[mythtv-users] Notice to Schedules Direct users

[R. G. Newbury]

On 17/10/14 05:22 PM, Tom Dexter wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 4:33 PM, R. G. Newbury <newbury at mandamus.org> wrote:
>> On 17/10/14 01:23 PM, Tom Dexter wrote:
>>>> I'm curious :) So how does that data then get into the myth database
>>>> so it can use it?
>>>>
>>>> Paul H.
>>>>
>>> Precisely...If listings are showing up, then it must be inserting /
>>> updating the mythconverg database in addition to whatever it might be
>>> doing in it's own.
>>>
>>> Like I said, count me out until there's some official means of using
>>> the JSON service.
>>
>>
>> So it would be fine if we had one of the present high priests put on the
>> vestments, sacrifice a Rhode Island Red cockerel at the dark of the moon,
>> and intone a spell in Latin, so that Robert Kulagowski would be *blessed*?.
>>
>> --
>>               R. Geoffrey Newbury
>
> So you think that the idea of leaving database updates to the software
> for which it was designed, and the developers who are in change the
> database design (and all of it's future changes) is some sort of
> radical idea?...and do think you could possibly work on a slightly
> more obnoxious fucking tone?
>
> I'm out of this one.
> Tom

You seem to be missing the install of font-sarcastic.

It's a database. It's structure is known. Putting data into it is not 
rocket science which only the high priesthood can do.

The mythtv devs have done and are doing a fantastic job. But none of 
them wish to deal with this particular situation, as none of them 
apparently need or use the SD service. Their focus is on XMLTV because 
that is what they need. Completely understandable.

That leaves it to someone else. RK stepped up and focused on using the 
JSON server precisely because it has a richer and more extensive data 
feed. RE figured out a possibly less disruptive route by pointing at the 
new SD server.But Robert Eden's grabber is doing *exactly the same 
thing* as Robert Kulagowski's grabber, except that RE's produces XML 
format output on the new Schedules Direct server which the existing mfdb 
grabber can grab.

So RE should not do what he is doing as well? He is not an anointed 
'dev' either.

I completely fail to understand how or why it is such s sin for someone 
*else* to write code which pushes data into a known structure. If the 
'devs' determine to change the schema, then BOTH of the parsing code 
setups will have to change. Big deal.


              R. Geoffrey Newbury