Multiple .xml inputs to single .xml output...?

[lharles1]

Joined the forum today, after doing a donation to get the "channels.xmltv" output enabled.

I've lurked around for a while & it took a WHILE to find the very well hidden, (at least to me), detail regarding THAT.  

Anyway, after a fair amount of struggling, I've got data spooling from my NextPVR install, (Windows box running it, started with Docker, struggled with various things, wound up getting Windows to work before Docker, so that's where I'm staying for now), to Jellyfin, (I'm NOT asking for Jellyfin help, atm - I do also have the android NextPVR client).

The challenge I'm facing now is that the "channels.xmltv" method of guide data export from NextPVR seems to only pull the first/primary set of guide data.  I freely admit that I may be mistaken or that some component of what I'm doing may be abnormal, of course.

Due to some inconsistency in retrieval of guide data, I have a second, scripted, local .xml source defined in NextPVR which works fine within the application, but I'd like to be able to export the two separate .xml inputs from NextPVR as a single output to the "channels.xmltv" configuration. {I even tinkered a bit & got my local scripted source to present via NextPVR, but that was just some stumbling around in directory structure to present a hard link from the wwwroot of NextPVR install to the scripted .xml.}

Anyway, I did some searching but since the "channels.xmltv" proved to be challenging to find initially, you might imagine that I've struggled to determine if this is even possible or practical.

Would appreciate any input the NextPVR wizards can provide.

Thanks!

[mvallevand]

I don't have a clue what you mean or want. NextPVR only has one database which will contain a subset of any EPG source. The one xmltv file exported is a further subset of what is in the database.

The best way to get data to Jellyfin is to use the nextpvr add-on. It will still be a subset but probably more data is passed.

Martin

[lharles1]

I don't have a clue what you mean or want.  NextPVR only has one database which will contain a subset of any EPG source.  The one xmltv file exported is a further subset of what is in the database.

The best way to get data to Jellyfin is to use the nextpvr add-on.  It will still be a subset but probably more data is passed.

Martin

Sorry.  I don't mean to be confusing.  I'll try to be more succinct.

NextPVR =
Two different .xml "EPG Sources" defined.  Works fine within NextPVR.

NextPVR .xmltv output from "http://[NextPVR IP/hostname]:8866/service?method=channel.xmltv" =
Only first .xml EPG content seems to be present.

Would like to have both "EPG Sources" in a single output, from "channel.xmltv" if at all possible.

[mvallevand]

Are you saying there are channels with no guide data in NextPVR or the export is not exporting all channels?

Martin

[BrettB]

Are you saying there are channels with no guide data in NextPVR or the export is not exporting all channels?

Martin, I'm thinking that the OP means that his 2 source .xmltv files have more channels/entries than are in his NextPVR channel configuration, and he is wanting the output from "http://[NextPVR IP/hostname]:8866/service?method=channel.xmltv" to contain ALL of the entries from the 2 original .xmltv files whether or not the channels are configured in NextPVR.

[mvallevand]

It is easy for source EPG to have more channels than in nextpvr, so I need to know if NextPVR has all the data. Clearly if it isn't imported it won't be exported.

We don't have have a lot to go on. Another good example might be vod which aren't even channels.

Martin

[sub]

Yeah, method=channel.xmltv only outputs listings associated with channels in NextPVR. It's not going to include other channels that might happen to be in your source xmltv files, but not used by NextPVR.

[lharles1]

Yeah, method=channel.xmltv only outputs listings associated with channels in NextPVR. It's not going to include other channels that might happen to be in your source xmltv files, but not used by NextPVR.

I'm doing a terrible job of describing what I'm trying to do, clearly.    I do apologize.  I don't mean to be obtuse.

I do have both "EPG Sources" associated with channels in NextPVR.  The behavior that I'm trying to understand is that I am not getting both sets of .xml data from the "channel.xmltv" configuration

Basically, I have -- located in the web UI, in Settings>Guide -- the default "DVB/ATSC EPG", then two additional "EPG Sources", both "XMLTV".

When the output from "channel.xmltv" is generated, I don't get the second set of content from the second EPG source/XMLTV, (the second EPG source is built on my gathering data with a script I built & which works within NextPVR).

As such, using it in another interface, (Jellyfin in this instance), does not allow me to map to the content, seemingly because it doesn't exist.

"channel.m3u" shows the channels that are defined in NextPVR which my second EPG source is mapped to on multiple channels in NextPVR. {The second EPG source is made up mostly of local broadcast channels, not VOD, etc.}

I appreciate the feedback, despite obviously frustrating you guys.

Ultimately, I'm just trying to figure out if what I'm doing is practical or not something that I should expect to work.

Thanks.

[mvallevand]

Nope didn't help. Perhaps zip your NextPVR generated m3u and xmltv files and provide a link to it so we can check.

Martin

[BrettB]

Nope didn't help. Perhaps zip your NextPVR generated m3u and xmltv files and provide a link to it so we can check.

Yes, it still is not at all clear exactly what you are trying to do. In addition to the files Martin asked for, providing a link to a copy of your npvr.db3 file would allow us to see exactly how you have your channels, EPG sources, and EPG mappings configured rather than us trying to guess.