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Pluto/iptv epg expected actions

 
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2024-01-20, 02:46 PM
Wanting to determine what the expected outcomes should be for the following: 
   
Windows server running combo tablo OTA tuners and iptv (primarily plutoTV) channels

Guide update scheduled for once daily coming from xmltv file

The postloadEPG.bat has this line in it
        start /b "" python C:\Users\Public\NPVR-data\scripts\plutotv\pluto.py xmltv-update 90
I've tried that with varying numbers from default to as low as 60 without noticing a difference.

For testing purposes I setup a recurring recording that should record all programs (by guide data) on a Pluto channel.  It recorded what was in the guide initially but stopped when that initial guide data ran out.  If I manually updated the guide, which I did around 8:30p 1/19, it started recording again. My assumption is that it should reload the guide data every 60 minutes and continue to record matching programs without intervention as it does for the OTA recurring recordings.

I don't know what I should be expecting to see in the logs but am surprised that the npvr.log seems to only have entries up until 12/20.  Is that log only used for system updates and the like?

I expect that the automated guide refresh is only for Pluto and not universal to xmlTV/IPTV guide sources. Is that correct?

Thanks much!


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2024-01-20, 02:59 PM
There really is no magic in the command the second basically the second command is how many minutes to pause before doing the next update. There is also some logic to only update this way between 7 and 22 with no overnight updates. You should see a python task running in the tasklist.

One reason I did this pause was to avoid people trying to rip entire channels or series, pirating from PlutoTV was not my intent.

It will only reschedule an update if the file called update.lock is not in the scripts/plutotv folder to avoid multiple updates. Most problems would be because of how the update process it interrupted, server restarts etc. I leave it to the user to figure out how to script use of this option.

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2024-01-20, 03:27 PM (This post was last modified: 2024-01-20, 03:35 PM by Prsa01.)
Thanks Martin,

I'll do some more digging based on your feedback. The test was really just to determine whether new guide entries would record as they were added without intervention like they do on OTA.

I'm new to iptv and Npvr so just trying to learn how things work.
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2024-01-20, 03:37 PM
When you check the logs you should see this in your logs.

Code:
2024-01-20 10:35:24.951    [DEBUG][23]    About to save listings
2024-01-20 10:35:25.034    [DEBUG][23]    Listings saved...
2024-01-20 10:35:25.034    [DEBUG][23]    No C:\Users\Public\NPVR-data\scripts\PostLoadEPG.bat file found
2024-01-20 10:35:25.035    [INFO][23]    deleting old conflicts
2024-01-20 10:35:25.039    [INFO][23]    UpdateAllRecurringRecordings()
...
2024-01-20 10:35:25.594    [DEBUG][8]    Reloading recording schedule
..

This isn't really IPTV or NextPVR really, it is python using the API to mimic the browser actions.

Martin
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