joshua_lyon
(Josh, SharpTools.io Dashboard)
February 6, 2016, 7:43am
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Hi @toliver182 - we had chatted previously about a Kodi integration I was developing for interfacing with Kodi and reacting to Kodi events without requiring any third party installations like plugins or relaying software. I just wanted to let you know that I’ve released the Device Type/SmartApp and you can find the post here:
Kodi for SmartThings [BETA]
Control and react to event changes from Kodi (formerly XBMC), your favorite media center software.
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Note: This is a BETA and there may be some issues – particularly with the eventing as it is dependent upon the SmartThings scheduler to ensure the event subscriptions stay fresh. Please review the IDE Live Logs when reporting issues as it’s helpful to have a copy of the logs/errors when reporting issues.
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.
SmartApp - used for discovery of the Kodi instances on your network …
Check it out and let me know what you think!
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jjslegacy
(Jeffrey)
February 15, 2016, 5:05pm
42
@toliver182 ,
I am using your code with rule machine for the type music player and doing different actions for play/pause etc.
There is one issue your code does not make calls to “music” to send the status. I have added it manually to test and it seems to be working correctly.
You need: sendEvent(name: “music”, value: “playing”) called when you detect something playing, same for pause.stop, default (I used stopped) etc.
Thought I would pass it along.
edit - scratch this nevermind! Bruce is now using status in Rule Machine so this isn’t needed
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sraptor
(mateo)
February 20, 2016, 5:16am
43
Could you create a youtube video with the all process to make it work?
Thanks
As Kodi and MediaPortal are both XBMC, is there any chance this also works with MediaPortal?
Or are anyone aware of a similar SmartApp that works to control MP?
uninexus
(Martin)
April 9, 2016, 3:41am
45
Thank you for all your effort so far. I have installed the app - followed the instructions and got everything working.
Question:
How can you achieve bi-directional control ? I only see the options to control the lights… What about the above mentioned scenario ?
Awesome app! Any tips on getting Kodi status to update when I press play or pause from something other than smartthings? Is there a guide somewhere on that? Thanks!
vikas
May 10, 2017, 12:55pm
49
try sending the request from Kodi Callbacks to IFTTT’s Maker channel and respond accordingly via recipe. Good luck…
Quick question: I made it to step 6 under “Install the Kodi Manager SmartApp.” It tells me to “Fill in the details that have been requested.”
Where do I get these details (e.g., client name, Kodi IP, Kodi port, etc.)?
vikas
June 30, 2017, 1:24pm
51
You can get that from Kodi Web interface settings. http://kodi.wiki/view/Web_interface