VirtualTV plugin

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1 hour ago, Ninko said:

Done that, and although it's stopped it crashing, it now has the same problem the browser does, so still not working.

Are the Roku and your Emby server within the same network?

[Ninko 78]

No, this is a remote connection.

Playing things without virtual TV works fine.

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4 minutes ago, Ninko said:

No, this is a remote connection.

This will not work with a Roku and the plugin if set to Playlist Playback mode. In any other Emby app, with the button at the top right that looks like a wireless symbol, try to play something on the Roku. It won't work if the Roku and the server are in different networks. It's a "security" feature by Roku. Or should i say limitation?

[Ninko 78]

Right... In that case I don't think this plugin is going to fit my needs then.

Thanks for your help though.

[Cigoler 0]

Is the plugin actually transcoding/playing stuff in the background all the time? Or is it just a bit of smoke and mirrors? I hope it's the latter for performance and my hardware sake but just wondering? Very cool though - I remember there used to be something similar for Windows Home Theatre (i think it was anyway).

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33 minutes ago, Cigoler said:

Is the plugin actually transcoding/playing stuff in the background all the time? Or is it just a bit of smoke and mirrors? I hope it's the latter for performance and my hardware sake but just wondering? Very cool though - I remember there used to be something similar for Windows Home Theatre (i think it was anyway).

I believe if you use "Continuous Playback" that transcodes into one large file for x amount of hours and that transcodes.  The Playlist style seems to run the file... which is what I do.  That method does pop up the Intro Skip button, but I never use it. 

[Ninko 78]

@pünktchenCould you explain the export options please?

Thanks

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26 minutes ago, Ninko said:

@pünktchenCould you explain the export options please?

Thanks

Which ones exactly?

[Ninko 78]

Override host address that is used for streaming URLs?

Stream type?

Catchup source type?

Catchup stream container?

Emby user?

Emby password?

Device name?

Token?

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C'mon, that are nearly all options. Are you kidding me?

Stream type: EmbyCon and EmbyNextGen is for Kodi only

Catchup source type: If you don't know what it is, then it's of no interest for you

Emby user and password: Should be self explanatory. It's used for playback progress reporting

Device name: VLC, Tivimate or whatever. A device with this name is created in Emby's device list. The Emby user has to be granted to use this device.

Token: Just some additional custom security string (password like) to protect the web api endpoints

[Ninko 78]

 

7 hours ago, pünktchen said:

C'mon, that are nearly all options. Are you kidding me?

Stream type: EmbyCon and EmbyNextGen is for Kodi only

Catchup source type: If you don't know what it is, then it's of no interest for you

Emby user and password: Should be self explanatory. It's used for playback progress reporting

Device name: VLC, Tivimate or whatever. A device with this name is created in Emby's device list. The Emby user has to be granted to use this device.

Token: Just some additional custom security string (password like) to protect the web api endpoints

That's not really the attitude as a plugin developer is it? I'm trying to make a plugin that YOU made work at the end of the day. Maybe you should try to help the users of YOUR plugin rather then just assuming they know everything about YOUR plugin!

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Don't be so oversensitive! Didn't i help you anyway? Btw. me the plugin developer, i've written the plugin mainly for myself, not for others. If others find it usefull - great. If not, it doesn't matter either.

[Ninko 78]

I'm not being oversensitive, you've basically just called me stupid just because I wasn't sure what all the options did and if they could help with my problem!

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12 minutes ago, Ninko said:

I wasn't sure what all the options did and if they could help with my problem

I do not even know what are trying to achive now. Yesterday it was a problem with browsers and Roku. How can the export option help you there? If you tell me what you want to do now, maybe i can tell you if it's possible at all.

[Ninko 78]

I wasn't sure if any of those options would fix the problem with Roku, as many of them mentions "remote connections".

From what you're saying, they have nothing to do with it, but I don't know unless I ask, as I didn't make the plugin.

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1 hour ago, Ninko said:

I wasn't sure if any of those options would fix the problem with Roku, as many of them mentions "remote connections".

From what you're saying, they have nothing to do with it

Correct. The export are options are for using the data in non Emby apps. The only thing that currently will work for Roku remote connections, is Continous Playback mode. Unfortunately it will often require transcoding of the videos and you cannot set this playback mode only for Roku devices.

[nagetech 69]

Just popping in here to thank @pünktchenfor this plugin.

 

We use it here almost everyday & love how easy it makes it to "syndicate" our favorite shows

So thank you for all your hard work & hope this plugin stays around!

[buhochileno 4]

I would like to help to expand this plugin, mainly been able to make more customizable schedules by time, day, collections, etc, pretty much as with ErsatzTv, which I love, but I would prefer something better integrated into emby...with ersatztv you have all the customization you need for schedules with fillers and so on...but is like an additional streaming service, at least with my setting I loose audio multitrack, subtitles or both..VirtualTV is perfectly integrated into Emby and therefore you keep the media as you have it in emby (subtitles, audio tracks, etc), but is very basic in terms of customization....

I'm a programmer (a couple of decades already...) and can help with this in my own time, no payment required...

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3 hours ago, Flippz said:

when i try to use the Export VirtualTV Channels & Program scheduled task it failes

Are you trying to start the task manually and then it fails? I ask because the task should be auto-executed after a every guide refresh. Does it fail there also? Regardless of that, the plugin api key isn't used at all for the export task. The error you've posted looks more like a problem with the session token of the logged in user.

Btw. in case you don't know it, you don't need the export function of the plugin to work with Emby only.

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15 hours ago, buhochileno said:

I'm a programmer (a couple of decades already...) and can help with this in my own time, no payment required...

I really appreciate your offer, but currently i'm not willing to share the code with anyone.

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31 minutes ago, Flippz said:

I tried running the Refresh guide task now and same result. Logged in and out and also same result.

You are running the beta server, right? That needs some changes to the plugins rest api endpoint that i haven't implemented yet. I'll release a new version at the weekend.

 

34 minutes ago, Flippz said:

What do u mean by: "Btw. in case you don't know it, you don't need the export function of the plugin to work with Emby only."

That was because often users think they have to use all those plugin "export" checkboxes and settings to get the guide data into Emby. But obviously not in your case.

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26 minutes ago, Flippz said:

I do need your plugin to be able to use a url to get a m3u of the live channels right?

For use in other apps than the Emby ones? Yes.

[buhochileno 4]

19 hours ago, pünktchen said:

I really appreciate your offer, but currently i'm not willing to share the code with anyone.

ok, let me know if you change your mind, I work in a University and I use to NDA and those things when need it...

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New version 1.1.4 in the starting post:

Export API:

• Fixed export task and rest api endpoints for Emby 4.8.38 and newer

[jordy 284]

Hi, Just trying to get this plugin to work on my Windows 11 machine running EmbyServer Beta 4.8.0.39

 

I cannot get a channel to populate. I'm not sure but it may be that I don't see any library folders in the "Channel Preconditions" section.

Can you please advise what if anything I need to change to make it work

 

Debugging Does not show any errors - just says...:

2023-07-17 13:20:43.733 Info VirtualTV: TVService > GetPrograms: Channel: Paul's TV, ChannelId: VirtualTV0, Querying Library for TVShows
2023-07-17 13:20:43.758 Info VirtualTV: TVService > GetLibraryItems: No TVShow Items match the Channel Conditions
2023-07-17 13:20:43.758 Info VirtualTV: TVService > GetPrograms: Channel: Paul's TV, ChannelId: VirtualTV0, Returning 0 TVShows
2023-07-17 13:20:43.758 Debug LiveTvManager: Channel Paul's TV has 0 programs