[mythtv] RE: [mythtv-commits] mythtv commits

[thor]

On Tuesday 04 November 2003 08:51, Tako Schotanus wrote:

> Sounds great!
> Is this meant to work for MythVideo as well in the future?

	Yes (where "future" is a very loose term :-)

>
> Are these the first steps to make it possible that MythMusic and
> MythVideo (and any other module that could benefit from this) get their
> data from the backend server like MythTV does? If so, does this mean
> that it won't use Myth's own communication protocol?
>

	The idea is to have a headless daemon that offers services (streams of audio, 
video, etc.), understands metadata, and uses zeroconfig to find other 
services on the LAN. This daemon is independent of the mythbackend (which is 
already quite busy), although it will (presumably) connect to any backend it 
can find, figure out what video content is available from it, and add that to 
the content it is willing to serve.

	A myth client, then, becomes a fairly light weight application that looks for 
this new daemon, figures out what content it has, and shows the user what 
they can see/hear/read/browse/etc. 

	With "everything as a service" and zeroconfig for automagic build up and tear 
down, you get a *lot* of useful capabilities and flexibility. It's all in a 
state of flux at the moment, but the current source (mfd) is reasonably well 
commented.

- thor