ReoccuringRecordingExtras - how to apply them to a scheduled recording?

[alibert]

Hi,

I'm writing on an epg plugin, but now I'm having problems to schedule reoccuring recordings correctly.

To schedule recordings, I am using the ScheduleHelper.
Scheduling a simple season record works fine as the schedule helper supports TYPE_RECORD_SEASON. But the advanced options like TYPE_RECORD_WEEKLY or TYPE_RECORD_DAILY do not work correctly - they appear as manual recordings in the recordings screen.

I have had a look at what is happening when scheduling a "weekly season" via the built in tv guide. The recording type is TYPE_RECORD_SEASON (5) (!!!), and additionally a new row in the "REOCCURING_EXTRAS" table is created.

I can also see the class ReoccuringRecordingExtras in GBPVR.Public, but I can't see a way how to make use of it.

Thanks for some help,

-alibert

[sub]

The API has been extended in the next release to support this.

[alibert]

Hi sub and thanks for the fast reply,

The API has been extended in the next release to support this.

Have you already had a look to http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=12744 for the upcoming release?

And as a workaround, would it be enough to set the recording type to "5" and insert an appropiate row into REOCCURING_EXTRAS for that recording group, or are there any other methods invoked for scheduling a weekly or daily recording?

And another thing I wanted to ask:
How do I implement the IEpgSource Interface? I just made a dll with stubs for the interface and placed it into the plugins directory, but it didn't show up in the config app as epg source.

-alibert

[sub]

Have you already had a look to http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=12744 for the upcoming release?

No, I havnt. I've been pretty busy with some other stuff.

And as a workaround, would it be enough to set the recording type to "5" and insert an appropiate row into REOCCURING_EXTRAS for that recording group...

Yes, thats pretty much what the new API does.

And another thing I wanted to ask:
How do I implement the IEpgSource Interface? I just made a dll with stubs for the interface and placed it into the plugins directory, but it didn't show up in the config app as epg source.

This is not currently possible. It doesnt look for external plugins supporting IEpgSource.

[alibert]

"AllowableTimeslotVariance" is +/- for the start time, isn't it?

-alibert

[sub]

Yes