script.module.inputstreamhelper

A simple Kodi module that makes life easier for add-on developers relying on InputStream based add-ons and DRM playback.

Features

• Displays informative dialogs if required InputStream components are unavailable
• Checks if HLS is supported in inputstream.adaptive
• Automatically installs Widevine CDM on supported platforms (optional)
  • Keeps Widevine CDM up-to-date with the latest version available (Kodi 18 and higher)
  • Checks for missing depending libraries by parsing the output from ldd (Linux)

Example

import xbmc
import xbmcgui
import inputstreamhelper

PROTOCOL = 'mpd'
DRM = 'com.widevine.alpha'
STREAM_URL = 'https://demo.unified-streaming.com/video/tears-of-steel/tears-of-steel-dash-widevine.ism/.mpd'
LICENSE_URL = 'https://cwip-shaka-proxy.appspot.com/no_auth'


def play():
    is_helper = inputstreamhelper.Helper(PROTOCOL, drm=DRM)
    if is_helper.check_inputstream():
        playitem = xbmcgui.ListItem(path=STREAM_URL)
        playitem.setProperty('inputstreamaddon', is_helper.inputstream_addon)
        playitem.setProperty('inputstream.adaptive.manifest_type', PROTOCOL)
        playitem.setProperty('inputstream.adaptive.license_type', DRM)
        playitem.setProperty('inputstream.adaptive.license_key', LICENSE_URL + '||R{SSM}|')
        xbmc.Player().play(item=STREAM_URL, listitem=playitem)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    play()

The Helper class takes two arguments: protocol (the media streaming protocol) and the optional argument 'drm'.

It is recommended to not add your InputStream add-on as a dependency in addon.xml. It can cause confusion with users not being able to install your add-on because the InputStream add-on is disabled. InputStream Helper addresses issues such as these and helps the user to install/enable required InputStream components.

Accepted protocol arguments:

• mpd
• ism
• hls
• rtmp

Accepted drm arguments:

• widevine
• com.widevine.alpha

Support

Please report any issues or bug reports on the GitHub Issues page.

License

This module is licensed under the The MIT License. Please see the LICENSE.txt file for details.