2020-12-13 23:21:36 +01:00
[](https://github.com/emilsvennesson/script.module.inputstreamhelper/releases)
[](https://github.com/emilsvennesson/script.module.inputstreamhelper/actions?query=workflow:CI)
[](https://codecov.io/gh/emilsvennesson/script.module.inputstreamhelper/branch/master)
[](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
[](https://github.com/emilsvennesson/script.module.inputstreamhelper/graphs/contributors)
# InputStream Helper #
**script.module.inputstreamhelper** is a simple Kodi module that makes life easier for add-on developers relying on InputStream based add-ons and DRM playback.
## Features ##
- Displays informative dialogs if required InputStream components are unavailable
- Checks if HLS is supported in inputstream.adaptive
- Automatically installs Widevine CDM on supported platforms (optional)
- Keeps Widevine CDM up-to-date with the latest version available (Kodi 18 and higher)
- Checks for missing depending libraries by parsing the output from `ldd` (Linux)
## Example ##
```python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""InputStream Helper Demo"""
from __future__ import absolute_import, division, unicode_literals
import sys
import inputstreamhelper
import xbmc
import xbmcgui
import xbmcplugin
PROTOCOL = 'mpd'
DRM = 'com.widevine.alpha'
STREAM_URL = 'https://demo.unified-streaming.com/video/tears-of-steel/tears-of-steel-dash-widevine.ism/.mpd'
MIME_TYPE = 'application/dash+xml'
LICENSE_URL = 'https://widevine-proxy.appspot.com/proxy'
KODI_VERSION_MAJOR = int(xbmc.getInfoLabel('System.BuildVersion').split('.')[0])
def run(addon_url):
"""Run InputStream Helper Demo"""
# Play video
if addon_url.endswith('/play'):
is_helper = inputstreamhelper.Helper(PROTOCOL, drm=DRM)
if is_helper.check_inputstream():
play_item = xbmcgui.ListItem(path=STREAM_URL)
play_item.setContentLookup(False)
play_item.setMimeType(MIME_TYPE)
if KODI_VERSION_MAJOR >= 19:
play_item.setProperty('inputstream', is_helper.inputstream_addon)
else:
play_item.setProperty('inputstreamaddon', is_helper.inputstream_addon)
play_item.setProperty('inputstream.adaptive.manifest_type', PROTOCOL)
play_item.setProperty('inputstream.adaptive.license_type', DRM)
play_item.setProperty('inputstream.adaptive.license_key', LICENSE_URL + '||R{SSM}|')
xbmcplugin.setResolvedUrl(int(sys.argv[1]), True, play_item)
# Setup menu item
else:
xbmcplugin.setContent(int(sys.argv[1]), 'videos')
list_item = xbmcgui.ListItem(label='InputStream Helper Demo')
list_item.setProperty('IsPlayable', 'true')
url = addon_url + '/play'
xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(int(sys.argv[1]), url, list_item)
xbmcplugin.endOfDirectory(int(sys.argv[1]))
if __name__ == '__main__':
run(sys.argv[0])
```
The Helper class takes two arguments: protocol (the media streaming protocol) and the optional argument 'drm'.
It is recommended to not add your InputStream add-on as a dependency in addon.xml. It can cause confusion with users not being able to install your add-on because the InputStream add-on is disabled. InputStream Helper addresses issues such as these and helps the user to install/enable required InputStream components.
## Accepted protocol arguments: ##
* **mpd** -- *MPEG-DASH*
* **ism** -- *Microsoft Smooth Streaming*
* **hls** -- *HTTP Live Streaming from Apple*
* **rtmp** -- *Real-Time Messaging Protocol*
## Accepted drm arguments: ##
* widevine
* com.widevine.alpha
## Support ##
Please report any issues or bug reports on the [GitHub Issues ](https://github.com/emilsvennesson/script.module.inputstreamhelper/issues ) page.
## License ##
This module is licensed under the **The MIT License** . Please see the [LICENSE.txt ](LICENSE.txt ) file for details.
## Releases
2020-12-17 21:52:17 +01:00
### v0.5.2 (2020-12-13)
- Update Chrome OS ARM hardware id's (@mediaminister)
2020-12-13 23:21:36 +01:00
### v0.5.1 (2020-10-02)
- Fix incorrect ARM HWIDs: PHASER and PHASER360 (@dagwieers)
- Added Hebrew translations (@haggaie)
- Updated Dutch, Japanese and Korean translations (@michaelarnauts, @Thunderbird2086 )
### v0.5.0 (2020-06-25)
- Extract Widevine CDM directly from Chrome OS, minimizing disk space usage and eliminating the need for root access (@horstle)
- Improve progress dialog while extracting Widevine CDM on ARM devices (@horstle, @mediaminister )
- Support resuming interrupted downloads on unreliable internet connections (@horstle, @mediaminister )
- Reshape InputStream Helper information dialog (@horstle, @dagwieers )
- Updated Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Romanian, Russian, Spanish and Swedish translations (@dagwieers, @horstle , @mediaminister , @tweimer , @Twilight0 , @frodo19 , @tmihai20 , @vlmaksime , @roliverosc , @Sopor )
### v0.4.7 (2020-05-03)
- Fix hardlink on Windows (@BarmonHammer)
- Fix support for unicode chars in paths (@mediaminister)
- Show remaining time during Widevine installation on ARM devices (@horstle)
### v0.4.6 (2020-04-29)
- Compatibility fixes for Kodi 19 Matrix "pre-release" builds (@mediaminister)
- Optimize Widevine CDM detection (@dagwieers)
- Minor fixes for Widevine installation on ARM devices (@dagwieers @mediaminister @horstle )
### v0.4.5 (2020-04-07)
- Added Spanish and Romanian translations (@roliverosc, @tmihai20 )
- Added support for Kodi 19 Matrix "pre-release" builds (@mediaminister)
- Fix Widevine backups when using an external drive (@horstle)
- Various fixes for Widevine installation on ARM devices (@horstle)
### v0.4.4 (2020-03-01)
- Added option to restore a previously installed Widevine version (@horstle)
- Improve progress bar when extracting Widevine on ARM devices (@dagwieers)
- Improve Widevine library version detection (@dagwieers, @mediaminister )
- Improve InputStream Helper information (@dagwieers, @mediaminister )
- Increase download reliability for Chrome OS on ARM devices (@horstle, @RolfWojtech )
- Added Japanese, Korean, Croatian and Hungarian translations (@Thunderbird2086, @arvvoid , @frodo19 )
- Updated existing translations (@dnicolaas, @Sopor , @tweimer , @horstle , @mediaminister )
- Various small bugfixes for Widevine installation on ARM devices (@dagwieers, @mediaminister , @Twilight0 , @janhicken )
### v0.4.3 (2019-09-25)
- French translation (@brunoduc)
- Updated translations (@vlmaksime, @dagwieers , @pinoelefante , @horstle , @Twilight0 , @emilsvennesson )
- Ensure Kodi 19 compatibility (@mediaminister)
- Configurable temporary download directory for devices with limited space (@horstle)
- Configurable Widevine CDM update frequency (@horstle)
- Fix add-on settings crashes when InputStream Adaptive is missing (@mediaminister)
- Improve unicode character support (@mediaminister)
### v0.4.2 (2019-09-03)
- Move release history to readme file (@mediaminister)
- Clean up coverage/codecov config (@dagwieers)
- Add InputStream Helper Information to settings page (@horstle, @dagwieers )
- Make sure addon.xml meets all requirements (@mediaminister)
- Simplify add-on entry point to speed up loading time (@mediaminister)
- Unicode fix for os.walk (@mediaminister)
- Revert "Fix ARM processing in unittest locally" (@mediaminister)
- Fix unresponsive Kodi when opening add-on information pane (@dagwieers, @mediaminister )
- Add-on structure improvements (@dagwieers)
### v0.4.1 (2019-09-01)
- Follow kodi-addon-checker recommended code changes (@mediaminister)
- Implement api using runscript (@mediaminister)
- Fix ARM processing in unittest locally (@dagwieers)
- Add more project information (@dagwieers)
- More coverage improvements (@dagwieers)
### v0.4.0 (2019-09-01)
- Use local url variable (@mediaminister)
- Directly use Kodi CDM directory (@mediaminister)
- Implement settings menu and API (@dagwieers)
- Add integration tests (@dagwieers)
- Add a progress dialog for extraction on ARM (@dagwieers)
- Fix crash when using platform.system() (@dagwieers)
- Fix a python error (@mediaminister)
- Remove legacy Widevine CDM support (@dagwieers)
- Replace requests/urllib3 with urllib/urllib2 (@dagwieers)
- Various unicode fixes (@mediaminister)
- Add proxy support (@dagwieers)
- Add setting to disable inputstreamhelper (@horstle, @JohnPlayerSpecial2018 )
- Check Widevine support before all checks (@vlmaksime)
- Support 64-bit kernel with 32-bit userspace (@mrfixit2001)
- Dutch translation (@mediaminister, @basrieter )
- German translation (@flubshi)
- Greek translation (@Twilight0)
- Italian translation (@pinoelefante)
- Russian translation (@vlmaksime)
- Swedish translation (@emilsvennesson)
### v0.3.5 (2019-08-15)
- Auto install inputstream.adaptive (@mediaminister)
- Fix latest Widevine version detection (@dagwieers)
- Check for Widevine updates on new release (@mediaminister)
### v0.3.4 (2019-03-23)
- python2_3 compability (@mediaminister, @Rechi )
- Option to disable inputstreamhelper in settings.xml
- calculate disk space on the tmp folder (@dawez)
- Support for Unicode paths in Windows (@WallyCZ)
- Italian translation (@pinoelefante)
- Dutch translation (@dnicolaas)
- Greek translation (@Twilight0)
- Russian translation (@vlmaksime)
### v0.3.3 (2018-02-21)
- Load loop if it's a kernel module (@mkreisl)
- Fix legacy Widevine CDM update detection
- inputstream_addon is now a public variable
- Notify user that ARM64 needs 32-bit userspace
- Improve logging
- Cosmetics
### v0.3.2 (2018-01-30)
- Fix OSMC arm architecture detection
- Fix ldd permissions error
### v0.3.1 (2018-01-29)
- check_inputstream() return fix
### v0.3.0 (2018-01-29)
- Bug fix: module left xbmcaddon class in memory
- Keep Widevine CDM up-to-date with the latest version available (Kodi 18 and higher)
- Check for missing depending libraries by parsing the output from ldd
- Use older Widevine binaries on Kodi Krypton (fixes nss/nspr dependency issues)
### v0.2.4 (2018.01.01)
- Fix ARM download on systems with sudo (OSMC etc)
- Actually bump version in addon.xml, unlike v0.2.3...
### v0.2.3 (2017-12-30)
- Make sure Kodi and Widevine CDM binary architecture matches
- Minor wording changes/fixes
### v0.2.2 (2017-12-05)
- Fixes for widevine download when using 64-bit Kodi (@gismo112, @asciidisco )
### v0.2.1 (2017-10-15)
- Update German translation (@asciidisco)
- Improve root permissions acquisition
### v0.2.0 (2017-09-29)
- Automatic Widevine CDM download on ARM devices
- Display Widevine EULA during installation procedure
- German translation (thanks to asciidisco)
- New, smaller and less ugly generic icon
- Better exception handling
- Code cleanup
### v0.1.0 (2017-09-13)
- Initial release
