[realtebo]

Is there a link, even in external sites, about developing lyric plugin ?

I'd like to implement lyric feature into my music addon ... but I've no idea where to start

[Karnagious]

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=62853

maybe?

[realtebo]

Usefull links, thanks. I can read the code and try to learn.
But a 'theorical guide' can be more usefull, if any.
For example: the 'lyryc' button of the skin, when enabled in the skin setting, which function call ?
Or simply execute the lyric script and every script draw a window as it prefer?

[Karnagious]

I dont think you will find a guide that specific.

[RockerC]

Hi realtebo, if you can code C++(?) please see this thread in the feature suggestion forum with a related idea to move Music Lyrics Addon core handling to XBMC's core as they have already done with Subtitle Addon core handling

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=177752

I like to suggest that (Music) Lyrics Addons core handling code be moved to XBMC's core.

Since it have already been decided that the Subtitles Addon core handling will be moved to XBMC's core in Pull Request 3552, maybe that code could be extended to also support similar lyrics service plugins too?

That is, exact same concept as for the new subtitles service plugins, with a common interface as part of XBMC core, if that code and GUI window(s) could be extended or reused for this too?


Pull Request 3552 idea is to the GUI portion of the XBMC Subtitles Script into XBMC's core, and has the individual subtitle services run as plugins from there, which will allow better skin integration of downloading of subtitles. As better described on the news site here http://xbmc.org/making-subtitle-search-better/

So perhaps the same new UI window(s) and concept could be extend or reused to be used for lyrics service plugins?

If you can not code C++ but are well versed in Python then suggest you instead look at copying the XBMC Subtitles Addon Script by Amet and using the same concept for a new Music Lyrics Addon Script, found here

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=126495

Again that XBMC Subtitles Addon Script by Amet is used in XBMC 13 (Frodo) but will obsolete for XBMC 14 (Gotham) because its replaced with Pull Request 3552

The concept is still good as it is modular and can support searching many sites with service modules for those other sites written by other coders, so that same concept could be great for music lyrics too.

So I think that if we could get the same concept for a Music Lyrics Addon Script, or a native Music Lyrics Addon core handling into XBMC's core, then that could make using lyrics in XBMC, and other addons much better.


Also checkout http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add-on_development for general XBMC Addons guides and tutorials