[mythtv-commits] Ticket #1092: Add the ability to control Mythfrontend via a network socket.

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#1092: Add the ability to control Mythfrontend via a network socket.
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 Reporter:  cpinkham  |        Owner:  cpinkham
     Type:  defect    |       Status:  closed  
 Priority:  trivial   |    Milestone:  0.19    
Component:  mythtv    |      Version:  head    
 Severity:  low       |   Resolution:  fixed   
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Changes (by cpinkham):

  * resolution:  => fixed
  * status:  new => closed

Comment:

 (In [8688]) This commit adds the ability to control mythfrontend via a
 socket interface.
 Commands are sent and replies are received in text mode, there is no fancy
 xml interface or anything, it is meant to be able to be used via something
 as
 simple as telnet.

 This feature is disabled by default, you need to turn it on via the
 mythfrontend
 setup screen under the Default settings page and then restart
 mythfrontend.  The
 default port is 6545, so after restarting mythfrontend, you can test by
 telnetting to localhost on port 6545 ("telnet localhost 6545").  For a
 list of
 supported commands, type "help".  For help on a specific command, type
 "help COMMAND" (where COMMAND is the name of the command like "help
 jump").

 Notes:

 The integer 1x, etc. play speeds come from the FFRewSpeed settings in the
 database, otherwise they use the defaults of (3, 5, 10, 20, 30, 60, 120,
 180) defined in tv_play.cpp.

 The pre-defined fraction speeds (1/2, 1/4, etc.) are listed in the
 "help play" help text.

 There can be only one socket connection to mythfrontend at a time, if a
 new connection is opened, the old one will be automatically closed.

 Closes #1092.  If there are any bugs found, they can be submitted under
 another ticket.

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