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Service [[add-ons]] will be automatically started when a [[Profiles|user profile]] logs in or on Kodi startup, and stopped when the user profile logs out. They must offer the '''<code>xbmc.service</code>''' extension point. Here's a typical example of the contents of the [[addon.xml]] file such add-ons need to provide:
Service addons will be automatically started when XBMC starts. These addons must offer the '''xbmc.service''' extension point. You can specify when you want your addon to start, using the '''start''' tag. If it's isn't here, your addon will automatically start after user login. If you want it to start on XBMC startup, you need to set the '''start''' tag to ''startup''. Here's a typical example of the addon.xml the addon needs to provide:


<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
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     <import addon="xbmc.python" version="2.1.0"/>
     <import addon="xbmc.python" version="2.1.0"/>
   </requires>
   </requires>
   <extension point="xbmc.service" library="service.py" start="login" />
   <extension point="xbmc.service" library="service.py" />
   <extension point="xbmc.addon.metadata">
   <extension point="xbmc.addon.metadata">
     <platform>all</platform>
     <platform>all</platform>
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</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


If your addon is meant to be run while XBMC is running, you need to periodically check if XBMC is exiting. The addon is responsible for terminating when XBMC wants to exit. This can be checked by creating a <code>xbmc.Monitor</code> instance and calling the <code>abortRequested()</code> method. To wait for this event instead, call <code>waitForAbort()</code>.
If your add-on is meant to be run while Kodi is running, you need to periodically check if Kodi is exiting. The add-on is responsible for terminating when Kodi wants to exit. This can be checked by creating an <code>xbmc.Monitor</code> instance and calling the <code>abortRequested()</code> method. To wait for this event instead, call the <code>waitForAbort()</code> method.


Example service that prints "hello addon!" every 10 second until XBMC exits:
Below is an example service that prints "hello addon!" every 10 seconds until Kodi exits:


<syntaxhighlight lang="python">
<syntaxhighlight lang="python">
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     monitor = xbmc.Monitor()
     monitor = xbmc.Monitor()
      
      
     while True:
     while not monitor.abortRequested():
         # Sleep/wait for abort for 10 seconds
         # Sleep/wait for abort for 10 seconds
         if monitor.waitForAbort(10):
         if monitor.waitForAbort(10):
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         xbmc.log("hello addon! %s" % time.time(), level=xbmc.LOGDEBUG)
         xbmc.log("hello addon! %s" % time.time(), level=xbmc.LOGDEBUG)
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


== Gotham and earlier ==
== Gotham and earlier ==
<code>abortRequested()</code> and <code>waitForAbort()</code> are new in Helix. In Gotham and earlier, use <code>xbmc.sleep</code> and check the <code>xbmc.abortRequested</code> attribute periodically.
<code>abortRequested()</code> and <code>waitForAbort()</code> are new methods introduced with Kodi [[Archive:Helix|Helix]]. In [[Archive:Gotham API changes|Gotham]] and earlier, use <code>xbmc.sleep</code> and check the <code>xbmc.abortRequested</code> attribute periodically.


Example:
Example:
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if __name__ == '__main__':
if __name__ == '__main__':
     while True:
     while not xbmc.abortRequested:
        if xbmc.abortRequested:
            break
         # some code
         # some code
         xbmc.sleep(500)
         xbmc.sleep(500)
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


[[Category:How-to]]
== Leia and earlier ==
Prior to Kodi v18 [[Leia]], there was an additional option, <code>start="startup"</code>, that would start the service add-on before the first profile login, but the usefulness of that functionality was found to be negligible, and it was removed.
 
 
[[Category:Add-on development]]
[[Category:Add-on development]]

Latest revision as of 01:41, 23 September 2021

Service add-ons will be automatically started when a user profile logs in or on Kodi startup, and stopped when the user profile logs out. They must offer the xbmc.service extension point. Here's a typical example of the contents of the addon.xml file such add-ons need to provide:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<addon id="service.example"
       name="Example service"
       version="1.0.0"
       provider-name="">
  <requires>
    <import addon="xbmc.python" version="2.1.0"/>
  </requires>
  <extension point="xbmc.service" library="service.py" />
  <extension point="xbmc.addon.metadata">
    <platform>all</platform>
    <summary lang="en"></summary>
  </extension>
</addon>

If your add-on is meant to be run while Kodi is running, you need to periodically check if Kodi is exiting. The add-on is responsible for terminating when Kodi wants to exit. This can be checked by creating an xbmc.Monitor instance and calling the abortRequested() method. To wait for this event instead, call the waitForAbort() method.

Below is an example service that prints "hello addon!" every 10 seconds until Kodi exits:

import time
import xbmc

if __name__ == '__main__':
    monitor = xbmc.Monitor()
    
    while not monitor.abortRequested():
        # Sleep/wait for abort for 10 seconds
        if monitor.waitForAbort(10):
            # Abort was requested while waiting. We should exit
            break
        xbmc.log("hello addon! %s" % time.time(), level=xbmc.LOGDEBUG)

Gotham and earlier

abortRequested() and waitForAbort() are new methods introduced with Kodi Helix. In Gotham and earlier, use xbmc.sleep and check the xbmc.abortRequested attribute periodically.

Example:

import xbmc
 
if __name__ == '__main__':
    while not xbmc.abortRequested:
        # some code
        xbmc.sleep(500)

Leia and earlier

Prior to Kodi v18 Leia, there was an additional option, start="startup", that would start the service add-on before the first profile login, but the usefulness of that functionality was found to be negligible, and it was removed.