nightly: playback fast-path, windows asyncio fix, v0.1.56

.gitignore

@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@
 __pycache__/
 *.pyc
 .coverage
+
+# Plugin runtime caches
+/addon/plugins/*_cache.json

README.md

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ ViewIT ist ein Kodi‑Addon zum Durchsuchen und Abspielen von Inhalten der unter
 - Addon‑Ordner bauen: `./scripts/build_install_addon.sh` → `dist/<addon_id>/`
 - Kodi‑ZIP bauen: `./scripts/build_kodi_zip.sh` → `dist/<addon_id>-<version>.zip`
 - Addon‑Version in `addon/addon.xml`
+- Reproduzierbare ZIPs: optional `SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH` setzen
 
 ## Lokales Kodi-Repository
 - Repository bauen (inkl. ZIPs + `addons.xml` + `addons.xml.md5`): `./scripts/build_local_kodi_repo.sh`

addon/addon.xml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<addon id="plugin.video.viewit" name="ViewIt" version="0.1.50" provider-name="ViewIt">
+<addon id="plugin.video.viewit" name="ViewIt" version="0.1.56" provider-name="ViewIt">
   <requires>
     <import addon="xbmc.python" version="3.0.0" />
     <import addon="script.module.requests" />

addon/default.py

@@ -16,11 +16,26 @@ import json
 import os
 import re
 import sys
+import threading
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 from pathlib import Path
 from types import ModuleType
 from urllib.parse import parse_qs, urlencode
 
+
+def _ensure_windows_selector_policy() -> None:
+    """Erzwingt unter Windows einen Selector-Loop (thread-kompatibel in Kodi)."""
+    if not sys.platform.startswith("win"):
+        return
+    try:
+        current = asyncio.get_event_loop_policy()
+        if current.__class__.__name__ == "WindowsSelectorEventLoopPolicy":
+            return
+        asyncio.set_event_loop_policy(asyncio.WindowsSelectorEventLoopPolicy())
+    except Exception:
+        # Fallback: Wenn die Policy nicht verfügbar ist, arbeitet der Code mit Default-Policy weiter.
+        return
+
 try:  # pragma: no cover - Kodi runtime
     import xbmc  # type: ignore[import-not-found]
     import xbmcaddon  # type: ignore[import-not-found]
@@ -402,6 +417,81 @@ def _get_setting_bool(setting_id: str, *, default: bool = False) -> bool:
     return default
 
 
+def _get_setting_int(setting_id: str, *, default: int = 0) -> int:
+    if xbmcaddon is None:
+        return default
+    addon = _get_addon()
+    if addon is None:
+        return default
+    getter = getattr(addon, "getSettingInt", None)
+    if callable(getter):
+        raw_getter = getattr(addon, "getSetting", None)
+        if callable(raw_getter):
+            try:
+                raw = str(raw_getter(setting_id) or "").strip()
+            except TypeError:
+                raw = ""
+            if raw == "":
+                return default
+        try:
+            return int(getter(setting_id))
+        except TypeError:
+            return default
+    getter = getattr(addon, "getSetting", None)
+    if callable(getter):
+        try:
+            raw = str(getter(setting_id) or "").strip()
+        except TypeError:
+            return default
+        if raw == "":
+            return default
+        try:
+            return int(raw)
+        except ValueError:
+            return default
+    return default
+
+
+METADATA_MODE_AUTO = 0
+METADATA_MODE_SOURCE = 1
+METADATA_MODE_TMDB = 2
+METADATA_MODE_MIX = 3
+
+
+def _metadata_setting_id(plugin_name: str) -> str:
+    safe = re.sub(r"[^a-z0-9]+", "_", (plugin_name or "").strip().casefold()).strip("_")
+    return f"{safe}_metadata_source" if safe else "metadata_source"
+
+
+def _plugin_supports_metadata(plugin: BasisPlugin) -> bool:
+    try:
+        return plugin.__class__.metadata_for is not BasisPlugin.metadata_for
+    except Exception:
+        return False
+
+
+def _metadata_policy(
+    plugin_name: str,
+    plugin: BasisPlugin,
+    *,
+    allow_tmdb: bool,
+) -> tuple[bool, bool, bool]:
+    mode = _get_setting_int(_metadata_setting_id(plugin_name), default=METADATA_MODE_AUTO)
+    supports_source = _plugin_supports_metadata(plugin)
+    if mode == METADATA_MODE_SOURCE:
+        return supports_source, False, True
+    if mode == METADATA_MODE_TMDB:
+        return False, allow_tmdb, False
+    if mode == METADATA_MODE_MIX:
+        return supports_source, allow_tmdb, True
+    prefer_source = bool(getattr(plugin, "prefer_source_metadata", False))
+    return supports_source, allow_tmdb, prefer_source
+
+
+def _tmdb_list_enabled() -> bool:
+    return _tmdb_enabled() and _get_setting_bool("tmdb_genre_metadata", default=False)
+
+
 def _set_setting_string(setting_id: str, value: str) -> None:
     if xbmcaddon is None:
         return
@@ -1120,18 +1210,28 @@ def _show_plugin_search_results(plugin_name: str, query: str) -> None:
     try:
         with _progress_dialog("Suche läuft", f"{plugin_name} (1/1) starte…") as progress:
             canceled = progress(5, f"{plugin_name} (1/1) Suche…")
-            results = _run_async(plugin.search_titles(query))
+            search_coro = plugin.search_titles(query)
+            try:
+                results = _run_async(search_coro)
+            except Exception:
+                if inspect.iscoroutine(search_coro):
+                    try:
+                        search_coro.close()
+                    except Exception:
+                        pass
+                raise
             results = [str(t).strip() for t in (results or []) if t and str(t).strip()]
             results.sort(key=lambda value: value.casefold())
 
-            plugin_meta = _collect_plugin_metadata(plugin, results)
+            use_source, show_tmdb, prefer_source = _metadata_policy(
+                plugin_name, plugin, allow_tmdb=_tmdb_enabled()
+            )
+            plugin_meta = _collect_plugin_metadata(plugin, results) if use_source else {}
             tmdb_prefetched: dict[str, tuple[dict[str, str], dict[str, str], list[TmdbCastMember]]] = {}
-            show_tmdb = _tmdb_enabled()
             show_plot = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_show_plot", default=True)
             show_art = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_show_art", default=True)
-            prefer_source = bool(getattr(plugin, "prefer_source_metadata", False))
+            tmdb_titles = list(results) if show_tmdb else []
-            tmdb_titles = list(results)
+            if show_tmdb and prefer_source and use_source:
-            if show_tmdb and prefer_source:
                 tmdb_titles = []
                 for title in results:
                     meta = plugin_meta.get(title)
@@ -1230,11 +1330,16 @@ def _discover_plugins() -> dict[str, BasisPlugin]:
         except Exception as exc:
             xbmc.log(f"Plugin-Datei {file_path.name} konnte nicht geladen werden: {exc}", xbmc.LOGWARNING)
             continue
+        preferred = getattr(module, "Plugin", None)
+        if inspect.isclass(preferred) and issubclass(preferred, BasisPlugin) and preferred is not BasisPlugin:
+            plugin_classes = [preferred]
+        else:
             plugin_classes = [
                 obj
                 for obj in module.__dict__.values()
                 if inspect.isclass(obj) and issubclass(obj, BasisPlugin) and obj is not BasisPlugin
             ]
+            plugin_classes.sort(key=lambda cls: cls.__name__.casefold())
         for cls in plugin_classes:
             try:
                 instance = cls()
@@ -1245,25 +1350,56 @@ def _discover_plugins() -> dict[str, BasisPlugin]:
                 reason = getattr(instance, "unavailable_reason", "Nicht verfuegbar.")
                 xbmc.log(f"Plugin {cls.__name__} deaktiviert: {reason}", xbmc.LOGWARNING)
                 continue
-            plugins[instance.name] = instance
+            plugin_name = str(getattr(instance, "name", "") or "").strip()
+            if not plugin_name:
+                xbmc.log(
+                    f"Plugin {cls.__name__} wurde ohne Name registriert und wird uebersprungen.",
+                    xbmc.LOGWARNING,
+                )
+                continue
+            if plugin_name in plugins:
+                xbmc.log(
+                    f"Plugin-Name doppelt ({plugin_name}), {cls.__name__} wird uebersprungen.",
+                    xbmc.LOGWARNING,
+                )
+                continue
+            plugins[plugin_name] = instance
+    plugins = dict(sorted(plugins.items(), key=lambda item: item[0].casefold()))
     _PLUGIN_CACHE = plugins
     return plugins
 
 
 def _run_async(coro):
     """Fuehrt eine Coroutine aus, auch wenn Kodi bereits einen Event-Loop hat."""
-    try:
+    _ensure_windows_selector_policy()
-        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+
-    except RuntimeError:
+    def _run_with_asyncio_run():
-        loop = None
-    if loop and loop.is_running():
-        temp_loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
-        try:
-            return temp_loop.run_until_complete(coro)
-        finally:
-            temp_loop.close()
         return asyncio.run(coro)
 
+    try:
+        running_loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+    except RuntimeError:
+        running_loop = None
+
+    if running_loop and running_loop.is_running():
+        result_box: dict[str, object] = {}
+        error_box: dict[str, BaseException] = {}
+
+        def _worker() -> None:
+            try:
+                result_box["value"] = _run_with_asyncio_run()
+            except BaseException as exc:  # pragma: no cover - defensive
+                error_box["error"] = exc
+
+        worker = threading.Thread(target=_worker, name="viewit-async-runner")
+        worker.start()
+        worker.join()
+        if "error" in error_box:
+            raise error_box["error"]
+        return result_box.get("value")
+
+    return _run_with_asyncio_run()
+
 
 def _series_url_params(plugin: BasisPlugin, title: str) -> dict[str, str]:
     getter = getattr(plugin, "series_url_for_title", None)
@@ -1308,21 +1444,28 @@ def _show_search_results(query: str) -> None:
             canceled = progress(range_start, f"{plugin_name} ({plugin_index}/{total_plugins}) Suche…")
             if canceled:
                 break
+            search_coro = plugin.search_titles(query)
             try:
-                results = _run_async(plugin.search_titles(query))
+                results = _run_async(search_coro)
             except Exception as exc:
+                if inspect.iscoroutine(search_coro):
+                    try:
+                        search_coro.close()
+                    except Exception:
+                        pass
                 _log(f"Suche fehlgeschlagen ({plugin_name}): {exc}", xbmc.LOGWARNING)
                 continue
             results = [str(t).strip() for t in (results or []) if t and str(t).strip()]
             _log(f"Treffer ({plugin_name}): {len(results)}", xbmc.LOGDEBUG)
-            plugin_meta = _collect_plugin_metadata(plugin, results)
+            use_source, show_tmdb, prefer_source = _metadata_policy(
+                plugin_name, plugin, allow_tmdb=_tmdb_enabled()
+            )
+            plugin_meta = _collect_plugin_metadata(plugin, results) if use_source else {}
             tmdb_prefetched: dict[str, tuple[dict[str, str], dict[str, str], list[TmdbCastMember]]] = {}
-            show_tmdb = _tmdb_enabled()
             show_plot = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_show_plot", default=True)
             show_art = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_show_art", default=True)
-            prefer_source = bool(getattr(plugin, "prefer_source_metadata", False))
+            tmdb_titles = list(results) if show_tmdb else []
-            tmdb_titles = list(results)
+            if show_tmdb and prefer_source and use_source:
-            if show_tmdb and prefer_source:
                 tmdb_titles = []
                 for title in results:
                     meta = plugin_meta.get(title)
@@ -1466,11 +1609,14 @@ def _show_seasons(plugin_name: str, title: str, series_url: str = "") -> None:
         except Exception:
             pass
 
+    use_source, show_tmdb, _prefer_source = _metadata_policy(
+        plugin_name, plugin, allow_tmdb=_tmdb_enabled()
+    )
     title_info_labels: dict[str, str] | None = None
     title_art: dict[str, str] | None = None
     title_cast: list[TmdbCastMember] | None = None
     meta_getter = getattr(plugin, "metadata_for", None)
-    if callable(meta_getter):
+    if use_source and callable(meta_getter):
         try:
             with _busy_dialog():
                 meta_labels, meta_art, meta_cast = meta_getter(title)
@@ -1497,8 +1643,9 @@ def _show_seasons(plugin_name: str, title: str, series_url: str = "") -> None:
     xbmcplugin.setPluginCategory(handle, f"{title} ({count} {suffix})")
     _set_content(handle, "seasons")
     # Staffel-Metadaten (Plot/Poster) optional via TMDB.
+    if show_tmdb:
         _tmdb_labels_and_art(title)
-    api_key = _get_setting_string("tmdb_api_key").strip()
+    api_key = _get_setting_string("tmdb_api_key").strip() if show_tmdb else ""
     language = _get_setting_string("tmdb_language").strip() or "de-DE"
     show_plot = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_show_plot", default=True)
     show_art = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_show_art", default=True)
@@ -1587,13 +1734,42 @@ def _show_episodes(plugin_name: str, title: str, season: str, series_url: str =
 
     episodes = list(plugin.episodes_for(title, season))
     if episodes:
+        episode_url_getter = getattr(plugin, "episode_url_for", None)
+        supports_direct_episode_url = callable(getattr(plugin, "stream_link_for_url", None))
+        use_source, show_tmdb, _prefer_source = _metadata_policy(
+            plugin_name, plugin, allow_tmdb=_tmdb_enabled()
+        )
+        show_info: dict[str, str] = {}
+        show_art: dict[str, str] = {}
+        show_cast: list[TmdbCastMember] | None = None
+        if show_tmdb:
             show_info, show_art, show_cast = _tmdb_labels_and_art(title)
+        elif use_source:
+            meta_getter = getattr(plugin, "metadata_for", None)
+            if callable(meta_getter):
+                try:
+                    with _busy_dialog():
+                        meta_labels, meta_art, meta_cast = meta_getter(title)
+                    if isinstance(meta_labels, dict):
+                        show_info = {str(k): str(v) for k, v in meta_labels.items() if v}
+                    if isinstance(meta_art, dict):
+                        show_art = {str(k): str(v) for k, v in meta_art.items() if v}
+                    if isinstance(meta_cast, list):
+                        show_cast = meta_cast  # noqa: PGH003
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+
         show_fanart = (show_art or {}).get("fanart") if isinstance(show_art, dict) else ""
         show_poster = (show_art or {}).get("poster") if isinstance(show_art, dict) else ""
         with _busy_dialog():
             for episode in episodes:
-                info_labels, art = _tmdb_episode_labels_and_art(title=title, season_label=season, episode_label=episode)
+                if show_tmdb:
+                    info_labels, art = _tmdb_episode_labels_and_art(
+                        title=title, season_label=season, episode_label=episode
+                    )
                     episode_cast = _tmdb_episode_cast(title=title, season_label=season, episode_label=episode)
+                else:
+                    info_labels, art, episode_cast = {}, {}, []
                 merged_info = dict(show_info or {})
                 merged_info.update(dict(info_labels or {}))
                 merged_art: dict[str, str] = {}
@@ -1623,11 +1799,25 @@ def _show_episodes(plugin_name: str, title: str, season: str, series_url: str =
                 merged_info = _apply_playstate_to_info(merged_info, _get_playstate(key))
 
                 display_label = episode
+                play_params = {
+                    "plugin": plugin_name,
+                    "title": title,
+                    "season": season,
+                    "episode": episode,
+                    "series_url": series_url,
+                }
+                if supports_direct_episode_url and callable(episode_url_getter):
+                    try:
+                        episode_url = str(episode_url_getter(title, season, episode) or "").strip()
+                    except Exception:
+                        episode_url = ""
+                    if episode_url:
+                        play_params["url"] = episode_url
                 _add_directory_item(
                     handle,
                     display_label,
                     "play_episode",
-                    {"plugin": plugin_name, "title": title, "season": season, "episode": episode},
+                    play_params,
                     is_folder=False,
                     info_labels=merged_info,
                     art=merged_art,
@@ -1784,16 +1974,16 @@ def _show_category_titles_page(plugin_name: str, category: str, page: int = 1) -
     titles = [str(t).strip() for t in titles if t and str(t).strip()]
     titles.sort(key=lambda value: value.casefold())
 
-    show_tmdb = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_genre_metadata", default=False)
     if titles:
-        plugin_meta = _collect_plugin_metadata(plugin, titles)
+        use_source, show_tmdb, prefer_source = _metadata_policy(
-        show_tmdb = _tmdb_enabled()
+            plugin_name, plugin, allow_tmdb=_tmdb_list_enabled()
+        )
+        plugin_meta = _collect_plugin_metadata(plugin, titles) if use_source else {}
         show_plot = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_show_plot", default=True)
         show_art = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_show_art", default=True)
-        prefer_source = bool(getattr(plugin, "prefer_source_metadata", False))
         tmdb_prefetched: dict[str, tuple[dict[str, str], dict[str, str], list[TmdbCastMember]]] = {}
-        tmdb_titles = list(titles)
+        tmdb_titles = list(titles) if show_tmdb else []
-        if show_tmdb and prefer_source:
+        if show_tmdb and prefer_source and use_source:
             tmdb_titles = []
             for title in titles:
                 meta = plugin_meta.get(title)
@@ -1804,9 +1994,8 @@ def _show_category_titles_page(plugin_name: str, category: str, page: int = 1) -
         if show_tmdb and tmdb_titles:
             with _busy_dialog():
                 tmdb_prefetched = _tmdb_labels_and_art_bulk(tmdb_titles)
-        if show_tmdb:
         for title in titles:
-                tmdb_info, tmdb_art, tmdb_cast = tmdb_prefetched.get(title, ({}, {}, []))
+            tmdb_info, tmdb_art, tmdb_cast = tmdb_prefetched.get(title, ({}, {}, [])) if show_tmdb else ({}, {}, [])
             meta = plugin_meta.get(title)
             info_labels, art, cast = _merge_metadata(title, tmdb_info, tmdb_art, tmdb_cast, meta)
             info_labels.setdefault("mediatype", "tvshow")
@@ -1830,25 +2019,6 @@ def _show_category_titles_page(plugin_name: str, category: str, page: int = 1) -
                 art=art,
                 cast=cast,
             )
-        else:
-            for title in titles:
-                playstate = _title_playstate(plugin_name, title)
-                meta = plugin_meta.get(title)
-                info_labels, art, cast = _merge_metadata(title, {}, {}, None, meta)
-                direct_play = bool(
-                    plugin_name.casefold() == "einschalten"
-                    and _get_setting_bool("einschalten_enable_playback", default=False)
-                )
-                _add_directory_item(
-                    handle,
-                    _label_with_playstate(title, playstate),
-                    "play_movie" if direct_play else "seasons",
-                    {"plugin": plugin_name, "title": title, **_series_url_params(plugin, title)},
-                    is_folder=not direct_play,
-                    info_labels=_apply_playstate_to_info(info_labels, playstate),
-                    art=art,
-                    cast=cast,
-                )
 
     show_next = False
     if total_pages is not None:
@@ -1920,16 +2090,16 @@ def _show_genre_titles_page(plugin_name: str, genre: str, page: int = 1) -> None
     titles = [str(t).strip() for t in titles if t and str(t).strip()]
     titles.sort(key=lambda value: value.casefold())
 
-    show_tmdb = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_genre_metadata", default=False)
     if titles:
-        plugin_meta = _collect_plugin_metadata(plugin, titles)
+        use_source, show_tmdb, prefer_source = _metadata_policy(
-        show_tmdb = show_tmdb and _tmdb_enabled()
+            plugin_name, plugin, allow_tmdb=_tmdb_list_enabled()
+        )
+        plugin_meta = _collect_plugin_metadata(plugin, titles) if use_source else {}
         show_plot = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_show_plot", default=True)
         show_art = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_show_art", default=True)
-        prefer_source = bool(getattr(plugin, "prefer_source_metadata", False))
         tmdb_prefetched: dict[str, tuple[dict[str, str], dict[str, str], list[TmdbCastMember]]] = {}
-        tmdb_titles = list(titles)
+        tmdb_titles = list(titles) if show_tmdb else []
-        if show_tmdb and prefer_source:
+        if show_tmdb and prefer_source and use_source:
             tmdb_titles = []
             for title in titles:
                 meta = plugin_meta.get(title)
@@ -2071,13 +2241,30 @@ def _show_alpha_titles_page(plugin_name: str, letter: str, page: int = 1) -> Non
     titles = [str(t).strip() for t in titles if t and str(t).strip()]
     titles.sort(key=lambda value: value.casefold())
 
-    show_tmdb = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_genre_metadata", default=False)
     if titles:
-        if show_tmdb:
+        use_source, show_tmdb, prefer_source = _metadata_policy(
-            with _busy_dialog():
+            plugin_name, plugin, allow_tmdb=_tmdb_list_enabled()
-                tmdb_prefetched = _tmdb_labels_and_art_bulk(titles)
+        )
+        plugin_meta = _collect_plugin_metadata(plugin, titles) if use_source else {}
+        show_plot = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_show_plot", default=True)
+        show_art = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_show_art", default=True)
+        tmdb_prefetched: dict[str, tuple[dict[str, str], dict[str, str], list[TmdbCastMember]]] = {}
+        tmdb_titles = list(titles) if show_tmdb else []
+        if show_tmdb and prefer_source and use_source:
+            tmdb_titles = []
             for title in titles:
-                    info_labels, art, cast = tmdb_prefetched.get(title, _tmdb_labels_and_art(title))
+                meta = plugin_meta.get(title)
+                meta_labels = meta[0] if meta else {}
+                meta_art = meta[1] if meta else {}
+                if _needs_tmdb(meta_labels, meta_art, want_plot=show_plot, want_art=show_art):
+                    tmdb_titles.append(title)
+        if show_tmdb and tmdb_titles:
+            with _busy_dialog():
+                tmdb_prefetched = _tmdb_labels_and_art_bulk(tmdb_titles)
+        for title in titles:
+            tmdb_info, tmdb_art, tmdb_cast = tmdb_prefetched.get(title, ({}, {}, [])) if show_tmdb else ({}, {}, [])
+            meta = plugin_meta.get(title)
+            info_labels, art, cast = _merge_metadata(title, tmdb_info, tmdb_art, tmdb_cast, meta)
             info_labels = dict(info_labels or {})
             info_labels.setdefault("mediatype", "tvshow")
             if (info_labels.get("mediatype") or "").strip().casefold() == "tvshow":
@@ -2100,21 +2287,6 @@ def _show_alpha_titles_page(plugin_name: str, letter: str, page: int = 1) -> Non
                 art=art,
                 cast=cast,
             )
-        else:
-            for title in titles:
-                playstate = _title_playstate(plugin_name, title)
-                direct_play = bool(
-                    plugin_name.casefold() == "einschalten"
-                    and _get_setting_bool("einschalten_enable_playback", default=False)
-                )
-                _add_directory_item(
-                    handle,
-                    _label_with_playstate(title, playstate),
-                    "play_movie" if direct_play else "seasons",
-                    {"plugin": plugin_name, "title": title, **_series_url_params(plugin, title)},
-                    is_folder=not direct_play,
-                    info_labels=_apply_playstate_to_info({"title": title}, playstate),
-                )
 
     show_next = False
     if total_pages is not None:
@@ -2181,13 +2353,30 @@ def _show_series_catalog(plugin_name: str, page: int = 1) -> None:
     titles = [str(t).strip() for t in titles if t and str(t).strip()]
     titles.sort(key=lambda value: value.casefold())
 
-    show_tmdb = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_genre_metadata", default=False)
     if titles:
-        if show_tmdb:
+        use_source, show_tmdb, prefer_source = _metadata_policy(
-            with _busy_dialog():
+            plugin_name, plugin, allow_tmdb=_tmdb_list_enabled()
-                tmdb_prefetched = _tmdb_labels_and_art_bulk(titles)
+        )
+        plugin_meta = _collect_plugin_metadata(plugin, titles) if use_source else {}
+        show_plot = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_show_plot", default=True)
+        show_art = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_show_art", default=True)
+        tmdb_prefetched: dict[str, tuple[dict[str, str], dict[str, str], list[TmdbCastMember]]] = {}
+        tmdb_titles = list(titles) if show_tmdb else []
+        if show_tmdb and prefer_source and use_source:
+            tmdb_titles = []
             for title in titles:
-                    info_labels, art, cast = tmdb_prefetched.get(title, _tmdb_labels_and_art(title))
+                meta = plugin_meta.get(title)
+                meta_labels = meta[0] if meta else {}
+                meta_art = meta[1] if meta else {}
+                if _needs_tmdb(meta_labels, meta_art, want_plot=show_plot, want_art=show_art):
+                    tmdb_titles.append(title)
+        if show_tmdb and tmdb_titles:
+            with _busy_dialog():
+                tmdb_prefetched = _tmdb_labels_and_art_bulk(tmdb_titles)
+        for title in titles:
+            tmdb_info, tmdb_art, tmdb_cast = tmdb_prefetched.get(title, ({}, {}, [])) if show_tmdb else ({}, {}, [])
+            meta = plugin_meta.get(title)
+            info_labels, art, cast = _merge_metadata(title, tmdb_info, tmdb_art, tmdb_cast, meta)
             info_labels = dict(info_labels or {})
             info_labels.setdefault("mediatype", "tvshow")
             if (info_labels.get("mediatype") or "").strip().casefold() == "tvshow":
@@ -2206,17 +2395,6 @@ def _show_series_catalog(plugin_name: str, page: int = 1) -> None:
                 art=art,
                 cast=cast,
             )
-        else:
-            for title in titles:
-                playstate = _title_playstate(plugin_name, title)
-                _add_directory_item(
-                    handle,
-                    _label_with_playstate(title, playstate),
-                    "seasons",
-                    {"plugin": plugin_name, "title": title, **_series_url_params(plugin, title)},
-                    is_folder=True,
-                    info_labels=_apply_playstate_to_info({"title": title}, playstate),
-                )
 
     show_next = False
     if total_pages is not None:
@@ -2410,16 +2588,16 @@ def _show_popular(plugin_name: str | None = None, page: int = 1) -> None:
         end = start + page_size
         page_items = titles[start:end]
 
-        show_tmdb = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_genre_metadata", default=False)
         if page_items:
-            plugin_meta = _collect_plugin_metadata(plugin, page_items)
+            use_source, show_tmdb, prefer_source = _metadata_policy(
-            show_tmdb = show_tmdb and _tmdb_enabled()
+                plugin_name, plugin, allow_tmdb=_tmdb_list_enabled()
+            )
+            plugin_meta = _collect_plugin_metadata(plugin, page_items) if use_source else {}
             show_plot = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_show_plot", default=True)
             show_art = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_show_art", default=True)
-            prefer_source = bool(getattr(plugin, "prefer_source_metadata", False))
             tmdb_prefetched: dict[str, tuple[dict[str, str], dict[str, str], list[TmdbCastMember]]] = {}
-            tmdb_titles = list(page_items)
+            tmdb_titles = list(page_items) if show_tmdb else []
-            if show_tmdb and prefer_source:
+            if show_tmdb and prefer_source and use_source:
                 tmdb_titles = []
                 for title in page_items:
                     meta = plugin_meta.get(title)
@@ -2431,7 +2609,7 @@ def _show_popular(plugin_name: str | None = None, page: int = 1) -> None:
                 with _busy_dialog():
                     tmdb_prefetched = _tmdb_labels_and_art_bulk(tmdb_titles)
             for title in page_items:
-                tmdb_info, tmdb_art, tmdb_cast = tmdb_prefetched.get(title, ({}, {}, []))
+                tmdb_info, tmdb_art, tmdb_cast = tmdb_prefetched.get(title, ({}, {}, [])) if show_tmdb else ({}, {}, [])
                 meta = plugin_meta.get(title)
                 info_labels, art, cast = _merge_metadata(title, tmdb_info, tmdb_art, tmdb_cast, meta)
                 info_labels.setdefault("mediatype", "tvshow")
@@ -2558,13 +2736,30 @@ def _show_new_titles(plugin_name: str, page: int = 1) -> None:
         start = (page - 1) * page_size
         end = start + page_size
         page_items = titles[start:end]
-    show_tmdb = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_genre_metadata", default=False)
     if page_items:
-        if show_tmdb:
+        use_source, show_tmdb, prefer_source = _metadata_policy(
-            with _busy_dialog():
+            plugin_name, plugin, allow_tmdb=_tmdb_list_enabled()
-                tmdb_prefetched = _tmdb_labels_and_art_bulk(page_items)
+        )
+        plugin_meta = _collect_plugin_metadata(plugin, page_items) if use_source else {}
+        show_plot = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_show_plot", default=True)
+        show_art = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_show_art", default=True)
+        tmdb_prefetched: dict[str, tuple[dict[str, str], dict[str, str], list[TmdbCastMember]]] = {}
+        tmdb_titles = list(page_items) if show_tmdb else []
+        if show_tmdb and prefer_source and use_source:
+            tmdb_titles = []
             for title in page_items:
-                    info_labels, art, cast = tmdb_prefetched.get(title, _tmdb_labels_and_art(title))
+                meta = plugin_meta.get(title)
+                meta_labels = meta[0] if meta else {}
+                meta_art = meta[1] if meta else {}
+                if _needs_tmdb(meta_labels, meta_art, want_plot=show_plot, want_art=show_art):
+                    tmdb_titles.append(title)
+        if show_tmdb and tmdb_titles:
+            with _busy_dialog():
+                tmdb_prefetched = _tmdb_labels_and_art_bulk(tmdb_titles)
+        for title in page_items:
+            tmdb_info, tmdb_art, tmdb_cast = tmdb_prefetched.get(title, ({}, {}, [])) if show_tmdb else ({}, {}, [])
+            meta = plugin_meta.get(title)
+            info_labels, art, cast = _merge_metadata(title, tmdb_info, tmdb_art, tmdb_cast, meta)
             info_labels = dict(info_labels or {})
             info_labels.setdefault("mediatype", "movie")
             playstate = _title_playstate(plugin_name, title)
@@ -2585,21 +2780,6 @@ def _show_new_titles(plugin_name: str, page: int = 1) -> None:
                 art=art,
                 cast=cast,
             )
-        else:
-            for title in page_items:
-                playstate = _title_playstate(plugin_name, title)
-                direct_play = bool(
-                    plugin_name.casefold() == "einschalten"
-                    and _get_setting_bool("einschalten_enable_playback", default=False)
-                )
-                _add_directory_item(
-                    handle,
-                    _label_with_playstate(title, playstate),
-                    "play_movie" if direct_play else "seasons",
-                    {"plugin": plugin_name, "title": title, **_series_url_params(plugin, title)},
-                    is_folder=not direct_play,
-                    info_labels=_apply_playstate_to_info({"title": title}, playstate),
-                )
 
     show_next = False
     if callable(paging_getter) and callable(has_more_getter):
@@ -2719,7 +2899,9 @@ def _show_genre_series_group(plugin_name: str, genre: str, group_code: str, page
             return
 
         xbmcplugin.setPluginCategory(handle, f"{genre} [{group_code}] ({page})")
-        show_tmdb = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_genre_metadata", default=False)
+        use_source, show_tmdb, prefer_source = _metadata_policy(
+            plugin_name, plugin, allow_tmdb=_tmdb_list_enabled()
+        )
         if page > 1:
             _add_directory_item(
                 handle,
@@ -2729,11 +2911,26 @@ def _show_genre_series_group(plugin_name: str, genre: str, group_code: str, page
                 is_folder=True,
             )
         if page_items:
-            if show_tmdb:
+            plugin_meta = _collect_plugin_metadata(plugin, page_items) if use_source else {}
-                with _busy_dialog():
+            show_plot = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_show_plot", default=True)
-                    tmdb_prefetched = _tmdb_labels_and_art_bulk(page_items)
+            show_art = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_show_art", default=True)
+            tmdb_prefetched: dict[str, tuple[dict[str, str], dict[str, str], list[TmdbCastMember]]] = {}
+            tmdb_titles = list(page_items) if show_tmdb else []
+            if show_tmdb and prefer_source and use_source:
+                tmdb_titles = []
                 for title in page_items:
-                        info_labels, art, cast = tmdb_prefetched.get(title, _tmdb_labels_and_art(title))
+                    meta = plugin_meta.get(title)
+                    meta_labels = meta[0] if meta else {}
+                    meta_art = meta[1] if meta else {}
+                    if _needs_tmdb(meta_labels, meta_art, want_plot=show_plot, want_art=show_art):
+                        tmdb_titles.append(title)
+            if show_tmdb and tmdb_titles:
+                with _busy_dialog():
+                    tmdb_prefetched = _tmdb_labels_and_art_bulk(tmdb_titles)
+            for title in page_items:
+                tmdb_info, tmdb_art, tmdb_cast = tmdb_prefetched.get(title, ({}, {}, [])) if show_tmdb else ({}, {}, [])
+                meta = plugin_meta.get(title)
+                info_labels, art, cast = _merge_metadata(title, tmdb_info, tmdb_art, tmdb_cast, meta)
                 info_labels = dict(info_labels or {})
                 info_labels.setdefault("mediatype", "tvshow")
                 if (info_labels.get("mediatype") or "").strip().casefold() == "tvshow":
@@ -2752,17 +2949,6 @@ def _show_genre_series_group(plugin_name: str, genre: str, group_code: str, page
                     art=art,
                     cast=cast,
                 )
-            else:
-                for title in page_items:
-                    playstate = _title_playstate(plugin_name, title)
-                    _add_directory_item(
-                        handle,
-                        _label_with_playstate(title, playstate),
-                        "seasons",
-                        {"plugin": plugin_name, "title": title, **_series_url_params(plugin, title)},
-                        is_folder=True,
-                        info_labels=_apply_playstate_to_info({"title": title}, playstate),
-                    )
         show_next = False
         if callable(grouped_has_more):
             try:
@@ -2808,14 +2994,31 @@ def _show_genre_series_group(plugin_name: str, genre: str, group_code: str, page
     start = (page - 1) * page_size
     end = start + page_size
     page_items = filtered[start:end]
-    show_tmdb = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_genre_metadata", default=False)
+    use_source, show_tmdb, prefer_source = _metadata_policy(
+        plugin_name, plugin, allow_tmdb=_tmdb_list_enabled()
+    )
 
     if page_items:
-        if show_tmdb:
+        plugin_meta = _collect_plugin_metadata(plugin, page_items) if use_source else {}
-            with _busy_dialog():
+        show_plot = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_show_plot", default=True)
-                tmdb_prefetched = _tmdb_labels_and_art_bulk(page_items)
+        show_art = _get_setting_bool("tmdb_show_art", default=True)
+        tmdb_prefetched: dict[str, tuple[dict[str, str], dict[str, str], list[TmdbCastMember]]] = {}
+        tmdb_titles = list(page_items) if show_tmdb else []
+        if show_tmdb and prefer_source and use_source:
+            tmdb_titles = []
             for title in page_items:
-                    info_labels, art, cast = tmdb_prefetched.get(title, _tmdb_labels_and_art(title))
+                meta = plugin_meta.get(title)
+                meta_labels = meta[0] if meta else {}
+                meta_art = meta[1] if meta else {}
+                if _needs_tmdb(meta_labels, meta_art, want_plot=show_plot, want_art=show_art):
+                    tmdb_titles.append(title)
+        if show_tmdb and tmdb_titles:
+            with _busy_dialog():
+                tmdb_prefetched = _tmdb_labels_and_art_bulk(tmdb_titles)
+        for title in page_items:
+            tmdb_info, tmdb_art, tmdb_cast = tmdb_prefetched.get(title, ({}, {}, [])) if show_tmdb else ({}, {}, [])
+            meta = plugin_meta.get(title)
+            info_labels, art, cast = _merge_metadata(title, tmdb_info, tmdb_art, tmdb_cast, meta)
             info_labels = dict(info_labels or {})
             info_labels.setdefault("mediatype", "tvshow")
             if (info_labels.get("mediatype") or "").strip().casefold() == "tvshow":
@@ -2834,17 +3037,6 @@ def _show_genre_series_group(plugin_name: str, genre: str, group_code: str, page
                 art=art,
                 cast=cast,
             )
-        else:
-            for title in page_items:
-                playstate = _title_playstate(plugin_name, title)
-                _add_directory_item(
-                    handle,
-                    _label_with_playstate(title, playstate),
-                    "seasons",
-                    {"plugin": plugin_name, "title": title, **_series_url_params(plugin, title)},
-                    is_folder=True,
-                    info_labels=_apply_playstate_to_info({"title": title}, playstate),
-                )
 
     if total_pages > 1 and page < total_pages:
         _add_directory_item(
@@ -3026,8 +3218,34 @@ def _play_episode(
     season: str,
     episode: str,
     *,
+    episode_url: str = "",
+    series_url: str = "",
     resolve_handle: int | None = None,
 ) -> None:
+    episode_url = (episode_url or "").strip()
+    if episode_url:
+        _play_episode_url(
+            plugin_name,
+            title=title,
+            season_number=_extract_first_int(season) or 0,
+            episode_number=_extract_first_int(episode) or 0,
+            episode_url=episode_url,
+            season_label_override=season,
+            episode_label_override=episode,
+            resolve_handle=resolve_handle,
+        )
+        return
+
+    series_url = (series_url or "").strip()
+    if series_url:
+        plugin_for_url = _discover_plugins().get(plugin_name)
+        remember_series_url = getattr(plugin_for_url, "remember_series_url", None) if plugin_for_url is not None else None
+        if callable(remember_series_url):
+            try:
+                remember_series_url(title, series_url)
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
     _log(f"Play anfordern: {plugin_name} / {title} / {season} / {episode}")
     plugin = _discover_plugins().get(plugin_name)
     if plugin is None:
@@ -3104,10 +3322,14 @@ def _play_episode_url(
     season_number: int,
     episode_number: int,
     episode_url: str,
+    season_label_override: str = "",
+    episode_label_override: str = "",
     resolve_handle: int | None = None,
 ) -> None:
-    season_label = f"Staffel {season_number}" if season_number > 0 else ""
+    season_label = (season_label_override or "").strip() or (f"Staffel {season_number}" if season_number > 0 else "")
-    episode_label = f"Episode {episode_number}" if episode_number > 0 else ""
+    episode_label = (episode_label_override or "").strip() or (
+        f"Episode {episode_number}" if episode_number > 0 else ""
+    )
     _log(f"Play (URL) anfordern: {plugin_name} / {title} / {season_label} / {episode_label} / {episode_url}")
     plugin = _discover_plugins().get(plugin_name)
     if plugin is None:
@@ -3276,6 +3498,8 @@ def run() -> None:
             params.get("title", ""),
             params.get("season", ""),
             params.get("episode", ""),
+            episode_url=params.get("url", ""),
+            series_url=params.get("series_url", ""),
             resolve_handle=_get_handle(),
         )
     elif action == "play_movie":

addon/plugin_interface.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
-from typing import List, Optional, Set
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Set, Tuple
 
 
 class BasisPlugin(ABC):
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class BasisPlugin(ABC):
 
     name: str
     version: str = "0.0.0"
+    prefer_source_metadata: bool = False
 
     @abstractmethod
     async def search_titles(self, query: str) -> List[str]:
@@ -29,6 +30,10 @@ class BasisPlugin(ABC):
         """Optional: Liefert den Stream-Link fuer eine konkrete Folge."""
         return None
 
+    def metadata_for(self, title: str) -> Tuple[Dict[str, str], Dict[str, str], Optional[List[Any]]]:
+        """Optional: Liefert Info-Labels, Art und Cast fuer einen Titel."""
+        return {}, {}, None
+
     def resolve_stream_link(self, link: str) -> Optional[str]:
         """Optional: Folgt einem Stream-Link und liefert die finale URL."""
         return None

addon/plugins/_template_plugin.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Zum Verwenden:
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, List, Optional, TypeAlias
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, List, Optional
 
 try:  # pragma: no cover - optional dependency
     import requests
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
     from requests import Session as RequestsSession
     from bs4 import BeautifulSoup as BeautifulSoupT  # type: ignore[import-not-found]
 else:  # pragma: no cover
-    RequestsSession: TypeAlias = Any
+    RequestsSession = Any
-    BeautifulSoupT: TypeAlias = Any
+    BeautifulSoupT = Any
 
 
 ADDON_ID = "plugin.video.viewit"

addon/plugins/aniworld_plugin.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import hashlib
 import json
 import re
 import time
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, TypeAlias
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
 
 try:  # pragma: no cover - optional dependency
     import requests
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
     from requests import Session as RequestsSession
     from bs4 import BeautifulSoup as BeautifulSoupT  # type: ignore[import-not-found]
 else:  # pragma: no cover
-    RequestsSession: TypeAlias = Any
+    RequestsSession = Any
-    BeautifulSoupT: TypeAlias = Any
+    BeautifulSoupT = Any
 
 
 SETTING_BASE_URL = "aniworld_base_url"
@@ -1213,6 +1213,18 @@ class AniworldPlugin(BasisPlugin):
             _log_url(link, kind="FOUND")
         return link
 
+    def episode_url_for(self, title: str, season: str, episode: str) -> str:
+        cache_key = (title, season)
+        cached = self._episode_label_cache.get(cache_key)
+        if cached:
+            info = cached.get(episode)
+            if info and info.url:
+                return info.url
+        episode_info = self._lookup_episode(title, season, episode)
+        if episode_info and episode_info.url:
+            return episode_info.url
+        return ""
+
     def available_hosters_for(self, title: str, season: str, episode: str) -> List[str]:
         if not self._requests_available:
             raise RuntimeError("AniworldPlugin kann ohne requests/bs4 keine Hoster laden.")

addon/plugins/dokustreams_plugin.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 import re
 from urllib.parse import quote
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Optional, TypeAlias
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
 try:  # pragma: no cover - optional dependency
     import requests
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
     from requests import Session as RequestsSession
     from bs4 import BeautifulSoup as BeautifulSoupT  # type: ignore[import-not-found]
 else:  # pragma: no cover
-    RequestsSession: TypeAlias = Any
+    RequestsSession = Any
-    BeautifulSoupT: TypeAlias = Any
+    BeautifulSoupT = Any
 
 
 ADDON_ID = "plugin.video.viewit"

addon/plugins/einschalten_plugin.py

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ SETTING_DUMP_HTML = "dump_html_einschalten"
 SETTING_SHOW_URL_INFO = "show_url_info_einschalten"
 SETTING_LOG_ERRORS = "log_errors_einschalten"
 
-DEFAULT_BASE_URL = ""
+DEFAULT_BASE_URL = "https://einschalten.in"
 DEFAULT_INDEX_PATH = "/"
 DEFAULT_NEW_TITLES_PATH = "/movies/new"
 DEFAULT_SEARCH_PATH = "/search"
@@ -1079,3 +1079,7 @@ class EinschaltenPlugin(BasisPlugin):
             return []
         # Backwards compatible: first page only. UI uses paging via `new_titles_page`.
         return self.new_titles_page(1)
+
+
+# Alias für die automatische Plugin-Erkennung.
+Plugin = EinschaltenPlugin

addon/plugins/filmpalast_plugin.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 import re
 from urllib.parse import quote, urlencode
 from urllib.parse import urljoin
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, TypeAlias
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
 
 try:  # pragma: no cover - optional dependency
     import requests
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
     from requests import Session as RequestsSession
     from bs4 import BeautifulSoup as BeautifulSoupT  # type: ignore[import-not-found]
 else:  # pragma: no cover
-    RequestsSession: TypeAlias = Any
+    RequestsSession = Any
-    BeautifulSoupT: TypeAlias = Any
+    BeautifulSoupT = Any
 
 
 ADDON_ID = "plugin.video.viewit"
@@ -820,11 +820,23 @@ class FilmpalastPlugin(BasisPlugin):
 
     def available_hosters_for(self, title: str, season: str, episode: str) -> List[str]:
         detail_url = self._detail_url_for_selection(title, season, episode)
-        hosters = self._hosters_for_detail_url(detail_url)
+        return self.available_hosters_for_url(detail_url)
-        return list(hosters.keys())
 
     def stream_link_for(self, title: str, season: str, episode: str) -> Optional[str]:
         detail_url = self._detail_url_for_selection(title, season, episode)
+        return self.stream_link_for_url(detail_url)
+
+    def episode_url_for(self, title: str, season: str, episode: str) -> str:
+        detail_url = self._detail_url_for_selection(title, season, episode)
+        return (detail_url or "").strip()
+
+    def available_hosters_for_url(self, episode_url: str) -> List[str]:
+        detail_url = (episode_url or "").strip()
+        hosters = self._hosters_for_detail_url(detail_url)
+        return list(hosters.keys())
+
+    def stream_link_for_url(self, episode_url: str) -> Optional[str]:
+        detail_url = (episode_url or "").strip()
         if not detail_url:
             return None
         hosters = self._hosters_for_detail_url(detail_url)
@@ -922,3 +934,7 @@ class FilmpalastPlugin(BasisPlugin):
             _log_url_event(redirected, kind="FINAL")
             return redirected
         return None
+
+
+# Alias für die automatische Plugin-Erkennung.
+Plugin = FilmpalastPlugin

addon/plugins/serienstream_plugin.py

@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ import os
 import re
 import time
 import unicodedata
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, TypeAlias
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
+from urllib.parse import quote
 
 try:  # pragma: no cover - optional dependency
     import requests
@@ -49,14 +50,15 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
     from requests import Session as RequestsSession
     from bs4 import BeautifulSoup as BeautifulSoupT  # type: ignore[import-not-found]
 else:  # pragma: no cover
-    RequestsSession: TypeAlias = Any
+    RequestsSession = Any
-    BeautifulSoupT: TypeAlias = Any
+    BeautifulSoupT = Any
 
 
 SETTING_BASE_URL = "serienstream_base_url"
 DEFAULT_BASE_URL = "https://s.to"
 DEFAULT_PREFERRED_HOSTERS = ["voe"]
 DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 20
+SEARCH_TIMEOUT = 8
 ADDON_ID = "plugin.video.viewit"
 GLOBAL_SETTING_LOG_URLS = "debug_log_urls"
 GLOBAL_SETTING_DUMP_HTML = "debug_dump_html"
@@ -75,6 +77,9 @@ HEADERS = {
 SESSION_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS = 300
 SESSION_CACHE_PREFIX = "viewit.serienstream"
 SESSION_CACHE_MAX_TITLE_URLS = 800
+CATALOG_SEARCH_TTL_SECONDS = 600
+CATALOG_SEARCH_CACHE_KEY = "catalog_index"
+_CATALOG_INDEX_MEMORY: tuple[float, List["SeriesResult"]] = (0.0, [])
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -111,6 +116,57 @@ class SeasonInfo:
     episodes: List[EpisodeInfo]
 
 
+def _extract_series_metadata(soup: BeautifulSoupT) -> Tuple[Dict[str, str], Dict[str, str]]:
+    info: Dict[str, str] = {}
+    art: Dict[str, str] = {}
+    if not soup:
+        return info, art
+
+    title_tag = soup.select_one("h1")
+    title = (title_tag.get_text(" ", strip=True) if title_tag else "").strip()
+    if title:
+        info["title"] = title
+
+    description = ""
+    desc_tag = soup.select_one(".series-description .description-text")
+    if desc_tag:
+        description = (desc_tag.get_text(" ", strip=True) or "").strip()
+    if not description:
+        meta_desc = soup.select_one("meta[property='og:description'], meta[name='description']")
+        if meta_desc:
+            description = (meta_desc.get("content") or "").strip()
+    if description:
+        info["plot"] = description
+
+    poster = ""
+    poster_tag = soup.select_one(
+        ".show-cover-mobile img[data-src], .show-cover-mobile img[src], .col-3 img[data-src], .col-3 img[src]"
+    )
+    if poster_tag:
+        poster = (poster_tag.get("data-src") or poster_tag.get("src") or "").strip()
+    if not poster:
+        for candidate in soup.select("img[data-src], img[src]"):
+            url = (candidate.get("data-src") or candidate.get("src") or "").strip()
+            if "/media/images/channel/" in url:
+                poster = url
+                break
+    if poster:
+        poster = _absolute_url(poster)
+        art["poster"] = poster
+        art["thumb"] = poster
+
+    fanart = ""
+    fanart_tag = soup.select_one("meta[property='og:image']")
+    if fanart_tag:
+        fanart = (fanart_tag.get("content") or "").strip()
+    if fanart:
+        fanart = _absolute_url(fanart)
+        art["fanart"] = fanart
+        art["landscape"] = fanart
+
+    return info, art
+
+
 def _get_base_url() -> str:
     base = get_setting_string(ADDON_ID, SETTING_BASE_URL, default=DEFAULT_BASE_URL).strip()
     if not base:
@@ -400,20 +456,222 @@ def _extract_genre_names_from_html(body: str) -> List[str]:
     return names
 
 
+def _strip_tags(value: str) -> str:
+    return re.sub(r"<[^>]+>", " ", value or "")
+
+
+def _search_series_api(query: str) -> List[SeriesResult]:
+    query = (query or "").strip()
+    if not query:
+        return []
+    _ensure_requests()
+    sess = get_requests_session("serienstream", headers=HEADERS)
+    terms = [query]
+    if " " in query:
+        # Fallback: einzelne Tokens liefern in der API oft bessere Treffer.
+        terms.extend([token for token in query.split() if token])
+    seen_urls: set[str] = set()
+    for term in terms:
+        try:
+            response = sess.get(
+                f"{_get_base_url()}/api/search/suggest",
+                params={"term": term},
+                headers=HEADERS,
+                timeout=SEARCH_TIMEOUT,
+            )
+            response.raise_for_status()
+        except Exception:
+            continue
+        try:
+            payload = response.json()
+        except Exception:
+            continue
+        shows = payload.get("shows") if isinstance(payload, dict) else None
+        if not isinstance(shows, list):
+            continue
+        results: List[SeriesResult] = []
+        for item in shows:
+            if not isinstance(item, dict):
+                continue
+            title = (item.get("name") or "").strip()
+            href = (item.get("url") or "").strip()
+            if not title or not href:
+                continue
+            url_abs = _absolute_url(href)
+            if not url_abs or url_abs in seen_urls:
+                continue
+            if "/staffel-" in url_abs or "/episode-" in url_abs:
+                continue
+            seen_urls.add(url_abs)
+            results.append(SeriesResult(title=title, description="", url=url_abs))
+        if not results:
+            continue
+        filtered = [entry for entry in results if _matches_query(query, title=entry.title)]
+        if filtered:
+            return filtered
+        # Falls nur Token-Suche möglich war, zumindest die Ergebnisse liefern.
+        if term != query:
+            return results
+    return []
+
+
+def _search_series_server(query: str) -> List[SeriesResult]:
+    if not query:
+        return []
+    api_results = _search_series_api(query)
+    if api_results:
+        return api_results
+    base = _get_base_url()
+    search_url = f"{base}/search?q={quote(query)}"
+    alt_url = f"{base}/suche?q={quote(query)}"
+    for url in (search_url, alt_url):
+        try:
+            body = _get_html_simple(url)
+        except Exception:
+            continue
+        if not body:
+            continue
+        soup = BeautifulSoup(body, "html.parser")
+        root = soup.select_one(".search-results-list")
+        if root is None:
+            continue
+        seen_urls: set[str] = set()
+        results: List[SeriesResult] = []
+        for card in root.select(".cover-card"):
+            anchor = card.select_one("a[href*='/serie/']")
+            if not anchor:
+                continue
+            href = (anchor.get("href") or "").strip()
+            url_abs = _absolute_url(href)
+            if not url_abs or url_abs in seen_urls:
+                continue
+            if "/staffel-" in url_abs or "/episode-" in url_abs:
+                continue
+            title_tag = card.select_one(".show-title") or card.select_one("h3") or card.select_one("h4")
+            title = (title_tag.get_text(" ", strip=True) if title_tag else anchor.get_text(" ", strip=True)).strip()
+            if not title:
+                continue
+            seen_urls.add(url_abs)
+            results.append(SeriesResult(title=title, description="", url=url_abs))
+        if results:
+            return results
+    return []
+
+
+def _extract_catalog_index_from_html(body: str) -> List[SeriesResult]:
+    items: List[SeriesResult] = []
+    if not body:
+        return items
+    seen_urls: set[str] = set()
+    item_re = re.compile(
+        r"<li[^>]*class=[\"'][^\"']*series-item[^\"']*[\"'][^>]*>(.*?)</li>",
+        re.IGNORECASE | re.DOTALL,
+    )
+    anchor_re = re.compile(r"<a[^>]+href=[\"']([^\"']+)[\"'][^>]*>(.*?)</a>", re.IGNORECASE | re.DOTALL)
+    data_search_re = re.compile(r"data-search=[\"']([^\"']*)[\"']", re.IGNORECASE)
+    for match in item_re.finditer(body):
+        block = match.group(0)
+        inner = match.group(1) or ""
+        anchor_match = anchor_re.search(inner)
+        if not anchor_match:
+            continue
+        href = (anchor_match.group(1) or "").strip()
+        url = _absolute_url(href)
+        if not url or "/serie/" not in url or "/staffel-" in url or "/episode-" in url:
+            continue
+        if url in seen_urls:
+            continue
+        seen_urls.add(url)
+        title_raw = anchor_match.group(2) or ""
+        title = unescape(re.sub(r"\s+", " ", _strip_tags(title_raw))).strip()
+        if not title:
+            continue
+        search_match = data_search_re.search(block)
+        description = (search_match.group(1) or "").strip() if search_match else ""
+        items.append(SeriesResult(title=title, description=description, url=url))
+    return items
+
+
+def _catalog_index_from_soup(soup: BeautifulSoupT) -> List[SeriesResult]:
+    items: List[SeriesResult] = []
+    if not soup:
+        return items
+    seen_urls: set[str] = set()
+    for item in soup.select("li.series-item"):
+        anchor = item.find("a", href=True)
+        if not anchor:
+            continue
+        href = (anchor.get("href") or "").strip()
+        url = _absolute_url(href)
+        if not url or "/serie/" not in url or "/staffel-" in url or "/episode-" in url:
+            continue
+        if url in seen_urls:
+            continue
+        seen_urls.add(url)
+        title = (anchor.get_text(" ", strip=True) or "").strip()
+        if not title:
+            continue
+        description = (item.get("data-search") or "").strip()
+        items.append(SeriesResult(title=title, description=description, url=url))
+    return items
+
+
+def _load_catalog_index_from_cache() -> Optional[List[SeriesResult]]:
+    global _CATALOG_INDEX_MEMORY
+    expires_at, cached = _CATALOG_INDEX_MEMORY
+    if cached and expires_at > time.time():
+        return list(cached)
+    raw = _session_cache_get(CATALOG_SEARCH_CACHE_KEY)
+    if not isinstance(raw, list):
+        return None
+    items: List[SeriesResult] = []
+    for entry in raw:
+        if not isinstance(entry, list) or len(entry) < 2:
+            continue
+        title = str(entry[0] or "").strip()
+        url = str(entry[1] or "").strip()
+        description = str(entry[2] or "") if len(entry) > 2 else ""
+        if title and url:
+            items.append(SeriesResult(title=title, description=description, url=url))
+    if items:
+        _CATALOG_INDEX_MEMORY = (time.time() + CATALOG_SEARCH_TTL_SECONDS, list(items))
+    return items or None
+
+
+def _store_catalog_index_in_cache(items: List[SeriesResult]) -> None:
+    global _CATALOG_INDEX_MEMORY
+    if not items:
+        return
+    _CATALOG_INDEX_MEMORY = (time.time() + CATALOG_SEARCH_TTL_SECONDS, list(items))
+    payload: List[List[str]] = []
+    for entry in items:
+        if not entry.title or not entry.url:
+            continue
+        payload.append([entry.title, entry.url, entry.description])
+    _session_cache_set(CATALOG_SEARCH_CACHE_KEY, payload, ttl_seconds=CATALOG_SEARCH_TTL_SECONDS)
+
+
 def search_series(query: str) -> List[SeriesResult]:
-    """Sucht Serien im (/serien)-Katalog (Genre-liste) nach Titel/Alt-Titel."""
+    """Sucht Serien im (/serien)-Katalog nach Titel. Nutzt Cache + Ein-Pass-Filter."""
     _ensure_requests()
     if not _normalize_search_text(query):
         return []
-    # Direkter Abruf wie in fetch_serien.py.
+    server_results = _search_series_server(query)
+    if server_results:
+        return [entry for entry in server_results if entry.title and _matches_query(query, title=entry.title)]
+    cached = _load_catalog_index_from_cache()
+    if cached is not None:
+        return [entry for entry in cached if entry.title and _matches_query(query, title=entry.title)]
+
     catalog_url = f"{_get_base_url()}/serien?by=genre"
-    soup = _get_soup_simple(catalog_url)
+    body = _get_html_simple(catalog_url)
-    results: List[SeriesResult] = []
+    items = _extract_catalog_index_from_html(body)
-    for series in parse_series_catalog(soup).values():
+    if not items:
-        for entry in series:
+        soup = BeautifulSoup(body, "html.parser")
-            if entry.title and _matches_query(query, title=entry.title):
+        items = _catalog_index_from_soup(soup)
-                results.append(entry)
+    if items:
-    return results
+        _store_catalog_index_in_cache(items)
+    return [entry for entry in items if entry.title and _matches_query(query, title=entry.title)]
 
 
 def parse_series_catalog(soup: BeautifulSoupT) -> Dict[str, List[SeriesResult]]:
@@ -805,6 +1063,7 @@ class SerienstreamPlugin(BasisPlugin):
         self._hoster_cache: Dict[Tuple[str, str, str], List[str]] = {}
         self._latest_cache: Dict[int, List[LatestEpisode]] = {}
         self._latest_hoster_cache: Dict[str, List[str]] = {}
+        self._series_metadata_cache: Dict[str, Tuple[Dict[str, str], Dict[str, str]]] = {}
         self.is_available = True
         self.unavailable_reason: Optional[str] = None
         if not self._requests_available:  # pragma: no cover - optional dependency
@@ -852,11 +1111,29 @@ class SerienstreamPlugin(BasisPlugin):
             if self._title_url_cache.get(cache_key) != url:
                 self._title_url_cache[cache_key] = url
         self._save_title_url_cache()
+        if url:
             return
         current = self._series_results.get(title)
         if current is None:
             self._series_results[title] = SeriesResult(title=title, description=description, url="")
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _metadata_cache_key(title: str) -> str:
+        return (title or "").strip().casefold()
+
+    def _series_for_title(self, title: str) -> Optional[SeriesResult]:
+        direct = self._series_results.get(title)
+        if direct and direct.url:
+            return direct
+        lookup_key = (title or "").strip().casefold()
+        for item in self._series_results.values():
+            if item.title.casefold().strip() == lookup_key and item.url:
+                return item
+        cached_url = self._title_url_cache.get(lookup_key, "")
+        if cached_url:
+            return SeriesResult(title=title, description="", url=cached_url)
+        return None
+
     @staticmethod
     def _season_links_cache_name(series_url: str) -> str:
         digest = hashlib.sha1((series_url or "").encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()[:20]
@@ -1274,7 +1551,28 @@ class SerienstreamPlugin(BasisPlugin):
             self._season_links_cache[title] = list(session_links)
             return list(session_links)
         try:
-            seasons = scrape_series_detail(series.url, load_episodes=False)
+            series_soup = _get_soup(series.url, session=get_requests_session("serienstream", headers=HEADERS))
+            info_labels, art = _extract_series_metadata(series_soup)
+            if series.description and "plot" not in info_labels:
+                info_labels["plot"] = series.description
+            cache_key = self._metadata_cache_key(title)
+            if info_labels or art:
+                self._series_metadata_cache[cache_key] = (info_labels, art)
+
+            base_series_url = _series_root_url(_extract_canonical_url(series_soup, series.url))
+            season_links = _extract_season_links(series_soup)
+            season_count = _extract_number_of_seasons(series_soup)
+            if season_count and (not season_links or len(season_links) < season_count):
+                existing = {number for number, _ in season_links}
+                for number in range(1, season_count + 1):
+                    if number in existing:
+                        continue
+                    season_url = f"{base_series_url}/staffel-{number}"
+                    _log_parsed_url(season_url)
+                    season_links.append((number, season_url))
+                season_links.sort(key=lambda item: item[0])
+            seasons = [SeasonInfo(number=number, url=url, episodes=[]) for number, url in season_links]
+            seasons.sort(key=lambda s: s.number)
         except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover - defensive logging
             raise RuntimeError(f"Serienstream-Staffeln konnten nicht geladen werden: {exc}") from exc
         self._season_links_cache[title] = list(seasons)
@@ -1288,6 +1586,41 @@ class SerienstreamPlugin(BasisPlugin):
             return
         self._remember_series_result(title, series_url)
 
+    def metadata_for(self, title: str) -> Tuple[Dict[str, str], Dict[str, str], Optional[List[Any]]]:
+        title = (title or "").strip()
+        if not title or not self._requests_available:
+            return {}, {}, None
+
+        cache_key = self._metadata_cache_key(title)
+        cached = self._series_metadata_cache.get(cache_key)
+        if cached is not None:
+            info, art = cached
+            return dict(info), dict(art), None
+
+        series = self._series_for_title(title)
+        if series is None or not series.url:
+            info = {"title": title}
+            self._series_metadata_cache[cache_key] = (dict(info), {})
+            return info, {}, None
+
+        info: Dict[str, str] = {"title": title}
+        art: Dict[str, str] = {}
+        if series.description:
+            info["plot"] = series.description
+
+        try:
+            soup = _get_soup(series.url, session=get_requests_session("serienstream", headers=HEADERS))
+            parsed_info, parsed_art = _extract_series_metadata(soup)
+            if parsed_info:
+                info.update(parsed_info)
+            if parsed_art:
+                art.update(parsed_art)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+        self._series_metadata_cache[cache_key] = (dict(info), dict(art))
+        return info, art, None
+
     def series_url_for_title(self, title: str) -> str:
         title = (title or "").strip()
         if not title:
@@ -1443,6 +1776,18 @@ class SerienstreamPlugin(BasisPlugin):
         except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover - defensive logging
             raise RuntimeError(f"Stream-Link konnte nicht geladen werden: {exc}") from exc
 
+    def episode_url_for(self, title: str, season: str, episode: str) -> str:
+        cache_key = (title, season)
+        cached = self._episode_label_cache.get(cache_key)
+        if cached:
+            info = cached.get(episode)
+            if info and info.url:
+                return info.url
+        episode_info = self._lookup_episode(title, season, episode)
+        if episode_info and episode_info.url:
+            return episode_info.url
+        return ""
+
     def available_hosters_for(self, title: str, season: str, episode: str) -> List[str]:
         if not self._requests_available:
             raise RuntimeError("SerienstreamPlugin kann ohne requests/bs4 keine Hoster laden.")

addon/plugins/topstreamfilm_plugin.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import hashlib
 import os
 import re
 import json
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Optional, TypeAlias
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Optional
 from urllib.parse import urlencode, urljoin
 
 try:  # pragma: no cover - optional dependency
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
     from requests import Session as RequestsSession
     from bs4 import BeautifulSoup as BeautifulSoupT  # type: ignore[import-not-found]
 else:  # pragma: no cover
-    RequestsSession: TypeAlias = Any
+    RequestsSession = Any
-    BeautifulSoupT: TypeAlias = Any
+    BeautifulSoupT = Any
 
 
 ADDON_ID = "plugin.video.viewit"
 SETTING_BASE_URL = "topstream_base_url"
-DEFAULT_BASE_URL = "https://www.meineseite"
+DEFAULT_BASE_URL = "https://topstreamfilm.live"
 GLOBAL_SETTING_LOG_URLS = "debug_log_urls"
 GLOBAL_SETTING_DUMP_HTML = "debug_dump_html"
 GLOBAL_SETTING_SHOW_URL_INFO = "debug_show_url_info"

addon/resources/settings.xml

@@ -31,22 +31,28 @@
   </category>
   <category label="TopStream">
     <setting id="topstream_base_url" type="text" label="Domain (BASE_URL)" default="https://topstreamfilm.live" />
+    <setting id="topstreamfilm_metadata_source" type="enum" label="Metadatenquelle" default="0" values="Auto|Quelle|TMDB|Mix" />
     <setting id="topstream_genre_max_pages" type="number" label="Genres: max. Seiten laden (Pagination)" default="20" />
   </category>
   <category label="SerienStream">
     <setting id="serienstream_base_url" type="text" label="Domain (BASE_URL)" default="https://s.to" />
+    <setting id="serienstream_metadata_source" type="enum" label="Metadatenquelle" default="0" values="Auto|Quelle|TMDB|Mix" />
   </category>
   <category label="AniWorld">
     <setting id="aniworld_base_url" type="text" label="Domain (BASE_URL)" default="https://aniworld.to" />
+    <setting id="aniworld_metadata_source" type="enum" label="Metadatenquelle" default="0" values="Auto|Quelle|TMDB|Mix" />
   </category>
   <category label="Einschalten">
     <setting id="einschalten_base_url" type="text" label="Domain (BASE_URL)" default="https://einschalten.in" />
+    <setting id="einschalten_metadata_source" type="enum" label="Metadatenquelle" default="0" values="Auto|Quelle|TMDB|Mix" />
   </category>
   <category label="Filmpalast">
     <setting id="filmpalast_base_url" type="text" label="Domain (BASE_URL)" default="https://filmpalast.to" />
+    <setting id="filmpalast_metadata_source" type="enum" label="Metadatenquelle" default="0" values="Auto|Quelle|TMDB|Mix" />
   </category>
   <category label="Doku-Streams">
     <setting id="doku_streams_base_url" type="text" label="Domain (BASE_URL)" default="https://doku-streams.com" />
+    <setting id="doku_streams_metadata_source" type="enum" label="Metadatenquelle" default="0" values="Auto|Quelle|TMDB|Mix" />
   </category>
   <category label="TMDB">
     <setting id="tmdb_enabled" type="bool" label="TMDB aktivieren" default="true" />

docs/DEFAULT_ROUTER.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Dieses Dokument beschreibt den Einstiegspunkt des Addons und die zentrale Steuer
 - startet die Wiedergabe und verwaltet Playstate/Resume.
 
 ## Ablauf (high level)
-1. **Plugin‑Discovery**: Lädt alle `addon/plugins/*.py` (ohne `_`‑Prefix) und instanziiert Klassen, die von `BasisPlugin` erben.
+1. **Plugin‑Discovery**: Lädt alle `addon/plugins/*.py` (ohne `_`‑Prefix). Bevorzugt `Plugin = <Klasse>`, sonst werden `BasisPlugin`‑Subklassen deterministisch instanziiert.
 2. **Navigation**: Baut Kodi‑Listen (Serien/Staffeln/Episoden) auf Basis der Plugin‑Antworten.
 3. **Playback**: Holt Stream‑Links aus dem Plugin und startet die Wiedergabe.
 4. **Playstate**: Speichert Resume‑Daten lokal (`playstate.json`) und setzt `playcount`/Resume‑Infos.
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Die genaue Aktion wird aus den Query‑Parametern gelesen und an das entsprechen
 - **Plugin‑Loader**: findet & instanziiert Plugins.
 - **UI‑Helper**: setzt Content‑Type, baut Verzeichnisseinträge.
 - **Playstate‑Helper**: `_load_playstate`, `_save_playstate`, `_apply_playstate_to_info`.
+- **Metadata‑Merge**: Plugin‑Metadaten können TMDB übersteuern, TMDB dient als Fallback.
 
 ## Fehlerbehandlung
 - Plugin‑Importfehler werden isoliert behandelt, damit das Addon nicht komplett ausfällt.

docs/PLUGIN_DEVELOPMENT.md

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Diese Doku beschreibt, wie Plugins im ViewIT‑Addon aufgebaut sind und wie neue
 - Jedes Plugin ist eine einzelne Datei unter `addon/plugins/`.
 - Dateinamen **ohne** `_`‑Prefix werden automatisch geladen.
 - Jede Datei enthält eine Klasse, die von `BasisPlugin` erbt.
+- Optional: `Plugin = <Klasse>` als expliziter Einstiegspunkt (bevorzugt vom Loader).
 
 ## Pflicht‑Methoden (BasisPlugin)
 Jedes Plugin muss diese Methoden implementieren:
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ Wesentliche Rückgaben an die Hauptlogik:
 - `episodes_for(...)` → Liste von Episoden-Labels
 - `stream_link_for(...)` → Hoster-/Player-Link (nicht zwingend finale Media-URL)
 - `resolve_stream_link(...)` → finale/spielbare URL nach Redirect/Resolver
+- `metadata_for(...)` → Info-Labels/Art (Plot/Poster) aus der Quelle
 - Optional `available_hosters_for(...)` → auswählbare Hoster-Namen im Dialog
 - Optional `series_url_for_title(...)` → stabile Detail-URL pro Titel für Folgeaufrufe
 - Optional `remember_series_url(...)` → Übernahme einer bereits bekannten Detail-URL
@@ -35,6 +37,9 @@ Standard für Film-Provider (ohne echte Staffeln):
 - `popular_series` → `popular_series()`
 - `genres` → `genres()` + `titles_for_genre(genre)`
 - `latest_episodes` → `latest_episodes(page=1)`
+- `new_titles` → `new_titles_page(page=1)`
+- `alpha` → `alpha_index()` + `titles_for_alpha_page(letter, page)`
+- `series_catalog` → `series_catalog_page(page=1)`
 
 ## Empfohlene Struktur
 - Konstanten für URLs/Endpoints (BASE_URL, Pfade, Templates)
@@ -60,6 +65,7 @@ Standard: `*_base_url` (Domain / BASE_URL)
   - `einschalten_base_url`
   - `topstream_base_url`
   - `filmpalast_base_url`
+  - `doku_streams_base_url`
 
 ## Playback
 - `stream_link_for(...)` implementieren (liefert bevorzugten Hoster-Link).
@@ -75,7 +81,8 @@ Standard: `*_base_url` (Domain / BASE_URL)
 2. **Navigation**: `series_url_for_title`/`remember_series_url` unterstützen, damit URLs zwischen Aufrufen stabil bleiben.
 3. **Auswahl Hoster**: Hoster-Namen aus der Detailseite extrahieren und anbieten.
 4. **Playback**: Hoster-Link liefern, danach konsistent über `resolve_stream_link` finalisieren.
-5. **Fallbacks**: bei Layout-Unterschieden defensiv parsen und Logging aktivierbar halten.
+5. **Metadaten**: `metadata_for` nutzen, Plot/Poster aus der Quelle zurückgeben.
+6. **Fallbacks**: bei Layout-Unterschieden defensiv parsen und Logging aktivierbar halten.
 
 ## Debugging
 Global gesteuert über Settings:
@@ -94,6 +101,8 @@ Plugins sollten die Helper aus `addon/plugin_helpers.py` nutzen:
 ## Build & Test
 - ZIP bauen: `./scripts/build_kodi_zip.sh`
 - Addon‑Ordner: `./scripts/build_install_addon.sh`
+- Plugin‑Manifest aktualisieren: `python3 scripts/generate_plugin_manifest.py`
+- Live-Snapshot-Checks: `python3 qa/run_plugin_snapshots.py` (aktualisieren mit `--update`)
 
 ## Beispiel‑Checkliste
 - [ ] `name` korrekt gesetzt

docs/PLUGIN_MANIFEST.json

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+{
+  "schema_version": 1,
+  "plugins": [
+    {
+      "file": "addon/plugins/aniworld_plugin.py",
+      "module": "aniworld_plugin",
+      "name": "Aniworld",
+      "class": "AniworldPlugin",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "capabilities": [
+        "genres",
+        "latest_episodes",
+        "popular_series"
+      ],
+      "prefer_source_metadata": false,
+      "base_url_setting": "aniworld_base_url",
+      "available": true,
+      "unavailable_reason": null,
+      "error": null
+    },
+    {
+      "file": "addon/plugins/dokustreams_plugin.py",
+      "module": "dokustreams_plugin",
+      "name": "Doku-Streams",
+      "class": "DokuStreamsPlugin",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "capabilities": [
+        "genres",
+        "popular_series"
+      ],
+      "prefer_source_metadata": true,
+      "base_url_setting": "doku_streams_base_url",
+      "available": true,
+      "unavailable_reason": null,
+      "error": null
+    },
+    {
+      "file": "addon/plugins/einschalten_plugin.py",
+      "module": "einschalten_plugin",
+      "name": "Einschalten",
+      "class": "EinschaltenPlugin",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "capabilities": [
+        "genres",
+        "new_titles"
+      ],
+      "prefer_source_metadata": false,
+      "base_url_setting": "einschalten_base_url",
+      "available": true,
+      "unavailable_reason": null,
+      "error": null
+    },
+    {
+      "file": "addon/plugins/filmpalast_plugin.py",
+      "module": "filmpalast_plugin",
+      "name": "Filmpalast",
+      "class": "FilmpalastPlugin",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "capabilities": [
+        "alpha",
+        "genres",
+        "series_catalog"
+      ],
+      "prefer_source_metadata": false,
+      "base_url_setting": "filmpalast_base_url",
+      "available": true,
+      "unavailable_reason": null,
+      "error": null
+    },
+    {
+      "file": "addon/plugins/serienstream_plugin.py",
+      "module": "serienstream_plugin",
+      "name": "Serienstream",
+      "class": "SerienstreamPlugin",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "capabilities": [
+        "genres",
+        "latest_episodes",
+        "popular_series"
+      ],
+      "prefer_source_metadata": false,
+      "base_url_setting": "serienstream_base_url",
+      "available": true,
+      "unavailable_reason": null,
+      "error": null
+    },
+    {
+      "file": "addon/plugins/topstreamfilm_plugin.py",
+      "module": "topstreamfilm_plugin",
+      "name": "Topstreamfilm",
+      "class": "TopstreamfilmPlugin",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "capabilities": [
+        "genres",
+        "popular_series"
+      ],
+      "prefer_source_metadata": false,
+      "base_url_setting": "topstream_base_url",
+      "available": true,
+      "unavailable_reason": null,
+      "error": null
+    }
+  ]
+}

docs/PLUGIN_SYSTEM.md

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ ViewIt lädt Provider-Integrationen dynamisch aus `addon/plugins/*.py`. Jede Dat
 Weitere Details:
 - `docs/DEFAULT_ROUTER.md` (Hauptlogik in `addon/default.py`)
 - `docs/PLUGIN_DEVELOPMENT.md` (Entwicklerdoku für Plugins)
+- `docs/PLUGIN_MANIFEST.json` (zentraler Überblick über Plugins, Versionen, Capabilities)
 
 ### Aktuelle Plugins
 
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ Weitere Details:
 - `einschalten_plugin.py` – Einschalten
 - `aniworld_plugin.py` – Aniworld
 - `filmpalast_plugin.py` – Filmpalast
+- `dokustreams_plugin.py` – Doku-Streams
 - `_template_plugin.py` – Vorlage für neue Plugins
 
 ### Plugin-Discovery (Ladeprozess)
@@ -26,11 +28,16 @@ Der Loader in `addon/default.py`:
 1. Sucht alle `*.py` in `addon/plugins/`
 2. Überspringt Dateien, die mit `_` beginnen
 3. Lädt Module dynamisch
-4. Instanziert Klassen, die von `BasisPlugin` erben
+4. Nutzt `Plugin = <Klasse>` als bevorzugten Einstiegspunkt (falls vorhanden)
-5. Ignoriert Plugins mit `is_available = False`
+5. Fallback: instanziert Klassen, die von `BasisPlugin` erben (deterministisch sortiert)
+6. Ignoriert Plugins mit `is_available = False`
 
 Damit bleiben fehlerhafte Plugins isoliert und blockieren nicht das gesamte Add-on.
 
+### Plugin-Manifest (Audit & Repro)
+`docs/PLUGIN_MANIFEST.json` listet alle Plugins mit Version, Capabilities und Basis-Settings.
+Erzeugung: `python3 scripts/generate_plugin_manifest.py`
+
 ### BasisPlugin – verpflichtende Methoden
 
 Definiert in `addon/plugin_interface.py`:
@@ -38,6 +45,7 @@ Definiert in `addon/plugin_interface.py`:
 - `async search_titles(query: str) -> list[str]`
 - `seasons_for(title: str) -> list[str]`
 - `episodes_for(title: str, season: str) -> list[str]`
+- optional `metadata_for(title: str) -> (info_labels, art, cast)`
 
 ### Optionale Features (Capabilities)
 
@@ -47,10 +55,19 @@ Plugins können zusätzliche Features anbieten:
 - `popular_series`: liefert beliebte Serien
 - `genres`: Genre-Liste verfügbar
 - `latest_episodes`: neue Episoden verfügbar
+- `new_titles`: neue Titel verfügbar
+- `alpha`: A-Z Index verfügbar
+- `series_catalog`: Serienkatalog verfügbar
 - `popular_series() -> list[str]`
 - `genres() -> list[str]`
 - `titles_for_genre(genre: str) -> list[str]`
 - `latest_episodes(page: int = 1) -> list[LatestEpisode]` (wenn angeboten)
+- `new_titles_page(page: int = 1) -> list[str]` (wenn angeboten)
+- `alpha_index() -> list[str]` (wenn angeboten)
+- `series_catalog_page(page: int = 1) -> list[str]` (wenn angeboten)
+
+Metadaten:
+- `prefer_source_metadata = True` bedeutet: Plugin-Metadaten gehen vor TMDB, TMDB dient nur als Fallback.
 
 ViewIt zeigt im UI nur die Features an, die ein Plugin tatsächlich liefert.
 
@@ -62,6 +79,7 @@ Eine Integration sollte typischerweise bieten:
 - `search_titles()` mit Provider-Suche
 - `seasons_for()` und `episodes_for()` mit HTML-Parsing
 - `stream_link_for()` optional für direkte Playback-Links
+- `metadata_for()` optional für Plot/Poster aus der Quelle
 - Optional: `available_hosters_for()` oder Provider-spezifische Helfer
 
 Als Startpunkt dient `addon/plugins/_template_plugin.py`.
@@ -79,8 +97,9 @@ Als Startpunkt dient `addon/plugins/_template_plugin.py`.
 - Keine Netzwerkzugriffe im Import-Top-Level
 - Netzwerkzugriffe nur in Methoden (z. B. `search_titles`)
 - Fehler sauber abfangen und verständliche Fehlermeldungen liefern
-- Kein globaler Zustand, der across instances überrascht
+- Kein globaler Zustand, der über Instanzen hinweg überrascht
 - Provider-spezifische Parser in Helper-Funktionen kapseln
+- Reproduzierbare Reihenfolge: `Plugin`-Alias nutzen oder Klassenname eindeutig halten
 
 ### Debugging & Logs
 

qa/plugin_snapshots.json

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+{
+  "snapshots": {
+    "Serienstream::search_titles::trek": [
+      "Star Trek: Lower Decks",
+      "Star Trek: Prodigy",
+      "Star Trek: The Animated Series",
+      "Inside Star Trek",
+      "Raumschiff Enterprise - Star Trek: The Original Series",
+      "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine",
+      "Star Trek: Discovery",
+      "Star Trek: Enterprise",
+      "Star Trek: Picard",
+      "Star Trek: Raumschiff Voyager",
+      "Star Trek: Short Treks",
+      "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy",
+      "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds",
+      "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
+    ],
+    "Aniworld::search_titles::naruto": [
+      "Naruto",
+      "Naruto Shippuden",
+      "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations",
+      "Naruto Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals"
+    ],
+    "Topstreamfilm::search_titles::matrix": [
+      "Darkdrive – Verschollen in der Matrix",
+      "Matrix Reloaded",
+      "Armitage III: Poly Matrix",
+      "Matrix Resurrections",
+      "Matrix",
+      "Matrix Revolutions",
+      "Matrix Fighters"
+    ],
+    "Einschalten::new_titles_page::1": [
+      "Miracle: Das Eishockeywunder von 1980",
+      "No Escape - Grizzly Night",
+      "Kidnapped: Der Fall Elizabeth Smart",
+      "The Internship",
+      "The Rip",
+      "Die Toten vom Bodensee  – Schicksalsrad",
+      "People We Meet on Vacation",
+      "Anaconda",
+      "Even If This Love Disappears Tonight",
+      "Die Stunde der Mutigen",
+      "10DANCE",
+      "SpongeBob Schwammkopf: Piraten Ahoi!",
+      "Ella McCay",
+      "Merv",
+      "Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas",
+      "Als mein Vater Weihnachten rettete 2",
+      "Die Fraggles: Der erste Schnee",
+      "Gregs Tagebuch 3: Jetzt reicht's!",
+      "Not Without Hope",
+      "Five Nights at Freddy's 2"
+    ],
+    "Filmpalast::search_titles::trek": [
+      "Star Trek",
+      "Star Trek - Der Film",
+      "Star Trek 2 - Der Zorn des Khan",
+      "Star Trek 9 Der Aufstand",
+      "Star Trek: Nemesis",
+      "Star Trek: Section 31",
+      "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy",
+      "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds"
+    ],
+    "Doku-Streams::search_titles::japan": [
+      "Deutsche im Knast - Japan und die Disziplin",
+      "Die Meerfrauen von Japan",
+      "Japan - Land der Moderne und Tradition",
+      "Japan im Zweiten Weltkrieg - Der Fall des Kaiserreichs"
+    ]
+  }
+}

qa/run_plugin_snapshots.py

@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Run live snapshot checks for plugins.
+
+Use --update to refresh stored snapshots.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import asyncio
+import importlib.util
+import inspect
+import json
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+ROOT_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+PLUGIN_DIR = ROOT_DIR / "addon" / "plugins"
+SNAPSHOT_PATH = ROOT_DIR / "qa" / "plugin_snapshots.json"
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT_DIR / "addon"))
+
+try:
+    from plugin_interface import BasisPlugin  # type: ignore
+except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover
+    raise SystemExit(f"Failed to import BasisPlugin: {exc}")
+
+CONFIG = [
+    {"plugin": "Serienstream", "method": "search_titles", "args": ["trek"], "max_items": 20},
+    {"plugin": "Aniworld", "method": "search_titles", "args": ["naruto"], "max_items": 20},
+    {"plugin": "Topstreamfilm", "method": "search_titles", "args": ["matrix"], "max_items": 20},
+    {"plugin": "Einschalten", "method": "new_titles_page", "args": [1], "max_items": 20},
+    {"plugin": "Filmpalast", "method": "search_titles", "args": ["trek"], "max_items": 20},
+    {"plugin": "Doku-Streams", "method": "search_titles", "args": ["japan"], "max_items": 20},
+]
+
+
+def _import_module(path: Path):
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(path.stem, path)
+    if spec is None or spec.loader is None:
+        raise ImportError(f"Missing spec for {path}")
+    module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    sys.modules[spec.name] = module
+    spec.loader.exec_module(module)
+    return module
+
+
+def _discover_plugins() -> dict[str, BasisPlugin]:
+    plugins: dict[str, BasisPlugin] = {}
+    for file_path in sorted(PLUGIN_DIR.glob("*.py")):
+        if file_path.name.startswith("_"):
+            continue
+        module = _import_module(file_path)
+        preferred = getattr(module, "Plugin", None)
+        if inspect.isclass(preferred) and issubclass(preferred, BasisPlugin) and preferred is not BasisPlugin:
+            classes = [preferred]
+        else:
+            classes = [
+                obj
+                for obj in module.__dict__.values()
+                if inspect.isclass(obj) and issubclass(obj, BasisPlugin) and obj is not BasisPlugin
+            ]
+            classes.sort(key=lambda cls: cls.__name__.casefold())
+        for cls in classes:
+            instance = cls()
+            name = str(getattr(instance, "name", "") or "").strip()
+            if name and name not in plugins:
+                plugins[name] = instance
+    return plugins
+
+
+def _normalize_titles(value: Any, max_items: int) -> list[str]:
+    if not value:
+        return []
+    titles = [str(item).strip() for item in list(value) if item and str(item).strip()]
+    seen = set()
+    normalized: list[str] = []
+    for title in titles:
+        key = title.casefold()
+        if key in seen:
+            continue
+        seen.add(key)
+        normalized.append(title)
+        if len(normalized) >= max_items:
+            break
+    return normalized
+
+
+def _snapshot_key(entry: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    args = entry.get("args", [])
+    return f"{entry['plugin']}::{entry['method']}::{','.join(str(a) for a in args)}"
+
+
+def _call_method(plugin: BasisPlugin, method_name: str, args: list[Any]):
+    method = getattr(plugin, method_name, None)
+    if not callable(method):
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Method missing: {method_name}")
+    result = method(*args)
+    if asyncio.iscoroutine(result):
+        return asyncio.run(result)
+    return result
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument("--update", action="store_true")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    snapshots: dict[str, Any] = {}
+    if SNAPSHOT_PATH.exists():
+        snapshots = json.loads(SNAPSHOT_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    data = snapshots.get("snapshots", {}) if isinstance(snapshots, dict) else {}
+    if args.update:
+        data = {}
+
+    plugins = _discover_plugins()
+    errors = []
+
+    for entry in CONFIG:
+        plugin_name = entry["plugin"]
+        plugin = plugins.get(plugin_name)
+        if plugin is None:
+            errors.append(f"Plugin missing: {plugin_name}")
+            continue
+        key = _snapshot_key(entry)
+        try:
+            result = _call_method(plugin, entry["method"], entry.get("args", []))
+            normalized = _normalize_titles(result, entry.get("max_items", 20))
+        except Exception as exc:
+            errors.append(f"Snapshot error: {key} ({exc})")
+            if args.update:
+                data[key] = {"error": str(exc)}
+            continue
+        if args.update:
+            data[key] = normalized
+        else:
+            expected = data.get(key)
+            if expected != normalized:
+                errors.append(f"Snapshot mismatch: {key}\nExpected: {expected}\nActual:   {normalized}")
+
+    if args.update:
+        SNAPSHOT_PATH.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        SNAPSHOT_PATH.write_text(json.dumps({"snapshots": data}, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    if errors:
+        for err in errors:
+            print(err)
+        return 1
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())

scripts/build_kodi_zip.sh

@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ ZIP_PATH="${INSTALL_DIR}/${ZIP_NAME}"
 ADDON_DIR="$("${ROOT_DIR}/scripts/build_install_addon.sh" >/dev/null; echo "${INSTALL_DIR}/${ADDON_ID}")"
 
 rm -f "${ZIP_PATH}"
-(cd "${INSTALL_DIR}" && zip -r "${ZIP_NAME}" "$(basename "${ADDON_DIR}")" >/dev/null)
+python3 "${ROOT_DIR}/scripts/zip_deterministic.py" "${ZIP_PATH}" "${ADDON_DIR}" >/dev/null
 
 echo "${ZIP_PATH}"

scripts/build_local_kodi_repo.sh

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ PY
 REPO_ZIP_NAME="${REPO_ADDON_ID}-${REPO_ADDON_VERSION}.zip"
 REPO_ZIP_PATH="${REPO_DIR}/${REPO_ZIP_NAME}"
 rm -f "${REPO_ZIP_PATH}"
-(cd "${TMP_DIR}" && zip -r "${REPO_ZIP_PATH}" "${REPO_ADDON_ID}" >/dev/null)
+python3 "${ROOT_DIR}/scripts/zip_deterministic.py" "${REPO_ZIP_PATH}" "${TMP_REPO_ADDON_DIR}" >/dev/null
 
 python3 - "${PLUGIN_ADDON_XML}" "${TMP_REPO_ADDON_DIR}/addon.xml" "${REPO_DIR}/addons.xml" <<'PY'
 import sys

scripts/generate_plugin_manifest.py

@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Generate a JSON manifest for addon plugins."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import importlib.util
+import inspect
+import json
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+ROOT_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+PLUGIN_DIR = ROOT_DIR / "addon" / "plugins"
+OUTPUT_PATH = ROOT_DIR / "docs" / "PLUGIN_MANIFEST.json"
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT_DIR / "addon"))
+
+try:
+    from plugin_interface import BasisPlugin  # type: ignore
+except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover
+    raise SystemExit(f"Failed to import BasisPlugin: {exc}")
+
+
+def _import_module(path: Path):
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(path.stem, path)
+    if spec is None or spec.loader is None:
+        raise ImportError(f"Missing spec for {path}")
+    module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    sys.modules[spec.name] = module
+    spec.loader.exec_module(module)
+    return module
+
+
+def _collect_plugins():
+    plugins = []
+    for file_path in sorted(PLUGIN_DIR.glob("*.py")):
+        if file_path.name.startswith("_"):
+            continue
+        entry = {
+            "file": str(file_path.relative_to(ROOT_DIR)),
+            "module": file_path.stem,
+            "name": None,
+            "class": None,
+            "version": None,
+            "capabilities": [],
+            "prefer_source_metadata": False,
+            "base_url_setting": None,
+            "available": None,
+            "unavailable_reason": None,
+            "error": None,
+        }
+        try:
+            module = _import_module(file_path)
+            preferred = getattr(module, "Plugin", None)
+            if inspect.isclass(preferred) and issubclass(preferred, BasisPlugin) and preferred is not BasisPlugin:
+                classes = [preferred]
+            else:
+                classes = [
+                    obj
+                    for obj in module.__dict__.values()
+                    if inspect.isclass(obj) and issubclass(obj, BasisPlugin) and obj is not BasisPlugin
+                ]
+                classes.sort(key=lambda cls: cls.__name__.casefold())
+
+            if not classes:
+                entry["error"] = "No plugin classes found"
+                plugins.append(entry)
+                continue
+
+            cls = classes[0]
+            instance = cls()
+            entry["class"] = cls.__name__
+            entry["name"] = str(getattr(instance, "name", "") or "") or None
+            entry["version"] = str(getattr(instance, "version", "0.0.0") or "0.0.0")
+            entry["prefer_source_metadata"] = bool(getattr(instance, "prefer_source_metadata", False))
+            entry["available"] = bool(getattr(instance, "is_available", True))
+            entry["unavailable_reason"] = getattr(instance, "unavailable_reason", None)
+            try:
+                caps = instance.capabilities()  # type: ignore[call-arg]
+                entry["capabilities"] = sorted([str(c) for c in caps]) if caps else []
+            except Exception:
+                entry["capabilities"] = []
+
+            entry["base_url_setting"] = getattr(module, "SETTING_BASE_URL", None)
+        except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover
+            entry["error"] = str(exc)
+        plugins.append(entry)
+
+    plugins.sort(key=lambda item: (item.get("name") or item["module"]).casefold())
+    return plugins
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    if not PLUGIN_DIR.exists():
+        raise SystemExit("Plugin directory missing")
+    manifest = {
+        "schema_version": 1,
+        "plugins": _collect_plugins(),
+    }
+    OUTPUT_PATH.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    OUTPUT_PATH.write_text(json.dumps(manifest, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    print(str(OUTPUT_PATH))
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())

scripts/zip_deterministic.py

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Create deterministic zip archives.
+
+Usage:
+  zip_deterministic.py <zip_path> <root_dir>
+
+The archive will include the root directory itself and all files under it.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import sys
+import time
+import zipfile
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def _timestamp() -> tuple[int, int, int, int, int, int]:
+    epoch = os.environ.get("SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH")
+    if epoch:
+        try:
+            value = int(epoch)
+            return time.gmtime(value)[:6]
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+    return (2000, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)
+
+
+def _iter_files(root: Path):
+    for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(root):
+        dirnames[:] = sorted([d for d in dirnames if d != "__pycache__"])
+        for filename in sorted(filenames):
+            if filename.endswith(".pyc"):
+                continue
+            yield Path(dirpath) / filename
+
+
+def _add_file(zf: zipfile.ZipFile, file_path: Path, arcname: str) -> None:
+    info = zipfile.ZipInfo(arcname, date_time=_timestamp())
+    info.compress_type = zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED
+    info.external_attr = (0o644 & 0xFFFF) << 16
+    with file_path.open("rb") as handle:
+        data = handle.read()
+    zf.writestr(info, data, compress_type=zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED)
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    if len(sys.argv) != 3:
+        print("Usage: zip_deterministic.py <zip_path> <root_dir>")
+        return 2
+
+    zip_path = Path(sys.argv[1]).resolve()
+    root = Path(sys.argv[2]).resolve()
+    if not root.exists() or not root.is_dir():
+        print(f"Missing root dir: {root}")
+        return 2
+
+    base = root.parent
+    zip_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    if zip_path.exists():
+        zip_path.unlink()
+
+    with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_path, "w") as zf:
+        for file_path in sorted(_iter_files(root)):
+            arcname = str(file_path.relative_to(base)).replace(os.sep, "/")
+            _add_file(zf, file_path, arcname)
+
+    print(str(zip_path))
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())