Simple IPTV doesn't read the tvg-name tag now

[goldengate2121]

In the past SIPTV would read the tvg-name if the tvg-id was left blank and then display the proper guide. In the latest version 22.2.2 it no longer uses the tvg-name if the tvg-id is left blank so you are left without guide data.

https://paste.kodi.tv/zecuvepuhi.kodi

[phunkyfish]

Can you provide a test M3U and xmltv file that demonstrates this and I’ll take a look?

In your log it simply shows that no EPG channels were found so difficult to deduce what is going wrong.

[goldengate2121]

I put them in the same paste bin

https://paste.kodi.tv/pexaseqewu

[phunkyfish]

The error is in your Xmltv file.

For tvg-name to match it must equal the display name of the channel. But in your example file there is what looked like a foreign character instead of P.

Note that this code has not changed in a very long time. So it was extremely unlikely the addon was at fault.

[goldengate2121]

I had other channels with English characters that I had the same issue. I rushed to get you the file so I made a mistake. I will get an updated one this weekend.

[phunkyfish]

I had other channels with English characters that I had the same issue. I rushed to get you the file so I made a mistake. I will get an updated one this weekend.

Ok, no problem.

[phunkyfish]

I updated the incorrect character in your XML and it worked for me!

[goldengate2121]

Okay, I will reconfirm this weekend and see where I went wrong and report back and close out the ticket.

[goldengate2121]

I didn't realize that the Display name and the tvg-name must be equal. It wasn't this way in the past.

[phunkyfish]

It has always been like this. That code has not changed in many years. The preference order for matching channels to EPG is as follows:

1 - Match on tvg-id
2 - Match on display-name and tvg-name
3 - Match on display-name and channel name

The first one of the above to match will cause that EPG to be chosen.

[goldengate2121]

Here is the xml and m3u

https://paste.kodi.tv/ufugukasaj

Screenshot in Kodi 21 (please note, I edited the theme to display weather and date) EPG SIPTV ver 21.9.8

Screenshot Piers no EPG same xml and m3u ver 22.2.2

[phunkyfish]

Ok, very strange. I can see from the files that tvg-name and display-name do not match. So no EPG displayed is what I would expect.

I’m stumped as to why v21 shows data as the code in both branches is identical.

[goldengate2121]

The changelog says it looks for tvg-id then tvg-name and then channel name.

I assume this is done in the playlisterloader.cpp and .h files. I diff'ed the playlisterloader.h between 22.2.2 and 21.7.2 and there are a few slight differences but I don't know C well enough.

[phunkyfish]

Which version is the changelog entry you are referring to?

playlistloader is where we read tvg-id and tvg-name.

EPG.cpp is where we lookup an EPG and match against tvg-id, tvg-name and channel name

pvr.iptvsimple/src/iptvsimple/Epg.cpp

Line 435 in 04df2a9

ChannelEpg* Epg::FindEpgForChannel(const Channel& channel) const

[goldengate2121]

In the changelog it is at v4.5.0 or line 481.

Okay on the code. I am not good with C.

[phunkyfish]

V4.50 is 5 releases ago, so about 6/7 years. so as I said, the code has been that way for a long time.