Channel Service

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Channel Service API List

API Command	POST Required?	Description
GetChannelInfoList	No	Get a list of configured channels.
GetChannelInfo	No	Get info on a specific channel.
UpdateDBChannel	Yes	Update a specific channel's database information.
AddDBChannel	Yes	Add a new channel to the database.
RemoveDBChannel	Yes	Remove a particular channel from the database.
GetVideoSourceList	No	Get all video sources. Note, usernames/passwords are included.
UpdateVideoSource	Yes	Change a specific setting value for a specific video source.
AddVideoSource	Yes	Add a new video source.
RemoveVideoSource	Yes	Remove a specific video source.
GetDDLineupList	No	Get Data Direct lineup.
FetchChannelsFromSource	No	Get a list of channels for a specific source.
GetVideoMultiplexList	No	Get a list of all video multiplexes.
GetVideoMultiplex	No	Get the video multiplexes for a specific multiplex ID.
GetXMLTVIdList	No	Get a list of XMLTVIDs for a given source ID.

Channel APIs

GetChannelInfoList

The GetChannelInfoList API takes the following arguments:

SourceID (Required)

Parameter Type: Integer

The source ID of the channel of interest.

StartIndex (Optional)

Parameter Type: Integer

Value of the first index to retrieve.

Count (Optional)

Parameter Type: Integer

Total number of channels to retrieve.

Example Query:

http://BackendServerIP:6544/Channel/GetChannelInfoList?SourceID=1&StartIndex=1&Count=1

Example Return:

<ChannelInfoList version="1.0" serializerVersion="1.1">
    <StartIndex>1</StartIndex>
    <Count>1</Count>
    <CurrentPage>2</CurrentPage>
    <TotalPages>32</TotalPages>
    <TotalAvailable>32</TotalAvailable>
    <AsOf>2013-02-04T03:02:13Z</AsOf>
    <Version>0.27.20130130-1</Version>
    <ProtoVer>77</ProtoVer>
    <ChannelInfos>
        <ChannelInfo>
        <ChanId>1053</ChanId>
        <ChanNum>5_3</ChanNum>
        <CallSign>NBC5-US</CallSign>
        <IconURL/>
        <ChannelName>NBC5-US</ChannelName>
        <MplexId>5</MplexId>
        <TransportId>1001</TransportId>
        <ServiceId>7</ServiceId>
        <NetworkId>0</NetworkId>
        <ATSCMajorChan>5</ATSCMajorChan>
        <ATSCMinorChan>3</ATSCMinorChan>
        <Format>ATSC</Format>
        <Modulation>8vsb</Modulation>
        <Frequency>563000000</Frequency>
        <FrequencyId>29</FrequencyId>
        <FrequencyTable>default</FrequencyTable>
        <FineTune>0</FineTune>
        <SIStandard>atsc</SIStandard>
        <ChanFilters/>
        <SourceId>1</SourceId>
        <InputId>0</InputId>
        <CommFree>0</CommFree>
        <UseEIT>false</UseEIT>
        <Visible>false</Visible>
        <XMLTVID/><DefaultAuth/>
        <Programs/>
        </ChannelInfo>
        </ChannelInfos>
    </ChannelInfoList>

GetChannelInfo

The GetChannelInfo API takes the following arguments:

ChanID (Required)

Parameter Type: Integer

Specific channel ID, e.g. 1021.

Example Query:

http://BackendServerIP:6544/Channel/GetChannelInfoList?SourceID=1&StartIndex=1&Count=1

Example Return:

add response here

The GetChannelInfo API takes the following arguments:

UpdateDBChannel

The UpdateDBChannel API takes the following arguments:

AddDBChannel

The AddDBChannel API takes the following arguments:

RemoveDBChannel

The RemoveDBChannel API takes the following arguments:

GetVideoSourceList

The GetVideoSourceList API takes the following arguments:

GetVideoSource

The GetVideoSource API takes the following arguments:

UpdateVideoSource

The UpdateVideoSource API takes the following arguments:

AddVideoSource

The AddVideoSource API takes the following arguments:

RemoveVideoSource

The RemoveVideoSource API takes the following arguments:

GetDDLineupList

The GetDDLineupList API takes the following arguments:

FetchChannelsFromSource

The FetchChannelsFromSource API takes the following arguments:

GetVideoMultiplexList

The GetVideoMultiplexList API takes the following arguments:

GetVideoMultiplex

The GetVideoMultiplex API takes the following arguments:

GetXMLTVIdList

The GetXMLTVIdList API takes the following arguments: