PVR addons - Channel groups

[emveepee 132]

Does the PVR addon API allow populatingg channel groups?  If so I would like to add them to the NextPVR addon.

Martin

[Luke 42077]

Hi, yes you can by filling out the channelInfo.Tags property. It's an array of string of tag names.

[emveepee 132]

Excellent thanks, I will have a look at this today.  Is there a specific language neutral tag for "All Channels" or will that be created automatically?

Martin

[Luke 42077]

Do you mean a tag containing all channels? No there isn't. If you're filtering by tags you'd just clear the filter, right?

[emveepee 132]

NextPVR happens to provide a group for "All Channels" but if the tag is simply a filter no problem.

Martin

 

 

[emveepee 132]

OK I have this working, and I see type 34 records in the database.  Is there are way to not show them in the channel list they seem out of place there when there is a filter option.  Some people have lots of channel groups and I like to filter to small groups but have the channels list is now  channel groups.

Edit ignore that there was a group by option I must have setting when I didn't realize that the channel list must be downloaded during the EPG scan.

Martin

Edited August 23, 2021 by emveepee

[emveepee 132]

Still running into issues using the tag filter.  Whenever I choose a tag I lose channel numbers.  Is there are an option to have the channel number display with tags, perhaps if type 34 record carried the channel number forward?

Also even with no group filter the guide only shows the icon not the channel number (unless it has no icon).  Can that be changed or is that Emby behaviour?

Martin

[emveepee 132]

How well are tags working? When I change the tags it is hit and miss what I get unless I delete library.db.  Is there a task to do this other than an EPG update?

Martin

[Luke 42077]

On 8/23/2021 at 8:51 PM, emveepee said:

Still running into issues using the tag filter.  Whenever I choose a tag I lose channel numbers.  Is there are an option to have the channel number display with tags, perhaps if type 34 record carried the channel number forward?

Also even with no group filter the guide only shows the icon not the channel number (unless it has no icon).  Can that be changed or is that Emby behaviour?

Martin

That's only the next screen after clicking on the tag that needs some adjustment to show that information. We'll take a look at it. Thanks.

[Luke 42077]

On 8/24/2021 at 11:19 AM, emveepee said:

How well are tags working? When I change the tags it is hit and miss what I get unless I delete library.db.  Is there a task to do this other than an EPG update?

Martin

Change tag how?

[emveepee 132]

Sorry I missed the reply.  If I delete a channel from a channel group or  move it to another group after an EPG update the channels aren't always in the group.  It always is correct if I delete library.db.

 

Martin

[Luke 42077]

18 minutes ago, emveepee said:

Sorry I missed the reply.  If I delete a channel from a channel group or  move it to another group after an EPG update the channels aren't always in the group.  It always is correct if I delete library.db.

 

Martin

We'd have to look at a specific example along with the exact steps taken. Thanks.

[emveepee 132]

OK thanks, nothing specific is logged so I will see if I can see anything is of note in mediaitems.

Martin

[emveepee 132]

I actually couldn't duplicate it but maybe what was confusing me the group tag image doesn't get rebuilt so the image from a removed channel still shows up.  I only was having one channel in the groups for testing.

Martin

[Luke 42077]

OK thanks for the info. They get updated once a week.