Netflix plugin (NetflixAlpha) (1 Viewer)

[ofird]

Thanks for the reply

I am using VPN service and can watch Netflix on my desktop PC (also on other home devices)

Therefore I think with my VPN enables - it should be an issue, should it?

 

[desnake]

This is the answer for the Denmark/Sweden/Norway treadh so i guess it aint gonna happen in the near future

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1. DavidNetflix – 1 year ago
   
   There are no current plans to open up the public API to other countries.
   

Sad, i was really looking forward to testing out your plugin MightyPolo.

Well i guess i'll cancel my Netflix subscription then. It's really so weird that they allow it for US and CA but not others.
I never really gotten used to the we dont want to do a easy thing to get loads of customers policy of some companys.

 

[MightyPolo]

Hi when trying to install this i get this error? "This version of plugin requires Mediaportal 1.5.100.0 or newer!"
EDIT2: I cant change the "Choose Country" from US to Norway, is that normal?

The country selector I wanted to implement so I can tweak communication to diffeent countries, only later I realised that there is only US&CA so there is not much use for this feature.

 

[emphatic]

Thanks for the reply

I am using VPN service and can watch Netflix on my desktop PC (also on other home devices)

Therefore I think with my VPN enables - it should be an issue, should it?

I'm really interested in if this works too.

Emph

 

[MightyPolo]

I am using such a VPN and it works. You need to clear DNS cache so that Netflix sites are resolved using VPN DNS servers.

 

[ofird]

I am still facing the same issue - API failing once clicking "Link", how can the API override my DNS settings which enable me to watch NEtflix one any device in my home?

Isnt there any workaround?

BTW - how do you clear DNS cache?

 

[MightyPolo]

Hi!

I am still facing the same issue - API failing once clicking "Link"

Ok I looked in to the log you sent.
System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithShellExecuteEx starts new proces accordingly to file extension.
So in theory, when you call start document.doc system tries to find what application is asociated with .doc extension and start it.

When you click link account, you should see browser window openning, is it so?
Because what I see from the log is that this step fails and consequently then, the authorization token is incorrect hence the error.

I will catch this exception in next version of plugin.

when you run cmd shell and there enter

start http://www.google.com

does it start new browser window?

Let me know.
p.

 

[geoffstewart]

Hi there,

I continue to enjoy this plugin. Thanks for your work on it.

I have 2 small issues, though.

1) When I show the instant queue, I get an error after it's displayed all the entries:

"Error: Value Cannot be null.|"
If you wait long enough, the message changes to "Parameter name: source |"
Here is the log:

[2014-01-06 13:41:22,461] [Log    ] [MPMain  ] [WARN ] - GUIWindow:OnWindowLoaded: 'C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Skin\Titan\dialogOK.xml' is missing control id 11 (window property: btnYes)
[2014-01-06 13:41:22,470] [Error  ] [5        ] [ERROR] - Queue load: Error while getting details id=movies/70047819 message=System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: source
  at System.Linq.Enumerable.Where[TSource](IEnumerable`1 source, Func`2 predicate)
  at Netflix.Queues.CatalogItem.get_TitleInstantAvailability() in C:\Users\pavel\Documents\Development\VS\NetflixAlpha\NetflixCalls\Queues\CatalogItem.cs:line 303
  at Netflix.Queues.CatalogItem.get_Runtime() in C:\Users\pavel\Documents\Development\VS\NetflixAlpha\NetflixCalls\Queues\CatalogItem.cs:line 280
  at Netflix.Queues.CatalogItem.GetListItem() in C:\Users\pavel\Documents\Development\VS\NetflixAlpha\NetflixCalls\Queues\CatalogItem.cs:line 406
  at NetflixAlphaPlugin.BckQueueWorker.QueueWorker.LoadQueue(AbstractQueue queue, Single progress, GUIFacadeControl f, BackgroundWorker w, GUIDialogProgress dialog) in C:\Users\pavel\Documents\Development\VS\NetflixAlpha\TestPlugin\BckQueueWorker\QueueWorker.cs:line 295

2) I have just started using the MP SlideShow plugin as a screen saver in MP... It's pretty slick. However, it doesn't realize that Netflix Alpha has launched a player so the screensaver launches when I'm watching Netflix. Is there a way to trick MP into thinking it's player is on so it won't start the screensaver?'

Thanks.

Geoff

 

[MightyPolo]

Hi there,
I continue to enjoy this plugin. Thanks for your work on it.
I have 2 small issues, though.

Thank you!
1. This usualy happends when fiedl, which is considered as mandatory, is empty. I will take a look at movie movies/70047819 and fix the code.
Data in catalogue are not always in good shape, sometime is title missing for example runtime, other times i found that there is more episodes in series than actualy is and so on.. :-(
2. I contacted author of plugin, It would be interesting to know how to tell MP that something is being played.

I will merge 1. fix in to next release which will include genres.
Cheers!

 

[GuiltyNL]

Does anyone know why the API is only for US/CA and not for Europe?