The real beauty of the system is that you don’t need to. If you’re using the 2.1 version of the plugin framework, as described on dev.plexapp.com/docs, the code that handles the bookmarklet will also handle the videos for your plugin. You just need to write the plugin code to handle navigation.
I could be mistaken. It sounds to me that the video for the page is being found by the generic Fallback URL Service. I thought that it should match it for your plugin as well. If the pages include the direct URL for the mp4, then all you should need is a simple URL service that matches URLs for the site you’re working on and returns the mp4 URL. There’s some good tutorial type blog posts available on the dev.plexapp.com site.
That makes sense to me – the fallback URL service should just do all the magic. However, here’s what I get:
2012-07-01 10:55:05,763 (26dc) : DEBUG (core:337) - No service found for URL 'http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/kotaku/full/~3/2EtRMj7UFH8/angry-birds-observe-easter-too-but-its-weird'<br />
2012-07-01 10:55:05,763 (26dc) : DEBUG (core:337) - No matching services found for 'http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/kotaku/full/~3/2EtRMj7UFH8/angry-birds-observe-easter-too-but-its-weird'<br />
2012-07-01 10:55:05,765 (26dc) : DEBUG (servicekit:145) - There are 1 fallback services<br />
2012-07-01 10:55:05,765 (26dc) : DEBUG (core:337) - Loading service code for Fallback (URLServiceRecord)<br />
2012-07-01 10:55:05,852 (26dc) : DEBUG (prefskit:163) - Loading prefs for <Framework.policies.servicepolicy.ServicePolicy object at 0x051CB430><br />
2012-07-01 10:55:05,854 (26dc) : INFO (core:337) - No user preferences file exists<br />
2012-07-01 10:55:05,858 (26dc) : CRITICAL (core:337) - Function named 'NormalizeURL' couldn't be found in the current environment<br />
2012-07-01 10:55:05,858 (26dc) : WARNING (core:337) - Unable to normalize URL 'http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/kotaku/full/~3/2EtRMj7UFH8/angry-birds-observe-easter-too-but-its-weird'<br />
2012-07-01 10:55:05,861 (26dc) : DEBUG (core:337) - No service found for URL 'http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/kotaku/full/~3/2EtRMj7UFH8/angry-birds-observe-easter-too-but-its-weird'<br />
2012-07-01 10:55:05,861 (26dc) : CRITICAL (core:337) - Exception when constructing response (most recent call last):<br />
File "C:\Users\Patryk\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Plug-ins\Framework.bundle\Contents\Resources\Versions\2\Python\Framework\components\runtime.py", line 874, in construct_response<br />
resultStr = self._core.data.xml.to_string(result._to_xml(context=context))<br />
File "C:\Users\Patryk\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Plug-ins\Framework.bundle\Contents\Resources\Versions\2\Python\Framework\api\objectkit.py", line 310, in _to_xml<br />
if urlservice._media_objects_function_for_url_is_deferred(url):<br />
File "C:\Users\Patryk\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Plug-ins\Framework.bundle\Contents\Resources\Versions\2\Python\Framework\api\servicekit.py", line 87, in _media_objects_function_for_url_is_deferred<br />
return self._media_objects_function_for_service_is_deferred(service)<br />
File "C:\Users\Patryk\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Plug-ins\Framework.bundle\Contents\Resources\Versions\2\Python\Framework\api\servicekit.py", line 90, in _media_objects_function_for_service_is_deferred<br />
return self._function_for_service_is_deferred(service, 'MediaObjectsForURL')<br />
File "C:\Users\Patryk\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Plug-ins\Framework.bundle\Contents\Resources\Versions\2\Python\Framework\api\servicekit.py", line 93, in _function_for_service_is_deferred<br />
ret = self._core.services._function_in_service_is_deferred(f_name, service, context=self._context)<br />
File "C:\Users\Patryk\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Plug-ins\Framework.bundle\Contents\Resources\Versions\2\Python\Framework\core.py", line 1021, in _function_in_service_is_deferred<br />
return service.host.function_is_deferred(fname, self._create_service_context(service.host, context))<br />
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'host'<br />
<br />
2012-07-01 10:55:05,861 (26dc) : DEBUG (core:337) - Unable to handle response type: <class 'Framework.modelling.objects.VideoClip'><br />
2012-07-01 10:55:05,865 (26dc) : DEBUG (core:337) - Response: 500
The error in the log in regards to being unable to normalize the url is not a problem, just a notification. The NormalizeURL() function is optional. The error that you’re seeing from the Fallback TestURLs is because those test urls are more of a goal that one of the other channel devs is trying to accomplish than examples of successful sites (Not exactly the idea for test urls in general but that’s neither here nor there at the moment). After a quick look at the webpage’s source, it seems that the Fallback url is grabbing the url for the video hosted on blip.tv from the iframe. The fallback service works fine to match the url and grab the video and metadata on my system with a small test plugin I have for just such occassions.
I have to assume at this point that there’s an error in your code somewhere. If you copy the relevant function into a code-block here, I’d be happy to help you track it down.
Re: Your previous question about site configurations… They are used (only when unavoidable) to lock onto a flash/silverlight video in a virtual browser window when it’s not possible to grab the actual video file (mp4, flv, or otherwise).
Thanks for your help, here’s the code:
def episode_menu(season_dict):<br />
' Constructs the episode menu for a single season '<br />
oc = ObjectContainer(view_group = 'List', title1 = season_dict['title'])<br />
<br />
# Rather than load each page here, can we just return some kind of a callback that<br />
# will get the page when we go to play the video??? Probably if we set the key and ratings_key...<br />
<br />
for episode_dict in season_dict['episodes']:<br />
<br />
oc.add(EpisodeObject(url = episode_dict['url'],<br />
title = episode_dict['title'],<br />
thumb = episode_dict['thumb']))<br />
<br />
return oc
What sort of error are you getting when you try to play a video with your current plugin? I son’t see any reason that shouldn’t work. Does anything show up in the plugin log?
In regards to object type, the only real difference between EpisodeObjects and VideoClipObjects or MovieObjects is the types of metadata that can be associated with them. For example show, season, and (episode)index are all specific to EpisodeObject. From the standpoint of video-playback they are functionally the same.
I’m not at my computer ATM, so I can’t upload my test plugin. All of the official plugins are hosted publicly on github so feel free to browse them for insight (github.om/plexinc-plugins). A few fairly straightforward ones to look at for reference are Devour, GiantBomb, or Freakonomics. The last one uses TrackObjects for podcasts but the mechanics are all pretty similar.
Plug-in log:
2012-07-02 08:04:36,674 (131c) : DEBUG (core:337) - Calling function 'episode_menu'<br />
2012-07-02 08:04:36,684 (131c) : DEBUG (core:337) - No service found for URL 'http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/the-pilot-part-1'<br />
2012-07-02 08:04:36,686 (131c) : DEBUG (core:337) - No matching services found for 'http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/the-pilot-part-1'<br />
2012-07-02 08:04:36,687 (131c) : DEBUG (servicekit:145) - There are 1 fallback services<br />
2012-07-02 08:04:36,717 (131c) : DEBUG (core:337) - Loading service code for Fallback (URLServiceRecord)<br />
2012-07-02 08:04:36,828 (131c) : DEBUG (prefskit:163) - Loading prefs for <Framework.policies.servicepolicy.ServicePolicy object at 0x03278A90><br />
2012-07-02 08:04:36,828 (131c) : INFO (core:337) - No user preferences file exists<br />
2012-07-02 08:04:36,834 (131c) : CRITICAL (core:337) - Function named 'NormalizeURL' couldn't be found in the current environment<br />
2012-07-02 08:04:36,834 (131c) : WARNING (core:337) - Unable to normalize URL 'http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/the-pilot-part-1'<br />
2012-07-02 08:04:36,835 (131c) : DEBUG (core:337) - No service found for URL 'http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/the-pilot-part-1'<br />
2012-07-02 08:04:36,894 (131c) : CRITICAL (core:337) - Exception when constructing response (most recent call last):<br />
File "C:\Users\Patryk\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Plug-ins\Framework.bundle\Contents\Resources\Versions\2\Python\Framework\components\runtime.py", line 874, in construct_response<br />
resultStr = self._core.data.xml.to_string(result._to_xml(context=context))<br />
File "C:\Users\Patryk\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Plug-ins\Framework.bundle\Contents\Resources\Versions\2\Python\Framework\api\objectkit.py", line 374, in _to_xml<br />
el = Framework.modelling.objects.ModelInterfaceObjectContainer._to_xml(self, context)<br />
File "C:\Users\Patryk\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Plug-ins\Framework.bundle\Contents\Resources\Versions\2\Python\Framework\modelling\objects.py", line 351, in _to_xml<br />
root = Container._to_xml(self, context)<br />
File "C:\Users\Patryk\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Plug-ins\Framework.bundle\Contents\Resources\Versions\2\Python\Framework\modelling\objects.py", line 124, in _to_xml<br />
self._append_children(root, self._objects, context)<br />
File "C:\Users\Patryk\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Plug-ins\Framework.bundle\Contents\Resources\Versions\2\Python\Framework\modelling\objects.py", line 130, in _append_children<br />
el = obj._to_xml(context)<br />
File "C:\Users\Patryk\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Plug-ins\Framework.bundle\Contents\Resources\Versions\2\Python\Framework\api\objectkit.py", line 310, in _to_xml<br />
if urlservice._media_objects_function_for_url_is_deferred(url):<br />
File "C:\Users\Patryk\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Plug-ins\Framework.bundle\Contents\Resources\Versions\2\Python\Framework\api\servicekit.py", line 87, in _media_objects_function_for_url_is_deferred<br />
return self._media_objects_function_for_service_is_deferred(service)<br />
File "C:\Users\Patryk\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Plug-ins\Framework.bundle\Contents\Resources\Versions\2\Python\Framework\api\servicekit.py", line 90, in _media_objects_function_for_service_is_deferred<br />
return self._function_for_service_is_deferred(service, 'MediaObjectsForURL')<br />
File "C:\Users\Patryk\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Plug-ins\Framework.bundle\Contents\Resources\Versions\2\Python\Framework\api\servicekit.py", line 93, in _function_for_service_is_deferred<br />
ret = self._core.services._function_in_service_is_deferred(f_name, service, context=self._context)<br />
File "C:\Users\Patryk\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Plug-ins\Framework.bundle\Contents\Resources\Versions\2\Python\Framework\core.py", line 1021, in _function_in_service_is_deferred<br />
return service.host.function_is_deferred(fname, self._create_service_context(service.host, context))<br />
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'host'<br />
<br />
2012-07-02 08:04:36,894 (131c) : DEBUG (core:337) - Unable to handle response type: <class 'Framework.modelling.objects.MediaContainer'><br />
2012-07-02 08:04:36,901 (131c) : DEBUG (core:337) - Response: 500
Could it be some missing/wrong settings in Info.plist?
I doubt that it’s an issue in the plist, but I’ll have another look at your github repo to minimize the chance of overlooking something there. Is the issue currently that the list of videos won’t load or that it loads but specific videos won’t play? Check to make sure you have the latest version of the Services.bundle (Channel Directory > More > Check For Updates).
It might be worth adding a try/except block to the for loop when adding videos to the list. Just to see if there are any that work. I honestly can’t see a reason right now why it shouldn’t be working for you.
I’ll give it a try tonight. With the current code, when I click on a season to load the episode menu, nothing happens – just the log output.
Awesome, thanks!
Cool – thanks for your help!
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