Media Player plug-in BETA 2.5.0.12 posted

[rjh]

Here is the latest Windows Media Player plugin. If no issues, this version will go into the updater:


ftp://ftp.homeseer.com/updates/Beta/...r_2_5_0_12.msi

[Moskus]

Does this solve the problem with the ridiculusly wide combobox for volume?

[sdesbles]

Really slow load

I recently moved my HS install to a brand new PC. I am now experiencing several error messages and a long delay (nine minutes) when the plugin is loading the library. Once loaded, it is working as expected - although the devices page media player items are sometimes not accurate.

The computer is running Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. Hardware is dual core AMD with 3GB of RAM. All OS patches applied. No other software other than HS is installed (was a clean OS install).

Here is the log output:

4/10/2010 11:55:15 AM ~!~Startup~!~
4/10/2010 11:55:15 AM ~!~Startup~!~*********************************************** *********************************
4/10/2010 11:55:15 AM ~!~Startup~!~ HomeSeer version 2.4.0.11 Starting Now (PRO Build)
4/10/2010 11:55:15 AM ~!~Startup~!~*********************************************** *********************************
4/10/2010 11:55:15 AM ~!~Startup~!~
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4/10/2010 11:55:20 AM ~!~Startup~!~Checking for available plug-ins
4/10/2010 11:55:20 AM ~!~Plug-In~!~Found plug-in: X10 CM11A/CM12U, version: 2.2.0.4
4/10/2010 11:55:20 AM ~!~Plug-In~!~Found plug-in: DSC Security, version: 1.1.2911.21807
4/10/2010 11:55:20 AM ~!~Plug-In~!~Found plug-in: HSTouch Server, version: 1.0.0.14
4/10/2010 11:55:20 AM ~!~Plug-In~!~Found plug-in: HSTouch iPhone, version: 1.0.0.0
4/10/2010 11:55:20 AM ~!~Plug-In~!~Found plug-in: HSTouch Server Unlimited, version: 1.0.0.1
4/10/2010 11:55:20 AM ~!~Plug-In~!~Found plug-in: Media Player, version: 2.5.0.12
4/10/2010 11:55:20 AM ~!~Plug-In~!~Found plug-in: NetCAM, version: 1.1.0.0
4/10/2010 11:55:20 AM ~!~Plug-In~!~Found plug-in: SIP Connector, version: 2.56.2.4
4/10/2010 11:55:20 AM ~!~Plug-In~!~Found plug-in: ZWave Thermostats, version: 2.4.0.11
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4/10/2010 11:55:21 AM ~!~Media Player~!~MPAppThreadProc start
4/10/2010 11:55:21 AM ~!~Media Player~!~Loading library in the background, this could take a few minutes...
4/10/2010 11:55:21 AM ~!~Media Player~!~Getting track information...
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4/10/2010 11:55:24 AM ~!~HSTouch Server~!~HomeSeer has started
4/10/2010 11:55:24 AM ~!~HSTouch Server~!~Server is enabled for unlimited connections.
4/10/2010 11:55:24 AM ~!~HSTouch Server~!~Server is enabled for iPhone/iPod Touch connections.
4/10/2010 11:55:24 AM ~!~HSTouch Server~!~Waiting for music plugin Media Player to finish loading music library.
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4/10/2010 11:55:44 AM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: player_state
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4/10/2010 11:56:04 AM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: get_volume
4/10/2010 11:56:27 AM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: player_state
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4/10/2010 11:56:50 AM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: player_state
4/10/2010 11:57:13 AM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: player_state
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4/10/2010 11:57:36 AM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: player_state
4/10/2010 11:57:59 AM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: player_state
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4/10/2010 11:58:22 AM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: player_state
4/10/2010 11:58:45 AM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: player_state
4/10/2010 11:59:08 AM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: player_state
4/10/2010 11:59:31 AM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: player_state
4/10/2010 11:59:54 AM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: player_state
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4/10/2010 12:00:17 PM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: player_state
4/10/2010 12:00:20 PM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: player_state
4/10/2010 12:00:40 PM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: player_state
4/10/2010 12:00:40 PM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: player_state
4/10/2010 12:01:00 PM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: player_state
4/10/2010 12:01:04 PM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: player_state
4/10/2010 12:01:20 PM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: player_state
4/10/2010 12:01:27 PM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: player_state
4/10/2010 12:01:40 PM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: player_state
4/10/2010 12:01:50 PM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: player_state
4/10/2010 12:02:00 PM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: player_state
4/10/2010 12:02:13 PM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: player_state
4/10/2010 12:02:36 PM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: player_state
4/10/2010 12:02:59 PM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: player_state
4/10/2010 12:03:22 PM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: player_state
4/10/2010 12:03:45 PM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: player_state
4/10/2010 12:03:51 PM ~!~Media Player~!~Done getting track information
4/10/2010 12:03:51 PM ~!~HSTouch Server~!~Server started on port 10200
4/10/2010 12:03:52 PM ~!~Media Player~!~Finished loading Playlists
4/10/2010 12:03:52 PM ~!~Media Player~!~Library loading completed.
4/10/2010 12:04:08 PM ~!~Media Player~!~Warning, queued command did not complete due to timeout: player_state

[rjh]

Does Media Player itself run ok? When you start it, does it display any dialogs asking for information? Does it play your music ok? The error inidicates some communication issue between HS and the Media Player application.

[nightwalker]

I get those same messages fairly often although, not nearly as frequently and it didn't seem to affect operation. This morning was different the MediaPlayer just went nuts and I had to disable it to get control of HomeSeer back. I won't have a chance to look at it until later but I'll post the errors in the log then.

[sdesbles]

Does Media Player itself run ok? When you start it, does it display any dialogs asking for information? Does it play your music ok? The error inidicates some communication issue between HS and the Media Player application.

Media Player works just fine on its own. No messages when opening, can browse the library, and play songs without issue.

[Moskus]

I just tried it on my Win7 64-bit install. I see the same thing.

[nightwalker]

This morning was different the MediaPlayer just went nuts and I had to disable it to get control of HomeSeer back. I won't have a chance to look at it until later but I'll post the errors in the log then.

Turns out most of my problems were related to the WMP library getting scrambled which put the plug-in into an infinite loop. I have no idea what caused the library to go south but once i deleted and recreated it things were fine again.

I do still get occasional messages like above, no idea why but they don't seem to effect operation.

[Moskus]

There seems to be a memory leak somewhere in this version. HomeSeer usually lies well below 100 MB on used memory, but once I just play a MP3 from the library it jumps up to 280-300 MB...

[sdesbles]

Ticket?

Rich,

Do you prefer a ticket created for the 64 bit issue on this thread?

[ptran0]

Feature request

Please add Volume Up, Volume Down feature in Event - Media Player Actions.
Thanks
PT

[Rupp]

Please add Volume Up, Volume Down feature in Event - Media Player Actions.
Thanks
PT

You can perform these commands using the scripting interface for this plugin.

[ptran0]

"scripting interface" for this plugin
Where do I find the script interface for Media Player Plugin ?

[Rupp]

Look 2 threads down in this forum (Media Player Scripting Examples)

[CJVann]

No Music!

The HS Media Player page suddenly stopped showing any music. I upgraded to 2.5.0.12, but no change. HomeSeer version is: 2.4.0.49. I read about resetting the library, so I deleted everything and had Media Player rescan. The Windows Media Player works fine, but HomeSeer isn't finding anything. Setup says the Interface is OK. Note that I did add a speaker client tonight, but I wouldn't think that would cause a problem. Here is some relevant info from the log:

7/17/2010 10:22:47 PM Startup Checking for available plug-ins
7/17/2010 10:22:48 PM Plug-In Found plug-in: Media Player, version: 2.5.0.12
7/17/2010 10:22:48 PM Startup Initializing Plug-Ins
7/17/2010 10:24:06 PM Plug-In Initializing Plug-in: Media Player
7/17/2010 10:24:06 PM Plug-In Finished initializing plug-in Media Player
7/17/2010 10:24:08 PM Media Player MPAppThreadProc start
7/17/2010 10:24:08 PM Media Player Loading library in the background, this could take a few minutes...
7/17/2010 10:24:08 PM Media Player Getting track information...
7/17/2010 10:24:09 PM Media Player Done getting track information
7/17/2010 10:24:09 PM Media Player Finished loading Playlists
7/17/2010 10:24:09 PM Media Player Library loading completed.
7/17/2010 10:26:16 PM Error Web Server Error 404, cannot serve file: C:\Program Files\HomeSeer HS2\html/mediaplayer/
7/17/2010 10:35:33 PM Error Web Server Error 404, cannot serve file: C:\Program Files\HomeSeer HS2\html/mediaplayer/