Archive:Helix API changes
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1 Python
1.1 New Methods
- xbmc.Monitor.onCleanStarted
- xbmc.Monitor.onCleanFinished
- xbmc.Monitor.onDPMSActivated
- xbmc.Monitor.onDPMSDeactivated
- xbmc.Monitor.abortRequested
- xbmc.Monitor.waitForAbort
- xbmcgui.ListItem.setSubtitles
1.2 Deprecated Methods
- xbmc.abortRequested, use Monitor.waitForAbort
- xbmc.Monitor.onDatabaseScanStarted, renamed onScanStarted
- xbmc.Monitor.onDatabaseUpdated, renamed onScanFinished
2 Builtins
2.1 New
UpdateLibrary(database[,path, showdialogs]) New parameter showdialogs. Whether to show progress bar and other dialogs. Defaults to true.
CleanLibrary(database[,showdialogs])
2.2 Changed
Using RunScript to call service addons, plugins and other non-script addons is deprecated. Add xbmc.python.script or xbmc.python.library extension point if addon should be runnable via RunScript.
3 Changes to python path
All installed module addons are no longer added to the python path, only those imported in Addon.xml.
If you use RunScript with a file path and depend on other installed module addons this behavior is deprecated. Add xbmc.python.script or xbmc.python.library extension point and call RunScript with the addon ID instead.
4 JSON-RPC
4.1 Changed Methods
- ?
4.2 New Methods
- ?
5 Window IDs
See Window IDs