New recurring recording option

[sub]

The only method I see in the Ischedulehelper api that lets me pass in an advanced rule is: ScheduleRecording(string name, int channelOID, System.DateTime startTime, System.DateTime endTime, int prePadding, int postPadding, NUtility.DayMask dayMask, int keepCount, NUtility.RecordingQuality quality, string advancedRules)

Yes, thats the API I called.

Is this the method I should be using to set one of these anyday, anytime any channel as well as other combinations thisday, thistime anychannel & anyday, thistime, anychannel & thisday, anytime, anychannel ?

Something like:

string advancedRules = "title like '" + epgEvent.Title + "%'";
ScheduleRecording(epgEvent.Title, 0 /* all channels */, epgEvent.StartTime, epgEvent.EndTime, prePadding, postPadding, DayMask.ANY, 0, recordingQuality, advancedRules);

[UncleJohnsBand]

Yes, thats the API I called.

Something like:

string advancedRules = "title like '" + epgEvent.Title + "%'";
ScheduleRecording(epgEvent.Title, 0 /* all channels */, epgEvent.StartTime, epgEvent.EndTime, prePadding, postPadding, DayMask.ANY, 0, recordingQuality, advancedRules);

When I schedule a recording for anytime....I use this api call ScheduleRecording(NUtility.EPGEvent epgEvent, int prePadding, int postPadding, NUtility.DayMask dayMask, int keepCount, NUtility.RecordingQuality quality, bool timeslot)

To do a recurring recoding at anytime, anyday on all channels can I still use the method that allows the advanced rules seeing it requires a start/end time which I do not want to use since I want it to be anytime slot?

Perhaps we need a bool timeslot parameter added to the method that allows the advancedRules?

[sub]

There is no timeslot version of the API at this stage, but I can look into adding something like that in the future.

[UncleJohnsBand]

There is no timeslot version of the API at this stage, but I can look into adding something like that in the future.

Ok....perhaps in 1.5.37?

[mvallevand]

Ok....perhaps in 1.5.37?

UJB, let me know when/if this available for Web Services and what I have to pass and I will update SearchLite.

Martin

[sub]

Ok....perhaps in 1.5.37?

Maybe. You can always add the timeslot into advanced rule though, so the feature would be available today with the current API.

[UncleJohnsBand]

Maybe. You can always add the timeslot into advanced rule though, so the feature would be available today with the current API.

It appears it takes the timeslot.....what I want is no timeslot....so if I record happy days with a any day, any timeslot and any channel I would get a recording on channel 2 at 5:30 a.m. and channel 15 at 6:15 p.m.

What I am seeing is that it schedules in the timeslot passed in on the start/end time.

Also.....it appears it does not schedule the event if it detects it is an episode already scheduled.....see below highlighting. I think the recording of dups should be optional.

2011-01-22 23:52:15.617	[INFO][4]	UpdateRecurringRecording(65, 'Saturday Night Live'):
<Rules>
  <ChannelOID>0</ChannelOID>
  <ChannelName>All Channels</ChannelName>
  <StartTime>2011-01-23T04:29:00.0000000Z</StartTime>
  <EndTime>2011-01-23T06:03:00.0000000Z</EndTime>
  <PrePadding>1</PrePadding>
  <PostPadding>2</PostPadding>
  <Quality>3</Quality>
  <Keep>0</Keep>
  <AdvancedRules>title like &apos;Saturday Night Live%&apos;</AdvancedRules>
</Rules>

2011-01-22 23:52:15.668	[DEBUG][4]	LoadListingByAdvancedRules(channel='all channels',advancedRules=title like 'Saturday Night Live%')
2011-01-22 23:52:15.691	[DEBUG][4]	 - Potential episode at: 1/22/2011 11:29:00 PM
2011-01-22 23:52:15.695	[DEBUG][4]	   ...check IsValid()
2011-01-22 23:52:15.696	[DEBUG][4]	   ...scheduling episode
2011-01-22 23:52:15.783	[DEBUG][4]	 - Potential episode at: 1/22/2011 11:29:00 PM
2011-01-22 23:52:15.783	[DEBUG][4]	   ...check IsValid()
2011-01-22 23:52:15.784	[DEBUG][4]	   ...already got this episode scheduled
2011-01-22 23:52:15.784	[DEBUG][4]	 - Potential episode at: 1/29/2011 11:29:00 PM
2011-01-22 23:52:15.784	[DEBUG][4]	   ...check IsValid()
2011-01-22 23:52:15.784	[DEBUG][4]	   ...scheduling episode
2011-01-22 23:52:15.856	[DEBUG][4]	 - Potential episode at: 1/29/2011 11:29:00 PM
2011-01-22 23:52:15.856	[DEBUG][4]	   ...check IsValid()
2011-01-22 23:52:15.856	[DEBUG][4]	   ...already got this episode scheduled

[UncleJohnsBand]

UJB, let me know when/if this available for Web Services and what I have to pass and I will update SearchLite.

Martin

Will do.....it is easy to implement....will be just another setting - i.e. allChannels true/false(default)

[sub]

It appears it takes the timeslot.....what I want is no timeslot....

Hmm, doesnt seem to have used a timeslot here. Its definitely picked up shows in very different parts of the day for me.

[sub]

I just stepped through with the debugger, and its definitely not adding the timeslot info to the recurring recording. Can you see it when you export the recordings?