How to Enable one addon from another

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    Hi there!

    I posted this on the Kodi forums but apparently this is a banned topic because it enables you to bypass a Kodi security feature or something... So I'm posting here :)


    I am wondering if there is python code that will allow me to enable one addon, from another. The addon I am trying to enable has been installed properly, using the add-on installer in Kodi, but has been disabled.

    I have 6 devices running Kodi 17.4 using LibreElec 8.2 (Windows x86/Android TV/Pi) at 4 locations, and I access them via SSH. I can remote in and try to enable the addon remotely, but it would be far better if I could get my one addon to check on the statuys of the other addon upon start. And if it is disabled, enable it. :)

    I have 2 addons; pluging.video.testaddon & plugin.video.demoaddon

    In order for pluging.video.testaddon to work, plugin.video.demoaddon bust be enabled. plugin.video.demoaddon gets disabled when the system updates (LibreElec updates). If I go into addons and enable it, it works fine, but I am not local t these machines and I cannot do that. It is nearly impossible for be to walk the elderly folks, who are using the devices, through enabling the addons lol.

    So I need pluging.video.testaddon, when it starts up, to check if plugin.video.demoaddon is enabled. If not, it needs to enable it.

    Is this possible?

    I have searched and found the following thread (https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid...able+addon), which suggests the following format:

    import xbmc

    xbmc.executeJSONRPC('{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id":1, "method": "Addons.SetAddonEnabled", "params": { "addonid": "plugin.video.demoaddon ", "enabled": false }}')


    I have added this line into startup.py in pluging.video.testaddon, but had no luck so far.


    Thanks so much for your time!!

    Ken

    Hey nick!

    Lol, well I am not really interested in discussing Banned topics and ruffling feathers, but since this is not related to a banned addon etc, I thought maybe the talented devs here would be interested in discussing it without invoking the wrath of Kodi :)

    Since I have no idea what 'security feature' this would circumvent, my question was not made in malice.

    If this is also a banned topic here, then so beit. However, if not, my question stands.

    You do make a good point, it does say false! I believe that is a typo on my part, but will test the code to be sure.

    Cheers,

    Ken

    You have extra space character in your addon id. Maybe that's the problem (well, not maybe but very probably).

    Code
    "addonid": "plugin.video.demoaddon "

    And you can try to disable from command line. And you will also get some feedback.

    Code
    curl -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"Addons.SetAddonEnabled","params":{"addonid":"plugin.video.demoaddon","enabled":true},"id":1}' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' http://localhost:8080/jsonrpc

    I'm using such code but it is at home. Try it and I will double check later today.

    Update: Actually I found it on Dropbox too. And it is the same as above. And it works fine.