duplicate recordings

[johnsonx42]

bug: deficiency in "Don't Record Duplicates" logic - the logic does not consider episodes that have already been recorded by single recording requests or by a recurring recording request under a different group id.

This should already be fixed in the current release. I forgot to note it.

I'm not seeing any change in this area. Most of the "Big Bang Theory" episodes recorded tonight are already in the ready recordings list.

[johnsonx42]

A current example from database:

existing recording:

Code:

<Event>
  <OID>10275176</OID>
  <Title>The Big Bang Theory</Title>
  <SubTitle>The Adhesive Duck Deficiency</SubTitle>
  <Description>Penny is forced to rely on Sheldon when she is injured while Howard, Leonard and Raj are away.</Description>
  <ChannelOID>7078</ChannelOID>
  <StartTime>2012-08-15T05:30:00.0000000Z</StartTime>
  <EndTime>2012-08-15T06:00:00.0000000Z</EndTime>
  <FirstRun>false</FirstRun>
  <OriginalAirDate>2009-11-16T00:00:00.0000000</OriginalAirDate>
  <Rating>TV-PG</Rating>
  <Audio>stereo</Audio>
  <Genres>
    <Genre>Sitcom</Genre>
  </Genres>
  <UniqueID>EP009311820051</UniqueID>
</Event>

recording right now:

Code:

<Event>
  <OID>11269912</OID>
  <Title>The Big Bang Theory</Title>
  <SubTitle>The Adhesive Duck Deficiency</SubTitle>
  <Description>Penny is forced to rely on Sheldon when she is injured while Howard, Leonard and Raj are away.</Description>
  <ChannelOID>7078</ChannelOID>
  <StartTime>2012-10-05T04:00:00.0000000Z</StartTime>
  <EndTime>2012-10-05T04:30:00.0000000Z</EndTime>
  <FirstRun>false</FirstRun>
  <OriginalAirDate>2009-11-16T00:00:00.0000000</OriginalAirDate>
  <Rating>TV-PG</Rating>
  <Audio>stereo</Audio>
  <Genres>
    <Genre>Sitcom</Genre>
  </Genres>
  <UniqueID>EP009311820051</UniqueID>
</Event>

The recurrence_oid of the old recording is 0, while the new recording's recurrence_oid is 249. I think this must be what you referred to as the "qroup_id" in previous discussions?

[johnsonx42]

bump... any possibility of a fix for this?

[sub]

Give this one a go. It should fix it.

[johnsonx42]

installed. thanks.

[johnsonx42]

Something's not so right with that patch. I installed it and ran an EPG update. At first I thought all was well, as several upcoming duplicate recordings were not rescheduled. However, tonight's brand new The Big Bang Theory is not scheduled now either, and looking ahead, other first-run shows are missing like monday's Dancing With The Stars. Log attached.

[sub]

Unfortunately the log rolled over mid way through, so I could see 'Dancing With The Stars'. Can you post the other part too?

Big Bang Theory is not a great one to look into because there is like a zillion airings of it.

[Graham]

... there is like a zillion airings of it.

I have told you a million times ... Don't Exaggerate!

[sub]

Ok, but you get the point

[johnsonx42]

Dancing With The Stars is in NPVR.log.1, starting at 2012-10-11 14:13:09.954 (near the end). It seems to think the episodes are already scheduled, but they're not:

Code:

2012-10-11 14:13:10.069    [DEBUG][7]    LoadListingsMatchingTitle(channel=6935,title=Dancing With the Stars: All-Stars)
2012-10-11 14:13:10.073    [DEBUG][7]     - Potential episode at: 10/15/2012 8:00:00 PM
2012-10-11 14:13:10.073    [DEBUG][7]       ...check IsValid()
2012-10-11 14:13:10.073    [DEBUG][7]       ...already got this episode scheduled
2012-10-11 14:13:10.073    [DEBUG][7]     - Potential episode at: 10/16/2012 8:00:00 PM
2012-10-11 14:13:10.074    [DEBUG][7]       ...check IsValid()
2012-10-11 14:13:10.074    [DEBUG][7]       ...already got this episode scheduled
2012-10-11 14:13:10.074    [DEBUG][7]     - Potential episode at: 10/22/2012 8:00:00 PM
2012-10-11 14:13:10.074    [DEBUG][7]       ...check IsValid()
2012-10-11 14:13:10.074    [DEBUG][7]       ...already got this episode scheduled
2012-10-11 14:13:10.074    [DEBUG][7]     - Potential episode at: 10/23/2012 8:00:00 PM
2012-10-11 14:13:10.074    [DEBUG][7]       ...check IsValid()
2012-10-11 14:13:10.074    [DEBUG][7]       ...already got this episode scheduled

edit: you can also see in the NPVR.log after the EPG update finishes, the TV Listings Plugin notices the previously scheduled Dancing episodes have been removed:

Code:

2012-10-11 14:13:15.304    [DEBUG][10]    TV Listings: RecordingSchedule: removing '[191592] Dancing With the Stars: All-Stars [11378583] (c_6935, 10/15/2012 8:00 PM - 10:01 PM)'.
2012-10-11 14:13:15.304    [DEBUG][10]    TV Listings: RecordingSchedule: removing '[191593] Dancing With the Stars: All-Stars [11378605] (c_6935, 10/16/2012 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM)'.
2012-10-11 14:13:15.304    [DEBUG][10]    TV Listings: RecordingSchedule: removing '[191594] Dancing With the Stars: All-Stars [11378759] (c_6935, 10/22/2012 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM)'.
2012-10-11 14:13:15.304    [DEBUG][10]    TV Listings: RecordingSchedule: removing '[191595] Dancing With the Stars: All-Stars [11378786] (c_6935, 10/23/2012 8:00 PM - 9:01 PM)'.