AddonSignals: call timeout - when you browse having a lot of items on my list (ARM)

[ffpp2003]

Bug report

Your Environment

• Netflix add-on version: 15.0
• Operating system version/name: LibreElec 9.2.3
• Device model:

Used Operating system:

• [ ] Android
• [ ] iOS
• [ ✓ ] Linux
• [ ] OSX
• [ ] Raspberry-Pi
• [ ] Windows

Describe the bug

I'm trying to open Netflix on LibreElec and the error AddonSignals: call timeout

Expected behavior

Open Netflix without showing up the error AddonSignals: call timeout

Actual behavior

Opening Netflix generates the error AddonSignals: call timeout, and after pressing ok, exits Netflix

Steps to reproduce the behavior

1. Turn on pc
2. Open Netflix
3. If Netflix takes a long time to load, probably, the error will show up

Possible fix

Optimize AddonSignals???

Debug log

The debug log can be found from this link: https://pastebin.com/Xpn6sMvW

I had the opportunity to reproduce the error two or three times in a row. Sorry if the log is too long, I don't know how to start a new one. (I'm new in GitHub and in log setup and log exporting, so, if I did something wrong, please, tell me how to do it right)

Additional context or screenshots (if appropriate)

Installation

• [ ] I'm using other Netflix Repo
• [ ✓ ] I'm using a different source
• [ ✓ ] I'm using the provided repo by CastagnaIT

Other information

Screenshots

[CastagnaIT]

@stevenhoving nice suggestion thanks! i can improve the addonSignal patch, tomorrow i will test to see if the timing result correct

EDIT: I took a closer look at the code but it is not usable

because using: waitForAbort(self.timeout / 1000) the code wait until the end without check nothing is not the purpose of this function, it is necessary to check at intervals if data has arrived

@risogolo i have no idea maybe some memory leakage somewhere, can happen when an operating system has been running for many many hours without any reboot

it's a good thing if it works now

[risogolo]

@stevenhoving nice suggestion thanks! i can improve the addonSignal patch, tomorrow i will test to see if the timing result correct

@risogolo i have no idea maybe some memory leakage somewhere, can happen when an operating system has been running for many many hours without any reboot

it's a good thing if it works now

nope the device did not work long time, I always installed your version, deleted log via ssh, reboot, erased cache of the addon , enabled log, logged error, disabled logging, so at least 6-7 iterations of this since we stated testing, not sure whether kodi api has some ability to show some progressbar when loading content of the netflix folders, please take this as feature suggestion, anyway THANK YOU VERY MUCH

[CastagnaIT]

Sorry, I'm a too tired right now...hard to understand, can you say me in few words if is it working now?

[risogolo]

Sorry, I'm a too tired right now...hard to understand, can you say me in few words if is it working now?

if youre talking to me, then yes it is working now, THANK YOU VERY MUCH again

[ffpp2003]

I've completely lost track of this issue. How is it going? Are you, CastagnaIT, near to fixing this bug?

[CastagnaIT]

@franchetoxx read upper post https://github.com/CastagnaIT/plugin.video.netflix/issues/716#issuecomment-656303346

[stevenhoving]

@CastagnaIT may I assume that my suggestion doesn't work? tbh I didn't test it myself.

[CastagnaIT]

@stevenhoving no because waitForAbort block code execution: https://codedocs.xyz/AlwinEsch/kodi/group__python__monitor.html#ga9a1d271d0fddebee906abcda904e8249 we must have a loop to verify the incoming data

[stevenhoving]

@CastagnaIT yup your correct.

[montvid]

For all other users of this thread it would be appreciated to have an answer by updating with these (NF addon+addonSignal patched): plugin.video.netflix_1.6.1_20200709_t5_30timeout.zip script.module.addon.signals-0.0.5_patched.zip

Works very good so far on x86 64 libreelec usb2 stick. After REINSTALL don't forget to disable updates & reboot - after that you're golden.

[moozhub]

Hello @CastagnaIT ... I appreciate your efforts. I've been following along the thread like a fly on the wall. I tried your latest fixes that you suggested and unfortunately still experiencing the issue. I attached my log here: http://ix.io/2rmS

My kodi instance is running on a SSD if that makes any difference.

[CastagnaIT]

@moozhub your problem not concern this issue you are using Fedora 32 with Kodi 18 that is not more supported Read the "Notice" in Wiki install instructions

[moozhub]

@moozhub your problem not concern this issue you are using Fedora 32 with Kodi 18 that is not more supported Read the "Notice" in Wiki install instructions

Hmm, didn't really grasp that from that notice..not looking for anything "official" but I'll stick around to see if you have anymore solutions. Thanks.

[CastagnaIT]

there are no solutions, Fedora has started removing python 2

[moozhub]

python2 still exists in the repos, they may be phasing it out but it's probably not much different than the other users you're speaking with about this issue. The plugins are still using python2.

[CastagnaIT]

@moozhub sorry but i need to ask you to do not this Issue thread for your problem because is totally different

[moozhub]

@CastagnaIT Agreed.. I can open a new issue for you

[risogolo]

How is it going with fixing this ?

[CastagnaIT]

How is it going with fixing this ?

see comment https://github.com/CastagnaIT/plugin.video.netflix/issues/716#issuecomment-656303346

[risogolo]

How is it going with fixing this ?

see comment #716 (comment)

Yes I saw that, I meant permanent proper fix

[CastagnaIT]

to know the exact date for release of AddonSignals you have to ask to AddonSignals dev maintainer

[risogolo]

to know the exact date for release of AddonSignals you have to ask to AddonSignals dev maintainer

OK I will wait, Im not Python / Kodi developer. I dont know what AddonSignals is

[MartChic]

A new version of AddonSignals has been released. Is there anything to do to update it if we installed your patched version?

[CastagnaIT]

I don't see the official release yet, but I think it's almost ready when it will be released, if you already have the latest version of the NF addon, there is nothing else to do

i mean AddonSignals will be updated and overwrited by the new version that contains my patch

[risogolo]

I dont see any release yet for addon signals, Im confused, Im still using the version of netflix plugin that you built for "me". Can I start to use latest version or not? (will that version contain patch that you created for addon signals even if no official release of addon signals yet)

[CastagnaIT]

the dev of AddonSignals is still busy... yesterday i have tried to write to him to remember him to publish the new release

[stevenhoving]

@CastagnaIT I figured out what was wrong with my setup (I suffered from a lot of call timeouts). I had a really slow sd card in my rpi4. I switched to a 128GB Supersonic Rage Elite 3.1 usb stick. The difference in performance is night and day. So it might be a good advice to people who suffer from a lot of these timouts to change there storage type.

[montvid]

I changed to sata ssd + latest version of netflix addon and I don't see timeouts anymore. Storage has a big impact.

[CastagnaIT]

@stevenhoving is already mentioned in the most frequent cases in the wiki https://github.com/CastagnaIT/plugin.video.netflix/wiki/FAQ-%28Errors%29#addon-signals-call-timeout

[stevenhoving]

@stevenhoving is already mentioned in the most frequent cases in the wiki https://github.com/CastagnaIT/plugin.video.netflix/wiki/FAQ-%28Errors%29#addon-signals-call-timeout

Thanks... now I kind of look like an idiot 😄. I should have consulted the wiki.

[xLAva]

My pull request #884 fixes the issue for sd cards by disabling the caching on disk and removing the art cache completely. It is super fast now on my rpi4 even with just an sd card.

[CastagnaIT]

@risogolo I think you have already seen the new addon signals release is out

[risogolo]

nope I havent, I will try to update plugin to the latest version tonight, thank you