[mythtv-users] mythtv dropping mysql???

[Gary Buhrmaster]

On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 5:45 PM, Tony Lill <ajlill at ajlc.waterloo.on.ca> wrote:
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> On 10/15/2014 06:22 PM, Stuart Morgan wrote:
>> Future versions of MythTV won't even use an external database, so
>> the grabber simply won't be able to function.
>
> Am I the only one who noticed this little nugget?

This has been "in the plan" for years.  No current
active work to accomplish it, but "in the plan".

There are many steps along the way before it
happens to allow access to the features that
currently require direct DB access (the
expanded services API is one).

The reasoning includes (a) Setting up a database
can be complicated, (b) Tuning a database for
MythTV has been demonstrated to be complicated
(c) The business logic for the MythTV tables is
in the code, not the DB.  That means direct
updates to the DB tends to result in interesting
badness.  Providing access only via APIs will
enforce the business logic  (d) Moving to an
embedded database would allow consistent
use of more advanced features (right now, one
has to be able to run on almost anything).  It
might even allow moving to another DB if it was
shown to be more appropriate.

Given the resources available, I would be
surprised if it happened any time soon, but
it is "in the plan".