Addon.xml - Revision history

Enen92 at 16:19, 23 January 2023

2023-01-23T16:19:15Z

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	The XML schema definition for <code>addon.xml</code> is located [https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/blob/master/addons/xbmc.addon/metadata.xsd here].		The XML schema definition for <code>addon.xml</code> is located [https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/blob/master/addons/xbmc.addon/metadata.xsd here].

	{{Updated\|19}}		{{Updated\|20}}

2023-01-23T15:52:25Z

Add nexus branch

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	! scope="row" \| [[Matrix\|Matrix 19.x]]		! scope="row" \| [[Matrix\|Matrix 19.x]]
	\| 3.0.0 (ABI 3.0.0) \|\| 5.15.0 (ABI 5.14.0) \|\| 11.2.0 (ABI 6.0.0) \|\| 2.1.0 (ABI 1.0) \|\| 18.9.~~701~~ (ABI 12.0.0)		\| 3.0.0 (ABI 3.0.0) \|\| 5.15.0 (ABI 5.14.0) \|\| 11.2.0 (ABI 6.0.0) \|\| 2.1.0 (ABI 1.0) \|\| 19.1.0 (ABI 12.0.0)
			\|-
			! scope="row" \| [[Nexus\|Nexus 20.x]]
			\| 3.0.1 (ABI 3.0.0) \|\| 5.16.0 (ABI 5.15.0) \|\| 13.0.0 (ABI 6.0.0) \|\| 2.1.0 (ABI 1.0) \|\| 20.90.101 (ABI 12.0.0)
	\|}		\|}

	Each Kodi version contain a certain backwards compatibility. For example add-ons made for Gotham 13.x can still work on ~~Jarvis 16~~.x. Do note that this might change in the future. The '''ABI''' version you see in the table above is the backwards compatibility version for which add-ons are still marked "working".		Each Kodi version contain a certain backwards compatibility. For example add-ons made for Gotham 13.x can still work on Leia 18.x. Same happens for Matrix and Nexus addons. Do note that this might change in the future. The '''ABI''' version you see in the table above is the backwards compatibility version for which add-ons are still marked "working".

	===== optional attribute =====		===== optional attribute =====

2022-08-27T18:20:12Z

Convert all use of 'source' tags to syntaxhighlight

2022-01-04T17:49:02Z

Examples (and addons on the repo already use commas) let's allow it anyway

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	<license>GPL-2.0-or-later \| LGPL-2.0-or-later</license>		<license>GPL-2.0-or-later \| LGPL-2.0-or-later</license>
	</source>		</source>
	* Separate license names using & (ampersand) when multiple licenses exist that cover different parts of the source.		* Separate license names using & (ampersand), or commas, when multiple licenses exist that cover different parts of the source.
	<source lang="xml">		<source lang="xml">
	<license>GPL-2.0-or-later & MIT</license>		<license>GPL-2.0-or-later & MIT</license>
	</source>		</source>

			or

			<source lang="xml">
			<license>GPL-2.0-or-later, MIT</license>
			</source>

	===== <forum> =====		===== <forum> =====

2022-01-04T14:57:52Z

Multilicense clarification

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	<license>GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE. Version 2, June 1991</license> <!-- Full license name -->		<license>GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE. Version 2, June 1991</license> <!-- Full license name -->
	</source>		</source>

			If your add-on includes multiple licenses:

			* Separate license names using \| (pipe) when there is a choice between licenses:
			<source lang="xml">
			<license>GPL-2.0-or-later \| LGPL-2.0-or-later</license>
			</source>
			* Separate license names using & (ampersand) when multiple licenses exist that cover different parts of the source.
			<source lang="xml">
			<license>GPL-2.0-or-later & MIT</license>
			</source>


	===== <forum> =====		===== <forum> =====
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	The XML schema definition for <code>addon.xml</code> is located [https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/blob/master/addons/xbmc.addon/metadata.xsd here].		The XML schema definition for <code>addon.xml</code> is located [https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/blob/master/addons/xbmc.addon/metadata.xsd here].

	{{~~Leia~~ updated}}		{{Matrix updated}}

	[[Category:Add-on development]]		[[Category:Add-on development]]
	[[Category:Skin development]]		[[Category:Skin development]]
	[[Category:Python]]		[[Category:Python]]

2021-08-04T22:10:56Z

2021-03-08T13:42:09Z

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	===== <broken> =====		===== <broken> =====

	{{note\|Kodi v18 Leia and earlier. For matrix and later, see [[Addon.xml#~~lifecyclestate~~\|lifecyclestate]]}}		{{note\|Kodi v18 Leia and earlier. For matrix and later, see [[Addon.xml#.3Clifecyclestate.3E\|lifecyclestate]]}}

	The <code><broken></code> tag will mark the add-on as broken in the Kodi repo and provide the reason why. A dialog will be presented to every user that has the addon installed, so please try to be specific about the broken reason. Also, the broken tag presupposes that a version bump has been made to the addon.		The <code><broken></code> tag will mark the add-on as broken in the Kodi repo and provide the reason why. A dialog will be presented to every user that has the addon installed, so please try to be specific about the broken reason. Also, the broken tag presupposes that a version bump has been made to the addon.

2021-03-08T13:40:45Z

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 ==== Available elements ====
-There are several elements that this should contain. Most of these elements are required (except the broken tag). However, in case the elements do not apply (e.g. language, website, email) they can be omitted from the addon.xml file. Language specific elements must always be present in English as a minimum.
+There are several elements that this should contain. Most of these elements are required (except the deprecated tag). However, in case the elements do not apply (e.g. language, website, email) they can be omitted from the addon.xml file. Language specific elements must always be present in English as a minimum.
 Many of these elements can be translated into multiple languages and should be added once for each supported language. The <code>lang</code> attribute should contain a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locale_(computer_software) locale identifier]. If omitted, it defaults to en_GB. (Note: Kodi v14 and older uses ISO-639 code. See [[List of language codes (ISO-639:1988)]]).
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 <email>foo at bar dot com</email>
 </source>
 ===== <broken> =====
 The <code><broken></code> tag will mark the add-on as broken in the Kodi repo and provide the reason why. A dialog will be presented to every user that has the addon installed, so please try to be specific about the broken reason. Also, the broken tag presupposes that a version bump has been made to the addon.

2020-12-16T22:54:03Z

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	\|Lyrics		\|Lyrics
	\|-		\|-
	\|<code>~~[[Script library#What Kodi requires for your add-on\|~~xbmc.python.library]]</code>		\|<code>xbmc.python.library</code>
	\|These don't show up in the addon browser and are purely as support for other scripts.		\|These don't show up in the addon browser and are purely as support for other scripts.
	\|-		\|-

2020-08-03T16:13:53Z

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	\|<code>xbmc.addon.image</code>		\|<code>xbmc.addon.image</code>
	\|Picture Add-ons (image)		\|Picture Add-ons (image)
			\|-
			\|<code>kodi.resource.font</code>
			\|Additional font files
	\|-		\|-
	\|<code>kodi.resource.images</code>		\|<code>kodi.resource.images</code>
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	\|<code>kodi.resource.language</code>		\|<code>kodi.resource.language</code>
	\|Additional language files		\|Additional language files
			\|-
			\|<code>kodi.resource.uisounds</code>
			\|Additional sound files
	\|}		\|}