NPVR Script Templates (Windows)

[JavaWiz]

After re-imaging my NPVR pc, I decided to make the move to v5.  All went perfectly, clean install, up and running in no time.  As part of getting setup again, I took a run thru my scripts and updated.  As I've seen a few questions around how to incorporate custom scripts into NPVR, I've created a template for the scripts and attached to this thread. 

There is a README.txt in the file explaining how to install and use the scripts.  They provide a logging mechanism to identify when each script is called with their parameters, and place the output in a common log file.  You can easily customize and provide your own functionality (i.e. to call comskip to remove commercials).

I'll add them to the wiki (sub, I'll PM you my Github info) once I think they are solid...  Looking for any bugs or general enhancement feedback...

Also please verify, i notice a couple of scripts (PostStartup.bat and WakeUp.bat) were not reflected on the wiki page...  Are they still valid?
JavaWiz...

[mvallevand]

A couple of comments for documenation of this good initiative.

- you need to preface these are Windows scripts.
- users should be aware that stdout will be written to nrecord.log
- you need to add to be very careful about any stdout in parallel processing, it will be written to a file if extras are being used.

Martin

[JavaWiz]

A couple of comments for documenation of this good initiative.

- you need to preface these are Windows scripts.
- users should be aware that stdout will be written to nrecord.log
- you need to add to be very careful about any stdout in parallel processing, it will be written to a file if extras are being used.

Martin

Good feedback, thanks Martin...  

I've updated the title of this thread to note these are windows scripts (I potentially will also port to linux when I have some time). 

I hadn't noticed the stdout ends up in the nrecord.log, I'll look at adding a feature to either minimize or stop any stdout logging.

About your comment related to parallel processing...  What do you mean "if extras" are being used?

[mvallevand]

Extras are a new tuning device in v5 NextPVR captures the stdout they create as input files for an mpeg ts file. I think the @echo off will be all that is required in Windows

Martin

[sub]

- you need to add to be very careful about any stdout in parallel processing, it will be written to a file if extras are being used.

I'm pretty sure these are fine. NextPVR is only capturing the standard output of the Extras process. The parallel processing is a separate process.

[sub]

Also please verify, i notice a couple of scripts (PostStartup.bat and WakeUp.bat) were not reflected on the wiki page...  Are they still valid?

There is still a PostStart.bat which is run.

WakeUp.bat isn't used at this stage, mainly because it requires Windows specific power manage events. It will probably make a return in the near future (for Windows users at least)

[mvallevand]

- you need to add to be very careful about any stdout in parallel processing, it will be written to a file if extras are being used.

I'm pretty sure these are fine. NextPVR is only capturing the standard output of the Extras process. The parallel processing is a separate process.

You are right the @echo off and ffmpeg messages etc need to be silenced in the extras xml and batch command lines.   I was confused with the comskip spam that I used to get from my extras.

Martin

[Graham]

I'll add them to the wiki (sub, I'll PM you my Github info) once I think they are solid...  Looking for any bugs or general enhancement feedback...

This is good stuff and the wiki page looks good ... The wiki has a folder at Utilities/Downloads ... Would the wiki downloads folder be a good place to store the templates?

[JavaWiz]

This is good stuff and the wiki page looks good ... The wiki has a folder at Utilities/Downloads ... Would the wiki downloads folder be a good place to store the templates?

Ah, yes, that would be the place to put them, didn't realize it was there.  I'll see about adding it there. (edit - done)