-fixed problem with list-view generating too many ajax requests

public/js/playlist/helperfunctions.js

@@ -66,6 +66,20 @@ function convertToHHMMSSmm(timeInMS){
 		return hours + ":" + minutes + ":" + seconds+ "." + ms;
 }
 
+function convertDateToHHMM(epochTime){
+	var d = new Date(epochTime);
+	
+	var hours = d.getUTCHours().toString();
+	var minutes = d.getUTCMinutes().toString();
+	
+	if (hours.length == 1)
+		hours = "0" + hours;
+	if (minutes.length == 1)
+		minutes = "0" + minutes;
+        
+	return hours + ":" + minutes;
+}
+
 function convertDateToHHMMSS(epochTime){
 	var d = new Date(epochTime);
 	
@@ -82,17 +96,29 @@ function convertDateToHHMMSS(epochTime){
 	return hours + ":" + minutes + ":" + seconds;
 }
 
+/* Takes in a string of format similar to 2011-02-07 02:59:57,
+ * and converts this to epoch/posix time. */
 function convertDateToPosixTime(s){
-	var year = s.substring(0, 4);
-	var month = s.substring(5, 7);
-	var day = s.substring(8, 10);
-	var hour = s.substring(11, 13);
-	var minute = s.substring(14, 16);
-	var sec = s.substring(17, 19);
-	var msec = 0;
-	if (s.length >= 20){
-		msec = s.substring(20);
-	}
+
+    var temp = s.split(" ");
+
+    var date = temp[0].split("-");
+    var time = temp[1].split(":");
+    
+	var year = date[0];
+	var month = date[1];
+	var day = date[2];
+	var hour = time[0];
+	var minute = time[1];
+    var sec = 0;
+    var msec = 0;
+
+    if (time[2].indexOf(".") != -1){
+        var temp1 = time[2].split(".");
+        sec = temp1[0];
+        msec = temp1[1];
+    } else
+        sec = time[2];
 
 	return Date.UTC(year, month, day, hour, minute, sec, msec);
 }

public/js/playlist/nowplayingdatagrid.js

@@ -96,10 +96,12 @@ function createDataGrid(){
 		}
 	} );
     
-    setTimeout(init2, 5000);
+
 }
 
 var viewType = "now" //"day";
+var mainLoopRegistered = false;
+
 function setViewType(type){
     if (type == 0){
         viewType = "now";
@@ -119,6 +121,11 @@ function init2(){
 		  registered = true;
 		  registerSongEndListener(notifySongEnd);
 	  }
+
+      if (!mainLoopRegistered){
+        setTimeout(init2, 5000);
+        mainLoopRegistered = true;
+      }
 }
 
 $(document).ready(function() {

public/js/playlist/playlist.js

@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ function updatePlaybar(){
 
     $('#show-length').empty();
     if (currentShow.length > 0){
-        $('#show-length').text(convertDateToHHMMSS(currentShow[0].showStartPosixTime) + " - " + convertDateToHHMMSS(currentShow[0].showEndPosixTime));
+        $('#show-length').text(convertDateToHHMM(currentShow[0].showStartPosixTime) + " - " + convertDateToHHMM(currentShow[0].showEndPosixTime));
     }
 
     /* Column 2 update */
@@ -228,15 +228,6 @@ function parseItems(obj){
 }
 
 
-function getScheduleFromServerDebug(){
-    $.ajax({ url: "/Schedule/get-current-playlist/format/json", dataType:"text", success:function(data){
-                alert(data);
-          }});
-    setTimeout(getScheduleFromServer, serverUpdateInterval);
-}
-
-
-
 function getScheduleFromServer(){
     $.ajax({ url: "/Schedule/get-current-playlist/format/json", dataType:"json", success:function(data){
                 parseItems(data.entries);
@@ -248,7 +239,6 @@ function getScheduleFromServer(){
 function init() {
     //begin producer "thread"
     getScheduleFromServer();
-	//getScheduleFromServerDebug();
 	
     //begin consumer "thread"
     secondsTimer();