Getting all channel listings - decimal channel numbers

[psycik]

With my plex channels I've been notified that if the channel ids contain decimals they do not seem to be picked up.

It's only for like TV that I need all the listing so I tend to use: /service?method=channel.listings.current&sid=plex&client=abc

Looking at the output received by this command it doesn't seem to include all of the decimal placed channels.

I see you post a /service?method=channel.list for kodi, does that mean I should issue this command, then get what is currently being broadcast for each channel? (that's a lot of web calls).

[sub]

Are you passing in the channel_id parameter to filter it for certain channels, or no channel_id to give listings for all channels?

Looking at the code, it has definitely been updated for these ATSC style major.minor channel numbers, so should contain listings for these.

[psycik]

Are you passing in the channel_id parameter to filter it for certain channels, or no channel_id to give listings for all channels?

Looking at the code, it has definitely been updated for these ATSC style major.minor channel numbers, so should contain listings for these.

I'm doing that channel.listings.current call which seems to get all channels and what they are currently broadcasting. But I have a report from an atsc user that its't not getting the minor channel nubers.

In fact when I do it on mine I don't see a minor entry?

Code:

<channel id="7224" name="TV ONE" number="1">
<l>
<id>4353919</id>
<name>Criminal Minds</name>
<description>
Encore Screening: As the BAU zeroes in on the suspect of the ritualistic killings in Arizona, a bizarre connection within the UnSub’s family could lead them to finally nab the suspect.
</description>
<start>1448868600000</start>
<end>1448872200000</end>
<firstrun>true</firstrun>
</l>
<l>
<id>4353920</id>
<name>Castle</name>
<description>
As Castle and Alexis travel to London, their routine flight turns deadly when the plane’s Air Marshal is found murdered.
</description>
<start>1448872200000</start>
<end>1448875800000</end>
<firstrun>true</firstrun>
</l>
</channel>

Of course we don't have those here.

[sub]

I'm doing that channel.listings.current call which seems to get all channels and what they are currently broadcasting.

Yep, I just wanted to know if you were passing the optional channel_id parameters. I guess not, or you'd have known about it.

But I have a report from an atsc user that its't not getting the minor channel nubers.

In fact when I do it on mine I don't see a minor entry?

I checked, and they're definitely being included. They're just part of the 'number' field. Are you maybe assuming this is a whole number. You should probably just be treating it as a string.

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<rsp stat="ok">
<listings>
<channel id='8912' name='WCBSDT' number='2.1'>
<l>
   <id>8099902</id>
   <name>The Young and the Restless</name>
   <description>Phyllis seeks revenge; Lily plays a game with Joe; Adam&apos;s fate is set.</description>
   <start>1448904600000</start>
   <end>1448908200000</end>
   <firstrun>true</firstrun>
   <genre>Soap</genre>
</l>
<l>
   <id>8099903</id>
   <name>The Bold and the Beautiful</name>
   <description>Steffy overhears a private conversation between Ivy and Thomas; Liam doesn&apos;t understand Steffy&apos;s interest in Ivy and Wyatt&apos;s relationship.</description>
   <start>1448908200000</start>
   <end>1448910000000</end>
   <firstrun>true</firstrun>
   <genre>Soap</genre>
</l>
</channel>
<channel id='8914' name='WCBSDT2' number='2.2'>
<l>
   <id>8100381</id>
   <name>The Color of Change</name>
   <description>Former player/manager Buck O&apos;Neil and sportswriter Bryan Burwell discuss issues and hardships that members of baseball&apos;s Negro League encountered.</description>
   <start>1448902800000</start>
   <end>1448906400000</end>
   <genre>Baseball</genre>
</l>
<l>
   <id>8100382</id>
   <name>Through the Decades</name>
   <description>November 30: Looking back at when Michael Jackson released the album Thriller, oil giants Exxon and Mobil merged, President Reagan signed the Brady Bill and riots filled the streets of Seattle during the meeting of the World Trade Organization.</description>
   <start>1448906400000</start>
   <end>1448910000000</end>
   <genre>Documentary</genre>
</l>
...

[psycik]

So from teh user with the problem I've got the result of channel.list. This seems good and has all the ids.

Code:

<channel>
      <id>7225</id>
      <name>WCBS-HD</name>
      <number>2</number>
      <minor>1</minor>
      <formatted-number>2.1</formatted-number>
      <type>0x1</type>
    </channel>
    <channel>
      <id>7226</id>
      <name>DECADES</name>
      <number>2</number>
      <minor>2</minor>
      <formatted-number>2.2</formatted-number>
      <type>0x1</type>
    </channel>

But the call actually made in the channel..the channel.listings.current for this guy doesn't seem to include it.

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<rsp stat="ok">
<listings>
<channel id='7179' name='DECADES' number='2'>
<l>
   <id>1017412</id>
   <name>The Green Hornet</name>
   <description>May the Best Man Lose: An assassin disrupts Scanlon&apos;s campaign.</description>
   <start>1448685000000</start>
   <end>1448686800000</end>
</l>
<l>
   <id>1017413</id>
   <name>The Green Hornet</name>
   <description>The Hornet and the Firefly: An arsonist burns industrial buildings.</description>
   <start>1448686800000</start>
   <end>1448688600000</end>
</l>
</channel>

So this is before I've even done anything with it, these are the user making these calls in a browser and supplying me the resulting xml.

[sub]

Maybe he is running an old verison?

[psycik]

Maybe he is running an old verison?

I'll find out.

[psycik]

I'll find out.

Yes apparently on 3.5.7

[mvallevand]

[quote=psycik]So from teh user with the problem I've got the result of channel.list. This seems good and has all the ids.

Code:

<channel>
      <id>7225</id>
      <id>7226</id>
    </channel>

But the call actually made in the channel..the channel.listings.current  for this guy doesn't seem to include it.

<listings>
<channel id='7179' name='DECADES' number='2'>

The channel ID's in your samples don't match

Martin

[psycik]

[quote=psycik]So from teh user with the problem I've got the result of channel.list. This seems good and has all the ids.

Code:

<channel>
      <id>7225</id>
      <id>7226</id>
    </channel>

But the call actually made in the channel..the channel.listings.current  for this guy doesn't seem to include it.

<listings>
<channel id='7179' name='DECADES' number='2'>

The channel ID's in your samples don't match

Martin

Yeah you're right. No idea. I was just given the two xml files for the two method calls I got hime to make.