# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- ############################################################################### import logging from cProfile import Profile from json import loads, dumps from pstats import Stats from sqlite3 import connect, OperationalError from datetime import datetime, timedelta from StringIO import StringIO from time import localtime, strftime, strptime from unicodedata import normalize import xml.etree.ElementTree as etree from functools import wraps, partial from calendar import timegm from os.path import join from os import remove, walk, makedirs from shutil import rmtree from urllib import quote_plus import xbmc import xbmcaddon import xbmcgui from xbmcvfs import exists, delete from variables import DB_VIDEO_PATH, DB_MUSIC_PATH, DB_TEXTURE_PATH, \ DB_PLEX_PATH, KODI_PROFILE, KODIVERSION import state ############################################################################### log = logging.getLogger("PLEX."+__name__) WINDOW = xbmcgui.Window(10000) ADDON = xbmcaddon.Addon(id='plugin.video.plexkodiconnect') ############################################################################### # Main methods def window(property, value=None, clear=False, windowid=10000): """ Get or set window property - thread safe! Returns unicode. Property and value may be string or unicode """ if windowid != 10000: win = xbmcgui.Window(windowid) else: win = WINDOW if clear: win.clearProperty(property) elif value is not None: win.setProperty(tryEncode(property), tryEncode(value)) else: return tryDecode(win.getProperty(property)) def pickl_window(property, value=None, clear=False, windowid=10000): """ Get or set window property - thread safe! For use with Pickle Property and value must be string """ if windowid != 10000: win = xbmcgui.Window(windowid) else: win = WINDOW if clear: win.clearProperty(property) elif value is not None: win.setProperty(property, value) else: return win.getProperty(property) def plex_command(key, value): """ Used to funnel states between different Python instances. NOT really thread safe - let's hope the Kodi user can't click fast enough key: state.py variable value: either 'True' or 'False' """ while window('plex_command'): xbmc.sleep(5) window('plex_command', value='%s-%s' % (key, value)) def settings(setting, value=None): """ Get or add addon setting. Returns unicode setting and value can either be unicode or string """ # We need to instantiate every single time to read changed variables! addon = xbmcaddon.Addon(id='plugin.video.plexkodiconnect') if value is not None: # Takes string or unicode by default! addon.setSetting(tryEncode(setting), tryEncode(value)) else: # Should return unicode by default, but just in case return tryDecode(addon.getSetting(setting)) def exists_dir(path): """ Safe way to check whether the directory path exists already (broken in Kodi <17) Feed with encoded string """ if KODIVERSION >= 17: answ = exists(path) else: dummyfile = join(path, 'dummyfile.txt') try: with open(dummyfile, 'w') as f: f.write('text') except IOError: # folder does not exist yet answ = 0 else: # Folder exists. Delete file again. delete(dummyfile) answ = 1 return answ def language(stringid): # Central string retrieval return ADDON.getLocalizedString(stringid) def dialog(typus, *args, **kwargs): """ Displays xbmcgui Dialog. Pass a string as typus: 'yesno', 'ok', 'notification', 'input', 'select', 'numeric' Icons: icon='{plex}' Display Plex standard icon icon='{info}' xbmcgui.NOTIFICATION_INFO icon='{warning}' xbmcgui.NOTIFICATION_WARNING icon='{error}' xbmcgui.NOTIFICATION_ERROR Input Types: type='{alphanum}' xbmcgui.INPUT_ALPHANUM (standard keyboard) type='{numeric}' xbmcgui.INPUT_NUMERIC (format: #) type='{date}' xbmcgui.INPUT_DATE (format: DD/MM/YYYY) type='{time}' xbmcgui.INPUT_TIME (format: HH:MM) type='{ipaddress}' xbmcgui.INPUT_IPADDRESS (format: #.#.#.#) type='{password}' xbmcgui.INPUT_PASSWORD (return md5 hash of input, input is masked) """ d = xbmcgui.Dialog() if "icon" in kwargs: types = { '{plex}': 'special://home/addons/plugin.video.plexkodiconnect/icon.png', '{info}': xbmcgui.NOTIFICATION_INFO, '{warning}': xbmcgui.NOTIFICATION_WARNING, '{error}': xbmcgui.NOTIFICATION_ERROR } for key, value in types.iteritems(): kwargs['icon'] = kwargs['icon'].replace(key, value) if 'type' in kwargs: types = { '{alphanum}': xbmcgui.INPUT_ALPHANUM, '{numeric}': xbmcgui.INPUT_NUMERIC, '{date}': xbmcgui.INPUT_DATE, '{time}': xbmcgui.INPUT_TIME, '{ipaddress}': xbmcgui.INPUT_IPADDRESS, '{password}': xbmcgui.INPUT_PASSWORD } kwargs['type'] = types[kwargs['type']] if "heading" in kwargs: kwargs['heading'] = kwargs['heading'].replace("{plex}", language(29999)) types = { 'yesno': d.yesno, 'ok': d.ok, 'notification': d.notification, 'input': d.input, 'select': d.select, 'numeric': d.numeric } return types[typus](*args, **kwargs) def tryEncode(uniString, encoding='utf-8'): """ Will try to encode uniString (in unicode) to encoding. This possibly fails with e.g. Android TV's Python, which does not accept arguments for string.encode() """ if isinstance(uniString, str): # already encoded return uniString try: uniString = uniString.encode(encoding, "ignore") except TypeError: uniString = uniString.encode() return uniString def tryDecode(string, encoding='utf-8'): """ Will try to decode string (encoded) using encoding. This possibly fails with e.g. Android TV's Python, which does not accept arguments for string.encode() """ if isinstance(string, unicode): # already decoded return string try: string = string.decode(encoding, "ignore") except TypeError: string = string.decode() return string def escape_html(string): """ Escapes the following: < to < > to > & to & """ escapes = { '<': '<', '>': '>', '&': '&' } for key, value in escapes.iteritems(): string = string.replace(key, value) return string def DateToKodi(stamp): """ converts a Unix time stamp (seconds passed sinceJanuary 1 1970) to a propper, human-readable time stamp used by Kodi Output: Y-m-d h:m:s = 2009-04-05 23:16:04 None if an error was encountered """ try: stamp = float(stamp) + float(window('kodiplextimeoffset')) date_time = localtime(stamp) localdate = strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S', date_time) except: localdate = None return localdate def IntFromStr(string): """ Returns an int from string or the int 0 if something happened """ try: result = int(string) except: result = 0 return result def getUnixTimestamp(secondsIntoTheFuture=None): """ Returns a Unix time stamp (seconds passed since January 1 1970) for NOW as an integer. Optionally, pass secondsIntoTheFuture: positive int's will result in a future timestamp, negative the past """ if secondsIntoTheFuture: future = datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(seconds=secondsIntoTheFuture) else: future = datetime.utcnow() return timegm(future.timetuple()) def kodiSQL(media_type="video"): if media_type == "plex": dbPath = DB_PLEX_PATH elif media_type == "music": dbPath = DB_MUSIC_PATH elif media_type == "texture": dbPath = DB_TEXTURE_PATH else: dbPath = DB_VIDEO_PATH return connect(dbPath, timeout=60.0) def create_actor_db_index(): """ Index the "actors" because we got a TON - speed up SELECT and WHEN """ conn = kodiSQL('video') cursor = conn.cursor() try: cursor.execute(""" CREATE UNIQUE INDEX index_name ON actor (name); """) except OperationalError: # Index already exists pass conn.commit() conn.close() def getScreensaver(): # Get the current screensaver value params = {'setting': "screensaver.mode"} return JSONRPC('Settings.getSettingValue').execute(params)['result']['value'] def setScreensaver(value): # Toggle the screensaver params = {'setting': "screensaver.mode", 'value': value} log.debug('Toggling screensaver to "%s": %s' % (value, JSONRPC('Settings.setSettingValue').execute(params))) def reset(): # Are you sure you want to reset your local Kodi database? if not dialog('yesno', heading='{plex} %s ' % language(30132), line1=language(39600)): return # first stop any db sync plex_command('STOP_SYNC', 'True') count = 10 while window('plex_dbScan') == "true": log.debug("Sync is running, will retry: %s..." % count) count -= 1 if count == 0: # Could not stop the database from running. Please try again later. dialog('ok', heading='{plex} %s' % language(30132), line1=language(39601)) return xbmc.sleep(1000) # Clean up the playlists deletePlaylists() # Clean up the video nodes deleteNodes() # Wipe the kodi databases log.info("Resetting the Kodi video database.") connection = kodiSQL('video') cursor = connection.cursor() cursor.execute('SELECT tbl_name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type="table"') rows = cursor.fetchall() for row in rows: tablename = row[0] if tablename != "version": cursor.execute("DELETE FROM %s" % tablename) connection.commit() cursor.close() if settings('enableMusic') == "true": log.info("Resetting the Kodi music database.") connection = kodiSQL('music') cursor = connection.cursor() cursor.execute('SELECT tbl_name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type="table"') rows = cursor.fetchall() for row in rows: tablename = row[0] if tablename != "version": cursor.execute("DELETE FROM %s" % tablename) connection.commit() cursor.close() # Wipe the Plex database log.info("Resetting the Plex database.") connection = kodiSQL('plex') cursor = connection.cursor() cursor.execute('SELECT tbl_name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type="table"') rows = cursor.fetchall() for row in rows: tablename = row[0] if tablename != "version": cursor.execute("DELETE FROM %s" % tablename) cursor.execute('DROP table IF EXISTS plex') cursor.execute('DROP table IF EXISTS view') connection.commit() cursor.close() # Remove all cached artwork? (recommended!) if dialog('yesno', heading='{plex} %s ' % language(30132), line1=language(39602)): log.info("Resetting all cached artwork.") # Remove all existing textures first path = xbmc.translatePath("special://thumbnails/") if exists(path): rmtree(path, ignore_errors=True) # remove all existing data from texture DB connection = kodiSQL('texture') cursor = connection.cursor() query = 'SELECT tbl_name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type=?' cursor.execute(query, ("table", )) rows = cursor.fetchall() for row in rows: tableName = row[0] if(tableName != "version"): cursor.execute("DELETE FROM %s" % tableName) connection.commit() cursor.close() # reset the install run flag settings('SyncInstallRunDone', value="false") # Reset all PlexKodiConnect Addon settings? (this is usually NOT # recommended and unnecessary!) if dialog('yesno', heading='{plex} %s ' % language(30132), line1=language(39603)): # Delete the settings addon = xbmcaddon.Addon() addondir = xbmc.translatePath(addon.getAddonInfo('profile')) dataPath = "%ssettings.xml" % addondir log.info("Deleting: settings.xml") remove(dataPath) # Kodi will now restart to apply the changes. dialog('ok', heading='{plex} %s ' % language(30132), line1=language(33033)) xbmc.executebuiltin('RestartApp') def profiling(sortby="cumulative"): # Will print results to Kodi log def decorator(func): def wrapper(*args, **kwargs): pr = Profile() pr.enable() result = func(*args, **kwargs) pr.disable() s = StringIO() ps = Stats(pr, stream=s).sort_stats(sortby) ps.print_stats() log.info(s.getvalue()) return result return wrapper return decorator def convertdate(date): try: date = datetime.strptime(date, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ") except TypeError: # TypeError: attribute of type 'NoneType' is not callable # Known Kodi/python error date = datetime(*(strptime(date, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")[0:6])) return date def normalize_nodes(text): # For video nodes text = text.replace(":", "") text = text.replace("/", "-") text = text.replace("\\", "-") text = text.replace("<", "") text = text.replace(">", "") text = text.replace("*", "") text = text.replace("?", "") text = text.replace('|', "") text = text.replace('(', "") text = text.replace(')', "") text = text.strip() # Remove dots from the last character as windows can not have directories # with dots at the end text = text.rstrip('.') text = tryEncode(normalize('NFKD', unicode(text, 'utf-8'))) return text def normalize_string(text): # For theme media, do not modify unless # modified in TV Tunes text = text.replace(":", "") text = text.replace("/", "-") text = text.replace("\\", "-") text = text.replace("<", "") text = text.replace(">", "") text = text.replace("*", "") text = text.replace("?", "") text = text.replace('|', "") text = text.strip() # Remove dots from the last character as windows can not have directories # with dots at the end text = text.rstrip('.') text = tryEncode(normalize('NFKD', unicode(text, 'utf-8'))) return text def indent(elem, level=0): """ Prettifies xml trees. Pass the etree root in """ i = "\n" + level*" " if len(elem): if not elem.text or not elem.text.strip(): elem.text = i + " " if not elem.tail or not elem.tail.strip(): elem.tail = i for elem in elem: indent(elem, level+1) if not elem.tail or not elem.tail.strip(): elem.tail = i else: if level and (not elem.tail or not elem.tail.strip()): elem.tail = i def guisettingsXML(): """ Returns special://userdata/guisettings.xml as an etree xml root element """ path = tryDecode(xbmc.translatePath("special://profile/")) xmlpath = "%sguisettings.xml" % path try: xmlparse = etree.parse(xmlpath) except: # Document is blank or missing root = etree.Element('settings') else: root = xmlparse.getroot() return root def __setXMLTag(element, tag, value, attrib=None): """ Looks for an element's subelement and sets its value. If "subelement" does not exist, create it using attrib and value. element : etree element tag : string/unicode for subelement value : string/unicode attrib : dict; will use etree attrib method Returns the subelement """ subelement = element.find(tag) if subelement is None: # Setting does not exist yet; create it if attrib is None: etree.SubElement(element, tag).text = value else: etree.SubElement(element, tag, attrib=attrib).text = value else: subelement.text = value return subelement def __setSubElement(element, subelement): """ Returns an etree element's subelement. Creates one if not exist """ answ = element.find(subelement) if answ is None: answ = etree.SubElement(element, subelement) return answ def advancedsettings_xml(node_list, new_value=None, attrib=None, force_create=False): """ Returns etree element, tree or None, None node_list is a list of node names starting from the outside, ignoring the outter advancedsettings. Example nodelist=['video', 'busydialogdelayms'] for the following xml would return the etree Element: 750 for the following example xml: If new_value is set, '750' will be replaced accordingly, returning the new etree Element. Advancedsettings might be generated if it did not exist already If the dict attrib is set, the Element's attributs will be appended accordingly force_create=True will forcibly create the key even if no value is provided """ path = '%sadvancedsettings.xml' % KODI_PROFILE try: tree = etree.parse(path) except IOError: # Document is blank or missing if new_value is None and attrib is None and force_create is False: log.debug('Could not parse advancedsettings.xml, returning None') return None, None # Create topmost xml entry tree = etree.ElementTree(element=etree.Element('advancedsettings')) root = tree.getroot() element = root # Reading values if new_value is None and attrib is None and force_create is False: for node in node_list: element = element.find(node) if element is None: break return element, tree # Setting new values. Get correct element first for node in node_list: element = __setSubElement(element, node) # Write new values element.text = new_value or '' if attrib is not None: for key, attribute in attrib.iteritems(): element.set(key, attribute) # Indent and make readable indent(root) # Safe the changed xml tree.write(path) return element, tree def sourcesXML(): # To make Master lock compatible path = tryDecode(xbmc.translatePath("special://profile/")) xmlpath = "%ssources.xml" % path try: xmlparse = etree.parse(xmlpath) except: # Document is blank or missing root = etree.Element('sources') else: root = xmlparse.getroot() video = root.find('video') if video is None: video = etree.SubElement(root, 'video') etree.SubElement(video, 'default', attrib={'pathversion': "1"}) # Add elements count = 2 for source in root.findall('.//path'): if source.text == "smb://": count -= 1 if count == 0: # sources already set break else: # Missing smb:// occurences, re-add. for i in range(0, count): source = etree.SubElement(video, 'source') etree.SubElement(source, 'name').text = "Plex" etree.SubElement(source, 'path', attrib={'pathversion': "1"}).text = "smb://" etree.SubElement(source, 'allowsharing').text = "true" # Prettify and write to file try: indent(root) except: pass etree.ElementTree(root).write(xmlpath) def passwordsXML(): # To add network credentials path = xbmc.translatePath("special://userdata/") xmlpath = "%spasswords.xml" % path try: xmlparse = etree.parse(xmlpath) except: # Document is blank or missing root = etree.Element('passwords') skipFind = True else: root = xmlparse.getroot() skipFind = False dialog = xbmcgui.Dialog() credentials = settings('networkCreds') if credentials: # Present user with options option = dialog.select( "Modify/Remove network credentials", ["Modify", "Remove"]) if option < 0: # User cancelled dialog return elif option == 1: # User selected remove for paths in root.getiterator('passwords'): for path in paths: if path.find('.//from').text == "smb://%s/" % credentials: paths.remove(path) log.info("Successfully removed credentials for: %s" % credentials) etree.ElementTree(root).write(xmlpath) break else: log.error("Failed to find saved server: %s in passwords.xml" % credentials) settings('networkCreds', value="") xbmcgui.Dialog().notification( heading='PlexKodiConnect', message="%s removed from passwords.xml" % credentials, icon="special://home/addons/plugin.video.plexkodiconnect/icon.png", time=1000, sound=False) return elif option == 0: # User selected to modify server = dialog.input("Modify the computer name or ip address", credentials) if not server: return else: # No credentials added dialog.ok( heading="Network credentials", line1= ( "Input the server name or IP address as indicated in your plex library paths. " 'For example, the server name: \\\\SERVER-PC\\path\\ or smb://SERVER-PC/path is "SERVER-PC".')) server = dialog.input("Enter the server name or IP address") if not server: return server = quote_plus(server) # Network username user = dialog.input("Enter the network username") if not user: return user = quote_plus(user) # Network password password = dialog.input("Enter the network password", '', # Default input xbmcgui.INPUT_ALPHANUM, xbmcgui.ALPHANUM_HIDE_INPUT) # Need to url-encode the password password = quote_plus(password) # Add elements. Annoying etree bug where findall hangs forever if skipFind is False: skipFind = True for path in root.findall('.//path'): if path.find('.//from').text.lower() == "smb://%s/" % server.lower(): # Found the server, rewrite credentials path.find('.//to').text = "smb://%s:%s@%s/" % (user, password, server) skipFind = False break if skipFind: # Server not found, add it. path = etree.SubElement(root, 'path') etree.SubElement(path, 'from', attrib={'pathversion': "1"}).text = "smb://%s/" % server topath = "smb://%s:%s@%s/" % (user, password, server) etree.SubElement(path, 'to', attrib={'pathversion': "1"}).text = topath # Add credentials settings('networkCreds', value="%s" % server) log.info("Added server: %s to passwords.xml" % server) # Prettify and write to file try: indent(root) except: pass etree.ElementTree(root).write(xmlpath) # dialog.notification( # heading="PlexKodiConnect", # message="Added to passwords.xml", # icon="special://home/addons/plugin.video.plexkodiconnect/icon.png", # time=5000, # sound=False) def playlistXSP(mediatype, tagname, viewid, viewtype="", delete=False): """ Feed with tagname as unicode """ path = xbmc.translatePath("special://profile/playlists/video/") if viewtype == "mixed": plname = "%s - %s" % (tagname, mediatype) xsppath = "%sPlex %s - %s.xsp" % (path, viewid, mediatype) else: plname = tagname xsppath = "%sPlex %s.xsp" % (path, viewid) # Create the playlist directory if not exists(path): log.info("Creating directory: %s" % path) makedirs(path) # Only add the playlist if it doesn't already exists if exists(xsppath): log.info('Path %s does exist' % xsppath) if delete: remove(xsppath) log.info("Successfully removed playlist: %s." % tagname) return # Using write process since there's no guarantee the xml declaration works # with etree itemtypes = { 'homevideos': 'movies', 'movie': 'movies', 'show': 'tvshows' } log.info("Writing playlist file to: %s" % xsppath) try: with open(xsppath, 'wb'): tryEncode( '\n' '\n\t' 'Plex %s\n\t' 'all\n\t' '\n\t\t' '%s\n\t' '\n' '\n' % (itemtypes.get(mediatype, mediatype), plname, tagname)) except Exception as e: log.error("Failed to create playlist: %s" % xsppath) log.error(e) return log.info("Successfully added playlist: %s" % tagname) def deletePlaylists(): # Clean up the playlists path = xbmc.translatePath("special://profile/playlists/video/") for root, _, files in walk(path): for file in files: if file.startswith('Plex'): remove(join(root, file)) def deleteNodes(): # Clean up video nodes path = xbmc.translatePath("special://profile/library/video/") for root, dirs, _ in walk(path): for directory in dirs: if directory.startswith('Plex-'): rmtree(join(root, directory)) break ############################################################################### # WRAPPERS def CatchExceptions(warnuser=False): """ Decorator for methods to catch exceptions and log them. Useful for e.g. librarysync threads using itemtypes.py, because otherwise we would not get informed of crashes warnuser=True: sets the window flag 'plex_scancrashed' to true which will trigger a Kodi infobox to inform user """ def decorate(func): @wraps(func) def wrapper(*args, **kwargs): try: return func(*args, **kwargs) except Exception as e: log.error('%s has crashed. Error: %s' % (func.__name__, e)) import traceback log.error("Traceback:\n%s" % traceback.format_exc()) if warnuser: window('plex_scancrashed', value='true') return return wrapper return decorate def LogTime(func): """ Decorator for functions and methods to log the time it took to run the code """ @wraps(func) def wrapper(*args, **kwargs): starttotal = datetime.now() result = func(*args, **kwargs) elapsedtotal = datetime.now() - starttotal log.info('It took %s to run the function %s' % (elapsedtotal, func.__name__)) return result return wrapper def thread_methods(cls=None, add_stops=None, add_suspends=None): """ Decorator to add the following methods to a threading class: suspend_thread(): pauses the thread resume_thread(): resumes the thread stop_thread(): stopps/kills the thread thread_suspended(): returns True if thread is suspended thread_stopped(): returns True if thread is stopped (or should stop ;-)) ALSO returns True if PKC should exit Also adds the following class attributes: __thread_stopped __thread_suspended __stops __suspends invoke with either @Newthread_methods class MyClass(): or @Newthread_methods(add_stops=['SUSPEND_LIBRARY_TRHEAD'], add_suspends=['DB_SCAN', 'WHATEVER']) class MyClass(): """ # So we don't need to invoke with () if cls is None: return partial(thread_methods, add_stops=add_stops, add_suspends=add_suspends) # Because we need a reference, not a copy of the immutable objects in # state, we need to look up state every time explicitly cls.__stops = ['STOP_PKC'] if add_stops is not None: cls.__stops.extend(add_stops) cls.__suspends = add_suspends or [] # Attach new attributes to class cls.__thread_stopped = False cls.__thread_suspended = False # Define new class methods and attach them to class def stop_thread(self): self.__thread_stopped = True cls.stop_thread = stop_thread def suspend_thread(self): self.__thread_suspended = True cls.suspend_thread = suspend_thread def resume_thread(self): self.__thread_suspended = False cls.resume_thread = resume_thread def thread_suspended(self): if self.__thread_suspended is True: return True for suspend in self.__suspends: if getattr(state, suspend): return True return False cls.thread_suspended = thread_suspended def thread_stopped(self): if self.__thread_stopped is True: return True for stop in self.__stops: if getattr(state, stop): return True return False cls.thread_stopped = thread_stopped # Return class to render this a decorator return cls class Lock_Function: """ Decorator for class methods and functions to lock them with lock. Initialize this class first lockfunction = Lock_Function(lock), where lock is a threading.Lock() object To then lock a function or method: @lockfunction.lockthis def some_function(args, kwargs) """ def __init__(self, lock): self.lock = lock def lockthis(self, func): @wraps(func) def wrapper(*args, **kwargs): with self.lock: result = func(*args, **kwargs) return result return wrapper ############################################################################### # UNUSED METHODS def changePlayState(itemType, kodiId, playCount, lastplayed): """ YET UNUSED kodiId: int or str playCount: int or str lastplayed: str or int unix timestamp """ lastplayed = DateToKodi(lastplayed) kodiId = int(kodiId) playCount = int(playCount) method = { 'movie': ' VideoLibrary.SetMovieDetails', 'episode': 'VideoLibrary.SetEpisodeDetails', 'musicvideo': ' VideoLibrary.SetMusicVideoDetails', # TODO 'show': 'VideoLibrary.SetTVShowDetails', # TODO '': 'AudioLibrary.SetAlbumDetails', # TODO '': 'AudioLibrary.SetArtistDetails', # TODO 'track': 'AudioLibrary.SetSongDetails' } params = { 'movie': { 'movieid': kodiId, 'playcount': playCount, 'lastplayed': lastplayed }, 'episode': { 'episodeid': kodiId, 'playcount': playCount, 'lastplayed': lastplayed } } query = { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, } query['method'] = method[itemType] query['params'] = params[itemType] result = xbmc.executeJSONRPC(dumps(query)) result = loads(result) result = result.get('result') log.debug("JSON result was: %s" % result) class JSONRPC(object): id_ = 1 jsonrpc = "2.0" def __init__(self, method, **kwargs): self.method = method for arg in kwargs: # id_(int), jsonrpc(str) self.arg = arg def _query(self): query = { 'jsonrpc': self.jsonrpc, 'id': self.id_, 'method': self.method, } if self.params is not None: query['params'] = self.params return dumps(query) def execute(self, params=None): self.params = params return loads(xbmc.executeJSONRPC(self._query()))