[roscoe]

Hi,
I think I am overlooking something, but I just cant add audio playlists in the right order, they always come out in alphabetical order.

they are in correct order if I do this:
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"Files.GetDirectory","params":{"directory":"/home/pat/3TB/_music_/test/test.m3u"}}

when I add them:
{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"Playlist.Add","params":{"item":{"directory":"/home/pat/3TB/_music_/test.m3u"},"playlistid":0}}

they will be in alphabetical order / filename order / not in the original order.

if I add the playlist in xbmc via "Q" key everything is fine ....
is there a parameter in Playlist.Add which disbles this sorting ? If not, are there plans to change it ?

btw I am on 12.2 Git32b1a5e May 2 2013 (xbmcbuntu)

[roscoe]

well, I found a way to add playlists remotely in the right order and play it

@Montellese: Can you confirm that Playlist.Add only works in alphabetically order ? (see above...)

just can't believe it... but if it is so, here's my python script to add them one by one in the right order:
- json-rpc function was taken from somewhere in this forum
- adding 60 songs take about 20secs ... I will look into batch-sending

Code:

# TODO: batch upload
# by roscoe for xbmc and yatse forum  
#

import json, urllib2, time

host = 'xbmcbuntu'
port = '8080'

#plistfile='/home/pat/3TB/_music_/Playlists/error.m3u'
plistfile='/home/pat/3TB/_music_/Playlists/80er.m3u'

def getJsonRemote(host,port,method,params=None):
    url = 'http://%s:%s/jsonrpc' %(host, port)
    values ={}
    values['jsonrpc'] = '2.0'
    values['method'] = method
    if params is not None:
        values['params'] = params
    values['id'] = '1'
    headers = {'Content-Type':'application/json'}

    data = json.dumps(values)

    req = urllib2.Request(url, data, headers)

    response = urllib2.urlopen(req)
    return response.read()

# read playlist and put it to queue item per item
def readpl_to_queue(pl):
    try:
        #clear playlist
        received=getJsonRemote(host, port,'Playlist.Clear' , { 'playlistid' : 0 } )

        #read directory/playlist
        received=getJsonRemote(host, port,'Files.GetDirectory', { 'directory' : '%s' %pl , 'media':'video' })

        #get just the files json-> dict
        data=json.loads(received)

        #with open('output.json','w') as f:   # store if needed
        #    f.write(received)

        playlist=[]

        for i in range(len(data[u'result'][u'files'])):
            playlist.append(data[u'result'][u'files'][i]['file'])
            #print data[u'result'][u'files'][i]['file']
            i=i+1

        # add item per item
        for item in playlist:
            received=getJsonRemote(host, port, 'Playlist.Add' , { 'playlistid' : 0 , 'item' : {'file' : '%s' % item } } )
            print 'added: %s' % item
            print

    except KeyError:
        print '\nthere was an error while sending JSON-RPC (wrong playlistname?)\n'

def print_current_pl():
    received=getJsonRemote(host,port,'Playlist.GetItems', { 'properties' : ['title', 'album', 'artist', 'duration'] , 'playlistid': 0 } )
    print received

def play_current_pl():
        #received=getJsonRemote(host,port,'Player.Open', {"item":{"playlistid":0},"options":{"repeat":"all"}})
        received=getJsonRemote(host,port,'Player.Open', {'item':{'playlistid':0}})
        print received

#------------------ main -----------------------------------------------------

timestart = time.clock()

readpl_to_queue(plistfile)

print_current_pl()

play_current_pl()

print '\ntime elapsed: \t%s' % (time.clock() - timestart)

[Tolriq]

Be careful as stated by topfs batch commands are not order constrained.

So if you batch you may end up with songs in wrong order in any future Xbmc patch

[roscoe]

edited a typo ... should work now
except KeyError
instead of
except (KeyError )


and added play function