[mythtv] Recorder & Output plugins.

[Isaac Richards]

On Friday 30 January 2004 11:46 am, Kenneth Aafløy wrote:
> James L. Reese wrote:
> > On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 01:20:46 -0500Isaac Richards wrote:
> > > On Thursday 29 January 2004 08:29 pm, Kenneth Aafløy wrote:
> > > > [About plugins]
> > > > So my question is, is this something that would be
> > > > accepted into cvs?
> > >
> > > Had this discussion with someone else a few months ago -- I
> > > don't really see the point to making them plugins.  All it
> > > really adds is extra code to debug.
> > > Is there a benefit that I'm missing?
> > >
> > > Isaac
> >
> > It would sure make it easier for those of us trying to
> > interface to mythtv with hardware devices like the Hauppauge
> > MediaMVP that require something besides X and XV to display things.
> >
> > For example, the mediamvp needs to stream the mpeg file down
> > a TCP channel but uses a different method for the on-screen
> > display.  Having things in plugin form so they could be
> > "switched out" at will would be nice.
> >
> > Otherwise patching the code will be necessary to support
> > these devices.
>
> - Flexibility
> - Organization
> - Reusability

Using c++ classes gives us those exact same benefits.  And, last I checked, 
that's what we're using.

Isaac