PlugIn: YouTube (2015)

[tmiranda]

Originally Posted by jonnydeath

Is there an API for this plugin?

I am making an Alexa skill, and it would be awesome if I can ask SageTV to play a youtube video by voice. Can I call your plugin from a sagex javascript with a string, search for a video, and automatically play top result on a UIContext?

There is an API but it's geared towards playing the videos from within the STV. I'm not sure if/how it could interact with sagex. It would be cool if it did Let me ask Sensei stuckless about it.

[jonnydeath]

Originally Posted by tmiranda

There is an API but it's geared towards playing the videos from within the STV. I'm not sure if/how it could interact with sagex. It would be cool if it did Let me ask Sensei stuckless about it.

Thanks. I got the basics working myself. I still need to figure out how to wait until clip is downloaded before trying to play the file. I also haven't figured out how to get better matches (like highest rating). I used JD on your plugin, I hope you don't mind!

I also (not shown) can get the URL to stream the file, but I couldn't see how sage to make play that stream. I wonder what the best approach would be.

function PlayYT(name) {

var ytpi = Packages.tmiranda.youtube;
var downloadDirectory = 'E:/DownloadedShowsNew/YouTube/';

var searchResults = ytpi.Search();
var newResults = searchResults.searchByKeyword(name) ;
var vidId = searchResults.getVideoId(newResults.get(0));

var downLoader = ytpi.DownloadVideo(vidId,downloadDirectory);
downLoader.start();

var UIContext = Packages.sagex.UIContext;

var fileName = downloadDirectory + vidId + '.mp4';
var file = new java.io.File(fileName);

var names = Global.GetConnectedClients();
MediaPlayerAPI.WatchLocalFile(new UIContext(names[0]),file );
Global.SageCommand(new UIContext(names[0]),'TV');
}

[tmiranda]

Originally Posted by jonnydeath

Thanks. I got the basics working myself. I still need to figure out how to wait until clip is downloaded before trying to play the file. I also haven't figured out how to get better matches (like highest rating). I used JD on your plugin, I hope you don't mind!

I also (not shown) can get the URL to stream the file, but I couldn't see how sage to make play that stream. I wonder what the best approach would be.

function PlayYT(name) {

var ytpi = Packages.tmiranda.youtube;
var downloadDirectory = 'E:/DownloadedShowsNew/YouTube/';

var searchResults = ytpi.Search();
var newResults = searchResults.searchByKeyword(name) ;
var vidId = searchResults.getVideoId(newResults.get(0));

var downLoader = ytpi.DownloadVideo(vidId,downloadDirectory);
downLoader.start();

var UIContext = Packages.sagex.UIContext;

var fileName = downloadDirectory + vidId + '.mp4';
var file = new java.io.File(fileName);

var names = Global.GetConnectedClients();
MediaPlayerAPI.WatchLocalFile(new UIContext(names[0]),file );
Global.SageCommand(new UIContext(names[0]),'TV');
}

The code is all open source, you are welcome to do whatever you want with it. I still need to post it on GitHub. In the meantime I should create a JavaDoc for you. I don't have much time and it may take a while. If you like I can email you the code and you can see all of the methods there.

You can use the downloadVideo to do the download but you will have to manually check to see when it's complete. There is no external API that will do that for you.

If you want to do progressive playback (i.e. Start playing before the video download is complete) you will need to use the functionality available in the Sage core. Take a look at the core APIs for for info. In the YouTube plugin this is done in the STV, not in Java.

1. Create a temporary file. (Using the standard Java method.)
2. Start the download using the StartFileDownload() method.
3. Wait until you have a few seconds of playback downloaded. (I forget the API for that.)
4. Use CreateTempMediaFile() (again, API name may be wrong) using the temp file created in step 1.
5. Populate the temp MediaFile with metadata (so the OSD displays correctly.)
6. Pass the temp MediaFile to Watch()

The Sage core then handles the progressive playback for you.

If you want me to send you the code PM me your email address.

You can also take a look at the STV to see how the tmiranda.youtube methods work. To open Studio start a SageClient and then press Ctrl-Alt-F12. When Studio opens use search to look for "tmiranda_youtube". That will give you a list of all the YouTube APIs that are used. (In Studio you use "_" and not "." to specify Java classes.)

[jonnydeath]

thanks. That seems to work very well!!!

[Gaurav]

Tom - i'm having a problem with the recording engine.

I've set the download location for videos to one of my library folders on E drive. I can see that the engine runs but the videos never show up in Sage. Instead I see a bunch of video files with cryptic names (youtube file name?) sitting in the youtube_downloads folder under the SageTV folder on the C drive. Eventually the C drive fills up and things come to a grinding halt.

I think there are some other issues as well such as the "recommended videos" does not seem to refresh anymore, at least not as often as it used to. It adds one or two new videos a week. Prior to this problem it was far more dynamic.

This has been going on for a while now. I've tried uninstalling the plugin, deleting all youtube related properties and files, re-installing the plugin but nothing has worked. Obviously I am missing something as even after uninstall/delete/reinstall, the plugin seems to remember my favorites and settings.

Please help me get this fabulous plugin going again.

[tmiranda]

Originally Posted by Gaurav

Tom - i'm having a problem with the recording engine.

I've set the download location for videos to one of my library folders on E drive. I can see that the engine runs but the videos never show up in Sage. Instead I see a bunch of video files with cryptic names (youtube file name?) sitting in the youtube_downloads folder under the SageTV folder on the C drive. Eventually the C drive fills up and things come to a grinding halt.

I think there are some other issues as well such as the "recommended videos" does not seem to refresh anymore, at least not as often as it used to. It adds one or two new videos a week. Prior to this problem it was far more dynamic.

This has been going on for a while now. I've tried uninstalling the plugin, deleting all youtube related properties and files, re-installing the plugin but nothing has worked. Obviously I am missing something as even after uninstall/delete/reinstall, the plugin seems to remember my favorites and settings.

Please help me get this fabulous plugin going again.

Please send me a logfile to look at.

[Gaurav]

Originally Posted by tmiranda

Please send me a logfile to look at.

I think I've fixed it myself. I generated the log file and saw that it was not being able to find the base YouTube folder on E drive (probably because I had deleted it as part of my cleanup thinking it would get recreated automatically when I re-install the plugin). I recreated the folder by hand and all is back to normal.

I did notice however that the temp file location setting is being ignored. I have set it to "H:\YouTubeTemp" but the plugin still uses the SageTV\youtube_downloads location. Not a big problem but might be something you want to look into.

[tmiranda]

Originally Posted by Gaurav

I think I've fixed it myself. I generated the log file and saw that it was not being able to find the base YouTube folder on E drive (probably because I had deleted it as part of my cleanup thinking it would get recreated automatically when I re-install the plugin). I recreated the folder by hand and all is back to normal.

I did notice however that the temp file location setting is being ignored. I have set it to "H:\YouTubeTemp" but the plugin still uses the SageTV\youtube_downloads location. Not a big problem but might be something you want to look into.

Glad you got it fixed

The temp file location only applies to when you are watching a video. When a video is recorded it always gets downloaded to the youtube_downloads folder and then it gets moved to its final location. It's done that way to avoid complications that can arise if the user chooses a network drive as a download location. If you see the youtube_downloads folder filling up then that's a bug.

[Gaurav]

Originally Posted by tmiranda

Glad you got it fixed

The temp file location only applies to when you are watching a video. When a video is recorded it always gets downloaded to the youtube_downloads folder and then it gets moved to its final location. It's done that way to avoid complications that can arise if the user chooses a network drive as a download location. If you see the youtube_downloads folder filling up then that's a bug.

Got it. Thanks

[Rob23]

Is there a way to disable the capture of viewing history? Is there a way to clear the viewing history?

[tmiranda]

Originally Posted by Rob23

Is there a way to disable the capture of viewing history? Is there a way to clear the viewing history?

Yes, I think you can configure both of these things in the Options menu.

[Rob23]

Originally Posted by tmiranda

Yes, I think you can configure both of these things in the Options menu.

I must be overlooking the option. I see an option to clear search history, but I don't see where one can clear the viewing history or disable the capture of viewing history. Where are these options and how are they labelled?

[krasev]

Originally Posted by tmiranda

Thanks.

Nest things I will look at:
- The Cyrillic search bug.
- Customizing the main menu.

If there are any other features or requests please post them here.

any news about The Cyrillic search bug?

[tmiranda]

Originally Posted by krasev

any news about The Cyrillic search bug?

No, still haven't been able to track it down. I'll keep trying....

[jorton]

I see that I can select "best" for the Video Format in Recording Options, but I always seem to get 720P files. I know that the channels I am watching post in 1080p. Am I missing a setting somewhere for this?

I have tried to change "best" but it does not allow me to change (stays as "best" when I hit enter) although I am not actually sure of the official options here.

Thanks, we use this plugin daily.

J

[tmiranda]

Originally Posted by jorton

I see that I can select "best" for the Video Format in Recording Options, but I always seem to get 720P files. I know that the channels I am watching post in 1080p. Am I missing a setting somewhere for this?

I have tried to change "best" but it does not allow me to change (stays as "best" when I hit enter) although I am not actually sure of the official options here.

Thanks, we use this plugin daily.

J

Look under "Format Selection" here: https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/bl...ADME.md#readme

You can specify any of those parameters. According to the documentation "best" should give you the best available video. If it isn't I'd suggest using the "height" parameter.

[Rob23]

Is there a way to organize favorite channels into folders in order for them to show up in new folders or categories when browsing favorite channels?

I've looked in every property file I can think of, but I have not been able to locate where this plugin is storing the list of my favorite channels.

[tmiranda]

Originally Posted by Rob23

Is there a way to organize favorite channels into folders in order for them to show up in new folders or categories when browsing favorite channels?

I've looked in every property file I can think of, but I have not been able to locate where this plugin is storing the list of my favorite channels.

I'm not sure what you are asking for. When you create a Favorite you can choose the target download subdirectory.

You won't find the list of Favorites in any property file, it's stored in the wiz.bin via the UserRecord API.

[Rob23]

Originally Posted by tmiranda

I'm not sure what you are asking for. When you create a Favorite you can choose the target download subdirectory.

You won't find the list of Favorites in any property file, it's stored in the wiz.bin via the UserRecord API.

Perhaps it is because I do not use the download feature. I just wanted to know if there is a way to organize my favorite channels within the browse favorite channels menu selection so that I could set up subfolders to browse. For example:

-Browse Favorite Channels
- Category A
- Favorite channel 1, 2, etc.
- Category B
- Favorite 8,9, etc.

Is this something I could do within the UserRecord API?

[tmiranda]

Originally Posted by Rob23

Perhaps it is because I do not use the download feature. I just wanted to know if there is a way to organize my favorite channels within the browse favorite channels menu selection so that I could set up subfolders to browse. For example:

-Browse Favorite Channels
- Category A
- Favorite channel 1, 2, etc.
- Category B
- Favorite 8,9, etc.

Is this something I could do within the UserRecord API?

Ah, now I see.

There is currently no way to do that.