Update plex/pluto channels

[StrangeDrVN]

Plex.tv

• removed plex.tv.channels.xml.
• added new *.channels.xml based on api response in browser.
• *_all.channels.xml contains channels common to all. The first half of the site_id is possibly region key while the second half is the channel id(gridkey).
• to-do: change language in de/nl/other channels. My knowledge is limited here.
• could get channels from other regions, but someone with proper VPN could do it.
• currently few channels may be repeated in other regions.
• fixes: Add Fox Sports channel on Plex #2802

Pluto.tv

• updated uk and us channels.xml

new

• updated plex config's site_id logic; logos/url for channels
• old parser failed to get program image, season, episode.
• old title was subTitle(episode title).

test

 
npm test --- plex.tv

> test
> cross-env TZ=Pacific/Nauru npx jest --runInBand plex.tv

 PASS  sites/plex.tv/plex.tv.test.js
  √ can generate valid url (5 ms)
  √ can generate valid request headers (3 ms)
  √ can parse response (3 ms)
  √ can handle empty guide (1 ms)
  √ can parse channel list (2 ms)

Test Suites: 1 passed, 1 total
Tests:       5 passed, 5 total
Snapshots:   0 total
Time:        0.734 s, estimated 1 s
Ran all test suites matching plex.tv.

grab

 npm run grab --- --channels=sites/plex.tv/plex.tv_us.channels.xml --output=plex_guide.xml --days=1

> grab
> tsx scripts/commands/epg/grab.ts --channels=sites/plex.tv/plex.tv_us.channels.xml --output=plex_guide.xml --days=1

info starting...
info loading channels...
info found 546 channel(s)
info loading api data...
info creating queue...
info run:
info   [1/546] plex.tv (en) - AsianCrush.us@SD - Jan 15, 2026 (28 programs)
info   [2/546] plex.tv (en) - WuTangCollection.us@SD - Jan 15, 2026 (13 programs)
info   [3/546] plex.tv (en) - FailArmy.us@US - Jan 15, 2026 (47 programs)
info   [4/546] plex.tv (en) - RetroCrush.us@SD - Jan 15, 2026 (42 programs)
info   [5/546] plex.tv (en) - 5f6b8e5900b0950040d0f2af - Jan 15, 2026 (42 programs)
info   [6/546] plex.tv (en) - Journy.us@SD - Jan 15, 2026 (37 programs)
info   [7/546] plex.tv (en) - BabySharkTV.us@SD - Jan 15, 2026 (48 programs)
info   [8/546] plex.tv (en) - 64e6e2f04a5e9b4cedc6d52b - Jan 15, 2026 (16 programs)
info   [9/546] plex.tv (en) - 64e6df6e4a5e9b4cedc6d529 - Jan 15, 2026 (23 programs)
...

[StrangeDrVN]

Plex.tv

• This line might not be needed, since the source xml has gridkey which can be used as site_id.
  5e20b730f2f8d5003d739db7-5ef51c802ddee5003f1c0225 (needed only for the m3u8) becomes 5ef51c802ddee5003f1c0225
  

  epg/sites/plex.tv/plex.tv.config.js

  Line 15 in 71792ab

  const [, channelGridKey] = channel.site_id.split('-')

• And we change id to gridKey
  

  epg/sites/plex.tv/plex.tv.config.js

  Line 44 in 71792ab

  site_id: c.id,

• example from source

<Channel art="https://provider-static.plex.tv/epg/cms/production/793fe1ec-0f93-4033-a560-32e0650a36e1/bloomberg_hor.jpg" coverPoster="https://provider-static.plex.tv/epg/cms/production/a853e5b4-59af-45e9-99ca-239a91dc0ec1/bloomberg_vert.jpg" genreRatingKeys="genre_6006cc1d610ee2002c74f37a" gridKey="68fafc6e558214386ab7ca3a" hidden="0" id="5e20b730f2f8d5003d739db7-68fafc6e558214386ab7ca3a" isHd="0" language="en" slug="bloomberg-tv" summary="Bloomberg Television offers global business and markets news, data, analysis, and stories from Bloomberg News and Business week." thumb="https://provider-static.plex.tv/epg/cms/production/6cdd3f62-4cd0-47a2-b57c-f15ff4318463/bloomtv_white_rdx.png" title="Bloomberg TV" vcn="000">
<Media drm="0" container="mpegts" protocol="hls" optimizedForStreaming="1" videoCodec="h264">
<Part container="mpegts" id="5e20b730f2f8d5003d739db7-68fafc6e558214386ab7ca3a" key="/library/parts/5e20b730f2f8d5003d739db7-68fafc6e558214386ab7ca3a.m3u8" rafAdapter="none"/>
</Media>
</Channel>

• example epg from source

<Video guid="plex://episode/69551a6b6cb3041ed90919dc" key="/library/metadata/69551a6b6cb3041ed90919dc" ratingKey="69551a6b6cb3041ed90919dc" summary="Fran loses one million dollars after investing it without consulting Maxwell first." type="episode" contentRating="TV-PG" duration="1610000" grandparentArt="https://images.frequency.com/video/7320169465914387484/solid/rectangle/w1920_h1080/3pv7gnigef5q1n8uz95yhpr0a.png" grandparentGuid="plex://show/692110ca185c8d5272590cc4" grandparentKey="/library/metadata/692110ca185c8d5272590cc4" grandparentRatingKey="692110ca185c8d5272590cc4" grandparentThumb="https://images.frequency.com/video/originals/7320169465914387484/Texted/rectangle/wonnlgco2crx1v4w2ydb4cmc6.jpg" grandparentTitle="The Nanny" grandparentType="show" index="12" originallyAvailableAt="2025-04-21T00:00:00Z" parentIndex="6" skipParent="1" thumb="https://images.frequency.com/video/7320169759605702690/solid/rectangle/w1920_h1080/1fpwioxaoc9y01f9x3k6djwgk5.png" title="The Fran In The Mirror" userState="0" year="2025">
<Image alt="The Fran In The Mirror" type="coverArt" url="https://images.frequency.com/video/7320169465914387484/solid/rectangle/w1920_h1080/3pv7gnigef5q1n8uz95yhpr0a.png"/>
<Image alt="The Fran In The Mirror" type="coverPoster" url="https://images.frequency.com/video/originals/7320169465914387484/Texted/rectangle/wonnlgco2crx1v4w2ydb4cmc6.jpg"/>
<Image alt="The Fran In The Mirror" type="snapshot" url="https://images.frequency.com/video/7320169759605702690/solid/rectangle/w1920_h1080/1fpwioxaoc9y01f9x3k6djwgk5.png"/>
<Genre filter="genre=6006cc18610ee2002c74f2f9" id="6006cc18610ee2002c74f2f9" key="/library/sections/home/all?genre=6006cc18610ee2002c74f2f9" ratingKey="genre_6006cc18610ee2002c74f2f9" slug="comedy" tag="Comedy" type="directory" context="tag.genre"/>
<Media beginsAt="1768448965" duration="1610000" endsAt="1768450575" id="69566c0ea7765751b766f99c" onAir="0" premiere="0" videoResolution="720" origin="livetv"/>
</Video>

[StrangeDrVN]

what exactly is the purpose of url in channels parser? the output xml ignores the url.

epg/scripts/commands/channels/parse.ts

Line 15 in 71792ab

url?: string