Index: channels/timer.py
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--- channels/timer.py
+++ channels/timer.py
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 # title: Recording timer
 # description: Schedules play/record events for bookmarked radio stations.
 # type: feature
 # category: hook
 # depends: kronos, action >= 1.1.1
-# version: 0.7.7
+# version: 0.7.8
 # config: 
 #   { name: timer_duration, type: select, select: "auto|streamripper|fpls", value: none, description: "Support for time ranges" }
 #   { name: timer_crontab, type: bool, value: 0, description: "Utilize cron instead of runtime scheduler. (not implemented yet)" }
 # priority: optional
 # support: basic
@@ -36,32 +36,23 @@
 import re
 
 
 
 # timed events (play/record) within bookmarks tab
-class timer (object):
+class timer (FeaturePlugin):
 
-    # plugin info
-    module = 'timer'
-    meta = plugin_meta()
-    
     # configuration settings
     timefield = "playing"
     
     # kronos scheduler list
     sched = None
     
     
-    
     # prepare gui
-    def __init__(self, parent):
-        if not parent:
-            return
-        conf.add_plugin_defaults(self.meta, self.module)
+    def init2(self, parent):
           
-        # keep reference to main window
-        self.parent = parent
+        # bookmarks channel shortcut
         self.bookmarks = parent.bookmarks
         
         # add menu
         uikit.add_menu([parent.streammenu, parent.streamactions], "Add timer for station", self.edit_timer, insert=4)
         
@@ -106,11 +97,11 @@
     def add_timer(self, *w):
         timespec = self.parent.timer_value.get_text()
 
         # basic check for consistency
         if not re.match("^(\w{2,3}|[*,;+])+\s+(\d+:\d+)\s*((\.\.+|-+)\s*(\d+:\d+))?\s+(record|play)", timespec):
-            self.parent.status('<span background="orange">⛔ Danger, Will Robinson! → The given timer date/action is likely invalid.</span>', timeout=22, markup=1)
+            self.warn('Danger, Will Robinson! → The given timer date/action is likely invalid.', timeout=22)
 
         # hide dialog
         self.parent.timer_dialog.hide()
         row = self.parent.row()
         row = copy.copy(row)
@@ -153,13 +144,15 @@
             activity, action_method = "record", self.record
         else:
             activity, action_method = "play", self.play
         
         # add
-        task = self.sched.add_daytime_task(action_method, activity, days, None, time, kronos.method.threaded, [row], {})
-
-        log.QUEUE( activity, self.sched, (action_method, activity, days, None, time, kronos.method.threaded, [row], {}), task.get_schedule_time(True) )
+        if days and time and activity:
+            task = self.sched.add_daytime_task(action_method, activity, days, None, time, kronos.method.threaded, [row], {})
+            log.QUEUE( activity, self.sched, (action_method, activity, days, None, time, kronos.method.threaded, [row], {}), task.get_schedule_time(True) )
+        else:
+            log.ERR_QUEUE( activity, self.sched, (action_method, activity, days, None, time, kronos.method.threaded, [row], {}) )
     
     
     
     # converts Mon,Tue,... into numeric 1-7
     def days(self, s):
@@ -174,11 +167,12 @@
         return list(set(r))
         
     # get start time 18:00
     def time(self, s):
         r = re.search("(\d+):(\d+)", s)
-        return int(r.group(1)), int(r.group(2))
+        if r:
+            return int(r.group(1)), int(r.group(2))
         
     # convert "18:00-19:15" to minutes
     def duration(self, s):
         try:
             r = re.search("(\d+:\d+)\s*(\.\.+|-+)\s*(\d+:\d+)", s)