GetClientIdentifier + GB-PVR client

[bgowland]

What does the GetClientIdentifier() method return for a GB-PVR client setup?

Cheers,
Brian

[sub]

From memory it'll return the renderer name, just the same as it would on a server. Its only really when you're running on MVP that you get more (MVP + MAC address).

[bgowland]

OK so it's not really useful for telling if it's a client then. It occurs to me that I've written code for this anyway so I just need to extend it a bit.

Cheers,
Brian

[sub]

No, probably not much use. It's logic long pre-dates any client/server support in GB-PVR. It was more about "client" in the sense that GBPVR.exe/PVRX2.exe was a client to GBPVRRecordingService.

[ACTCMS]

Brian

On my client laptop 'GetClientIdentifier()' returns 'UNKNOWN'

Alex

[sub]

Is that logged in the constructor of your plugin? If so, it might not have been set yet.

[ACTCMS]

It is indeed... not much point in looking at it there then...

[bgowland]

I've worked out what I need to do - basically I just want to be able to know if pvrx2 is running on the main gbpvr machine or if it's a client / mvp. I can check for mvp with GetClientIdentifier and I already check config.xml for client mode anyway. If neither of those are true I'll assume main machine.

Cheers,
Brian
PS I hope clients can't act as MVP servers. :eek:

[ACTCMS]

On my client laptop 'GetClientIdentifier()' returns 'UNKNOWN'

Is that logged in the constructor of your plugin? If so, it might not have been set yet.

It is indeed... not much point in looking at it there then...

It looks like it becomes available after the first IEventNotification 'PluginActivated' Notify Event.

And I'm sure we'll all sleep easier in our beds now that I shared that one...

[mvallevand]

What about using GBPVRInfo.RunningOnMVP or GBPVRInfo.RunningOnClient ?

Martin