Plugin: WatchingEye - Manage viewers

[kikinjo 281]

11 minutes ago, yocker said:

Many thanks, appreciate the kind words and happy i could help.
A thanks to you as well for testing and reporting!

I have a buy me a coffee here https://buymeacoffee.com/yockser
But you absolutely don't have to, i'm happy as long as i can make something people like to use.  

Few beers sent

[yocker 1247]

58 minutes ago, kikinjo said:

Few beers sent

Many many thanks!! 

[PeteGul 37]

Looks like it works great. 

But the messages only pop up once.

Using Android Emby app.
And beta server.

Kindly

[yocker 1247]

1 hour ago, PeteGul said:

Looks like it works great. 

But the messages only pop up once.

Using Android Emby app.
And beta server.

Kindly

The warning that users are transcoding or the once for blocking ?

[PeteGul 37]

For transcoding. Sorry that I didn't mention that.

[yocker 1247]

11 minutes ago, PeteGul said:

For transcoding. Sorry that I didn't mention that.

No problem, thanks for reporting.

Should be working now, luckily an easy fix.
 

WatchingEye.dll

[CarneAsada 12]

8 hours ago, yocker said:

Many thanks, appreciate the kind words and happy i could help.
A thanks to you as well for testing and reporting!

I have a buy me a coffee here https://buymeacoffee.com/yockser
But you absolutely don't have to, i'm happy as long as i can make something people like to use.  

Thx  

[yocker 1247]

39 minutes ago, CarneAsada said:

Thx  

And many many thanks to you as well!

[PeteGul 37]

21 hours ago, yocker said:

No problem, thanks for reporting.

Should be working now, luckily an easy fix.
 

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Thanks a bunch

[yocker 1247]

I was given this Android app for a program to control the plugin with an Android phone.
It can also end current running streams, send messages to users and shows a list of current users watching a video and if they are direct playing or transcoding plus reason for transcoding.
It's rather ugly and simple but should work well as a template for some one to continue working on it.

I have no experience with Android development so i can't help with it at all.
All i have done is try and compile it in Android Studio and run the app and it seems to work.

Again, i can't help with it as i have no experience with Android development.

If anyone want to work on it you are free to just make it your own.
You can even change the plugin it self if you want to add stuff to enhance the app.

WatchingEye.apk WatchingEye.zip

[feerlessleadr 173]

Thanks for sharing this!

[yocker 1247]

New version up v1.4.2.0

Added:

1. Days users can watch have been added to the time window.

Changed:

1. Moved external website and API settings to the right tap in the settings.
2. Updated dependencies to the latest Emby stable.

Get it at Github - WatchingEye

[kikinjo 281]

@yocker

Found an issue on latest version 1.4.2.0

- When i start playing from web browser Firefox something, it is playing direct and audio plays direct, but message pops up even if it is not transcoding, issue is container.

here is log excerpt: 

Transcode started for 'Kaitlin Olson, Adam Pally, Lucy Dacus' on client 'Emby Web'. Reason: the container is not compatible.

10/12/2025, 1:55:12 PM on Emby Web

 

This worked before without issues, poped up in last few versions, cant pinpoint in which one.

try test with fifrefox, easily reproduced.

 

 

 

Edited October 12, 2025 by kikinjo

[Flippz 38]

This might not be what you mean but it does say converting to compatible container...?

[yocker 1247]

52 minutes ago, kikinjo said:

@yocker

Found an issue on latest version 1.4.2.0

- When i start playing from web browser Firefox something, it is playing direct and audio plays direct, but message pops up even if it is not transcoding, issue is container.

here is log excerpt: 

Transcode started for 'Kaitlin Olson, Adam Pally, Lucy Dacus' on client 'Emby Web'. Reason: the container is not compatible.

10/12/2025, 1:55:12 PM on Emby Web

 

This worked before without issues, poped up in last few versions, cant pinpoint in which one.

try test with fifrefox, easily reproduced.

 

 

 

Yeah might not be needed to warn when changing container as that isn't really transcoding.

[yocker 1247]

7 hours ago, kikinjo said:

@yocker

Found an issue on latest version 1.4.2.0

- When i start playing from web browser Firefox something, it is playing direct and audio plays direct, but message pops up even if it is not transcoding, issue is container.

here is log excerpt: 

Transcode started for 'Kaitlin Olson, Adam Pally, Lucy Dacus' on client 'Emby Web'. Reason: the container is not compatible.

10/12/2025, 1:55:12 PM on Emby Web

 

This worked before without issues, poped up in last few versions, cant pinpoint in which one.

try test with fifrefox, easily reproduced.

 

 

 

The problem was that i had connected the remuxing to the audio only warning so when that was enabled warnings about remuxing would happen as well.

Try this version. I've added a setting to enable/disable warnings on container change/remuxing.
Audio only has been changed to "also warn on audio only transcoding".
I also fixed some messages plus it no longer sends an empty message each time a message has to be sent.

Hope it helps and thank you for reporting the problem!

WatchingEye.dll

[zerodayz 8]

Could we please have an option to terminate paused video streams? Something like: "Video stream paused longer than <x>" where x is minutes.
Ideally with a configurable notification message. 

I like to kick streams paused longer than, say, 15 minutes.

 

 

 

[feerlessleadr 173]

Damn, that's a great idea. 

[yocker 1247]

I tried something like that but never got a good result out of it. 

Emby should also work in that way it self, it does for me. 
It only gets stuck on rate occasions. 

But I can look into it.

[yocker 1247]

9 hours ago, zerodayz said:

Could we please have an option to terminate paused video streams? Something like: "Video stream paused longer than <x>" where x is minutes.
Ideally with a configurable notification message. 

I like to kick streams paused longer than, say, 15 minutes.

 

 

 

 

9 hours ago, feerlessleadr said:

Damn, that's a great idea. 

You can try this version.
It's an early build so not quite done but still working.

WatchingEye.dll

Edited November 4, 2025 by yocker

[yocker 1247]

New release v1.4.6

Added:
Ability to terminate paused streams after "x" number of minutes.

Download here or on WatchingEye Github

WatchingEye.dll

Edited November 4, 2025 by yocker

[zerodayz 8]

Superstar!!

Many thanks for this mate. 

[yocker 1247]

1 minute ago, zerodayz said:

Superstar!!

Many thanks for this mate. 

Never thought Richard Ayoade would say that to me!  

Seriously though, many thanks to you too!

[Amanade3 27]

I wanted to restrict playback of adult library to  be played only between 22:00 to 00:00 and the rest of the library with no time restrictions, but it applies to all library. Im using emby android tv app and in adult library it doesn't start playback (which is expected) but in the other libraries it starts playing for few seconds and then interrupted with the notification. Can you fix it thanks.

[yocker 1247]

2 hours ago, Amanade3 said:

I wanted to restrict playback of adult library to  be played only between 22:00 to 00:00 and the rest of the library with no time restrictions, but it applies to all library. Im using emby android tv app and in adult library it doesn't start playback (which is expected) but in the other libraries it starts playing for few seconds and then interrupted with the notification. Can you fix it thanks.

That is not a feature of the plugin.
The library selection is only for transcode blocking. I can see how it could be misunderstood to have that feature though, i need to change the wording on the library selection.

I can look into making that feature, would be a good addition.