# TwitchTV

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/twitchtv/24749>\
**Category:** Dev/API Corner\
**Tags:** plugin-dev\
**Created:** [December 8, 2012, 10:37pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/twitchtv/24749 "2012-12-08T22:37:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![aamodt.kjetil\_gmail.com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e56c9b/32.png) [@aamodt.kjetil\_gmail.com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/aamodt.kjetil_gmail.com)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 10:37pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/twitchtv/24749/1 "2012-12-08T22:37:51Z")

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Hi,   
  
  
  
I have just started with Channel Development and I wanted to try to make a plugin for TwitchTV. I far as I can understand it should be possible to make such a plugin. However, I find it kind of difficult to find out how to do this. I have been reading through a lot of forum posts and also the documentation, but as I do not have that much web coding(or python) experience I do not think I understand what I need to do. I do not really know what my question should be, but I will try to do my best coming up with a question that makes half-sense.  
  
  
  
Do I need a site configuration for a TwitchTV Live stream? I have tried with this:

```auto

<site site="http://no\.twitch\.tv"<br />
plugin="plugin="http://www-cdn\.jtvnw.net/widgets/live_site_player.*\.swf"<br />
initialState="playing"<br />
version="1.0"><br />
<crop x="0" y="0" width="0" height="0" /><br />
<br />
        <!-- PLAYING --><br />
        <state name="playing"><br />
                <event><br />
                        <condition><br />
                                <command name="pause" /><br />
                        </condition><br />
                        <action><br />
                                <click x="15" y="304" /><br />
                                <goto state="paused" /><br />
                        </action><br />
                </event><br />
        </state><br />
<br />
        <!-- PAUSED --><br />
        <state name="paused"><br />
                <event><br />
                        <condition><br />
                                <command name="play" /><br />
                        </condition><br />
                        <action><br />
                                <click x="15" y="304" /><br />
                                <goto state="playing" /><br />
                        </action><br />
                </event><br />
        </state><br />
</site>

```

  
  
I do not know if I should have the http:// in front of the site and plugin tag or not. In the channel code I have been copying and pasting from different examples I have found and ended up trying with this:  

```auto

NAME = "TwitchTEST"<br />
URL = "http://www-cdn.jtvnw.net/widgets/live_site_player.r8aecbbcea76a272aa00ed8966e40dafbbdb62ccf.swf"<br />
WIDTH = 620<br />
HEIGHT = 378 <br />
<br />
ART = 'art-default.png'<br />
ICON = 'icon-default.png'<br />
<br />
<br />
def Start():<br />
<br />
    # Initialize the plugin<br />
    Plugin.AddPrefixHandler(VIDEO_PREFIX, MainMenu, NAME, ICON, ART)<br />
    Plugin.AddViewGroup("List", viewMode = "List", mediaType = "items")<br />
    Plugin.AddViewGroup("MyDetailViewGroupName", viewMode="InfoList")<br />
    # Setup the artwork associated with the plugin<br />
    MediaContainer.title1 = NAME<br />
    MediaContainer.viewGroup = "List"<br />
    MediaContainer.art = R(ART)<br />
    DirectoryItem.thumb = R(ICON)<br />
    DirectoryItem.art = R(ART)<br />
    VideoItem.thumb = R(ICON)<br />
    VideoItem.art = R(ART)<br />
<br />
# This main function will setup the displayed items.<br />
def MainMenu():<br />
    dir = MediaContainer(viewMode= "List")<br />
    dir.Append(Function(DirectoryItem(LiveMenu, "Live")))<br />
    return dir<br />
<br />
def LiveMenu(sender):<br />
    dir = MediaContainer(viewMode = "List")<br />
    dir.Append(Function(WebVideoItem(MediaContainerTest, title="TwitchTest", subtitle=None, thumb=None), url=URL))<br />
<br />
    return dir<br />
<br />
def MediaContainerTest(sender, url):<br />
    dir = MediaContainer()<br />
    Log(url)<br />
    return Redirect(WebVideoItem(url))

```

  
  
In the Plex Media Server.log I get this error:  

```auto

Dec 08, 2012 23:28:28:732 [8008] DEBUG - * url => http://www-cdn.jtvnw.net/widgets/live_site_player.r8aecbbcea76a272aa00ed8966e40dafbbdb62ccf.swf<br />
Dec 08, 2012 23:28:28:733 [8008] DEBUG - * prefix => /video/example<br />
Dec 08, 2012 23:28:28:733 [8008] DEBUG - WebKit: [www-cdn.jtvnw.net/widgets/live_site_player.r8aecbbcea76a272aa00ed8966e40dafbbdb62ccf.swf]<br />
Dec 08, 2012 23:28:28:733 [8008] DEBUG - Found corresponding plug-in: C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Plug-in Support\Data
o.user.plugins.twitchtv<br />
Dec 08, 2012 23:28:28:733 [8008] DEBUG - Could not find site configuration for http://www-cdn.jtvnw.net/widgets/live_site_player.r8aecbbcea76a272aa00ed8966e40dafbbdb62ccf.swf<br />
Dec 08, 2012 23:28:28:733 [8008] ERROR - ERROR: Couldn't find configuration.<br />
Dec 08, 2012 23:28:28:733 [8008] ERROR - WebKit: Could not initiate capture.

```

  
  
Am I totally off here? I kinda find it hard to find out how I should do this. I will be grateful for any suggestions:)

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**Author:** ![aamodt.kjetil\_gmail.com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e56c9b/32.png) [@aamodt.kjetil\_gmail.com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/aamodt.kjetil_gmail.com)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/twitchtv/24749/2 "2012-12-09T21:46:49Z")

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So after some frustration I found out that my site configuration was actually placed in the wrong place:/ Now its picked up and Plexs seems to be able to pick up on the .swf file from the twitch site. I also found out that it is the actual page and not the .swf url that should be loaded in the webvideoitem. Not trivial for me to know.

```auto

Dec 09, 2012 22:42:04:234 [1648] DEBUG - Plugin loaded (application/x-shockwave-flash, , 7E380340, 0, 1555, 300, 150, )<br />
Dec 09, 2012 22:42:04:234 [1648] DEBUG - WebKit: 7E380340 Plugin loaded [] (0 1555 300 150 )<br />
Dec 09, 2012 22:42:04:324 [1648] DEBUG - Plugin loaded (application/x-shockwave-flash, http://www-cdn.jtvnw.net/widgets/live_site_player.r8aecbbcea76a272aa00ed8966e40dafbbdb62ccf.swf, 7E217090, 33, 242, 620, 378, live_site_player_flash)<br />
Dec 09, 2012 22:42:04:324 [1648] DEBUG - WebKit: 7E217090 Plugin loaded [www-cdn.jtvnw.net/widgets/live_site_player.r8aecbbcea76a272aa00ed8966e40dafbbdb62ccf.swf] (33 242 620 378 live_site_player_flash)<br />
Dec 09, 2012 22:42:04:366 [1648] DEBUG - WebKit: Frame was loaded, processing event.<br />
Dec 09, 2012 22:42:04:366 [1648] DEBUG - WebKit: Frame was loaded, processing event.<br />
Dec 09, 2012 22:42:05:313 [1648] DEBUG - WebKit: Received title [Facebook].<br />
Dec 09, 2012 22:42:05:517 [1648] DEBUG - WebKit: Received title [Twitter Tweet Button].<br />
Dec 09, 2012 22:42:06:505 [1648] DEBUG - WebKit: Received title [Tweet Button].

```

  
  
From the log it seems that the player is found, but inside plex the message box with "Opening Stream" just hangs and nothing ever happens. Any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 10:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/twitchtv/24749/3 "2019-12-20T22:32:58Z")

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