[mythtv-users] mytharchive mythweb frontend?

tom roth rawdlite at googlemail.com
Tue Nov 14 10:16:54 UTC 2006


Indeed adding a new module into mythweb is not an easy task at the moment.
I had a brief go at a mythweburn interface myself and quickly gave up.
This is by no means meant to criticise your work Chris. I really like
mythweb and use it a lot.
It is just that i dont like php for complex projects.
For my own web-burning needs i have set up a small interface in ruby on
rails which was a breeze. This is part of my MythCollection project.

I know chances are slim, but i just cant help asking whether you would
consider a port to ruby on rails ?  I see the following advantages.

- server is included, no need to mess with apache configuration.
- clearer structure (Model - Contoller - View) making it easier for diffrent
people to work on
- better development support (better error messages, database migration,
tests  etc)
- easier to setup a granular authentication (disallow some users to delete
movies etc)
- Rails is fun ;-)
.....

I just ported a php implentation in our company to rails and never looked
back.
Time and effort is less than one might think, for you can keep all the html
and just port the php into the controller.
I am not a rails misionary but i think mythweb would greatly benefit from
the move.
Well, since you are looking at a new design to implemet hooks you might just
have a look at it.

Regards tom



On 14/09/06, Chris Petersen <lists at forevermore.net> wrote:
>
> > The chap who was doing the MythWeb interface never completed it. I have
> > little interest in it so its not a top priority for me . If anyone is
> > familiar with PHP and wants to try to complete it let me know and I will
> > send you what I have. The DVD burning part of the interface is mostly
> > done I think though I haven't tested it in a long while so may need
> > changing to work with the current MythWeb.
>
> I'm also happy to work with whoever takes this up.  Things could be made
> a lot easier by better hooks into mythweb's interface, which I intend to
> add for other things like MythStreamTV, so it might be good to have an
> actual project in place so things for the hooks get designed properly
> from the start.
>
> -Chris
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