php-plex

A simple PHP library for interacting with the Plex (http://plexapp.com) HTTP Control API.

Requirements

php-curl
simpleXML

What It Does

Allows access to your Plex library so that you can retrieve your shows, seasons, episodes, movies, artists, albums, and tracks in a number of convenient ways.

Has simple commands for playback and navigation and also an interface for playing episodes, movies, and tracks.

What It Does Not Do

Photos have not been implemented yet.

Playback is only implemented at the episode, movies, and track level. The plan is to implement passing a season or album to the application controller and have it play through the entire thing.

Paging has not been implemented for lists of items.

Examples

Set Up

require_once('path/to/Plex.php');

$servers = array(
	'shepherd' => array(
		'address' => '192.168.11.9'
	)
);

$plex = new Plex();
$plex->registerServers($servers);

$server = $plex->getServer('shepherd');
$client = $plex->getClient('zoe');

Get items at the library level

// On deck and recently added items
$server->getLibrary()->getOnDeckItems();
$server->getLibrary()->getRecentlyAddedItems();

// Sections
$server->getLibrary()->getSections();
$server->getLibrary()->getSection('Movies');
$server->getLibrary()->getSection('TV Shows');
$server->getLibrary()->getSection('Music');

Movies

// Lists of movies
$section->getAllMovies();
$section->getUnwatchedMovies();
$section->getRecentlyReleasedMovies();
$section->getRecentlyAddedMovies();
$section->getRecentlyViewedMovies();
$section->getOnDeckMovies();
$section->getMoviesByYear(1983);
$section->getMoviesByDecade(1980);
$section->getMoviesByContentRating('R');
$section->getMoviesByResolution('1080');
$section->getMoviesByFirstCharacter('Q');

// Single movies

// Exact title
$section->getMovie('Heavy Metal in Baghdad');
// Rating key
$section->getMovie(83696);
// Key
$section->getMovie('/library/metadata/83696');	

// Collections
$section->getCollections();
$section->getMoviesByCollection(13206);

// Genres
$section->getGenres();
$section->getMoviesByGenre(1252);

// Directors
$section->getDirectors();
$section->getMoviesByDirector(357);

// Actors
$section->getActors();
$section->getMoviesByActor(3903);

// Search
$section->searchMovies('fly');

Shows, seasons, and episodes

// Lists of shows
$section->getAllShows();
$section->getUnwatchedShows();
$section->getShowsByFirstCharacter('Q');
$section->getShowsByYear(1983);
$section->getShowsByContentRating('TV-MA');

// Single shows
// Exact title
$section->getShow('Firefly');
// Rating key
$section->getShow(46585);
// Key
$section->getShow('/library/metadata/46585');

// Lists of episodes
$section->getRecentlyAiredEpisodes();
$section->getRecentlyAddedEpisodes();
$section->getRecentlyViewedEpisodes();
$section->getOnDeckEpisodes();

// Single episodes
// Exact title
$section->getEpisode('Crucifixed');
// Rating key
$section->getEpisode(83780);
// Key
$section->getEpisode('/library/metadata/83780');

// Collections
$section->getCollections();
$section->getShowsByCollection(13205);

// Genres
$section->getGenres();
$section->getShowsByGenre(8196);

// Search
$section->searchShows('fly');
$section->searchEpisodes('fly');

// By show
$show = $showSection->getShow('Peep Show');
$seasons = $show->getSeasons();
$seasonByIndex = $show->getSeason(2);
$seasonByKey = $show->getSeason('/library/metadata/3112');
$seasonByExactTitleMatch = $show->getSeason('Season 2');
$episodes = $seasonByIndex->getEpisodes();
$episodeByIndex = $seasonByIndex->getEpisode(4);
$episodeByKey = $seasonByIndex->getEpisode('/library/metadata/3116');
$episodeByExactTitleMatch = $seasonByIndex->getEpisode('University Challenge');

Artists, albums, and tracks

// Lists of artists
$section->getAllArtists();

// Single artists
// Exact title
$section->getArtist('Acrassicauda');
// Rating key
$section->getArtist(83757);
// Key
$section->getArtist('/library/metadata/83757');

// Collections
$section->getCollections()
$section->getArtistsByCollection(13206);

// Genres
$section->getGenres();
$section->getArtistsByGenre(11644);

// Albums
$section->getAllAlbums();
$section->getAlbumsByDecade(1980);
$section->getAlbumsByYear(1983);
$section->getRecentlyAddedAlbums();

// Single tracks
// Exact title
$section->getTrack('Can\'t Buy Me Love');
// Rating key
$section->getTrack(67962);
// Key
$section->getTrack('/library/metadata/67962');

// Search
$section->searchArtists('fly');
$section->searchTracks('fly');

// By artist
$artist = $artistSection->getArtist('Paolo Nutini');
$albums = $artist->getAlbums();
$albumByKey = $artist->getAlbum('/library/metadata/57718');
$albumByExactTitleMatch = $artist->getAlbum('These Streets');
$tracks = $albumByExactTitleMatch->getTracks();
$trackByIndex = $albumByExactTitleMatch->getTrack(3);
$trackByKey = $albumByExactTitleMatch->getTrack('/library/metadata/57726');
$trackByExactTitleMatch = $albumByExactTitleMatch->getTrack('Rewind');	

Playback Controller

$playback = $client->getPlaybackController();
$playback->play();
$playback->pause();
$playback->stop();
$playback->rewind();
$playback->fastForward();
$playback->stepForward();
$playback->bigStepForward();
$playback->stepBack();
$playback->bigStepBack();
$playback->skipNext();
$playback->skipPrevious();

Navigation Controller

$navigation = $client->getNavigationController();
$navigation->moveUp();
$navigation->moveDown();
$navigation->moveLeft();
$navigation->moveRight()
$navigation->pageUp();
$navigation->pageDown();
$navigation->nextLetter();
$navigation->previousLetter();
$navigation->select();
$navigation->back();
$navigation->contextMenu();
$navigation->toggleOSD();

Application Controller

$application = $client->getApplicationController();

$episode = $section
	->getShow('It\'s Always Sunny in Philadelphia')
	->getSeason(5)
	->getEpisode(4);

// Play episode from beginning
$application->playMedia($episode);

// Play epsiode from where it was last stopped
$application->playMedia($episode, $episode->getViewOffset());

// Set voume to half
$application->setVolume(50);