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

[Jakub Paweł Głazik]

2010/7/5 Christophe Massiot <cmassiot at openheadend.tv>:
> 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 ?

I suggested config file upgrades, so it would be easier to start
dvblast from scripts:
 http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/dvblast-devel/2010-February/000258.html

Maybe this is the time to do push it forward?



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