[phagez]

Hi Kodi devs! I am looking for your input to a project I am thinking about starting.

What I am thinking about trying is using the Chrome Embedded Framework to create a Kodi add-on that is essentially a chrome frame embedded in Kodi that is locked to a domain, say YouTube, that looks like the standard Kodi skin over a web browser. That way you get all the features of the actual website but inside Kodi. Hopefully it would feel more seamless and have an interface everybody already knows. I would work on it in steps, and I know some Python but am an electrical engineer by trade and training. I have never really done more than simple scripting but I think I may be capable. However, there are always unforeseen issues and I don't want to waste my time if this is unrealistic, which is why I'm asking this community for input.
Is this worth it?
Is it even possible?
What issues might I encounter?
Thanks for any input!

[wsnipex]

Yes its possible, as one of our devs is already working on it.
http://esmasol.de/open-source/kodi-add-o...b-browser/

[RockerC]

Yes its possible, as one of our devs is already working on it.
http://esmasol.de/open-source/kodi-add-o...b-browser/

Nice! The developer alwinus is also developing the Audio DSP and Radio RDS APIs for Kodi. The first kodi repository tree branch looks to be hidden from the public though?

https://github.com/AlwinEsch/kodi/tree/a...et-browser
https://github.com/AlwinEsch/kodi/tree/i...on-handler
https://github.com/AlwinEsch/web.browser.chromium

[EDIT:] Looks like some of it have been or is in the process of being moved to a new "kodi-web" project on GitHub here:

https://github.com/kodi-web
https://github.com/kodi-web/chromium-cef-bin-creator
https://github.com/kodi-web/web.browser.chromium

FYI, here are a few related discussion threads about the possibility to embedding CEF (Chrome Embedded Framework) or some other web browsers layout engine into Kodi:

http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=220842
http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=222296
http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=127847
http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=25
http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=55093

Don't think this could be done in Python script, as CEF3 binaries and libraries have to first be integrated with Kodi's core and skinning engine API as a C++ binary addon.

[wsnipex]

no python. This is a huge effort and requires lots of work on cef itself, the binary addon to integrate it and finally on kodi core.

[KOPRajs]

What is the current status of this project? I've seen some github activity a few months ago. Is it possible to build it? Is it a standalone addon or does it need a special fork of Kodi?