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Plex integration in Kodi done right
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[Feature] Add Direct Mode similar to Infuse 7.7. #2079

Closed vegedb closed 6 months ago

vegedb commented 6 months ago

For context, https://firecore.com/blog/infuse-77-direct-mode ,

PlexKodiConnect currently only loads/sync between server>local database, this is incredibly slow compared to Plex Native App. There should be a "direct mode" which mimics (Plex Native App/web browser interface) that infuse had introduced in their 7.7 update.

Do take a look and see if its possible.

croneter commented 6 months ago

There are upsides to the synching, e.g. "Kodi-native" speeds when browsing a large movie library. I'm never going to implement this.

Plus: you can have a similar experience by deactivating the synching of every single Plex library. Then navigate to Video Add-ons -> PlexKodiConnect -> Name of your library. It'll still work even though you haven't synched.

vegedb commented 6 months ago

There are upsides to the synching, e.g. "Kodi-native" speeds when browsing a large movie library. I'm never going to implement this.

It only syncs what's needed on "direct mode" using infuse. Its exactly like using plex on the Web Browser. Native Plex Apps also does not cache everything like PlexKodiConnect which bogs down everything, not seemless like the native app.

Plus: you can have a similar experience by deactivating the synching of every single Plex library. Then navigate to Video Add-ons -> PlexKodiConnect -> Name of your library. It'll still work even though you haven't synched.

This is NOT the solution as newly added stuff will not be refreshed at all.