[mythtv-users] Checking status via API

[Marc Rawji]

One last try... Does anyone know how to check (programatically)  if a
client (like Kodi) is streaming content via the API?

Thanks,
Marc

On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 9:41 PM, Marc Rawji <mrawji at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> On Sun, Feb 5, 2017 at 4:56 AM, Daniel Frey <dmfrey at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> you can do a HTTP GET to /Dvr/GetEncoderList. There is a Program object
>> that indicates what the input is currently doing. You can determine from
>> the as well if it is recording or watching live TV.
>>
>> On Sat, Feb 4, 2017, 11:59 PM Marc Rawji <mrawji at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Everyone,
>>>
>>> I am running a combined mythbackend / mythfrontend in my living room...
>>> I have a couple of Kodi clients on other hosts (like tablets). If I
>>> understand correctly, Kodi uses the API to gain access to the recordings.
>>>
>>> Is there a way that I can query the API to find out if there are any
>>> clients currently watching content via the API?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Marc
>>>
>>>
>>
> Thanks Daniel... I just tried that and the response from that API is the
> same whether or not a client is playing something... am I using it wrong?
>
> I am calling it like this:
> curl http://localhost:6544/Dvr/GetEncoderList | xmllint --format -
>
> Thanks,
> Marc
>
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