def delete_channel_or_recorder_by_name(self, channel_name, infocfg=None):
"""deletes all channels or recorders by given channel name.
ignores when there's no id for a matched channel name,
or when there are no channels in the returned json.
"""
if infocfg is None:
# query device for configured channels
try:
infocfg = self.get_infocfg()
except Exception as e:
msg = 'failed to delete channel/recorder(%s); ' % channel_name
msg += 'GET infocfg for device(%s) - %s' % (
self.url, e.message)
logging.getLogger(__name__).error(msg)
raise e
if 'channels' in infocfg:
for c in infocfg['channels']:
if c['name'].strip() == channel_name:
try:
WebUiChannel.delete_channel(
client=self, channel_id=c['id'])
except Exception as e:
msg = 'failed to delete channel(%s)(%s)' \
% (c['id'], c['name'])
msg += ' from device(%s)' % self.url
msg += ' - %s' % e.message
logging.getLogger(__name__).error(msg)
raise e
if 'recorders' in infocfg:
for r in infocfg['recorders']:
if r['name'].strip() == channel_name:
try:
WebUiChannel.delete_recorder(
client=self, recorder_id=r['id'])
except Exception as e:
msg = 'failed to delete recorder(%s)(%s)' \
% (r['id'], r['name'])
msg += ' from device(%s)' % self.url
msg += ' - %s' % e.message
logging.getLogger(__name__).error(msg)
raise e
return True
def delete_recorder(self, recorder_id):
"""deletes given recorder_id."""
return WebUiChannel.delete_recorder(
client=self, recorder_id=recorder_id)