NextPVR web API for scheduling - DayMask

[mvallevand]

Sub looking at pvr.nextpvr code I was wondering if there was also an "Any Day" dayMask I could use with &day_mask= that Kodi doesn't enable? NUtility does have one.

Code:

std::string cPVRClientNextPVR::GetDayString(int dayMask)
{
  std::string days;
  if (dayMask == (PVR_WEEKDAY_SATURDAY | PVR_WEEKDAY_SUNDAY))
  {
    days = "WEEKENDS";
  }
  else if (dayMask == (PVR_WEEKDAY_MONDAY | PVR_WEEKDAY_TUESDAY | PVR_WEEKDAY_WEDNESDAY | PVR_WEEKDAY_THURSDAY | PVR_WEEKDAY_FRIDAY))
  {
    days = "WEEKDAYS";
  }
  else
  {
    if (dayMask & PVR_WEEKDAY_SATURDAY)
      days += "SAT:";
    if (dayMask & PVR_WEEKDAY_SUNDAY)
      days += "SUN:";
    if (dayMask & PVR_WEEKDAY_MONDAY)
      days += "MON:";
    if (dayMask & PVR_WEEKDAY_TUESDAY)
      days += "TUE:";
    if (dayMask & PVR_WEEKDAY_WEDNESDAY)
      days += "WED:";
    if (dayMask & PVR_WEEKDAY_THURSDAY)
      days += "THU:";
    if (dayMask & PVR_WEEKDAY_FRIDAY)
      days += "FRI:";
  }

  return days;
}

Also how to I indicate a Timeslot recording just add the start and end timestamps?

Thanks.

Martin

[sub]

If you don't pass in a &day_mask= parameter, it'll assume any day. Alternatively you'd need to pass &day_mask=SAT|SUN|MON|TUE|WED|THU|FRI

You can pass in &timeslot=true, though if you're using &recurring_type, these have a fixed definition of whether timeslot is enabled:

case 1: // Record Season (NEW episodes on this channel)
…
case 2: // Record Season (All episodes on this channel)
...
case 3: // Record Season (Daily, this timeslot)
...
case 4: // Record Season (Weekly, this timeslot)
...
case 5: // Record Season (Monday-Friday, this timeslot)
...
case 6: // Record Season (Weekends, this timeslot)
...

[mvallevand]

Emby doesn't use any of those timeslots standard but x-newa does so that will make my life a little easier.

Is that a pipe or semi-colon like Kodi uses?

Also for the All Channel scheduling with &keyword= logic, do you respect <RecurringMatchExact> in config.xml?

Martin

[sub]

Is that a pipe or semi-colon like Kodi uses?

Yeah, go with semi-colon.

Also for the All Channel scheduling with &keyword= logic, do you respect <RecurringMatchExact> in config.xml?

Yes, I think so.

[mvallevand]

You can pass in &timesslot=true, though if you're using &recurring_type, these have a fixed definition of whether timeslot is enabled:

With these options do I need start and end time?

Martin

[sub]

Its been quite a while since I've looked at this, but I'm pretty sure it calculates the timeslot from the start time of the original event used to create the recurring recording (&event_id=), and defaults to finding shows that start with +/- 90 minutes of that original time (but prefers that exact same start time if there is show with that time)

[mvallevand]

Thanks, everything seems to be working as expected and it quite logical now that I understand. One thing Kodi does for All Channels All Episodes, is allow a timeslot and fakes a keyword search. I like the looks a the NextPVR created All Channels recurring record better because it is clearer to me looking at the list. Is there a type for that and does it allow a start and end date?

Martin

[mvallevand]

I am bumping this thread with some additional info. It looks like the are both type 7

Code:

2019-06-03 15:40:27.539 T:13620   DEBUG: {u'name': u'Coronation Street', u'enabled': True, u'postPadding': 2, u'channelID': 0, u'prePadding': 1, u'period': u'KEYWORD: Coronation Street', u'keep': 0, u'advancedRules': u'KEYWORD: Coronation Street', u'type': 7, u'id': 448, u'channel': u'All Channels'}

2019-06-03 15:40:27.539 T:13620   DEBUG: {u'name': u'Rizzoli & Isles', u'enabled': True, u'postPadding': 2, u'channelID': 0, u'prePadding': 1, u'period': u'All Episodes', u'keep': 0, u'advancedRules': u"title like 'Rizzoli & Isles'", u'type': 7, u'id': 449, u'channel': u'All Channels'}

What I'd like to be able to do from the API is create that second type of All Channels recording. I am finding additional issues with the Keyword search because it seems to schedule things not just based on the Title I tried Monk and I had 100's of recordings.

Martin

[sub]

That 'all episodes' 'all channels', as shown above on Paw Patrol is really a special case to make it look nicer. It does it when it's an advanced recording, with the query title like 'name'. You could probably pass in that instead of a keyword to get the same behaviour.

[mvallevand]

The API parameter I know for this requires &keyword=... and when I tried adding that query I get

<AdvancedRules>KEYWORD: title like'Man With a Plan'</AdvancedRules>

Edit if I manually remove the 'KEYWORD: ' from the database it does display like NextPVR. Perhaps you could not prepend "KEYWORD: " if the parameter starts with "title like '"

Martin