Direct Streaming of mp4 files

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Hi, I’m trying to create a plugin and getting along fine with it so far. The only thing I couldn’t figure out yet is how to actually play a mp4 video. I had success with adding Directory items and wanted to try if I actually can play the files before finishing all structures (with paths, thumbs etc.), therefore the hardcoded path. This is an excerpt frome the code:



<br />
def ItemPage(sender, pageUrl):<br />
    dir = MediaContainer(mediaType='items')<br />
    name="testdatei"<br />
    path="http://podfiles.zdf.de/podcast/zdf_podcasts/110314_h19_p.mp4"<br />
    dir.Append(VideoItem(path,name,"title","lord who knows",200000))<br />
    #dir.Append(Function(VideoItem(path,name,"title","lord who knows",200000))) doesn't work neither<br />
    return dir <br />
######################<br />






If i comment the dir.Append part everything works as intended. Uncommented the plugin won't start anymore and the console says:<br />
16.03.11 20:08:41	[0x0-0x77a77a].com.plexapp.plexmediaserver[20227]	Traceback (most recent call last):<br />
16.03.11 20:08:41	[0x0-0x77a77a].com.plexapp.plexmediaserver[20227]	  File "/Users/felix/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-ins/Framework.bundle/Contents/Resources/Versions/1/Python/bootstrap.py", line 48, in <module><br />
16.03.11 20:08:41	[0x0-0x77a77a].com.plexapp.plexmediaserver[20227]	    if len(sys.argv) >= 2: PMS.Plugin.__run(sys.argv[-1])


When I use the dir.Append(Function... command these lines appear additionally:

16.03.11 20:15:44	[0x0-0x77a77a].com.plexapp.plexmediaserver[20227]	  File "/Users/felix/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-ins/Framework.bundle/Contents/Resources/Versions/1/Python/PMS/Plugin.py", line 313, in __run<br />
16.03.11 20:15:44	[0x0-0x77a77a].com.plexapp.plexmediaserver[20227]	    import Code as _plugin<br />
16.03.11 20:15:44	[0x0-0x77a77a].com.plexapp.plexmediaserver[20227]	  File "/Users/felix/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-ins/Mediatheken.bundle/Contents/Code/__init__.py", line 102<br />
16.03.11 20:15:44	[0x0-0x77a77a].com.plexapp.plexmediaserver[20227]	    Log(titles) <br />
16.03.11 20:15:44	[0x0-0x77a77a].com.plexapp.plexmediaserver[20227]	    ^<br />
16.03.11 20:15:44	[0x0-0x77a77a].com.plexapp.plexmediaserver[20227]	IndentationError: unexpected indent


Please tell me, what am I doing wrong?
Thanks
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The first thing I notice is that the indentation is off. That may just be an issue with copying and pasting into the forum post, but the above code should look something like...

<br />
def ItemPage(sender, pageUrl):<br />
    dir = MediaContainer(mediaType='items')<br />
<br />
<br />
    name="testdatei"<br />
    path="http://podfiles.zdf.de/podcast/zdf_podcasts/110314_h19_p.mp4"<br />
    dir.Append(VideoItem(path,name,"title","lord who knows",200000))<br />
    return dir <br />
######################<br />


Remember that whitespace and indentation are important in python. Check the code to make sure that it's not tripping on indentations.
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Thank you, but you're right, the indentation was messed up because of the copy, paste and delete process :) An old siteconfig (from the original plugin) still exists, might this be the source of error?

Strange..Strange, somehow I got it working with this:

def ItemPage(sender, pageUrl):<br />
#def ItemPage(sender):<br />
    Log("Success!")<br />
    pageUrl= pageUrl<br />
    dir = MediaContainer(mediaType='items')<br />
    content = XML.ElementFromURL(pageUrl, True)<br />
   <br />
    titles = content.xpath('//div[@class="title"]/a/text() | //div[@class="title titlelong"]/a/text()')<br />
    freeornots = content.xpath('//div[@class="buy"]/a/text()')<br />
    <br />
    #thumb = content.xpath('//div[@class="contentleft_bottom"]/div/div/div[@class="m03img"]')<br />
    #titleUrl = content.xpath('//div[@class="contentleft_bottom"]/div/div/div[@class="m03link"]/a')<br />
    #summary = content.xpath('//div[@class="contentleft_bottom"]/div/div/div[@class="m03text"]') <br />
    #Log(title)<br />
    #Log(titleUrl.text)<br />
    Log(titles) <br />
    atleastoneentry=0<br />
    dir.Append(VideoItem("http://podfiles.zdf.de/podcast/zdf_podcasts/110314_h19_p.mp4", "test"))<br />
    for i in range(len(titles)):<br />
      title=titles*<br />
      if freeornots* == "kostenlos":<br />
      	freeornot=1<br />
      	atleastoneentry = 1<br />
      elif freeornots* != "kostenlos":<br />
      	freeornot=0<br />
      test="test"<br />
      Log(title)<br />
      Log(freeornot)<br />
      if freeornot == 1:<br />
      	dir.Append(Function(DirectoryItem(ItemPage, title), test))<br />
    if atleastoneentry == 0:<br />
		dir.Append(Function(DirectoryItem(ItemPage, "nur kostenpflichtige Sendungen"), test))<br />
    return dir<br />
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