[BUG] Bio missing for actors

[roidy]

Describe the bug

When filling a list with:-

plugin://plugin.video.themoviedb.helper/?info=cast

Only a very, very few of the returned items have the ListItem.Plot property set to the actors Bio.

• [X] I have searched the issues and this bug has not been reported.
• [X] I have updated TMDbHelper to the most recent version.
• [X] I have described the bug and included steps to reproduce the issue
• [ ] I have uploaded my debug log.

[jurialmunkey]

Yeah it's not returned by the api for cast list and it'd be too slow to do individual lookups (cast can sometimes be 200+ people). If the details are cached they get added (which is why some have plot) but it's just not worth it to lookup the entire list.

I use a hidden list with the detailed item to grab the info when using the service monitor isn't suitable.

<!-- Hidden Details List -->
<control type="list" id="6502">
    <left>-1920</left>
    <width>1</width>
    <height>1</height>
    <orientation>vertical</orientation>
    <itemlayout />
    <focusedlayout />
    <content>plugin://plugin.video.themoviedb.helper/?info=details&amp;tmdb_type=person&amp;tmdb_id=$INFO[Container(6501).ListItem.Property(tmdb_id)]</content>
    <visible>!String.IsEmpty(Container(6501).ListItem.Property(tmdb_id))</visible>
</control>

$INFO[Container(6502).ListItem.Plot]

[roidy]

Yeah it's not returned by the api for cast list and it'd be too slow to do individual lookups (cast can sometimes be 200+ people).

Yep, I didn't think the api returned that kind of detailed info for cast lists which I why found it strange that a few of them had the Bio filled in.

If the details are cached they get added (which is why some have plot) but it's just not worth it to lookup the entire list.

I was just about to ask why some do return a Bio, but that edit explains it.

Thanks for the reply 👍