addon.xml

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
 <addon id="script.spotify.screensaver"
     name="Spotify Screensaver"
-    version="0.0.17"
+    version="0.0.18"
     provider-name="Benoît Harrault">
     <requires>
         <import addon="xbmc.python" version="2.25.0"/>

gui.py

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class GUI(xbmcgui.WindowXMLDialog):
         self.log('spotify event: ' + spotify_event)
         event_split = spotify_event.split(':')
 
-        event_type = event_split[1]
+        event_type = event_split[1] if len(event_split) > 1 else ''
         event_value = event_split[2] if len(event_split) > 2 else ''
 
         if event_type == 'changed' or event_type == 'playing':
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class GUI(xbmcgui.WindowXMLDialog):
         elif event_type == 'volume_set':
             self._unimplemented_event_type(event_type, event_value)
         else:
-            self.log('unknown event type: ' + event_type, xbmc.LOGERROR)
+            self._unknown_event_type(event_type, event_value)
 
     def _unimplemented_event_type(self, event_type, event_value):
         self.log(
@@ -148,6 +148,13 @@ class GUI(xbmcgui.WindowXMLDialog):
             + ' (value: ' + str(event_value) + ')'
         )
 
+    def _unknown_event_type(self, event_type, event_value):
+        self.log(
+            'unknown event type: "' + str(event_type) + '"'
+            + ' (value: "' + str(event_value) + '")',
+            xbmc.LOGERROR
+        )
+
     def _preload_images(self, track_id):
         self.log('preload images for track: ' + track_id)
 
@@ -327,11 +334,31 @@ class GUI(xbmcgui.WindowXMLDialog):
 
     def _get_last_spotify_event(self):
         last_event = ''
+
+        # open file
         try:
             f = open(LIBRESPOT_EVENT_FILE, 'r')
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.log(
+                'failed to get file ' + LIBRESPOT_EVENT_FILE + ': ' + str(e),
+                xbmc.LOGERROR
+            )
+            self.log('sleep 60s...', xbmc.LOGERROR)
+            xbmc.sleep(60000)
+        else:
+            # read file (last line)
+            try:
                 last_event = f.readlines()[-1]
-        finally:
+            except Exception as e:
+                self.log('failed to get content: ' + str(e), xbmc.LOGERROR)
+                self.log('sleep 10s...', xbmc.LOGERROR)
+                xbmc.sleep(10000)
+            else:
+                # close file
+                try:
                     f.close()
+                except Exception as e:
+                    self.log('failed to close file: ' + str(e), xbmc.LOGERROR)
 
         last_event = ''.join(last_event.splitlines())
         return last_event

resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po

@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ msgstr ""
 
 msgctxt "#32001"
 msgid "Rotate Image Every"
-msgstr ""
+msgstr "Rotate Image Every"
 
 msgctxt "#32002"
 msgid "Randomize"
-msgstr ""
+msgstr "Randomize"
 
 msgctxt "#32003"
 msgid "Animate"
-msgstr ""
+msgstr "Animate"
 
 msgctxt "#32004"
 msgid "SpotifyClientId"

resources/language/resource.language.fr_fr/strings.po

+# XBMC Media Center language file
+# Addon Name: Spotify ScreenSaver
+# Addon id: script.spotify.screensaver
+# Addon Provider: Benoit Harrault
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: XBMC Addons\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To:  \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"Last-Translator: XBMC Translation Team\n"
+"Language-Team: French"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+"Language: fr\n"
+"Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n != 1);\n"
+
+msgctxt "#32001"
+msgid "Rotate Image Every"
+msgstr "Délai avant changement d'image"
+
+msgctxt "#32002"
+msgid "Randomize"
+msgstr "Aléatoire"
+
+msgctxt "#32003"
+msgid "Animate"
+msgstr "Animer"
+
+msgctxt "#32004"
+msgid "SpotifyClientId"
+msgstr "Identifiant du Client Spotify"
+
+msgctxt "#32005"
+msgid "SpotifyClientSecret"
+msgstr "Secret du Client Spotify"
+
+msgctxt "#32006"
+msgid "ForceDebug"
+msgstr "Forcer le debug"