Launching Kodi favorite - addon

[carlh1]

I'm trying to make a morning wakeup routine. When I say "good morning" i want it to say some things and then ask if I want to listen to some jazz. It would be in my favorites. It's jazzradio.com and the station is "smooth jazz".

I'm trying to use "XJson.Raw" with "Addons.ExecuteAddon" but I don't really understand the parameters after that, the example I've seen uses "addon":{1} I tried using "addon":"Jazzradio.com" but it didn't work.

I would rather just pass it the id of the favorite... would that work?

[jitterjames]

Every Addon is different, though many follow the same general approach.  Some need to be "opened" (Gui.ActivateWindow) and some need to be "executed" as you have tried...  There may be another variant. I'm not sure.  Some can take parameters and some can't, and if they can, then the format will often vary.

There are two general approaches you can take to try to figure this out.  The first is for simple stuff like just launching an addon without going to any sub pages or using any parameters.

1 - Create a favourite for the item that you want to open and then go to your %appdata%\kodi\userdata and open the favourites.xml file

2 - This method is a bit trickier but can allow you to do more difficult things like figuring out how to pass parameters.  Instead of creating a favourite, enable logging in Kodi, then navigate to the plugin and perform whatever action you want to automate.  Then look in the Kodi log.

Either way, feel free to post your favourites.xml file or the pertinent section of your Kodi log, if you want help on how to convert that into a valid action for VoxCommando.  We will be happy to help you figure it out.

Here's a post where I used method #2.  Hopefully it will give you an idea:
http://voxcommando.com/forum/index.php?topic=2236.msg19395#msg19395

[carlh1]

James,

Would you still be willing to help me with this? I have played with this but it's got me stumped. I can sent my kodi log if that helps. I'm trying to get vox to activate a favorite in Kodi, or at least launch a specific station in the icecast plugin. Ultimately i wan to be able to say "play jazz", "play rock", etc and have it go to a station I like.

[PegLegTV]

If you post your Favorites.xml I can take a look at it and see what I can come up with   

[nime5ter]

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[carlh1]

Attached.

This is the one I'd like to start with: "http://pub2.jazzradio.com:80/jr_smoothjazz"

Thanks.

[PegLegTV]

this Command Should launch your Smooth Jazz Station

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<!--VoxCommando 2.2.0.9-->
<commandGroup open="True" name="JazzRadio.com" enabled="True" prefix="" priority="0" requiredProcess="" description="">
  <command id="689" name="JazzRadio.com - Launch Smooth Jazz" enabled="true" alwaysOn="False" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="0" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
    <action>
      <cmdType>XJson.Raw/</cmdType>
      <params>
        <param>Player.Open</param>
        <param>"item": {"file":"http://pub2.jazzradio.com:80/jr_smoothjazz"}</param>
      </params>
      <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
    </action>
  </command>
</commandGroup>

[carlh1]

It seem I cant do much on my own... the code you suggested is working if I put in the test payload values... but when I speak the phrase Kodi gets it and acts like it wants to run it, but nothing happens. Here's my code:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<!--VoxCommando 2.1.4.5-->
<command id="-1" name="Actions copied from LCB">
  <if ifBlockDisabled="False" ifNot="False">
    <ifType>(A)Contains(B)</ifType>
    <ifParams>{1}&amp;&amp;play some jazz please</ifParams>
    <then>
      <action>
        <cmdType>XJson.Raw</cmdType>
        <params>
          <param>Player.Open</param>
          <param>"item": {"file":"http://pub2.jazzradio.com:80/jr_smoothjazz"}</param>
        </params>
        <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
      </action>
    </then>
    <else />
  </if>
  <if ifBlockDisabled="False" ifNot="False">
    <ifType>(A)Contains(B)</ifType>
    <ifParams>{1}&amp;&amp;no jazz this morning thanks</ifParams>
    <then>
      <action>
        <cmdType>TTS.Speak</cmdType>
        <params>
          <param>OK, I hope you have a nice morning!</param>
        </params>
        <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
      </action>
      <action>
        <cmdType>VC.StopMacro</cmdType>
        <params />
        <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
      </action>
    </then>
    <else />
  </if>
</command>

[PegLegTV]

From what you shared its hard to tell what could be going wrong, I tested it by simply putting the phrases payload values in the payload testing area at the bottom of the command and they both worked,

if you can share the command(s) that go with it so we can fully test it and see what could be going wrong

[carlh1]

i have it under a group called "time of day" and the command is "morning setup". There are two command phrases, one is optional "yes, no" and one isn't optional "play some jazz please, jazz this morning thanks". I've attached the vox log. The play some jazz please should launch the jazz station. it looks like it's doing something in the log.

[nime5ter]

Unfortunately, the command xml you shared doesn't help us because it doesn't appear to be the full command (i.e., there's no voice or event triggers to set off that command, so no payloads can be passed to it).

Can you please share the xml for the whole group you've described above?

You can right click on the group folder to export the group xml, and then attach that xml here.

Thanks.

[jitterjames]

Or you can copy and paste a group into a code box the same way you do with a command.

[carlh1]

Here you go:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<!--VoxCommando 2.1.4.5-->
<commandGroup open="True" name="Time of day" enabled="True" prefix="" priority="0" requiredProcess="" description="">
  <command id="358" name="morning startup" enabled="true" alwaysOn="True" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="0" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
    <if ifBlockDisabled="False" ifNot="False">
      <ifType>(A)Contains(B)</ifType>
      <ifParams>{1}&amp;&amp;play some jazz please</ifParams>
      <then>
        <action>
          <cmdType>XJson.Raw</cmdType>
          <params>
            <param>Player.Open</param>
            <param>"item": {"file":"http://pub2.jazzradio.com:80/jr_smoothjazz"}</param>
          </params>
          <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
        </action>
      </then>
      <else />
    </if>
    <if ifBlockDisabled="False" ifNot="False">
      <ifType>(A)Contains(B)</ifType>
      <ifParams>{1}&amp;&amp;no jazz this morning thanks</ifParams>
      <then>
        <action>
          <cmdType>TTS.Speak</cmdType>
          <params>
            <param>OK, I hope you have a nice morning!</param>
          </params>
          <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
        </action>
        <action>
          <cmdType>VC.StopMacro</cmdType>
          <params />
          <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
        </action>
      </then>
      <else />
    </if>
    <phrase optional="true">yes, no</phrase>
    <phrase>play some jazz please,  jazz this morning thanks</phrase>
  </command>
</commandGroup>

[PegLegTV]

in the command that you shared you where using {1} when you don't have any payloads, for this command you need to use {LastSpoken}
also you had "yes,no" set to optional so the command would still try and run, but couldn't because of your if statements, So I changed "Yes, No" to a payload list and changed your if statements


this command has the required fixes and should work

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<!--VoxCommando 2.2.0.9-->
<commandGroup open="True" name="Time of day" enabled="True" prefix="" priority="0" requiredProcess="" description="">
  <command id="396" name="morning startup" enabled="true" alwaysOn="True" confirm="False" requiredConfidence="0" loop="False" loopDelay="0" loopMax="0" description="">
    <if ifBlockDisabled="False" ifNot="False">
      <ifType>(A)Contains(B)</ifType>
      <ifParams>{1}&amp;&amp;Yes</ifParams>
      <then>
        <action>
          <cmdType>XJson.Raw</cmdType>
          <params>
            <param>Player.Open</param>
            <param>"item": {"file":"http://pub2.jazzradio.com:80/jr_smoothjazz"}</param>
          </params>
          <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
        </action>
      </then>
      <else />
    </if>
    <if ifBlockDisabled="False" ifNot="False">
      <ifType>(A)Contains(B)</ifType>
      <ifParams>{1}&amp;&amp;No</ifParams>
      <then>
        <action>
          <cmdType>TTS.SpeakSync</cmdType>
          <params>
            <param>OK, I hope you have a nice morning!</param>
          </params>
          <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
        </action>
        <action>
          <cmdType>VC.StopMacro</cmdType>
          <params />
          <cmdRepeat>1</cmdRepeat>
        </action>
      </then>
      <else />
    </if>
    <payloadList>Yes, No</payloadList>
    <phrase>play some jazz please, jazz this morning thanks</phrase>
  </command>
</commandGroup>

[nime5ter]

I think the easier solution -- and one that will apply to many command situations -- is for him to use payload phrases.

@carlh1. The problem is that you're not passing any payloads to the macro.

You need to use a payload list rather than regular phrases for your two non-optional voice commands.

http://voxcommando.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Command_Tree_Editor