[RFE] migrate addons settings to new format

[heitbaum]

Complete migration of settings from old to new
trying to load setting definitions from old format

• https://kodi.wiki/view/Add-on_settings
• https://kodi.wiki/view/Add-on_settings_conversion

e.g.

2025-03-23 08:44:57.560 T:2852963   debug <CAddonSettings[0@service.snapclient]>: trying to load setting definitions from old format...
2025-03-23 08:44:57.749 T:2852959   debug <CAddonSettings[0@service.librespot]>: trying to load setting definitions from old format...
2025-03-23 08:45:02.435 T:2852965   debug <CAddonSettings[0@service.system.docker]>: trying to load setting definitions from old format...

packages/addons/driver/hdhomerun/source/resources/settings.xml
packages/addons/driver/sundtek-mediatv/source/resources/settings.xml
Done packages/addons/service/locale/resources/settings.xml
packages/addons/service/prometheus-node-exporter/source/resources/settings.xml
packages/addons/service/oscam/source/resources/settings.xml
packages/addons/service/mpd/source/resources/settings.xml
packages/addons/service/rsyslog/source/resources/settings.xml
packages/addons/service/docker/source/resources/settings.xml
packages/addons/service/tvheadend42/source/resources/settings.xml
packages/addons/service/inadyn/source/resources/settings.xml
packages/addons/service/minisatip/source/resources/settings.xml
packages/addons/service/minidlna/source/resources/settings.xml
Done packages/addons/service/ttyd/source/resources/settings.xml
packages/addons/service/proftpd/source/resources/settings.xml
packages/addons/service/snapserver/source/resources/settings.xml
packages/addons/service/mariadb/source/resources/settings.xml
packages/addons/service/tinc/source/resources/settings.xml
packages/addons/service/nextpvr/source/resources/settings.xml
packages/addons/service/librespot/source/resources/settings.xml
packages/addons/service/tigervnc/source/resources/settings.xml
packages/addons/service/filebrowser/source/resources/settings.xml
packages/addons/service/snapclient/source/resources/settings.xml
packages/addons/service/tvheadend43/source/resources/settings.xml
packages/addons/service/emby4/source/resources/settings.xml
packages/addons/service/lcdd/resources/settings.xml
packages/addons/service/net-snmp/source/resources/settings.xml
packages/addons/service/vdr-addon/source/resources/settings.xml
Done packages/addons/service/jellyfin/source/resources/settings.xml
packages/addons/service/bluetooth-audio/source/resources/settings.xml
packages/addons/service/syncthing/source/resources/settings.xml
packages/addons/browser/chrome/source/resources/settings.xml

[mglae]

We should do it step by step, e.g. while updating the addon.

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It's already completed for:

packages/addons/service/locale/resources/settings.xml
packages/addons/service/ttyd/source/resources/settings.xml

Use find packages/addons/ -type f -name settings.xml -print0|xargs -0 grep -l "settings version"

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An update is required for language file directories too (see https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=332789):

packages/addons/service/emby4/source/resources/language/English
packages/addons/service/tvheadend43/source/resources/language/English
packages/addons/service/jellyfin/source/resources/language/English
packages/addons/service/syncthing/source/resources/language/English
packages/addons/service/mpd/source/resources/language/English
packages/addons/service/oscam/source/resources/language/English
packages/addons/service/tvheadend42/source/resources/language/English
packages/addons/service/minidlna/source/resources/language/English
packages/addons/service/mariadb/source/resources/language/English
packages/addons/service/minisatip/source/resources/language/English
packages/addons/service/docker/source/resources/language/English
packages/addons/service/rsyslog/source/resources/language/English
packages/addons/service/lcdd/source/resources/language/English
packages/addons/service/vdr-addon/source/resources/language/English
packages/addons/service/snapserver/source/resources/language/English
packages/addons/service/nextpvr/source/resources/Language/English
packages/addons/service/prometheus-node-exporter/source/resources/language/English
packages/addons/service/net-snmp/source/resources/language/English
packages/addons/service/inadyn/source/resources/language/English
packages/addons/service/snapclient/source/resources/language/English
packages/addons/service/tigervnc/source/resources/language/English
packages/addons/service/bluetooth-audio/source/resources/language/English
packages/addons/service/tinc/source/resources/language/English
packages/addons/service/librespot/source/resources/language/English
packages/addons/service/filebrowser/source/resources/language/English
packages/addons/tools/ffmpeg-tools/source/resources/language/English
packages/addons/driver/hdhomerun/source/resources/language/English
packages/addons/browser/chrome/source/resources/language/English

[heitbaum]

We should do it step by step, e.g. while updating the addon.

I did Jellyfin this evening. A bit tedious, and did need some testing and rework. But agreed, we can merge them when the addons are being updated.

[mglae]

Hopefully you did use the great conversion tool