Torrentwatch-X - Replacement for Torrentwatch/NMTDVR

[.:ian:.]

I use NMTDVR a lot, but it has some niggly problems and because it uses Yii framework its horrible to try and debug..

So looking around someone has taken the original Torrentwatch code and added features and fixed bugs. but moved away from being a specific NMT app: http://code.google.com/p/torrentwatch-x/

It lacks NMTDVRs support for tvdb/imdb lookups, only caters for TV programs, supports only Transmission or save to folder.

However the Transmission integration is v nice, and its noticably faster.

It nearly works out of the box, except it now uses PHP-Curl libs, and there is no support for this so I spent a little while writing a wrapper to mimic this library, with minimal changes to the core code.

The CSI installer package is here, http://code.google.com/p/torrentwatch-x/downloads/list

It seems to install ok on my A110, running lighthttpd 1.4.19nmt10 and works fine with Transmission 1.76, and using the ezrss and bt-chat feeds.

Please try and install it and give me feedback if you find any issues.

ETA: the web link will be http://ip of pch:9999/Torrentwatchx_web

New features:

NMTDVR import script.
Run the config wizard first, then access this via http://ip-of-nmt:9999/Torrentwatchx_web/import_nmtdvr.php
If NMTDVR is installed it will import any favourites that do not already exist in Torrentwatchx

It wont update the most recently downloaded episode num,ber, and the feed defaults to "all".
It will copy the save in location and any quality preference (720p/hdtv/etc).

Transmission Queuing

Turned off by default, edit the file transmission_queue.php to specify a download and/or seed limit, if there are more than the limit specifed the remainder are paused, until a torrent finishes, when another is started.

Runs from crontab.sh, so it will take up-to 20mins to start/stop torrents, though you can run it manually via http://ip-of-nmt:9999/Torrentwatchx_web/transmission_queue.php

Email support

Follow the instructions in the file mailscript.sh.txt, it will send an email when a favourite is downloaded, or an error occurs.

New for 0.6.2

Change the default timezone and rss feed cache lifetime, see http://code.google.com/p/torrentwatch-x/wiki/FAQ

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Edited: 2/2/2010 - New Version 0.6.0.NMT.1
Edited: 8/2/2010 - New Version 0.6.0 NMT 2 - fixed corruption in the tar file
Edited: 8/2/2010 - New Version 0.6.1 NMT - Various extra features
Edited: 11/2/2010 - New Version 0.6.1.NMT.1 - Bug fixes - changed /share/tmp to just /tmp
Edited: 17/2/2010 - New Version 0.6.1.NMT.2 - crontab.sh now looks in different places for php-cgi executable
9/3/2010 - New Version 0.6.2.NMT - Updated to 0.6.2
15/3/2010 - New Version 0.6.2.NMT.1 - fixes problem with session file becoming owned by root and readonly
22/04/2010 - Released directly by Wiebel

[vaivel]

A tiny clerification (remember the port number):

http://<ip of pch>:9999/Torrentwatchx_web

seems fine so far, even has a thing I have misse, 'hide'.

[dc11ab]

The zombie reason to love open source:
just when you think the code is dead, somebody comes around to reanimate it

[ciao]

Thanks, great work. I really liked nmtdvr although it had a few problems and hasn't been updated with any new features.

About torrentwatch-x, it worked very fast and smooth so far. http://www.centplay.com/affiliate/id_366/

[jhmiller]

Just so you all know, if you have lighttpb installed, neither this version or NMTDVR will not update the rss feeds due to lighttpd deleteing the crontab entries.

I use NZB's to download from and this version does not support downloading from nzb rss feeds with out a bit of playing around with the settings, altho i did manage to get it working with nzbs.

Are you planning to add native nzb support?

Miller

[ciao]

(01-29-2010 11:52 AM)jhmiller Wrote:  Just so you all know, if you have lighttpb installed, neither this version or NMTDVR will not update the rss feeds due to lighttpd deleteing the crontab entries.

I use NZB's to download from and this version does not support downloading from nzb rss feeds with out a bit of playing around with the settings, altho i did manage to get it working with nzbs.

Are you planning to add native nzb support?

Miller

Well yes, ligfttpb did not work with nmtdvr but it currently works with torrentwatch-x, at least in my nmt.

[Pessimal]

(01-29-2010 11:52 AM)jhmiller Wrote:  Just so you all know, if you have lighttpb installed, neither this version or NMTDVR will not update the rss feeds due to lighttpd deleteing the crontab entries.

I use NZB's to download from and this version does not support downloading from nzb rss feeds with out a bit of playing around with the settings, altho i did manage to get it working with nzbs.

Are you planning to add native nzb support?

Miller

I noticed that it would only add matching torrents when I started the web interface. There is no crontab entry by torrentwatch-x that I can see and I have lighttpd 1.4.23-nmt2 installed, could that be the reason?
Is it possible to just add the crontab line back in via start_apps.sh? If so, what is the line I have to add to crontab? I assume it has something to do with the crontab.sh script in the torrentwatch-x dir?

[Romario1972]

Just one simple question:
Will it work on C200 ?

[jhmiller]

(01-29-2010 12:33 PM)ciao Wrote:  Well yes, ligfttpb did not work with nmtdvr but it currently works with torrentwatch-x, at least in my nmt.

I take it you have not restarted the PCH, when you do, it will reset crontab.

I got round this unticking start at boot for lighttpd then adding a startup line in start_app.sh, but this is not the correct way.

I am trying to make an installer for NMTDVR that will add the entries to start-app.sh instead of going through Appinit. I know its possable as oversight and feedtime do it this way. Im sure ian could use this method to get his version to work with lighttpd.


Miller

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(01-29-2010 01:40 PM)Romario1972 Wrote:  Just one simple question:
Will it work on C200 ?

I should be easy to get it to work on the C200, ive managed to convert NMTDVR to work on the C200 with no programing skills, so ian might release a version compatible with both A and C machines.

Miller

[j00st]

Ian, thank you for your work. I've been looking forward to this app, since NMTDVR didn't work on my C200.

I can confirm that Torrentwatch-x works on a C200 with the firmware of 8-jan (02-02-100109-19-POP-408-000).
Installed it with CSI, just had to change the default download directory in the Torrentwatch-x settings dialog.
Torrentwatch-x updated the feed and downloaded (according to the favorites) a tv episode all on its own.

Also installed lighttpd 1.4.24-nmt1 (but that was after Torrentwatch-x, so not sure what happens the other way around)
I haven't restarted the C200 yet.

[Romario1972]

Good news for me!
so, it will be perfect to add this package to CSI for C200!
Also, I'll check it on holidays.

[.:ian:.]

(01-29-2010 11:52 AM)jhmiller Wrote:  Are you planning to add native nzb support?

Miller

I only use torrents, so I dont have any intentions to add nzb support, sorry.. (or movies/other support either)

The crontab thing is annoying, does anyone know off hand why lighthttpd does it?

The cheesy (but safe) way to fix it is to add the following 3 lines to start_app.sh for each application:

Code:

crontab -l > /share/tmp/cron.tmp
echo "0,20,40 * * * * su nobody /share/Apps/Torrentwatchx/crontab.sh" >> /share/tmp/cron.tmp
crontab /share/tmp/cron.tmp

..with some way to remove it when uninstalling it..

(of course. getting lighthttpd to not break the cron file in Appinit would be better. )

[ciao]

(01-29-2010 04:31 PM)jhmiller Wrote:  I take it you have not restarted the PCH, when you do, it will reset crontab.

I got round this unticking start at boot for lighttpd then adding a startup line in start_app.sh, but this is not the correct way.

I am trying to make an installer for NMTDVR that will add the entries to start-app.sh instead of going through Appinit. I know its possable as oversight and feedtime do it this way. Im sure ian could use this method to get his version to work with lighttpd.


Miller

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Nope, I'd restarted already before I wrote here. I generally choose to restart after installing a file. Other than that, turned it off and on some other time for house maintenance. It still updates, along with lighttpd.

FYI, I first installed twatch-x and then lighttpd, as I didn't have it before due to nmtdvr issues.

[jhmiller]

(01-30-2010 10:50 PM)ciao Wrote:  Nope, I'd restarted already before I wrote here. I generally choose to restart after installing a file. Other than that, turned it off and on some other time for house maintenance. It still updates, along with lighttpd.

FYI, I first installed twatch-x and then lighttpd, as I didn't have it before due to nmtdvr issues.

Strange, both NMTDVR(it did, but ive changed how it adds it now) and Torrentwatch-X use the same method of adding the cron entries, and as far as i know lighttpd does clear these entries.

The only thing i can think of is that either Lighttpd did not install right or its not running right.

Can anyone else confirm that lighttpd is not resetting crontab any more?

Miller

[.:ian:.]

I have uploaded a new version, based on the latest 0.6 release, with a fix for the sorting issue (when shown "combined" Feb appeared below Jan)

CSI install file : http://starcroft.org/nmt/Torrentwatchx-0.6.NMT.1.zip

I have also attempted to work-around the cron problem using the start part of daemon.sh, this seems to work ok for me. (Though it probably depends on the order in which the apps start)

You should be able to comment out anything in start_app.sh related to Torrentwatchx.