WebMAN-MOD pkg handling commands

[Zar]

Maybe the implementation of a simple http client (just to download files in background) could be the solution to all the current issues, with the downloads, instead of continue using these plugins. In that case webMAN would have complete control of everything: when the file completes, what type of file can be downloaded (so this special extension wouldn't be needed), and also it would solve that issue with "background downloads" converted to bubbles.

I agree and so many thing will be possible like list of DL, Pause/resume, turn off at the end of the DL...

 

[bguerville]

I agree and so many thing will be possible like list of DL, Pause/resume, turn off at the end of the DL...

All these features you mention exist already with background downloading, don't they...?

 

[DeViL303]

FYI
The Irisman 3.50.10 pkg seems to be an early release not compatible with 4.80.
You should replace it with the latest build on. brewology. [emoji6]
Btw have you experienced any freezes on starting an installation with the latest wMM build yet?

oh right , I'll replace that package too. Those items are just like place holders for now for testing, most are out of date inc the cover pack, MM needs updating to the full version etc.

No I havnt had any freezes but I havnt tested loads and loads as I was away there for a bit, Im sure the freeze is there alright. Im going to keep working on the xmls and work under the assumption that you guys will figure out the cause of the freeze or find a workaround using the flags or some other method, I cant really help much with that though , except to test new builds.

You can try with this *test build*
http://aldostools.org/temp/test/webftp_server_full.sprx

In my tests I noticed that if the url contains the string "xml" the download_plugin returns an error.
So the workaround is to download the xml with a different extension from the server and rename it to xml.

The 'special extension' that I chose was .xm! (because the exclamation sign looks similar to the L in .xml).

If the downloaded file has the extension .xm!, the plugin will wait 5 seconds. If not, it will wait 5 seconds more and check again.
If the file was downloaded, then it's renamed to .xml and close the download screen.

That's great.I'll have a play with that later.

EDIT: @aldostools that test build doesn't seem to be renaming the .xm! for me or closing the download page. Here is what I am trying to do if you want to test.

<Table key="seg_update_lists">
 <Pair key="icon"><String>/dev_hdd0/game/XMBMANPLS/USRDIR/IMAGES/pkgmanager.png</String></Pair>
 <Pair key="title"><String>Update Package Downloader [WIP]</String></Pair>
 <Pair key="info"><String>Current Version: 0.001</String></Pair>
 <Pair key="module_name"><String>webrender_plugin</String></Pair>
 <Pair key="module_action"><String>http://localhost/download.ps3?to=/dev_hdd0/game/XMBMANPLS/USRDIR/FEATURES&url=http://www.xmbmods.co/packages/Package_Manager.xm!</String></Pair>
 </Table>

I have tried it directly from the browser, and Ive tried both the webbrowser plugin and the webrender plugin.

 

[bguerville]

oh right , I'll replace that package too. Those items are just like place holders for now for testing, most are out of date inc the cover pack, MM needs updating to the full version etc.

I know now the pkg are not all updated but I thought I would point that one out in particular because of the confusion with 3.50.10. I know I have 3 different Irisman 3.50.10 pkg I downloaded, the brewology version is the latest.

No I havnt had any freezes but I havnt tested loads and loads as I was away there for a bit, Im sure the freeze is there alright. Im going to keep working on the xmls and work under the assumption that you guys will figure out the cause of the freeze or find a workaround using the flags or some other method, I cant really help much with that though , except to test new builds.

I haven't had such installation freezes either out of my recent installations but I know they will happen because I experienced some when I first tested the pkg installation plugin function... These freezes appeared random and I never found a pattern back then.
This may change soon anyway if we use a different plugin to start the installation, the way the system would start it...

I am spending my spare time on libntfs atm but I hope to finish soon. When that's done, I will look into the nas_plugin functions more closely. I have already created the include file necessary to call the plugin from wMM so everything is ready to for testing.

 

[aldostools]

EDIT: @aldostools that test build doesn't seem to be renaming the .xm! for me or closing the download page. Here is what I am trying to do if you want to test.

I have tried it directly from the browser, and Ive tried both the webbrowser plugin and the webrender plugin.

I tried your link on chrome from the PC and it worked with the latest binaries of webMAN available on github.