Cannot share code between __init__.py and search service

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I have written a plug-in (MythRecordings - see elsewhere on this forum) with an __init__.py file that works fine. Now I want to add a search service - and I've got a lot of code I want to share between the two.
 
But I cannot figure that out - and I suspect it's because I've structured my directories wrong.
 
Here's my best shot at a directory tree - the channel (__init__.py) runs, it uses the SharedCodeService to access the shared code (plexmythlib.pys), which can get hold of the shared resource (somedata.json): 
+ MythRecordings.bundle
	+ Contents
		  Info.plist
		+ Code
			__init__.py
		+ Services
			  ServiceInfo.plist
			+ Search
				+ MythRecordings
					ServiceCode.pys
			+ Shared Code
				plexmythlib.pys
			+ Resources
				somedata.json

I've registered my services as folllows in ServiceInfo.plist:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>



	Search
	
		MythRecordings
		
			Identifier
			dk.schaumburg-it.plexapp.mythrecordings

But I cannot get Plex to recognize my search service - looking at the error message, it seems to expect to find that code under

 
MythRecordings.bundle/Contents/Search Services/MythRecordings/ServiceCode.pys
 
instead of
 
MythRecordings.bundle/Contents/Services/Search/MythRecordings/ServiceCode.pys
 
But if I rename Services/Search => Search Services, my __init__.py cannot find the shared code anymore. And if I just move the ServiceCode.pys to the expected location, and leave the shared code where it is, the ServiceCode.pys cannot find the shared code in plexmythlib.pys.
 
Whenever I move things around, one thing starts working, and another stops.
 
Gaaarh - I'm confused!
 
Edit:
 
Specifically, if I try to load the shared code as follows (from the ServiceCode.pys):
GetMythTVRecordings = SharedCodeService.plexmythlib.GetMythTVRecordings

def Search(query):

oc = ObjectContainer(title1=‘Myth Search service results – Contents/Services/Search/MythRecordings/ServiceCode.pys’, title2=‘Search Results’)

return oc
I get
 
FrameworkException: ('No shared code object named "%s" was found.', 'plexmythlib')
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Read the answer to the following thread

https://forums.plex.tv/topic/96745-help-with-librariesshared-for-sharing-code/

It is explained how and with a link to a channel code that actually does it.

In __init__.py it is used the way you did:

GetMythTVRecordings = SharedCodeService.plexmythlib.GetMythTVRecordings

And in ServiceCode.pys you will have to import it this way:

from plexmythlib import GetMythTVRecordings
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@manfer

Thanks for helping out - however, I had followed the directions in that exact post, which was what made the whole thing so perplexing!

However - it turned out that there was an error in the shared code. It was clearly stated in the log, about half a page up, but I just fixated on the last "No shared code object named "%s" was found" line.

My apologies for wasting everyones time here  :(

For those having trouble with shared code, the conclusion is: the directory structure I outlined actually does work, as does the ServiceInfo.plist

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Glad you got it worked out.  Sometimes finding things in the various logs can get interesting for sure ... that sort of stuff has tripped me up many times.