SageMy Movies API Failed

[getgray]

Originally Posted by PLUCKYHD

First off the WHS mymovies doesn't include the collection manager you need that installed on the client pc as a client connecting to the server. If you have collection manager on your WHS you installed it wrong. The WHS should only have the WHS console addin.

The WHS only has MM for WHS installed, and Sage TV for WHS installed. I used to have the non-WHS version of Sage TV installed. I uninstalled it, and installed the WHS version of Sage TV.

Second you need to get SMM installed on the server for it function correctly. For some reason sagetv won't let you install in on the server from the client. REmote in and open sagetv on the whs and install it

I can remote desktop into the server, but the Sage TV for MM install does not prvide any shortcuts or start menu entries for SageTV. I can go to Program files and run it from the executable. Is that right?

if you don't have an extender. (extender is the same as server).

You lost me there. I have:
a) WHS Server
b) A Sage HD300 I plan to use as an Extender
c) A XP desktop running the SageTV client. I was equating client=extender
"extender is the same as server" I don't understand.

but it will fail over and over again without the collection manager installed on the client pc and connecting to the WHS.

OK, will install the collection manager on the XP PC. What happens withthe Sage HD300 when the XP PC is out of the picture and no collection manager is running?

[PLUCKYHD]

Originally Posted by getgray

The WHS only has MM for WHS installed, and Sage TV for WHS installed. I used to have the non-WHS version of Sage TV installed. I uninstalled it, and installed the WHS version of Sage TV.

ok WHS of sagetv and WHS of mymovies is correct

Originally Posted by getgray

I can remote desktop into the server, but the Sage TV for MM install does not prvide any shortcuts or start menu entries for SageTV. I can go to Program files and run it from the executable. Is that right?

yes you can just run that.

Originally Posted by getgray

You lost me there. I have:
a) WHS Server
b) A Sage HD300 I plan to use as an Extender
c) A XP desktop running the SageTV client. I was equating client=extender
"extender is the same as server" I don't understand.

No a extender runs from the server itself everything is done on the server so they operate one in the same as far as the sagetv is concerned. IE installing a plugin from the extender is the same as installing it from the server.

Clients run in their own environment and require plugins be installed separate hence why you also must have collection manager running and verify it can connect to the whs on the client pc.

Originally Posted by getgray

OK, will install the collection manager on the XP PC. What happens withthe Sage HD300 when the XP PC is out of the picture and no collection manager is running?

The hd300 will never connect to the xp for anything sagetv related unless you are storing movies on there. It won't care if the client is up or not it runs from the server.

[getgray]

Originally Posted by PLUCKYHD

No a extender runs from the server itself everything is done on the server so they operate one in the same as far as the sagetv is concerned. IE installing a plugin from the extender is the same as installing it from the server.

Thank you. That sheds a lot of light on the architecture and terminology.

So SMM is installed, via the WHS Server desktop, onto the SageTV server instance on the WHS server. And that WHS Sage TV "instance" has the "server and extender" feature enabled on that WHS instance.

Then when a client (e.g. my XP PC with SageTV client and MM collection manager, OR a standalone HD300 "client") connects it's Sage TV client software to the server, that client will show SMM as an option on its menu. Right?

If I understand it correctly, that helps. I admit it was fuzzy to me on what should be installed where and when by whom I'll make the appropriate changes and report back.

[Fuzzy]

You should be able to install server plugins on WHS via Placeshifter. It runs in the server process just like the extenders do.

[Gustovier]

Originally Posted by Gustovier

I'm also getting this problem now, and no matter what sequence, etc.. I perform I still get the failed API..

Ok just sent the logs to SageMyMovies@gmail.com

It looks like a Nullpointer exception is happening

Mon 1/31 19:41:49.922 [AWT-EventQueue-0@d81784] ERROR starting up plugin SageMyMovies API of:java.lang.NullPointerException

My guess ,is that is a caught error that had happened earlier in the load process.. something is happening(rather not happening) in the CreateDatafile method which i think is being called because it can't find the database file that gets created from my library so it's trying to do a sql read and create a new file

WARN - Invocation Target Exception
java.lang.NullPointerException
	at smm.api.CreateDataFile(api.java:1070)
	at PluginSageMyMovies.SMMPlugin.MyMoviesMediaScan(SMMPlugin.java:147)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sagex.plugin.AbstractPlugin$1.run(AbstractPlugin.java:254)
	at java.util.TimerThread.mainLoop(Unknown Source)
	at java.util.TimerThread.run(Unknown Source)

[PLUCKYHD]

yup good luck with that one I am still trying to figure out what is causing that.

[Gustovier]

Originally Posted by PLUCKYHD

yup good luck with that one I am still trying to figure out what is causing that.

Hmm, so what are the options I have here? This was working at one point so something changed (a lot of moving pieces so finding what change did it is impossible at this point)

Is there a development environment I can setup where I can step through the code and I can see exactly what it's trying to do? What's the name of the file it's trying to create?

[PLUCKYHD]

Originally Posted by Gustovier

Hmm, so what are the options I have here? This was working at one point so something changed (a lot of moving pieces so finding what change did it is impossible at this point)

Is there a development environment I can setup where I can step through the code and I can see exactly what it's trying to do? What's the name of the file it's trying to create?

What is doing this extender,client,server?

I am not sure what causes it yet I can't find the source as it is inconsistent.

[Gustovier]

Originally Posted by PLUCKYHD

What is doing this extender,client,server?

I am not sure what causes it yet I can't find the source as it is inconsistent.

All of them. Ive been just trying this from the server while I troubleshoot.

[dasdman]

Add me to the list of API failed. I read up and installed MM Collection Manager before I did anything else. Have tried everything listed in this thread, all to no avail. Hope this is the log needed and hope it helps.

Thanks, can't wait to get this working...looks nice!!

Simple config.
Win7 64 with MM and SageTV installed. HD200 as extender.

[stanger89]

I'm having the same problem too, but the logs are somewhat confusing.

From the SageMyMovies.log it appears the something is connecting to MM successfully:

20:06:21,295 [SageTV] AutomatedPlugin INFO - Logging Started - [smm.SMMLogger.LoadLogger(SMMLogger.java:51)] 
20:06:21,297 [SageTV] AutomatedPlugin INFO - SageMyMovies Api Version=BetaBuild 1.2200 - [smm.api.main(api.java:94)] 
20:06:21,299 [SageTV] AutomatedPlugin INFO - Properties Loaded: {ClientName=AutomatedPlugin, GenreGroupViewmethod=allgenres, UserRestrictionOn=false, DrillDownDefault=CoverFlowView, LastInstantMyMoviesClientScan=2011-02-14  15:51:56.000, FilterGroupViewmethod=allfilters, FolderGroupViewmethod=folders, theme=WhiteIce} - [smm.api.main(api.java:119)] 
20:06:21,302 [SageTV] AutomatedPlugin INFO - DatabaseFile exist loading objects into Cache - [smm.api.mainfork(api.java:142)] 
20:06:21,638 [SageTV] AutomatedPlugin INFO - Database Loaded Sucessfully into Cache, Total in db:540Done in:336 - [smm.api.mainfork(api.java:173)] 
20:15:27,238 [ReProcessHook] AutomatedPlugin INFO - Logging Started - [smm.SMMLogger.LoadLogger(SMMLogger.java:51)] 
20:15:27,241 [ReProcessHook] AutomatedPlugin INFO - SageMyMovies Api Version=BetaBuild 1.2200 - [smm.api.main(api.java:94)] 
20:15:27,242 [ReProcessHook] AutomatedPlugin INFO - Properties Loaded: {ClientName=AutomatedPlugin, GenreGroupViewmethod=allgenres, UserRestrictionOn=false, DrillDownDefault=CoverFlowView, LastInstantMyMoviesClientScan=2011-02-14  15:51:56.000, FilterGroupViewmethod=allfilters, FolderGroupViewmethod=folders, theme=WhiteIce} - [smm.api.main(api.java:119)] 
20:15:27,244 [ReProcessHook] AutomatedPlugin INFO - DatabaseFile exist loading objects into Cache - [smm.api.mainfork(api.java:142)] 
20:15:27,536 [ReProcessHook] AutomatedPlugin INFO - Database Loaded Sucessfully into Cache, Total in db:540Done in:292 - [smm.api.mainfork(api.java:173)]

However the API plugin appears as Failed (from the sagetv_0.txt)

Tue 2/15 20:15:27.209 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] CorePluginManager is checking plugin: smm-api type: Standard version: 1.2300 by: PluckyHD
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.210 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] Plugin smm-api is enabled, try to load it from class: PluginSageMyMovies.SMMPlugin
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.213 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] Plugin object was loaded, now starting it...
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.215 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] Loading My Movies Service API from new class.
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.232 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] Getting current class based on value=MyMovies
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.232 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] Setting Implementation Class to=SMMImplementation.SMMFanart
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.236 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] Setting Implementation Class set to1111=SMMImplementation.SMMFanart
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.237 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] CurrentContext=SAGETV_PROCESS_LOCAL_UI
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.237 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] My Movies api not loaded for this context=SAGETV_PROCESS_LOCAL_UI
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Tue 2/15 20:15:27.238 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] 2011-02-15  20:15:27
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.238 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] testonepassed
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.238 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] test2passed
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.239 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] test3passed
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.543 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] ERROR starting plugin of:java.lang.NullPointerException
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.549 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] DONE with plugin installation for smm-api 1.2300
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.549 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] Plugin dependencies have been verified....proceeding with extraction and installation: sagemymovies
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.550 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] Plugin apriori state#=137 postInstall state#=138
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.550 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] Beginning zip file extraction from cache file PluginInstallers\sagemymovies\1.1800\httpbabgvantcomdownloadspluckyhdSageMyMoviesSTViV7UBetaV11800zip to root dest dir of: D:\SageServer\SageTV\STVs\SageTV7
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.550 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] Zip archive contains 737 entries

<snip> 

Tue 2/15 20:16:46.416 [AWT-EventQueue-0@1506dc4] Enabling dependent plugin SageMyMovies API
Tue 2/15 20:16:46.416 [AWT-EventQueue-0@1506dc4] Enabling dependent plugin sagex-api - SageTV API Extensions
Tue 2/15 20:16:46.416 [AWT-EventQueue-0@1506dc4] Enabling dependent plugin log4j
Tue 2/15 20:16:46.417 [AWT-EventQueue-0@1506dc4] Enabling dependent plugin Microsoft SQL JDBC
Tue 2/15 20:16:46.417 [AWT-EventQueue-0@1506dc4] Cannot enable plugin smm-api because it is in the FAILED state!
Tue 2/15 20:16:46.417 [AWT-EventQueue-0@1506dc4] Enabling failed because dependent plugin enabling failed!
Tue 2/15 20:16:46.417 [AWT-EventQueue-0@1506dc4] processOptionsMenu optionsMenu=default:NFLX1-1589492|OptionsMenu:Ask to Reload UI for Plugin Change

Any thoughts, or ways to get more info?

[PLUCKYHD]

Originally Posted by stanger89

I'm having the same problem too, but the logs are somewhat confusing.

From the SageMyMovies.log it appears the something is connecting to MM successfully:

20:06:21,295 [SageTV] AutomatedPlugin INFO - Logging Started - [smm.SMMLogger.LoadLogger(SMMLogger.java:51)] 
20:06:21,297 [SageTV] AutomatedPlugin INFO - SageMyMovies Api Version=BetaBuild 1.2200 - [smm.api.main(api.java:94)] 
20:06:21,299 [SageTV] AutomatedPlugin INFO - Properties Loaded: {ClientName=AutomatedPlugin, GenreGroupViewmethod=allgenres, UserRestrictionOn=false, DrillDownDefault=CoverFlowView, LastInstantMyMoviesClientScan=2011-02-14  15:51:56.000, FilterGroupViewmethod=allfilters, FolderGroupViewmethod=folders, theme=WhiteIce} - [smm.api.main(api.java:119)] 
20:06:21,302 [SageTV] AutomatedPlugin INFO - DatabaseFile exist loading objects into Cache - [smm.api.mainfork(api.java:142)] 
20:06:21,638 [SageTV] AutomatedPlugin INFO - Database Loaded Sucessfully into Cache, Total in db:540Done in:336 - [smm.api.mainfork(api.java:173)] 
20:15:27,238 [ReProcessHook] AutomatedPlugin INFO - Logging Started - [smm.SMMLogger.LoadLogger(SMMLogger.java:51)] 
20:15:27,241 [ReProcessHook] AutomatedPlugin INFO - SageMyMovies Api Version=BetaBuild 1.2200 - [smm.api.main(api.java:94)] 
20:15:27,242 [ReProcessHook] AutomatedPlugin INFO - Properties Loaded: {ClientName=AutomatedPlugin, GenreGroupViewmethod=allgenres, UserRestrictionOn=false, DrillDownDefault=CoverFlowView, LastInstantMyMoviesClientScan=2011-02-14  15:51:56.000, FilterGroupViewmethod=allfilters, FolderGroupViewmethod=folders, theme=WhiteIce} - [smm.api.main(api.java:119)] 
20:15:27,244 [ReProcessHook] AutomatedPlugin INFO - DatabaseFile exist loading objects into Cache - [smm.api.mainfork(api.java:142)] 
20:15:27,536 [ReProcessHook] AutomatedPlugin INFO - Database Loaded Sucessfully into Cache, Total in db:540Done in:292 - [smm.api.mainfork(api.java:173)]

However the API plugin appears as Failed (from the sagetv_0.txt)

Tue 2/15 20:15:27.209 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] CorePluginManager is checking plugin: smm-api type: Standard version: 1.2300 by: PluckyHD
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.210 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] Plugin smm-api is enabled, try to load it from class: PluginSageMyMovies.SMMPlugin
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.213 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] Plugin object was loaded, now starting it...
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.215 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] Loading My Movies Service API from new class.
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.232 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] Getting current class based on value=MyMovies
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.232 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] Setting Implementation Class to=SMMImplementation.SMMFanart
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.236 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] Setting Implementation Class set to1111=SMMImplementation.SMMFanart
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.237 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] CurrentContext=SAGETV_PROCESS_LOCAL_UI
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.237 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] My Movies api not loaded for this context=SAGETV_PROCESS_LOCAL_UI
11
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.238 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] 2011-02-15  20:15:27
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.238 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] testonepassed
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.238 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] test2passed
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.239 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] test3passed
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.543 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] ERROR starting plugin of:java.lang.NullPointerException
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.549 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] DONE with plugin installation for smm-api 1.2300
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.549 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] Plugin dependencies have been verified....proceeding with extraction and installation: sagemymovies
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.550 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] Plugin apriori state#=137 postInstall state#=138
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.550 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] Beginning zip file extraction from cache file PluginInstallers\sagemymovies\1.1800\httpbabgvantcomdownloadspluckyhdSageMyMoviesSTViV7UBetaV11800zip to root dest dir of: D:\SageServer\SageTV\STVs\SageTV7
Tue 2/15 20:15:27.550 [ReProcessHook@16c73b1] Zip archive contains 737 entries

<snip> 

Tue 2/15 20:16:46.416 [AWT-EventQueue-0@1506dc4] Enabling dependent plugin SageMyMovies API
Tue 2/15 20:16:46.416 [AWT-EventQueue-0@1506dc4] Enabling dependent plugin sagex-api - SageTV API Extensions
Tue 2/15 20:16:46.416 [AWT-EventQueue-0@1506dc4] Enabling dependent plugin log4j
Tue 2/15 20:16:46.417 [AWT-EventQueue-0@1506dc4] Enabling dependent plugin Microsoft SQL JDBC
Tue 2/15 20:16:46.417 [AWT-EventQueue-0@1506dc4] Cannot enable plugin smm-api because it is in the FAILED state!
Tue 2/15 20:16:46.417 [AWT-EventQueue-0@1506dc4] Enabling failed because dependent plugin enabling failed!
Tue 2/15 20:16:46.417 [AWT-EventQueue-0@1506dc4] processOptionsMenu optionsMenu=default:NFLX1-1589492|OptionsMenu:Ask to Reload UI for Plugin Change

Any thoughts, or ways to get more info?

Stranger that is the issue i can't track I recreated it once but haven't been able to again yet. Pm me and maybe you can help me track what is causing it.

[gplasky]

Mine showed up disabled the other day. I uninstalled the SageTV My Movie UI plugin and restarted Sage. The API now show enabled. I then reinstalled the My Movie plugin and everything continued to look fine. Nothing had changed or no plugin was added prior to the API becoming disabled.

Gerry

[stanger89]

Yeah I went around and tried pretty much every permutation possible, uninstalling the UI, both, both and the SQL library, I even uninstalled Sage, deleted the directory and tried again and it still didn't work.

Now that said, I did have it working a while ago, and I did get it working once over the past couple days, but when I did, it appears the theme didn't load for some reason :S

I'm beginning to see the value in a Kaleidescape

[CptKirk]

Just did a new Client install on a PC. Then went to add SMM. Get the same API failed. Tried different install/uninstall combinations, no luck.

Have SMM and Movie Collection running on the server. SMM works fine on the server and through a HD300.

Kinda depressing since the only reason I just bought Client was to be able to watch my ripped DVD's on the Client PC.

Will check the wiki and get a log file created.

[Edit 1]
Hmm, well for some reason the API started working again. No idea what I did so I stopped working on getting the logs. Just fired up the notebook this morning and it is now in a failed state again.

So back to working on log files. Strange how it could be working in the evening, power down the notebook, power up the notebook in the morning and its failed. No changes to the notebook.

[PLUCKYHD]

Originally Posted by CptKirk

Just did a new Client install on a PC. Then went to add SMM. Get the same API failed. Tried different install/uninstall combinations, no luck.

Have SMM and Movie Collection running on the server. SMM works fine on the server and through a HD300.

Kinda depressing since the only reason I just bought Client was to be able to watch my ripped DVD's on the Client PC.

Will check the wiki and get a log file created.

[Edit 1]
Hmm, well for some reason the API started working again. No idea what I did so I stopped working on getting the logs. Just fired up the notebook this morning and it is now in a failed state again.

So back to working on log files. Strange how it could be working in the evening, power down the notebook, power up the notebook in the morning and its failed. No changes to the notebook.

Do you have collection manager installed on the client?

[gplasky]

I just saw the same thing yesterday. Right after I saw it failed I actually exited Sage client on the PC and started it up. Then going into installed plugins the SMM API was working and enabled. Then I just had to enable the SMM UI plugin. (It becomes disabled if the API is not working).

Gerry

[CptKirk]

Yes, collection manger is running as a client on that machine and it is connected to the collection manager running on the server with no problems.

I'm uninstalling everything now and will be doing a re-install. Will update with any progress.

[lovingHDTV]

I had the same failed api message, but rebooting the machine fixed it. Just restarting Sage did not do anything for me. Nor did all the uninstall gyrations.

dave

[InsertHere]

I also have the failed API and can't seem to get it working. But, I'm a little confused about the installation type for My Movies.

I'm running a Sage server (not as a client) with the only client an HD200. When installing My Movies Collection Management I'm prompted for either Standalone, Server and Client or Client.

I've chosen Standalone. Is that the right choice given my environment?

Thanks in advance...