Python xbmcplugin.setPluginCategory() Examples

def channeltypes(params,url,category):
    logger.info("channelselector.channeltypes")

    lista = getchanneltypes()
    for item in lista:
        addfolder(item.title,item.channel,item.action,category=item.category,thumbnailname=item.thumbnail)

    if config.get_platform()=="kodi-krypton" or config.get_platform()=="kodi-leia":
        import plugintools
        plugintools.set_view( plugintools.TV_SHOWS )

    # Label (top-right)...
    import xbmcplugin
    xbmcplugin.setPluginCategory( handle=int( sys.argv[ 1 ] ), category="" )
    xbmcplugin.addSortMethod( handle=int( sys.argv[ 1 ] ), sortMethod=xbmcplugin.SORT_METHOD_NONE )
    xbmcplugin.endOfDirectory( handle=int( sys.argv[ 1 ] ), succeeded=True )

    if config.get_setting("forceview")=="true":
        # Confluence - Thumbnail
        import xbmc
        xbmc.executebuiltin("Container.SetViewMode(500)") 

def listchannels(params,url,category):
    logger.info("channelselector.listchannels")

    lista = filterchannels(category)
    for channel in lista:
        if config.is_xbmc() and (channel.type=="xbmc" or channel.type=="generic"):
            addfolder(channel.title , channel.channel , "mainlist" , channel.channel)

        elif config.get_platform()=="boxee" and channel.extra!="rtmp":
            addfolder(channel.title , channel.channel , "mainlist" , channel.channel)

    if config.get_platform()=="kodi-krypton" or config.get_platform()=="kodi-leia":
        import plugintools
        plugintools.set_view( plugintools.TV_SHOWS )

    # Label (top-right)...
    import xbmcplugin
    xbmcplugin.setPluginCategory( handle=int( sys.argv[ 1 ] ), category=category )
    xbmcplugin.addSortMethod( handle=int( sys.argv[ 1 ] ), sortMethod=xbmcplugin.SORT_METHOD_NONE )
    xbmcplugin.endOfDirectory( handle=int( sys.argv[ 1 ] ), succeeded=True )

    if config.get_setting("forceview")=="true":
        # Confluence - Thumbnail
        import xbmc
        xbmc.executebuiltin("Container.SetViewMode(500)") 

def onInit():
    xbmcplugin.setPluginCategory(HANDLE, 'Websites')
    xbmcplugin.setContent(HANDLE, 'movies')

    # show global search link
    url = build_url({'mode': 'globalsearch'})
    xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(HANDLE, url,
                                xbmcgui.ListItem(label="[COLOR yellow][B] %s [/B][/COLOR]" % "Search All..."), True)

    for site in SITES:
        if site['version'] > KODI_VERSION:
            print("***********************Skip version %d" % site['version'])
            continue

        list_item = xbmcgui.ListItem(label=site['name'])
        list_item.addContextMenuItems(globalContextMenu())
        list_item.setArt({'thumb': site['logo'], 'icon': site['logo']})
        url = build_url({'mode': 'category', 'module': site['plugin'], 'className': site['className']})
        is_folder = True
        xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(HANDLE, url, list_item, is_folder)

    xbmcplugin.endOfDirectory(HANDLE, cacheToDisc=True) 

def browse_subfolders(media, view_id, server_id=None):

    ''' Display submenus for emby views.
    '''
    from views import DYNNODES

    get_server(server_id)
    view = EMBY['api'].get_item(view_id)
    xbmcplugin.setPluginCategory(int(sys.argv[1]), view['Name'])
    nodes = DYNNODES[media]

    for node in nodes:

        params = {
            'id': view_id,
            'mode': "browse",
            'type': media,
            'folder': view_id if node[0] == 'all' else node[0],
            'server': server_id
        }
        path = "%s?%s" % ("plugin://plugin.video.emby/",  urllib.urlencode(params))
        directory(node[1] or view['Name'], path)

    xbmcplugin.setContent(int(sys.argv[1]), 'files')
    xbmcplugin.endOfDirectory(int(sys.argv[1])) 

def start_container(self):
        xbmcplugin.setPluginCategory(self.handle, self.plugincategory)  # Container.PluginCategory
        xbmcplugin.setContent(self.handle, self.containercontent)  # Container.Content 

def buildShowsList(videos):
    for chan, video_url, video_title, video_icon, infoLabels, video_mode in videos:
        li = xbmcgui.ListItem(
            video_title,
            iconImage=video_icon,
            thumbnailImage=video_icon,
            path=video_url)
        url = build_url({
            'mode': video_mode,
            'channel': chan,
            'param': video_url,
            'name': video_title})
        if video_mode == 'play':
            li.setInfo( type='Video', infoLabels=infoLabels)
            li.setProperty('IsPlayable', 'true')
            li.addContextMenuItems([(globalvar.LANGUAGE(33020).encode('utf-8'), 'XBMC.RunPlugin(%s?mode=dl&channel=%s&param=%s&name=%s)' % (sys.argv[0],chan,urllib.quote_plus(video_url),urllib.quote_plus(video_title)))])
            xbmcplugin.addSortMethod(addon_handle, xbmcplugin.SORT_METHOD_NONE)
            xbmcplugin.setPluginCategory(addon_handle, 'episodes')
            xbmcplugin.setContent(addon_handle, 'episodes')
        xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(
            handle=addon_handle,
            url=url,
            listitem=li,
            isFolder=video_mode != 'play')
    if channel == 'favourites' and param == 'unseen':
        notify(globalvar.LANGUAGE(33026).encode('utf-8'), 0) 

def global_search():
    xbmcplugin.setPluginCategory(HANDLE, 'Search')
    xbmcplugin.setContent(HANDLE, 'movies')
    url = build_url({'mode': 'doglobalsearch'})
    xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(HANDLE,
                                url,
                                xbmcgui.ListItem(label="[COLOR orange][B]%s[/B][/COLOR]" % "Enter search text ..."),
                                True)

    # Support to save search history
    contents = XbmcHelper.search_history_get()
    if contents:
        url = build_url({'mode': 'clearsearch'})
        xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(HANDLE,
                                    url,
                                    xbmcgui.ListItem(label="[COLOR red][B]%s[/B][/COLOR]" % "Clear search text ..."),
                                    False)
        for txt in contents:
            try:
                url = build_url({'mode': 'doglobalsearch', 'url': txt})
                xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(HANDLE,
                                            url,
                                            xbmcgui.ListItem(label="[COLOR blue][B]%s[/B][/COLOR]" % txt),
                                            True)
            except:
                pass
    xbmcplugin.endOfDirectory(HANDLE) 

def search(module, classname=None):
    xbmcplugin.setPluginCategory(HANDLE, 'Search')
    xbmcplugin.setContent(HANDLE, 'movies')
    url = build_url({'mode': 'dosearch', 'module': module, 'className': classname})
    xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(HANDLE,
                                url,
                                xbmcgui.ListItem(label="[COLOR orange][B]%s[/B][/COLOR]" % "Enter search text ..."),
                                True)

    # Support to save search history
    contents = XbmcHelper.search_history_get()
    if contents:
        url = build_url({'mode': 'clearsearch', 'module': module, 'className': classname})
        xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(HANDLE,
                                    url,
                                    xbmcgui.ListItem(label="[COLOR red][B]%s[/B][/COLOR]" % "Clear search text ..."),
                                    True)
        for txt in contents:
            try:
                url = build_url({'mode': 'dosearch', 'module': module, 'className': classname, 'url': txt})
                xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(HANDLE,
                                            url,
                                            xbmcgui.ListItem(label="[COLOR blue][B]%s[/B][/COLOR]" % txt),
                                            True)
            except:
                pass
    xbmcplugin.endOfDirectory(HANDLE) 

def show_server_links(items, movie_item, server, module, class_name):
    title = movie_item.get('title').encode('utf8')
    xbmcplugin.setPluginCategory(HANDLE, "%s - %s " % (title, server))
    xbmcplugin.setContent(HANDLE, 'videos')

    label = "[COLOR red][B][---- %s : [COLOR yellow]%d eps[/COLOR] ----][/B][/COLOR]" % (server, len(items))
    sli = xbmcgui.ListItem(label=label)
    xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(HANDLE, None, sli, isFolder=False)
    _build_ep_list(items, movie_item, module, class_name)
    xbmcplugin.endOfDirectory(HANDLE) 

def list_movie(movies, link, page, module, classname):
    xbmcplugin.setPluginCategory(HANDLE, classname)
    # xbmcplugin.setContent(HANDLE, 'tvshows')
    xbmcplugin.setContent(HANDLE, 'movies')
    # view_mode_id = 55
    # xbmc.executebuiltin('Container.SetViewMode(%s)' % view_mode_id)

    if movies is not None:
        for item in movies['movies']:
            try:
                list_item = xbmcgui.ListItem(label=item['label'])
                list_item.addContextMenuItems(globalContextMenu())
                list_item.setLabel2(item['realtitle'])
                list_item.setIconImage('DefaultVideo.png')
                list_item.setArt({'thumb': item['thumb']})
                if 'poster' in item:
                    list_item.setArt({'poster': item['poster']})
                if 'intro' in item:
                    list_item.setInfo(type='video', infoLabels={'plot': item['intro']})
                url = build_url({
                    'mode': 'movie', 'module': module, 'className': classname,
                    'movie_item': json.dumps(item)
                })
                xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(HANDLE, url, list_item, isFolder=True)
            except Exception as inst:
                print("*********************** List Movie Exception: {}".format(inst))
                print(item)

        print("***********************Current page %d" % page)
        # show next page
        if movies['page'] > 1 and page < movies['page']:
            label = "Next page %d / %d >>" % (page, movies['page'])
            next_item = xbmcgui.ListItem(label=label)
            if 'page_patten' in movies and movies['page_patten'] is not None:
                link = movies['page_patten']

            url = build_url({'mode': 'movies', 'url': link, 'page': page + 1, 'module': module, 'className': classname})
            xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(HANDLE, url, next_item, True)
    else:
        return
    xbmcplugin.endOfDirectory(HANDLE) 

def list_category(cats, module, classname, movies=None):
    xbmcplugin.setPluginCategory(HANDLE, classname)
    xbmcplugin.setContent(HANDLE, 'files')

    # show search link
    url = build_url({'mode': 'search', 'module': module, 'className': classname})
    xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(HANDLE, url,
                                xbmcgui.ListItem(label="[COLOR green][B] %s [/B][/COLOR]" % "Search ..."), True)

    for cat in cats:
        list_item = xbmcgui.ListItem(label=cat['title'])
        list_item.addContextMenuItems(globalContextMenu())
        if 'subcategory' in cat and cat['subcategory'] and len(cat['subcategory']) > 0:
            url = build_url({'mode': 'category', 'url': cat['link'], 'name': cat['title'],
                             'subcategory': json.dumps(cat['subcategory']), 'module': module, 'className': classname})
        else:
            url = build_url({'mode': 'movies', 'url': cat['link'], 'page': 1, 'module': module, 'className': classname})
        xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(HANDLE, url, list_item, isFolder=True)

    if movies and len(movies) > 0:
        label = "[COLOR yellow][B][---- New Movies ----][/B][/COLOR]"
        sli = xbmcgui.ListItem(label=label)
        xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(HANDLE, None, sli, isFolder=False)
        list_movie(movies, '/', 1, module, classname)
    else:
        xbmcplugin.endOfDirectory(HANDLE) 

def mainlist(params,url,category):
    logger.info("channelselector.mainlist")

    # Verifica actualizaciones solo en el primer nivel
    if config.get_platform()!="boxee":
        try:
            from core import updater
        except ImportError:
            logger.info("channelselector.mainlist No disponible modulo actualizaciones")
        else:
            if config.get_setting("check_for_plugin_updates") == "true":
                logger.info("channelselector.mainlist Verificar actualizaciones activado")
                updater.checkforupdates()
            else:
                logger.info("channelselector.mainlist Verificar actualizaciones desactivado")

    itemlist = getmainlist("squares")
    for elemento in itemlist:
        logger.info("channelselector item="+elemento.tostring())
        addfolder(elemento.title , elemento.channel , elemento.action , thumbnailname=elemento.thumbnail, folder=elemento.folder)

    if config.get_platform()=="kodi-krypton" or config.get_platform()=="kodi-leia":
        import plugintools
        plugintools.set_view( plugintools.TV_SHOWS )

    # Label (top-right)...
    import xbmcplugin
    #xbmcplugin.setPluginCategory( handle=int( sys.argv[ 1 ] ), category="" )
    #xbmcplugin.addSortMethod( handle=int( sys.argv[ 1 ] ), sortMethod=xbmcplugin.SORT_METHOD_NONE )
    xbmcplugin.endOfDirectory( handle=int( sys.argv[ 1 ] ), succeeded=True )

    if config.get_setting("forceview")=="true":
        # Confluence - Thumbnail
        import xbmc
        xbmc.executebuiltin("Container.SetViewMode(500)") 

def _add_directory_items(self, context):
        """
        Create a virtual folder listing

        :param context: context object
        :type context: ListContext
        :raises SimplePluginError: if sort_methods parameter is not int, tuple or list
        """
        self.log_debug('Creating listing from {0}'.format(str(context)))
        if context.category is not None:
            xbmcplugin.setPluginCategory(self._handle, context.category)
        if context.content is not None:
            xbmcplugin.setContent(self._handle, context.content)  # This must be at the beginning
        for item in context.listing:
            is_folder = item.get('is_folder', True)
            if item.get('list_item') is not None:
                list_item = item['list_item']
            else:
                list_item = self.create_list_item(item)
                if item.get('is_playable'):
                    list_item.setProperty('IsPlayable', 'true')
                    is_folder = False
            xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(self._handle, item['url'], list_item, is_folder)
        if context.sort_methods is not None:
            if isinstance(context.sort_methods, int):
                xbmcplugin.addSortMethod(self._handle, context.sort_methods)
            elif isinstance(context.sort_methods, (tuple, list)):
                for method in context.sort_methods:
                    xbmcplugin.addSortMethod(self._handle, method)
            else:
                raise TypeError(
                    'sort_methods parameter must be of int, tuple or list type!')
        xbmcplugin.endOfDirectory(self._handle,
                                  context.succeeded,
                                  context.update_listing,
                                  context.cache_to_disk)
        if context.view_mode is not None:
            xbmc.executebuiltin('Container.SetViewMode({0})'.format(context.view_mode)) 

def create_listing(listing, succeeded=True, update_listing=False, cache_to_disk=False, sort_methods=None,
                       view_mode=None, content=None, category=None):
        """
        Create and return a context dict for a virtual folder listing

        :param listing: the list of the plugin virtual folder items
        :type listing: list or types.GeneratorType
        :param succeeded: if ``False`` Kodi won't open a new listing and stays on the current level.
        :type succeeded: bool
        :param update_listing: if ``True``, Kodi won't open a sub-listing but refresh the current one.
        :type update_listing: bool
        :param cache_to_disk: cache this view to disk.
        :type cache_to_disk: bool
        :param sort_methods: the list of integer constants representing virtual folder sort methods.
        :type sort_methods: tuple
        :param view_mode: a numeric code for a skin view mode.
            View mode codes are different in different skins except for ``50`` (basic listing).
        :type view_mode: int
        :param content: string - current plugin content, e.g. 'movies' or 'episodes'.
            See :func:`xbmcplugin.setContent` for more info.
        :type content: str
        :param category: str - plugin sub-category, e.g. 'Comedy'.
            See :func:`xbmcplugin.setPluginCategory` for more info.
        :type category: str
        :return: context object containing necessary parameters
            to create virtual folder listing in Kodi UI.
        :rtype: ListContext
        """
        return ListContext(listing, succeeded, update_listing, cache_to_disk,
                           sort_methods, view_mode, content, category) 

def finalize_directory(items, content_type=g.CONTENT_FOLDER, sort_type='sort_nothing', title=None):
    """Finalize a directory listing. Add items, set available sort methods and content type"""
    if title:
        xbmcplugin.setPluginCategory(g.PLUGIN_HANDLE, title)
    xbmcplugin.setContent(g.PLUGIN_HANDLE, content_type)
    add_sort_methods(sort_type)
    xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItems(g.PLUGIN_HANDLE, items) 

def browse_letters(media, view_id, server_id=None):

    ''' Display letters as options.
    '''
    letters = "#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"

    get_server(server_id)
    view = EMBY['api'].get_item(view_id)
    xbmcplugin.setPluginCategory(int(sys.argv[1]), view['Name'])

    for node in letters:

        params = {
            'id': view_id,
            'mode': "browse",
            'type': media,
            'folder': 'firstletter-%s' % node,
            'server': server_id
        }
        path = "%s?%s" % ("plugin://plugin.video.emby/",  urllib.urlencode(params))
        directory(node, path)

    xbmcplugin.setContent(int(sys.argv[1]), 'files')
    xbmcplugin.endOfDirectory(int(sys.argv[1])) 

def add_items_to_kodi_directory(itemlist,parent_item):
    logger.info("tvalacarta.platformcode.xbmctools add_items_to_kodi_directory")

    pluginhandle = int( sys.argv[ 1 ] )

    # Checks if channel provides context menu for items
    exec "import channels."+parent_item.channel+" as channelmodule"
    channel_provides_context_menu = hasattr(channelmodule, 'get_context_menu_for_item')

    for item in itemlist:

        # If video has no fanart, here is assigned a new one
        if item.fanart=="":
            channel_fanart = os.path.join( config.get_runtime_path(), 'resources', 'images', 'fanart', item.channel+'.jpg')

            if os.path.exists(channel_fanart):
                item.fanart = channel_fanart
            else:
                item.fanart = os.path.join(config.get_runtime_path(),"fanart.jpg")

        # Add item to kodi directory
        add_item_to_kodi_directory(item,itemlist,channel_provides_context_menu)

    # Closes the XBMC directory
    xbmcplugin.setPluginCategory( handle=pluginhandle, category=parent_item.category )
    xbmcplugin.addSortMethod( handle=pluginhandle, sortMethod=xbmcplugin.SORT_METHOD_NONE )

    # Forces the view mode
    if config.get_setting("forceview")=="true":

        import plugintools

        if parent_item.view=="list":
            plugintools.set_view( plugintools.LIST )
        elif parent_item.view=="programs":
            plugintools.set_view( plugintools.TV_SHOWS )
        elif parent_item.view=="channels" or parent_item.view=="thumbnails":

            if config.get_platform()=="kodi-krypton":
                plugintools.set_view( plugintools.TV_SHOWS )
            else:
                plugintools.set_view( plugintools.THUMBNAIL )
        elif parent_item.view=="videos":
            plugintools.set_view( plugintools.EPISODES )

    xbmcplugin.endOfDirectory( handle=pluginhandle, succeeded=True ) 

def search(self):
        xbmcplugin.setContent(self.addon_handle, "files")
        xbmcplugin.setPluginCategory(self.addon_handle, xbmc.getLocalizedString(283))
        kb = xbmc.Keyboard('', xbmc.getLocalizedString(16017))
        kb.doModal()
        if kb.isConfirmed():
            value = kb.getText()
            items = []
            result = self.sp.search(
                q="%s" %
                value,
                type='artist,album,track,playlist',
                limit=1,
                market=self.usercountry)
            items.append(
                ("%s (%s)" %
                 (xbmc.getLocalizedString(133),
                  result["artists"]["total"]),
                    "plugin://plugin.audio.spotify/?action=search_artists&artistid=%s" %
                    (value)))
            items.append(
                ("%s (%s)" %
                 (xbmc.getLocalizedString(136),
                  result["playlists"]["total"]),
                    "plugin://plugin.audio.spotify/?action=search_playlists&playlistid=%s" %
                    (value)))
            items.append(
                ("%s (%s)" %
                 (xbmc.getLocalizedString(132),
                  result["albums"]["total"]),
                    "plugin://plugin.audio.spotify/?action=search_albums&albumid=%s" %
                    (value)))
            items.append(
                ("%s (%s)" %
                 (xbmc.getLocalizedString(134),
                  result["tracks"]["total"]),
                    "plugin://plugin.audio.spotify/?action=search_tracks&trackid=%s" %
                    (value)))
            for item in items:
                li = xbmcgui.ListItem(
                    item[0],
                    path=item[1],
                    iconImage="DefaultMusicAlbums.png"
                )
                li.setProperty('do_not_analyze', 'true')
                li.setProperty('IsPlayable', 'false')
                li.addContextMenuItems([], True)
                xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(handle=self.addon_handle, url=item[1], listitem=li, isFolder=True)
        xbmcplugin.endOfDirectory(handle=self.addon_handle) 

def show_episode(movie, movie_item, module, class_name):
    thumb = movie_item.get('thumb').encode('utf8')
    title = movie_item.get('realtitle').encode('utf8') or movie_item.get('title').encode('utf8')

    if len(movie['episode']) > 0:  # should not in use anymore
        for item in movie['episode']:
            li = xbmcgui.ListItem(label=item['title'])
            li.setInfo('video', {'title': item['title']})
            li.setProperty('fanart_image', thumb)
            li.setArt({'thumb': thumb})
            if 'intro' in movie:
                li.setInfo(type='video', infoLabels={'plot': movie['intro']})
            url = build_url({'mode': 'play',
                             'url': json.dumps(item),
                             'movie_item': json.dumps(movie_item),
                             'direct': 0,
                             'module': module,
                             'className': class_name})
            li.setProperty("IsPlayable", "true")
            xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(HANDLE, url, li, isFolder=True)

    elif len(movie['group']) > 0:
        idx = 0
        for key, items in movie['group'].iteritems():
            idx += 1
            label = "[COLOR red][B][---- %s : [COLOR yellow]%d eps[/COLOR] ----][/B][/COLOR]" % (key, len(items))
            sli = xbmcgui.ListItem(label=label)
            if len(items) < 5 or len(movie['group']) < 1:
                xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(HANDLE, None, sli, isFolder=False)
                _build_ep_list(items, movie_item, module, class_name)
            elif idx is len(movie['group']):
                xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(HANDLE, None, sli, isFolder=False)
                _build_ep_list(items, movie_item, module, class_name)
            else:
                url = build_url({'mode': 'server',
                                 'server': key,
                                 'items': json.dumps(items),
                                 'movie_item': json.dumps(movie_item),
                                 'module': module,
                                 'className': class_name})
                xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(HANDLE, url, sli, isFolder=True)
    else:
        return

    xbmcplugin.setPluginCategory(HANDLE, title)
    xbmcplugin.setContent(HANDLE, 'movies')
    xbmcplugin.endOfDirectory(HANDLE) 

def dosearch(plugin, module, classname, text, page=1, recall=False):
    xbmcplugin.setPluginCategory(HANDLE, 'Search / %s' % text)
    xbmcplugin.setContent(HANDLE, 'movies')
    if not text:
        keyboard = xbmc.Keyboard('', 'Search iPlayer')
        keyboard.doModal()
        if keyboard.isConfirmed():
            text = keyboard.getText()

    if not text:
        return

    XbmcHelper.search_history_save(text)
    print("*********************** searching {}".format(text))
    movies = plugin().search(text)

    if movies is not None:
        label = "[COLOR red][B][---- %s : [COLOR yellow]%d found[/COLOR] View All ----][/B][/COLOR]" % (
            classname, len(movies['movies']))
        sli = xbmcgui.ListItem(label=label)
        xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(HANDLE, None, sli, isFolder=False)

        for item in movies['movies']:
            try:
                list_item = xbmcgui.ListItem(label=item['label'])
                list_item.setLabel2(item['realtitle'])
                list_item.setIconImage('DefaultVideo.png')
                list_item.setArt({
                    'thumb': item['thumb'],
                })
                url = build_url(
                    {'mode': 'movie',
                     'movie_item': json.dumps(item),
                     'module': module, 'className': classname})
                is_folder = True
                xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(HANDLE, url, list_item, is_folder)
            except:
                print(item)
    else:
        return

    if not recall:
        xbmcplugin.endOfDirectory(HANDLE)