Generate TVHeadend 3.x channel/tag configuration files from VLC compatible IPTV M3U playlist.
Channel and optional tag definitions are read from a M3U playlist file::
#EXTINF:duration,[channel number - ]channel name
#EXTTV:tag[,tag,tag...];language;XMLTV id[;icon URL]
udp://@ip:port
The #EXTTV line and its contents are optional.
sample.m3u::
#EXTINF:0,1 - SLO 1
#EXTTV:nacionalni;slovenski;SLO 1
udp://@239.1.1.115:5000
#EXTINF:0,SLO 1 HD
#EXTTV:nacionalni,hd;slovenski;http://cdn1.siol.tv/logo/93x78/slo2.png
udp://@239.10.2.56:5000
The script creates iptvservices, channels and channeltags directories into which the following files are written::
#one file per channel:
iptvservices/iptv_X
{
"pmt": 0,
"channelname": "SLO 1",
"port": "5000",
"interface": "eth1",
"group": "239.1.1.115",
"mapped": 1,
"pcr": 0,
"disabled": 0
}
#one file per channel:
channels/X
{
"name": "SLO 1",
"xmltv-channel": "SLO 1",
"tags": [
1,2
],
"dvr_extra_time_pre": 0,
"dvr_extra_time_post": 0,
"channel_number": 1,
"icon": ""
}
#one file per tag:
channeltags/X
{
"enabled": 1,
"internal": 0,
"titledIcon": 0,
"name": "nacionalni",
"comment": "",
"icon": "",
"id": 1
}
Use m3u2hts.py [options] inputfile or m3u2hts.py -h for help.
If you want to import the configuration directly, you should stop the TVHeadend service and delete current config first::
sudo service tvheadend stop
sudo su hts
cd ~/.hts/tvheadend/
rm iptvservices/* channels/* channeltags/*
m3u2hts.py inputfile.m3u
exit
sudo service tvheadend start
Alternatively, run the script somewhere else and transfer the files to TVHeadend config dir when service isn't running.
Experimental, use --newformat switch to create TVHeadend 3.9 compatible configuration.
The file structure is:
input/iptv/config
input/iptv/networks/UUID/config - one network
input/iptv/networks/UUID/muxes/UUID/config - one mux per channel
input/iptv/networks/UUID/muxes/UUID/services/UUID - one service per channel
channel/UUID - channel (linked to service)
epggrab/xmltv/channels/UUID - EPG info (linked to channel)
channeltags/# - channel tags
Licensed under the MIT license: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php