_auth_PLEX

Internal Plex auth provider module (PIN/device auth and token storage).

Plex authentication provider (PIN / device flow).

What this auth provider does

Connects CrossWatch to a Plex account using a Plex PIN.

CrossWatch stores the Plex token, not your password.

Auth flow

device_pin

Writes to config

Namespace:

cfg["plex"]

Common fields:

account_token
server/account identifiers (UI-dependent)

UI setup: Auth: Plex
Adapter: Adapter: PLEX
Sync module: PLEX module

Gotchas

Popup blockers can prevent the Plex tab from opening.
PMS URLs must be reachable from the container.

Code map

providers/auth/_auth_PLEX.py

Public surface

class: PlexAuth
functions: log(), html()

External endpoints

https://plex.tv/api/v2/pins
https://plex.tv/pin

Capabilities

Capabilities (raw)

{
  "features": {
    "watchlist": {
      "read": true,
      "write": true
    },
    "collections": {
      "read": true,
      "write": false
    },
    "ratings": {
      "read": true,
      "write": true,
      "scale": "1-10"
    },
    "watched": {
      "read": true,
      "write": true
    },
    "liked_lists": {
      "read": false,
      "write": false
    }
  },
  "entity_types": [
    "movie",
    "show"
  ]
}

Dependencies

cw_platform.config_base.save_config

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