Plugin: Sage Job Queue (SJQ)

[CollinR]

This link should do however I think the webserver seems down.
http://sagetv.battams.ca/?d=sjq


The basics to get it running are:

Have Niel's webserver installed.
http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8426

Download and install this:
http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/down...do=file&id=183



This should get the basics going, now login to the webserver and under the SageTV menu you will find a new item "SJQ" click that and you are off to configuring it. The install is really simple the rules may throw you a little but my install was eventless.

[Slugger]

Originally Posted by antplugger

Could anyone please put the install instructions in this thread ?

Thanks

Sorry about that, the published URL for the docs, etc. pointed to my personal web server, which recently fell victim to, well, death.

I'm in the process of moving all the docs into the SourceForge web servers. Not quite there yet. In the meantime, I've copied the existing docs to a temp location on SF. They're available here:

http://sage-sjq.sourceforge.net/old_docs/?d=sjq

The best bet is to grab the Windows installer (if you're on WinXP or below) and use that to install SJQ. If you're also using the web server plugin then install the servlet as well and use the servlet to setup SJQ. More advanced setups are discussed in the docs above.

[antplugger]

Thanks a bunch

[CollinR]

Some screencaps from the web interface, these should get your basics covered.

Comskip
http://www.lowvoltageonline.com/Medi...comskip-sd.jpg

Transcode
http://www.lowvoltageonline.com/Medi...ompress-sd.jpg

Feel free to give me input so I can improve them if you see something you think can be done better.

[nyplayer]

Slugger,

I have 2 requests if possible.

1. Is it possible to setup a command to "Archive" a recording as you do with _transcode...also unarchive

2. 1. Is it possible to setup a command to "set manual status" on a recording as you do with _transcode... also remove manual status?

[CollinR]

I had one too! day of the week, the time works great but I might stop compression jobs earlier on Fri and Sat night for better morning use.

[Slugger]

Originally Posted by nyplayer

Slugger,

I have 2 requests if possible.

1. Is it possible to setup a command to "Archive" a recording as you do with _transcode...also unarchive

2. 1. Is it possible to setup a command to "set manual status" on a recording as you do with _transcode... also remove manual status?

Originally Posted by CollinR

I had one too! day of the week, the time works great but I might stop compression jobs earlier on Fri and Sat night for better morning use.

All very good ideas. Please add them to the (new) project tracker here:

http://sagetv-addons.googlecode.com

I'm going to start working on the next release of SJQ in the next few weeks so if you add these to the issue tracker then I don't see any problems getting them all into the next release. If you can, please remember to add the Plugin-SJQ tag to the issues as you open them.

FYI: Don't bother looking for the SJQ source code at the Google Code site yet as I haven't moved the SJQ source into the project yet, but that's where it's heading so that's why I'm asking for the issues to be opened in that project tracker.

[jbuszkie]

Does this log file deletions when using the file management feature?

I'd like to see what files it actually deleted...
Jim

[Slugger]

Originally Posted by jbuszkie

Does this log file deletions when using the file management feature?

I'd like to see what files it actually deleted...
Jim

Yes, it does. Look at the bottom of the output for a run, it's the last thing SJQ does, if it determines it's time to do it (it does it once a day).

[jbuszkie]

I hit the delete now button and didn't see any record... It also was in the middle of a job as well..

Jim

[jbuszkie]

Another question...

I'm trying not to grab my kids shows so I have a rule that says
If "Category" "does not contain" "Children"

But it's processing Blues clues which has the category
"Children/Educational"

Am I missing something here?

Jim

[CollinR]

Is not like
and
Children|Children/Educational

I also omit entire channels too, that makes it easy as well.

[Slugger]

Originally Posted by jbuszkie

I hit the delete now button and didn't see any record... It also was in the middle of a job as well..

Jim

When you trigger the delete from the servlet, you have to modify the log filters to include the servlet messages. Then load the servlet log messages. If you still aren't seeing the messages there then it could be due to a bug in logging servlet messages - a known issue. The deletes triggered by the daily timer are logged into the plugin logs and they do show up daily. If you look through all of the runs still available in the logs you'll see that one of them has the daily deletion results (assuming you've enabled the auto delete feature).

[jbuszkie]

My intrepretation is that "Children/Educational" conatains "Children" so it should work. Its not "equal" which is one of the choices as well.. I would guess that it looks for the substring "Children" in the catagory..

Jim

[Slugger]

Originally Posted by jbuszkie

Another question...

I'm trying not to grab my kids shows so I have a rule that says
If "Category" "does not contain" "Children"

But it's processing Blues clues which has the category
"Children/Educational"

Am I missing something here?

Jim

This is a bug with the test, if you don't mind can you open an issue ticket here:

http://sagetv-addons.googlecode.com

[jbuszkie]

Originally Posted by Slugger

When you trigger the delete from the servlet, you have to modify the log filters to include the servlet messages. Then load the servlet log messages. If you still aren't seeing the messages there then it could be due to a bug in logging servlet messages - a known issue. The deletes triggered by the daily timer are logged into the plugin logs and they do show up daily. If you look through all of the runs still available in the logs you'll see that one of them has the daily deletion results (assuming you've enabled the auto delete feature).

I'll try that.. but when I clicked on the servelet log..

Reading ruleset from 'C:\Program Files\SageTV\SageTV\rules.sjq'
	Unable to find rulset file, assuming empty file...
Reading ruleset from 'C:\Program Files\SageTV\SageTV\rules.sjq'
Reading ruleset from 'C:\Program Files\SageTV\SageTV\rules.sjq'
Reading ruleset from 'C:\Program Files\SageTV\SageTV\rules.sjq'
Reading ruleset from 'C:\Program Files\SageTV\SageTV\rules.sjq'

was all I got.. If I clicked datastore or Debug and filtered.. it nerver returned data and kinda hung the browser.. And I had to restart Sage.

[jbuszkie]

Originally Posted by Slugger

This is a bug with the test, if you don't mind can you open an issue ticket here:

http://sagetv-addons.googlecode.com

done

[Slugger]

Originally Posted by jbuszkie

I'll try that.. but when I clicked on the servelet log..
If I clicked datastore or Debug and filtered.. it nerver returned data and kinda hung the browser.. And I had to restart Sage.

Either you're using a version of SJQ older than 1.4.0 or you're telling SJQ to process all media types and your media library is massive in quantity (see config settings) or if you've told SJQ 1.4.0 or above to only scan tv files then you're tv library consists of a very, very large number of entries. Any one of those will cause the symptoms you describe above.

At the very least, please ensure you're running v1.5.0 - a memory leak existed in the JDBC driver being used in the v1.4.0 and earlier releases that you should really fix (probably not related to this issue, but still can cause a headache if hit).

[jbuszkie]

Originally Posted by Slugger

Either you're using a version of SJQ older than 1.4.0 or you're telling SJQ to process all media types and your media library is massive in quantity (see config settings) or if you've told SJQ 1.4.0 or above to only scan tv files then you're tv library consists of a very, very large number of entries. Any one of those will cause the symptoms you describe above.

At the very least, please ensure you're running v1.5.0 - a memory leak existed in the JDBC driver being used in the v1.4.0 and earlier releases that you should really fix (probably not related to this issue, but still can cause a headache if hit).

I am running 1.5.0 It's where I started.. I only have TV checked and have about ~450 files.. and it *seems* like the sage process' memory usage creeps up every time SJQ wakes up.. I started Sage yesterday and today befor I killed it it was about 380M. After restarting it was about 170M now it's at 179M... Right now it's processing some comskip jobs so i have to wait till that's done before I can experiment..

EDIt: I can see if I keep reopening log files.. The process grows by about 500k each time.. FYI....
Jim

[rsagetv99]

Hi Slugger, just wanted to say congratulations on another great plugin!

I have a bug to report, and a couple feature requests as well.

Running Version 2.0, no previous versions ever installed.

Bug: If you leave "When to run:" set to "Constant interval" you get the error "Errors were encountered during the update
*Delay must be an integer greater than zero!"
Workaround: Pick one of the other 2 options and set the Delay to something other than zero and update. After that you can switch back to "Constant interval" without the error.

Feature requests:
1. Add configurable job priorities.
2. Add option to create empty .edl files for skipped commflag jobs - this will allow someone to compress all .mpgd but only after the show has been commflagged even when the show was not actually commflagged.
3. Add configurable option to run multiple copies of a process.
4. Add configurable option to check CPU before running and/or to only run if CPU is X% or less.
5. Add option to only run if target drive is inactive.