Live TV channels in Xtream playlists go blank whenever the provider's
get_short_epg returns nothing, even when the user has working XMLTV
URLs in Settings. The XMLTV pipeline already populates epg_programs
but only the M3U module was reading it.
Wire those uploads up as a fallback for Xtream too: when the provider
returns nothing for a channel with an epg_channel_id, look it up in
the local table. A settings toggle flips the priority for users whose
curated XMLTV is better than the provider's auto guide.
EpgQueueService.enqueue() became async to batch the XMLTV lookup once
per viewport change. To keep the queue consistent under fast scroll,
all shared-state mutations now happen behind a generation counter so
only the latest call commits. Per-method bridge gating in the new
XtreamXmltvFallbackService keeps each path working when the preload
exposes only one of the two endpoints.
VLC was unconditionally spawned per click — VLC's own single-instance
preference fails because the per-launch RC args defeat its D-Bus
forwarder. Mirror the existing MPV reuse pattern so users can opt in to
driving one tracked VLC via its RC interface (clear + add) instead of
opening a new window every stream.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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- Introduced tooling for building and staging the macOS `libmpv` runtime for IPTVnator's embedded MPV player.
- Added `build-macos-runtime.mjs` for building an LGPL-compatible runtime from source.
- Created `stage-macos-runtime.mjs` for staging the built runtime artifacts.
- Implemented validation for the packaged embedded MPV runtime in `electron-after-pack.cjs` and `embedded-mpv-macos.cjs`.
- Updated packaging scripts to ensure the embedded MPV runtime is correctly integrated and validated during the build process.
- Added README files to document the expected layout and usage for the embedded MPV runtime artifacts.
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- Updated confirmation dialog messages to provide detailed consequences of deleting playlists.
- Added backup hints and progress messages for better user experience during playlist deletion.
- Ensured consistency in language across all supported translations (de, el, en, es, fr, it, ja, ko, nl, pl, pt, ru, tr, zh, zhtw).
Entire-Checkpoint: c6e522b4276c
feat(tests): implement tests for app routes and settings component
feat(settings): enhance remove all playlists functionality with loading state
fix(imports): update import paths for EpgProgressPanelComponent and ExternalPlayerInfoDialogComponent
- Integrated external playback functionality in category and detail views.
- Updated styles for play buttons to reflect different states (idle, launching, stop).
- Enhanced episode cards to indicate launching and active external playback states.
- Added new computed properties for managing external playback session states.
- Improved user interface for playback buttons with dynamic labels and icons based on playback state.
- Introduced new settings option to show external playback status bar on desktop.
- Updated translations for new features and UI elements.
feat: Update category view to improve empty state representation
style: Refactor category view styles for better layout and responsiveness
fix: Adjust favorites component navigation logic for better routing
refactor: Improve playlist error view structure and styles for clarity
style: Revamp playlist error view styles for consistency and readability
feat: Update portal channels list to use new channel list item component
style: Clean up portal channels list styles for improved layout
refactor: Optimize portal channels list component logic and structure
feat: Implement recently viewed component navigation improvements
fix: Update global search results component for better routing
test: Add unit tests for search results component functionality
feat: Enhance search results component to handle initial query
fix: Update EPG queue service to manage preview limits effectively
style: Clean up nav list styles for better visual consistency
- Refactored settings component HTML structure for improved layout and accessibility.
- Introduced a sidebar navigation for settings sections with smooth scrolling.
- Added dynamic visibility for settings sections based on the desktop environment.
- Enhanced form controls with better styling and responsiveness.
- Updated settings form validation and error handling for remote control port.
- Improved overall styling with new SCSS variables and layout adjustments.
- Adjusted dialog dimensions in navigation components for better user experience.
Update info-overlay template to read simplified EPG fields and
avoid indexing into arrays for title, icon and description so bindings
are resilient and clearer:
- Use epgProgram?.iconUrl instead of epgProgram?.icon?.[0]?.src
- Use epgProgram?.title instead of epgProgram?.title?.[0]?.value
- Use epgProgram?.desc instead of epgProgram?.desc?.[0]?.value
- Guard description rendering with epgProgram?.desc
Adjust multi-epg header layout and add search UI styles to support
desktop window chrome and draggable regions:
- Add left padding to #epg-navigation for macOS traffic lights, enable
backdrop drag via -webkit-app-region: drag and set z-index to keep
header above content.
- Exclude interactive elements (buttons, search inputs) from drag by
applying -webkit-app-region: no-drag to maintain native interactions.
- Add extensive styles for a channel search container (search input,
icons, clear button, filter count, animations) and scaffold a program
search container.
These changes improve robustness of EPG data rendering and add styled
search controls while ensuring proper window dragging behavior on
desktop builds.
imports and update dispatch calls
Replace multiple direct or wildcard imports for actions with
namespaced action groups from 'm3u-state' (e.g. PlaylistActions,
ChannelActions, EpgActions). Update dispatch calls to use the
namespaced action creators (for example, setAdjacentChannelAsActive,
setEpgAvailableFlag, resetActiveEpgProgram, setCurrentEpgProgram,
setActiveEpgProgram, addPlaylist).
This cleans up imports, improves tree-shaking and readability,
and standardizes how actions are referenced across components. It
also fixes inconsistent import styles (wildcard vs. named) and
prepares the codebase for clearer action organization.
Add support for displaying local remote-control URLs and QR code in the
Settings UI, including styles for URL list, row layout, monospaced links,
and a QR container. Expose a new global API signature getLocalIpAddresses
for retrieving local IPs.
Fix several UI issues:
- Correct typo in header method name (opedAddPlaylistDialog -> openAddPlaylistDialog).
- Fix malformed GitHub URL and collapse img tag formatting.
- Reformat imports and viewChild usage for readability.
Change local development backend URL to localhost:3000 in the local
environment to point to the running local API during development.
These changes improve developer ergonomics (local backend), add a remote
control discovery UX for users on the same network, and tidy up header
bugs and formatting.
Update default remote control port from 3000 to 8765 in settings
store and component initialization to avoid conflicts with common
development ports and align with the desktop/tauri environment.
Unhide and scope the remote control UI to desktop builds only:
- Restore the remote control block in settings template and guard it
with @if (isDesktop) so the checkbox and description render for
desktop users (previously commented out as not ported).
- Keep the remote control settings section conditionally visible
when the remoteControl form value is true.
These changes ensure desktop users can configure and enable the
remote control feature with a non-conflicting default port.
Filter out pre-release GitHub releases (beta,, rc, preview,
dev, canary, nightly) when resolving the latest app version and
validate release names using semver. Sort stable releases by
creation date and return the most recent stable release name.
Add isVersionOutdated(current, latest) to compare coerced semver
versions safely, handling invalid formats with a warning. Move
version comparison logic from the settings component to the
SettingsService and use the new helper to determine if the
installed app is outdated. This prevents false positives from
pre-release tags and improves version parsing robustness.
Update channel.model to import Channel from the local interface file
instead of the package namespace. This fixes an incorrect module
resolution and keeps the codebase consistent with local typings.
Add a new SidebarView union type ('CHANNELS' | 'PLAYLISTS') to expose
possible sidebar view options for consumers of the shared interfaces.
Add MPV_REUSE_INSTANCE key to the electron backend store service and
include mpvReuseInstance in the shared settings interface so the new
boolean setting is persisted and available across renderer and main
processes.
Also update English i18n JSON formatting and expand the HOME section
translations (reformatting and adding nested playlist-related keys)
to ensure the UI strings remain consistent after changes.
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