Re: [Xmltv-devel] es_laguiatv channel ids

[CandU _ <can...@ho...>]

Hi Mattias,

>>I have a question about the channel ids in my new grabber (es_laguiatv).
>>
>>The channel ids I have in the config file need to keep the accented chars 
>>etc, so that I can
>>convert them into the channel ids on the site. Ive made this work by 
>>replacing all chars that
>>arent a-z, A-Z  or 0-9 with their value and printing a dot at the 
>>beginning.
>>
>>I also use these ids in the output, but they look a bit ugly, for example 
>>Canal + Cine 1 has the id CCanal.20.2B.20Cine.201.laguiatv.com in the 
>>output.
>>
>>I was wondering is there any reason why the ids in the config file need to 
>>match those in the output?
>>
>No, currently the format of the configuration file is completely up to the 
>grabber. However, I have been pushing for a new way of configuring grabbers 
>described at
>
>http://membled.com/twiki/bin/view/Main/XmltvConfigurationApi
>
>In this method, the calling application actually writes the configuration 
>file and the grabber only reads it. This means that the configuration-file 
>must be in a predetermined format. This format uses xmltvids to describe 
>which channels the grabber shall download. So with this method, the ids in 
>the config file must match the ids in the output.
>
>There are currently only three grabbers that support the "apiconfig" 
>capability: se_swedb, br_net and hr (not yet released) and as far as I 
>know, no application uses the method. I have given up on convincing other 
>grabber authors to implement it for now, but it is still a part of my 
>secret plan for Xmltv World Domination, where our users shall never have to 
>see a shell-window when they configure the grabber.
>
>But as long as you don't support the apiconfig capability, the 
>configuration-file can contain anything you want.
>
>/Mattias

Adding a mechanism to set-up via guis seems a good idea to me. If I am to 
keep the same ids in the output and the config file then I would need to be 
able to encode the chars that aren't allowed in channel ids. This means 
continuing to have the slightly ugly ids.

Do you know if any of the other grabbers deal with this and if so how?

Cheers

Chris

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