[mythtv] Services API for ChannelServices / Channel

[Klaas de Waal]

On Sun, 24 Nov 2019 at 16:38, Gary Buhrmaster <gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Sat, Nov 2, 2019 at 4:23 PM Klaas de Waal <klaas.de.waal at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I have now added the support for the Services API along the same lines
> > as previously done for the bouquet_id and the region_id. It is
> > convenient to assume that the version bump done by Bill yesterday does
> > also cover this change.
>
> That change is necessary, as It provides the
> appropriate ability for a user (app) of the service
> API to identify when enable the new features.
>
> But that does not provide API backward
> compatibility when using an existing endpoint
> where existing codes which do not provide the
> values do not get existing values overridden by
> updates that do not provide them (likely using
> something like the checks that were mentioned
> by Roger to check if the names were supplied
> in the post, and if not, do not update those
> values in a row, or ensuring that existing values
> are maintained (depending on how you wish
> to write the code).
>
> If you are in progress with these changes I
> will just wait, but otherwise I can create a
> number of release blocker tickets so that
> v31 is not released prematurely.  How do
> you wish to proceed?
>
To be honest, I was not aware that there needs to be done more than
what I have done already so there is nothing in progress.
So yes, please do create tickets and  please be explicit and clear
about what is needed and why it is needed.

Groetjes,
Klaas.