[eastcoastscripter]

Is there a .zip file for Kodi's official add-on repository, similar to the format of other non-official repos?

I've been looking here, but can only find individual version-specific .zips for each add-on: http://mirrors.kodi.tv/addons/

[ironic_monkey]

not sure if i guess correctly on what you are after (it is not at all clear from your question), but if you mean the repo specification it sits in the main git; https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/tree/master...y.xbmc.org

to create a .zip file for installing the repo as add-on you would simply zip up the directory in the appropriate format.

[eastcoastscripter]

Thank you for the quick reply.

I've written an add-on that can install add-ons by pointing to their respective repo's .zip file. Unfortunately, the only add-ons I'm interested in installing are those which reside in Kodi's official repository -- where there does not appear to be a .zip file.

If I use the suggestion of zipping up the directory, then the add-ons that get installed will not be updated when new versions become available. I hope this makes sense...

[pkscout]

I'm trying to figure out why you need your addon to install other addons programmatically, as Kodi already has built in way to do that. In addon.xml you can put whatever addons you need in the <requires> section and specify a minimum version. Kodi will then automatically install any required addons when you're addon is installed.

Here's that section for Artist Slideshow:

Code:

    <requires>
        <import addon="xbmc.python" version="2.19.0"/>
        <import addon="xbmc.addon" version="14.0.0"/>
        <import addon="script.module.requests" version="2.3.0"/>
        <import addon="script.module.simplejson" version="3.3.0"/>
    </requires>

For more info see http://kodi.wiki/view/addon.xml

[eastcoastscripter]

My goal is to keep some remote installations up-to-date. For example, if an add-on in Kodi's repo stops working at some point or becomes useless (stops showing current content, etc.) I want my add-on to be able to remove it. Along the same vein, I'd also like my add-on to be able to install new add-ons as they become available and approved for Kodi's repo, without the end user having to do anything more than just run my add-on. I control what gets added and removed through a settings xml file. I have no issues adding/removing add-ons from other repos (those which have .zip files, which seems to be all of them). However, as I mentioned, I'm only interested in those add-ons which are in the official Kodi repo -- so I've hit a wall here...

[eastcoastscripter]

Would more information be helpful in resolving this? Please let me know what other details are needed. Thanks.

[Midnght]

Okay i see this post is super old so i may not get a reply.

But why is a zip file of their repo such a state secret? Why do i have to download some directory learn how to build a zip file simply to add thier official repo?

Why do i need a zip of their official repo because third party tv boxers are ripping your repo out of the kodi they slapped together. and rather than rip out their software which is still your software i tried to just install kodi new but you verified as already installed and only opened their branded kodi i mean seriously is such a security risk to not have your own repo.zip to be dld and allowed to be installed?

Sincerely,

Frustrated

[Fuzzard]

There is no zip file. The repository address is baked into any official kodi distributable.

https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/blob/b009cc...on.txt#L14

There's nothing secret, stop the paranoia. We have zero reason to distribute as a zip because of how we build it. If other people remove it, don't use their versions. Uninstall and install an official version.