[ANN] get_iplayer search and PVR functions no longer work - no fix available

[Thomas Willson]

That’s a massive help! I’ve applied that to the quick caching server for GiA. Good, quick, interim fix until we come up with something better.

> On Oct 29, 2014, at 9:16 PM, User Name <magic_cheezer at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I found that by co-opting (and modifying slightly the behaviour of) the --refreshfuture cmdline option, I was able to re-populate the cache with a fair amount of stuff. I have modified the 2.86 git version of the get_iplayer.pl script I have on Windows (precisely, from git branch f109d22).
> 
> 
> In the get_links sub, I changed schedule_feeds to:
> 
>   my @schedule_feeds = (
>    "http://www.bbc.co.uk/${channel_id}/this_week.xml",
>    "http://www.bbc.co.uk/${channel_id}/last_week.xml",
>   );
> 
> 
> and then reversed the sense of:
> 
>     # Don't create this prog instance if the availablity is in the past 
>     # this prevents programmes which never appear in iPlayer from being indexed
>     next if Programme::get_time_string( $available ) < $now;
> 
> 
> to:
> 
> 
>     next if Programme::get_time_string( $available )> $now;
> 
> 
> Now when I perform, e.g.:
> 
> 
> "%Windir%\system32\cmd.exe" /c get_iplayer --refresh --type radio --refreshfuture
> 
> or
> 
> "%Windir%\system32\cmd.exe" /c get_iplayer --refresh --type tv --refreshfuture
> 
> 
> my radio.cache (or tv.cache) is repopulated with a wealth of metadata.
> 
> Subsequently downloading content with this cache (at least I've tried for flashaaclow radio) leaves me with files populated with a (albeit wrong/generic iPlayer) thumbnail and what appears to be at least some of the correct tagging.
> 
> 
> The only down-side so far seems to be that some progs are missing from before (e.g. Doctor Who Extra in the tv.cache). Presumably these are non-broadcast-schedule files, e.g. red-button-esque web-only iPlayer features.
> 
> 
> Hope this is of use and might give more clues towards a solution.
> 
> 
> m
> 
> 
> 
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>> Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 19:40:54 +0000
>> From: dinkypumpkin at gmail.com
>> To: get_iplayer at lists.infradead.org
>> Subject: Re: [ANN] get_iplayer search and PVR functions no longer work - no fix available
>> 
>> On 29/10/2014 19:13, dinkypumpkin wrote:
>>> On 29/10/2014 13:20, dinkypumpkin wrote:
>>>> The BBC have removed the programme data feeds used by get_iplayer, so
>>> 
>>> Some follow-up:
>> 
>> And some more:
>> 
>> You may find some screwy metadata in your downloads as well. If fields
>> formerly found in the now-dead data feeds aren't overwritten by values
>> in other metadata sources, you will see some junk data containing a
>> warning about feeds being no longer available. It has also been
>> reported that thumbnails aren't downloaded for programmes less than 7
>> days old when downloaded via --pid. I think both of these issues are due
>> to pre-existing problems in get_iplayer that have only come to light
>> with the data feeds gone.
>> 
>> 
>> 
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