[OBSOLETE] Kodi for SmartThings BETA

David_Van · January 10, 2018, 5:44pm

When you are editing a piston at the top right of your screen select options and enable “show restrictions”

Phil_Pugh · January 10, 2018, 6:17pm

Thanks, I don’t see the “with” under my “only when” section - i see

2018-01-10 18_15_45-webCoRE Dashboard

Also I am unable to get this to work when a movie is played, if I remove the tracktype line and only use execute when playing this dims the lights. but if i add tracktype object.item.videoItem.movie back nothing seems to happen and the piston remains at false

Sorry for all this

David_Van · January 10, 2018, 6:45pm

It looks like maybe you have an extra if/then/else statement nested in your else statement? I whipped up a piston with the code used in the screen shot earlier so you can just import it using the import code below and modify as needed.

In regards to your tracktype condition not working in the ST app look at your recently tab for the kodi device and when you play a movie look for something that says “[your kodi device] track type is object.item.videoitem.???”. What you find in place of the question marks is what you will want to use as your condition in webcore.

Phil_Pugh · January 10, 2018, 7:03pm

Thanks again, got that imported. In the smartapp I see object.item.videoItem for all video types and nothing after it so looks like this where the problem lies. I am running Kodi 17.4 on Windows 10 and don’t leave the PC on 24/7, not sure if that will make a difference?

David_Van · January 10, 2018, 7:07pm

Ah yeah sounds like an issue with kodi, wish I could help there but I dont know much about Kodi. Not leaving it on 24/7 shouldnt be an issue, if your using a custom skin in kodi maybe that could mess with the metadata maybe?

Phil_Pugh · January 10, 2018, 7:13pm

Thanks for help anyway with this, I am using a custom skin but when switching back to the default I still see the same.
I will continue playing around with this but for now I think I have got as far as I can on this one.

GRClark · February 18, 2018, 1:39am

Does this do notifications? I’m looking for a way to display SmartThings notifications while in Kodi.

joshua_lyon · February 18, 2018, 1:41am

Yes, it has the capability to send notifications to Kodi. You can use something like WebCoRE to translate ST events into Kodi notifications.

GRClark · February 18, 2018, 1:58am

Ahh there you are - just posted in Facebook asking for your help. Followed all these instructions and smartapp doesn’t find Kodi on my Fire tv. Any advice?

github.com

joshualyon/ST-Kodi/blob/master/README.md

# Kodi for SmartThings
Control and react to event changes from Kodi (formerly XBMC), your favorite media center software.

Unlike other Kodi implementations seen on the SmartThings platform, this solution works completely within SmartThings and does not require any additional plugins or middleware tools. 

## SmartThings Installation
There are two components needed for the Kodi integration to work. 

1. SmartApp - used for discovery of the Kodi instances on your network and creation of the Kodi devices in SmartThings
2. Device Type - the actual code used to control and react to changes from your Kodi devices
 
You must publish both the SmartApp and Device Type in the SmartThings IDE for everything to work properly.

**Option 1: GitHub Integration**

The best way to get updates for Kodi for SmartThings is to enable GitHub integration and add my repository. If you don't know what GitHub is, see the [Manual Install](#user-content-manual-install) method below:

1. Open the IDE and navigate to `My SmartApps` or `My Device Handlers`
2. Select `Settings`
3. Select Add new repository`

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GRClark · February 18, 2018, 2:09am

Never mind I guess patience truly is a virtue. My only question is whether entering Kodi user name and password is necessary and what additional benefit it adds to enter that information if it’s not necessary.

GRClark · February 18, 2018, 2:22am

Also is it the shownotification() command in webCoRE? I can’t seem to get it working.

joshua_lyon · February 18, 2018, 2:31am

The Kodi username and password is required if you have a username and password set in the Kodi HTTP server. Without it, you’ll get status updated via UPnP but won’t be able to control anything over HTTP.

joshua_lyon · February 18, 2018, 2:33am

You need both a title and a message:

showNotification("Title", "Message")

Take a look starting at the second post I linked above. Or starting somewhere around here: [RELEASE] Kodi for SmartThings BETA

GRClark · February 18, 2018, 2:42am

Mr. Lyon you are a genius! That did the trick! Thanks so much!!!

GRClark · February 18, 2018, 3:59pm

Do you know where I can find a list of Kodi activities? I’m trying to use kodi to trigger events in webCoRE such as playing movie would turn off all lights.

joshua_lyon · February 18, 2018, 5:10pm

Did you see the post just a few posts earlier where @David_Van had an example for when movies play? [RELEASE] Kodi for SmartThings BETA

GRClark · February 18, 2018, 5:36pm

Ahh that makes sense! I see where you can find out status information. There’s no track type info and freaky not sure when you’d see that anyway. Also don’t see activity type information either. But maybe both of those two require playing my own files instead of streaming…? I’m new to Kodi and not sure, but at least now I’ve got a starting point. Thanks again - your helpfulness is really appreciated!

Steveuk23 · February 19, 2018, 9:58am

Yeah I think that depends on the person who’s hosting the file or even the add-on to correctly list what type or genre etc it is.
I think possibly turn on the debug log on Kodi and that would display what’s being played.
I have got a piston for adjusting my lamp but it got on my nerves as i realised I didn’t want it every time so it’s paused now lol

GRClark · February 19, 2018, 2:51pm

How did you turn on debugging in Kodi? Here’s the device settings in SmartThings app and don’t see anything.

I’d wondered too if pistons may get annoying and be nothing more than novelty just the same as when first connecting speakers to SmartThings with verbal notifications everywhere - gets irritating after a while.

Steveuk23 · February 20, 2018, 11:23am

The Kodi debug is on Kodi itself nothing to do with SmartThings.
You need to go into the settings on Kodi and turn on debugging.
Are you the same guy I’ve been talking to on Facebook with the freeboard setup lol

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