Script doesn't execute. Torrents never get labeled as "Finished".

[nicissimo97]

Hi,

I'm trying to run a script whenever a torrent finishes, the problem is that the torrents never get labeled as "finished" so the event "event.download.finished" never occurs.
system.method.set_key = event.download.finished,fileprocessing,"execute=/media/sdah1/nicissimo97/private/rtorrent/file_processing.sh,$d.get_base_path=,$d.get_name="

Running: 0.9.6
What am i doing wrong?

[rakshasa]

Some command aliases have been deprecated for a long time, so check src/main.cc and src/command_*.cc for the correct command names for "$d.get_base_path=,$d.get_name=".

There's also a wiki page for deprecated command names.

[rakshasa]

https://github.com/rakshasa/rtorrent/wiki/RPC-Migration-0.9

[nicissimo97]

Thanks for your reply, rakshasa.
If i understood everything correctly, it becomes:
method.set_key = event.download.finished,fileprocessing,"execute=/media/sdah1/nicissimo97/private/rtorrent/file_processing.sh,$d.base_path=,$d.base_filename="

Still. the script never gets executed because the torrents never get labeled as "finished", at least that is what i think, correct me if i'm wrong.

Thanks.
-Nico-

[chros73]

Well, the syntax looks good, but (because there's always a but :) ) :

A. $d.base_path=,$d.base_filename= these can be empty sometimes, see: #48

• you need this method in your config and pass that to the script: https://github.com/chros73/rtorrent-ps_setup/blob/master/ubuntu-14.04/home/chros73/.rtorrent.rc#L39

B. you can check if the finished event triggered by:

• method.set_key = event.download.finished, finished_try, "print=finished-triggered!"
• you should see finished-triggered! message in rtorrent when it happens

[nicissimo97]

I added the 2 methods to my configuration file, and now it seems to work just fine!

Thank you very much, mate!

[nicissimo97]

Ok, it worked for 35 minutes :)

Now i get: Event 'event.download.finished' failed: Bad return code.

[chros73]

That error probably is a syntax error, that suggest it never worked.
What do you want to achieve?
What is the relevant part of the config?

[nicissimo97]

It worked for a while, as you can see:

The script is currently a work in progress, it just create a text file with the two variable (i'm using it for testing)

Here's the config:

method.insert = d.get_data_full_path, simple, "branch=((d.is_multi_file)),((cat,(d.directory))),((cat,(d.directory),/,(d.name)))"

method.set_key = event.download.finished,fileprocessing,"execute=/media/sdah1/nicissimo97/private/rtorrent/ridotti/file_processing.sh,$d.base_path=,$d.base_filename="

method.set_key = event.download.finished, finished_try, "print=finished-triggered!"

[chros73]

you need this method in your config and pass that to the script:

You missed the 2nd part of that. :)
So, the correct way would be (after modifying the script as well):

method.set_key = event.download.finished,fileprocessing,"execute=/media/sdah1/nicissimo97/private/rtorrent/ridotti/file_processing.sh,$d.get_data_full_path="

Once it works then you can remove the finished_try trigger line.

[nicissimo97]

It seems to work now, thanks 👍

Even if with my luck in a couple of days it will stop working

Let's say i want to pass to the script some other information, do i have to create something like that string you gave me and then pass the method to the script ?

[nicissimo97]

Ok, the "finished" event works fine, but the script doesn't run.
Which is weird, cause it worked before.
EIDT: Solved

[rakshasa]

https://github.com/rakshasa/rtorrent/wiki/LOG-Logging

There's a logging option that lets you see both the command executed and the raw binary output. When dealing with scripts not working that is what you should look at first, before making tickets and such.

[rakshasa]

Which someone really should write up in the wiki or something.