non-interactive configuration

[white-haired-uncle]

I would like to be able to run the following with no user interaction, probably taking the settings from a configuration file:

tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite --manage-lineups
tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite --configure --config-file /home/mythtv/.xmltv/antenna.xmltv

I could cheese it, but I'd rather not. It'd be nice to have a supported option. Yeah, it means putting my SD password in a file, but I've done worse.

I'm taking a serious look at moving my mythtv backend from a vm to a container. Of course, I could just copy my existing files which would be just fine for my purposes, but I'm also playing with the idea of a generalized "mythbackend in a box" for others where they would not have to touch much besides filling out a config file or two.

Thanks

[garybuhrmaster]

On Thu, Sep 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM white-haired-uncle ***@***.***> wrote: white-haired-uncle created an issue (XMLTV/xmltv#273) I would like to be able to run the following with no user interaction, probably taking the settings from a configuration file: tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite --manage-lineups tv_grab_zz_sdjson_sqlite --configure --config-file /home/mythtv/.xmltv/antenna.xmltv I could cheese it, but I'd rather not. It'd be nice to have a supported option. Yeah, it means putting my SD password in a file, but I've done worse.

First, you should probably open the issue with the actual grabber upstream (this is a downstream project's copy). I will say that --manage-lineups (adding and deleting lineups) was a hack, and was originally expected to eventually be eliminated, as it was anticipated that Schedules Direct would probably directly provide web based support (just like they do with their legacy datadirect support), or provide a supported application to do the same, but that support was instead pushed into the apps that ingested the data. As --manage-lineups has nothing to do with the grabber (but Schedules Direct), it is more likely to be removed than enhanced (it is a convenience only option). However, what --manage-lineups does is 100% doable via the Schedules Direct API functions, so you should be able to perform the actions yourself (and not expect a grabber to provide the intermediary). Schedules Direct has a github wiki with the various API functions defined for you to do what you want. That grabber supports the --configure-api syntax, which, in theory, means you should be able to script the configuration. As I recall, configure-api was only lightly tested.