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PHP Add-on Example for Stremio
https://github.com/Stremio/stremio-php-addon-example
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PHP Add-on Example for Stremio
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/Stremio/stremio-php-addon-example
- Owner: Stremio
- Created: 2018-09-17T13:44:32.000Z (about 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2019-02-18T19:00:49.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-07-31T15:02:53.036Z (5 months ago)
- Language: PHP
- Size: 14.6 KB
- Stars: 9
- Watchers: 7
- Forks: 4
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# Stremio PHP Add-on Example
This example add-on uses files from [Stremio Static Add-on Example](https://github.com/Stremio/stremio-static-addon-example)
**Important: Remote Stremio Add-ons only work through HTTPS**
What this example covers:
- Configuring Apache Web Server's `.htaccess` to route the HTTP(s) requests that are expected from Stremio Add-ons to our PHP files
- Declaring the Add-on Manifest with PHP's `stdClass` and converting it to a JSON string in order to reply with it when requested
- Reading from static JSON files and replying with their contents on request
- Setting correct Headers for responses (`CORS`, `Content-Type`)
- Getting request parameters from requests
What this example does not cover:
- Getting information from a DB in order to reply to requests
- Searching for items in catalogs
- Responding to subtitle requests
## Configuring Apache Web Server's `.htaccess`
**.htaccess** file contents:
```
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^manifest.json manifest.php
RewriteRule ^catalog/(.*)/(.*)/(.*).json catalogs.php?type=$1&id=$2&extra=$3 [B]
RewriteRule ^meta/(.*)/(.*)/(.*).json meta.php?type=$1&id=$2&extra=$3 [B]
RewriteRule ^stream/(.*)/(.*)/(.*).json streams.php?type=$1&id=$2&extra=$3 [B]
RewriteRule ^catalog/(.*)/(.*).json catalogs.php?type=$1&id=$2
RewriteRule ^meta/(.*)/(.*).json meta.php?type=$1&id=$2
RewriteRule ^stream/(.*)/(.*).json streams.php?type=$1&id=$2
```
This will route all required requests for `catalog`, `meta` and `stream` to the PHP files that will handle the requests.
Note:
- you can also add `subtitle` requests in the same pattern as the others, this is not part of `.htaccess` as this resource is not handled in this example
- if you want to add this example in a sub-folder on your server, it will need to be specified in the `RewriteBase`, for example, if this add-on is uploaded to `/stremio-php-addon-example/` on your server, then set `RewriteBase /stremio-php-addon-example/` instead of `RewriteBase /` in your `.htaccess` file
## Declaring the Add-on Manifest
**manifest.php** file contents:
```php
id = "com.stremio.phpexample";
$manifest->version = "1.0.0";
$manifest->name = "PHP Add-on Example";
$manifest->description = "Example Add-on made with PHP that server the Big Buck Bunny video.";
$manifest->resources = array("catalog", "meta", "stream");
$manifest->types = array("movie");
// define catalog
$catalog = new stdClass();
$catalog->type = "movie";
$catalog->id = "BigBuckBunnyCatalog";
$catalog->name = "Big Buck Bunny Catalog";
// set catalogs in manifest
$manifest->catalogs = array($catalog);
// print manifest in JSON format
echo json_encode((array)$manifest);
?>
```
This will create an `stdClass` (PHP Object Class) with the required `manifest.json` parameters and respond with a JSON string based on the PHP object.
For the complete list of parameters that can be set in `manifest.json`, please see [this page](https://github.com/Stremio/stremio-addon-sdk/tree/master/docs/api/responses/manifest.md).
## Reading from static JSON files
**catalogs.php** file contents:
```php
type , $catalog->id and (if applicabale) $catalog->extra
// we will not go into the details of using a database, instead we will serve JSON files located at:
// "./catalog/" . $catalog->type . "/" . $catalog->id . ".json"
// ex: "./catalog/movie/BigBuckBunnyCatalog.json"
$jsonPath = dirname(__FILE__) . '/catalog/' . $catalog->type . '/' . $catalog->id . '.json';
if (realpath($jsonPath)) {
// file exists
// enable CORS and set JSON Content-Type
setHeaders();
// respond with json file from file system
echo file_get_contents($jsonPath);
} else {
// respond with 404 page
page404();
}
?>
```
`meta.php`, `catalogs.php` and `streams.php` all work with this same pattern, they simply read from a JSON file on disk and reply with it's contents in case it exists, otherwise it shows a 404 page.
This add-on example does not go in the details of using a database, although, based on `$catalog->type` and `$catalog->id` a database query could be easily added to this example.
This add-on also does not show an example of handling search requests, which would normally be implemented in `catalogs.php` by checking for the existence of a search query in `$catalog->extra->search`. Searching would also require a change in the manifest, more specifically setting `$catalog->extraSupported = array('search')` to the catalog definition.
All requests expect a response in the JSON string format.
## Testing the add-on
Simply upload this example to an Apache Web Server with PHP support. If you add this example to a sub-folder instead of the main web server folder, make sure to make the required `.htaccess` changes as mentioned above.
Then open Stremio, go to the add-ons page (puzzle icon button in the top right), and write your `manifest.json` URL in the top left side input field (where it writes "Add-On Repository Url").
Your `manifest.json` URL should be relative to the directory where you uploaded the example on your web server, for example it would be `https://www.mydomain.com/manifest.json` if you uploaded to your primary folder, or `https://www.mydomain.com/stremio-php-addon-example/manifest.json` if you uploaded to the `/stremio-php-addon-example/` folder.
### Don't know where to add the Add-on Repository URL?
