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Ticket #13589: Bugs in backend serviceAPIs

Feb 24, 2020, 4:41 PM

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#13589: Bugs in backend serviceAPIs
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Reporter: Peter Bennett | Owner: Peter
| Bennett
Type: Bug Report - General | Status: assigned
Priority: minor | Milestone:
| needs_triage
Component: MythTV - Services API - Backend | Version: Master Head
Severity: medium | Keywords:
Ticket locked: 0 |
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The ''leanfront'' frontend for MythTV uses service APIs exclusively to
support a fully functional frontend. In the process of developing this I
have found some bugs in the service APIs:

- File names in URLS should be url encoded (art urls). The way they
currently are returned, the URL fails if a program title has a colon or
other special character (e.g. Law and Order: Special Victim's Unit).
- Redirect for download of files on slave backends use wrong URL.
Redirects to host name as server address. This does not work if there is
no DNS or the DNS name does not match the MythTV host name. The API should
look up the IP address of the host in the settings and use that. (Note I
cannot use the hosts file to resolve the address since the APIs are called
from Android and you cannot update android system files).
- Settings API returns nothing for null host id requests. Entries that are
system wide have null host id and they should be able to be read.

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Ticket URL: <https://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/13589>
MythTV <http://www.mythtv.org>
MythTV Media Center

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#13589: Bugs in backend serviceAPIs
---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------
Reporter: Peter Bennett | Owner: Peter
| Bennett
Type: Bug Report - General | Status: assigned
Priority: minor | Milestone:
| needs_triage
Component: MythTV - Services API - Backend | Version: Master Head
Severity: medium | Resolution:
Keywords: | Ticket locked: 0
---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------
Description changed by Peter Bennett:

Old description:

> The ''leanfront'' frontend for MythTV uses service APIs exclusively to
> support a fully functional frontend. In the process of developing this I
> have found some bugs in the service APIs:
>
> - File names in URLS should be url encoded (art urls). The way they
> currently are returned, the URL fails if a program title has a colon or
> other special character (e.g. Law and Order: Special Victim's Unit).
> - Redirect for download of files on slave backends use wrong URL.
> Redirects to host name as server address. This does not work if there is
> no DNS or the DNS name does not match the MythTV host name. The API
> should look up the IP address of the host in the settings and use that.
> (Note I cannot use the hosts file to resolve the address since the APIs
> are called from Android and you cannot update android system files).
> - Settings API returns nothing for null host id requests. Entries that
> are system wide have null host id and they should be able to be read.

New description:

The ''leanfront'' frontend for MythTV uses service APIs exclusively to
support a fully functional frontend. In the process of developing this I
have found some bugs in the service APIs:

- File names in URLS should be url encoded (art urls). The way they
currently are returned, the URL fails if a program title has a colon or
other special character (e.g. Law and Order: Special Victim's Unit).
- Redirect for download of files on slave backends use wrong URL.
Redirects to host name as server address. This does not work if there is
no DNS or the DNS name does not match the MythTV host name. The API should
look up the IP address of the host in the settings and use that. (Note I
cannot use the hosts file to resolve the address since the APIs are called
from Android and you cannot update android system files).
- Settings API returns nothing for null host id requests. Entries that are
system wide have null host id and they should be able to be read.
- !GetRecordedList has parameters for selecting by !RecordId, Start Time
and many others. It seems that whatever you specify, you still get the
full unfiltered list

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Ticket URL: <https://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/13589#comment:2>
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MythTV Media Center

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Feb 26, 2020, 12:02 PM

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Feb 26, 2020, 4:18 PM

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#13589: Bugs in backend serviceAPIs
---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------
Reporter: Peter Bennett | Owner: Peter
| Bennett
Type: Bug Report - General | Status: assigned
Priority: minor | Milestone:
| needs_triage
Component: MythTV - Services API - Backend | Version: Master Head
Severity: medium | Resolution:
Keywords: | Ticket locked: 0
---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------
Description changed by Peter Bennett:

Old description:

> The ''leanfront'' frontend for MythTV uses service APIs exclusively to
> support a fully functional frontend. In the process of developing this I
> have found some bugs in the service APIs:
>
> - File names in URLS should be url encoded (art urls). The way they
> currently are returned, the URL fails if a program title has a colon or
> other special character (e.g. Law and Order: Special Victim's Unit).
> - Redirect for download of files on slave backends use wrong URL.
> Redirects to host name as server address. This does not work if there is
> no DNS or the DNS name does not match the MythTV host name. The API
> should look up the IP address of the host in the settings and use that.
> (Note I cannot use the hosts file to resolve the address since the APIs
> are called from Android and you cannot update android system files).
> - Settings API returns nothing for null host id requests. Entries that
> are system wide have null host id and they should be able to be read.
> - !GetRecordedList has parameters for selecting by !RecordId, Start Time
> and many others. It seems that whatever you specify, you still get the
> full unfiltered list

New description:

The ''leanfront'' frontend for MythTV uses service APIs exclusively to
support a fully functional frontend. In the process of developing this I
have found some bugs in the service APIs:

- File names in URLS should be url encoded (art urls). The way they
currently are returned, the URL fails if a program title has a colon or
other special character (e.g. Law and Order: Special Victim's Unit).
- Redirect for download of files on slave backends use wrong URL.
Redirects to host name as server address. This does not work if there is
no DNS or the DNS name does not match the MythTV host name. The API should
look up the IP address of the host in the settings and use that. (Note I
cannot use the hosts file to resolve the address since the APIs are called
from Android and you cannot update android system files).
- Settings API returns nothing for null host id requests. Entries that are
system wide have null host id and they should be able to be read.
- !GetRecordedList has parameters for selecting by !RecordId, Start Time
and many others. It seems that whatever you specify, you still get the
full unfiltered list
- Guide/!GetProgramGuide has a problem if two channels have the same
xmltvid. It only gets the programs on one of the channels and the other
channel is omitted. This can happen for various reasons, e.g. the same
channel is available on two frequencies. Mythfrontend does not have this
problem, and Guide/!GetProgramList does not have this problem.

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Ticket URL: <https://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/13589#comment:4>
MythTV <http://www.mythtv.org>
MythTV Media Center

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Sep 23, 2020, 2:30 PM

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#13589: Bugs in backend serviceAPIs
---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------
Reporter: Peter Bennett | Owner: Peter
| Bennett
Type: Bug Report - General | Status: assigned
Priority: minor | Milestone:
| needs_triage
Component: MythTV - Services API - Backend | Version: Master Head
Severity: medium | Resolution:
Keywords: | Ticket locked: 0
---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------

Old description:

> The ''leanfront'' frontend for MythTV uses service APIs exclusively to
> support a fully functional frontend. In the process of developing this I
> have found some bugs in the service APIs:
>
> - File names in URLS should be url encoded (art urls). The way they
> currently are returned, the URL fails if a program title has a colon or
> other special character (e.g. Law and Order: Special Victim's Unit).
> - Redirect for download of files on slave backends use wrong URL.
> Redirects to host name as server address. This does not work if there is
> no DNS or the DNS name does not match the MythTV host name. The API
> should look up the IP address of the host in the settings and use that.
> (Note I cannot use the hosts file to resolve the address since the APIs
> are called from Android and you cannot update android system files).
> - Settings API returns nothing for null host id requests. Entries that
> are system wide have null host id and they should be able to be read.
> - !GetRecordedList has parameters for selecting by !RecordId, Start Time
> and many others. It seems that whatever you specify, you still get the
> full unfiltered list
> - Guide/!GetProgramGuide has a problem if two channels have the same
> xmltvid. It only gets the programs on one of the channels and the other
> channel is omitted. This can happen for various reasons, e.g. the same
> channel is available on two frequencies. Mythfrontend does not have this
> problem, and Guide/!GetProgramList does not have this problem.

New description:

The ''leanfront'' frontend for MythTV uses service APIs exclusively to
support a fully functional frontend. In the process of developing this I
have found some bugs in the service APIs:

- File names in URLS should be url encoded (art urls). The way they
currently are returned, the URL fails if a program title has a colon or
other special character (e.g. Law and Order: Special Victim's Unit).
- Redirect for download of files on slave backends use wrong URL.
Redirects to host name as server address. This does not work if there is
no DNS or the DNS name does not match the MythTV host name. The API should
look up the IP address of the host in the settings and use that. (Note I
cannot use the hosts file to resolve the address since the APIs are called
from Android and you cannot update android system files).
- Settings API returns nothing for null host id requests. Entries that are
system wide have null host id and they should be able to be read.
- !GetRecordedList has parameters for selecting by !RecordId, Start Time
and many others. ~~It seems that whatever you specify, you still get the
full unfiltered list~~
- Guide/!GetProgramGuide has a problem if two channels have the same
xmltvid. It only gets the programs on one of the channels and the other
channel is omitted. This can happen for various reasons, e.g. the same
channel is available on two frequencies. Mythfrontend does not have this
problem, and Guide/!GetProgramList does not have this problem.

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Comment (by Peter Bennett):

Upon retesting, GetRecordedList filters are working correctly, and there
is no filter for recordedid.

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Ticket URL: <https://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/13589#comment:5>
MythTV <http://www.mythtv.org>
MythTV Media Center

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Sep 23, 2020, 2:31 PM

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#13589: Bugs in backend serviceAPIs
---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------
Reporter: Peter Bennett | Owner: Peter
| Bennett
Type: Bug Report - General | Status: assigned
Priority: minor | Milestone:
| needs_triage
Component: MythTV - Services API - Backend | Version: Master Head
Severity: medium | Resolution:
Keywords: | Ticket locked: 0
---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------
Description changed by Peter Bennett:

Old description:

> The ''leanfront'' frontend for MythTV uses service APIs exclusively to
> support a fully functional frontend. In the process of developing this I
> have found some bugs in the service APIs:
>
> - File names in URLS should be url encoded (art urls). The way they
> currently are returned, the URL fails if a program title has a colon or
> other special character (e.g. Law and Order: Special Victim's Unit).
> - Redirect for download of files on slave backends use wrong URL.
> Redirects to host name as server address. This does not work if there is
> no DNS or the DNS name does not match the MythTV host name. The API
> should look up the IP address of the host in the settings and use that.
> (Note I cannot use the hosts file to resolve the address since the APIs
> are called from Android and you cannot update android system files).
> - Settings API returns nothing for null host id requests. Entries that
> are system wide have null host id and they should be able to be read.
> - !GetRecordedList has parameters for selecting by !RecordId, Start Time
> and many others. ~~It seems that whatever you specify, you still get the
> full unfiltered list~~
> - Guide/!GetProgramGuide has a problem if two channels have the same
> xmltvid. It only gets the programs on one of the channels and the other
> channel is omitted. This can happen for various reasons, e.g. the same
> channel is available on two frequencies. Mythfrontend does not have this
> problem, and Guide/!GetProgramList does not have this problem.

New description:

The ''leanfront'' frontend for MythTV uses service APIs exclusively to
support a fully functional frontend. In the process of developing this I
have found some bugs in the service APIs:

- File names in URLS should be url encoded (art urls). The way they
currently are returned, the URL fails if a program title has a colon or
other special character (e.g. Law and Order: Special Victim's Unit).
- Redirect for download of files on slave backends use wrong URL.
Redirects to host name as server address. This does not work if there is
no DNS or the DNS name does not match the MythTV host name. The API should
look up the IP address of the host in the settings and use that. (Note I
cannot use the hosts file to resolve the address since the APIs are called
from Android and you cannot update android system files).
- Settings API returns nothing for null host id requests. Entries that are
system wide have null host id and they should be able to be read.
- !GetRecordedList has parameters for selecting by ~~!RecordId,~~ Start
Time and many others. ~~It seems that whatever you specify, you still get
the full unfiltered list~~
- Guide/!GetProgramGuide has a problem if two channels have the same
xmltvid. It only gets the programs on one of the channels and the other
channel is omitted. This can happen for various reasons, e.g. the same
channel is available on two frequencies. Mythfrontend does not have this
problem, and Guide/!GetProgramList does not have this problem.

--

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Ticket URL: <https://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/13589#comment:6>
MythTV <http://www.mythtv.org>
MythTV Media Center

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Sep 23, 2020, 2:32 PM

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#13589: Bugs in backend serviceAPIs
---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------
Reporter: Peter Bennett | Owner: Peter
| Bennett
Type: Bug Report - General | Status: assigned
Priority: minor | Milestone:
| needs_triage
Component: MythTV - Services API - Backend | Version: Master Head
Severity: medium | Resolution:
Keywords: | Ticket locked: 0
---------------------------------------------+-----------------------------
Description changed by Peter Bennett:

Old description:

> The ''leanfront'' frontend for MythTV uses service APIs exclusively to
> support a fully functional frontend. In the process of developing this I
> have found some bugs in the service APIs:
>
> - File names in URLS should be url encoded (art urls). The way they
> currently are returned, the URL fails if a program title has a colon or
> other special character (e.g. Law and Order: Special Victim's Unit).
> - Redirect for download of files on slave backends use wrong URL.
> Redirects to host name as server address. This does not work if there is
> no DNS or the DNS name does not match the MythTV host name. The API
> should look up the IP address of the host in the settings and use that.
> (Note I cannot use the hosts file to resolve the address since the APIs
> are called from Android and you cannot update android system files).
> - Settings API returns nothing for null host id requests. Entries that
> are system wide have null host id and they should be able to be read.
> - !GetRecordedList has parameters for selecting by ~~!RecordId,~~ Start
> Time and many others. ~~It seems that whatever you specify, you still get
> the full unfiltered list~~
> - Guide/!GetProgramGuide has a problem if two channels have the same
> xmltvid. It only gets the programs on one of the channels and the other
> channel is omitted. This can happen for various reasons, e.g. the same
> channel is available on two frequencies. Mythfrontend does not have this
> problem, and Guide/!GetProgramList does not have this problem.

New description:

The ''leanfront'' frontend for MythTV uses service APIs exclusively to
support a fully functional frontend. In the process of developing this I
have found some bugs in the service APIs:

- File names in URLS should be url encoded (art urls). The way they
currently are returned, the URL fails if a program title has a colon or
other special character (e.g. Law and Order: Special Victim's Unit).
- Redirect for download of files on slave backends use wrong URL.
Redirects to host name as server address. This does not work if there is
no DNS or the DNS name does not match the MythTV host name. The API should
look up the IP address of the host in the settings and use that. (Note I
cannot use the hosts file to resolve the address since the APIs are called
from Android and you cannot update android system files).
- Settings API returns nothing for null host id requests. Entries that are
system wide have null host id and they should be able to be read.
- !GetRecordedList has parameters for selecting by ~~!RecordId, Start Time
and~~ many others. ~~It seems that whatever you specify, you still get the
full unfiltered list~~
- Guide/!GetProgramGuide has a problem if two channels have the same
xmltvid. It only gets the programs on one of the channels and the other
channel is omitted. This can happen for various reasons, e.g. the same
channel is available on two frequencies. Mythfrontend does not have this
problem, and Guide/!GetProgramList does not have this problem.

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Ticket URL: <https://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/13589#comment:7>
MythTV <http://www.mythtv.org>
MythTV Media Center