generate and use a client ID, store it for later use

resources/lib/ClientInformation.py

@@ -1,10 +1,33 @@
-from uuid import getnode as get_mac
+from uuid import uuid4 as uuid4
 import xbmcaddon
+import xbmc
+import xbmcgui
 
 class ClientInformation():
 
     def getMachineId(self):
-        return "%012X"%get_mac()
+    
+        WINDOW = xbmcgui.Window( 10000 )
+        
+        clientId = WINDOW.getProperty("client_id")
+        
+        if(clientId == None or clientId == ""):
+            xbmc.log("CLIENT_ID - > No Client ID in WINDOW")
+            addonSettings = xbmcaddon.Addon(id='plugin.video.mbcon')
+            clientId = addonSettings.getSetting("client_id")
+        
+            if(clientId == None or clientId == ""):
+                xbmc.log("CLIENT_ID - > No Client ID in SETTINGS")
+                uuid = uuid4()
+                clientId = "%012X" % uuid
+                WINDOW.setProperty("client_id", clientId)
+                addonSettings.setSetting("client_id",clientId)
+                xbmc.log("CLIENT_ID - > New Client ID : " + clientId)
+            else:
+                WINDOW.setProperty("client_id", clientId)
+                xbmc.log("CLIENT_ID - > Client ID saved to WINDOW from Settings : " + clientId)
+                
+        return clientId
         
     def getVersion(self):
         version = xbmcaddon.Addon(id="plugin.video.mbcon").getAddonInfo("version")

resources/lib/DownloadUtils.py

@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@ import hashlib
 import StringIO
 import gzip
 import sys
-#import inspect
 import json as json
-#from random import randrange
-from uuid import getnode as get_mac
 from ClientInformation import ClientInformation
 
 class DownloadUtils():
@@ -33,9 +30,6 @@ class DownloadUtils():
         if(self.logLevel >= level):
             xbmc.log("MBCon DownloadUtils -> " + msg)
 
-    def getMachineId(self):
-        return "%012X"%get_mac()
-
     def getArtwork(self, data, type, index = "0"):
 
         id = data.get("Id")
@@ -170,8 +164,9 @@ class DownloadUtils():
             
         url = "http://" + self.addonSettings.getSetting("ipaddress") + ":" + self.addonSettings.getSetting("port") + "/mediabrowser/Users/AuthenticateByName?format=json"
     
-        txt_mac = self.getMachineId()
-        version = ClientInformation().getVersion()
+        clientInfo = ClientInformation()
+        txt_mac = clientInfo.getMachineId()
+        version = clientInfo.getVersion()
 
         deviceName = self.addonSettings.getSetting('deviceName')
         deviceName = deviceName.replace("\"", "_")
@@ -196,8 +191,9 @@ class DownloadUtils():
             return ""
             
     def getAuthHeader(self):
-        txt_mac = self.getMachineId()
-        version = ClientInformation().getVersion()
+        clientInfo = ClientInformation()
+        txt_mac = clientInfo.getMachineId()
+        version = clientInfo.getVersion()
         
         userid = self.getUserId()