Seeking explanation for recurring schedule fields timeslotStart and timeeslotEnd

[scJohn]

I have a recurring schedule: All episodes, this channel, this timeslot, day(s).

The Start Time is 2020-07-11 06:30 PM
The End Time is 2020-07-11 07:00 PM

The Timeslot Start is 2020-07-11 05:00 PM
The Timeslot End is 2020-07-11 08:00 PM

The recurring schedule was created using nextpvr.

Could someone explain the the way the timeslot dates are calculated.

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[mvallevand]

The timeslot uses a 90 minute window to allow for time issues in the guide. An example might be a show that starts five minutes late from time to time or something pushed an hour for some other broadcast. The value is set by config.xml

It there a problem that you can think of?

Martin

[scJohn]

No. Just coding a client that can edit/add a new recurring schedule and thinking about the validation code needed for those timeslot fields beside that timeslotEnd should be greater than timeslotStart.

May not let user edit/add those timeslot fields. Make them display only and pragmatically change those fields based upon edit/add to the Start Time and End Time fields. Less possibility of screwing things up on the backend. Back to the drawing board. thanks.

[mvallevand]

I thought this was all basically calculated anyway https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.ph...#pid521783 and didn't know the API allowed you to change it.

Martin

[scJohn]

I think you are correct in that the nextpvr API does not allow you to change it.

Just for clarification, for you and anyone else reading this thread, I am getting this information directly from the RECURRING_RECORDING table located in the npvr.db3 . I am NOT using the API.