added simple get status command

service.mqtt/service.py

@@ -103,6 +103,17 @@ def publishprogress():
     state={"kodi_time":convtime(pt),"kodi_totaltime":convtime(tt)}
     publish("progress","%.1f" % progress,state)
 
+#
+# Publishes minimal playback status
+#
+def publishstatus():
+    global player
+    if not player.isPlaying():
+        publish("playstate","0")
+    else:
+        publish("playstate","1")
+
+
 #
 # Publish more details about the currently playing item
 #
@@ -218,6 +229,9 @@ def processhidegui(data):
         os.system(cmd)
     xbmc.executebuiltin('ReloadSkin()')
 
+def processgetstatus(data):
+    publishstatus()
+
 
 def processcommand(topic,data):
     if topic=="notify":
@@ -228,6 +242,8 @@ def processcommand(topic,data):
         processplaybackstate(data)
     elif topic=="hidegui":
         processhidegui(data)
+    elif topic=="status":
+        processgetstatus()
     else:
         mqttlogging("MQTT: Unknown command "+topic)