A set of tools to help in the development of Kodi skins.
Reload Kodi's skin to view the latest changes when ever a file is saved in the editor. A comma seperated list of extensions can be set to control which files type trigger a reload.
Requires script.vscode.reload for Kodi to be installed.
Requires remote http control to be active in Kodi with both a username and password set.
Kodi Settings -> Service -> Control
- Allow remote control via HTTP -> ON
- Allow remote control from applications on this system -> ON
- Allow remote control from applications on other systems -> ON (if Kodi is accessed over a network)
Generate localization strings for any text in your skin.
Quickly switch between ID and $LOCALIZE[ID].
All Kodi string are generated in the en_gb language file by default. The Generate translation file command
can then be used to generate a new translation file in a different language ready to be externally translated. If the new translation file already exists then only new entries will be written into it to prevent overwriting already translated stings.
Quickly jump to or Peek the definition of Expressions, Variables, Includes, Constants and Localized strings.
Quickly find or Peek all references of Expressions, Variables, Includes, Constants and Localized strings.
Edit colors directly in the editor window.
Show all the used control id's for the open xml document, and for known skin files look up which controls this xml should implement.
Scan the skin and find any unused media files, fonts, expressions and variables.
Skin reloading requires script.vscode.reload for Kodi to be installed.
| Setting | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| kodi-skin-tools.ipAddress | 127.0.0.1 | IP Address of you Kodi instance |
| kodi-skin-tools.port | 8080 | HTTP port of you Kodi instance |
| kodi-skin-tools.userName | string | UserName to control your Kodi instance |
| kodi-skin-tools.password | string | Password to control your Kodi instance |
| kodi-skin-tools.decoratorColor | AARRGGBB | Color of decorated localization text in the hex AARRGGBB format |
| kodi-skin-tools.operation | ID or $LOCALIZE[ID] | Initial localization will generate ID or $LOCALIZE[ID] |
| kodi-skin-tools.reloadExtensions | .xml, .po | Comma seperated list of file extension that will be reloaded |
| kodi-skin-tools.mediaExcludeGlob | glob | A glob pattern of directories to exclude from media scans |
| kodi-skin-tools.mediaExcludeKeywords | string | Comma separated list of words. If a media file name contains the keyword it will not be scanned. |