Re: tv_grab_sd_json: Total number of episodes missing for many TV series

On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 12:19 PM, Robert Kulagowski <[email protected]>
wrote:

> If you want to know the total number of episodes for an EP, then you
> need to pull the SH record. You can programatically determine the SH
> record programID based on the above pattern and description.
>

This is the first I have heard that you can programmatically generate an SH
ID from an EP ID to get further show information.  Is that in the JSON API
documentation anywhere? Maybe I just missed it.  I thought the SH IDs were
only used when exact episode information was not known and if there was an
EP record it would have all the information.

Although for the specific example of this thread I am still not sure this
would fully solve the problem.

For totalEpisodes the docs state:

'in an "EP" program this indicates the total number of episodes in this
season'

and

'In an "SH" program, it will indicate the total number of episodes in the
series.'

It is my understanding that the xmltv_ns format is supposed to be "total
number of episodes this season" as from the EP record and does not include
"total number of episodes in the series" as from the SH record.  In
the EP023565850003
example there was no totalEpisodes field to include in the xmltv_ns data.

For totalSeasons the docs state:

'totalSeasons: integer indicating the total number of seasons in the
series. *SH* programs only.'

Why not include this in the EP record as well?

If we really need to pull the SH record in addition to the EP record how
should the grabber know to update the SH record?  Does the md5 in the
programs array change if either the EP record or SH record changes?


Kevin

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