Merge pull request #47 from GioF71/feature/search-album

[Feature] Search Album

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v3.0.2
+Released 29th September 2021 (by warwickh)
+* Removed dependency on future and dateutil 
+* Simpleplugin modified - no longer py2 compatible
+
+## v3.0.1
+Released 2nd September 2021 (by warwickh)
+* Added Navidrome compatibility (remove dependency on integer ids)
+
 ## v3.0.0
 Released 29th June 2021 (by warwickh)
 * Basic update to provide Matrix compatility. Not tested on Kodi below v19

README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Subsonic
-Kodi plugin to stream, star and download music from Subsonic.
+Kodi plugin to stream, star and download music from Subsonic/Airsonic/Navidrome (requires Subsonic API compatibility)
 
 For feature requests / issues:
 https://github.com/warwickh/plugin.audio.subsonic/issues
@@ -15,21 +15,25 @@ Leia compatible version available in alternate branch
 * Browse by artist, albums (newest/most played/recently played/random), tracks (starred/random), and playlists
 * Download songs
 * Star songs
+* Navidrome compatibility added (please report any issues)
+* Scrobble to Last.FM
 
 ## Installation
+From repository
+[repository.warwickh](https://github.com/warwickh/repository.warwickh/raw/master/matrix/zips/repository.warwickh) (Please report any issues)
+
+From GitHub
 * Click the code button and download
 * Enable unknown sources and install from zip in Kodi
-
+ 
 or
-
 * Navigate to your `.kodi/addons/` folder
 * Clone this repository: `git clone https://github.com/warwickh/plugin.audio.subsonic.git`
 * (Re)start Kodi.
 
-Note: You may need to install dependencies manually if installing this way
+Note: You will need to enter your server settings into the plugin configuration before use
 
 ## TODO
-* Scrobble to Last.FM (http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=195597&pid=2429362#pid2429362)
 * Improve the caching system
 * Search filter GUI for tracks and albums
 

addon.xml

@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
-<addon id="plugin.audio.subsonic" name="Subsonic" version="3.0.0" provider-name="BasilFX,grosbouff,silascutler,Heruwar,warwickh">
-<requires>
-    <import addon="xbmc.python" version="3.0.0"/>
-    <import addon="script.module.dateutil" version="2.4.2"/>
-    <import addon="script.module.future" version="0.18.2"/>
-</requires>
-<extension point="xbmc.python.pluginsource" library="main.py">
-  <provides>audio</provides>
-</extension>
+<addon id="plugin.audio.subsonic" name="Subsonic" version="3.0.2" provider-name="BasilFX,warwickh">
+    <requires>
+        <import addon="xbmc.python" version="3.0.0"/>
+    </requires>
+    <extension point="xbmc.python.pluginsource" library="main.py">
+        <provides>audio</provides>
+    </extension>
+    <extension point="xbmc.service" library="service.py" />
     <extension point="xbmc.addon.metadata">
         <summary lang="en">Subsonic music addon for Kodi.</summary>
         <summary lang="fr">Extension Subsonic pour Kodi.</summary>

lib/libsonic/connection.py

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from netrc import netrc
 from hashlib import md5
 import urllib.request
 import urllib.error
+import urllib.parse
 from http import client as http_client
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
 from io import StringIO
@@ -47,14 +48,14 @@ class HTTPSConnectionChain(http_client.HTTPSConnection):
     def connect(self):
         sock = self._create_sock()
         try:
-            self.sock = ssl.create_default_context().wrap_socket(sock,
+            self.sock = self._context.wrap_socket(sock,
                 server_hostname=self.host)
         except:
             sock.close()
 
 class HTTPSHandlerChain(urllib.request.HTTPSHandler):
     def https_open(self, req):
-        return self.do_open(HTTPSConnectionChain, req)
+        return self.do_open(HTTPSConnectionChain, req, context=self._context)
 
 # install opener
 urllib.request.install_opener(urllib.request.build_opener(HTTPSHandlerChain()))
@@ -154,8 +155,18 @@ class Connection(object):
                             request.  This is not recommended as request
                             URLs can get very long with some API calls
         """
-        self._baseUrl = baseUrl
-        self._hostname = baseUrl.split('://')[1].strip()
+        
+        self._baseUrl = baseUrl.rstrip('/')
+        self._hostname = self._baseUrl.split('://')[1]
+        if len(self._hostname.split('/'))>1:
+            print(len(self._hostname.split('/')))
+            xbmc.log("Got a folder %s"%(self._hostname.split('/')[1]),xbmc.LOGDEBUG)
+            parts = urllib.parse.urlparse(self._baseUrl)
+            self._baseUrl = "%s://%s" % (parts.scheme, parts.hostname)
+            self._hostname = parts.hostname
+            self._serverPath = parts.path.strip('/') + '/rest'
+        else:
+            self._serverPath = serverPath.strip('/')
         self._username = username
         self._rawPass = password
         self._legacyAuth = legacyAuth
@@ -172,7 +183,6 @@ class Connection(object):
         self._port = int(port)
         self._apiVersion = apiVersion
         self._appName = appName
-        self._serverPath = serverPath.strip('/')
         self._insecure = insecure
         self._opener = self._getOpener(self._username, self._rawPass)
 
@@ -230,9 +240,11 @@ class Connection(object):
         viewName = '%s.view' % methodName
 
         req = self._getRequest(viewName)
+        xbmc.log("Pinging %s"%str(req.full_url),xbmc.LOGDEBUG)       
         try:
             res = self._doInfoReq(req)
-        except:
+        except Exception as e:
+            print("Ping failed %s"%e)
             return False
         if res['status'] == 'ok':
             return True
@@ -894,11 +906,12 @@ class Connection(object):
             'converted': converted})
 
         req = self._getRequest(viewName, q)
-        xbmc.log("Requesting %s"%str(req.full_url),xbmc.LOGDEBUG)
-        res = self._doBinReq(req)
-        if isinstance(res, dict):
-            self._checkStatus(res)
-        return req.full_url
+        #xbmc.log("Requesting %s"%str(req.full_url),xbmc.LOGDEBUG)
+        return_url = req.full_url
+        if self._insecure:
+            return_url += '&verifypeer=false'
+            xbmc.log("Request is insecure %s"%return_url,level=xbmc.LOGDEBUG)   
+        return return_url
 
 
     def getCoverArt(self, aid, size=None):
@@ -942,10 +955,12 @@ class Connection(object):
         q = self._getQueryDict({'id': aid, 'size': size})
 
         req = self._getRequest(viewName, q)
-        res = self._doBinReq(req)
-        if isinstance(res, dict):
-            self._checkStatus(res)
-        return req.full_url
+        #xbmc.log("Requesting %s"%str(req.full_url),xbmc.LOGDEBUG)
+        return_url = req.full_url
+        if self._insecure:
+            return_url += '&verifypeer=false'
+            xbmc.log("Request is insecure %s"%return_url,level=xbmc.LOGDEBUG)   
+        return return_url
 
 
     def scrobble(self, sid, submission=True, listenTime=None):
@@ -1992,6 +2007,7 @@ class Connection(object):
             q['musicFolderId'] = musicFolderId
 
         req = self._getRequest(viewName, q)
+        xbmc.log("Requesting %s"%str(req.full_url),xbmc.LOGDEBUG)        
         res = self._doInfoReq(req)
         self._checkStatus(res)
         return res
@@ -2483,6 +2499,8 @@ class Connection(object):
 
         req = self._getRequest(viewName, q)
         res = self._doInfoReq(req)
+        print(req.get_full_url())
+        print(res)
         self._checkStatus(res)
         return res
 
@@ -2672,7 +2690,8 @@ class Connection(object):
         methodName = 'getVideoInfo'
         viewName = '%s.view' % methodName
 
-        q = {'id': int(vid)}
+        #q = {'id': int(vid)}
+        q = {'id': vid}
         req = self._getRequest(viewName, q)
         res = self._doInfoReq(req)
         self._checkStatus(res)
@@ -2689,7 +2708,8 @@ class Connection(object):
         methodName = 'getAlbumInfo'
         viewName = '%s.view' % methodName
 
-        q = {'id': int(aid)}
+        #q = {'id': int(aid)}
+        q = {'id': aid}
         req = self._getRequest(viewName, q)
         res = self._doInfoReq(req)
         self._checkStatus(res)
@@ -2706,7 +2726,8 @@ class Connection(object):
         methodName = 'getAlbumInfo2'
         viewName = '%s.view' % methodName
 
-        q = {'id': int(aid)}
+        #q = {'id': int(aid)}
+        q = {'id': aid}
         req = self._getRequest(viewName, q)
         res = self._doInfoReq(req)
         self._checkStatus(res)
@@ -2725,7 +2746,8 @@ class Connection(object):
         methodName = 'getCaptions'
         viewName = '%s.view' % methodName
 
-        q = self._getQueryDict({'id': int(vid), 'format': fmt})
+        #q = self._getQueryDict({'id': int(vid), 'format': fmt})
+        q = self._getQueryDict({'id': vid, 'format': fmt})
         req = self._getRequest(viewName, q)
         res = self._doInfoReq(req)
         self._checkStatus(res)
@@ -2797,12 +2819,12 @@ class Connection(object):
         qdict.update(query)
         url = '%s:%d/%s/%s' % (self._baseUrl, self._port, self._serverPath,
             viewName)
-        xbmc.log("Standard URL %s"%url,level=xbmc.LOGDEBUG)
-        xbmc.log("Qdict %s"%str(qdict),level=xbmc.LOGDEBUG)
+        #xbmc.log("Standard URL %s"%url,level=xbmc.LOGDEBUG)
+        #xbmc.log("Qdict %s"%str(qdict),level=xbmc.LOGDEBUG)
         req = urllib.request.Request(url, urlencode(qdict).encode('utf-8'))
         if(self._useGET or ('getCoverArt' in viewName) or ('stream' in viewName)):
             url += '?%s' % urlencode(qdict)
-            xbmc.log("UseGET URL %s"%(url),xbmc.LOGDEBUG)
+            #xbmc.log("UseGET URL %s"%(url),xbmc.LOGDEBUG)
             req = urllib.request.Request(url)
         return req
 

lib/simpleplugin/simpleplugin.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Created on: 03.06.2015
+# Python2 support removed 28.09.2021
 """
 SimplePlugin micro-framework for Kodi content plugins
 
@@ -8,17 +9,8 @@ SimplePlugin micro-framework for Kodi content plugins
 **License**: `GPL v.3 <https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html>`_
 """
 
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-from future.builtins import (zip, super,
-                             bytes, dict, int, list, object, str)
-from future.utils import (PY2, PY3, iteritems, itervalues,
-                          python_2_unicode_compatible)
-# from future.standard_library import install_aliases
-# install_aliases()
-
-if PY3:
-    basestring = str
-    long = int
+basestring = str
+long = int
 
 import os
 import sys
@@ -27,31 +19,24 @@ import inspect
 import time
 import hashlib
 import pickle
-from collections import MutableMapping, namedtuple
+from collections.abc import MutableMapping
+from collections import namedtuple
 from copy import deepcopy
 from functools import wraps
 from shutil import copyfile
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from pprint import pformat
 from platform import uname
-if PY3:
-    from urllib.parse import urlencode, quote_plus, urlparse, unquote_plus, parse_qs
-else:
-    from future.backports.urllib.parse import urlencode, quote_plus, urlparse, unquote_plus
-    from urlparse import parse_qs
+from urllib.parse import urlencode, quote_plus, urlparse, unquote_plus, parse_qs
 import xbmcaddon
 import xbmc
 import xbmcgui
 import xbmcvfs
 
 __all__ = ['SimplePluginError', 'Storage', 'MemStorage', 'Addon', 'Plugin',
-           'RoutedPlugin', 'Params', 'log_exception', 'py2_encode',
-           'py2_decode', 'translate_path']
+           'RoutedPlugin', 'Params', 'log_exception', 'translate_path']
 
-if PY3:
-    getargspec = inspect.getfullargspec
-else:
-    getargspec = inspect.getargspec
+getargspec = inspect.getfullargspec
 
 Route = namedtuple('Route', ['pattern', 'func'])
 
@@ -74,35 +59,13 @@ def _format_vars(variables):
     :return: formatted string with sorted ``var = val`` pairs
     :rtype: str
     """
-    var_list = [(var, val) for var, val in iteritems(variables)]
+    var_list = [(var, val) for var, val in iter(variables.items())]
     lines = []
     for var, val in sorted(var_list, key=lambda i: i[0]):
         if not (var.startswith('__') or var.endswith('__')):
             lines.append('{0} = {1}'.format(var, pformat(val)))
     return '\n'.join(lines)
 
-
-def py2_encode(s, encoding='utf-8'):
-    """
-    Encode Python 2 ``unicode`` to ``str``
-
-    In Python 3 the string is not changed.
-    """
-    if PY2 and isinstance(s, str):
-        s = s.encode(encoding)
-    return s
-
-
-def py2_decode(s, encoding='utf-8'):
-    """
-    Decode Python 2 ``str`` to ``unicode``
-
-    In Python 3 the string is not changed.
-    """
-    if PY2 and isinstance(s, bytes):
-        s = s.decode(encoding)
-    return s
-
 def _kodi_major_version():
     kodi_version = xbmc.getInfoLabel('System.BuildVersion').split(' ')[0]
     return kodi_version.split('.')[0]
@@ -146,12 +109,12 @@ def log_exception(logger=None):
         yield
     except:
         if logger is None:
-            logger = lambda msg: xbmc.log(py2_encode(msg), xbmc.LOGERROR)
+            logger = lambda msg: xbmc.log(msg, xbmc.LOGERROR)
         frame_info = inspect.trace(5)[-1]
         logger('Unhandled exception detected!')
         logger('*** Start diagnostic info ***')
         logger('System info: {0}'.format(uname()))
-        logger('OS info: {0}'.format(py2_decode(xbmc.getInfoLabel('System.OSVersionInfo'))))
+        logger('OS info: {0}'.format(xbmc.getInfoLabel('System.OSVersionInfo')))
         logger('Kodi version: {0}'.format(
             xbmc.getInfoLabel('System.BuildVersion'))
         )
@@ -170,7 +133,7 @@ def log_exception(logger=None):
         raise
 
 
-@python_2_unicode_compatible
+
 class Params(dict):
     """
     Params(**kwargs)
@@ -198,7 +161,7 @@ class Params(dict):
         return '<Params {0}>'.format(super(Params, self).__str__())
 
 
-@python_2_unicode_compatible
+
 class Storage(MutableMapping):
     """
     Storage(storage_dir, filename='storage.pcl')
@@ -303,7 +266,7 @@ class Storage(MutableMapping):
         return deepcopy(self._storage)
 
 
-@python_2_unicode_compatible
+
 class MemStorage(MutableMapping):
     """
     MemStorage(storage_id)
@@ -367,7 +330,7 @@ class MemStorage(MutableMapping):
 
     def __getitem__(self, key):
         self._check_key(key)
-        full_key = py2_encode('{0}__{1}'.format(self._id, key))
+        full_key = '{0}__{1}'.format(self._id, key)
         raw_item = self._window.getProperty(full_key)
         if raw_item:
             try:
@@ -379,7 +342,7 @@ class MemStorage(MutableMapping):
 
     def __setitem__(self, key, value):
         self._check_key(key)
-        full_key = py2_encode('{0}__{1}'.format(self._id, key))
+        full_key = '{0}__{1}'.format(self._id, key)
         # protocol=0 is needed for safe string handling in Python 3
         self._window.setProperty(full_key, pickle.dumps(value, protocol=0))
         if key != '__keys__':
@@ -389,7 +352,7 @@ class MemStorage(MutableMapping):
 
     def __delitem__(self, key):
         self._check_key(key)
-        full_key = py2_encode('{0}__{1}'.format(self._id, key))
+        full_key = '{0}__{1}'.format(self._id, key)
         item = self._window.getProperty(full_key)
         if item:
             self._window.clearProperty(full_key)
@@ -402,7 +365,7 @@ class MemStorage(MutableMapping):
 
     def __contains__(self, key):
         self._check_key(key)
-        full_key = py2_encode('{0}__{1}'.format(self._id, key))
+        full_key = '{0}__{1}'.format(self._id, key)
         item = self._window.getProperty(full_key)
         return bool(item)
 
@@ -413,7 +376,7 @@ class MemStorage(MutableMapping):
         return len(self['__keys__'])
 
 
-@python_2_unicode_compatible
+
 class Addon(object):
     """
     Base addon class
@@ -430,9 +393,7 @@ class Addon(object):
         :type id_: str
         """
         self._addon = xbmcaddon.Addon(id_)
-        self._profile_dir = py2_decode(
-            translate_path(self._addon.getAddonInfo('profile'))
-        )
+        self._profile_dir = translate_path(self._addon.getAddonInfo('profile'))
         self._ui_strings_map = None
         if not os.path.exists(self._profile_dir):
             os.mkdir(self._profile_dir)
@@ -468,7 +429,7 @@ class Addon(object):
         :return: path to the addon folder
         :rtype: unicode
         """
-        return py2_decode(self._addon.getAddonInfo('path'))
+        return self._addon.getAddonInfo('path')
 
     @property
     def icon(self):
@@ -633,7 +594,7 @@ class Addon(object):
         :type convert: bool
         :return: setting value
         """
-        setting = py2_decode(self._addon.getSetting(id_))
+        setting = self._addon.getSetting(id_)
         if convert:
             if setting == 'true':
                 return True  # Convert boolean strings to bool
@@ -664,7 +625,7 @@ class Addon(object):
             value = 'true' if value else 'false'
         elif not isinstance(value, basestring):
             value = str(value)
-        self._addon.setSetting(id_, py2_encode(value))
+        self._addon.setSetting(id_, value)
 
     def log(self, message, level=xbmc.LOGDEBUG):
         """
@@ -677,7 +638,7 @@ class Addon(object):
         :type level: int
         """
         xbmc.log(
-            py2_encode('{0} [v.{1}]: {2}'.format(self.id, self.version, message)),
+            '{0} [v.{1}]: {2}'.format(self.id, self.version, message),
             level
         )
 
@@ -957,7 +918,7 @@ class Addon(object):
         return ui_strings
 
 
-@python_2_unicode_compatible
+
 class Plugin(Addon):
     """
     Plugin class with URL query string routing.
@@ -1016,9 +977,9 @@ class Plugin(Addon):
         """
         raw_params = parse_qs(paramstring)
         params = Params()
-        for key, value in iteritems(raw_params):
+        for key, value in iter(raw_params.items()):
             param_value = value[0] if len(value) == 1 else value
-            params[key] = py2_decode(param_value)
+            params[key] = param_value
         return params
 
     def get_url(self, plugin_url='', **kwargs):
@@ -1125,7 +1086,7 @@ class Plugin(Addon):
                     return action_callable(self._params)
 
 
-@python_2_unicode_compatible
+
 class RoutedPlugin(Plugin):
     """
     Plugin class that implements "pretty URL" routing similar to Flask and Bottle
@@ -1224,7 +1185,7 @@ class RoutedPlugin(Plugin):
             for arg, match in zip(args, matches):
                 pattern = pattern.replace(
                     match,
-                    quote_plus(py2_encode(str(arg)))
+                    quote_plus(str(arg))
                 )
             # list allows to manipulate the dict during iteration
             for key, value in list(iteritems(kwargs)):
@@ -1237,7 +1198,7 @@ class RoutedPlugin(Plugin):
 
                     if key == match_string:
                         pattern = pattern.replace(
-                            match, quote_plus(py2_encode(str(value)))
+                            match, quote_plus(str(value))
                         )
                         del kwargs[key]
         url = 'plugin://{0}{1}'.format(self.id, pattern)
@@ -1378,7 +1339,7 @@ class RoutedPlugin(Plugin):
                             value = float(value)
                         kwargs[key] = value
                     else:
-                        kwargs[key] = py2_decode(unquote_plus(value))
+                        kwargs[key] = unquote_plus(value)
                 self.log_debug(
                     'Calling {0} with kwargs {1}'.format(route, kwargs))
                 with log_exception(self.log_error):

main.py

@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-# Module: main
-# Author: G.Breant
-# Created on: 14 January 2017
-# License: GPL v.3 https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
-
 import xbmcvfs
 import os
 import xbmcaddon
@@ -13,15 +8,17 @@ import xbmcplugin
 import xbmcgui
 import json
 import shutil
-import dateutil.parser
+import time
+import hashlib
+import random
 from datetime import datetime
-from collections import MutableMapping, namedtuple
+from collections.abc import MutableMapping
+from collections import namedtuple
 
 # Add the /lib folder to sys
 sys.path.append(xbmcvfs.translatePath(os.path.join(xbmcaddon.Addon("plugin.audio.subsonic").getAddonInfo("path"), "lib")))
 
-
-import libsonic#Removed libsonic_extra
+import libsonic
 
 from simpleplugin import Plugin
 from simpleplugin import Addon
@@ -29,13 +26,10 @@ from simpleplugin import Addon
 # Create plugin instance
 plugin = Plugin()
 
-# initialize_gettext
-#_ = plugin.initialize_gettext()
-
 connection = None
 cachetime = int(Addon().get_setting('cachetime'))
-local_starred = set({})
 
+local_starred = set({})
 ListContext = namedtuple('ListContext', ['listing', 'succeeded','update_listing', 'cache_to_disk','sort_methods', 'view_mode','content', 'category'])
 PlayContext = namedtuple('PlayContext', ['path', 'play_item', 'succeeded'])
 def popup(text, time=5000, image=None):
@@ -113,6 +107,11 @@ def root(params):
             'callback': 'search',
             'thumb': None
         },  
+        'searchalbum': {
+            'name':     Addon().get_localized_string(30045),
+            'callback': 'search_album',
+            'thumb': None
+        },  
     }
 
     # Iterate through categories
@@ -135,12 +134,7 @@ def root(params):
 
     add_directory_items(create_listing(
         listing,
-        #succeeded = True, #if False Kodi won’t open a new listing and stays on the current level.
-        #update_listing = False, #if True, Kodi won’t open a sub-listing but refresh the current one. 
-        #cache_to_disk = True, #cache this view to disk.
-        sort_methods = None, #he list of integer constants representing virtual folder sort methods.
-        #view_mode = None, #a numeric code for a skin view mode. View mode codes are different in different skins except for 50 (basic listing).
-        #content = None #string - current plugin content, e.g. ‘movies’ or ‘episodes’.
+        sort_methods = None,
     ))
 
 @plugin.action()
@@ -177,7 +171,7 @@ def menu_albums(params):
         }
     }
 
-    # Iterate through categories
+    # Iterate through albums
 
     for menu_id in menus:
         
@@ -201,12 +195,6 @@ def menu_albums(params):
 
     add_directory_items(create_listing(
         listing,
-        #succeeded = True, #if False Kodi won’t open a new listing and stays on the current level.
-        #update_listing = False, #if True, Kodi won’t open a sub-listing but refresh the current one. 
-        #cache_to_disk = True, #cache this view to disk.
-        #sort_methods = None, #he list of integer constants representing virtual folder sort methods.
-        #view_mode = None, #a numeric code for a skin view mode. View mode codes are different in different skins except for 50 (basic listing).
-        #content = None #string - current plugin content, e.g. ‘movies’ or ‘episodes’.
     ))
 
 @plugin.action()
@@ -253,16 +241,9 @@ def menu_tracks(params):
 
     add_directory_items(create_listing(
         listing,
-        #succeeded = True, #if False Kodi won’t open a new listing and stays on the current level.
-        #update_listing = False, #if True, Kodi won’t open a sub-listing but refresh the current one. 
-        #cache_to_disk = True, #cache this view to disk.
-        #sort_methods = None, #he list of integer constants representing virtual folder sort methods.
-        #view_mode = None, #a numeric code for a skin view mode. View mode codes are different in different skins except for 50 (basic listing).
-        #content = None #string - current plugin content, e.g. ‘movies’ or ‘episodes’.
     ))
 
 @plugin.action()
-#@plugin.cached(cachetime) # cache (in minutes)
 def browse_folders(params):
     # get connection
     connection = get_connection()
@@ -295,7 +276,6 @@ def browse_folders(params):
         add_directory_items(create_listing(listing))
 
 @plugin.action()
-#@plugin.cached(cachetime) # cache (in minutes)
 def browse_indexes(params):
     # get connection
     connection = get_connection()
@@ -327,10 +307,10 @@ def browse_indexes(params):
     ))
 
 @plugin.action()
-#@plugin.cached(cachetime) # cache (in minutes)
 def list_directory(params):
     # get connection
     connection = get_connection()
+    merge_artist = Addon().get_setting('merge')
     
     if connection==False:
         return
@@ -339,7 +319,7 @@ def list_directory(params):
     
     # Get items
     id = params.get('id')
-    items = walk_directory(id)
+    items = walk_directory(id, merge_artist)
 
     # Iterate through items
     for item in items:
@@ -365,7 +345,6 @@ def list_directory(params):
     ))
 
 @plugin.action()
-#@plugin.cached(cachetime) # cache (in minutes)
 def browse_library(params):
     """
     List artists from the library (ID3 tags)
@@ -400,16 +379,12 @@ def browse_library(params):
  
     add_directory_items(create_listing(
         listing,
-        #succeeded = True, #if False Kodi won’t open a new listing and stays on the current level.
-        #update_listing = False, #if True, Kodi won’t open a sub-listing but refresh the current one. 
         cache_to_disk = True, #cache this view to disk.
         sort_methods = get_sort_methods('artists',params), #he list of integer constants representing virtual folder sort methods.
-        #view_mode = None, #a numeric code for a skin view mode. View mode codes are different in different skins except for 50 (basic listing).
         content = 'artists' #string - current plugin content, e.g. ‘movies’ or ‘episodes’.
     ))
 
 @plugin.action()
-#@plugin.cached(cachetime) #cache (in minutes)
 def list_albums(params):
     
     """
@@ -477,16 +452,12 @@ def list_albums(params):
 
     add_directory_items(create_listing(
         listing,
-        #succeeded = True, #if False Kodi won’t open a new listing and stays on the current level.
-        #update_listing = False, #if True, Kodi won’t open a sub-listing but refresh the current one. 
         cache_to_disk = True, #cache this view to disk.
         sort_methods = get_sort_methods('albums',params), 
-        #view_mode = None, #a numeric code for a skin view mode. View mode codes are different in different skins except for 50 (basic listing).
         content = 'albums' #string - current plugin content, e.g. ‘movies’ or ‘episodes’.
     ))
 
 @plugin.action()
-#@plugin.cached(cachetime) #cache (in minutes)
 def list_tracks(params):
     
     menu_id = params.get('menu_id')
@@ -557,7 +528,8 @@ def list_tracks(params):
     #update stars
     if menu_id == 'tracks_starred':
         ids_list = [item.get('id') for item in items]
-        stars_cache_update(ids_list)
+        #stars_local_update(ids_list)
+        cache_refresh(True)
 
     # Iterate through items
     key = 0;
@@ -575,24 +547,13 @@ def list_tracks(params):
     #link_next = navigate_next(params)
     #listing.append(link_next)
 
-
-
     add_directory_items(create_listing(
         listing,
-        #succeeded =        True, #if False Kodi won’t open a new listing and stays on the current level.
-        #update_listing =   False, #if True, Kodi won’t open a sub-listing but refresh the current one. 
-        #cache_to_disk =    True, #cache this view to disk.
         sort_methods=       get_sort_methods('tracks',params),
-        #view_mode =        None, #a numeric code for a skin view mode. View mode codes are different in different skins except for 50 (basic listing).
         content =           'songs' #string - current plugin content, e.g. ‘movies’ or ‘episodes’.
     ))
 
-#stars (persistent) cache==used to know what context action (star/unstar) we should display.
-#run this function every time we get starred items.
-#ids can be a single ID or a list
-#using a set makes sure that IDs will be unique.
 @plugin.action()
-#@plugin.cached(cachetime) #cache (in minutes)
 def list_playlists(params):
     
     # get connection
@@ -614,45 +575,73 @@ def list_playlists(params):
         
     add_directory_items(create_listing(
         listing,
-        #succeeded = True, #if False Kodi won’t open a new listing and stays on the current level.
-        #update_listing = False, #if True, Kodi won’t open a sub-listing but refresh the current one. 
-        #cache_to_disk = True, #cache this view to disk.
         sort_methods = get_sort_methods('playlists',params), #he list of integer constants representing virtual folder sort methods.
-        #view_mode = None, #a numeric code for a skin view mode. View mode codes are different in different skins except for 50 (basic listing).
-        #content = None #string - current plugin content, e.g. ‘movies’ or ‘episodes’.
     ))
+
 @plugin.action()
-#@plugin.cached(cachetime) #cache (in minutes)
 def search(params):
 
     dialog = xbmcgui.Dialog()
     d = dialog.input(Addon().get_localized_string(30039), type=xbmcgui.INPUT_ALPHANUM)
-    if not d:
-        d = " "
-
-
-    # get connection
-    connection = get_connection()
-
-    if connection==False:
-        return
 
     listing = []
 
-    # Get items
-    items = connection.search2(query=d)
-    # Iterate through items
-    for item in items.get('searchResult2').get('song'):
-        entry = get_entry_track( item, params)
-        listing.append(entry)
+    if d:
+        # get connection
+        connection = get_connection()
 
-    if len(listing) == 1:
-        plugin.log('One single Media Folder found; do return listing from browse_indexes()...')
+        if connection == False:
+            return
+
+        # Get items
+        items = connection.search2(query=d)
+        # Iterate through items
+        songs = items.get('searchResult2').get('song')
+        if songs:
+            for item in songs:
+                entry = get_entry_track( item, params)
+                listing.append(entry)
+
+    if len(listing) == 0:
+        plugin.log('No songs found; do return listing from browse_indexes()...')
         return browse_indexes(params)
     else:
         add_directory_items(create_listing(listing))
 
 
+@plugin.action()
+def search_album(params):
+
+    dialog = xbmcgui.Dialog()
+    d = dialog.input(Addon().get_localized_string(30045), type=xbmcgui.INPUT_ALPHANUM)
+
+    listing = []
+
+    if d:
+        # get connection
+        connection = get_connection()
+        if connection==False:
+            return
+        # Get items, we are only looking for albums here
+        # so artistCount and songCount is set to 0
+        items = connection.search2(query=d, artistCount=0, songCount=0)
+        # Iterate through items
+    
+        album_list = items.get('searchResult2').get('album')
+        if album_list:
+            for item in items.get('searchResult2').get('album'):
+                entry = get_entry_album( item, params)
+                listing.append(entry)
+
+    # I believe it is ok to return an empty listing if
+    # the search gave no result
+    # maybe inform the user?
+    if len(listing) == 0:
+        plugin.log('No albums found; do return listing from browse_indexes()...')
+        return browse_indexes(params)
+    else:
+        add_directory_items(create_listing(listing))
+
 
 @plugin.action()
 def play_track(params):
@@ -728,7 +717,8 @@ def star_item(params):
             message = Addon().get_localized_string(30032)
             plugin.log('Starred %s #%s' % (type,json.dumps(ids)))
             
-        stars_cache_update(ids,unstar)
+        #stars_local_update(ids,unstar)
+        cache_refresh(True)
        
         popup(message)
             
@@ -744,7 +734,6 @@ def star_item(params):
     #return did_action
     return    
 
-        
 @plugin.action()
 def download_item(params):
 
@@ -776,7 +765,6 @@ def download_item(params):
 
     return did_action
 
-#@plugin.cached(cachetime) #cache (in minutes)    
 def get_entry_playlist(item,params):
     image = connection.getCoverArtUrl(item.get('coverArt'))
     return {
@@ -797,14 +785,42 @@ def get_entry_playlist(item,params):
         }}
     }
 
-#star (or unstar) an item
-#@plugin.cached(cachetime) #cache (in minutes)
+def get_artist_info(artist_id, forced=False):
+    print("Updating artist info for id: %s"%(artist_id))
+    popup("Updating artist info\nplease wait")
+    last_update = 0
+    artist_info = {}
+    cache_file = 'ar-%s'%hashlib.md5(artist_id.encode('utf-8')).hexdigest()
+    with plugin.get_storage(cache_file) as storage:
+        try:
+            last_update = storage['updated']
+        except KeyError as e:
+            plugin.log("Artist keyerror, is this a new cache file? %s"%cache_file)    
+        if(time.time()-last_update>(random.randint(1,111)*360) or forced):
+            plugin.log("Artist cache expired, updating %s elapsed vs random %s forced %s"%(int(time.time()-last_update),(random.randint(1,111)*3600), forced))
+            try:
+                artist_info = connection.getArtistInfo2(artist_id).get('artistInfo2')
+                storage['artist_info'] = artist_info
+                storage['updated']=time.time()
+            except AttributeError as e:
+                plugin.log("Attribute error, probably couldn't find any info")
+        else:
+            print("Cache ok for %s retrieving"%artist_id)
+            artist_info = storage['artist_info']
+    return artist_info
+
 def get_entry_artist(item,params):
     image = connection.getCoverArtUrl(item.get('coverArt'))
+    #artist_info = get_artist_info(item.get('id'))
+    #artist_bio = artist_info.get('biography')
+    #fanart = artist_info.get('largeImageUrl')
+    fanart = image
     return {
         'label':    get_starred_label(item.get('id'),item.get('name')),
+	'label2': "test label",
+	'offscreen': True,
         'thumb':    image,
-        'fanart':   image,
+        'fanart':   fanart,
         'url':      plugin.get_url(
                         action=     'list_albums',
                         artist_id=  item.get('id'),
@@ -813,12 +829,15 @@ def get_entry_artist(item,params):
         'info': {
             'music': { ##http://romanvm.github.io/Kodistubs/_autosummary/xbmcgui.html#xbmcgui.ListItem.setInfo
                 'count':    item.get('albumCount'),
-                'artist':   item.get('name')
+                'artist':   item.get('name'),
+		        #'title':    "testtitle",
+		        #'album':    "testalbum",
+		        #'comment':  "testcomment"
+                #'title':    artist_bio
             }
         }
     }
 
-#@plugin.cached(cachetime) #cache (in minutes)
 def get_entry_album(item, params):
     
     image = connection.getCoverArtUrl(item.get('coverArt'))
@@ -861,9 +880,7 @@ def get_entry_album(item, params):
 
     return entry
 
-#@plugin.cached(cachetime) #cache (in minutes)
 def get_entry_track(item,params):
-    
     menu_id = params.get('menu_id')
     image = connection.getCoverArtUrl(item.get('coverArt'))
 
@@ -909,7 +926,6 @@ def get_entry_track(item,params):
 
     return entry
 
-#@plugin.cached(cachetime) #cache (in minutes)
 def get_starred_label(id,label):
     if is_starred(id):
         label = '[COLOR=FF00FF00]%s[/COLOR]' % label
@@ -917,13 +933,12 @@ def get_starred_label(id,label):
 
 def is_starred(id):
     starred = stars_cache_get()
-    id = int(id)
+    #id = int(id)
     if id in starred:
         return True
     else:
         return False
 
-#@plugin.cached(cachetime) #cache (in minutes)
 def get_entry_track_label(item,hide_artist = False):
     if hide_artist:
         label = item.get('title', '<Unknown>')
@@ -935,7 +950,6 @@ def get_entry_track_label(item,hide_artist = False):
 
     return get_starred_label(item.get('id'),label)
 
-#@plugin.cached(cachetime) #cache (in minutes)
 def get_entry_album_label(item,hide_artist = False):
     if hide_artist:
         label = item.get('name', '<Unknown>')
@@ -944,7 +958,6 @@ def get_entry_album_label(item,hide_artist = False):
                              item.get('name', '<Unknown>'))
     return get_starred_label(item.get('id'),label)
 
-#@plugin.cached(cachetime) #cache (in minutes)
 def get_sort_methods(type,params):
     #sort method for list types
     #https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/blob/master/xbmc/SortFileItem.h
@@ -1020,49 +1033,38 @@ def get_sort_methods(type,params):
 
     return sortable
     
-
-def stars_cache_update(ids,remove=False):
-
-    #get existing cache set
-    starred = stars_cache_get()
-    
-    #make sure this==a list
-    if not isinstance(ids, list):
-        ids = [ids]
-    
-    #abord if empty
-    if len(ids) == 0:
-        return
-    
-    #parse items
-    for item_id in ids:
-        item_id = int(item_id)
-        if not remove:
-            starred.add(item_id)
-        else:
-            starred.remove(item_id)
-    
-    #store them
+def cache_refresh(forced=False):
+    global local_starred
+    #cachetime = 5
+    last_update = 0
     with plugin.get_storage() as storage:
-        storage['starred_ids'] = starred
-        
-    plugin.log('stars_cache_update:')
-    plugin.log(starred)
+        #storage['starred_ids'] = starred
+        try:
+            last_update = storage['updated']
+        except KeyError as e:
+            plugin.log("keyerror, is this a new cache file?")    
+        if(time.time()-(cachetime*60)>last_update) or forced:
+            plugin.log("Cache expired, updating %s %s %s forced %s"%(time.time(),cachetime*60,last_update, forced))
+            generator = walk_tracks_starred()
+            items = list(generator)
+            ids_list = [item.get('id') for item in items]
+            #plugin.log("Retreived from server: %s"%ids_list)
+            storage['starred_ids'] = ids_list
+            storage['updated']=time.time()
+            plugin.log("cache_refresh checking length of load to local %s items"%len(ids_list))
+            local_starred = ids_list
+        else:
+            #plugin.log("Cache fresh %s %s %s forced %s remaining %s"%(time.time(),cachetime*60,last_update, forced, time.time()-(cachetime*60)-last_update))
+            pass
+        if(len(local_starred)==0):
+            local_starred = storage['starred_ids']
+    #plugin.log("cache_refresh returning %s items"%len(local_starred))
+    return       
 
-
-def stars_cache_get(): #Retrieving stars from cache is too slow, so load to local variable
-    global local_starred    
-    plugin.log(len(local_starred))   
-    if(len(local_starred)>0):
-        plugin.log('stars already loaded:')
-        plugin.log(local_starred)        
-        return(local_starred)
-    else:
-        with plugin.get_storage() as storage:
-            local_starred = storage.get('starred_ids',set())
-            plugin.log('stars_cache_get:')
-            plugin.log(local_starred)
-            return local_starred
+def stars_cache_get():
+    global local_starred
+    cache_refresh()    
+    return local_starred
 
 def navigate_next(params):
   
@@ -1088,7 +1090,11 @@ def navigate_root():
 
 #converts a date string from eg. '2012-04-17T19:53:44' to eg. '17.04.2012'
 def convert_date_from_iso8601(iso8601):
-    date_obj = dateutil.parser.parse(iso8601)
+    format = "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S"    
+    try:
+        date_obj = datetime.strptime(iso8601.split(".")[0], format)
+    except TypeError:
+        date_obj = datetime(*(time.strptime(iso8601.split(".")[0], format)[0:6]))
     return date_obj.strftime('%d.%m.%Y')
 
 def context_action_star(type,id):
@@ -1270,11 +1276,9 @@ def download_album(id):
 
     download_tracks(ids)
 
-#@plugin.cached(cachetime) #cache (in minutes)
 def create_listing(listing, succeeded=True, update_listing=False, cache_to_disk=False, sort_methods=None,view_mode=None, content=None, category=None):
         return ListContext(listing, succeeded, update_listing, cache_to_disk,sort_methods, view_mode, content, category)
 
-
 def resolve_url(path='', play_item=None, succeeded=True):
     """
     Create and return a context dict to resolve a playable URL
@@ -1293,7 +1297,6 @@ def resolve_url(path='', play_item=None, succeeded=True):
     """
     return PlayContext(path, play_item, succeeded)
 
-#@plugin.cached(cachetime) #cache (in minutes)
 def create_list_item(item):
     """
     Create an :class:`xbmcgui.ListItem` instance from an item dict
@@ -1349,7 +1352,6 @@ def create_list_item(item):
     return list_item
 
 def _set_resolved_url(context):
-
     plugin.log_debug('Resolving URL from {0}'.format(str(context)))
     if context.play_item==None:
         list_item = xbmcgui.ListItem(path=context.path)
@@ -1358,7 +1360,6 @@ def _set_resolved_url(context):
     xbmcplugin.setResolvedUrl(plugin.handle, context.succeeded, list_item)
 
 
-#@plugin.cached(cachetime) #cache (in minutes)
 def add_directory_items(context):
     plugin.log_debug('Creating listing from {0}'.format(str(context)))
     if context.category is not None:
@@ -1403,53 +1404,60 @@ def walk_index(folder_id=None):
     """
     Request Subsonic's index and iterate each item.
     """
-
     response = connection.getIndexes(folder_id)
+    plugin.log("Walk index resp: %s"%response)
+    try:
+        for index in response["indexes"]["index"]:
+            for artist in index["artist"]:
+                plugin.log("artist: %s"%artist)
+                yield artist
+    except KeyError:
+        yield from ()            
 
-    for index in response["indexes"]["index"]:
-        for artist in index["artist"]:
-            yield artist
-            
 def walk_playlists():
     """
     Request Subsonic's playlists and iterate over each item.
     """
-
     response = connection.getPlaylists()
-
-    for child in response["playlists"]["playlist"]:
-        yield child
-
+    try:
+        for child in response["playlists"]["playlist"]:
+            yield child
+    except KeyError:
+        yield from ()
 
 def walk_playlist(playlist_id):
     """
     Request Subsonic's playlist items and iterate over each item.
     """
     response = connection.getPlaylist(playlist_id)
-
-    for child in response["playlist"]["entry"]:
-        yield child
+    try:
+        for child in response["playlist"]["entry"]:
+            yield child
+    except KeyError:
+        yield from ()
 
 def walk_folders():
     response = connection.getMusicFolders()
-    
-    for child in response["musicFolders"]["musicFolder"]:
-        yield child
+    try:
+        for child in response["musicFolders"]["musicFolder"]:
+            yield child
+    except KeyError:
+        yield from ()
 
-def walk_directory(directory_id):
+def walk_directory(directory_id, merge_artist = True):
     """
     Request a Subsonic music directory and iterate over each item.
     """
     response = connection.getMusicDirectory(directory_id)
-    
+   
     try:
         for child in response["directory"]["child"]:
-            if child.get("isDir"):
-                for child in walk_directory(child["id"]):
+            if merge_artist and child.get("isDir"):
+                for child in walk_directory(child["id"], merge_artist):
                     yield child
             else:
                 yield child
-    except:
+    except KeyError:
         yield from ()
 
 def walk_artist(artist_id):
@@ -1458,32 +1466,36 @@ def walk_artist(artist_id):
     """
 
     response = connection.getArtist(artist_id)
-
-    for child in response["artist"]["album"]:
-        yield child
+    try:
+        for child in response["artist"]["album"]:
+            yield child
+    except KeyError:
+        yield from ()
 
 def walk_artists():
     """
     (ID3 tags)
     Request all artists and iterate over each item.
     """
-
     response = connection.getArtists()
-
-    for index in response["artists"]["index"]:
-        for artist in index["artist"]:
-            yield artist
+    try:
+        for index in response["artists"]["index"]:
+            for artist in index["artist"]:
+                yield artist
+    except KeyError:
+        yield from ()
 
 def walk_genres():
     """
     (ID3 tags)
     Request all genres and iterate over each item.
     """
-
     response = connection.getGenres()
-
-    for genre in response["genres"]["genre"]:
-        yield genre
+    try:
+        for genre in response["genres"]["genre"]:
+            yield genre
+    except KeyError:
+        yield from ()
 
 def walk_albums(ltype, size=None, fromYear=None,toYear=None, genre=None, offset=None):
     """
@@ -1512,34 +1524,35 @@ def walk_album(album_id):
     (ID3 tags)
     Request an album and iterate over each item.
     """
-
     response = connection.getAlbum(album_id)
-
-    for song in response["album"]["song"]:
-        yield song
+    try:
+        for song in response["album"]["song"]:
+            yield song
+    except KeyError:
+        yield from ()
 
 def walk_tracks_random(size=None, genre=None, fromYear=None,toYear=None):
     """
     Request random songs by genre and/or year and iterate over each song.
     """
-
     response = connection.getRandomSongs(
         size=size, genre=genre, fromYear=fromYear, toYear=toYear)
-
-    for song in response["randomSongs"]["song"]:
-        yield song
-        
+    try:
+        for song in response["randomSongs"]["song"]:
+            yield song
+    except KeyError:
+        yield from ()        
 
 def walk_tracks_starred():
     """
     Request Subsonic's starred songs and iterate over each item.
     """
-
     response = connection.getStarred()
-
-    for song in response["starred"]["song"]:
-        yield song
-
+    try:
+        for song in response["starred"]["song"]:
+            yield song
+    except KeyError:
+        yield from ()
 
 # Start plugin from within Kodi.
 if __name__ == "__main__":

resources/language/English/strings.po

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ msgid "Cache (in minutes)"
 msgstr ""
 
 msgctxt "#30018"
-msgid "Cache datas time"
+msgid "Cache data time"
 msgstr ""
 
 msgctxt "#30019"
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ msgid "Browse"
 msgstr ""
 
 msgctxt "#30039"
-msgid "Search"
+msgid "Search Songs"
 msgstr ""
 
 msgctxt "#30040"
@@ -169,3 +169,14 @@ msgctxt "#30042"
 msgid "port"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgctxt "#30043"
+msgid "Merge album folders"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgctxt "#30044"
+msgid "Scrobble to Last.FM"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgctxt "#30045"
+msgid "Search Albums"
+msgstr ""

resources/language/French/strings.po

@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ msgid "Browse"
 msgstr "Parcourir"
 
 msgctxt "#30039"
-msgid "Search"
-msgstr "Rechercher"
+msgid "Search Songs"
+msgstr "Rechercher Chansons"
 
 
 msgctxt "#30040"
@@ -169,3 +169,14 @@ msgctxt "#30042"
 msgid "port"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgctxt "#30043"
+msgid "Merge album folders"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgctxt "#30044"
+msgid "Scrobble to Last.FM"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgctxt "#30045"
+msgid "Search Albums"
+msgstr "Rechercher Albums"

resources/language/German/strings.po

@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ msgid "Browse"
 msgstr "Durchsuchen"
 
 msgctxt "#30039"
-msgid "Search"
-msgstr "Suche"
+msgid "Search Songs"
+msgstr "Suche Lieder"
 
 msgctxt "#30040"
 msgid "useGET"
@@ -168,3 +168,14 @@ msgctxt "#30042"
 msgid "port"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgctxt "#30043"
+msgid "Merge album folders"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgctxt "#30044"
+msgid "Scrobble to Last.FM"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgctxt "#30045"
+msgid "Search Albums"
+msgstr "Suche Albums"

resources/settings.xml

@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@
         <setting label="30001" type="lsep" />
         <setting label="30014" id="apiversion" type="labelenum"  values="1.11.0|1.12.0|1.13.0|1.14.0|1.15.0|1.16.0" default="1.15.0"/>
 		<setting label="30016" id="insecure" type="bool"  default="false" />
-		<setting label="30040" id="useget" type="bool"  default="false" />
+		<setting label="30040" id="useget" type="bool"  default="true" />
 		<setting label="30041" id="legacyauth" type="bool" default="false" />
         <setting label="30017" type="lsep" />
-        <setting label="30018" id="cachetime" type="labelenum"  default="15" values="1|5|15|30|60|120|180|720|1440"/>
+        <setting label="30018" id="cachetime" type="labelenum"  default="3600" values="1|5|15|30|60|120|180|720|1440|3600"/>
+        <setting label="30043" id="merge" type="bool" default="false" />
+        <setting label="30044" id="scrobble" type="bool" default="false" />
 		
 	</category>
 </settings>

service.py

@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+import re
+import xbmc
+import xbmcvfs
+import os
+import xbmcaddon
+# Add the /lib folder to sys
+sys.path.append(xbmcvfs.translatePath(os.path.join(xbmcaddon.Addon("plugin.audio.subsonic").getAddonInfo("path"), "lib")))
+
+import libsonic
+
+from simpleplugin import Plugin
+from simpleplugin import Addon
+
+# Create plugin instance
+plugin = Plugin()
+connection = None
+
+try:
+    scrobbleEnabled = Addon().get_setting('scrobble')
+except:
+    scrobbleEnabled = False
+
+scrobbled = False
+
+def popup(text, time=5000, image=None):
+    title = plugin.addon.getAddonInfo('name')
+    icon = plugin.addon.getAddonInfo('icon')
+    xbmc.executebuiltin('Notification(%s, %s, %d, %s)' % (title, text,
+                        time, icon))
+def get_connection():
+    global connection
+    
+    if connection==None:   
+        connected = False  
+        # Create connection      
+        try:
+            connection = libsonic.Connection(
+                baseUrl=Addon().get_setting('subsonic_url'),
+                username=Addon().get_setting('username', convert=False),
+                password=Addon().get_setting('password', convert=False),
+                port=Addon().get_setting('port'),
+                apiVersion=Addon().get_setting('apiversion'),
+                insecure=Addon().get_setting('insecure'),
+                legacyAuth=Addon().get_setting('legacyauth'),
+                useGET=Addon().get_setting('useget'),
+            )            
+            connected = connection.ping()
+        except:
+            pass
+
+        if connected==False:
+            popup('Connection error')
+            return False
+
+    return connection
+
+def scrobble_track(track_id):
+    connection = get_connection()
+
+    if connection==False:
+        return False
+    res = connection.scrobble(track_id)
+    #xbmc.log("response %s"%(res), xbmc.LOGINFO)
+    if res['status'] == 'ok':
+        popup("Scrobbled track")
+        return True
+    else:
+        popup("Scrobble failed")
+        return False
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    if(scrobbleEnabled):  
+        monitor = xbmc.Monitor()
+        xbmc.log("Subsonic service started", xbmc.LOGINFO)
+        popup("Subsonic service started")
+        while not monitor.abortRequested():
+            if monitor.waitForAbort(10):
+                break
+            if (xbmc.getCondVisibility("Player.HasMedia")):
+                try:            
+             
+                    currentFileName = xbmc.getInfoLabel("Player.Filenameandpath")
+                    currentFileProgress = xbmc.getInfoLabel("Player.Progress")   
+                    pattern = re.compile(r'plugin:\/\/plugin\.audio\.subsonic\/\?action=play_track&id=(.*?)&')
+                    currentTrackId = re.findall(pattern, currentFileName)[0]                
+                    #xbmc.log("Name %s Id %s Progress %s"%(currentFileName,currentTrackId,currentFileProgress), xbmc.LOGDEBUG)                
+                    if (int(currentFileProgress)<50):
+                        scrobbled = False
+                    elif (int(currentFileProgress)>=50 and scrobbled == False):
+                        xbmc.log("Scrobbling Track Id %s"%(currentTrackId), xbmc.LOGDEBUG)
+                        success = scrobble_track(currentTrackId)
+                        if success:
+                            scrobbled = True
+                    else:
+                        pass
+                except IndexError:
+                    print ("Not a Subsonic track")
+                    scrobbled = True
+                except Exception as e:
+                    xbmc.log("Subsonic service failed %e"%e, xbmc.LOGINFO)
+            else:
+                pass
+                #xbmc.log("Playing stopped", xbmc.LOGINFO)
+    else:
+        xbmc.log("Subsonic service not started due to settings", xbmc.LOGINFO)