= Browser Based Setup =

Page to document the design and implementation of Browser Based Setup

== Requirements ==

* Replace Existing mythtv-setup
* All backend setup to be done via a web browser connection to the backend.
* Enumerate and autodetect tuners/available inputs to the best of our ability.
* Enumerate and present only existing network interfaces.
* Simplify setup of slave backends with sanity checking of IP address setup
* Do not permit a misconfigured backend.  Add enough sanity checking that the resulting product is functional, even if not perfectly configured.
* Present only relevant options/modulations/frequency tables to the hardware and locale in the scanner
* Validate all input, require that each step is successfully completed/configured before moving on to the next.
* If advanced options are to be presented at all, they should be kept in an advanced pane-- dev nodes, etc. should be invisible to the average user since they are unnecessary to anyone not overriding the information
* Track reassignment of dev nodes on system restart if possible-- store a "fingerprint" of tuner information to track changes (serial number when available, PCI ID when not, vendor/name/etc. when all else fails)

== Design ==

== Sanity Checking ==

=== General ===

* For a Slave backend, do not permit the master and local server IP addresses to match.  Moreover, simplify slave backend setup with a simple checkbox or by detecting existing backends and offering a simple option to add this backend to the existing setup.

=== Capture Card Setup ===

* Hide DiSEqC options for incapable devices.

=== Video Sources ===

=== Channel Scanner/Input Connections ===

=== Channel Editor/Icon Download ===

* Do not allow frequencies/mplexid/etc. to be edited outside of the functional range of the device.

=== Storage Group Setup ===

* Do not permit assignment of directories to a storage group if the backend user does not have permissions to read and write to them.