# Contributing Guide - [How to?](#how-to) - [Project Structure](#project-structure) - [Scripts](#scripts) ## How to? ### How to add a channel to the guide? Open the [/sites](/sites) folder and select the source that you know has the guide for the channel you want. Then in the selected folder open the file `*.channels.xml` and add to it: ```xml CHANNEL_NAME ``` | Attribute | Description | Example | | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------- | | SITE | Site domain name. | `example.com` | | LANGUAGE_CODE | Language of the guide ([ISO 639-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes) code). | `en` | | CHANNEL_ID | Channel ID from [iptv-org/database](https://github.com/iptv-org/database). A complete list of supported channels can also be found at https://iptv-org.github.io/. | `BBCOne.uk` | | SITE_ID | Unique ID of the channel used in the source. | `bbc1` | | CHANNEL_NAME | Name of the channel used in the source. | `BBC 1` | After that just commit all changes and send a pull request. ### How to add a new source to the repository? To do this, you must create a new folder in the [/sites](/sites) with at least 3 files:
example.com.config.js
This file describes what kind of request we need to send to get the guide for a particular channel on a certain date. It also describes how to parse the response. ```js module.exports = { site: 'example.com', url: function ({ channel, date }) { return `https://example.com/api/${channel.site_id}/${date.format('YYYY-MM-DD')}` }, parser: function ({ content }) { return JSON.parse(content) } } ``` More detailed instructions for this file can be found here: https://github.com/freearhey/epg-grabber#site-config
example.com.test.js
With this file we can test the previously created config and make sure it works as you expect. ```js const { url, parser } = require('./example.com.config.js') const dayjs = require('dayjs') const utc = require('dayjs/plugin/utc') dayjs.extend(utc) const date = dayjs.utc('2022-11-18', 'YYYY-MM-DD').startOf('d') const channel = { site_id: 'bbc1', xmltv_id: 'BBCOne.uk', lang: 'en' } it('can generate valid url', () => { expect(url({ channel, date })).toBe('https://example.com/api/bbc1/2022-11-18') }) it('can parse response', () => { const content = `[{"start":"2022-11-18T01:30:00.000Z","stop":"2022-11-18T02:00:00.000Z","title":"Program 1"}]` const results = parser({ content }) expect(results).toMatchObject([ { start: '2022-11-18T01:30:00.000Z', stop: '2022-11-18T02:00:00.000Z', title: 'Program 1' } ]) }) it('can handle empty guide', () => { const results = parser({ content: '' }) expect(results).toMatchObject([]) }) ``` To run the tests you can use the following command: ```sh npm test --- example.com ``` Detailed documentation for the tests can be found here: https://jestjs.io/docs/using-matchers
example.com.channels.xml
This file contains a list of channels available at the source. ```xml BBC 1 ```
After creating all the files we can make sure that the guide loads correctly and has no errors using the command: ```sh npm run grab --- --site=example.com ``` If the download is successful, the `guide.xml` file with the ready to use program should appear in the root directory. After that, all that remains is to commit all the changes and send a pull request. ## Project Structure - `.github/` - `ISSUE_TEMPLATE/`: issue templates for the repository. - `workflows`: contains [GitHub actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/quickstart) workflows. - `CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md`: rules you shouldn't break if you don't want to get banned. - `scripts/`: contains all scripts used in the repository. - `sites/`: contains configurations, channel lists and tests for all sites. - `tests/`: contains tests to check the scripts. - `CONTRIBUTING.md`: file you are currently reading. - `README.md`: project description displayed on the home page. - `SITES.md`: list of all supported sites and their current status. ## Scripts These scripts are created to automate routine processes in the repository and make it a bit easier to maintain. For scripts to work, you must have [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en) installed on your computer. To run scripts use the `npm run ` command. - `act:check`: allows to test the [check](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/blob/master/.github/workflows/check.yml) workflow locally. Depends on [nektos/act](https://github.com/nektos/act). - `act:update`: allows to test the [update](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/blob/master/.github/workflows/update.yml) workflow locally. Depends on [nektos/act](https://github.com/nektos/act). - `api:load`: downloads the latest channels data from the [iptv-org/api](https://github.com/iptv-org/api). - `api:generate`: generates a JSON file with all channels for the [iptv-org/api](https://github.com/iptv-org/api) repository. - `channels:lint`: сhecks the channel lists for syntax errors. - `channels:parse`: generates a list of channels based on the site configuration. - `channels:editor`: utility for quick channels markup. - `channels:validate`: checks the description of channels for errors. - `sites:update`: updates the list of sites and their status in [SITES.md](SITES.md). - `grab`: downloads a program from a specified source. - `serve`: starts the [web server](https://github.com/vercel/serve). - `lint`: сhecks the scripts for syntax errors. - `test`: runs a test of all the scripts described above.