event_details in SCHEDULED_RECORDING

[bgowland]

An example of the 'event_details' data of a pending scheduled recording from my npvr.db3 (I've cut the actual element values for clarity)...

Code:

<Event>
  <OID></OID>
  <Title></Title>
  <SubTitle></SubTitle>
  <Description></Description>
  <ChannelOID></ChannelOID>
  <StartTime></StartTime>
  <EndTime></EndTime>
  <FirstRun></FirstRun>
  <Aspect></Aspect>
  <Genres>
    <Genre></Genre>
  </Genres>
</Event>

Are these the only elements ever stored in the event_details field or is it based purely on what is available in the EPG_EVENT table?

For instance, I don't have any data for my star_rating column as the RT site isn't currently providing it. If I did, would the <Event> include a <StarRating></StarRating> element (for example)?

[sub]

It can also contain additonal fields like <Audio>, <StarRating>, <Quality>, <DVBTableVersion>, <DVBServiceEventID>, <Season>, <Episode>, <OriginalAirDate>, <UniqueID>

[mvallevand]

Make sure you test for null, the list of nodes has grown since the initial release.

Martin

[bgowland]

It can also contain additonal fields like <Audio>, <StarRating>, <Quality>, <DVBTableVersion>, <DVBServiceEventID>, <Season>, <Episode>, <OriginalAirDate>, <UniqueID>

So basically if any field in the EPG_EVENT table contains a value at the time a recording is scheduled, that field is included in the SCHEDULED_RECORDING event_details XML?

[sub]

Yep.

Everything should be treated as optional. People will have old recordings that have a much smaller subset of nodes than those that are possible today with current release.

[mvallevand]

Does PostUpdateEpg run after the EPG update or after recurring recordings? The genreLite utility adds the star_ratings from the RT data, but if the file is already in the event_details, it won't be updated.

Martin

[sub]

PostUpdateEPG.bat runs after the listings have been inserted and the recurring recordings processed.

[bgowland]

Yep.

Everything should be treated as optional. People will have old recordings that have a much smaller subset of nodes than those that are possible today with current release.

Thanks, that's what I was wondering - I seemed to just have the same set in every entry but I've now looked at some old recordings and they're missing things like genre, first run etc so that makes sense. It's actually a very elegant way of doing things for past recordings once the original EPG_EVENT data has gone. I seem to remember gbpvr didn't do things very well.

Make sure you test for null, the list of nodes has grown since the initial release.

Martin

Thanks, I'm only interested in a subset of what should normally always be there although I'm conscious of the fact it may not be, as sub points out. I always work on the principle that title and start/end times are the only things guaranteed for most things related to tv guide stuff in general (not specifically npvr) - anything else is a bonus.