4 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/service/iservice.h b/lib/service/iservice.h
index eff03436..31c1c99d 100644
--- a/lib/service/iservice.h
+++ b/lib/service/iservice.h
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ public:
 #endif
 	eServiceReference(const std::string &string);
 	std::string toString() const;
+	std::string toCompareString() const;
 	bool operator==(const eServiceReference &c) const
 	{
 		if (type != c.type)
diff --git a/lib/service/service.cpp b/lib/service/service.cpp
index 11f88b1f..aa1ee4d8 100644
--- a/lib/service/service.cpp
+++ b/lib/service/service.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,16 @@ std::string eServiceReference::toString() const
 	return ret;
 }
 
+std::string eServiceReference::toCompareString() const
+{
+	std::string ret;
+	ret += getNum(type);
+	ret += ":0";
+	for (unsigned int i=0; i<sizeof(data)/sizeof(*data); ++i)
+		ret+=":"+getNum(data[i], 0x10);
+	ret+=":"+path;
+	return ret;
+}
 
 eServiceCenter *eServiceCenter::instance;
 
diff --git a/lib/service/servicedvb.cpp b/lib/service/servicedvb.cpp
index 75b55215..750fd34c 100644
--- a/lib/service/servicedvb.cpp
+++ b/lib/service/servicedvb.cpp
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ RESULT eDVBServiceList::getContent(std::list<eServiceReference> &list, bool sort
 //   useable format options are
 //   R = Service Reference (as swig object .. this is very slow)
 //   S = Service Reference (as python string object .. same as ref.toString())
+//   C = Service Reference (as python string object .. same as ref.toCompareString())
 //   N = Service Name (as python string object)
 //   when exactly one return value per service is selected in the format string,
 //   then each value is directly a list entry
@@ -435,6 +436,9 @@ PyObject *eDVBServiceList::getContent(const char* format, bool sorted)
 				case 'R':  // service reference (swig)object
 					tmp = New_eServiceReference(ref);
 					break;
+				case 'C':  // service reference compare string
+					tmp = PyString_FromString(ref.toCompareString().c_str());
+					break;
 				case 'S':  // service reference string
 					tmp = PyString_FromString(ref.toString().c_str());
 					break;
diff --git a/lib/service/servicefs.cpp b/lib/service/servicefs.cpp
index 1f65ae17..16948854 100644
--- a/lib/service/servicefs.cpp
+++ b/lib/service/servicefs.cpp
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ RESULT eServiceFS::getContent(std::list<eServiceReference> &list, bool sorted)
 //   useable format options are
 //   R = Service Reference (as swig object .. this is very slow)
 //   S = Service Reference (as python string object .. same as ref.toString())
+//   C = Service Reference (as python string object .. same as ref.toCompareString())
 //   N = Service Name (as python string object)
 //   when exactly one return value per service is selected in the format string,
 //   then each value is directly a list entry
@@ -216,6 +217,9 @@ PyObject *eServiceFS::getContent(const char* format, bool sorted)
 				case 'R':  // service reference (swig)object
 					tmp = New_eServiceReference(ref);
 					break;
+				case 'C':  // service reference compare string
+					tmp = PyString_FromString(ref.toCompareString().c_str());
+					break;
 				case 'S':  // service reference string
 					tmp = PyString_FromString(ref.toString().c_str());
 					break;