hawke663's API

[Bstrdsmkr]

Maybe a bit of a pipedream, but what about crowdsourcing the file info? Here's what I'm thinking (spur of the moment):

1. On your end, you have a callable api that addon authors can use to set information about the file in the database.
2. On the addon side, when we start streaming the file, if the file information isn't already present, we call the api and pass info back about the file (since we have to access it to stream it anyway).

That way once the first person tries that link, the database gets updated with the information and all subsequent users are sent the information and know not to bother passing the information back upstream

Like I said, haven't thought it through or anything, but figured I'd share the idea and see what people think

[hawke663]

so the first person who calls the link, will start streaming the file, but on loading it, it will send the info to tha api to be stored ion the db, i.e file type bitrate etc, when another user selects that file the addon sees it already has the results and has no need to grab the info and add it to db so it bypasses that function.
is that kinda along the lines you were thinking?

[rogerthis]

Just can across this http://www.rapidleech.com not sure if you could use it or not

What is Rapidleech?
Rapid Leech is a free server transfer script for use on various popular upload/download sites such as megaupload.com, Rapidshare.com and more than 45 others. The famous Rapidleech script transfers files from Rapidshare, Megaupload, Depositfiles.com, Easy-share.com, etc, via your fast servers connection speed and dumps the file on your server. You may then download these files from your server anytime later.

Looks like it has streaming capabilities. Their forum has php scripts for accessing hosting sites. Should be worth a look.

[Bstrdsmkr]

so the first person who calls the link, will start streaming the file, but on loading it, it will send the info to tha api to be stored ion the db, i.e file type bitrate etc, when another user selects that file the addon sees it already has the results and has no need to grab the info and add it to db so it bypasses that function.
is that kinda along the lines you were thinking?

Exactly. The server sends the file information along with the other info if it has it. If the addon didn't receive file information (ie, the fields are blank), it sends the info back to the server. Then when the next person pulls down the link info, they receive file info (because the first person's addon contributed it) and they know there's no reason to submit it (unless the info they get from the file is different from what the server sent).

Of course, there's not a way to enforce this contribution, but I know I would.

[hawke663]

@roger not to keen on rapidleech, plus it would mean downloading the files to my server = bandwidth etc.

@Bstrdsmkr, if you can let me know what info the addon would send back i can add it to the script, i assume this would be a per "link" information and not per movie or both

hawke

[rogerthis]

@roger not to keen on rapidleech, plus it would mean downloading the files to my server = bandwidth etc.

Yeah, I understand about bandwidth, but would there be anyway to use services without it going through your server for bandwidth. ie use the resolvers that have been implemented into rapidleech, but put the traffic from point to point?

[hawke663]

ok have added the api for listing of links/sources, let me know if theres any other information required for it.

example for "pirates carribbean 2011" (movie id 273)

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http://xbmchub.streamible.co.uk/api/xml/sources/273

or json

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http://xbmchub.streamible.co.uk/api/json/sources/273

Ive added the providers favicon to the list as well, in case you want to show it in the dialogs.

Hawke

[hawke663]

@roger most of the hosts use the ip for creating the links, so if i used the resolvers it would be based on the servers ip and not the actual user who would be streaming the file, and they would get a 404/403 sadly

Hawke

[Bstrdsmkr]

@roger not to keen on rapidleech, plus it would mean downloading the files to my server = bandwidth etc.

@Bstrdsmkr, if you can let me know what info the addon would send back i can add it to the script, i assume this would be a per "link" information and not per movie or both

hawke

Right, per link. It'd be cool to track as many file attributes as possible. Looking at the xbmc wiki, here's some that would be handy for video files:

File name (as opposed to complete url)
File Extension
Size
Duration
Video Codec
Video Bitrate
Resolution
Audio Codec
Audio Channels
Audio Languages
Audio Bitrate
Subtitle Languages

[hawke663]

and just to clarify, the "plugin" would send these to the api? if thats the case it shouldnt be a problem,

Hawke