2 Get information about a movie from IMDb
4 Copyright © 2009-2010 VideoLAN and AUTHORS
6 Authors: Jean-Philippe André (jpeg@videolan.org)
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26 return { title = "IMDb - The Internet Movie Database" ;
28 author = "Jean-Philippe André" ;
29 url = 'http://www.imdb.org/';
30 shortdesc = "The Internet Movie Database";
31 description = "<center><b>The Internet Movie Database</b></center><br />"
32 .. "Get information about movies from the Internet "
33 .. "Movie Database (IMDb).<br />This Extension will show "
34 .. "you the cast, a short plot summary and a link to "
35 .. "the web page on imdb.org." ;
36 capabilities = { "input-listener" } }
39 -- Update title text field. Removes file extensions.
40 function update_title()
41 local item = vlc.input.item()
42 local title = item and item:name()
44 title = string.gsub(title, "(.*)(%.%w+)$", "%1")
51 function input_changed()
55 function create_dialog()
56 dlg = vlc.dialog("IMDb Search")
57 dlg:add_label("The Internet Movie Database", 1, 1, 4, 1)
58 dlg:add_label("<b>Movie Title</b>", 1, 2, 1, 1)
59 local item = vlc.input.item()
60 txt = dlg:add_text_input(item and item:name() or "", 2, 2, 1, 1)
61 dlg:add_button("Okay", click_okay, 3, 2, 1, 1)
62 dlg:add_button("*", update_title, 4, 2, 1, 1)
63 dlg:show() -- Show, if not already visible
75 -- Deactivate this extension
79 -- Some global variables: widgets
86 vlc.msg.dbg("Searching for " .. txt:get_text() .. " on IMDb")
94 list = dlg:add_list(1, 3, 4, 1)
95 button_open = dlg:add_button("Open", click_open, 1, 4, 4, 1)
98 -- Clear previous results
102 local url = "http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q="
103 local title = string.gsub(txt:get_text(), " ", "+")
104 local s, msg = vlc.stream(url .. title)
111 local data = s:read(65000)
118 while idxEnd ~= nil do
120 _, idxEnd, titleType = string.find(data, "<b>([^<]*Titles[^<]*)</b>", idxEnd)
121 _, _, nextTitle = string.find(data, "<b>([^<]*Titles[^<]*)</b>", idxEnd)
122 if not titleType then
125 -- Find current scope
126 if not nextTitle then
127 _, _, table = string.find(data, "<table>(.*)</table>", idxEnd)
129 nextTitle = string.gsub(nextTitle, "%(", "%%(")
130 nextTitle = string.gsub(nextTitle, "%)", "%%)")
131 _, _, table = string.find(data, "<table>(.*)</table>.*"..nextTitle, idxEnd)
133 -- Find all titles in this scope
134 if not table then break end
137 _, _, link = string.find(table, "<a href=\"([^\"]+title[^\"]+)\"", pos)
138 if not link then break end -- this would not be normal behavior...
139 _, pos, title = string.find(table, "<a href=\"" .. link .. "\"[^>]*>([^<]+)</a>", pos)
140 if not title then break end -- this would not be normal behavior...
141 _, _, year = string.find(table, "\((%d+)\)", pos)
142 -- Add this title to the list
144 _, _, imdbID = string.find(link, "/([^/]+)/$")
145 title = replace_html_chars(title)
146 titles[count] = { id = imdbID ; title = title ; year = year ; link = link }
151 for idx, title in ipairs(titles) do
152 list:add_value("[" .. title.id .. "] " .. title.title .. " (" .. title.year .. ")", idx)
156 function click_open()
157 selection = list:get_selection()
158 if not selection then return 1 end
160 html = dlg:add_html("Loading IMDb page...", 1, 3, 4, 1)
161 -- userLink = dlg:add_label("", 1, 4, 5, 1)
165 dlg:del_widget(button_open)
170 for idx, selectedItem in pairs(selection) do
174 imdbID = titles[sel].id
175 url = "http://www.imdb.org/title/" .. imdbID .. "/"
177 -- userLink:set_text("<a href=\"url\">" .. url .. "</a>")
179 local s, msg = vlc.stream(url)
187 text = "<h1>" .. titles[sel].title .. " (" .. titles[sel].year .. ")</h1>"
188 text = text .. "<h2>Overview</h2><table>"
192 _, nextIdx, _ = string.find(data, "<div id=\"director-info\"", 1, true)
194 _, _, director = string.find(data, "<a href[^>]+>([%w%s]+)</a>", nextIdx)
197 director = "(Unknown)"
199 text = text .. "<tr><td><b>Director</b></td><td>" .. director .. "</td></tr>"
202 local genres = "<tr><td><b>Genres</b></td>"
204 for genre, _ in string.gmatch(data, "/Sections/Genres/(%w+)/\">") do
206 genres = genres .. "<td>" .. genre .. "</td></tr>"
208 genres = genres .. "<tr><td /><td>" .. genre .. "</td></tr>"
212 text = text .. genres
215 local actors = "<tr><td><b>Cast</b></td>"
217 for nm, char in string.gmatch(data, "<td class=\"nm\"><a[^>]+>([%w%s]+)</a></td><td class=\"ddd\"> ... </td><td class=\"char\"><a[^>]+>([%w%s]+)</a>") do
219 actors = actors .. "<tr><td />"
221 actors = actors .. "<td>" .. nm .. "</td><td><i>" .. char .. "</i></td></tr>"
224 text = text .. actors .. "</table>"
226 text = text .. "<h2>Plot Summary</h2>"
227 s, msg = vlc.stream(url .. "plotsummary")
234 -- We read only the first summary
235 _, _, summary = string.find(data, "<p class=\"plotpar\">([^<]+)")
237 summary = "(Unknown)"
239 text = text .. "<p>" .. summary .. "</p>"
240 text = text .. "<p><h2>Source IMDb</h2><a href=\"" .. url .. "\">" .. url .. "</a></p>"
245 -- Convert some HTML characters into UTF8
246 function replace_html_chars(txt)
247 if not txt then return nil end
248 -- return vlc.strings.resolve_xml_special_chars(txt)
249 for num in string.gmatch(txt, "&#x(%x+);") do
250 -- Convert to decimal (any better way?)
252 for c in string.gmatch(num, "%x") do
253 cc = string.byte(c) - string.byte("0")
254 if (cc >= 10 or cc < 0) then
255 cc = string.byte(string.lower(c)) - string.byte("a") + 10
259 txt = string.gsub(txt, "&#x" .. num .. ";", string.char(dec))