[mythtv] Services API: Does Dvr/AddRecordSchedule work?

[John P Poet]

On Sun, Oct 14, 2018 at 11:17 AM David Engel <david at istwok.net> wrote:

> On Sat, Oct 13, 2018 at 11:17:04AM -0600, John P Poet wrote:
> > On Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 7:56 PM David Engel <david at istwok.net> wrote:
> > > There are 4 ways to call Dvr/GetRecordSchedule:
> > >
> > > nRecordId > 0 : Return the existing recording rule itself.  Not
> > > necessarily tied to a specific program.
> > >
> > > !sTemplate.isEmpty() : Return the existing, template rule itself.
> > >
> > > nRecordedId > 0 : Return the rule for the given recording.
> > >
> > > nChanId > 0 && dStartTime.isValid() : Return the matching rule for the
> > > given program.  Optionally, return an override rule when bMakeOverride
> > > is set.
> > >
> >
> > Good to know.  I had not thought of retrieving a template first.  That
> > seems like a good approach.
>
> Editing recording rules is an area where MythTV's flexibility bites us
> hard.  It's not reasonable for external users of the API to know all
> of the business rules that must be followed.  I tried to make it easy
> to get the existing rule for a given program or a suitable starting
> rule when one doesn't exist.  Please let me know if have suggestions
> on how to improve things.
>
> > Has anyone written a set of python tools for controlling Myth with the
> > services API, that has been published somewhere?  The documentation is
> > currently somewhat sparse, and examples might be helpful.
>
> None that I know [much] of.  Kodi has something but since it probably
> conforms to their own, generic, PVR interface, it might not be the
> best example.  The only other thing I know of is Stuart Morgan's work
> on the built-in, web interface but I'm pretty sure that's all in
> javascript/jquery.
>
>
Thanks, David.

John
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