#patch attached (hopefully!)
hi,
as a new user a few months ago i was a little frustrated as i couldn't work out
where settings that were used came from. specifically with 'modes', as i wanted
HD and it didn't work out of the box.
having tried combinations of 'flashhd,flashhd1,flashhd2' in option files and in
the webserver to no avail, i settled on 'best' (having finally resorted to
reading instructions!). this was set in my options files under
/srv/www/iplayer/.get_iplayer but still, via the web server (be it my apache or
the included standalone), i could not get the underlying flvstreamer/rtmpdump
processes to behave and show me that attempts at flashhd1 etc. quality streams
were being made.
so mistake #1. although the instruction state that one should ensure HOME is
set correctly, don't assume that that is for reading any options files which
you might have created there (/srv/www/iplayer/get_iplayer/options) whilst
trying out the 'get_iplayer' script. the web server doesn't read them!
mistake #2. ALWAYS use the --prefs-add fuctionality to add options to the
options file to ensure you get the right format! for example, the entry..
modes 'best,flashhd,flashhd1,flashhd2,flashvhigh'
..f@&Sed me over as i'd add quotes!
anyway. finally i got up and running and so on to the hackery. the attached
patch makes the web server work as i want it to with regard to where defaults
come from. specifically it:
1. only persists web setting as cookies when none default
2. adds ability to return settings back to defaults
3. bases defaults on get_iplayer option files
4. harmonises defaults structure through single opt_defaults array
use cases:
1. 20+ empty default is bad, particularly when i have to scroll through them
all to find non get_iplayer related cookies on my (apache) server
2. i wanted to delete all get_iplayer related cookies and go back to the
default set of columns
3. i've made the effort to add 'excludecategory' / 'exlcudechannel' options in
my options file, i don't want to change those is multiple places. and if i've
set something as important as 'modes' for use with 'get_iplayer' then i really
want that same setting used in the web front end
4. specifically modes (originally default_modes) and cols (originally
default_headings) which didn't even feature in the original option
structure->default mechanism.
hope this is seen as an improvement, in spite of the rather clueless way i
happened on requiring the changes :)
cheers
0001-web-settings-and-get_iplayer-defaults-harmonisation.patch
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