*ORIGINAL THREAD* InfoService v1.6 - Feed reader/Twitter reader and weather (1 Viewer)

[edsche]

Re: InfoService v1.32 - 5 day weather/Feeds/Twitter on basic home [04-01-2010] *PLANN

I'm nearly finished with the new version. Some bug testing must now be done.

I've uploaded some screenshots at the InfoService codeplex page with a little modded monochrome skin. It also shows the recently added feature (Yes i know it's ulgy ). Some of the skinners here, will do a much better job.

Btw: If you want to start skinning for the new version, you can do that now. Skin guide is available here. Also i've uploaded Blue3Wide skins files here. If you want try testing your skin files, i can send you a beta.

I have been mulling over whether to start a skin project for MediaPortal and I was hoping a 'recently added' movies/tv shows feature could be added, this is a fantastic new feature edsche.

How is this not in the popular plugins list?!?

You mean this list Extensions-Plugins - MediaPortal Manual Documentation ? Saw it only yesterday. I'will add InfoService to this list.
Or you mean the download section? There is a download link for InfoService here: MEDIAPORTAL - free media center - Remository but it's an older version, i'll update the link when v1.5 is ready.

The recently added feature needs support from the plugins MPTVSeries, Moving Pictures, ... . So if they don't support this, it won't work

 

[DieBagger]

Re: InfoService v1.32 - 5 day weather/Feeds/Twitter on basic home [04-01-2010] *PLANN

Hi edsche,

great to hear that you added support for recently added items...

How did you implement this, how can a plugin add recently added items to the InfoService plugin!

 

[edsche]

Re: InfoService v1.32 - 5 day weather/Feeds/Twitter on basic home [04-01-2010] *PLANN

Hi edsche,

great to hear that you added support for recently added items...

How did you implement this, how can a plugin add recently added items to the InfoService plugin!

Just like you said, with the GUIMessage. Just the listening part from InfoService is a bit different (Did'nt worked with overriding the OnMessage method).

At the moment a plugin only needs to send a message like that:

For Series:

GUIMessage msg = new GUIMessage(GUIMessage.MessageType.GUI_MSG_USER, 16000, 15999, 0, 0, 0,
                    new string[] { "Series", "Journeyman", "01", "03", "Erdbeben" 
                    @"C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\thumbs\MPTVSeriesBanners\Journeyman\-langen-posters\80494-1.jpg" });

            GUIGraphicsContext.SendMessage(msg);

For Movies:

GUIMessage msg = new GUIMessage(GUIMessage.MessageType.GUI_MSG_USER, 16000, 15999, 0, 0, 0,
                    new string[] { "Movies", "Hangover", "", "", "" 
                    @"C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\thumbs\MPTVSeriesBanners\Journeyman\-langen-posters\80494-1.jpg" });

            GUIGraphicsContext.SendMessage(msg);

The GUIMessage is defined like this:

GUIMessage msg = new GUIMessage(GUIMessage.MessageType.GUI_MSG_USER, InfoServiceWindowId, SenderWindowID, 0, 0, 0, new string[] { });

InfoServiceWindowId -> ID of the InfoService Window. Must be 16000
SenderWindowId -> ID of the window who sent that message

The string array is defined like this:

new string[] { type, title, season, episodeNumber, episodeTitle, thumbOfTitle });

type -> "Movies" or "Series"
title -> Title of the movie or series
season -> Season of the series. For movie leave this empty
episodeNumber -> Episodenumber of the series. For movie leave this empty
episodeTitle -> Episodetitle of the series. For movie leave this empty.
thumbOfTitle -> Cover/Thumb/Image of the series or movie

Once InfoService receives a message, it will put that sent message into propertie items. This is not a big thing, so hopefully other plugin developers will use this.

But be aware, these things could be changed till the final version.

 

[mortstar]

Re: InfoService v1.32 - 5 day weather/Feeds/Twitter on basic home [04-01-2010] *PLANN

I'm nearly finished with the new version. Some bug testing must now be done.

I've uploaded some screenshots at the InfoService codeplex page with a little modded monochrome skin. It also shows the recently added feature (Yes i know it's ulgy ). Some of the skinners here, will do a much better job.

Btw: If you want to start skinning for the new version, you can do that now. Skin guide is available here. Also i've uploaded Blue3Wide skins files here. If you want try testing your skin files, i can send you a beta.

I have been mulling over whether to start a skin project for MediaPortal and I was hoping a 'recently added' movies/tv shows feature could be added, this is a fantastic new feature edsche.

How is this not in the popular plugins list?!?

You mean this list Extensions-Plugins - MediaPortal Manual Documentation ? Saw it only yesterday. I'will add InfoService to this list.
Or you mean the download section? There is a download link for InfoService here: MEDIAPORTAL - free media center - Remository but it's an older version, i'll update the link when v1.5 is ready.

The recently added feature needs support from the plugins MPTVSeries, Moving Pictures, ... . So if they don't support this, it won't work

I'm sure the developers will be happy to add the feature, it may be worth PMing fforde (MovingPictures)/ltfearme(MP-TVSeries) to let them know what is possible/what needs doing.

By popular plugins I mean the section at the top of the plugins forum.

 

[edsche]

Re: InfoService v1.32 - 5 day weather/Feeds/Twitter on basic home [04-01-2010] *PLANN

Already PMed them

By popular plugins I mean the section at the top of the plugins forum.

Ah okay, i think the forum mods are deciding this how the thread grows and how "big" the plugin is. Let's see

 

[DieBagger]

Re: InfoService v1.32 - 5 day weather/Feeds/Twitter on basic home [04-01-2010] *PLANN

Are you storing the received items into a database? So if the user restarts mediaportal, will the items still show?

If you want to talk to fforde and ltfearme I'd recommend the #movingpictures irc channel. (IRC Channel - Moving Pictures)

Another thing that might add further value to this feature is if the user can click on an item and it would open the plugin showing this item. This would be possible with https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/...25/patch-allow-skins-plugins-parameter-74143/, which I hope will make it into the next version after 1.1. For now you could add the path to the media file and start playing it when the user clicks it.

 

[edsche]

Re: InfoService v1.32 - 5 day weather/Feeds/Twitter on basic home [04-01-2010] *PLANN

Are you storing the received items into a database? So if the user restarts mediaportal, will the items still show?

No at the moment not. But do you think there is a need for a database? It could be easily made, if the plugin save the last recently added items to a xml file or even the MediaPortal.xml, when MediaPortal closes.

Another thing that might add further value to this feature is if the user can click on an item and it would open the plugin showing this item. This would be possible with https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/...25/patch-allow-skins-plugins-parameter-74143/, which I hope will make it into the next version after 1.1. For now you could add the path to the media file and start playing it when the user clicks it.

Thought about that and came to the point this isn't possible, but with your patch it should work. Great!

 

[pilehave]

Re: InfoService v1.32 - 5 day weather/Feeds/Twitter on basic home [04-01-2010] *PLANN

Hi Chris

When I run the 1.5 beta I get the black "Missing or invalid file:" screen. I DID make a copy of the "old" infoservice.xml called infoservice.feeds.xml, AND I created the twitter file (infoservice.twitter.xml).

I also copied the "infoService" folder with english and german to my languge folder.

Can you help?

 

[edsche]

Re: InfoService v1.32 - 5 day weather/Feeds/Twitter on basic home [04-01-2010] *PLANN

Hi Chris

When I run the 1.5 beta I get the black "Missing or invalid file:" screen. I DID make a copy of the "old" infoservice.xml called infoservice.feeds.xml, AND I created the twitter file (infoservice.twitter.xml).

I also copied the "infoService" folder with english and german to my languge folder.

Can you help?

Works here on 7 and XP, but tested it only with MP 1.1 Beta. Do you use 1.02 ? Any typos?

 

[pilehave]

Re: InfoService v1.32 - 5 day weather/Feeds/Twitter on basic home [04-01-2010] *PLANN

Hi Chris

When I run the 1.5 beta I get the black "Missing or invalid file:" screen. I DID make a copy of the "old" infoservice.xml called infoservice.feeds.xml, AND I created the twitter file (infoservice.twitter.xml).

I also copied the "infoService" folder with english and german to my languge folder.

Can you help?

Works here on 7 and XP, but tested it only with MP 1.1 Beta. Do you use 1.02 ? Any typos?

Using 1.1 Beta + latest SVN on XP. I have no idea why it doesn't work, the log-files shows no clue.