load 60 items for background images, make the interval configurable

addon.xml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
 <addon  id="plugin.video.embycon" 
         name="EmbyCon"
-        version="1.5.51"
+        version="1.5.52"
         provider-name="Team B">
   <requires>
     <import addon="xbmc.python" version="2.25.0"/>

resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po

@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ msgid "Select Media Source"
 msgstr ""
 
 msgctxt "#30310"
-msgid "Enable Emby remote control"
+msgid "Enable Emby remote control (requires restart)"
 msgstr ""
 
 msgctxt "#30311"
@@ -761,3 +761,11 @@ msgstr ""
 msgctxt "#30340"
 msgid "Group movies into collections"
 msgstr ""
+
+msgctxt "#30341"
+msgid "Background update interval (requires restart)"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgctxt "#30342"
+msgid "New content check interval (requires restart)"
+msgstr ""

resources/lib/menu_functions.py

@@ -901,6 +901,12 @@ def set_library_window_values():
     if already_set:
         return
 
+    for index in range(0, 20):
+        home_window.clearProperty("view_item.%i.name" % index)
+        home_window.clearProperty("view_item.%i.id" % index)
+        home_window.clearProperty("view_item.%i.type" % index)
+        home_window.clearProperty("view_item.%i.thumb" % index)
+
     data_manager = DataManager()
     url = "{server}/emby/Users/{userid}/Views"
     result = data_manager.GetContent(url)

resources/lib/widgets.py

@@ -19,32 +19,55 @@ downloadUtils = DownloadUtils()
 dataManager = DataManager()
 kodi_version = int(xbmc.getInfoLabel('System.BuildVersion')[:2])
 
+background_items = []
+background_current_item = 0
 
 def set_background_image():
     log.debug("set_background_image Called")
 
+    global background_current_item
+    global background_items
+
+    if len(background_items) == 0 or background_current_item >= len(background_items):
+        log.debug("set_background_image: Need to load more backgrounds {0} - {1}",
+                  len(background_items), background_current_item)
         url = ('{server}/emby/Users/{userid}/Items' +
                '?Recursive=true' +
-           '&limit=1' +
+               '&limit=60' +
                '&SortBy=Random' +
                '&IncludeItemTypes=Movie,Series' +
                '&ImageTypeLimit=1')
 
+        server = downloadUtils.getServer()
         results = downloadUtils.downloadUrl(url, suppress=True)
         results = json.loads(results)
+
         if results is not None:
             items = results.get("Items", [])
-        if len(items) > 0:
-            item = items[0]
-            server = downloadUtils.getServer()
+            background_current_item = 0
+            background_items = []
+            for item in items:
                 bg_image = downloadUtils.getArtwork(item, "Backdrop", server=server)
-
                 label = item.get("Name")
+                item_background = {}
+                item_background["image"] = bg_image
+                item_background["name"] = label
+                background_items.append(item_background)
+
+        log.debug("set_background_image: Loaded {0} more backgrounds", len(background_items))
+
+    if len(background_items) > 0 and background_current_item < len(background_items):
+
+        bg_image = background_items[background_current_item].get("image")
+        label = background_items[background_current_item].get("name")
+        log.debug("set_background_image: {0} - {1} - {2}", background_current_item, label, bg_image)
+
+        background_current_item += 1
 
         home_window = HomeWindow()
         home_window.setProperty("random-gb", bg_image)
         home_window.setProperty("random-gb-label", label)
-            log.debug("random-gb: {0}", bg_image)
+
 
 
 def checkForNewContent():

resources/settings.xml

@@ -67,5 +67,7 @@
 		<setting id="showLoadProgress" type="bool" label="30120" default="false" visible="true" enable="true" />
 		<setting id="remoteControl" type="bool" label="30310" default="false" visible="true" enable="true" />
 		<setting id="suppressErrors" type="bool" label="30315" default="false" visible="true" enable="true" />
+		<setting id="background_interval" type="slider" label="30341" default="20" range="0,1,120" option="int" visible="true"/>
+		<setting id="newcontent_interval" type="slider" label="30342" default="60" range="0,1,300" option="int" visible="true"/>
 	</category>
 </settings>

service.py

@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ if context_menu:
     context_monitor = ContextMonitor()
     context_monitor.start()
 
+background_interval = int(settings.getSetting('background_interval'))
+newcontent_interval = int(settings.getSetting('newcontent_interval'))
+
 # monitor.abortRequested() is causes issues, it currently triggers for all addon cancelations which causes
 # the service to exit when a user cancels an addon load action. This is a bug in Kodi.
 # I am switching back to xbmc.abortRequested approach until kodi is fixed or I find a work arround
@@ -78,11 +81,13 @@ while not xbmc.abortRequested:
             if (time.time() - last_progress_update) > 10:
                 last_progress_update = time.time()
                 sendProgress(monitor)
+
         else:
-            if (time.time() - last_content_check) > 60:
+            if (time.time() - last_content_check) > newcontent_interval:
                 last_content_check = time.time()
                 checkForNewContent()
-            if (time.time() - last_background_update) > 30:
+
+            if (time.time() - last_background_update) > background_interval:
                 last_background_update = time.time()
                 set_library_window_values()
                 set_background_image()