NEWA Release Build 2.15 Released 2014-10-25

[UncleJohnsBand]

Latest NEWA Build 2.15 now available on the wiki.

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[TD]2014-10-20
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[TD]Build Number:
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[TD]2.15
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• UncleJohnsBand: Web Service Updates:
  • *** Now that REST services are completed I will plan on deprecating SOAP services in the 2nd half of 2014. ***
    
  
  
• UncleJohnsBand: REST Service Updates:
  
• UncleJohnsBand: Mobile iNEWA Updates:
  
• fjbpchristiaens: Mobile iNEWA Updates:
  
• UncleJohnsBand: NEWA Application Updates:
  • Removed GZIP compression on responses including JSON returns. Caused unexpected form posting behavior.
    
  
  
  

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[TD]Date:
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[TD]2014-10-19
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[TD]Build Number:
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[TD]2.14
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• UncleJohnsBand: Web Service Updates:
  • *** Now that REST services are completed I will plan on deprecating SOAP services in the 2nd half of 2014. ***
    
  
  
• mvallevand: REST Service Updates:
  • Added Season number to epgeventJSONObject.
    
  • Added Episode number to epgeventJSONObject.
    
  
  
• UncleJohnsBand: REST Service Updates:
  • Update GuideService/Channels API to contain Channel Minor number.
    
  • Update GuideService/Channels API to contain Channel Formatted number.
    
  • Updated VCL methods that took in a channel number to now use a type of string instead of int.
    
  • Added DayMask attribute to Recurring object.
    
  • Added TimeSlot attribute to Recurring object.
    
  • Added Cast object within the epgeventJSONObject.
    
  • Added Crew object within the epgeventJSONObject.
    
  • Added Global CORS support.
    
  • Added channelIcon property to the Channel object which holds the url to download the icon.
    
  
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• This means all REST API calls from local hosts or external hosts will be able to access the various API Methods.
  

• Added new GetChannel API to return info on a signle channel based on channel oid.
  

• Updated Newtonsoft JSON library to 6.0.5.
  

[*]UncleJohnsBand: Mobile iNEWA Updates:

• Correct display issue introduced introduced with the 2.0 version of NEWA.
  

[*]fjbpchristiaens: Mobile iNEWA Updates:

• Update to iNEWA version 2.14.
  

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[*]Fixes for ready recordings, scheduled recordings and TV guide which should fix some issues with spinning wheel in some conditions.
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[*]Some bug fixes (e.g. when lists are empty).
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[*]Added a "What's New" screen to show the new recordings for the last X days.
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[*]Reset of TV listing date and whats new list.
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[*]UncleJohnsBand: NEWA Application Updates:

• Updated NEWA to support the new minor channel extension numbers for display and search.
  

• Updated saved search version to v4.3 to support minor channel extension numbers.
  

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[*]All saved searches will auto-upgrade when used manually or when auto-search executes.
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• Updated default audio bitrate for presets in streaming to be 64bit instead of 32bit.
  

• Correct issue when creating recordings from CSS Details page.
  

• Removed commented out code that will not ever be used.
  

• Correct JavaScript syntax error on CSS Manage screen.
  

• Event Credits (Cast and Crew) now available to Schedules Direct and XMLTV epg users.
  

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[*]This change removes the need for Schedules Direct users to use ExtendedEWA database for this extra information.
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[*]Schedules Direct Utilities will no longer work with the move of source data to JSON based API. I am not sure if I will remediate the utility to work with the JSON API or not.
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• Corrected issue when trying to stream from the Details page.
  

• Updated VLC plugin code on pages to recognize IE 11.
  

• Updated XML Info Feed for NPVR desktop Gadget to show minor channel info.
  

• NEWA now using GZIP compression on responses including JSON returns.
  

[*]Kayleigh: NEWA Application Updates:

• Correct issue with MP4 audio streaming.
  

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[*]Server must now run VLC 2.1 or higher.
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