Add Plex play_media logging and troubleshooting tools

homeassistant/components/plex/media_player.py

@@ -7,9 +7,12 @@
 
 from homeassistant.components.media_player import DOMAIN as MP_DOMAIN, MediaPlayerDevice
 from homeassistant.components.media_player.const import (
+    MEDIA_TYPE_EPISODE,
     MEDIA_TYPE_MOVIE,
     MEDIA_TYPE_MUSIC,
+    MEDIA_TYPE_PLAYLIST,
     MEDIA_TYPE_TVSHOW,
+    MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO,
     SUPPORT_NEXT_TRACK,
     SUPPORT_PAUSE,
     SUPPORT_PLAY,
@@ -553,27 +556,44 @@ def media_previous_track(self):
     def play_media(self, media_type, media_id, **kwargs):
         """Play a piece of media."""
         if not (self.device and "playback" in self._device_protocol_capabilities):
+            _LOGGER.debug(
+                "Client is not currently accepting playback controls: %s", self.name
+            )
             return
 
+        media_type = media_type.lower()
         src = json.loads(media_id)
-        library = src.get("library_name")
-        shuffle = src.get("shuffle", 0)
-
-        media = None
+        if media_type == PLEX_DOMAIN and isinstance(src, int):
+            try:
+                media = self.plex_server.fetch_item(src)
+            except plexapi.exceptions.NotFound:
+                _LOGGER.error("Media for key %s not found", src)
+                return
+            shuffle = 0
+        else:
+            library = src.get("library_name")
+            shuffle = src.get("shuffle", 0)
+            media = None
 
-        if media_type == "MUSIC":
-            media = self._get_music_media(library, src)
-        elif media_type == "EPISODE":
-            media = self._get_tv_media(library, src)
-        elif media_type == "PLAYLIST":
-            media = self.plex_server.playlist(src["playlist_name"])
-        elif media_type == "VIDEO":
-            media = self.plex_server.library.section(library).get(src["video_name"])
+        try:
+            if media_type == MEDIA_TYPE_MUSIC:
+                media = self._get_music_media(library, src)
+            elif media_type == MEDIA_TYPE_EPISODE:
+                media = self._get_tv_media(library, src)
+            elif media_type == MEDIA_TYPE_PLAYLIST:
+                media = self.plex_server.playlist(src["playlist_name"])
+            elif media_type == MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO:
+                media = self.plex_server.library.section(library).get(src["video_name"])
+        except plexapi.exceptions.NotFound:
+            _LOGGER.error("Media could not be found: %s", media_id)
+            return
 
         if media is None:
             _LOGGER.error("Media could not be found: %s", media_id)
             return
 
+        _LOGGER.debug("Attempting to play %s on %s", media, self.name)
+
         playqueue = self.plex_server.create_playqueue(media, shuffle=shuffle)
         try:
             self.device.playMedia(playqueue)

homeassistant/components/plex/server.py

@@ -332,3 +332,7 @@ def playlist(self, title):
     def create_playqueue(self, media, **kwargs):
         """Create playqueue on Plex server."""
         return plexapi.playqueue.PlayQueue.create(self._plex_server, media, **kwargs)
+
+    def fetch_item(self, item):
+        """Fetch item from Plex server."""
+        return self._plex_server.fetchItem(item)