For The Record - The rule-based scheduling suite

[StaticMan]

I just found this topic and am quite interested. I like what veugo talked about with SageTV; this is very similar to how MCE handles recording, which works awesome.

I setup a show for any channel, any time. I can choose first run or re-runs as well.
MCE will record (based on episode info, which is key) anything it finds. This can be defined as any number or only once per day.
On scheduling conflicts and failed recordings/watches, MCE will automatically re-record the show.

[dvdfreak]

The scheduler service will keep a list of all recorded episodes for a scheduled program. It will then indeed automatically skip previously recorded episodes.

Important however is that the XMLTV data you use contains the episode title information, to be more precise: the <sub-title> tag needs to be present and filled out. Otherwise there's no way to know what episode has been recorded.

[vuego]

I'm using WebEPG from the latest SVN to grab XMLTV data but it uses the <episode-num> tag for tv shows. In fact there's no sub-title at all in my 2.5Mb tvguide.xml. Does this mean that WebEPG will not be supported?

Example from a WebEPB grab:

  <programme start="20070818124000" channel="TV4 Guld-TV4 Guld@dagenstv.com">
    <title>Kojak</title>
    <desc>Amerikansk kriminalserie från 1973-78.  New York-polisen Theo Kojak har lång erfarenhet som polis. Han har inga som helst skrupler när det gäller sitt yrke, en polis är en polis. I rollerna: Dan Frazer, George Savalas, Kevin Dobson. Repris från 17/8.</desc>
    <episode-num>48</episode-num>
  </programme>

[dvdfreak]

Originally Posted by vuego

I'm using WebEPG from the latest SVN to grab XMLTV data but it uses the <episode-num> tag for tv shows. In fact there's no sub-title at all in my 2.5Mb tvguide.xml. Does this mean that WebEPG will not be supported?

Well, the service currently already supports reading <episode-num> from the XMLTV guide data, so I can make it use that as a fallback in case there is no sub-title.

So, yes, it will still work!

[dvdfreak]

First alpha release has been posted. I eagerly await some feedback

See first posting for details.

[THDBASED]

Sweet just what I needed!!! I really hope this finds its way into 0.2.3.0 final!

[tourettes]

Originally Posted by THDBASED

Sweet just what I needed!!! I really hope this finds its way into 0.2.3.0 final!

Please remember that the 0.2.3.0 has been in the feature freeze mode for a long time

[THDBASED]

Damm, they remembered

No serious, I thought it wast just for the RC2 that there was a feature freeze, my bad...Then I hope it makes it in after 0.2.3.0

BTW, I installed everything, and it all worked as it should...I will try to test it out a bit if I get the hang of it

[dvdfreak]

Originally Posted by THDBASED

Damm, they remembered

No serious, I thought it wast just for the RC2 that there was a feature freeze, my bad...Then I hope it makes it in after 0.2.3.0

BTW, I installed everything, and it all worked as it should...I will try to test it out a bit if I get the hang of it

Are you talking about a 0.2.3.0 install or a TvScheduler install?

In case of TvScheduler: sweet, so no installation issues? Anything special in the Log table when you test the importing? Are the services visible in Internet Explorer?

[THDBASED]

Yep everything is working, the services in IE also...