Plex binding for OH3 | Will it be ported?

bram_dirriwachter · May 28, 2021, 8:58pm

Hi @bhomeyer thanks for your work on the migration of this binding.
I wanted to try it on a recent snapshot, however some dependencies seem to be broken currently.
I was wondering what your plans are with this binding.


300 │ Installed │  80 │ 3.1.0.202102201422    │ openHAB Add-ons :: Bundles :: Plex Binding
openhab> bundle:start 300
Error executing command: Error executing command on bundles:
        Error starting bundle 300: Could not resolve module: org.openhab.binding.plex [300]
  Unresolved requirement: Import-Package: org.apache.commons.lang; version="[2.6.0,3.0.0)"

RicardoSJ · July 3, 2021, 12:08pm

@bhomeyer , me too! This binding is great but doesn’t work on OH3.1. Luckily, I managed to downgrade to 3.0.2-1 where it works.

RicardoSJ · July 16, 2021, 11:43am

OK, I’ve found out why this is: org.apache.commons has been removed from the core API (as per Removal of dependency on 'org.apache.commons.*' · Issue #7722 · openhab/openhab-addons · GitHub) so the binding needs to be re-created using Java methods… If @bhomeyer is no longer updating the binding , can anyone else help?

Netizendev · July 17, 2021, 2:49pm

I can confirm this is the issue with v0.8 of the binding and newest version of OH3.

RipNCode · July 18, 2021, 8:14pm

I can confirm the same (3.1). I’m forced to use another 2.5-10 OH with the old 1.x binding. There is a similar problem/error with the Chamberlain binding, so hopefully it’s not a huge problem to fix long term.

bhomeyer · August 5, 2021, 1:04pm

This should work in 3.2 without issue : Release OH3 PLEX binding · bigbasec/openhab-addons · GitHub

Not 100% yet, though should function fine.

RicardoSJ · August 5, 2021, 5:55pm

Thank you, thank you @bhomeyer ! This works fine and I’ve just successfully upgraded to 3.1.0.

Joshua_Frankel · August 6, 2021, 1:13am

How do I get this addon installed? I placed it in the addons folder but it doesn’t show up.

bhomeyer · August 6, 2021, 1:54am

Should just be able to drop the jar in addons and then go from there.

Joshua_Frankel · August 6, 2021, 1:54am

got it working! thanks!

melyons1987 · August 11, 2021, 12:38am

Thank you so much for this pre-release.

I will note one thing, play music on plex and this takes a nose dive…
Change back to tv/movie and it’s golden.

xela · August 11, 2021, 8:38am

Hi bhomeyer

Would you be able to look at creating a parameter to extend the timeout on the API Connector, my Plex server is remote from my OH install and often times out:

[DEBUG] [lex.internal.handler.PlexApiConnector] - 2java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException: Total timeout 2000 ms elapsed
java.io.IOException: java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException: Total timeout 2000 ms elapsed
        at org.openhab.core.io.net.http.HttpUtil.executeUrlAndGetReponse(HttpUtil.java:260) ~[bundleFile:?]
        at org.openhab.core.io.net.http.HttpUtil.executeUrl(HttpUtil.java:155) ~[bundleFile:?]
        at org.openhab.core.io.net.http.HttpUtil.executeUrl(HttpUtil.java:130) ~[bundleFile:?]
        at org.openhab.binding.plex.internal.handler.PlexApiConnector.doHttpRequest(PlexApiConnector.java:226) [bundleFile:?]
        at org.openhab.binding.plex.internal.handler.PlexApiConnector.getApi(PlexApiConnector.java:193) [bundleFile:?]
        at org.openhab.binding.plex.internal.handler.PlexServerHandler.initialize(PlexServerHandler.java:106) [bundleFile:?]
        at org.openhab.core.thing.binding.BaseThingHandler.thingUpdated(BaseThingHandler.java:152) [bundleFile:?]
        at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) ~[?:?]
        at jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) ~[?:?]
        at jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) ~[?:?]
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:566) ~[?:?]
        at org.openhab.core.internal.common.AbstractInvocationHandler.invokeDirect(AbstractInvocationHandler.java:154) [bundleFile:?]
        at org.openhab.core.internal.common.Invocation.call(Invocation.java:52) [bundleFile:?]
        at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264) [?:?]
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1128) [?:?]
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:628) [?:?]
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:829) [?:?]
Caused by: java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException: Total timeout 2000 ms elapsed
        at org.eclipse.jetty.client.HttpDestination$TimeoutTask.onTimeoutExpired(HttpDestination.java:582) ~[?:?]
        at org.eclipse.jetty.io.CyclicTimeout$Wakeup.run(CyclicTimeout.java:282) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:515) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264) ~[?:?]
        at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.run(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:304) ~[?:?]
        ... 3 more

bhomeyer · August 12, 2021, 12:18pm

Certainly can, can’t think of a good way to test that but I’ll drop it in and put it in the advanced binding config for the server thing. Will update when complete.

bhomeyer · August 12, 2021, 12:21pm

Time to get some music on my server. Thanks for the update and testing.

xela · August 12, 2021, 12:28pm

Thanks!

GermanDrifter97 · August 19, 2021, 4:17pm

Hello,

I downloaded the latest snapshot release from @bhomeyer in this thread and placed it in the addons folder on my raspberry pi. I am running OH 3.0.1

After rebooting, I see this error in the Logviewer:

2021-08-19 18:07:42.003 [WARN ] [org.apache.felix.fileinstall        ] - Error while starting bundle: file:/usr/share/openhab/addons/org.openhab.binding.plex-3.1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar
org.osgi.framework.BundleException: Could not resolve module: org.openhab.binding.plex [261]
  Unresolved requirement: Import-Package: org.osgi.framework; version="[1.9.0,2.0.0)"
	at org.eclipse.osgi.container.Module.start(Module.java:444) ~[org.eclipse.osgi-3.12.100.jar:?]
	at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.EquinoxBundle.start(EquinoxBundle.java:383) ~[org.eclipse.osgi-3.12.100.jar:?]
	at org.apache.felix.fileinstall.internal.DirectoryWatcher.startBundle(DirectoryWatcher.java:1260) [bundleFile:3.6.4]
	at org.apache.felix.fileinstall.internal.DirectoryWatcher.startBundles(DirectoryWatcher.java:1233) [bundleFile:3.6.4]
	at org.apache.felix.fileinstall.internal.DirectoryWatcher.startAllBundles(DirectoryWatcher.java:1221) [bundleFile:3.6.4]
	at org.apache.felix.fileinstall.internal.DirectoryWatcher.doProcess(DirectoryWatcher.java:515) [bundleFile:3.6.4]
	at org.apache.felix.fileinstall.internal.DirectoryWatcher.process(DirectoryWatcher.java:365) [bundleFile:3.6.4]
	at org.apache.felix.fileinstall.internal.DirectoryWatcher.run(DirectoryWatcher.java:316) [bundleFile:3.6.4]

Is there a way to resolve this? I am a newbie when it comes to these manual addons to OH.
Also, after successful installation, should I be able to see the binding in the UI? Or do I have to add all Plex Things manually in the files?

xela · August 19, 2021, 4:40pm

I believe due to a change in OH, it only works on 3.1.0 upwards

GermanDrifter97 · August 19, 2021, 7:50pm

I updated OH and I see the binding in the UI now, thanks for the tipp. Setting up the server is a bit of a hassle but sometimes it’s recognized

Jason_Howard · August 20, 2021, 5:23pm

OH3 3.2 Snapshot

Is there anyway to get around this as OH3 have removed org.apache.commons from OH3.0?

Error executing command: Error executing command on bundles:
Error starting bundle 235: Could not resolve module: org.openhab.binding.plex [235]
Unresolved requirement: Import-Package: org.apache.commons.lang; version="[2.6.0,3.0.0)"

RicardoSJ · August 23, 2021, 7:48pm

Hi @Jason_Howard, the author has provided an updated binding as referenced in this post above.