XJSON api for XBMC quick questions.

[thesystemera]

Wondering if the following is possible. 

1. Request the band bio text.  when in XBMC pressing I over an artist or album will get relevant information about that band.  I want the text to use with TTS.

2. Save to favourites.  What track or podcast is currently playing, send a request via XJSON do so. 

3. This one is interesting.  Increase or decrease the rating of a track, as to say "I like this song" the rating goes up a notch if applicable and vice versa as in "I don't like this song"

[thesystemera]

I'm starting to understand the wiki and it seems no.1 is possible.  YAY!

[thesystemera]

I take that back I'm so confused.. 

[jitterjames]

3. This one is interesting.  Increase or decrease the rating of a track, as to say "I like this song" the rating goes up a notch if applicable and vice versa as in "I don't like this song"

I don't personally find this useful, I like to say "set rating X", but that doesn't matter. Here are the two commands you need.  Add your own phrases etc...

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<commandGroup open="True" name="XJSON Adjust rating" enabled="True" prefix="" priority="0" requiredProcess="" description="">
  <command id="888" name="Increase Rating" enabled="true" alwaysOn="False" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="0" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
    <action>
      <cmdType>XJson.Raw</cmdType>
      <cmdString>Input.ExecuteAction&amp;&amp;"action":"increaserating"</cmdString>
      <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
    </action>
  </command>
  <command id="905" name="Decrease Rating" enabled="true" alwaysOn="False" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="0" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
    <action>
      <cmdType>XJson.Raw</cmdType>
      <cmdString>Input.ExecuteAction&amp;&amp;"action":"decreaserating"</cmdString>
      <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
    </action>
  </command>
</commandGroup>

[jitterjames]

1. Request the band bio text.  when in XBMC pressing I over an artist or album will get relevant information about that band.  I want the text to use with TTS.

In this case we need to use infolabels: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=InfoLabels

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<command id="497" name="Tell me about this artist" enabled="true" alwaysOn="False" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="0" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
 <action>
   <cmdType>XJson.Raw</cmdType>
   <cmdString>XBMC.GetInfoBooleans&amp;&amp;"booleans": ["Container.Content(artists)"]</cmdString>
   <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
 </action>
 <if ifBlockDisabled="False" ifNot="False">
   <ifType>(A)Contains(B)</ifType>
   <ifParams>{LastResult}&amp;&amp;true</ifParams>
   <then>
     <action>
       <cmdType>XJson.Raw</cmdType>
       <cmdString>XBMC.GetInfoLabels&amp;&amp;"labels": ["ListItem.Property(Artist_Description)"]</cmdString>
       <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
     </action>
     <action>
       <cmdType>XJson.ParseTokens</cmdType>
       <cmdString>{[0]}</cmdString>
       <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
     </action>
     <action>
       <cmdType>OSD.ShowText</cmdType>
       <cmdString>{LastResult}&amp;&amp;3000&amp;&amp;-5</cmdString>
       <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
     </action>
     <action>
       <cmdType>VC.StopMacro</cmdType>
       <cmdString />
       <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
     </action>
   </then>
   <else />
 </if>
 <action>
   <cmdType>XJson.Raw</cmdType>
   <cmdString>XBMC.GetInfoBooleans&amp;&amp;"booleans": ["Container.Content(albums)"]</cmdString>
   <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
 </action>
 <if ifBlockDisabled="False" ifNot="False">
   <ifType>(A)Contains(B)</ifType>
   <ifParams>{LastResult}&amp;&amp;true</ifParams>
   <then>
     <action>
       <cmdType>XJson.Raw</cmdType>
       <cmdString>XBMC.GetInfoLabels&amp;&amp;"labels": ["ListItem.Property(Album_Description)"]</cmdString>
       <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
     </action>
     <action>
       <cmdType>XJson.ParseTokens</cmdType>
       <cmdString>{[0]}</cmdString>
       <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
     </action>
     <action>
       <cmdType>OSD.ShowText</cmdType>
       <cmdString>{LastResult}&amp;&amp;3000&amp;&amp;-5</cmdString>
       <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
     </action>
     <action>
       <cmdType>VC.StopMacro</cmdType>
       <cmdString />
       <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
     </action>
   </then>
   <else />
 </if>
 <phrase>Tell me about this</phrase>
 <phrase>band, artist, group</phrase>
</command>

[jitterjames]

2. Save to favourites.  What track or podcast is currently playing, send a request via XJSON do so. 

I don't think this one is possible yet, but maybe in the next version.  See the link:

https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/2600

[thesystemera]

For demonstration purposes its not necessaries, but otherwise good to know...