Python script minimizes Kodi

[McSwindler 4]

I'm trying to get my LimitlessLED lights to dim til off before the movie starts, I've created a python script that does this fine when ran from the windows command prompt.

However, when I test it or try to run it in sequence from CinemaVision, the Kodi window gets minimized and the script doesn't run. I can maximize Kodi again and everything is fine, it doesn't crash, and the test window doesn't have any errors nor does the log.

My files are as follows:

Limitless-Lights-Off.cvaction

python://C:\Users\James\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\Actions\limitless-onoff.py
192.168.0.12
off
2

limitless-onoff.py

import milight, sys

controller = milight.MiLight({'host': sys.argv[1], 'port': 8899}, wait_duration=0)
light = milight.LightBulb(['rgbw'])

if sys.argv[2] == "on":
	controller.send(light.on(int(sys.argv[3])))
	controller.send(light.fade_up(int(sys.argv[3]))) 
elif sys.argv[2] == "off":
	controller.send(light.on(int(sys.argv[3])))
	controller.send(light.fade_down(int(sys.argv[3])))
	controller.send(light.off(int(sys.argv[3])))

 

 

Any ideas?

[McSwindler 4]

Well, I got it working by tweaking the ScriptCommand class in actions.py

I changed

subprocess.Popen(command)

to

runscript = 'XBMC.RunScript({0})'.format(','.join(command))
xbmc.executebuiltin(runscript) 

and it works great, only caveat is I had to copy the milight library into my Actions folder

and standalone python is no longer needed

[Ragnarok 198]

10 hours ago, McSwindler said:

I'm trying to get my LimitlessLED lights to dim til off before the movie starts, I've created a python script that does this fine when ran from the windows command prompt.

However, when I test it or try to run it in sequence from CinemaVision, the Kodi window gets minimized and the script doesn't run. I can maximize Kodi again and everything is fine, it doesn't crash, and the test window doesn't have any errors nor does the log.

My files are as follows:

Limitless-Lights-Off.cvaction

python://C:\Users\James\AppData\Roaming\Kodi\Actions\limitless-onoff.py
192.168.0.12
off
2

limitless-onoff.py

import milight, sys

controller = milight.MiLight({'host': sys.argv[1], 'port': 8899}, wait_duration=0)
light = milight.LightBulb(['rgbw'])

if sys.argv[2] == "on":
	controller.send(light.on(int(sys.argv[3])))
	controller.send(light.fade_up(int(sys.argv[3]))) 
elif sys.argv[2] == "off":
	controller.send(light.on(int(sys.argv[3])))
	controller.send(light.fade_down(int(sys.argv[3])))
	controller.send(light.off(int(sys.argv[3])))

Any ideas?

Excellent find. I'm going to pose this question to our developer to see what could have been causing Kodi to minimize. I didn't see that Limitless offered any kind of REST API, which is disappointing. I did find that openHAB has hooks into Limitless LED that might simplify your whole set up if you're interested.

[McSwindler 4]

1 hour ago, Ragnarok said:

Excellent find. I'm going to pose this question to our developer to see what could have been causing Kodi to minimize. I didn't see that Limitless offered any kind of REST API, which is disappointing. I did find that openHAB has hooks into Limitless LED that might simplify your whole set up if you're interested.

I have been using If This Then Node to work with IFTTT, which was working fine for CinemaVision, but the limitless support is lacking and wouldn't let me gradually fade down the lights like I wanted. I didn't realize openHAB had limitless support, I might have to switch to that, looks like I can use that to spoof a Hue bridge and get it working with my Amazon Echo too...but that's another topic for another forum  

 

Back on topic: I made another tweak to the actions.py file which allows for scripts to be relative to the action file. Once I get back home, I'll probably make a pull request on github in case y'all want to use those tweaks.