank or missing
+        root = etree.Element('advancedsettings')
+    else:
+        root = xmlparse.getroot()
+
+    music = root.find('musiclibrary')
+    if music is None:
+        music = etree.SubElement(root, 'musiclibrary')
+
+    backgroundupdate = music.find('backgroundupdate')
+    if backgroundupdate is None:
+        # Setting does not exist yet; create it
+        backgroundupdate = etree.SubElement(
+            music,
+            'backgroundupdate').text = "true"
+    else:
+        backgroundupdate.text = "true"
+
+    # Prettify and write to file
+    try:
+        indent(root)
+    except:
+        pass
+    etree.ElementTree(root).write(xmlpath)
+
+
 def sourcesXML():
     # To make Master lock compatible
     path = xbmc.translatePath("special://profile/").decode('utf-8')