Minimal Example

This is a minimal example of a SimplePlugin-based plugin:

from simpleplugin import Plugin

plugin = Plugin()

# Free video sample is provided by www.vidsplay.com

@plugin.action()
def root():
    """
    Root virtual folder

    This action is mandatory.
    """
    # Create 1-item list with a link to subfolder item
    return [{'label': 'Subfolder',
            'url': plugin.get_url(action='subfolder')}]


@plugin.action()
def subfolder():
    """Virtual subfolder"""
    # Create 1-item list with a link to a playable video.
    return [{'label': 'Ocean Birds',
            'thumb': 'http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/ocean_birds.jpg',
            'url': plugin.get_url(action='play', url='http://www.vidsplay.com/vids/ocean_birds.mp4'),
            'is_playable': True}]


@plugin.action()
def play(params):
    """Play video"""
    # Return a string containing a playable video URL
    return params.url


if __name__ == '__main__':
    plugin.run()  # Start plugin

An extended example of a video plugin for Kodi based on SimplePlugin micro-framework is available here.