Plex External Player

Play plex videos in an external player

As of 17. 01. 2016. See the latest version.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey, Greasemonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Userscripts to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

You will need to install a user script manager extension to install this script.

(I already have a user script manager, let me install it!)

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

(I already have a user style manager, let me install it!)

// ==UserScript==
// @name         Plex External Player
// @namespace    https://github.com/Kayomani/PlexExternalPlayer
// @version      1.3
// @description  Play plex videos in an external player
// @author       Kayomani
// @include     /^https?://.*:32400/web.*
// @include     http://*:32400/web/index.html*
// @require     http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.3.min.js
// @grant       GM_xmlhttpRequest
// ==/UserScript==

var makeRequest = function(url){
   return new Promise( function (resolve, reject) {
       GM_xmlhttpRequest({
           method: "GET",
            headers: {
                "X-Plex-Token":localStorage["myPlexAccessToken"]
            },
           url: url,
           onload: resolve,
           onerror: reject
       });
   });    
};

var logMessage = function(msg){
    console.log('Plex External: ' + msg);   
};

var markAsPlayedInPlex = function(id) {
    logMessage('Marking ' + id + ' as played');
    return makeRequest(window.location.origin + '/:/scrobble?key='+ id +'&identifier=com.plexapp.plugins.library');
};

var openItemOnAgent = function(path, id, openFolder) {
     if(openFolder){
         var fwd = path.lastIndexOf('/');
         var bck = path.lastIndexOf('\\');
         var best = fwd>bck?fwd:bck;
         if(best>-1){
             path = path.substr(0, best);   
         }                                        
     }
    
    logMessage('Playing ' + path);
    var url = 'http://localhost:7251/?protocol=1&item=' + encodeURIComponent(path);
  
     return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
         makeRequest(url).then(function(){
             markAsPlayedInPlex(id).then(resolve, reject);
         },reject);
     });
};

var clickListener = function(e) {
    e.preventDefault();
    e.stopPropagation();
    var a = jQuery(e.target).closest('a');
    var link = a.attr('href');
    var openFolder = a.attr('data-type') === 'folder';
  
    var url = link;
    if (link === '#' || link === undefined) {
        url = window.location.hash;
    }

    if (url.indexOf('%2Fmetadata%2F') > -1) {
        var idx = url.indexOf('%2Fmetadata%2F');
        var id = url.substr(idx + 14);

        // Get metadata
        makeRequest(window.location.origin + '/library/metadata/' + id + '?checkFiles=1&includeExtras=1')
        .then(function(response){
             // Play the first availible part
             var parts = response.responseXML.getElementsByTagName('Part');
                for (var i = 0; i < parts.length; i++) {
                    if (parts[i].attributes['file'] !== undefined) {
                        openItemOnAgent(parts[i].attributes['file'].value, id, openFolder);
                        return;
                    }
                }

                if (parts.length === 0) {
                    // If we got a directory/Season back then get the files in it
                    var dirs = response.responseXML.getElementsByTagName('Directory');
                    if (dirs.length > 0) {
                          makeRequest(window.location.origin + dirs[0].attributes['key'].value)
                          .then(function(response){
                               var videos = response.responseXML.getElementsByTagName('Video');
                                var file = null;
                                var id = null;
                                for (var i = 0; i < videos.length; i++) {
                                    var vparts = videos[i].getElementsByTagName('Part');
                                    if (vparts.length > 0) {
                                        file = vparts[0].attributes['file'].value;
                                        id = vparts[0].attributes['id'].value;
                                        if (videos[i].attributes['lastViewedAt'] === null || videos[i].attributes['lastViewedAt'] === undefined) {
                                            break;
                                        }
                                    }
                                }

                                if (file !== null) {                                    
                                    openItemOnAgent(file, id, openFolder);
                                }
                          });
                    }
                } 
        });
    }
};

var bindClicks = function() {
    jQuery(".glyphicon.play").each(function(i, e) {
        e = jQuery(e);
        if (!e.hasClass('plexextplayer')) {
            if (!e.parent().hasClass('hidden')) {
                e.addClass('plexextplayer');
                var parent = e.parent().parent();
                if (parent.is('li')) {
                    var template = jQuery('<li><a class="btn-gray" href="#" title="Play Externally" data-toggle="Play Externally" data-original-title="Play Externally"><i class="glyphicon play plexextplayer plexextplayerico"></i></a></li><li><a class="btn-gray" href="#" title="Open containing folder" data-type="folder" data-toggle="Play Externally" data-original-title="Open containing folder"><i class="glyphicon play plexextplayer plexfolderextplayerico"></i></a></li>');
                    parent.after(template);
                    template.click(clickListener);
                } else if (parent.is('div') && parent.hasClass('media-poster-actions')) {
                    var template = jQuery('<button class="play-btn media-poster-btn btn-link" tabindex="-1"><i class="glyphicon play plexextplayer plexextplayerico"></i></button>');
                    parent.prepend(template);
                    template.click(clickListener);
                }
            }
        }
    });
};

// Make buttons smaller
jQuery('body').append('<style>.media-poster-btn { padding: 8px !important; } .glyphicon.plexfolderextplayerico:before {  content: "\\e343";   } .glyphicon.plexextplayerico:before {  content: "\\e161";   }</style>');

// Bind buttons and check for new ones every 100ms
setInterval(bindClicks, 100);
bindClicks();