RecordTimer.py

   1 import time
   2 #from time import datetime
   3 from Tools import Directories, Notifications
   4
   5 from Components.config import config
   6 import timer
   7 import xml.dom.minidom
   8
   9 from enigma import eEPGCache, getBestPlayableServiceReference, \
  10         eServiceReference, iRecordableService, quitMainloop
  11
  12 from Screens.MessageBox import MessageBox
  13
  14 import NavigationInstance
  15
  16 import Screens.Standby
  17
  18 from time import localtime
  19
  20 from Tools.XMLTools import elementsWithTag, mergeText, stringToXML
  21 from ServiceReference import ServiceReference
  22
  23 # ok, for descriptions etc we have:
  24 # service reference  (to get the service name)
  25 # name               (title)
  26 # description        (description)
  27 # event data         (ONLY for time adjustments etc.)
  28
  29
  30 # parses an event, and gives out a (begin, end, name, duration, eit)-tuple.
  31 # begin and end will be corrected
  32 def parseEvent(ev, description = True):
  33         if description:
  34                 name = ev.getEventName()
  35                 description = ev.getShortDescription()
  36         else:
  37                 name = ""
  38                 description = ""
  39         begin = ev.getBeginTime()
  40         end = begin + ev.getDuration()
  41         eit = ev.getEventId()
  42         begin -= config.recording.margin_before.value * 60
  43         end += config.recording.margin_after.value * 60
  44         return (begin, end, name, description, eit)
  45
  46 class AFTEREVENT:
  47         NONE = 0
  48         STANDBY = 1
  49         DEEPSTANDBY = 2
  50
  51 # please do not translate log messages
  52 class RecordTimerEntry(timer.TimerEntry, object):
  53 ######### the following static methods and members are only in use when the box is in (soft) standby
  54         receiveRecordEvents = False
  55
  56         @staticmethod
  57         def shutdown():
  58                 quitMainloop(1)
  59
  60         @staticmethod
  61         def staticGotRecordEvent(recservice, event):
  62                 if event == iRecordableService.evEnd:
  63                         print "RecordTimer.staticGotRecordEvent(iRecordableService.evEnd)"
  64                         recordings = NavigationInstance.instance.getRecordings()
  65                         if not len(recordings): # no more recordings exist
  66                                 rec_time = NavigationInstance.instance.RecordTimer.getNextRecordingTime()
  67                                 if rec_time > 0 and (rec_time - time.time()) < 360:
  68                                         print "another recording starts in", rec_time - time.time(), "seconds... do not shutdown yet"
  69                                 else:
  70                                         print "no starting records in the next 360 seconds... immediate shutdown"
  71                                         RecordTimerEntry.shutdown() # immediate shutdown
  72                 elif event == iRecordableService.evStart:
  73                         print "RecordTimer.staticGotRecordEvent(iRecordableService.evStart)"
  74
  75         @staticmethod
  76         def stopTryQuitMainloop():
  77                 print "RecordTimer.stopTryQuitMainloop"
  78                 NavigationInstance.instance.record_event.remove(RecordTimerEntry.staticGotRecordEvent)
  79                 RecordTimerEntry.receiveRecordEvents = False
  80
  81         @staticmethod
  82         def TryQuitMainloop():
  83                 if not RecordTimerEntry.receiveRecordEvents:
  84                         print "RecordTimer.TryQuitMainloop"
  85                         NavigationInstance.instance.record_event.append(RecordTimerEntry.staticGotRecordEvent)
  86                         RecordTimerEntry.receiveRecordEvents = True
  87                         # send fake event.. to check if another recordings are running or
  88                         # other timers start in a few seconds
  89                         RecordTimerEntry.staticGotRecordEvent(None, iRecordableService.evEnd)
  90                         # send normal notification for the case the user leave the standby now..
  91                         Notifications.AddNotification(Screens.Standby.TryQuitMainloop, 1, onSessionOpenCallback=RecordTimerEntry.stopTryQuitMainloop)
  92 #################################################################
  93
  94         def __init__(self, serviceref, begin, end, name, description, eit, disabled = False, justplay = False, afterEvent = AFTEREVENT.NONE, checkOldTimers = False):
  95                 timer.TimerEntry.__init__(self, int(begin), int(end))
  96
  97                 if checkOldTimers == True:
  98                         if self.begin < time.time() - 1209600:
  99                                 self.begin = int(time.time())
 100
 101                 if self.end < self.begin:
 102                         self.end = self.begin
 103
 104                 assert isinstance(serviceref, ServiceReference)
 105
 106                 self.service_ref = serviceref
 107                 self.eit = eit
 108                 self.dontSave = False
 109                 self.name = name
 110                 self.description = description
 111                 self.disabled = disabled
 112                 self.timer = None
 113                 self.__record_service = None
 114                 self.start_prepare = 0
 115                 self.justplay = justplay
 116                 self.afterEvent = afterEvent
 117
 118                 self.log_entries = []
 119                 self.resetState()
 120
 121         def log(self, code, msg):
 122                 self.log_entries.append((int(time.time()), code, msg))
 123                 print "[TIMER]", msg
 124
 125         def resetState(self):
 126                 self.state = self.StateWaiting
 127                 self.cancelled = False
 128                 self.first_try_prepare = True
 129                 self.timeChanged()
 130
 131         def calculateFilename(self):
 132                 service_name = self.service_ref.getServiceName()
 133                 begin_date = time.strftime("%Y%m%d %H%M", time.localtime(self.begin))
 134
 135                 print "begin_date: ", begin_date
 136                 print "service_name: ", service_name
 137                 print "name:", self.name
 138                 print "description: ", self.description
 139
 140                 filename = begin_date + " - " + service_name
 141                 if self.name:
 142                         filename += " - " + self.name
 143
 144                 self.Filename = Directories.getRecordingFilename(filename)
 145                 self.log(0, "Filename calculated as: '%s'" % self.Filename)
 146                 #begin_date + " - " + service_name + description)
 147
 148         def tryPrepare(self):
 149                 if self.justplay:
 150                         return True
 151                 else:
 152                         self.calculateFilename()
 153                         rec_ref = self.service_ref and self.service_ref.ref
 154                         if rec_ref and rec_ref.flags & eServiceReference.isGroup:
 155                                 rec_ref = getBestPlayableServiceReference(rec_ref, eServiceReference())
 156                                 if not rec_ref:
 157                                         self.log(1, "'get best playable service for group... record' failed")
 158                                         return False
 159
 160                         self.record_service = rec_ref and NavigationInstance.instance.recordService(rec_ref)
 161
 162                         if not self.record_service:
 163                                 self.log(1, "'record service' failed")
 164                                 return False
 165
 166                         if self.repeated:
 167                                 epgcache = eEPGCache.getInstance()
 168                                 queryTime=self.begin+(self.end-self.begin)/2
 169                                 evt = epgcache.lookupEventTime(rec_ref, queryTime)
 170                                 if evt:
 171                                         self.description = evt.getShortDescription()
 172                                         event_id = evt.getEventId()
 173                                 else:
 174                                         event_id = -1
 175                         else:
 176                                 event_id = self.eit
 177                                 if event_id is None:
 178                                         event_id = -1
 179
 180                         prep_res=self.record_service.prepare(self.Filename + ".ts", self.begin, self.end, event_id)
 181                         if prep_res:
 182                                 self.log(2, "'prepare' failed: error %d" % prep_res)
 183                                 NavigationInstance.instance.stopRecordService(self.record_service)
 184                                 self.record_service = None
 185                                 return False
 186
 187                         self.log(3, "prepare ok, writing meta information to %s" % self.Filename)
 188                         try:
 189                                 f = open(self.Filename + ".ts.meta", "w")
 190                                 f.write(rec_ref.toString() + "\n")
 191                                 f.write(self.name + "\n")
 192                                 f.write(self.description + "\n")
 193                                 f.write(str(self.begin) + "\n")
 194                                 f.close()
 195                         except IOError:
 196                                 self.log(4, "failed to write meta information")
 197                                 NavigationInstance.instance.stopRecordService(self.record_service)
 198                                 self.record_service = None
 199                                 return False
 200                         return True
 201
 202         def do_backoff(self):
 203                 if self.backoff == 0:
 204                         self.backoff = 5
 205                 else:
 206                         self.backoff *= 2
 207                         if self.backoff > 100:
 208                                 self.backoff = 100
 209                 self.log(10, "backoff: retry in %d seconds" % self.backoff)
 210
 211         def activate(self):
 212                 next_state = self.state + 1
 213                 self.log(5, "activating state %d" % next_state)
 214
 215                 if next_state == self.StatePrepared:
 216                         if self.tryPrepare():
 217                                 self.log(6, "prepare ok, waiting for begin")
 218                                 # fine. it worked, resources are allocated.
 219                                 self.next_activation = self.begin
 220                                 self.backoff = 0
 221                                 return True
 222
 223                         self.log(7, "prepare failed")
 224                         if self.first_try_prepare:
 225                                 self.first_try_prepare = False
 226                                 if not config.recording.asktozap.value:
 227                                         self.log(8, "asking user to zap away")
 228                                         Notifications.AddNotificationWithCallback(self.failureCB, MessageBox, _("A timer failed to record!\nDisable TV and try again?\n"), timeout=20)
 229                                 else: # zap without asking
 230                                         self.log(9, "zap without asking")
 231                                         Notifications.AddNotification(MessageBox, _("In order to record a timer, the TV was switched to the recording service!\n"), type=MessageBox.TYPE_INFO, timeout=20)
 232                                         self.failureCB(True)
 233
 234                         self.do_backoff()
 235                         # retry
 236                         self.start_prepare = time.time() + self.backoff
 237                         return False
 238                 elif next_state == self.StateRunning:
 239                         # if this timer has been cancelled, just go to "end" state.
 240                         if self.cancelled:
 241                                 return True
 242
 243                         if self.justplay:
 244                                 if Screens.Standby.inStandby:
 245                                         self.log(11, "wakeup and zap")
 246                                         #set service to zap after standby
 247                                         Screens.Standby.inStandby.prev_running_service = self.service_ref.ref
 248                                         #wakeup standby
 249                                         Screens.Standby.inStandby.Power()
 250                                 else:
 251                                         self.log(11, "zapping")
 252                                         NavigationInstance.instance.playService(self.service_ref.ref)
 253                                 return True
 254                         else:
 255                                 self.log(11, "start recording")
 256                                 record_res = self.record_service.start()
 257
 258                                 if record_res:
 259                                         self.log(13, "start record returned %d" % record_res)
 260                                         self.do_backoff()
 261                                         # retry
 262                                         self.begin = time.time() + self.backoff
 263                                         return False
 264
 265                                 return True
 266                 elif next_state == self.StateEnded:
 267                         self.log(12, "stop recording")
 268                         if not self.justplay:
 269                                 NavigationInstance.instance.stopRecordService(self.record_service)
 270                                 self.record_service = None
 271                         if self.afterEvent == AFTEREVENT.STANDBY:
 272                                 if not Screens.Standby.inStandby: # not already in standby
 273                                         Notifications.AddNotificationWithCallback(self.sendStandbyNotification, MessageBox, _("A finished record timer wants to set your\nDreambox to standby. Do that now?"), timeout = 20)
 274                         if self.afterEvent == AFTEREVENT.DEEPSTANDBY:
 275                                 if not Screens.Standby.inTryQuitMainloop: # not a shutdown messagebox is open
 276                                         if Screens.Standby.inStandby: # not in standby
 277                                                 RecordTimerEntry.TryQuitMainloop() # start shutdown handling without screen
 278                                         else:
 279                                                 Notifications.AddNotificationWithCallback(self.sendTryQuitMainloopNotification, MessageBox, _("A finished record timer wants to shut down\nyour Dreambox. Shutdown now?"), timeout = 20)
 280                         return True
 281
 282         def sendStandbyNotification(self, answer):
 283                 if answer:
 284                         Notifications.AddNotification(Screens.Standby.Standby)
 285
 286         def sendTryQuitMainloopNotification(self, answer):
 287                 if answer:
 288                         Notifications.AddNotification(Screens.Standby.TryQuitMainloop, 1)
 289
 290         def getNextActivation(self):
 291                 if self.state == self.StateEnded:
 292                         return self.end
 293
 294                 next_state = self.state + 1
 295
 296                 return {self.StatePrepared: self.start_prepare,
 297                                 self.StateRunning: self.begin,
 298                                 self.StateEnded: self.end }[next_state]
 299
 300         def failureCB(self, answer):
 301                 if answer == True:
 302                         self.log(13, "ok, zapped away")
 303                         #NavigationInstance.instance.stopUserServices()
 304                         NavigationInstance.instance.playService(self.service_ref.ref)
 305                 else:
 306                         self.log(14, "user didn't want to zap away, record will probably fail")
 307
 308         def timeChanged(self):
 309                 old_prepare = self.start_prepare
 310                 self.start_prepare = self.begin - self.prepare_time
 311                 self.backoff = 0
 312
 313                 if int(old_prepare) != int(self.start_prepare):
 314                         self.log(15, "record time changed, start prepare is now: %s" % time.ctime(self.start_prepare))
 315
 316         def gotRecordEvent(self, record, event):
 317                 # TODO: this is not working (never true), please fix. (comparing two swig wrapped ePtrs)
 318                 if self.__record_service.__deref__() != record.__deref__():
 319                         return
 320                 self.log(16, "record event %d" % event)
 321                 if event == iRecordableService.evRecordWriteError:
 322                         print "WRITE ERROR on recording, disk full?"
 323                         # show notification. the 'id' will make sure that it will be
 324                         # displayed only once, even if more timers are failing at the
 325                         # same time. (which is very likely in case of disk fullness)
 326                         Notifications.AddPopup(text = _("Write error while recording. Disk full?\n"), type = MessageBox.TYPE_ERROR, timeout = 0, id = "DiskFullMessage")
 327                         # ok, the recording has been stopped. we need to properly note
 328                         # that in our state, with also keeping the possibility to re-try.
 329                         # TODO: this has to be done.
 330                 elif event == iRecordableService.evStart:
 331                         # maybe this should be configurable?
 332                         Notifications.AddPopup(text = _("A record has been started:\n%s") % self.name, type = MessageBox.TYPE_INFO, timeout = 3)
 333
 334         # we have record_service as property to automatically subscribe to record service events
 335         def setRecordService(self, service):
 336                 if self.__record_service is not None:
 337                         print "[remove callback]"
 338                         NavigationInstance.instance.record_event.remove(self.gotRecordEvent)
 339
 340                 self.__record_service = service
 341
 342                 if self.__record_service is not None:
 343                         print "[add callback]"
 344                         NavigationInstance.instance.record_event.append(self.gotRecordEvent)
 345
 346         record_service = property(lambda self: self.__record_service, setRecordService)
 347
 348 def createTimer(xml):
 349         begin = int(xml.getAttribute("begin"))
 350         end = int(xml.getAttribute("end"))
 351         serviceref = ServiceReference(xml.getAttribute("serviceref").encode("utf-8"))
 352         description = xml.getAttribute("description").encode("utf-8")
 353         repeated = xml.getAttribute("repeated").encode("utf-8")
 354         disabled = long(xml.getAttribute("disabled") or "0")
 355         justplay = long(xml.getAttribute("justplay") or "0")
 356         afterevent = str(xml.getAttribute("afterevent") or "nothing")
 357         afterevent = { "nothing": AFTEREVENT.NONE, "standby": AFTEREVENT.STANDBY, "deepstandby": AFTEREVENT.DEEPSTANDBY }[afterevent]
 358         if xml.hasAttribute("eit") and xml.getAttribute("eit") != "None":
 359                 eit = long(xml.getAttribute("eit"))
 360         else:
 361                 eit = None
 362
 363         name = xml.getAttribute("name").encode("utf-8")
 364         #filename = xml.getAttribute("filename").encode("utf-8")
 365         entry = RecordTimerEntry(serviceref, begin, end, name, description, eit, disabled, justplay, afterevent)
 366         entry.repeated = int(repeated)
 367
 368         for l in elementsWithTag(xml.childNodes, "log"):
 369                 time = int(l.getAttribute("time"))
 370                 code = int(l.getAttribute("code"))
 371                 msg = mergeText(l.childNodes).strip().encode("utf-8")
 372                 entry.log_entries.append((time, code, msg))
 373
 374         return entry
 375
 376 class RecordTimer(timer.Timer):
 377         def __init__(self):
 378                 timer.Timer.__init__(self)
 379
 380                 self.Filename = Directories.resolveFilename(Directories.SCOPE_CONFIG, "timers.xml")
 381
 382                 try:
 383                         self.loadTimer()
 384                 except IOError:
 385                         print "unable to load timers from file!"
 386
 387         def isRecording(self):
 388                 isRunning = False
 389                 for timer in self.timer_list:
 390                         if timer.isRunning() and not timer.justplay:
 391                                 isRunning = True
 392                 return isRunning
 393
 394         def loadTimer(self):
 395                 # TODO: PATH!
 396                 doc = xml.dom.minidom.parse(self.Filename)
 397
 398                 root = doc.childNodes[0]
 399                 for timer in elementsWithTag(root.childNodes, "timer"):
 400                         self.record(createTimer(timer))
 401
 402         def saveTimer(self):
 403                 #doc = xml.dom.minidom.Document()
 404                 #root_element = doc.createElement('timers')
 405                 #doc.appendChild(root_element)
 406                 #root_element.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("\n"))
 407
 408                 #for timer in self.timer_list + self.processed_timers:
 409                         # some timers (instant records) don't want to be saved.
 410                         # skip them
 411                         #if timer.dontSave:
 412                                 #continue
 413                         #t = doc.createTextNode("\t")
 414                         #root_element.appendChild(t)
 415                         #t = doc.createElement('timer')
 416                         #t.setAttribute("begin", str(int(timer.begin)))
 417                         #t.setAttribute("end", str(int(timer.end)))
 418                         #t.setAttribute("serviceref", str(timer.service_ref))
 419                         #t.setAttribute("repeated", str(timer.repeated))
 420                         #t.setAttribute("name", timer.name)
 421                         #t.setAttribute("description", timer.description)
 422                         #t.setAttribute("eit", str(timer.eit))
 423
 424                         #for time, code, msg in timer.log_entries:
 425                                 #t.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("\t\t"))
 426                                 #l = doc.createElement('log')
 427                                 #l.setAttribute("time", str(time))
 428                                 #l.setAttribute("code", str(code))
 429                                 #l.appendChild(doc.createTextNode(msg))
 430                                 #t.appendChild(l)
 431                                 #t.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("\n"))
 432
 433                         #root_element.appendChild(t)
 434                         #t = doc.createTextNode("\n")
 435                         #root_element.appendChild(t)
 436
 437
 438                 #file = open(self.Filename, "w")
 439                 #doc.writexml(file)
 440                 #file.write("\n")
 441                 #file.close()
 442
 443                 list = []
 444
 445                 list.append('<?xml version="1.0" ?>\n')
 446                 list.append('<timers>\n')
 447
 448                 for timer in self.timer_list + self.processed_timers:
 449                         if timer.dontSave:
 450                                 continue
 451
 452                         list.append('<timer')
 453                         list.append(' begin="' + str(int(timer.begin)) + '"')
 454                         list.append(' end="' + str(int(timer.end)) + '"')
 455                         list.append(' serviceref="' + stringToXML(str(timer.service_ref)) + '"')
 456                         list.append(' repeated="' + str(int(timer.repeated)) + '"')
 457                         list.append(' name="' + str(stringToXML(timer.name)) + '"')
 458                         list.append(' description="' + str(stringToXML(timer.description)) + '"')
 459                         list.append(' afterevent="' + str(stringToXML({ AFTEREVENT.NONE: "nothing", AFTEREVENT.STANDBY: "standby", AFTEREVENT.DEEPSTANDBY: "deepstandby" }[timer.afterEvent])) + '"')
 460                         if timer.eit is not None:
 461                                 list.append(' eit="' + str(timer.eit) + '"')
 462                         list.append(' disabled="' + str(int(timer.disabled)) + '"')
 463                         list.append(' justplay="' + str(int(timer.justplay)) + '"')
 464                         list.append('>\n')
 465
 466                         if config.recording.debug.value:
 467                                 for time, code, msg in timer.log_entries:
 468                                         list.append('<log')
 469                                         list.append(' code="' + str(code) + '"')
 470                                         list.append(' time="' + str(time) + '"')
 471                                         list.append('>')
 472                                         list.append(str(stringToXML(msg)))
 473                                         list.append('</log>\n')
 474
 475                         list.append('</timer>\n')
 476
 477                 list.append('</timers>\n')
 478
 479                 file = open(self.Filename, "w")
 480                 for x in list:
 481                         file.write(x)
 482                 file.close()
 483
 484         def getNextZapTime(self):
 485                 now = time.time()
 486                 for timer in self.timer_list:
 487                         if not timer.justplay or timer.begin < now:
 488                                 continue
 489                         return timer.begin
 490                 return -1
 491
 492         def getNextRecordingTime(self):
 493                 now = time.time()
 494                 for timer in self.timer_list:
 495                         if timer.justplay or timer.begin < now:
 496                                 continue
 497                         return timer.begin
 498                 return -1
 499
 500         def record(self, entry):
 501                 entry.timeChanged()
 502                 print "[Timer] Record " + str(entry)
 503                 entry.Timer = self
 504                 self.addTimerEntry(entry)
 505
 506         def isInTimer(self, eventid, begin, duration, service):
 507                 time_match = 0
 508                 chktime = None
 509                 chktimecmp = None
 510                 chktimecmp_end = None
 511                 end = begin + duration
 512                 for x in self.timer_list:
 513                         check = x.service_ref.ref.toCompareString() == str(service)
 514                         if not check:
 515                                 sref = x.service_ref.ref
 516                                 parent_sid = sref.getUnsignedData(5)
 517                                 parent_tsid = sref.getUnsignedData(6)
 518                                 if parent_sid and parent_tsid: # check for subservice
 519                                         sid = sref.getUnsignedData(1)
 520                                         tsid = sref.getUnsignedData(2)
 521                                         sref.setUnsignedData(1, parent_sid)
 522                                         sref.setUnsignedData(2, parent_tsid)
 523                                         sref.setUnsignedData(5, 0)
 524                                         sref.setUnsignedData(6, 0)
 525                                         check = x.service_ref.ref.toCompareString() == str(service)
 526                                         num = 0
 527                                         if check:
 528                                                 check = False
 529                                                 event = eEPGCache.getInstance().lookupEventId(sref, eventid)
 530                                                 num = event and event.getNumOfLinkageServices() or 0
 531                                         sref.setUnsignedData(1, sid)
 532                                         sref.setUnsignedData(2, tsid)
 533                                         sref.setUnsignedData(5, parent_sid)
 534                                         sref.setUnsignedData(6, parent_tsid)
 535                                         for cnt in range(num):
 536                                                 subservice = event.getLinkageService(sref, cnt)
 537                                                 if sref.toCompareString() == subservice.toCompareString():
 538                                                         check = True
 539                                                         break
 540                         if check:
 541                                 #if x.eit is not None and x.repeated == 0:
 542                                 #       if x.eit == eventid:
 543                                 #               return duration
 544                                 if x.repeated != 0:
 545                                         if chktime is None:
 546                                                 chktime = localtime(begin)
 547                                                 chktimecmp = chktime.tm_wday * 1440 + chktime.tm_hour * 60 + chktime.tm_min
 548                                                 chktimecmp_end = chktimecmp + (duration / 60)
 549                                         time = localtime(x.begin)
 550                                         for y in range(7):
 551                                                 if x.repeated & (2 ** y):
 552                                                         timecmp = y * 1440 + time.tm_hour * 60 + time.tm_min
 553                                                         if timecmp <= chktimecmp < (timecmp + ((x.end - x.begin) / 60)):
 554                                                                 time_match = ((timecmp + ((x.end - x.begin) / 60)) - chktimecmp) * 60
 555                                                         elif chktimecmp <= timecmp < chktimecmp_end:
 556                                                                 time_match = (chktimecmp_end - timecmp) * 60
 557                                 else: #if x.eit is None:
 558                                         if begin <= x.begin <= end:
 559                                                 diff = end - x.begin
 560                                                 if time_match < diff:
 561                                                         time_match = diff
 562                                         elif x.begin <= begin <= x.end:
 563                                                 diff = x.end - begin
 564                                                 if time_match < diff:
 565                                                         time_match = diff
 566                 return time_match
 567
 568         def removeEntry(self, entry):
 569                 print "[Timer] Remove " + str(entry)
 570
 571                 # avoid re-enqueuing
 572                 entry.repeated = False
 573
 574                 # abort timer.
 575                 # this sets the end time to current time, so timer will be stopped.
 576                 entry.abort()
 577
 578                 if entry.state != entry.StateEnded:
 579                         self.timeChanged(entry)
 580
 581                 print "state: ", entry.state
 582                 print "in processed: ", entry in self.processed_timers
 583                 print "in running: ", entry in self.timer_list
 584                 # now the timer should be in the processed_timers list. remove it from there.
 585                 self.processed_timers.remove(entry)
 586
 587         def shutdown(self):
 588                 self.saveTimer()