Import recordings from TvHeadEnd?

[aTF6i]

Hi

Does anyone know if it is possible to import recordings from TVHeadEnd?

Would love to do so, but not sure if it's possible

[mvallevand]

I've written importers for SageTV, TV Mosaic and Emby so I would be glad to have a look. Is there a database or export format available? Maybe http://user:password@tvh:9981/api/dvr/entry/grid_finished gives you a recording list?

Martin

[aTF6i]

There is a webpage that provides a list, however it's not 'exportable'

There is a series of files created in dvr/log/ so I presume it'd need to be something looping and adding to a single .xml?

Here's one of the files (called 83a3aa4a0978dd1bc41a61996188172e)

Code:

{
        "enabled": true,
        "start": 1622790900,
        "start_extra": 0,
        "stop": 1622791200,
        "stop_extra": 0,
        "channel": "524f9641767cd5bcea744ea89b8fafae",
        "channelname": "CBeebies",
        "title": {
                "eng": "Numberblocks"
        },
        "subtitle": {
                "eng": "Making Patterns. Twenty-Seven and Twenty-Eight explore the new Pattern Wall at the Gallery. Also in HD. [S]"
        },
        "description": {
                "eng": "Making Patterns. Twenty-Seven and Twenty-Eight explore the new Pattern Wall at the Gallery. Also in HD. [S]"
        },
        "pri": 2,
        "retention": 0,
        "removal": 0,
        "playposition": 0,
        "playcount": 8,
        "config_name": "7a5edfbe189851e5b1d1df19c93962f0",
        "owner": "ItsMe",
        "creator": "ItsMe",
        "errorcode": 0,
        "errors": 0,
        "data_errors": 0,
        "dvb_eid": 0,
        "noresched": true,
        "norerecord": false,
        "fileremoved": 0,
        "autorec": "",
        "timerec": "",
        "parent": "",
        "child": "",
        "content_type": 5,
        "broadcast": 0,
        "comment": "Auto recording: Numberblocks",
        "files": [
{
                        "filename": "/recordings/Numberblocks/Numberblocks-40.ts",
                        "info": [
                                {
                                        "type": "H264",
                                        "width": 1920,
                                        "height": 1080,
                                        "duration": 3600,
                                        "aspect_num": 0,
                                        "aspect_den": 0
                                },
                                {
                                        "type": "AAC",
                                        "language": "eng",
                                        "audio_type": 0
                                },
                                {
                                        "type": "AAC",
                                        "language": "eng",
                                        "audio_type": 3
                                },
                                {
                                        "type": "DVBSUB",
                                        "language": "eng",
                                        "composition_id": 1,
                                        "ancillary_id": 1
                                }
                        ],
                        "start": 1622790840,
                        "stop": 1622791320
                }
        ]
}

[mvallevand]

Yeah I am not going to try and import individual json files like that. I guess

curl http://user:password@tvh:9981/api/dvr/entry/grid_finished -o filename

doesn't give a list or recordings?

Martin

[aTF6i]

Actually it does work.

Just tidying up and I'll send it over

[mvallevand]

It has to be zipped and under 2MB or an external link is required.

Martin

[aTF6i]

Cheers,

Attached

[mvallevand]

That looks good, basic JSON, sub title duplicates description but I can improved that.

Will you be able to map TVHeadend /recordings to the same location in NextPVR?

Martin

[aTF6i]

Sorry; yeah should be able to.

It is the same location I've set up to use in NextPVR; records into the same subfolders apart from 'All Channels'

[mvallevand]

Ok good.

Is that a complete list of your recordings? I'd like a sample with movies and some TV episodes, there looks to be more JSON fields available then I see there.

Martin