Tutorial Create Your Own Custom Kodi IPTV Plugin v1

[PureMedia]

Hi Guys,

Just thought, I would create a quick 'How To' guide on creating your own Kodi IPTV plugin. An alternative to SimpleIPTV Client.

This is ultimately what you will end up with.

I am going to assume you know how or already have enabled 'Allow Apps From Unknown Sources' enabled on Kodi

Download the plugin provided.
Modify the addon.xml file with the details you wish, ie the name description etc. Currently it is set to the below

<?xml version="1.1" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<addon id="plugin.video.worldofiptv"
       name="Worldofiptv"
       version="1.1"
       provider-name="PureMedia">
  <requires>
    <import addon="xbmc.python" version="2.1.0"/>
    <import addon="script.module.requests" />
  </requires>
  <extension point="xbmc.python.pluginsource"
            library="default.py">
        <provides>video</provides>
  </extension>
  <extension point="xbmc.addon.metadata">
    <summary lang="en">[COLOR dodgerblue][B]World Of IPTV Plugin Guide[/COLOR]</summary>
    <language>en</language>
    <description lang="en">Your AppName Official Addon - Enter a desscription about your service, such as this is a tutorial on how to create a Kodi IPTV plugin.</description>
     <platform>all</platform>
  </extension>
</addon>

Next modify the user.py file located under /modules/resources. This is base64 encoded. Therefore use this site to allow you to encode / decode Base64
I have added a little description next to each line item. In the example below change the values between ' ' aHR0.....29t to your dns

#Change the base64 string currently - http://YOURDNS.com
host = b.b64decode('aHR0cDovL1lPVVJETlMuY29t')

Finally replace the icon and fanart images to your own, rename the folder to your own brand ie plugin.video.epicguide and then zip the folder plugin.video.epicguide.

Then install the addon via Kodi's install from zip option and you will have something like the below

When you launch the addon, you will be prompted for your login information and then to select a device which best matches what device you are using. This is to set the advanced settings cache.

The addon and files required => Go to the download zone

 

[Trijo12]

thank you very much

 

[Ian]

Very nice tutorial, I will add this too the-scouse-build ?

 

[urgodfather]

Since you are doing this one, you may want to do one on creating Kodi repo and also version tracking for updates.

 

[PureMedia]

Since you are doing this one, you may want to do one on creating Kodi repo and also version tracking for updates.

I'll try a knock up a kodi repo guide over the weekend, as I'm not going anywhere due to the big storm lol.

 

[Dropy2008]

is the same like mine, good job bro, thank for share and your work much apreciate

 

[Icecold]

I have lice tv kodi addon what you edit your dns and then you install it then you can add user and pass then you sub is active on the kodi addon

 

[Stogie]

Thank you very much.

 

[satstyler]

Very nice work and straight forward to understand

 

[dickweed123]

Nice work bud, however there doesnt seem to be a tv series catergory anywhere? Is that something that could be added or shown to us on how to add?

 

[eddytvscott]

hi I just did all the steps but all I get is an error please check the log for more info
I looked at the log and nothing is showing please can you help and tell me if you know where I'm going wrong

 

[PureMedia]

hi I just did all the steps but all I get is an error please check the log for more info
I looked at the log and nothing is showing please can you help and tell me if you know where I'm going wrong

When do you get the error?
Installing the add on, login?

 

[PureMedia]

Nice work bud, however there doesnt seem to be a tv series catergory anywhere? Is that something that could be added or shown to us on how to add?

Have you checked under Vod?

 

[dickweed123]

Have you checked under Vod?

Yes sir, I have and all thats there is my movies etc no tv series.
Can you help?

 

[eddytvscott]

When do you get the error?
Installing the add on, login?

Its had i open it will not even let me get to the login

 

[Onlymeeee]

Cheers mate, worked spot on. No epg though. I saw another on here that has ivue integration which I havnt tested yet.
Is there anyway we could make this multi, like url1 and url 2? Much appreciated mate thank you

 

[gopal]

series was missing. Can get it by adding this to the default.py:

series_url     = '%s:%s/enigma2.php?username=%s&password=%s&type=get_series_categories'%(user.host,user.port,username,password)

tools.addDir('Series','series',3,icon,fanart,'')

def vod(url):
    if url =="vod":
        open = tools.OPEN_URL(vod_url)
    elif url =="series":
        open = tools.OPEN_URL(series_url)

 

[gopal]

I have lice tv kodi addon what you edit your dns and then you install it then you can add user and pass then you sub is active on the kodi addon

Where is this add-on?

 

[dickweed123]

series was missing. Can get it by adding this to the default.py:

series_url     = '%s:%s/enigma2.php?username=%s&password=%s&type=get_series_categories'%(user.host,user.port,username,password)

tools.addDir('Series','series',3,icon,fanart,'')

def vod(url):
    if url =="vod":
        open = tools.OPEN_URL(vod_url)
    elif url =="series":
        open = tools.OPEN_URL(series_url)

Nice work bud however for the def function how would this be overwritten as im getting errors:

def vod(url):
    if url =="vod":
        open = tools.OPEN_URL(vod_url)
    else:
        url  = buildcleanurl(url)
        open = tools.OPEN_URL(url)
    all_cats = tools.regex_get_all(open,'<channel>','</channel>')
    for a in all_cats:
        if '<playlist_url>' in open:
            name = tools.regex_from_to(a,'<title>','</title>')
            url1  = tools.regex_from_to(a,'<playlist_url>','</playlist_url>').replace('<![CDATA[','').replace(']]>','')
            tools.addDir(str(base64.b64decode(name)).replace('?',''),url1,3,icon,fanart,'')
        else:
            if xbmcaddon.Addon().getSetting('meta') == 'true':
                try:
                    name = tools.regex_from_to(a,'<title>','</title>')
                    name = base64.b64decode(name)
                    thumb= tools.regex_from_to(a,'<desc_image>','</desc_image>').replace('<![CDATA[','').replace(']]>','')
                    url  = tools.regex_from_to(a,'<stream_url>','</stream_url>').replace('<![CDATA[','').replace(']]>','')
                    desc = tools.regex_from_to(a,'<description>','</description>')
                    desc = base64.b64decode(desc)
                    plot = tools.regex_from_to(desc,'PLOT:','\n')
                    cast = tools.regex_from_to(desc,'CAST:','\n')
                    ratin= tools.regex_from_to(desc,'RATING:','\n')
                    year = tools.regex_from_to(desc,'RELEASEDATE:','\n').replace(' ','-')
                    year = re.compile('-.*?-.*?-(.*?)-',re.DOTALL).findall(year)
                    runt = tools.regex_from_to(desc,'DURATION_SECS:','\n')
                    genre= tools.regex_from_to(desc,'GENRE:','\n')
                    tools.addDirMeta(str(name).replace('[/COLOR].','.[/COLOR]'),url,4,thumb,fanart,plot,str(year).replace("['","").replace("']",""),str(cast).split(),ratin,runt,genre)
                except:pass
                xbmcplugin.setContent(int(sys.argv[1]), 'movies')
            else:
                name = tools.regex_from_to(a,'<title>','</title>')
                name = base64.b64decode(name)
                thumb= tools.regex_from_to(a,'<desc_image>','</desc_image>').replace('<![CDATA[','').replace(']]>','')
                url  = tools.regex_from_to(a,'<stream_url>','</stream_url>').replace('<![CDATA[','').replace(']]>','')
                desc = tools.regex_from_to(a,'<description>','</description>')
                tools.addDir(name,url,4,thumb,fanart,base64.b64decode(desc))

 

[gopal]

What error are you getting?

Only need to add the linees I wrote to the beginning of the Def vod