2004-12-02, 05:52 AM
Currently there is only one PVR application that I'm aware of that has Web Services, and that is BTV 3.5. The concept is good, but their implementation of it has faultered because of their licensing restrictions on usage. Why create web services, when we have a good Plugin API as it stands now. Mainly for network communication between applications. This way applications can be written that can remotely access GBPVR services to do various tasks, like schedule a recording, retrieve a list of upcoming recordings, what is currently recording, Status of GPVR, when is the next guide update, what channels is a program on, etc. This information could then be feed to other applications to used across the network. So if you had two versions of GBPVR running, you could have your server GBPVR recording, but still feed information back to the client GBPVR at your TV.
Another use would be to allow interoperability between other Media server software and GBPVR. If you had Meedio running in another room, and wanted to extract information from GBPVR that is doing your recording, and it resides on another PC, you could use the Web Services to retrieve the information.
A couple of questions for the developers and sub in general, should I proceed down this path, and if so, what would you like to be available as a service. Also, what type of service interface do you want, SOAP and/or REST?
Comments please.
Another use would be to allow interoperability between other Media server software and GBPVR. If you had Meedio running in another room, and wanted to extract information from GBPVR that is doing your recording, and it resides on another PC, you could use the Web Services to retrieve the information.
A couple of questions for the developers and sub in general, should I proceed down this path, and if so, what would you like to be available as a service. Also, what type of service interface do you want, SOAP and/or REST?
Comments please.