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daytooner · 2012-11-11, 20:18

As the title says, I want to write my own scraper. In this case, a version of the IMDb scraper for TV shows.

Looking through all of the files installed by XBMC, I couldn't find one with the the XML for IMDb. I did find one with just scraper functions for it, though. So where is the main part of it?

From what I can tell, looking at the site HTML, this should be a relatively simple task, if I had the main IMDB code to start from. I am an x-programmer - but still quite capable.

So where does this reside? And then, once I have completed the scraper, where should I put it in the xbmc folder heirarchy?

I have seen other threads about IMDb for TV series, but nothing about a scraper being released. So, of course, if this task has already been completed, all of the above is moot, Just point me to the scraper.

FWIW: I am running v11.0 on Linux Fedora.

TIA

ken

**Martijn** · 2012-11-11, 20:21

Write_media_scrapers (wiki)

daytooner · 2012-11-11, 20:50

(2012-11-11, 20:21)Martijn Wrote: Write_media_scrapers (wiki)

That's an empty page!

scudlee · 2012-11-11, 20:56

Try HOW-TO:Write media scrapers (wiki)

daytooner · 2012-11-11, 21:23

(2012-11-11, 20:56)scudlee Wrote: Try HOW-TO:Write media scrapers (wiki)

I had already looked at that page, as well as this one.

The latter explained where to put my finished scraper. But what I was looking for was the code that called all of the IMDb scraper functions (in addons/metadata.common.imdb.com). There is the one for themoviedb.org, in (metadata.tvdb.com/tmdb.xml). but not for IMDb. I didn't want to start from scratch, and thought that modifying the current IMDb addon would be much simpler.

ken

**olympia** · 2012-11-12, 21:51

Have you actually installed the IMDb scraper?
In case yes, look at your user home dir/.xbmc/addons

daytooner · (This post was last modified: 2012-11-13, 02:17 by daytooner.)

(2012-11-12, 21:51)olympia Wrote: Have you actually installed the IMDb scraper?

Yes, and it works for movies, but not TV show.

Quote:In case yes, look at your user home dir/.xbmc/addons

Yes, and it only has scraper FUNCTIONS, not the main code.

Oops. I just saw the metadata.imdb.com folder (as opposed to the "commons" folder). My bad.

Thanks,

ken

opperpanter · 2012-12-15, 21:22

Did you manage to complete your imdb scraper? Would be interesting, since the "official" imdb scraper is broken.