[User 224999]

Forgot to ask you about the cast defails call, can you tell me if this caches or not? In a recent update we added it to widget info and it seems there is a delay when in widget info on displaying the correct cast details i.e. it'll show the ones from the previous movie viewed in widget info and then some seconds later or more will update to the correct movie? Does it matter what is used in the call? i.e. would using the DBID improve the delay?

The data is cached but you will always have a little overhead for the python plugin interface....
Once in the cache it should show up within a second or maybe 2 (depends on system speed)

[User 224999]

Well, just gave it a quick shot but it doesn't work.
Seems that the Keyboard popup entry is missing, or the getdirectory error ?.

You must use the same syntax as the normal skin settings, so providing the values in your skinsettings.xml file
That way you can also set the defaults with setting the optional attribute constantdefault="condition"

So, in skinsettings.xml:
<setting id="MyConstant" value="200" label="200" condition="" icon="" description="" constantdefault="true" />
<setting id="MyConstant" value="300" label="300" condition="" icon="" description="" />

And call the script:
RunScript(script.skin.helper.service,action=setskinconstant,setting=MyConstant,header=Width for Panel)

The includes file will be auto generated based on user selection and/or the defaults, no need for you to supply it.

If you want I can also add a prompt option so you supply some values and a way to enter manually, something like this:

<setting id="MyConstant" value="||PROMPTSTRING|||" label="300" condition="" icon="" description="" />
<setting id="MyConstant" value="||PROMPTNUMERIC|||" label="300" condition="" icon="" description="" />

[User 224999]

Can't get metascore to pull on movies and opened ListItemMonitor.py and noticed that row 1319 says: WINDOW.setProperty("SkinHelper.MetaCritic.Score",result.get('Metascore',""))

Fixed ;-)

[User 224999]

Since I have updated to last git, duration on my widget doesn't work.

Can you give it a try with latest Git version ?

[Hustler1337]

Hi Marcel,

Thanks once again for developing this amazing tool. I've been using the Skin Helper Service it in my personal mod. Just a quick question, I've noticed on your Git page you've dropped more awesome RottenTomatoes data, MetaCritics and others. Have these features already been pushed onto the Kodi repo. If not, what sort of timescale should we expect?

Cheers

[User 224999]

@Marcel

Just asking if you stil have the genre content provider thing on your list.

I kind of forgot what to do with this

Was it an additional entrypoint for genres with a poster/fanart assigned from movies from that genre or for each genre a list of fanarts/posters ?

Something like ListItem.Property(fanart0), ListItem.Property(fanart1) etc ?

[User 224999]

Thanks once again for developing this amazing tool. I've been using the Skin Helper Service it in my personal mod. Just a quick question, I've noticed on your Git page you've dropped more awesome RottenTomatoes data, MetaCritics and others. Have these features already been pushed onto the Kodi repo. If not, what sort of timescale should we expect?

It's only added yesterday so would normally not hit the repo before a week or two.
That said, I squashed some annoying bugs today which might lead to an early repo push ;-)

[Jayz2K]

Well, just gave it a quick shot but it doesn't work.
Seems that the Keyboard popup entry is missing, or the getdirectory error ?.

You must use the same syntax as the normal skin settings, so providing the values in your skinsettings.xml file
That way you can also set the defaults with setting the optional attribute constantdefault="condition"

So, in skinsettings.xml:
<setting id="MyConstant" value="200" label="200" condition="" icon="" description="" constantdefault="true" />
<setting id="MyConstant" value="300" label="300" condition="" icon="" description="" />

And call the script:
RunScript(script.skin.helper.service,action=setskinconstant,setting=MyConstant,header=Width for Panel)

The includes file will be auto generated based on user selection and/or the defaults, no need for you to supply it.

If you want I can also add a prompt option so you supply some values and a way to enter manually, something like this:

<setting id="MyConstant" value="||PROMPTSTRING|||" label="300" condition="" icon="" description="" />
<setting id="MyConstant" value="||PROMPTNUMERIC|||" label="300" condition="" icon="" description="" />

Hehe, more clear now, missed the skinsettings.xml part :p This is going to be a large file Really intuitive to work in this one.

Yeah, the ||PROMPTNUMERIC|| is what I need
Not sure the ||PROMPTSTRING|| makes sense here since AFAIK constants are numeric only ... ?

Also, while you're on skin settings, I'm using this great stuff a lot also to just build a select box and use the <onselect> action. But in this case, the dummy string name writes a useless skinstring. Should it be possible to add a ||SKIPSTRING|| so it writes nothing ?

[Jayz2K]

I don't like to come with bad news but seems latest update 1.0.56 broke the "fileexists" feature.
It's been reported by users and tested it myself (after upgrading).

Should now be fixed on Git. Once confirmed I will push to the repo again.

Thx will report as soon as I have 5mins.

[Hustler1337]

Thanks once again for developing this amazing tool. I've been using the Skin Helper Service it in my personal mod. Just a quick question, I've noticed on your Git page you've dropped more awesome RottenTomatoes data, MetaCritics and others. Have these features already been pushed onto the Kodi repo. If not, what sort of timescale should we expect?

It's only added yesterday so would normally not hit the repo before a week or two.
That said, I squashed some annoying bugs today which might lead to an early repo push ;-)

Nice No worries Marcel, no rush. We've always got Github to get your cutting edge updates

[sualfred]

@Marcel

Just asking if you stil have the genre content provider thing on your list.

I kind of forgot what to do with this

Was it an additional entrypoint for genres with a poster/fanart assigned from movies from that genre or for each genre a list of fanarts/posters ?

Something like ListItem.Property(fanart0), ListItem.Property(fanart1) etc ?

Yep, but with posters 3 arts per ListItem are required on my side.

[Jayz2K]

I don't like to come with bad news but seems latest update 1.0.56 broke the "fileexists" feature.
It's been reported by users and tested it myself (after upgrading).

Should now be fixed on Git. Once confirmed I will push to the repo again.

Fixed thx ...

[Angelinas]

Marcel for MoviSets Cast...some error to fix

PHP Code:

22:00:07 T:2436   ERROR: XFILE::CDirectory::GetDirectory - Error getting plugin://script.skin.helper.service/?action=getcast&movieset=James Bond Collection&downloadthumbs=true
22:00:08 T:3592   ERROR: Skin Helper Service --> Error in plugin.py --> not all arguments converted during string formatting
22:00:08 T:3592   ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last):
22:00:08 T:3592   ERROR:   File "C:\Users\Lenovo\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\script.skin.helper.service\plugin.py", line 115, in <module>
22:00:08 T:3592   ERROR:     Main()
22:00:08 T:3592   ERROR:   File "C:\Users\Lenovo\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\script.skin.helper.service\plugin.py", line 74, in __init__
22:00:08 T:3592   ERROR:     plugincontent.getCast(movie,tvshow,movieset,episode,downloadthumbs)
22:00:08 T:3592   ERROR:   File "C:\Users\Lenovo\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\script.skin.helper.service\resources\lib\PluginContent.py", line 1070, in getCast
22:00:08 T:3592   ERROR:     json_result = getJSON('VideoLibrary.GetMovieSets', '{ "properties": [ "title" ] }' %movieset.encode("utf-8"))
22:00:08 T:3592   ERROR: TypeError: not all arguments converted during string formatting 


[User 224999]

Marcel for MoviSets Cast...some error to fix

Should now be fixed

[Angelinas]

Nop , have error

PHP Code:

23:25:16 T:2596   ERROR: Skin Helper Service --> Error in plugin.py --> 'movies'
23:25:16 T:2596   ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last):
23:25:16 T:2596   ERROR:   File "C:\Users\Lenovo\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\script.skin.helper.service\plugin.py", line 115, in <module>
23:25:16 T:2596   ERROR:     Main()
23:25:16 T:2596   ERROR:   File "C:\Users\Lenovo\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\script.skin.helper.service\plugin.py", line 74, in __init__
23:25:16 T:2596   ERROR:     plugincontent.getCast(movie,tvshow,movieset,episode,downloadthumbs)
23:25:16 T:2596   ERROR:   File "C:\Users\Lenovo\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\addons\script.skin.helper.service\resources\lib\PluginContent.py", line 1073, in getCast
23:25:16 T:2596   ERROR:     moviesetmovies = result['movies']
23:25:16 T:2596   ERROR: KeyError: 'movies'
23:25:16 T:3288   ERROR: XFILE::CDirectory::GetDirectory - Error getting plugin://script.skin.helper.service/?action=getcast&movieset=Despicable Me Collection&downloadthumbs=true