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Does client automatically download content for future use

Asked by Looking Glass

Where can I read more about the file handling between the server and the client? I'd like to know if the content I upload to the server is automatically downloaded to each client, to be used in future instead of streaming live from the server, and if this is controlled by the client's "collection interval" for content. If so what are the units of time measured by this function? It's default is 900 - is this minutes or seconds?

Thanks in advance!

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Best Alex Harrington (alexharrington) said : 		#1

The client downloads content it needs for upcoming schedule - over a small window. Once it's downloaded, it's cached locally and shouldn't be downloaded again (unless there was a problem).

The collection interval is how often the client polls the server for new content and schedule to download and is in seconds.

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Looking Glass (wesley-netram) said : 		#2

Thanks for the super fast response Alex!

Is there a way to delete the content remotely once it's life cycle has expired?

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Alex Harrington (alexharrington) said : 		#3

Not at the moment. We keep content forever incase it's needed again. We've given it some thought and I think the way it's going to be implemented is that the server sends the client a list of files it can delete. The client isn't in a position to clean files up itself as it's not currently got access to the schedule that's upcoming.

It'll be implemented in time, but we don't have a firm target for that yet.

Cheers

Alex