Netflix home-screen widget does not work on Kodi startup

[szzuchowski]

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General infomration

Prerequisites

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Description

I have set "Trending now" list from Netflix as a home-screen widget. It works perfectly fine until I restart Kodi. I am getting an error 10-15 seconds after it starts, saying "check the log for more information" Oddly enough, Netflix itself seems to work fine. I am able to browse my video library just fine.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Set any Netflix list as a home-screen widget
2. Restart Kodi

Expected behavior: List shows up as a home-screen widget

Actual behavior: Produces an error message, no widget is shown (falls back to static background)

Context (Environment)

Raspberry Pi 3B+ Raspbian Stretch (RetroPie 4.4) Kodi 18 RC4

Installation

• [ ] I installed the plugin via zip from the Releases page
• [x] I´m using the Netflix Repo
• [ ] I´m using a different source (Please tell which)

Operating System

• [ ] Linux (x86/x64)
• [ ] OSX (x86/x64)
• [ ] Windows (x86/x64)
• [x] Linux (ARM)
• [ ] Android

Debug log

https://pastebin.com/mGVHgZDU

Screenshots

How it is supposed to work:

After restart - does not work

[416eddie]

Same issue here I am using Kodi 18 on Mac mini with Titan skin with Bingie mod. I have “continue watching”,”top picks”,and “recommendations” set up as widgets on home screen. The only widget that loads consistently is the “recommendations” the other two just show up blank and sometimes the widget labels for the two that are not working don’t even show up.

[szzuchowski]

Quick update: installing the 0.14.0~beta18 version of this plugin seems to correct that issue. During startup there is an event message Netflix - Background service started, occasionally followed by an exception: AddonSignals call timed out. New log file attached: https://pastebin.com/8dui7aZb

That exception is only a bit annoying, rather than software-breaking. About 10-15 seconds after I dismiss that message, the widget loads without problem.

[joaosagrath]

In order to load the widgets, the addon must starts his services in background, if the skin request the widgets to load before his services been started, you will receive that message "AddonSignals call timed out" or some error message.

Titan and Titan Binge Mode for some reason loads the widget too fast. If you manage to delay the widgets load, you will get rid of this messages.

[ErAzOr2k]

Any chance to delay the widget loading in Estuary MOD V2 skin?