Simulate old CommandLineOptions

[damo]

Hi,

Just wondering if there is a way of using the old command line options (-updateepgonly) with V5? When ever I try with the windows client, it runs the client and doesn't update the EPG.
Can we have an hourly schedule to grab the EPG data?

I'm using xmltv and Foxtel data changes all the time.

[JavaWiz]

You could probably do it thru the WebAPI interface, the call is:

http://localhost:8866/services/service?m...ormat=json

However you need to setup a session first, get a token and provide the right data in the request headers.

[mvallevand]

Here is some rough python code extracted from knewc to do this with the security that sub expects us to use on localhost but it should work anywhere on your local LAN.

Code:

from urllib.request import urlopen,Request
import json
import sys


ip = "127.0.0.1"
port = 8866
pin = "0000"
sid = ""

def doRequest5(method, isJSON = True):
    retval = False
    getResult = None
    url = "http://" + ip + ":" + str(port) + '/service?method=' + method
    if (not 'session.initiate' in method):
        url += '&sid=' + sid
    print(url)
    try:
        request = Request(url, headers={"Accept" : "application/json"})
        json_file = urlopen(request)
        getResult = json.load(json_file)
        json_file.close()
        retval = True
    except Exception as e:
        print(str(e))

    return retval, getResult

def hashMe (thedata):
    import hashlib
    h = hashlib.md5()
    h.update(thedata.encode('utf-8'))
    return h.hexdigest()


def  sidLogin5():
    method = 'session.initiate&ver=1.0&device=emby'
    ret, keys = doRequest5(method)
    global sid
    if ret == True:
        sid =  keys['sid']
        salt = keys['salt']
        method = 'session.login&md5=' + hashMe(':' + hashMe(pin) + ':' + salt)
        ret, login  = doRequest5(method)
        if ret and login['stat'] == 'ok':
            sid =  login['sid']
        else:
            print ("Fail")
    else:
        print ("Fail")

def main(method):
    sidLogin5()
    doRequest5(method)

if __name__== "__main__":
    main(sys.argv[1])

Save as filename.py edit in your pin at the beginning and run it with

python filename.py system.epg.update

Martin

[sub]

I've added an NScriptHelper utility for the next build, which will support "-updateepg" and other stuff

[damo]

I've added an NScriptHelper utility for the next build, which will support "-updateepg" and other stuff

Champion... Will wait for then.

[sfiorini]

Here is some rough python code extracted from knewc to do this with the security that sub expects us to use on localhost but it should work anywhere on your local LAN.

Code:

from urllib.request import urlopen,Request
import json
import sys


ip = "127.0.0.1"
port = 8866
pin = "0000"
sid = ""

def doRequest5(method, isJSON = True):
    retval = False
    getResult = None
    url = "http://" + ip + ":" + str(port) + '/service?method=' + method
    if (not 'session.initiate' in method):
        url += '&sid=' + sid
    print(url)
    try:
        request = Request(url, headers={"Accept" : "application/json"})
        json_file = urlopen(request)
        getResult = json.load(json_file)
        json_file.close()
        retval = True
    except Exception as e:
        print(str(e))

    return retval, getResult

def hashMe (thedata):
    import hashlib
    h = hashlib.md5()
    h.update(thedata.encode('utf-8'))
    return h.hexdigest()


def  sidLogin5():
    method = 'session.initiate&ver=1.0&device=emby'
    ret, keys = doRequest5(method)
    global sid
    if ret == True:
        sid =  keys['sid']
        salt = keys['salt']
        method = 'session.login&md5=' + hashMe(':' + hashMe(pin) + ':' + salt)
        ret, login  = doRequest5(method)
        if ret and login['stat'] == 'ok':
            sid =  login['sid']
        else:
            print ("Fail")
    else:
        print ("Fail")

def main(method):
    sidLogin5()
    doRequest5(method)

if __name__== "__main__":
    main(sys.argv[1])

Save as filename.py edit in your pin at the beginning and run it with

python filename.py system.epg.update

Martin

This works great and I was able to also reproduce the steps with postman.
However, I am trying to run the playlist update by using the POST request I intercepted with Postman interceptor:
http://myipaddress:8866/services/service...6a9386ad56

I receive:
{
    "stat": "Failed",
    "code": 2,
    "msg": "Invalid Args."
}


If I use the same command with the session cookie it works... Any idea how would I make it work with the pin/api way, instead of imitating access through the webui?

Stefano

[mvallevand]

Some API calls don't work with the PIN. Why are you doing a device scan outside the webui anyway? There is a developers sub forum for this type of question and maybe you could explain what you are trying to achieve.

Martin

[sub]

method=setting.scan.save can't really work in isolation. It's part of a series of calls the web app makes, and by the save is called, there is lists of channels found during the scan etc.