script.module.inputstreamhelper is a simple Kodi module that makes life easier for add-on developers relying on InputStream based add-ons and DRM playback.
- Displays informative dialogs if required InputStream components are unavailable
- Checks if HLS is supported in inputstream.adaptive
- Automatically installs Widevine CDM on supported platforms (optional)
- Keeps Widevine CDM up-to-date with the latest version available (Kodi 18 and higher)
- Checks for missing depending libraries by parsing the output from
ldd(Linux)
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""InputStream Helper Demo"""
from __future__ import absolute_import, division, unicode_literals
import sys
import inputstreamhelper
import xbmc
import xbmcgui
import xbmcplugin
PROTOCOL = 'mpd'
DRM = 'com.widevine.alpha'
STREAM_URL = 'https://demo.unified-streaming.com/k8s/features/stable/video/tears-of-steel/tears-of-steel-dash-widevine.ism/.mpd'
MIME_TYPE = 'application/dash+xml'
LICENSE_URL = 'https://widevine-proxy.appspot.com/proxy'
KODI_VERSION_MAJOR = int(xbmc.getInfoLabel('System.BuildVersion').split('.')[0])
def run(addon_url):
"""Run InputStream Helper Demo"""
# Play video
if addon_url.endswith('/play'):
is_helper = inputstreamhelper.Helper(PROTOCOL, drm=DRM)
if is_helper.check_inputstream():
play_item = xbmcgui.ListItem(path=STREAM_URL)
play_item.setContentLookup(False)
play_item.setMimeType(MIME_TYPE)
if KODI_VERSION_MAJOR >= 19:
play_item.setProperty('inputstream', is_helper.inputstream_addon)
else:
play_item.setProperty('inputstreamaddon', is_helper.inputstream_addon)
play_item.setProperty('inputstream.adaptive.manifest_type', PROTOCOL)
play_item.setProperty('inputstream.adaptive.license_type', DRM)
play_item.setProperty('inputstream.adaptive.license_key', LICENSE_URL + '||R{SSM}|')
xbmcplugin.setResolvedUrl(int(sys.argv[1]), True, play_item)
# Setup menu item
else:
xbmcplugin.setContent(int(sys.argv[1]), 'videos')
list_item = xbmcgui.ListItem(label='InputStream Helper Demo')
list_item.setInfo('video', {})
list_item.setProperty('IsPlayable', 'true')
url = addon_url + '/play'
xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(int(sys.argv[1]), url, list_item)
xbmcplugin.endOfDirectory(int(sys.argv[1]))
if __name__ == '__main__':
run(sys.argv[0])The Helper class takes two arguments: protocol (the media streaming protocol) and the optional argument 'drm'.
It is recommended to not add your InputStream add-on as a dependency in addon.xml. It can cause confusion with users not being able to install your add-on because the InputStream add-on is disabled. InputStream Helper addresses issues such as these and helps the user to install/enable required InputStream components.
- mpd -- MPEG-DASH
- ism -- Microsoft Smooth Streaming
- hls -- HTTP Live Streaming from Apple
- rtmp -- Real-Time Messaging Protocol
- widevine
- com.widevine.alpha
Please report any issues or bug reports on the GitHub Issues page.
This module is licensed under the The MIT License. Please see the LICENSE.txt file for details.
- Get rid of distutils dependency (@horstle, @emilsvennesson)
- Option to get Widevine from lacros image (@horstle)
- Remove support for Python 2 and pre-Matrix Kodi versions (@horstle)
- Performance improvements on Linux ARM (@horstle)
- This will be the last release for Python 2 i.e. Kodi 18 (Leia) and below. The next release will require Python 3 and Kodi 19 (Matrix) or higher.
- Initial support for AARCH64 Linux (@horstle)
- Initial support for AARCH64 Macs (@mediaminister)
- New option to install a specific version on most platforms (@horstle)
- Fix automatic submission of release (@mediaminister)
- Update German translation (@tweimer)
- Fix update_frequency setting (@horstle)
- Fix install_from (@horstle)
- Improve/Fix Widevine extraction from Chrome OS images (@horstle)
- Update Croatian translation (@dsardelic, @muzena)
- Replace deprecated LooseVersion (@mediaminister, @MarkusVolk)
- Fix http_get decode error (@archtur)
- Option to install Widevine from specified source (@horstle)
- Simplify Widevine CDM installation on ARM hardware (@horstle, @mediaminister)
- Update Chrome OS ARM hardware id's (@mediaminister)
- Update Japanese and Korean translations (@Thunderbird2086)
- Further improve Widevine CDM installation on ARM hardware (@horstle)
- Improve Widevine CDM installation on ARM hardware (@mediaminister)
- Postpone Widevine CDM updates when user rejects (@horstle)
- Improve Widevine CDM installation on ARM hardware (@mediaminister)
- Fix Widevine CDM installation on ARM hardware (@mediaminister)
- Temporary fix for Widevine CDM installation on ARM hardware (@mediaminister)
- Fix Widevine CDM installation on 32-bit Linux (@mediaminister)
- Update Chrome OS ARM hardware id's (@mediaminister)
- Fix incorrect ARM HWIDs: PHASER and PHASER360 (@dagwieers)
- Added Hebrew translations (@haggaie)
- Updated Dutch, Japanese and Korean translations (@michaelarnauts, @Thunderbird2086)
- Extract Widevine CDM directly from Chrome OS, minimizing disk space usage and eliminating the need for root access (@horstle)
- Improve progress dialog while extracting Widevine CDM on ARM devices (@horstle, @mediaminister)
- Support resuming interrupted downloads on unreliable internet connections (@horstle, @mediaminister)
- Reshape InputStream Helper information dialog (@horstle, @dagwieers)
- Updated Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Romanian, Russian, Spanish and Swedish translations (@dagwieers, @horstle, @mediaminister, @tweimer, @Twilight0, @frodo19, @tmihai20, @vlmaksime, @roliverosc, @Sopor)
- Fix hardlink on Windows (@BarmonHammer)
- Fix support for unicode chars in paths (@mediaminister)
- Show remaining time during Widevine installation on ARM devices (@horstle)
- Compatibility fixes for Kodi 19 Matrix "pre-release" builds (@mediaminister)
- Optimize Widevine CDM detection (@dagwieers)
- Minor fixes for Widevine installation on ARM devices (@dagwieers @mediaminister @horstle)
- Added Spanish and Romanian translations (@roliverosc, @tmihai20)
- Added support for Kodi 19 Matrix "pre-release" builds (@mediaminister)
- Fix Widevine backups when using an external drive (@horstle)
- Various fixes for Widevine installation on ARM devices (@horstle)
- Added option to restore a previously installed Widevine version (@horstle)
- Improve progress bar when extracting Widevine on ARM devices (@dagwieers)
- Improve Widevine library version detection (@dagwieers, @mediaminister)
- Improve InputStream Helper information (@dagwieers, @mediaminister)
- Increase download reliability for Chrome OS on ARM devices (@horstle, @RolfWojtech)
- Added Japanese, Korean, Croatian and Hungarian translations (@Thunderbird2086, @arvvoid, @frodo19)
- Updated existing translations (@dnicolaas, @Sopor, @tweimer, @horstle, @mediaminister)
- Various small bugfixes for Widevine installation on ARM devices (@dagwieers, @mediaminister, @Twilight0, @janhicken)
- French translation (@brunoduc)
- Updated translations (@vlmaksime, @dagwieers, @pinoelefante, @horstle, @Twilight0, @emilsvennesson)
- Ensure Kodi 19 compatibility (@mediaminister)
- Configurable temporary download directory for devices with limited space (@horstle)
- Configurable Widevine CDM update frequency (@horstle)
- Fix add-on settings crashes when InputStream Adaptive is missing (@mediaminister)
- Improve unicode character support (@mediaminister)
- Move release history to readme file (@mediaminister)
- Clean up coverage/codecov config (@dagwieers)
- Add InputStream Helper Information to settings page (@horstle, @dagwieers)
- Make sure addon.xml meets all requirements (@mediaminister)
- Simplify add-on entry point to speed up loading time (@mediaminister)
- Unicode fix for os.walk (@mediaminister)
- Revert "Fix ARM processing in unittest locally" (@mediaminister)
- Fix unresponsive Kodi when opening add-on information pane (@dagwieers, @mediaminister)
- Add-on structure improvements (@dagwieers)
- Follow kodi-addon-checker recommended code changes (@mediaminister)
- Implement api using runscript (@mediaminister)
- Fix ARM processing in unittest locally (@dagwieers)
- Add more project information (@dagwieers)
- More coverage improvements (@dagwieers)
- Use local url variable (@mediaminister)
- Directly use Kodi CDM directory (@mediaminister)
- Implement settings menu and API (@dagwieers)
- Add integration tests (@dagwieers)
- Add a progress dialog for extraction on ARM (@dagwieers)
- Fix crash when using platform.system() (@dagwieers)
- Fix a python error (@mediaminister)
- Remove legacy Widevine CDM support (@dagwieers)
- Replace requests/urllib3 with urllib/urllib2 (@dagwieers)
- Various unicode fixes (@mediaminister)
- Add proxy support (@dagwieers)
- Add setting to disable inputstreamhelper (@horstle, @JohnPlayerSpecial2018)
- Check Widevine support before all checks (@vlmaksime)
- Support 64-bit kernel with 32-bit userspace (@mrfixit2001)
- Dutch translation (@mediaminister, @basrieter)
- German translation (@flubshi)
- Greek translation (@Twilight0)
- Italian translation (@pinoelefante)
- Russian translation (@vlmaksime)
- Swedish translation (@emilsvennesson)
- Auto install inputstream.adaptive (@mediaminister)
- Fix latest Widevine version detection (@dagwieers)
- Check for Widevine updates on new release (@mediaminister)
- python2_3 compability (@mediaminister, @Rechi)
- Option to disable inputstreamhelper in settings.xml
- calculate disk space on the tmp folder (@dawez)
- Support for Unicode paths in Windows (@WallyCZ)
- Italian translation (@pinoelefante)
- Dutch translation (@dnicolaas)
- Greek translation (@Twilight0)
- Russian translation (@vlmaksime)
- Load loop if it's a kernel module (@mkreisl)
- Fix legacy Widevine CDM update detection
- inputstream_addon is now a public variable
- Notify user that ARM64 needs 32-bit userspace
- Improve logging
- Cosmetics
- Fix OSMC arm architecture detection
- Fix ldd permissions error
- check_inputstream() return fix
- Bug fix: module left xbmcaddon class in memory
- Keep Widevine CDM up-to-date with the latest version available (Kodi 18 and higher)
- Check for missing depending libraries by parsing the output from ldd
- Use older Widevine binaries on Kodi Krypton (fixes nss/nspr dependency issues)
- Fix ARM download on systems with sudo (OSMC etc)
- Actually bump version in addon.xml, unlike v0.2.3...
- Make sure Kodi and Widevine CDM binary architecture matches
- Minor wording changes/fixes
- Fixes for widevine download when using 64-bit Kodi (@gismo112, @asciidisco)
- Update German translation (@asciidisco)
- Improve root permissions acquisition
- Automatic Widevine CDM download on ARM devices
- Display Widevine EULA during installation procedure
- German translation (thanks to asciidisco)
- New, smaller and less ugly generic icon
- Better exception handling
- Code cleanup
- Initial release