MediaBrowser / MediaBrowser/plugin.video.emby
Request: Cache All Artwork with Path Substitution
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- Dominant language
- Python
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Description
I have path substitution enabled in Kodi, which means all my images in Kodi are actually hosted on my server. I just clicked "Cache all artwork", which I know is a slow process, but it seems like it could potentially be MUCH faster in this instance, where Emby and the images actually live on the same physical host. It feels as though the images are going from my Emby server, to Kodi, and then back to the Emby server. Is this something that can be made more efficient? Is Emby Next Gen able to see whether I have path substitution enabled? And if so, can it detect if it's the same physical host as where Emby resides?
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Research direction
Start by tracing the Cache all artwork flow and the path substitution handling in the plugin. Determine whether the plugin can identify a same-host Emby and image source, and define completion as avoiding the unnecessary transfer while preserving artwork caching behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- performance
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100