This is a Fork of the abandoned (?) Guide2GO project

I implemented changes that were missing in the current epgo version.

Recent changes:

1. For players like tiviMate I added the "live" and "new" icon in the tittle of the program. This is usually auto-added in Emby or other IPTV players, but TiviMate does not do this by reading XML tags.
2. Searching for channel to add is no longer a painful task. It can be done easily from the terminal
3. Add images to shows from The Movie Database

epgo

Features

• Cache function to download only new EPG data
• No database is required
• Update EPG with CLI command for using your own scripts

Requirements

• Schedules Direct Account
• Computer with 1-2 GB memory
• Go to build the binary
• [Optional] Docker to run it in a dockerize environment

Installation

Option 1 -- Build Binary

The following command must be executed with the terminal / command prompt inside the source code folder.

go mod tidy
go build

This will spit out a binary for your OS named epgo

Docker

I need to set up the docker image. However, you can build your own by running:

docker-compose

version: "3.4"
services:
    epgo:
      container_name: epgo
      image: chuchodavids/epgo:stable
      ports:
        - 8080:8080
      environment:
        - TZ: America/Chicago
      volumes:
        - /YOU_APP_PATH/epgo:/app
        - /YOUR_IMAGE_PATH:/app/images
      restart: always

Using the APP

epgo -h

-config string
    = Get data from Schedules Direct with configuration file. [filename.yaml]
-configure string
    = Create or modify the configuration file. [filename.yaml]
-h  : Show help

Create a config file

note: You can use the sample config file that is in the /config folder inside of the docker container

epgo -configure MY_CONFIG_FILE.yaml
If the configuration file does not exist, a YAML configuration file is created.

Configuration file from version 1.0.6 or earlier is not compatible.

Terminal Output

Configuration [MY_CONFIG_FILE.yaml]
-----------------------------
 1. Schedules Direct Account
 2. Add Lineup
 3. Remove Lineup
 4. Manage Channels
 5. Create XMLTV File [MY_CONFIG_FILE.xml]
 0. Exit

Follow the instructions in the terminal

1. Schedules Direct Account:
   Manage Schedules Direct credentials.

2. Add Lineup:
   Add Lineup into the Schedules Direct account.

3. Remove Lineup:
   Remove Lineup from the Schedules Direct account.

4. Manage Channels:
   Selection of the channels to be used. All selected channels are merged into one XML file when the XMLTV file is created. When using all channels from all lineups it is recommended to create a separate epgo configuration file for each lineup.

5. Create XMLTV File [MY_CONFIG_FILE.xml]:
   Creates the XMLTV file with the selected channels.

Example:

Lineup 1:

epgo -configure Config_Lineup_1.yaml

Lineup 2:

epgo -configure Config_Lineup_2.yaml

The YAML configuration file can be customize with an editor.:

Account:
    Username: SCHEDULES_DIRECT_USERNAME
    Password: SCHEDULES_DIRECT_HASHED_PASSWORD
Files:
    Cache: MY_CONFIG_FILE.json
    XMLTV: MY_CONFIG_FILE.xml
Options:
    Poster Aspect: all
    Schedule Days: 7
    Subtitle into Description: false
    Insert credits tag into XML file: true
    Rating:
        Insert rating tag into XML file: true
        Maximum rating entries. 0 for all entries: 1
        Preferred countries. ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code. Leave empty for all systems:
          - DEU
          - CHE
          - USA
        Use country code as rating system: false
    Show download errors from Schedules Direct in the log: false
Station:
  - Name: Fox Sports 1 HD
    ID: "82547"
    Lineup: USA-DITV-DEFAULT
  - Name: Fox Sports 2 HD
    ID: "59305"
    Lineup: USA-DITV-DEFAULT

Account: (Don't change)

Schedules Direct Account data, do not change them in the configuration file.

Files: (Can be customized)**

Cache: /app/file.json  
XMLTV: /app/file.xml  

Options: (Can be customized)

Poster Aspect: all

Some clients only use one image, even if there are several in the XMLTV file.

---

Schedule Days: 7

EPG data for the specified days. Schedules Direct has EPG data for the next 12-14 days

---

Subtitle into Description: false

Some clients only display the description and ignore the subtitle tag from the XMLTV file.

true: If there is a subtitle, it will be added to the description.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<programme channel="epgo.67203.schedulesdirect.org" start="20200509134500 +0000" stop="20200509141000 +0000">
   <title lang="de">Two and a Half Men</title>
   <sub-title lang="de">Ich arbeite für Caligula</sub-title>
   <desc lang="de">[Ich arbeite für Caligula]
Alan zieht aus, da seine Freundin Kandi und er in Las Vegas eine Million Dollar gewonnen haben. Charlie kehrt zu seinem ausschweifenden Lebensstil zurück und schmeißt wilde Partys, die bald ausarten. Doch dann steht Alan plötzlich wieder vor der Tür.</desc>
   <category lang="en">Sitcom</category>
   <episode-num system="xmltv_ns">3.0.</episode-num>
   <episode-num system="onscreen">S4 E1</episode-num>
   <episode-num system="original-air-date">2006-09-18</episode-num>
   ...
</programme>

---

Use SchedulesDirect Links for images: false

Change to true to use schedule direct as show images as fallback from tmdb images.

WARNINGS

1. This will append the token to the images link. Not my fault. that is how schedules direct works
2. Because tokens are valid for 24 hours only, you need to re-download the xmltv file everyday. This will be better paired with downloading only one day of EPG and using maybe a cron job to keep it updated
3. If you download more than 500 images, schdulesdirect will rate block you. So, not great for big EPG (more than 100 channels ish)

---

Insert credits tag into XML file: false

true: Adds the credits (director, actor, producer, writer) to the program information, if available.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<programme channel="epgo.67203.schedulesdirect.org" start="20200509134500 +0000" stop="20200509141000 +0000">
   <title lang="de">Two and a Half Men</title>
   <sub-title lang="de">Ich arbeite für Caligula</sub-title>
   ...
  <credits>
    <director>Jamie Widdoes</director>
    <actor role="Charlie Harper">Charlie Sheen</actor>
    <actor role="Alan Harper">Jon Cryer</actor>
    <actor role="Jake Harper">Angus T. Jones</actor>
    <actor role="Judith">Marin Hinkle</actor>
    <actor role="Evelyn Harper">Holland Taylor</actor>
    <actor role="Rose">Melanie Lynskey</actor>
    <writer>Chuck Lorre</writer>
    <writer>Lee Aronsohn</writer>
    <writer>Susan Beavers</writer>
    <writer>Don Foster</writer>
</credits>
   ...
</programme>

---

Rating:
        Insert rating tag into XML file: true
        ...

true: Adds the TV parental guidelines to the program information.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<programme channel="epgo.67203.schedulesdirect.org" start="20200509134500 +0000" stop="20200509141000 +0000">
  <title lang="de">Two and a Half Men</title>
  <sub-title lang="de">Ich arbeite für Caligula</sub-title>
  <language>de</language>
  ...
  <rating system="Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft">
    <value>12</value>
  </rating>
   ...
</programme>

false: TV parental guidelines are not used. Further rating settings are ignored.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<programme channel="epgo.67203.schedulesdirect.org" start="20200509134500 +0000" stop="20200509141000 +0000">
  <title lang="de">Two and a Half Men</title>
  <sub-title lang="de">Ich arbeite für Caligula</sub-title>
  <language>de</language>
   ...
</programme>

Rating:
        ...
        Maximum rating entries. 0 for all entries: 1
        ...

Specifies the number of maximum rating entries. If the value is 0, all parental guidelines available from Schedules Direct are used. Depending on the preferred countries.

Rating:
        ...
        Preferred countries. ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code. Leave empty for all systems:
          - DEU
          - CHE
          - USA
        ...

Sets the order of the preferred countries ISO 3166-1 alpha-3.
Parental guidelines are not available for every country and program information. Trial and error.
If no country is specified, all available countries are used. Many clients ignore a list with more than one entry or use the first entry.

If no country is specified:
If a rating entry exists in the same language as the Schedules Direct Lineup, it will be set to the top. In this example German (DEU).

Lineup: DEU-1000097-DEFAULT
1st rating system (Germany): Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft

...
<rating system="Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft">
  <value>12</value>
</rating>
<rating system="USA Parental Rating">
  <value>TV14</value>
</rating>
...

Rating:
        ...
        Use country code as rating system: false

true:

<rating system="DEU">
  <value>12</value>
</rating>
<rating system="USA">
  <value>TV14</value>
</rating>

false:

<rating system="Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft">
  <value>12</value>
</rating>
<rating system="USA Parental Rating">
  <value>TV14</value>
</rating>

---

Show download errors from Schedules Direct in the log: false

true: Shows incorrect downloads of Schedules Direct in the log.

Example:

2020/07/18 19:10:53 [ERROR] Could not find requested image. Post message to http://forums.schedulesdirect.org/viewforum.php?f=6 if you are having issues. [SD API Error Code: 5000] Program ID: EP03481925

Create the XMLTV file using the command line (CLI):

epgo -config MY_CONFIG_FILE.yaml

The configuration file must have already been created.