move some functions to better place (aspect / size / framerate / progressive handling)
[enigma2.git] / RecordTimer.py
index 21dc77c57295e2eefb99281c59c8ca9190eb367c..8449a2d25f306fb57284acf7be4babb5fae436cd 100644 (file)
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
 import time
-import codecs
 #from time import datetime
 from Tools import Directories, Notifications
 
-from Components.config import config, ConfigYesNo
+from Components.config import config
 import timer
-import xml.dom.minidom
+import xml.etree.cElementTree
 
-from enigma import eEPGCache, getBestPlayableServiceReference, eServiceReference
+from enigma import eEPGCache, getBestPlayableServiceReference, \
+       eServiceReference, iRecordableService, quitMainloop
 
 from Screens.MessageBox import MessageBox
-from Screens.Standby import Standby, TryQuitMainloop, inStandby, inTryQuitMainloop
-
+from Components.TimerSanityCheck import TimerSanityCheck
 import NavigationInstance
+
+import Screens.Standby
+
 from time import localtime
 
-from Tools.XMLTools import elementsWithTag, mergeText, stringToXML
+from Tools.XMLTools import stringToXML
 from ServiceReference import ServiceReference
 
 # ok, for descriptions etc we have:
@@ -45,12 +47,54 @@ class AFTEREVENT:
        NONE = 0
        STANDBY = 1
        DEEPSTANDBY = 2
+       AUTO = 3
 
 # please do not translate log messages
-class RecordTimerEntry(timer.TimerEntry):
-       def __init__(self, serviceref, begin, end, name, description, eit, disabled = False, justplay = False, afterEvent = AFTEREVENT.NONE, checkOldTimers = False):
+class RecordTimerEntry(timer.TimerEntry, object):
+######### the following static methods and members are only in use when the box is in (soft) standby
+       receiveRecordEvents = False
+
+       @staticmethod
+       def shutdown():
+               quitMainloop(1)
+
+       @staticmethod
+       def staticGotRecordEvent(recservice, event):
+               if event == iRecordableService.evEnd:
+                       print "RecordTimer.staticGotRecordEvent(iRecordableService.evEnd)"
+                       recordings = NavigationInstance.instance.getRecordings()
+                       if not len(recordings): # no more recordings exist
+                               rec_time = NavigationInstance.instance.RecordTimer.getNextRecordingTime()
+                               if rec_time > 0 and (rec_time - time.time()) < 360:
+                                       print "another recording starts in", rec_time - time.time(), "seconds... do not shutdown yet"
+                               else:
+                                       print "no starting records in the next 360 seconds... immediate shutdown"
+                                       RecordTimerEntry.shutdown() # immediate shutdown
+               elif event == iRecordableService.evStart:
+                       print "RecordTimer.staticGotRecordEvent(iRecordableService.evStart)"
+
+       @staticmethod
+       def stopTryQuitMainloop():
+               print "RecordTimer.stopTryQuitMainloop"
+               NavigationInstance.instance.record_event.remove(RecordTimerEntry.staticGotRecordEvent)
+               RecordTimerEntry.receiveRecordEvents = False
+
+       @staticmethod
+       def TryQuitMainloop(default_yes = True):
+               if not RecordTimerEntry.receiveRecordEvents:
+                       print "RecordTimer.TryQuitMainloop"
+                       NavigationInstance.instance.record_event.append(RecordTimerEntry.staticGotRecordEvent)
+                       RecordTimerEntry.receiveRecordEvents = True
+                       # send fake event.. to check if another recordings are running or
+                       # other timers start in a few seconds
+                       RecordTimerEntry.staticGotRecordEvent(None, iRecordableService.evEnd)
+                       # send normal notification for the case the user leave the standby now..
+                       Notifications.AddNotification(Screens.Standby.TryQuitMainloop, 1, onSessionOpenCallback=RecordTimerEntry.stopTryQuitMainloop, default_yes = default_yes)
+#################################################################
+
+       def __init__(self, serviceref, begin, end, name, description, eit, disabled = False, justplay = False, afterEvent = AFTEREVENT.AUTO, checkOldTimers = False, dirname = None, tags = None):
                timer.TimerEntry.__init__(self, int(begin), int(end))
-               
+
                if checkOldTimers == True:
                        if self.begin < time.time() - 1209600:
                                self.begin = int(time.time())
@@ -67,24 +111,22 @@ class RecordTimerEntry(timer.TimerEntry):
                self.description = description
                self.disabled = disabled
                self.timer = None
-               self.record_service = None
+               self.__record_service = None
                self.start_prepare = 0
                self.justplay = justplay
                self.afterEvent = afterEvent
-               
+               self.dirname = dirname
+               self.dirnameHadToFallback = False
+               self.autoincrease = False
+               self.tags = tags or []
+
                self.log_entries = []
                self.resetState()
        
        def log(self, code, msg):
                self.log_entries.append((int(time.time()), code, msg))
                print "[TIMER]", msg
-       
-       def resetState(self):
-               self.state = self.StateWaiting
-               self.cancelled = False
-               self.first_try_prepare = True
-               self.timeChanged()
-       
+
        def calculateFilename(self):
                service_name = self.service_ref.getServiceName()
                begin_date = time.strftime("%Y%m%d %H%M", time.localtime(self.begin))
@@ -98,10 +140,14 @@ class RecordTimerEntry(timer.TimerEntry):
                if self.name:
                        filename += " - " + self.name
 
-               self.Filename = Directories.getRecordingFilename(filename)
+               if self.dirname and not Directories.pathExists(self.dirname):
+                       self.dirnameHadToFallback = True
+                       self.Filename = Directories.getRecordingFilename(filename, None)
+               else:
+                       self.Filename = Directories.getRecordingFilename(filename, self.dirname)
                self.log(0, "Filename calculated as: '%s'" % self.Filename)
                #begin_date + " - " + service_name + description)
-       
+
        def tryPrepare(self):
                if self.justplay:
                        return True
@@ -115,27 +161,32 @@ class RecordTimerEntry(timer.TimerEntry):
                                        return False
                                
                        self.record_service = rec_ref and NavigationInstance.instance.recordService(rec_ref)
+
                        if not self.record_service:
                                self.log(1, "'record service' failed")
                                return False
-                               
-                       event_id = self.eit
-                       if event_id is None:
-                               event_id = -1
-                               
-                       prep_res=self.record_service.prepare(self.Filename + ".ts", self.begin, self.end, event_id)
-                       if prep_res:
-                               self.log(2, "'prepare' failed: error %d" % prep_res)
-                               self.record_service = None
-                               return False
-                               
+
                        if self.repeated:
                                epgcache = eEPGCache.getInstance()
                                queryTime=self.begin+(self.end-self.begin)/2
                                evt = epgcache.lookupEventTime(rec_ref, queryTime)
                                if evt:
                                        self.description = evt.getShortDescription()
-                               
+                                       event_id = evt.getEventId()
+                               else:
+                                       event_id = -1
+                       else:
+                               event_id = self.eit
+                               if event_id is None:
+                                       event_id = -1
+
+                       prep_res=self.record_service.prepare(self.Filename + ".ts", self.begin, self.end, event_id)
+                       if prep_res:
+                               self.log(2, "'prepare' failed: error %d" % prep_res)
+                               NavigationInstance.instance.stopRecordService(self.record_service)
+                               self.record_service = None
+                               return False
+
                        self.log(3, "prepare ok, writing meta information to %s" % self.Filename)
                        try:
                                f = open(self.Filename + ".ts.meta", "w")
@@ -143,9 +194,11 @@ class RecordTimerEntry(timer.TimerEntry):
                                f.write(self.name + "\n")
                                f.write(self.description + "\n")
                                f.write(str(self.begin) + "\n")
+                               f.write(' '.join(self.tags))
                                f.close()
                        except IOError:
                                self.log(4, "failed to write meta information")
+                               NavigationInstance.instance.stopRecordService(self.record_service)
                                self.record_service = None
                                return False
                        return True
@@ -192,8 +245,15 @@ class RecordTimerEntry(timer.TimerEntry):
                                return True
 
                        if self.justplay:
-                               self.log(11, "zapping")
-                               NavigationInstance.instance.playService(self.service_ref.ref)
+                               if Screens.Standby.inStandby:
+                                       self.log(11, "wakeup and zap")
+                                       #set service to zap after standby
+                                       Screens.Standby.inStandby.prev_running_service = self.service_ref.ref
+                                       #wakeup standby
+                                       Screens.Standby.inStandby.Power()
+                               else:
+                                       self.log(11, "zapping")
+                                       NavigationInstance.instance.playService(self.service_ref.ref)
                                return True
                        else:
                                self.log(11, "start recording")
@@ -205,7 +265,7 @@ class RecordTimerEntry(timer.TimerEntry):
                                        # retry
                                        self.begin = time.time() + self.backoff
                                        return False
-                               
+
                                return True
                elif next_state == self.StateEnded:
                        self.log(12, "stop recording")
@@ -213,22 +273,23 @@ class RecordTimerEntry(timer.TimerEntry):
                                NavigationInstance.instance.stopRecordService(self.record_service)
                                self.record_service = None
                        if self.afterEvent == AFTEREVENT.STANDBY:
-                               global inStandby
-                               if not inStandby:
-                                       Notifications.AddNotificationWithCallback(self.sendStandbyNotification, MessageBox, _("A finished record timer want's to set your\nDreambox to standby. Do that now?"), timeout = 20)
-                       if self.afterEvent == AFTEREVENT.DEEPSTANDBY:
-                               global inTryQuitMainloop
-                               if not inTryQuitMainloop:
-                                       Notifications.AddNotificationWithCallback(self.sendTryQuitMainloopNotification, MessageBox, _("A finished record timer want's to shut down\nyour Dreambox. Shutdown now?"), timeout = 20)
+                               if not Screens.Standby.inStandby: # not already in standby
+                                       Notifications.AddNotificationWithCallback(self.sendStandbyNotification, MessageBox, _("A finished record timer wants to set your\nDreambox to standby. Do that now?"), timeout = 20)
+                       elif self.afterEvent == AFTEREVENT.DEEPSTANDBY:
+                               if not Screens.Standby.inTryQuitMainloop: # not a shutdown messagebox is open
+                                       if Screens.Standby.inStandby: # in standby
+                                               RecordTimerEntry.TryQuitMainloop() # start shutdown handling without screen
+                                       else:
+                                               Notifications.AddNotificationWithCallback(self.sendTryQuitMainloopNotification, MessageBox, _("A finished record timer wants to shut down\nyour Dreambox. Shutdown now?"), timeout = 20)
                        return True
 
        def sendStandbyNotification(self, answer):
                if answer:
-                       Notifications.AddNotification(Standby)
+                       Notifications.AddNotification(Screens.Standby.Standby)
 
        def sendTryQuitMainloopNotification(self, answer):
                if answer:
-                       Notifications.AddNotification(TryQuitMainloop, 1)
+                       Notifications.AddNotification(Screens.Standby.TryQuitMainloop, 1)
 
        def getNextActivation(self):
                if self.state == self.StateEnded:
@@ -256,30 +317,82 @@ class RecordTimerEntry(timer.TimerEntry):
                if int(old_prepare) != int(self.start_prepare):
                        self.log(15, "record time changed, start prepare is now: %s" % time.ctime(self.start_prepare))
 
+       def gotRecordEvent(self, record, event):
+               # TODO: this is not working (never true), please fix. (comparing two swig wrapped ePtrs)
+               if self.__record_service.__deref__() != record.__deref__():
+                       return
+               self.log(16, "record event %d" % event)
+               if event == iRecordableService.evRecordWriteError:
+                       print "WRITE ERROR on recording, disk full?"
+                       # show notification. the 'id' will make sure that it will be
+                       # displayed only once, even if more timers are failing at the
+                       # same time. (which is very likely in case of disk fullness)
+                       Notifications.AddPopup(text = _("Write error while recording. Disk full?\n"), type = MessageBox.TYPE_ERROR, timeout = 0, id = "DiskFullMessage")
+                       # ok, the recording has been stopped. we need to properly note 
+                       # that in our state, with also keeping the possibility to re-try.
+                       # TODO: this has to be done.
+               elif event == iRecordableService.evStart:
+                       text = _("A record has been started:\n%s") % self.name
+                       if self.dirnameHadToFallback:
+                               text = '\n'.join([text, _("Please note that the previously selected media could not be accessed and therefore the default directory is being used instead.")])
+
+                       # maybe this should be configurable?
+                       Notifications.AddPopup(text = text, type = MessageBox.TYPE_INFO, timeout = 3)
+
+       # we have record_service as property to automatically subscribe to record service events
+       def setRecordService(self, service):
+               if self.__record_service is not None:
+                       print "[remove callback]"
+                       NavigationInstance.instance.record_event.remove(self.gotRecordEvent)
+
+               self.__record_service = service
+
+               if self.__record_service is not None:
+                       print "[add callback]"
+                       NavigationInstance.instance.record_event.append(self.gotRecordEvent)
+
+       record_service = property(lambda self: self.__record_service, setRecordService)
+
 def createTimer(xml):
-       begin = int(xml.getAttribute("begin"))
-       end = int(xml.getAttribute("end"))
-       serviceref = ServiceReference(xml.getAttribute("serviceref").encode("utf-8"))
-       description = xml.getAttribute("description").encode("utf-8")
-       repeated = xml.getAttribute("repeated").encode("utf-8")
-       disabled = long(xml.getAttribute("disabled") or "0")
-       justplay = long(xml.getAttribute("justplay") or "0")
-       afterevent = str(xml.getAttribute("afterevent") or "nothing")
-       afterevent = { "nothing": AFTEREVENT.NONE, "standby": AFTEREVENT.STANDBY, "deepstandby": AFTEREVENT.DEEPSTANDBY }[afterevent]
-       if xml.hasAttribute("eit") and xml.getAttribute("eit") != "None":
-               eit = long(xml.getAttribute("eit"))
+       begin = int(xml.get("begin"))
+       end = int(xml.get("end"))
+       serviceref = ServiceReference(xml.get("serviceref").encode("utf-8"))
+       description = xml.get("description").encode("utf-8")
+       repeated = xml.get("repeated").encode("utf-8")
+       disabled = long(xml.get("disabled") or "0")
+       justplay = long(xml.get("justplay") or "0")
+       afterevent = str(xml.get("afterevent") or "nothing")
+       afterevent = {
+               "nothing": AFTEREVENT.NONE,
+               "standby": AFTEREVENT.STANDBY,
+               "deepstandby": AFTEREVENT.DEEPSTANDBY,
+               "auto": AFTEREVENT.AUTO
+               }[afterevent]
+       eit = xml.get("eit")
+       if eit and eit != "None":
+               eit = long(eit);
        else:
                eit = None
-       
-       name = xml.getAttribute("name").encode("utf-8")
-       #filename = xml.getAttribute("filename").encode("utf-8")
-       entry = RecordTimerEntry(serviceref, begin, end, name, description, eit, disabled, justplay, afterevent)
+       location = xml.get("location")
+       if location and location != "None":
+               location = location.encode("utf-8")
+       else:
+               location = None
+       tags = xml.get("tags")
+       if tags and tags != "None":
+               tags = tags.encode("utf-8").split(' ')
+       else:
+               tags = None
+
+       name = xml.get("name").encode("utf-8")
+       #filename = xml.get("filename").encode("utf-8")
+       entry = RecordTimerEntry(serviceref, begin, end, name, description, eit, disabled, justplay, afterevent, dirname = location, tags = tags)
        entry.repeated = int(repeated)
        
-       for l in elementsWithTag(xml.childNodes, "log"):
-               time = int(l.getAttribute("time"))
-               code = int(l.getAttribute("code"))
-               msg = mergeText(l.childNodes).strip().encode("utf-8")
+       for l in xml.findall("log"):
+               time = int(l.get("time"))
+               code = int(l.get("code"))
+               msg = l.text.strip().encode("utf-8")
                entry.log_entries.append((time, code, msg))
        
        return entry
@@ -304,52 +417,76 @@ class RecordTimer(timer.Timer):
        
        def loadTimer(self):
                # TODO: PATH!
-               doc = xml.dom.minidom.parse(self.Filename)
-               
-               root = doc.childNodes[0]
-               for timer in elementsWithTag(root.childNodes, "timer"):
-                       self.record(createTimer(timer))
+               try:
+                       doc = xml.etree.cElementTree.parse(self.Filename)
+               except SyntaxError:
+                       from Tools.Notifications import AddPopup
+                       from Screens.MessageBox import MessageBox
+
+                       AddPopup(_("The timer file (timers.xml) is corrupt and could not be loaded."), type = MessageBox.TYPE_ERROR, timeout = 0, id = "TimerLoadFailed")
+
+                       print "timers.xml failed to load!"
+                       try:
+                               import os
+                               os.rename(self.Filename, self.Filename + "_old")
+                       except (IOError, OSError):
+                               print "renaming broken timer failed"
+                       return
+               except IOError:
+                       print "timers.xml not found!"
+                       return
+
+               root = doc.getroot()
+
+               # put out a message when at least one timer overlaps
+               checkit = True
+               for timer in root.findall("timer"):
+                       newTimer = createTimer(timer)
+                       if (self.record(newTimer, True, True) is not None) and (checkit == True):
+                               from Tools.Notifications import AddPopup
+                               from Screens.MessageBox import MessageBox
+                               AddPopup(_("Timer overlap in timers.xml detected!\nPlease recheck it!"), type = MessageBox.TYPE_ERROR, timeout = 0, id = "TimerLoadFailed")
+                               checkit = False # at moment it is enough when the message is displayed one time
 
        def saveTimer(self):
-               #doc = xml.dom.minidom.Document()
-               #root_element = doc.createElement('timers')
-               #doc.appendChild(root_element)
-               #root_element.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("\n"))
-               
+               #root_element = xml.etree.cElementTree.Element('timers')
+               #root_element.text = "\n"
+
                #for timer in self.timer_list + self.processed_timers:
                        # some timers (instant records) don't want to be saved.
                        # skip them
                        #if timer.dontSave:
                                #continue
-                       #t = doc.createTextNode("\t")
-                       #root_element.appendChild(t)
-                       #t = doc.createElement('timer')
-                       #t.setAttribute("begin", str(int(timer.begin)))
-                       #t.setAttribute("end", str(int(timer.end)))
-                       #t.setAttribute("serviceref", str(timer.service_ref))
-                       #t.setAttribute("repeated", str(timer.repeated))                        
-                       #t.setAttribute("name", timer.name)
-                       #t.setAttribute("description", timer.description)
-                       #t.setAttribute("eit", str(timer.eit))
-                       
-                       #for time, code, msg in timer.log_entries:
-                               #t.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("\t\t"))
-                               #l = doc.createElement('log')
-                               #l.setAttribute("time", str(time))
-                               #l.setAttribute("code", str(code))
-                               #l.appendChild(doc.createTextNode(msg))
-                               #t.appendChild(l)
-                               #t.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("\n"))
-
-                       #root_element.appendChild(t)
-                       #t = doc.createTextNode("\n")
-                       #root_element.appendChild(t)
+                       #t = xml.etree.cElementTree.SubElement(root_element, 'timers')
+                       #t.set("begin", str(int(timer.begin)))
+                       #t.set("end", str(int(timer.end)))
+                       #t.set("serviceref", str(timer.service_ref))
+                       #t.set("repeated", str(timer.repeated))                 
+                       #t.set("name", timer.name)
+                       #t.set("description", timer.description)
+                       #t.set("afterevent", str({
+                       #       AFTEREVENT.NONE: "nothing",
+                       #       AFTEREVENT.STANDBY: "standby",
+                       #       AFTEREVENT.DEEPSTANDBY: "deepstandby",
+                       #       AFTEREVENT.AUTO: "auto"}))
+                       #if timer.eit is not None:
+                       #       t.set("eit", str(timer.eit))
+                       #if timer.dirname is not None:
+                       #       t.set("location", str(timer.dirname))
+                       #t.set("disabled", str(int(timer.disabled)))
+                       #t.set("justplay", str(int(timer.justplay)))
+                       #t.text = "\n"
+                       #t.tail = "\n"
 
+                       #for time, code, msg in timer.log_entries:
+                               #l = xml.etree.cElementTree.SubElement(t, 'log')
+                               #l.set("time", str(time))
+                               #l.set("code", str(code))
+                               #l.text = str(msg)
+                               #l.tail = "\n"
 
-               #file = open(self.Filename, "w")
-               #doc.writexml(file)
-               #file.write("\n")
-               #file.close()
+               #doc = xml.etree.cElementTree.ElementTree(root_element)
+               #doc.write(self.Filename)
 
                list = []
 
@@ -367,9 +504,18 @@ class RecordTimer(timer.Timer):
                        list.append(' repeated="' + str(int(timer.repeated)) + '"')
                        list.append(' name="' + str(stringToXML(timer.name)) + '"')
                        list.append(' description="' + str(stringToXML(timer.description)) + '"')
-                       list.append(' afterevent="' + str(stringToXML({ AFTEREVENT.NONE: "nothing", AFTEREVENT.STANDBY: "standby", AFTEREVENT.DEEPSTANDBY: "deepstandby" }[timer.afterEvent])) + '"')
+                       list.append(' afterevent="' + str(stringToXML({
+                               AFTEREVENT.NONE: "nothing",
+                               AFTEREVENT.STANDBY: "standby",
+                               AFTEREVENT.DEEPSTANDBY: "deepstandby",
+                               AFTEREVENT.AUTO: "auto"
+                               }[timer.afterEvent])) + '"')
                        if timer.eit is not None:
                                list.append(' eit="' + str(timer.eit) + '"')
+                       if timer.dirname is not None:
+                               list.append(' location="' + str(stringToXML(timer.dirname)) + '"')
+                       if timer.tags is not None:
+                               list.append(' tags="' + str(stringToXML(' '.join(timer.tags))) + '"')
                        list.append(' disabled="' + str(int(timer.disabled)) + '"')
                        list.append(' justplay="' + str(int(timer.justplay)) + '"')
                        list.append('>\n')
@@ -392,11 +538,52 @@ class RecordTimer(timer.Timer):
                        file.write(x)
                file.close()
 
-       def record(self, entry):
+       def getNextZapTime(self):
+               now = time.time()
+               for timer in self.timer_list:
+                       if not timer.justplay or timer.begin < now:
+                               continue
+                       return timer.begin
+               return -1
+
+       def getNextRecordingTime(self):
+               now = time.time()
+               for timer in self.timer_list:
+                       if timer.justplay or timer.begin < now:
+                               continue
+                       return timer.begin
+               return -1
+
+       def isNextRecordAfterEventActionAuto(self):
+               now = time.time()
+               t = None
+               for timer in self.timer_list:
+                       if timer.justplay or timer.begin < now:
+                               continue
+                       if t is None or t.begin == timer.begin:
+                               t = timer
+                               if t.afterEvent == AFTEREVENT.AUTO:
+                                       return True
+               return False
+
+       def record(self, entry, ignoreTSC=False, dosave=True):          #wird von loadTimer mit dosave=False aufgerufen
+               timersanitycheck = TimerSanityCheck(self.timer_list,entry)
+               if not timersanitycheck.check():
+                       if ignoreTSC != True:
+                               print "timer conflict detected!"
+                               print timersanitycheck.getSimulTimerList()
+                               return timersanitycheck.getSimulTimerList()
+                       else:
+                               print "ignore timer conflict"
+               elif timersanitycheck.doubleCheck():
+                       print "ignore double timer"
                entry.timeChanged()
                print "[Timer] Record " + str(entry)
                entry.Timer = self
                self.addTimerEntry(entry)
+               if dosave:
+                       self.saveTimer()
+               return None
                
        def isInTimer(self, eventid, begin, duration, service):
                time_match = 0
@@ -405,7 +592,34 @@ class RecordTimer(timer.Timer):
                chktimecmp_end = None
                end = begin + duration
                for x in self.timer_list:
-                       if str(x.service_ref) == str(service):
+                       check = x.service_ref.ref.toCompareString() == str(service)
+                       if not check:
+                               sref = x.service_ref.ref
+                               parent_sid = sref.getUnsignedData(5)
+                               parent_tsid = sref.getUnsignedData(6)
+                               if parent_sid and parent_tsid: # check for subservice
+                                       sid = sref.getUnsignedData(1)
+                                       tsid = sref.getUnsignedData(2)
+                                       sref.setUnsignedData(1, parent_sid)
+                                       sref.setUnsignedData(2, parent_tsid)
+                                       sref.setUnsignedData(5, 0)
+                                       sref.setUnsignedData(6, 0)
+                                       check = x.service_ref.ref.toCompareString() == str(service)
+                                       num = 0
+                                       if check:
+                                               check = False
+                                               event = eEPGCache.getInstance().lookupEventId(sref, eventid)
+                                               num = event and event.getNumOfLinkageServices() or 0
+                                       sref.setUnsignedData(1, sid)
+                                       sref.setUnsignedData(2, tsid)
+                                       sref.setUnsignedData(5, parent_sid)
+                                       sref.setUnsignedData(6, parent_tsid)
+                                       for cnt in range(num):
+                                               subservice = event.getLinkageService(sref, cnt)
+                                               if sref.toCompareString() == subservice.toCompareString():
+                                                       check = True
+                                                       break
+                       if check:
                                #if x.eit is not None and x.repeated == 0:
                                #       if x.eit == eventid:
                                #               return duration
@@ -451,6 +665,7 @@ class RecordTimer(timer.Timer):
                print "in running: ", entry in self.timer_list
                # now the timer should be in the processed_timers list. remove it from there.
                self.processed_timers.remove(entry)
+               self.saveTimer()
 
        def shutdown(self):
                self.saveTimer()