Update RT using http request

[recoilstv]

Hi, Anthony! Can I update RT using data received via an http request?

[Anthony96922]

Use wget to get the RT then write it to the FIFO control pipe.

[recoilstv]

Use wget to get the RT then write it to the FIFO control pipe.

The problem is that I do not know how to write an update script for FIFO :)

[Anthony96922]

Do you want to get the data from a stream?

[recoilstv]

No, there is no data in my stream. I want to take track names from a file

[Anthony96922]

If the RT is written to a file, your script could look like this:

oldRt = ""
newRt = ""

while(true) {
  newRt = getFileContents(filename)
  if (newRt != oldRt) { // update only if RT has changed
    write(rds-control, "RT " newRt)
    oldRt = newRt
  }
  sleep(5)
}

I like to know what you're using so I could help you write a script.