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Simple example plugin for Kodi mediacenter
===
This is a simple yet fully functional example of a video plugin for [Kodi](www.kodi.tv) mediacenter.
**tests/** folder includes a simple example for partial unit testing of the plugin code.
The plugin uses free sample videos are provided by [www.vidsplay.com](www.vidsplay.com).

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<extension point="xbmc.addon.metadata">
<summary lang="en">Example Kodi Video Plugin</summary>
<description lang="en">An example video plugin for Kodi mediacenter.</description>
<disclaimer lang="en">Free sample videos are provided by www.vidsplay.com.</disclaimer>
</extension>
</addon>

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# License: GPL v.3 https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
import sys
import urlparse
from urlparse import parse_qs
import xbmcgui
import xbmcplugin
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# Here we use a fixed set of properties simply for demonstrating purposes
# In a "real life" plugin you will need to get info and links to video files/streams
# from some web-site or online service.
VIDEOS = {'Animals': [('Crab', 'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/crab.jpg',
'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/crab.mp4'),
('Alligator', 'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/alligator.jpg',
'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/alligator.mp4'),
('Turtle', 'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/turtle.jpg',
'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/turtle.mp4')],
'Cars': [('Postal Truck', 'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/us_postal.jpg',
'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/us_postal.mp4'),
('Traffic', 'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/traffic1.jpg',
'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/traffic1.avi'),
('Traffic Arrows', 'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/traffic_arrows.jpg',
'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/traffic_arrows.mp4')],
'Food': [('Chicken', 'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/chicken.jpg',
'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/bbqchicken.mp4'),
('Hamburger', 'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/hamburger.jpg',
'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/hamburger.mp4'),
('Pizza', 'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/pizza.jpg',
'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/pizza.mp4')]}
def get_params():
"""
Parse parameters string received as sys.argv[2] list item.
:return: list
"""
# Remove the starting '?' character from the paramstring.
paramstring = sys.argv[2].replace('?', '')
if paramstring:
# if a paramstring present, parse it to the list of tuples (parameter, value)
params = urlparse.parse_qsl(paramstring)
else:
# Return an empty stub list if there's no paramstring passed to the plugin.
params = [('',)]
return params
VIDEOS = {'Animals': [{'name': 'Crab',
'thumb': 'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/crab.jpg',
'video': 'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/crab.mp4'},
{'name': 'Alligator',
'thumb': 'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/alligator.jpg',
'video': 'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/alligator.mp4'},
{'name': 'Turtle',
'thumb': 'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/turtle.jpg',
'video': 'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/turtle.mp4'}
],
'Cars': [{'name': 'Postal Truck',
'thumb': 'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/us_postal.jpg',
'video': 'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/us_postal.mp4'},
{'name': 'Traffic',
'thumb': 'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/traffic1.jpg',
'video': 'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/traffic1.avi'},
{'name': 'Traffic Arrows',
'thumb': 'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/traffic_arrows.jpg',
'video': 'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/traffic_arrows.mp4'}
],
'Food': [{'name': 'Chicken',
'thumb': 'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/chicken.jpg',
'video': 'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/bbqchicken.mp4'},
{'name': 'Hamburger',
'thumb': 'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/hamburger.jpg',
'video': 'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/hamburger.mp4'},
{'name': 'Pizza',
'thumb': 'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/pizza.jpg',
'video': 'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/pizza.mp4'}
]}
def get_categories():
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# Iterate through categories
for category in categories:
# Create a list item with a text label and a thumbnail image.
list_item = xbmcgui.ListItem(label=category, thumbnailImage=VIDEOS[category][0][1])
list_item = xbmcgui.ListItem(label=category, thumbnailImage=VIDEOS[category][0]['thumb'])
# Set a fanart image for the list item.
# Here we use the same image as the thumbnail for simplicity's sake.
list_item.setProperty('fanart_image', VIDEOS[category][0][1])
list_item.setProperty('fanart_image', VIDEOS[category][0]['thumb'])
# Create a URL for the plugin recursive callback.
# Example: plugin://plugin.video.example/?category=Animals
url = '{0}?category={1}'.format(__url__, category)
# Example: plugin://plugin.video.example/?action=listing&category=Animals
url = '{0}?action=listing&category={1}'.format(__url__, category)
# Add the list item to a virtual Kodi folder.
# isFolder=True means that this item opens a sub-list of lower level items.
xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(__handle__, url, list_item, isFolder=True)
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:return: None
"""
# Get the list of videos in the category.
videos = VIDEOS[category]
videos = get_videos(category)
# Iterate through videos.
for video in videos:
# Create a list item with a text label and a thumbnail image.
list_item = xbmcgui.ListItem(label=video[0], thumbnailImage=video[1])
list_item = xbmcgui.ListItem(label=video['name'], thumbnailImage=video['thumb'])
# Set a fanart image for the list item.
# Here we use the same image as the thumbnail for simplicity's sake.
list_item.setProperty('fanart_image', video[1])
list_item.setProperty('fanart_image', video['thumb'])
# Set 'IsPlayable' property to 'true'.
# This is mandatory for playable items!
list_item.setProperty('IsPlayable', 'true')
# Create a URL for the plugin recursive callback.
# Example: plugin://plugin.video.example/?play=http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/crab.mp4
url = '{0}?play={1}'.format(__url__, video[2])
# Example: plugin://plugin.video.example/?action=play&video=http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/crab.mp4
url = '{0}?action=play&video={1}'.format(__url__, video['video'])
# Add the list item to a virtual Kodi folder.
# isFolder=False means that this item won't open any sub-list.
xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(__handle__, url, list_item, isFolder=False)
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xbmcplugin.setResolvedUrl(__handle__, True, listitem=play_item)
if __name__ == '__main__':
# Get parameters
params = get_params()
def router(paramstring):
"""
Router function that calls other functions
depending on the provided paramstring
:param paramstring:
:return:
"""
# Parse a URL-encoded paramstring to the dictionary of
# {<parameter>: [<list of values>]} elements
params = parse_qs(paramstring)
# Check the parameters passed to the plugin
if params[0][0] == 'category':
# Display the list of videos in a given category.
list_videos(params[0][1])
elif params[0][0] == 'play':
# Play a video from a given URL.
play_video(params[0][1])
if params:
if params['action'][0] == 'listing':
# Display the list of videos in a provided category.
list_videos(params['category'][0])
elif params['action'][0] == 'play':
# Play a video from a provided URL.
play_video(params['video'][0])
else:
# Display the list of video categories
# if the plugin is called from Kodi UI without parameters.
# If the plugin is called from Kodi UI without any parameters,
# display the list of video categories
list_categories()
if __name__ == '__main__':
# Call the router function and pass the plugin call parameters to it.
# We use string slicing to remove starting "?" from the paramstring
router(sys.argv[2][1:])

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# License: GPL v3: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
# This is a very minimalistic example of unit testing for Kodi addons.
# Perquisites:
# xbmcstubs: https://github.com/romanvm/xbmcstubs
# mock: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/mock
__author__ = 'Roman_V_M'
import unittest
import os
import sys
import mock
# Add our plugin to sys.path
sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)), 'plugin.video.expample'))
# Mock plugin call parameters so that our plugin can be imported correctly
with mock.patch('sys.argv', ['plugin://plugin.video.example', '5', '']):
# Import our plugin for testing
import default
class RouterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
"""
Test router function
router() function includes custom logic for calling other
functions depending on a provided paramstring.
So it's a good candidate for unit testing.
We don't test other functions here
so they are replaced with mocks.
"""
@mock.patch('default.list_categories')
def test_router_with_no_params(self, mock_list_categories):
"""
Test router with an empty paramstring
"""
default.router('')
mock_list_categories.assert_called_with()
@mock.patch('default.list_videos')
def test_router_list_videos(self, mock_list_videos):
"""
Test router for open a category request
"""
default.router('action=listing&category=Animals')
mock_list_videos.assert_called_with('Animals')
@mock.patch('default.play_video')
def test_router_play_video(self, mock_play_video):
"""
Test router for a play video request
"""
default.router('action=play&video=http://test')
mock_play_video.assert_called_with('http://test')
# list_categories(), list_videos() and play_video() functions include
# mostly calls to Kody Python API with little or no custom logic.
# So they are bad candidates for unit testing outside Kodi.
# They are better tested on a running Kodi instance.
# It is always a good idea to separate Kodi and non-Kodi logic
# into separate units of code (functions, classes, modules).
if __name__ == '__main__':
# Run our tests
unittest.main()