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/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
-    BeautifulSoupT: TypeAlias = Any
+    RequestsSession = 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
-    BeautifulSoupT: TypeAlias = Any
+    RequestsSession = 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
-    BeautifulSoupT: TypeAlias = Any
+    RequestsSession = 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
-    BeautifulSoupT: TypeAlias = Any
+    RequestsSession = 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 list(hosters.keys())
+        return self.available_hosters_for_url(detail_url)
 
     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
-    BeautifulSoupT: TypeAlias = Any
+    RequestsSession = 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)
-    results: List[SeriesResult] = []
-    for series in parse_series_catalog(soup).values():
-        for entry in series:
-            if entry.title and _matches_query(query, title=entry.title):
-                results.append(entry)
-    return results
+    body = _get_html_simple(catalog_url)
+    items = _extract_catalog_index_from_html(body)
+    if not items:
+        soup = BeautifulSoup(body, "html.parser")
+        items = _catalog_index_from_soup(soup)
+    if items:
+        _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
@@ -851,12 +1110,30 @@ class SerienstreamPlugin(BasisPlugin):
             cache_key = title.casefold()
             if self._title_url_cache.get(cache_key) != url:
                 self._title_url_cache[cache_key] = url
-                self._save_title_url_cache()
+        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
-    BeautifulSoupT: TypeAlias = Any
+    RequestsSession = 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
-5. Ignoriert Plugins mit `is_available = False`
+4. Nutzt `Plugin = <Klasse>` als bevorzugten Einstiegspunkt (falls vorhanden)
+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`:
@@ -38,19 +45,29 @@ 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)
 
 Plugins können zusätzliche Features anbieten:
 
 - `capabilities() -> set[str]`
-  - `popular_series`: liefert beliebte Serien
-  - `genres`: Genre-Liste verfügbar
-  - `latest_episodes`: neue Episoden verfügbar
+- `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())