MediaServer: AppleTrailers

  1. Apple HD Movie Trailers MediaServer
    1. UPnP ContentDirectory structure
    2. Configuration
      1. Examples
    3. Open Tickets for this backend …



Apple HD Movie Trailers MediaServer

Apple provides on his site a collection of Movie Trailes in High-Definition quality.

The backend retrieves that data and processes it for use by other UPnP clients.

You can watch the backend interacting with Totem @ Bens blog

UPnP ContentDirectory structure

The returned media data from the Apple Trailers site is represented in this structure:

  • trailer list

Configuration

The AppleTrailers backend accepts these options:

name:
the name this backend should show up on your UPnP clients, defaults to Apple Trailers
refresh
check with the apple site every day for updates
version
instruct this backend to act as a UPnP A/V version 1 or version 2 MediaServer]

Examples

New config file: 

<plugin active="yes">
  <backend>AppleTrailersStore</backend>
  <name>Apple Trailers</name>
</plugin>

Old config file: 

[[AppleTrailersStore]] 
    name = Apple Trailers

Python code: 

coherence.add_plugin('AppleTrailersStore',
                     name='Apple Trailers')

DBus: 

coherence_service = dbus.SessionBus().get_object('org.Coherence','/org/Coherence')
coherence_service.add_plugin('AppleTrailersStore',
                             {'name':'Apple Trailers'},
                             dbus_interface='org.Coherence',
                             reply_handler=add_plugin_callback,
                             error_handler=error_callback)

Commandline: 

coherence --plugin=backend:AppleTrailersStore

Specifying options for Coherence on the commandline is supported with Coherence versions >= 0.5.7.

Open Tickets for this backend (new...)

#170
use 720p file when available