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diff --git a/html/en/epgsearch.4.html b/html/en/epgsearch.4.html deleted file mode 100644 index d7ca287..0000000 --- a/html/en/epgsearch.4.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,912 +0,0 @@ -<?xml version="1.0" ?> -<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> -<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> -<head> -<title>Epgsearch Version 0.9.24.beta9</title> -<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> -<link rev="made" href="mailto:root@localhost" /> -</head> - -<body style="background-color: white"> - -<p><a name="__index__"></a></p> -<!-- INDEX BEGIN --> - -<ul> - - <li><a href="#name">NAME</a></li> - <li><a href="#overview">OVERVIEW</a></li> - <li><a href="#content">CONTENT</a></li> - <li><a href="#1__using_variables_in_the_directory_entry_of_a_search_timer">1. Using variables in the directory entry of a search timer</a></li> - <li><a href="#2__the_format_of_epgsearch_conf">2. The format of epgsearch.conf</a></li> - <li><a href="#3__description_of_the_search_process">3. Description of the search process</a></li> - <li><a href="#4__how_do_search_timers_work">4. How do Search Timers work?</a></li> - <li><a href="#5__how_to_trigger_a_search_timer_update">5. How to trigger a search timer update?</a></li> - <li><a href="#6__the_sources_of_the__select_directory__menu">6. The sources of the 'Select directory' menu</a></li> - <li><a href="#7__language_dependent_commands_for_epg">7. Language dependent commands for EPG</a></li> - <li><a href="#8__usage_from_other_plugins_or_scripts">8. Usage from other plugins or scripts</a></li> - <ul> - - <li><a href="#8_1__filebased__intended_for_use_in_scripts_">8.1. File-based (intended for use in scripts)</a></li> - <li><a href="#8_2__via_plugininterface__intended_for_use_in_plugins_">8.2. via Plugin-Interface (intended for use in plugins)</a></li> - </ul> - - <li><a href="#9__svdrp_interface">9. SVDRP interface</a></li> - <ul> - - <li><a href="#search_management_">search management:</a></li> - <li><a href="#channel_group_management_">channel group management:</a></li> - <li><a href="#blacklist_management_">blacklist management:</a></li> - <li><a href="#search_template_management_">search template management:</a></li> - <li><a href="#extended_epg_categories_">extended EPG categories:</a></li> - <li><a href="#misc_">misc:</a></li> - <li><a href="#timer_conflicts_">timer conflicts:</a></li> - </ul> - - <li><a href="#10__customizing_the_epg_menus">10. Customizing the EPG menus</a></li> - <li><a href="#11__working_with_the_timer_conflict_menu">11. Working with the timer conflict menu</a></li> - <li><a href="#12__user_defined_variables">12. User defined variables</a></li> - <ul> - - <li><a href="#assignment">Assignment</a></li> - <li><a href="#control_structures">Control structures</a></li> - <li><a href="#calling_a_system_command">Calling a system command</a></li> - <li><a href="#possible_variables">Possible variables</a></li> - <li><a href="#examples">EXAMPLES</a></li> - </ul> - - <li><a href="#13__email_notification">13. Email notification</a></li> - <ul> - - <li><a href="#customizing_the_notifications_mails">Customizing the notifications mails</a></li> - </ul> - - <li><a href="#see_also">SEE ALSO</a></li> - <li><a href="#author__man_pages_">AUTHOR (man pages)</a></li> - <li><a href="#report_bugs">REPORT BUGS</a></li> - <li><a href="#copyright_and_license">COPYRIGHT and LICENSE</a></li> -</ul> -<!-- INDEX END --> - -<hr /> -<p> -</p> -<h1><a name="name">NAME</a></h1> -<p><em>epgsearch</em> - Searchtimer and replacement of the VDR program menu</p> -<p> -</p> -<hr /> -<h1><a name="overview">OVERVIEW</a></h1> -<p>Since the README get bigger and bigger this man page shall be used -to explain some things in detail. So it's not really a manual, but an -extended README.</p> -<p> -</p> -<hr /> -<h1><a name="content">CONTENT</a></h1> -<pre> - 1. Using variables in the directory entry of a search timer - 2. The format of epgsearch.conf - 3. Description of the search process - 4. How do Search Timers work? - 5. How to trigger a search timer update? - 6. The sources of the 'Select directory' menu - 7. Language dependent commands for EPG - 8. Usage from other plugins or scripts - 9. SVDRP interface - 10. Customizing the EPG menus - 11. Working with the timer conflict menu - 12. User defined variables - 13. Email notifications</pre> -<p> -</p> -<hr /> -<h1><a name="1__using_variables_in_the_directory_entry_of_a_search_timer">1. Using variables in the directory entry of a search timer</a></h1> -<p>If you are using extended EPG information, you can use variables as -part of a directory entry of a search timer. These variables always have -the form '%variable%'. The name of a variable corresponds with the -internal name of an extended EPG info, as specified in the file -epgsearchcats.conf (samples can be found in subdirectory 'conf'). -Example:</p> -<pre> - 1|Category|Kategorie|Information,Kinder,Musik,Serie,Show,Spielfilm,Sport|3</pre> -<p>The category with ID 1 has the internal name 'Category'. So you could -use it with '%Category%'. The names are not case sensitive. Sample -directory entries could look like this:</p> -<pre> - My Movies~%Category% - Childrens Movies~%category% - %CATEGORY%~%genre%</pre> -<p>There are also three other variables: %Title%, %Subtitle% and %Channel%. -If you don't use %Title%, the title is always automatically -appended to the directory entry, when a timer will be created. If you -set 'serial recording' to 'yes' in your search timer then also the -subtitle will be automatically appended. So the directory entry</p> -<pre> - %Category%~%Genre%~%Title%~%Subtitle%</pre> -<p>is the same as</p> -<pre> - %Category%~%Genre% - (with 'serial recording' set to 'yes').</pre> -<p>The %Channel% variable gets replaced with the name of the channel.</p> -<p>Attention: Automatically appending title and subtitle will not be -done, if you use the variables %Title% or %Subtitle% in the directory -entry. This allows to form directory entries like this one:</p> -<pre> - %Category%~%Genre%~%Title%~%Episode%~%Subtitle%</pre> -<p>There is also another variable %search.query% that will be replaced with the -query of the search timer.</p> -<p>See also <code>epgsearchuservars.conf(5)</code>.</p> -<p> -</p> -<hr /> -<h1><a name="2__the_format_of_epgsearch_conf">2. The format of epgsearch.conf</a></h1> -<p>Due to some new features there was a change in the format. The format -is now signed with a comment in the first line. The field delimiter -is <strong>':'</strong>:</p> -<pre> - 1 - unique search timer id - 2 - the search term - 3 - use time? 0/1 - 4 - start time in HHMM - 5 - stop time in HHMM - 6 - use channel? 0 = no, 1 = Interval, 2 = Channel group, 3 = FTA only - 7 - if 'use channel' = 1 then channel id[|channel id] in vdr format, - one entry or min/max entry separated with |, if 'use channel' = 2 - then the channel group name - 8 - match case? 0/1 - 9 - search mode: - 0 - the whole term must appear as substring - 1 - all single terms (delimiters are blank,',', ';', '|' or '~') - must exist as substrings. - 2 - at least one term (delimiters are blank, ',', ';', '|' or '~') - must exist as substring. - 3 - matches exactly - 4 - regular expression - 5 - fuzzy searching (specify tolerance in parameter 42, not available - for EPG categories) - 10 - use title? 0/1 - 11 - use subtitle? 0/1 - 12 - use description? 0/1 - 13 - use duration? 0/1 - 14 - min duration in minutes - 15 - max duration in minutes - 16 - use as search timer? 0/1/2 (with 2 one can specify time margins in - parameter 48/49 where the search timer is active) - 17 - use day of week? 0/1 - 18 - day of week (0 = Sunday, 1 = Monday...; - -1 Sunday, -2 Monday, -4 Tuesday, ...; -7 Sun, Mon, Tue) - 19 - use series recording? 0/1 - 20 - directory for recording - 21 - priority of recording - 22 - lifetime of recording - 23 - time margin for start in minutes - 24 - time margin for stop in minutes - 25 - use VPS? 0/1 - 26 - action: - 0 = create a timer - 1 = announce only via OSD (no timer) - 2 = switch only (no timer) - 27 - use extended EPG info? 0/1 - 28 - extended EPG info values. This entry has the following format - (delimiter is '|' for each category, '#' separates id and value): - 1 - the id of the extended EPG info category as specified in - epgsearchcats.conf - 2 - the value of the extended EPG info category - (a ':' will be translated to "!^colon^!", e.g. in "16:9") - 29 - avoid repeats? 0/1 - 30 - allowed repeats - 31 - compare title when testing for a repeat? 0/1 - 32 - compare subtitle when testing for a repeat? 0/1 - 33 - compare description when testing for a repeat? 0/1 - 34 - compare extended EPG info when testing for a repeat? - This entry is a bit field of the category IDs. - 35 - accepts repeats only within x days - 36 - delete a recording automatically after x days - 37 - but keep this number of recordings anyway - 38 - minutes before switch (if action = 2) - 39 - pause if x recordings already exist - 40 - blacklist usage mode (0 none, 1 selection, 2 all) - 41 - selected blacklist IDs separated with '|' - 42 - fuzzy tolerance value for fuzzy searching - 43 - use this search in favorites menu (0 no, 1 yes) - 44 - number of the search menu template to use (only available if multiple - search result templates are defined in epgsearchmenu.conf) - 45 - auto deletion mode (0 don't delete search timer, 1 delete after given - count of recordings, 2 delete after given days after first recording) - 46 - count of recordings after which to delete the search timer - 47 - count of days after the first recording after which to delete the search - timer - 48 - first day where the search timer is active (see parameter 16) - 49 - last day where the search timer is active (see parameter 16) - 50 - ignore missing EPG categories? 0/1 - 51 - unmute sound if off when used as switch timer</pre> -<p>A ':' in the search term or the directory entry will be translated in -a '|'. If a '|' exists in the search term, e.g. when using regular -expressions, it will be translated to ``!^pipe^!'' (I know it's ugly ;-))</p> -<p>See also <code>epgsearch.conf(5)</code>.</p> -<p> -</p> -<hr /> -<h1><a name="3__description_of_the_search_process">3. Description of the search process</a></h1> -<p>First, for each broadcasting a search text divided by '~' is created, -depending on the settings of 'Use title', 'Use subtitle' and 'Use -description':</p> -<pre> - title~subtitle~description</pre> -<p>If ``Match case'' is not set, the search text and the search term are -transformed to lower case. -Now depending on the search mode, the search term will be looked up in -the search text:</p> -<dl> -<dt><strong><a name="item__2d__27phrase_27_matches">- 'Phrase' matches</a></strong> - -<dd> -<p>if the search term is found anywhere in the search text.</p> -</dd> -</li> -<dt><strong><a name="item__2d__27at_least_one_word_27_2c__27all_words_27">- 'at least one word', 'all words'</a></strong> - -<dd> -<p>first the search term will be split in single words. Delimiters are a -blank and the characters ',' ';' '|' '~'.</p> -</dd> -<dd> -<p>Then we check if at least one or all words appear in the search text.</p> -</dd> -</li> -<dt><strong><a name="item__2d__27match_exactly_27">- 'match exactly'</a></strong> - -<dd> -<p>matches if search term and search text are identical.</p> -</dd> -</li> -<dt><strong><a name="item__2d__27regular_expression_27">- 'regular expression'</a></strong> - -<dd> -<p>the search is done with a regular expression. You don't need a leading -and trailing '/' in your search term. -Two standards of regular expression are supported: extended -POSIX and Perl compatible regular expressions (PCRE) (see <em>INSTALL</em>).</p> -</dd> -</li> -</dl> -<p>If the search was successful until now, the other criterions (start -time, duration, week day) are checked.</p> -<p> -</p> -<hr /> -<h1><a name="4__how_do_search_timers_work">4. How do Search Timers work?</a></h1> -<p>With each update, the plugin searches for new matches of your search -timers. If a new match is found then a new timer is created. For -serial recordings, the subtitle is appended to the recording -directory. Many providers deliver the subtitle just 1-2 days before -the event. The plugin uses then a date/time string for the subtitle, -but replaces this one later if the subtitle is present.</p> -<p>Start and end times of a broadcasting often vary a little bit. To avoid -getting many different timers for the same event, the plugin -checks before adding a new timer, if there is one, that has start and -end times which only differ by a maximum of 10 minutes (or the events -duration if this is less then 10 minutes). If so, the present timer is -modified, else a new timer is created. If the timer was set to inactive -there will be no update. Also manually corrected priority or lifetime -will not be changed when updating.</p> -<p>If you have set 'Announce only (no timer)' to yes, no timer is -created. Instead you get an OSD message about the event. This message -is displayed at each scan, but only if there is no timer for the event.</p> -<p> -</p> -<hr /> -<h1><a name="5__how_to_trigger_a_search_timer_update">5. How to trigger a search timer update?</a></h1> -<p>the update of search timers runs in its own thread. There are several -ways to trigger it:</p> -<dl> -<dt><strong><a name="item__2d_automatically">- automatically</a></strong> - -<dd> -<p>after VDR starts there is always an update (after a -few seconds). After this, the setup option 'Update interval' tells -epgsearch when the next update should be done repeatedly (in minutes).</p> -</dd> -</li> -<dt><strong><a name="item__2d_manually_extern">- manually extern</a></strong> - -<dd> -<p>the thread observes the file '.epgsearchupdate' in the -plugins config directory. When you</p> -</dd> -<dd> -<pre> - touch /path_to_file/.epgsearchupdate</pre> -</dd> -<dd> -<p>this will also trigger an update. So this is a simple solution to -make an update e.g. by a script.</p> -</dd> -</li> -<dt><strong><a name="item__2d_manually_intern">- manually intern</a></strong> - -<dd> -<p>calling actions or pressing '3' in the menu of searches asks also -for an update.</p> -</dd> -</li> -<dt><strong><a name="item__2d_from_other_plugins">- from other plugins</a></strong> - -</dl> -<p>there's a service -'Epgsearch-updatesearchtimers-v1.0' that can be used with the service -interface of VDR from other plugins with the option to inform via -OSD when the update has finished</p> -<p> -</p> -<hr /> -<h1><a name="6__the_sources_of_the__select_directory__menu">6. The sources of the 'Select directory' menu</a></h1> -<p>This menu displays directories, that can be used for search timers or -ordinary timers. The items displayed are read from the following -sources:</p> -<pre> - * current recording directories - * current timer directories - * directories used in search timers - * directories specified in F<epgsearchdirs.conf>, - see C<epgsearchdirs.con(5)></pre> -<p>The menu merges theses directories and displays only distinct -directories. With key 'yellow' one can change the depth of the -directories shown. If there are items, that contain category variables -like '%genre%', these entries are always shown before any other -directories. They are also not level dependent, but are always shown -with their full directory.</p> -<p>If this menu is called from the timer edit menu and an item is -selected that contains the variables ``%title%'' or ``%subtitle'' then the -'file' item of the timer gets cleared, since title or subtitle already -exist in the 'directory' item. -This list can also be accessed via the SVDRP command 'LSRD'.</p> -<p> -</p> -<hr /> -<h1><a name="7__language_dependent_commands_for_epg">7. Language dependent commands for EPG</a></h1> -<p>If you like to have a language dependent list of commands simply -translate your present <em>epgsearchcmds.conf</em> to your preferred OSD -language and store it with the filename epgsearchcmds-XXX.conf, where -XXX is the language code from i18n.c:</p> -<pre> - { "eng,dos", - "deu,ger", - "slv", - "ita", - "dut,nla,nld", - "por", - "fra,fre", - "nor", - "fin,smi", - "pol", - "esl,spa", - "ell,gre", - "sve,swe", - "rom,rum", - "hun", - "cat,cln", - "rus", - "hrv", - "est", - "dan", - }</pre> -<p>If there are more codes for one language (e.g. ``deu,ger'') choose -one of them. If there is no language dependent file, epgsearch loads -the file <em>epgsearchcmds.conf</em>.</p> -<p>See also <code>epgsearchcmds.conf(5)</code>.</p> -<p> -</p> -<hr /> -<h1><a name="8__usage_from_other_plugins_or_scripts">8. Usage from other plugins or scripts</a></h1> -<p>Searching the EPG and other functionality can be used by other plugins -or scripts. There are two approaches:</p> -<p> -</p> -<h2><a name="8_1__filebased__intended_for_use_in_scripts_">8.1. File-based (intended for use in scripts)</a></h2> -<p>Therefore simply create the file '.epgsearchrc' in the plugins config -directory with the following lines in it:</p> -<pre> - Search=your search term - Searchmode=x // 0=phrase, 1=and, 2=or, 3=regular expression - ChannelNr=x // add this line, to search on a specific channel - UseTitle=x // 1(default) or 0 - UseSubtitle=x // 1(default) or 0 - UseDescr=x // 1(default) or 0</pre> -<p>Then call Epgsearch via svdrpsend.pl (you must have assigned a key -to it), e.g.</p> -<pre> - svdrpsend.pl HITK green</pre> -<p>At startup Epgsearch will look for this file and give you the -search results for your search, if it exists. After that the file is -removed.</p> -<p>A sample script <em>recrep.sh</em>, that searches for the repeats of a recording -exists in the scripts subdirectory of Epgsearch.</p> -<p> -</p> -<h2><a name="8_2__via_plugininterface__intended_for_use_in_plugins_">8.2. via Plugin-Interface (intended for use in plugins)</a></h2> -<p>A plugin can directly call two functions of epgsearch with only some -lines of source code:</p> -<pre> - - searching the EPG for some criteria and display the result list - - extended timer edit menu</pre> -<p>I have added a quick and dirty dummy plugin -(source/vdr-epgsearchclient-0.0.1.tgz), that demonstrates the usage.</p> -<p> -</p> -<hr /> -<h1><a name="9__svdrp_interface">9. SVDRP interface</a></h1> -<p>epgsearch implements a SVDRP interface, that can be accessed for -example like this</p> -<pre> - svdrpsend.pl PLUG epgsearch LSTS</pre> -<p>the following commands are available:</p> -<p> -</p> -<h2><a name="search_management_">search management:</a></h2> -<pre> - * 'LSTS [ID]' to list all searches, or the one with the passed ID - (format is the same as epgsearch.conf) - * 'NEWS <settings>' to add a new search - REMARK: the value of element ID is ignored. epgsearch will always - assign the next free ID - * 'DELS <ID>' to delete the search with ID - * 'EDIS <settings>' to modify an existing search - * 'UPDS [OSD]' to update the search timers. Passing the optional keyword - 'OSD' pops up an OSD message after the update has finished. - * 'MODS ID ON|OFF' turns on/off the option 'Use as search timer'. - * 'UPDD' to reload the file epgsearchdone.data, e.g. after an - external tool has modified it. - * 'SETS <ON|OFF>' to temporarily activate or cancel the search timer background - thread. - * 'FIND <settings>' for searching the EPG - input is the same as with 'NEWS'. output is a list of found events formatted - as 'NEWT' lines. So they can be immediately used to create a new timer for - an event. - * 'QRYS < ID(s) >' to get the results for a search with the given - ID. Multiple IDs can also be passed and have to be separated with '|'. - The results are formatted like this:</pre> -<pre> - search ID : // the ID of the corresponding search timer - event ID : // VDR event ID - title : // event title, any ':' will be converted to '|' - episode name : // event short text, any ':' will be converted to '|' - event start : // event start in seconds since 1970-01-01 - event stop : // event stop in seconds since 1970-01-01 - channel : // channel ID in VDR's internal representation (e.g. 'S19.2E-1-1101-28106') - timer start : // timer start in seconds since 1970-01-01 (only valid if timer flag is > 0) - timer stop : // timer stop in seconds since 1970-01-01 (only valid if timer flag is > 0) - timer file : // timer file (only valid if timer flag is > 0) - timer flag : // 0 = no timer needed, 1 = has timer, 2 timer planned for next update) - * 'QRYS <settings>' to get the results for a search with the given search - settings. - * 'QRYF [hours]' to get the results for the favorites menu, see QRYS for - result format. The optional parameter specifies the number of hours to - evaluate and defaults to 24h.</pre> -<p> -</p> -<h2><a name="channel_group_management_">channel group management:</a></h2> -<pre> - * 'LSTC [channel group name]' - list all channel groups or if given the one with name 'group name' - * 'NEWC <channel group settings>' - create a new channel group, format as in epgsearchchangrps.conf - * 'EDIC <channel group settings>' - modify an existing channel group, format as in epgsearchchangrps.conf - * 'DELC <channel group name>' - delete an existing channel group - * 'RENC <old channel group name|new channel group name>' - rename an existing channel group</pre> -<p> -</p> -<h2><a name="blacklist_management_">blacklist management:</a></h2> -<pre> - * 'LSTB [ID]' to list all blacklists, or the one with the passed ID - (format is the same as epgsearchblacklists.conf) - * 'NEWB <settings>' to add a new blacklist - REMARK: the value of element ID is ignored. epgsearch will always - assign the next free ID - * 'DELB <ID>' to delete the blacklist with ID - * 'EDIB <settings>' to modify an existing blacklist</pre> -<p> -</p> -<h2><a name="search_template_management_">search template management:</a></h2> -<pre> - * 'LSTT [ID]' to list all search templates, or the one with the passed ID - (format is the same as epgsearch.conf) - * 'NEWT <settings>' to add a new search template - REMARK: the value of element ID is ignored. epgsearch will always - assign the next free ID - * 'DELT <ID>' to delete the search template with ID - * 'EDIT <settings>' to modify an existing search template - * 'DEFT [ID]' returns the ID of the default search template. When passing an - ID it activates the corresponding template as default.</pre> -<p> -</p> -<h2><a name="extended_epg_categories_">extended EPG categories:</a></h2> -<pre> - * 'LSTE [ID] to get the extended EPG categories defined in epgsearchcats.conf - or the one with the given ID. (format is the same as epgsearchcats.conf)</pre> -<p> -</p> -<h2><a name="misc_">misc:</a></h2> -<pre> - * 'SETP [option]' returns the current value of the given setup option or a - list of all options with their current values. - The following options can be accessed: - - ShowFavoritesMenu - - UseSearchTimers</pre> -<p> -</p> -<h2><a name="timer_conflicts_">timer conflicts:</a></h2> -<pre> - * 'LSCC [REL]' returns the current timer conflicts. With the option 'REL' only - relevant conflicts are listed. The result list looks like this for example - when we have 2 timer conflicts at one time:</pre> -<pre> - 1190232780:152|30|50#152#45:45|10|50#152#45</pre> -<pre> - '1190232780' is the time of the conflict in seconds since 1970-01-01. It's - followed by list of timers that have a conflict at this time:</pre> -<pre> - '152|30|50#152#45' is the description of the first conflicting timer. Here:</pre> -<pre> - '152' is VDR's timer id of this timer as returned from VDR's LSTT command - '30' is the percentage of recording that would be done (0...100) - '50#152#45' is the list of concurrent timers at this conflict</pre> -<pre> - '45|10|50#152#45' describes the next conflict</pre> -<p> -</p> -<hr /> -<h1><a name="10__customizing_the_epg_menus">10. Customizing the EPG menus</a></h1> -<p>The file <em>epgsearchmenu.conf</em> in your plugins config directory is used to store -the entries for customizing the EPG menus. You specify the look of each menu -(What's on now, What's on next, What's on at ..., Schedule, Search results, -Favorites) with a separate line. Here's a sample:</p> -<pre> - MenuWhatsOnNow=%chnr%:3|%progrt2s%:5| %time% %t_status%:8|%category%:6| %title% ~ %subtitle%:35 - MenuWhatsOnNext=%chnr%:3|%time% %t_status%:8|%category%:8| %title% ~ %subtitle%:35 - MenuWhatsOnElse=%chnr%:3|%time% %t_status%:8|%category%:8| %title% ~ %subtitle%:35 - MenuSchedule=%time% %t_status%:8|%genre%:14| %title% ~ %subtitle%:35 - MenuSearchResults=%chnr%:3|%datesh% %time% %t_status%:14|%genre%:8| %title%%colon% %subtitle%:35 - MenuFavorites=%chnr%:3|%time%:6|%timespan%:7|%t_status%:14|%genre%:8| %title%%colon%%subtitle%:35</pre> -<p>E.g. the entry 'MenuWhatsOnNow' tells epgsearch how you would like to build a -line for the menu 'What's on now'. This would create a menu line starting with -the channel number, followed by a progress bar in text2skin style, a space of -one char, the start time, the timer status, the EPG category (like ``movie'') -and finally the title and subtitle.</p> -<p>The values for MenuWhatsOnNext, MenuWhatsOnElse, MenuSchedule, -MenuSearchResults, MenuFavorites specify the menu 'What's on next', 'What's on -at ...', 'Schedule', 'Search results' and 'Favorites' respectively. If you do -not specify one entry, epgsearch uses it's default menu look.</p> -<p>'MenuSearchResults' has something special: If you want to have different -layouts for your search results depending on the search, you can use more then -one menu template. Simply define e.g. an additional</p> -<pre> - MenuSearchResultsTip of the Day=%chnr%:3|%time_w%:4|%t_status%:3|%genre%:10|%title%%colon% %subtitle%:35</pre> -<p>This will produce an additional menu item ``Result menu layout'' in the edit -menu of a search where you can choose between the default menu template and your -own templates. In the example above you will get ``Tip of the Day'' as selection -entry, since epgsearch simply cuts the leading ``MenuSearchResults''. When you -display the search results the chosen template will be used instead of the -default one.</p> -<p>The following variables exist:</p> -<pre> - %time% - start time in format HH:MM - %timeend% - end time in format HH:MM - %date% - start date in format TT.MM.YY - %datesh% - start date in format TT.MM. - %time_w% - weekday name - %time_d% - start day in format TT - %time_lng% - start time in seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00 - %timespan% - timespan from now to the beginning of an event, e.g. 'in 15m' - or the time an event is already running, e.g. '10m'. - %length% - length in seconds - %title% - title - %subtitle% - subtitle - %summary% - summary - %htmlsummary% - summary, where all CR are replaced with '<br />' - %eventid% - numeric event ID - %t_status% - timer status ('T', 't', 'R') - %v_status% - VPS status - %r_status% - running status - %status% - complete status, the same as - '%t_status%%v_status%%r_status%'</pre> -<pre> - %<epg-category>% - a value from the extended EPG categories, specified in - epgsearchcats.conf, like %genre% or %category%</pre> -<p>for the 'Whats on...' and 'Search results' menu there are also:</p> -<pre> - %chnr% - channel number - %chsh% - the short channel name (>=vdr-1.3.15) - %chlng% - the 'normal' channel name - %chdata% - VDR's internal channel representation (e.g. 'S19.2E-1-1101-28106') - %progr% - graphical progress bar (not for menu 'Search results') - %progrT2S% - progress bar in text2skin style (not for menu 'Search results')</pre> -<p>some indepent variables:</p> -<pre> - %colon% - the sign ':' - %datenow% - current date in format TT.MM.YY - %dateshnow% - current date in format TT.MM. - %timenow% - current time in format HH:MM - %videodir% - VDR video directory (e.g. /video) - %plugconfdir% - VDR plugin config directory (e.g. /etc/vdr/plugins) - %epgsearchdir% - epgsearchs config directory (e.g. /etc/vdr/plugins/epgsearch)</pre> -<p>The variables are not case sensitive. You can also use variables for extended -EPG categories defined in <em>epgsearchcats.conf</em> or use your own user defined -variables defined in <em>epgsearchuservars.conf</em></p> -<p>An entry consists of up to 6 tables separated with '|'. The last entry of -each table should declare the table width in chars, separated with ':'.</p> -<p>If you use a separator like '~', '-' or '#' to separate items like title or -subtitle, e.g. %title% ~ %subtitle%, and the subtitle is empty, then epgsearch -will try to fix this automatically to avoid a trailing separator.</p> -<p>You should vary the tab width values to fit your needs, since the look often -depends on the selected skin. epgsearchmenu.conf is not reloaded with every -plugin call, since this is only useful when testing the conf file. To activate -the permanent reload for testing your conf, pass the new start parameter '-r' -or '--reloadmenuconf' in your runvdr.</p> -<p>There's a sample <em>epgsearchmenu.conf</em> in the subdirectory ``conf''. For a quick try -copy it to your plugins config directory (e.g. /etc/vdr/plugins).</p> -<p>To enable icons from WarEagleIcon-Patch simply put the line</p> -<pre> - WarEagleIcons=1</pre> -<p>to <em>epgsearchmenu.conf</em>.</p> -<p>NOTE: As long as there is a file epgsearchmenu.conf with an entry for a special -menu, all setup settings regarding the look of this menu are ignored.</p> -<p>See also <code>epgsearchmenu.con(5)</code>.</p> -<p> -</p> -<hr /> -<h1><a name="11__working_with_the_timer_conflict_menu">11. Working with the timer conflict menu</a></h1> -<p>If a conflict is detected within the periodic conflict background check you get -an OSD message which informs you about it. Pressing 'Ok' you will get a menu -that displays all relevant conflicts. You can manually call this menu in -epgsearch in the menu 'Search/Actions'.</p> -<p>Besides the relevant conflicts (relevance is controlled via the setup options -of epgsearch) there may also be conflicts which are not classified as -important. If so, you can press 'Show all' to get the complete list. The menu -title always displays the number of relevant conflicts and the total number.</p> -<p>The list displays first the time when a conflict appears and then all timers -that will fail here. A timer entry consists of the channel number and its name -followed by the timer priority and the percentage value that shows how much of -the timer will be recorded. Finally the timer's file entry is displayed.</p> -<p>When you select a timer entry and press 'Ok' or 'Details' you get a new menu -which displays all concurrent timers. This menu allows you to resolve the -conflict by</p> -<pre> - - searching a repeat for an event - - disabling a timer - - deleting a timer - - changing the timers start- or stop-time or its priority - - executing any other commands on this timer</pre> -<p>An entry of this menu consists of the sign '>' to indicate an active timer, -the channel number, the start and stop time, the priority, the number of the -device that will do the recording (or 'C' for conflict) and the timer's file -entry. Pressing 'Ok' on a timer entry will show you its event description if -present.</p> -<p>If one returns from this menu to the conflict overview menu there will be an -automatic update to see if a conflict was really resolved. Some changes to a -timer (like modifying start/stop or deleting a timer) in the conflict details -menu also cause an immediate return to the overview menu and produce an -update.</p> -<p> -</p> -<hr /> -<h1><a name="12__user_defined_variables">12. User defined variables</a></h1> -<p>You can create your own variables to be used in any place that supports -variables, like the default recording directory for manually created timers, -the recording directory of a search timer or in your customized EPG menus. -Put them in the file <em>epgsearchuservars.conf</em>.</p> -<p>Variables looks like %Variablename%.</p> -<p>``Variablename'' can be consist of any alphanumerical character. Space -and special characters are not allowed.</p> -<p>The variable names are case-insensitive.</p> -<p>Examples for possible names:</p> -<pre> - %Series% %DocuVar1% %ThemesSubtitleDate1%</pre> -<p> -</p> -<h2><a name="assignment">Assignment</a></h2> -<pre> - %Series%=New series~Thriller</pre> -<p>The variable %Series% will be assigned with the string ``New series~Thriller''.</p> -<p>Assignments are always strings. Spaces stay spaces.</p> -<pre> - %Path%=%Series%</pre> -<p>The variable %Path% gets the content of the variable %Series%.</p> -<p>You can do nearly everything:</p> -<pre> - %Path%=%Serie%~Lost</pre> -<p>The variable %Path% contains now the string ``New series~Thriller~Lost''.</p> -<p> -</p> -<h2><a name="control_structures">Control structures</a></h2> -<p>You can use simple ``if then else'' constructions.</p> -<p>These constructions cannot contain strings, only variables. -Spaces are ignored.</p> -<pre> - %Foo%=Other</pre> -<pre> - %Variable%=%Path% ? %Path% : %Foo%</pre> -<p>If %Path% is not empty, assign the content of %Path% to %Variable%, -otherwise the content of %Foo%.</p> -<p>``%Path% ?'' means ``not empty?''. You can use other checks.</p> -<pre> - %Variable%=%Path%!=5 ? %Path% : %Foo%</pre> -<p>``%Path%!=5 ?'' means ``is %Path% equal 5?''</p> -<p>You can also compare variables.</p> -<pre> - %Five%=5</pre> -<pre> - %Variable%=%Path%!=%Five% ? %Path% : %Foo%</pre> -<p>Other possible checks:</p> -<pre> - == equal - != not equal</pre> -<p> -</p> -<h2><a name="calling_a_system_command">Calling a system command</a></h2> -<p>You can call external commands. The returned string will be assigned -to a variable</p> -<pre> - %uservar%=system(scriptname[, parameters])</pre> -<p>Calls the script ``scriptname'' with the parameters defined in the optional list -of 'parameters'. This can be an arbitrary expression containing other user -variables, but not again a system call or a conditional expression.</p> -<p>Sample:</p> -<pre> - %myVar%=system(/usr/local/bin/myscript.sh, -t %title% -s %subtitle% -u %myOtherVar%) - -The script must return a string B<without> line break!</pre> -<p>If the script returns nothing, an empty string will be assigned to the -Variable %Result%.</p> -<p> -</p> -<h2><a name="possible_variables">Possible variables</a></h2> -<p>for a list of already builtin variables refer to the section ``Customizing the EPG menus'' -Furthermore you can use every variable defined in <em>epgsearchcats.conf</em>.</p> -<p>See <code>epgsearchcats.conf(5)</code>.</p> -<p> -</p> -<h2><a name="examples">EXAMPLES</a></h2> -<pre> - # Weekday, Date, Time - %DateStr%=%time_w% %date% %time%</pre> -<pre> - # Themes or Subtitle or Date - %ThemesSubtitleDate1%=%Subtitle% ? %Subtitle% : %DateStr% - %ThemesSubtitleDate%=%Themes% ? %Themes% : %ThemesSubtitleDate1%</pre> -<pre> - # Calls this script to get a recording path - %DocuScript%=system(doku.pl, -t %Title% -s %Subtitle% -e %Episode% -th %Themes% -c %Category% -g %Genre%) - %Docu%=%DocuScript%</pre> -<p> -</p> -<hr /> -<h1><a name="13__email_notification">13. Email notification</a></h1> -<p>If you want to get email notifications about timers added/modified/removed by -the search timer thread or about timer conflicts, first copy the script -'sendEmail.pl' to the place where your executables are (e.g. /usr/local/bin) -and then configure your email account in the setup. Press 'Test' to check if -it works. There should be something like 'Email successfully sent' at the end -of the output. -The content of the mails is defined by the files</p> -<pre> - - epgsearchupdmail.templ (for search timer update notifications) - - epgsearchconflmail.templ (for timer conflict notifications)</pre> -<p>You can find sample files in the 'conf' directory. Copy them to epgsearchs -config directory (e.g. /etc/vdr/plugins/epgsearch).</p> -<p> -</p> -<h2><a name="customizing_the_notifications_mails">Customizing the notifications mails</a></h2> -<p>The content of the mails can be customized in many ways. You can use plain -text or HTML (see the sample conf/epgsearchupdmail-html.templ). For an update -mail you have to define the following sections:</p> -<pre> - - "subject" to be used as mail subject - - "mailbody" the body of the mail: - put '%update.newtimers%' in the place where the list of new timers should - appear. The same for %update.modtimers% and %update.deltimers% for the - list of changed or deleted timers. - - "timer" the description of one timer. This section is used to display one - timer within a timer list, e.g. in %update.newtimers%</pre> -<p>each section is enclosed in a pseudo XML tag.</p> -<p>The following variables can be used in the section <mailbody>:</p> -<pre> - - %update.newtimers% - will be replaced with the list of new timers - created with this update. The timers are - displayed as defined in the section '<timer>' - - %update.countnewtimers% - the number of new timers - - %update.modtimers% - same as %update.newtimers% but for modified - timers. - - %update.countmodtimers% - the number of modified timers - - %update.deltimers% - same as %update.newtimers% but for deleted - timers. (Note: a deleted timer has eventually - no event assigned to it. So all event variables - within the timer section will be substituted to - an empty string.) - - %update.countdeltimers% - the number of deleted timers - - %colon% - the sign ':' - - %datenow% - current date in format TT.MM.YY - - %dateshnow% - current date in format TT.MM. - - %timenow% - current time in format HH:MM</pre> -<p>The following variables can be used in the section <timer>:</p> -<pre> - - %timer.date% - date of the timer - - %timer.start% - start time of the timer - - %timer.stop% - stop time of the timer - - %timer.file% - recording directory of the timer - - %timer.chnr% - channel number - - %timer.chsh% - short channel name - - %timer.chlng% - channel name - - %timer.search% - name of the search timer, that created the timer - - %timer.searchid% - id of the search timer, that created the timer - - any event variable (as in '10. Customizing the EPG menus') - - any extended EPG variable as defined in epgsearchcats.conf - - any user variable (as in '12. User defined variables')</pre> -<p>For a conflict notification mail the following sections exist:</p> -<pre> - - "subject" to be used as mail subject - - "mailbody" the body of the mail. Put %conflict.conflicts% in the place - where the list of conflict times should appear (Note: there can be more - than one timer conflict at the same time!). A conflict time uses the - section 'conflictsat' to display its content. - - "conflictsat" the description of one time where one or more conflicts - exists. Put %conflict.confltimers% in the place where the list of conflict - timers should appear. - - "confltimer" the description of one conflicting timer</pre> -<p>The following variables can be used in the section <mailbody>:</p> -<pre> - - %conflict.count% - complete number of timer conflicts - - %conflict.conflicts% - list of times with conflicting timers</pre> -<p>The following variables can be used in the section <conflictsat>:</p> -<pre> - - %conflict.date% - date of the conflict - - %conflict.time% - time of the conflict - - %conflict.confltimers% - list of conflicting timers for this time</pre> -<p>The section <conflicttimer> can use the same variables as the section <timer> -in an update mail (see above).</p> -<p> -</p> -<hr /> -<h1><a name="see_also">SEE ALSO</a></h1> -<p><code>epgsearch(1)</code>, <code>epgsearch.conf(5)</code>, <code>epgsearchuservars.con(5)</code>, <code>epgsearchdirs.conf(5)</code>, <code>epgsearchmenu.conf(5)</code>, <code>epgsearchcmds.conf(5)</code></p> -<p> -</p> -<hr /> -<h1><a name="author__man_pages_">AUTHOR (man pages)</a></h1> -<p>Mike Constabel <epgsearch (at) constabel (dot) net></p> -<p> -</p> -<hr /> -<h1><a name="report_bugs">REPORT BUGS</a></h1> -<p>Bug reports (german):</p> -<p><a href="http://www.vdr-developer.org/mantisbt/">http://www.vdr-developer.org/mantisbt/</a></p> -<p>Mailing list:</p> -<p><a href="http://www.vdr-developer.org/mailman/listinfo/epgsearch">http://www.vdr-developer.org/mailman/listinfo/epgsearch</a></p> -<p> -</p> -<hr /> -<h1><a name="copyright_and_license">COPYRIGHT and LICENSE</a></h1> -<p>Copyright (C) 2004-2007 Christian Wieninger</p> -<p>This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or -modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License -as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 -of the License, or (at your option) any later version.</p> -<p>This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, -but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of -MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the -GNU General Public License for more details.</p> -<p>You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License -along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software -Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA -Or, point your browser to <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html">http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html</a></p> -<p>The author can be reached at <a href="mailto:cwieninger@gmx.de">cwieninger@gmx.de</a></p> -<p>The project's page is at <a href="http://winni.vdr-developer.org/epgsearch">http://winni.vdr-developer.org/epgsearch</a></p> -<p>The MD5 code is derived from the RSA Data Security, Inc. MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm.</p> - -</body> - -</html> |