From: Simon K. <si...@ko...> - 2011-11-24 22:00:09
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On 08/09/11 12:46, Nick Morrott wrote: > i) I now have an XML Schema (based on the two lineup proposals on the > wiki) that supports digital, analog, STB and simple channel lists; and > > ii) I have a standalone tool that now generates valid XML lineups > (based on the schema and using XML::Compile) for uk_rt users and maps > Wikipedia, XMLTV and DVB channel data into a useful format. Sample > output (note some fields are fixed for testing) from the tool looks > like this (Freeview for a local postcode): [snip] > Next steps include: > > i) Add another proposal page outlining the implemented schema to see > how useful it will be to other XMLTV grabber devs; > > ii) Integrating my standalone tool into tv_grab_uk_rt itself so that > all lineup/listings generation is in a single program; > > iii) Update freeview/freesat DVB mappings for current channels > > iii) Get XML::Compile packaged for Debian (and derivatives) so that > lineup support will be available for users running future releases of > XMLTV on Debian Wheezy and Ubuntu 11.10 without having to install from > CPAN. (Not sure about XML::Compile availability on other distros.) > > iv) Look at some stop-gap utilities to enable lineups to be > manipulated (e.g. to renumber one lineup [Freeview] to match that of > another [Freesat]) for use in software such as MythTV, possibly using > Myth's perl bindings; > > v) Look at integrating support for lineups directly within MythTV such > that all configuration can be done in Myth's setup interface. > > > I'll be working away on these (first 4 as priority) and will update as > necessary. > > Cheers, > Nick > sings the fat lady? |