Change approach to ABC video - scrape URL on demand when button click…

…ed, then play (with appropriate name/thumb). This ensures URL is always up to date when they click the button - without this, the url can change inbetween weather updates, and playback then fails.

resources/lib/abc/abc_video.py

@@ -11,6 +11,22 @@
 from resources.lib.store import Store
 from resources.lib.common import *
 
+
+def scrape_and_play_abc_weather_video():
+    """
+    On-demand scrape the current ABC video URL and then play it back, with appropriate metadata/art etc.
+    """
+    url = get_abc_weather_video_link()
+    # Construct an offscreen list item with metadata...
+    item = xbmcgui.ListItem(path=url)
+    item.setProperty('mimetype', 'video/mpeg')
+    item.setInfo('Video', {	'title' : 'ABC Weather In 90 Seconds'})
+    item.setArt({'thumb': f'{CWD}/resources/ABC.png'})
+    # ...and then play it, fullscreen
+    xbmc.Player().play(url, item, False)
+    pass
+
+
 # See bottom of this file for notes on matching the video links (& Store.py for the regex)
 def get_abc_weather_video_link():
 

resources/lib/ozweather.py

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 from .locations import *
 # noinspection PyPackages
 from .bom.bom_location import *
+# noinspection PyPackages
+from .abc.abc_video import *
 
 
 def run(args):
@@ -25,6 +27,11 @@ def run(args):
     if args[1].startswith('Location'):
         find_bom_location()
 
+    # RUN MODE - ADDON CALLED FORM Kodi SETTINGS
+    # the addon is being called from the settings section where the user enters their postcodes
+    elif args[1].startswith('ABC'):
+        scrape_and_play_abc_weather_video()
+
     # RUN MODE - GET WEATHER OBSERVATIONS AND FORECAST
     # script is being called in general use, not from the settings page
     # sys.argv[1] has the current location number (e.g. '1'), so fetch the weather data