Get list of Library Names and Ids with Plugins

[chef 3808]

I can't believe I'm asking this... I should know this already but stumped....

 

I'm finding it hard to find how to get a list top tier library names and Ids. ex. "Movies" "TV Series", "Collections" etc.

 

I can see it in the LibraryService in the Swagger, but unsure what to request in the core plugin module.

 

I think it is ILibraryManager, but then I'm stuck.

Edited January 24, 2019 by chef

[chef 3808]

Might be GetVirtualFolders

 

EDIT: Yep! something like this... geesh!

public string GetMovieLibraryId()
        {

            var results = LibraryManager.GetVirtualFolders();
            foreach(var item in results)
            {
                if(item.Name == "Movies")
                {
                    return item.ItemId;
                }
            }
            return string.Empty;
        }

Edited January 24, 2019 by chef

[pünktchen 1350]

Any idea how to get those library names as a checkbox list within a plugin configuration page and then return their ids as a string list to the plugin?

[Luke 40144]

Doesn't the trakt plugin config screen have something similar?

[pünktchen 1350]

Doesn't the trakt plugin config screen have something similar?

Thanks! Not exactly what i've asked but a good starting point.

[bakes82 160]

@pünktchen Do you have example of this on github some place?  I need show a list of libraries on the config page too, and dont want to reinvent the wheel.

[pünktchen 1350]

No, not publicy visible. I'll paste some code here later.

[roaku 836]

49 minutes ago, bakes82 said:

@pünktchen Do you have example of this on github some place?  I need show a list of libraries on the config page too, and dont want to reinvent the wheel.

Not sure how close it is to what you're looking for, but here's how I generate the library dropdown in Iconic:
 

define(
    async function ()
    {
        return {
            displayLibrarySelector: async function(librarySelectorElement) {
                const libraries = await getLibraries();
                let availableLibraries = [];
                Object.keys(libraries.Items).forEach(function(key) {
                    let library = libraries.Items[key];
                    if (library.CollectionType == 'movies' || library.CollectionType == 'boxsets'|| library.CollectionType == 'tvshows') {
                        availableLibraries.push(library);
                    }
                });
        
                let librarySelectHtml = '<select id="librarySelector" class="library-selector" name="librarySelector" label="Select a Library" is="emby-select">';
                availableLibraries.forEach(function (library) {
                    librarySelectHtml += '<option data-type="'+library.CollectionType+'" value="'+library.Id+'">'+library.Name+'</option>';
                });
                librarySelectHtml += '</select>';
                librarySelectorElement.innerHTML = librarySelectHtml;
            
            }
        }

        async function getLibraries() {
            return ApiClient.getVirtualFolders();
        };
});

This is loaded as a separate module by my main javascript file, but you can skip that and just grab the guts if they fit your needs.