[dvblast-devel] [RFC] Making per-output parameters

[Christophe Massiot]

Hi,

On my TODO list for 1.3 I still have a few things :
 - add a watchdog on the DVR device (coded but untested yet)
 - get rid of libdvbpsi (in progress)
 - allow to set per-output parameters instead of just global ones (rfc)

The parameters I think should be settable per-output would be :
 --ttl
 --udp (already handled in another way)
 -o <SSRC IP> (debatable)
 --unique-ts-id
 --latency
 --retention
 --epg-passthrough

There is no logic in setting them globally. The problem is, the current configuration file format is very basic and doesn't allow for per-output options. The UDP vs. RTP stuff has been done by hijacking the IP address configuration, but we can't handle all variables that way.

Do you have any suggestion for this ? A new file format ? Add a fifth column at the end of each line ?