[mythtv-users] scan for changes

[Tom Lichti]

On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 8:45 PM, Tom Lichti <tom at redpepperracing.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 4:01 PM, Raymond Wagner <raymond at wagnerrp.com> wrote:
>> On 3/26/2012 13:51, Tom Lichti wrote:
>>>
>>> That looks like a neat way to do it. Is there a corresponding
>>> recording function? Right now I have a hand crafted script that copies
>>> records from videos into recordings, but having an easier way of doing
>>> it would be nice. Or perhaps a better question would be is there
>>> documentation about what methods are available in the bindings? I know
>>> I've tried to look and haven't had much success in the past, maybe
>>> things have changed, or I just wasn't looking in the right place?
>>
>>
>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Python_bindings
>>
>> There is a similar 'importMetadata()' method for Recorded objects, matching
>> one recording entry in the `recorded` table.  However, the Video Library was
>> designed for arbitrary addition of content, the Recording Library was not.
>>  There are around a dozen tables you need to touch to add a single fake
>> recording to MythTV, and a few additional that carry optional data.  For
>> some not-so-light reading, dig through MiroBridge for what is needed to add
>> your own files as recordings.
>>
>
> Well, MiroBridge does import into recordings, but it doesn't use the
> videometadata (I guess it predates that function?).
>
> What I'd like to do is add a video file to the video database (done,
> with above snippet) and then the next step in the script I would like
> to add a recorded entry with the data from the previous step. I can't
> seem to figure out that part though. I've read through MiroBridge
> code, and dataheap.py, I just can't figure out how to pass the vid
> metadata into the rec.importmetadata step. I admit, I've never really
> used python before, but I have worked on scripts for years, so I'm not
> a complete noob at this, I just can't seem to wrap my head around the
> python syntax. I've added a command line to pass in the filename, I've
> imported the Recorded functions, I'm sure it's only 2 or 3 more lines,
> but those 2 or 3 lines are messing me up. Help!
>

Nobody knows the syntax to importMetadata into a recorded object?