How would I implement the ImageProvider in such different scence?

[kwangsing 0]

Hi All,  I'm searching and try to figure out how to make a C# plugin in Emby, and had some different situation with the same topic.   I'll try to explain them clearly.

First I had a "CustomClass"  would handle and request all the Metadata I wanted, including Images and other detail of the movie.

 

Here's the question

1.   I implemented an ImageProvider inherited from IRemoteImageProvider , and be able to work if I just pass the URL in GetImages,   

If I try to return a fake HttpResponse and replace the Content I edited,   it would still try to visit the url I gave (like url = "post.jpg") and cause Error.(exceptions No file Found )   I need to crop the image after I received the image actually.

 

2.  And It brings other issue here,   other  MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers like  IDynamicImageProvider,   or  ILocalImageProvider  may not works in this case?  my cropped image only in memory (as byte[] BTW) , also none of them could return multiple imageType as IRemoteImageProvider.  (GetImages method has no IEnumerable on return).

most important is I tryed this below  and IDynamicImageProvider  part do nothing.   (I pass the ImageType.Primrary and the stream of image).      ignore the error : P

 

3.   I had a annoy issue with backdrop image part, every time I click view  and it would keep adding new image, How would I fix this issue ?

here's the code:

Edited April 9, 2023 by kwangsing
fix some words

[Luke 37029]

Hi, if you just want to provide a remote image from a url, then you're doing the right thing by implementing IRemoteImageProvider .

[kwangsing 0]

@Luke Hi Luke,    How about cropped images?     

My Image from Internet,

I saved my cropped images as byte[] in memery first, and I gave a special words in url , then I should knew when to return a fake HttpResponseInfo instead of make a remote request.

But the true is, Emby core still make a request and cause Error (Invaild URI or No such File Found).  how could I avoid that ?

Edited April 11, 2023 by kwangsing

[Luke 37029]

GetImageResponse is actually not really used anymore, unless the user has enabled downloading images in advance and the image gets downloaded immediately.

Otherwise, the url you returned just gets recorded in the database and then downloaded separately later once it's needed.

[kwangsing 0]

@Luke  Then how should I feed a image from byte[] or stream not URL after all? 
 IDynamicImageProvider  looks like a good start,  when I inherited them together,  IDynamicImageProvider  part  do nothing.

Edited April 11, 2023 by kwangsing

[Luke 37029]

32 minutes ago, kwangsing said:

@Luke  Then how should I feed a image from byte[] or stream not URL after all? 
 IDynamicImageProvider  looks like a good start,  when I inherited them together,  IDynamicImageProvider  part  do nothing.

You'd have to just implement IDynamicImageProvider.