kodi-rpc

a wrapper for the kodi jsonrpc api that can be used in a browser or node enviroment.

Install

npm i kodi-rpc

Example

Play a movie

var Kodi = require('kodi-rpc');

var movieTitle = 'evil dead';

var kodi = new Kodi('localhost', '8080');

kodi.VideoLibrary.GetMovies()
  .then(function(movies) {
    if(!(movies && movies.result && movies.result.movies && movies.result.movies.length > 0)) {
      throw new Error('no results');
    }

    var movie = movies.result.movies.reduce(function(result, item) {
      return result ? result : (movieTitle === item.label.toLowerCase() ? item : null);
    }, null);

    if(movie) {
      return kodi.Player.Open({item: { movieid: movie.movieid }});
    } else {
      throw new Error('movie not found');
    }
  })
  .catch(function(e) {
    console.log(e);
  });

Require node version explicitly

var Kodi = require('kodi-rpc/node.js');

Require browser version explicitly

var Kodi = require('kodi-rpc/browser.js');