JSONRPC.NotifyAll - Help to send Notification via URL

Code:
#!/bin/env/python

#updated on 3/15/2016 by Harry to pass parameters for title and message

#meassage parameter should be the filename of the file just processed by Comskip

#also utilizing xbmcjson due to easier interface.

#

#

import sys

import time

from xbmcjson import XBMC, PLAYER_VIDEO

# constants start

semi_colon = ';'

colon = ':'

comma = ','

slash = "\x5C"

back_slash = "\x2F"

question_mark = "\x3F"

char1 = "\x5E"

char2 = "\x7B"

char3 = "\x7D"

char4 = "\x7E"

# char5 = "\x7F"

char6 = "\x5D"

char7 = "\x5B"

underscore = "_"

dot = "."

dash = "-"

space = " "

quoate = "\x22"

debug_it = False

# Settings

# The IP address for the XBMC instance you want to talk to

ip = 'localhost'

#ip = '192.168.11.59'

# The port number XBMC's web interface is listening on

port = '8080'

#port = '80'

# The username on XBMC's web interface (just comment or delete this line if you don't use authentication

username = 'xbmc'

# Same as the username. No password for my system.

password = ''

#

json_name =  back_slash + "jsonrpc"

full_http = "http:" + back_slash + back_slash + ip + colon + port + json_name

xbmc = XBMC(full_http)

#

# Here you specify the method and parameters you want to pass to the XBMC JSON API

# For a LOT of info on the kinds of things you can do with the interface go here:

# http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=JSON-RPC_API/v6

# Here's an example of just sending an on-screen notification. This should help you understand the syntax

# method = 'GUI.ShowNotification'

# parameters = {"title":"Hello There!", "message":"This is a notification!", "displaytime":3000}

# This is what I am actually doing with this script, running the Artwork Downloader.

# Note: I am using the "silent" mode to avoid having a pop-up dialog box that would need to be closed.

# Also note: this stuff is very syntax-specific. Boolean and Int values must not be quoted. Strings must be doublequoted.

method = 'GUI.ShowNotification'

method2 = 'VideoLibrary.Clean'

method3 = 'VideoLibrary.Scan'

notify_method = method

libclean_method = method2

libscan_method = method3

# parameters = {'title': "Comskip completed for:",'message': "A recorded program"}

# above is original format. Trying in final version to pass a filename as a parameter

# below line is a test line with variable input

recorded_program = ""

# No Program Name Provided"

# constants start

slash = "\\"

underscore = "_"

dot = "."

iplist_file = 'IPList.txt'

# constants end

arguments = len(sys.argv)

#print ("Parameters received = ",arguments)

#argument [0] is the name of the Python program being executed.

#argument [1] is the parameter being passed to the Python program as the message

#argument [2] is the parameter being passed to the Python program as the title

title_text = "Comskip Completed."

if arguments >= 2 :

         title_text = sys.argv[1]

         if arguments >= 3:

                 recorded_program = sys.argv[2]

                 if arguments >= 4:

                          ip = sys.argv[3]

                          if arguments >= 3:

                                   port = sys.argv[4]

         json_name =  back_slash + "jsonrpc"

         full_http = "http:" + back_slash + back_slash + ip + colon + port + json_name

         xbmc = XBMC(full_http)

if arguments == 1 :

        recorded_program = sys.argv[0]

str1 = recorded_program

str2 = str1.rpartition(slash)[2]

str3 = str2.partition(dot)[0]

if debug_it:

         print "str1=",str1, "str2=",str2, "str3=",str3

str4 = str3.partition(underscore)

if debug_it:

         print "str4= ",str4

recorded_program = str4[0]

if debug_it:

         print "str4 =", str4, "recorded program = ",recorded_program

parameters = {'title': title_text,'message': recorded_program}



# This is a single, reusable method that makes a call to XBMC and gives you back the response



def sendJson(url_in,method,parameters):

        #

        results = 0

        temp_str = url_in

        xbmc = XBMC(temp_str)

        if method == notify_method:

                #xbmc.method(parameters)

                results = xbmc.GUI.ShowNotification(parameters)

                #title="Library Clean", message = "Initiated")

        else:

                if method == libscan_method:

                        if "win" in sys.platform:

                                if ip in url_in:

                                        results = xbmc.VideoLibrary.Scan(parameters)

                                else:

                                        results = xbmc.VideoLibrary.Scan()

                        else:

                                results = xbmc.VideoLibrary.Scan()

                else:

                        if method == libclean_method:

                                results = xbmc.VideoLibrary.Clean()

        if debug_it:

                print results

        return results['result']

#



# Here's an example of using the above method and variable values to make XBMC show a Notify

results =sendJson(full_http,method,parameters)

time.sleep(2)

# I just print the results out

print "results= ", results, " from ", full_http