Need help with simple plugin

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Open a m3u playlist
I can't find any detailed documentation on plugins yet...

I want to make a plugin that opens a TV-stream from my Dreambox. URL is simply: [http://ip-address/video.m3u](http://ip-address/video.m3u) - that playlist always contains the current viewed channel.

So how can i add a plugin, with the simple item called "Play", which opens that URL and plays the video item in the playlist? (MPEG2 TS stream). The video is a "live stream", so no seeking i available.

Thanks!
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Creating a plug-in seems overly complicated for what you want to do - can’t you just put the URL in a .strm file and play that?

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Hmm, yes i could probably do that - but i was planning to extend it to a real application later, by adding all channels in a list etc, reading current program info/EPG etc. Plugins are written in python, right?



But for now, i just make a .strm file, with the URL to the playlist in it? I’ll try that.

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I would be interested in this one if you progress on it!

Thanks :slight_smile:

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