AutoSearch reminders

[bgowland]

So there's an option to auto-record search results but also an option to create 'reminders'...

So how / where do the reminders appear? In NEWA only or are they somehow visible through the NextPVR interface?

[UncleJohnsBand]

So there's an option to auto-record search results but also an option to create 'reminders'...

So how / where do the reminders appear? In NEWA only or are they somehow visible through the NextPVR interface?

They were avaialble in GBPVR but are not yet (and may never be) available in NPVR. The code is there for if/when they return.

[bgowland]

The code is there for if/when they return.

Would this be accessed using the 'Search' web service? I've looked at the APIs and I can see some stuff related to AutoSearch but can't work out how to use them.

For instance, suppose I have the CLI running daily from PostUpdateEpg.bat with some searches set to provide reminders (rather than auto-record), how would I access the search results?

Alternatively, if I don't schedule a daily run of the CLI, how would I manually trigger an auto-search using a user's saved searches?

Just to clarify - I'd like (somehow) for my nDroidService to be able to 'pick-up' auto-search reminders so they can be accessed from the nDroid client.

Cheers,
Brian

[UncleJohnsBand]

The reminders would be displayed within the NEWA pages. Under the navigation but before the content.....there is an AJAX call that is made to get the info and display it. it appears as a link and when clicked shows Events with reminders that are coming up that are within the Reminder time frame that is set on on the Config tab....i.e. you set days/hours/minutes.... - 002 means show any reminders for flagged Events that are starting within 2 minutes......or 100 would be show Events flagged with a reminder that are starting within a day.

I don't know if sub is going to re-implement reminders or not......If he is my guess is that it is still low on the priority list.

[bgowland]

Something isn't working for me...

Here's a search entry from web-saved-searches.xml

Code:

<Search id="Countdown">
    <SearchVersion>3.0</SearchVersion>
    <SearchName autoShowSearch="True" autoRecordSearch="False" caseSensitiveSearch="False">Countdown</SearchName>
    <SearchTitle>True</SearchTitle>
    <SearchSubTitle>False</SearchSubTitle>
    <SearchDescription>False</SearchDescription>
    <MatchTitle>False</MatchTitle>
    <MatchSubTitle>False</MatchSubTitle>
    <MatchDescription>False</MatchDescription>
    <StartTitle>False</StartTitle>
    <StartSubTitle>False</StartSubTitle>
    <StartDescription>False</StartDescription>
    <SearchPhrase>countdown</SearchPhrase>
    <SearchGenre />
    <SearchLengthMin>
    </SearchLengthMin>
    <SearchLengthMax>
    </SearchLengthMax>
    <TreeviewSearchOrder>
    </TreeviewSearchOrder>
    <SearchChannels />
    <SearchStartDate>
    </SearchStartDate>
    <SearchStartTime>
    </SearchStartTime>
    <SearchEndDate>
    </SearchEndDate>
    <SearchEndTime>
    </SearchEndTime>
  </Search>

...and this is the npvr.log entries...

Code:

2011-06-24 00:03:48.853    [INFO][1]    Auto Search has not yet been executed today....
2011-06-24 00:03:48.853    [INFO][1]    RecorderHelperConfig: LoadFromFile()
2011-06-24 00:03:48.869    [INFO][1]    RecorderHelperConfig: SaveToFile()
2011-06-24 00:03:50.694    [INFO][1]    Setting last auto search date to today so this routine does not run again until tommorow....
2011-06-24 00:03:50.694    [INFO][1]    RecorderHelperConfig: SaveToFile()
2011-06-24 00:03:50.694    [INFO][1]    
2011-06-24 00:03:50.694    [INFO][1]    Processed search: Countdown
2011-06-24 00:03:50.694    [INFO][1]    
2011-06-24 00:03:50.694    [INFO][1]        Set 0 reminders
2011-06-24 00:03:50.694    [INFO][1]        Scheduled 0 events to record

This search run from NEWA shows that an episode of Countdown is due to start in about 5 hours time and I have the reminder time frame set to 700, i.e., 7 days.

I've been playing around with this quite a bit today resetting the <lastAutoSearchDate> entry each time to guarantee it will run but I'm not seeing any reminders. :confused:

[ACTCMS]

Have you tried selecting 'Countdown' in the Use Saved Search: combo box and doing a manual Submit?

[bgowland]

Yes - both C4 and C4+1 show Countdown when using the Saved Search from NEWA itself but no reminders appear. Resetting <lastAutoSearchDate> to 'yesterday' each time allows NEWA_AutoSearch to run but always with 0 reminders.

Do you have a 'reminder-only' search which works for you Alex?

[ACTCMS]

I've never actually used 'reminder-only' Brian - I just record in anger and delete at leisure...

However, I set a reminder and got the same 'Set 0 reminders' as you in the log. I then changed it to record, and the log still showed 0, but the show is highlighted in the EPG and it shows in Manage Recordings - pending...?

Alex

[bgowland]

I've never actually used 'reminder-only' Brian - I just record in anger and delete at leisure...

Thanks for trying - perhaps UJB can shed some light here.

The main reason I'd like access to 'reminders' would be more as 'recommendations' based on searches.

I do want some searches to trigger auto-record regardless and, like you, just delete any false positives.

On the other hand having 'passive' search results flagged as reminders / recommendations would be really useful. If I can get access to them I could pump them out to nDroid and set anything that looks interesting to record remotely.

Cheers,
Brian

[UncleJohnsBand]

Reminders do not work in NEWA.....they are dependent on native NPVR code that does not exist like it did in GBPVR....so you will not see reminders at all on anything. I left the settings there in-case they return to NPVR at some point in the future. Does this answer this question?