dragonmc77 / addlink

AddLink Extension for Playnite

AddLink

AddLink Extension for Playnite

To install:

Download the .pext from releases and run it.

To use, select one or multiple games and run the appropriate command from the Extensions menu.

NOTES: I value accuracy over speed, so this extension is designed to confirm all links added. In most cases, this means simply clicking OK on a confirmation dialog box for each game because the code is pretty good at guessing the correct IGDB or MetaCritic URL for the game.

When running the extension goes through each game and opens up two web pages. One is the best attempt at the correct URL for the game. If this URL is correct (i.e. you see the page for the game load) then simply click OK on the dialog box and it will add a link and move to the next game. If not correct, the second page is a search of the game on the site. You can copy the correct link for the game and paste it in the dialog box in Playnite to add the link.

Also, there is a 5 second wait timer built in between games, because attempting to load pages too fast from either of these sites will trigger an error and timeout before you are allowed access again. Refer to the code for the particulars.

addlink's Issues

Extension can't be installed in Playnite 8

Playnite 8 requires an Id property in extension manifests or will refuse to install

https://playnite.link/docs/playnite8/changelog.html
https://playnite.link/docs/playnite8/tutorials/extensionsManifest.html

Does not work for portable installs

In a portable install the Playnite files are not kept in appdata and so the extension fails. Editing the .ps1 file and changing the two $scriptPath lines to point towards the extension folder in the portable install will fix this manually though.

Have created a fork - hope that's OK

I have created a fork with various changes (like giving the option for it not to prompt you for each game but simply use the best guess) as well as updating for Playnite version 8:

https://github.com/SlipperyJim/AddLink

I hope that's OK (I have given full credit) but if not please let me know and I will take it down.

" - " in title of game results in wrong guess

Hi Dragon,

I noticed that for Metacritic, when a game has " - " in the title (like Batman - Arkham Origins), the script will try and search for a url with this in i:

batman---arkham-origins

when the correct version is this:

batman-arkham-origins

It works OK for IGDB which would otherwise have the same problem, so I presume it is simply a question of editing the .replace command in the script to be the same for Metacritic?

While I'm here, I have created a second version that comments out the lines that launches the browser and asks for confirmation but if I was a better scripter I would have added a prompt right at the start asking if I wanted to confirm each result or simply accept it's best guess automatically (which is almost always right anyway). I imagine it's quite easy for someone with your skills, so if you wanted to add this yourself, then I'd be very grateful! I don't have the patience to confirm 800 games :)

Cheers for the script again.

Fails when there isn't at least one existing link for a game

Error is 'You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression'