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+--- Thread: Javascript scrapers? (/showthread.php?tid=307478)
Javascript scrapers? - Hedda - 2017-02-17
(2017-02-07, 17:45)ronie Wrote: i'm currently working on python based scrapers for artists and albums.Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask, as I know that Kodi have already had an integrated Python interpreter for many years now.
But can I ask if there is any plans for Kodi to also get native support for scrapers written in JavaScript?
I see that Razze made a "Kodi addon generator" which enables you to use Node.js would could allow to use JavaScript in addons.
http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=305664
It would however be more convenient if Kodi had an integrated (embedded) JavaScript engine for scrapers, plugins, and addons.
Example; V8 (JavaScript engine) from Chromium Project, though it might be overkill? Or Cesanta "V7" embedded JavaScript engine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V8_(JavaScript_engine)
https://developers.google.com/v8/
Cesanta "V7" embedded JavaScript engine for C/C++, which claims to be the worlds smallest JavaScript engine written in C
https://docs.cesanta.com/v7/master/
https://github.com/cesanta/v7
V8 integration might be better if Kodi still have plans to also integrating CEF (Chromium Embedded Framework) web server?
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Kodi-Chrome-Embedded
RE: The logic and future of Music scrapers? - ironic_monkey - 2017-02-17
a generator for an xml file written in javascript makes you think you can write add-ons in javascript
if i were in charge you would have banned your ass for thread hijacking a long time ago.