[mythtv-users] Notice to Schedules Direct users

[Thomas Mashos]

On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 3:17 PM, Tom Hayward <esarfl at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 2:49 PM, Paul Harrison <mythtv at sky.com> wrote:
>> If you are a Schedules Direct user then please read the 'Notice to Schedules
>> Direct users' news item at http://www.mythtv.org/
>
> Wow, so much FUD.
>
> The JSON grabber ALTERs the videosource table to add a timestamp
> column. It shocks me that the MythTV upgrade process is fragile enough
> to be broken by an extra column. I guess I'll have to delete this
> column before upgrading. Shouldn't be too much trouble.
>
> What is the timeline for official support of the JSON API? The author
> of the JSON grabber admitted that it's essentially a proof-of-concept
> for the API and that a native grabber was welcome. I had some issues
> with schedule latency (last minute changes by the network), so I
> started testing the new JSON data. I found it to be far superior, much
> lower update latency and subsequently more accurate recordings. I'd
> love to see official support.
>
> Tom
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As a non-mythtv developer, I believe the last unofficial discussed
timeline was 0.28

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Thanks,

Thomas Mashos