Overview:
I’d like to add an option to the DVB OTA EPG Grabber that will store the transmitted Sub-title in the Description field in the TVH EPG database, but only if the transmitted description is empty.
Nomenclature:
Different EPG sources use different names for different fields. For the purposes of this discussion, I will be using the following TVH-derived nomenclature (with examples):
Title = “M*A*S*H”
Sub-title=”Requiem for a Lightweight”
Description=”Trapper, coached by Hawkeye, enters the inter-camp boxing tournament to prevent the transfer of a beautiful nurse.”
Please note: ‘Sub-title’ does not refer to closed captions or ‘Subtitles’.
Details:
Some, but not all, Australian broadcasters structure their EPG data so that the main description of the event is transmitted in the sub-title field with the description field being blank.
Building on the previous example, the following would be transmitted:
Title = “M*A*S*H”
Sub-title=”Trapper, coached by Hawkeye, enters the inter-camp boxing tournament to prevent the transfer of a beautiful nurse.”
Description=<Empty>
This has the unfortunate effect of making the EPG Details display in both TVH and Kodi look somewhat awkward.
I am thinking about introducing a new option, that is off by default, that will detect this situation and store the transmitted sub-title in the TVH description field and leave the TVH sub-title field empty.
My proposal is to add this option to the ‘Over-the-air: EIT: EPG Grabber’ module in the ‘EPG behaviour’ section under the ‘Running state immediately’ option.
This new option would be called ‘Use subtitle if no description’. It sounds a little clumsy, but I wanted to keep it short but still reflect the intent (suggestions welcome). Naturally, the tooltip and help text would contain more details.
Feedback welcome.
