[vdr] Feature idea: on the fly timers

[oliviervdr@free.fr]

Hello Klaus & all,

Since VDR-1.3.6, I'm seeing such things in my logs when tuned to a music video 
channel:
Apr  4 06:51:45 vdr vdr[6166]: channel 6 (M6) event 06:52 'CALOGERO/YALLA' 
status 1
Apr  4 06:52:13 vdr vdr[6166]: channel 6 (M6) event 06:52 'CALOGERO/YALLA' 
status 4
Apr  4 06:55:31 vdr vdr[6166]: channel 6 (M6) event 06:55 'NO DOUBT/IT'S MY 
LIFE' status 1
Apr  4 06:55:57 vdr vdr[6166]: channel 6 (M6) event 06:55 'NO DOUBT/IT'S MY 
LIFE' status 4
Apr  4 06:59:18 vdr vdr[6166]: channel 6 (M6) event 06:59 'NADIYA/PARLE MOI' 
status 1
Apr  4 06:59:45 vdr vdr[6166]: channel 6 (M6) event 06:59 'NADIYA/PARLE MOI' 
status 4

This gave me an idea ( :o) ). As the EPG I can get from my provider is far 
from being complete (I only get current/next events which I complete with 
xmltv2vdr), would it be possible to have a new kind of timer which will allow 
to:
- Tune to a channel at the beginning of the timer (but without starting 
recording)
- Start recording when a "search string" is recognised in an event description 
that is in running state.
- Pause recording when the event is not in running state
- Stop and delete the timer at the end of the timer (like all other)

This will be just a fantastic feature for all music videos chasers :)

Possible ways to implement:
- Directly in VDR
- In a plugin, by including an event running notification in cStatus class

Note: I don't think that this could be covered by vdradmin script, as I'm 
speaking about real dynamic events here (or am I wrong?)

Thanks,
Olivier.


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