PortalStatusService previously did one IPC + HTTPS round-trip per call,
forcing every consumer to roll its own cache (or, more often, not).
The result: opening the homepage rendered N playlist-item components
that each fired their own check, then opening the playlist switcher
fired N more for the same portals.
Move the cache and dedup into the service:
- 30 s TTL cache keyed by `${serverUrl}|${username}|${password}`. Same
credentials = same cache entry, regardless of which playlist row
triggered it.
- In-flight dedup via Map<key, Promise<PortalStatus>>. Two callers
hitting the same portal in the same tick share one network request
instead of racing.
- New `getCachedStatus()` for sync read (used by playlist-switcher to
hydrate the UI on menu open without awaiting).
- New `clearStatusCache()` for log-out / debug flows.
Add `{ skipCache: true }` opt-out for the Xtream import dialog's
"Test Connection" button — that's a user-initiated check that must
return fresh truth, not a 30 s old cached result.
Net result: in the common flow (homepage → switcher), the switcher
opens with cached status indicators instantly. The single in-flight
dedup prevents the playlist-item ngOnInit + switcher onMenuOpened from
racing for the same portal.
Removed the component-local cache from playlist-switcher; service is
now the single source of truth.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Opening the playlist switcher fired one XTREAM_REQUEST IPC + HTTPS
round-trip per Xtream playlist and only updated the UI after ALL of
them resolved. A single slow or hung portal pinned every status dot
in the menu to the misleading red 'unavailable' state for the full
tail latency (often several seconds, sometimes longer).
Four changes land together:
1. Stream results — each portal's dot updates via signal.update() the
moment ITS request resolves, independent of the slowest one. The
previous Promise.all wrote a single Map at the end; now the Map
grows incrementally.
2. New 'checking' status — extends PortalStatus with a pulsing-dot
visual so users see "we're working on it" instead of red dots
that look like failures. Respects prefers-reduced-motion.
3. 30-second TTL cache — opening, closing, and reopening the menu
within 30s reuses prior status results and skips the IPC entirely.
Cache survives across menu opens but is per-component instance
(a global cache is a possible follow-up).
4. AbortController cancellation — closing the menu (or destroying the
component) cancels in-flight checks so a slow portal can't write
stale results into the next round. Solves the 'rapidly open/close
the menu and watch dots flicker' problem.
The actual IPC layer wasn't changed — the wins come purely from
streaming, caching, and not lying to the user about portal state.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Entire-Checkpoint: 58a2d50756dd
iptv-playlist-parser statically imports the entire validator library
(~130KB across 113 files). Because PlaylistsService is eager (re-exported
through the 'services' barrel that AppComponent imports), validator was
landing in the cold-start preloaded chunk even though parse() only runs
on user-triggered playlist imports (FILE/URL/TEXT add).
Switch handlePlaylistParsing() to dynamic-import the parser. The two
callers (playlist-backup.service and the parsePlaylist$ NgRx effect)
needed minor adjustments — the effect now uses mergeMap(from(...)) to
flatten the Promise back into the action stream.
Cold-start preloaded chunk: 1511KB -> 1374KB (-9%).
Validator now sits in a separate ~129KB chunk that loads only when
the user adds a playlist.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Entire-Checkpoint: 3ec205264762
Clearing all recents of a given content type fired N concurrent IPC calls,
each opening its own implicit transaction in the recently_viewed table.
For users with hundreds of recently-watched VOD/series rows this added
real overhead even though the UI updates optimistically.
Add a new DB_REMOVE_RECENT_ITEMS_BATCH path end-to-end:
- removeRecentItemsBatch() Drizzle op: one transaction, one prepared
statement reused per row
- Wire through worker → IPC handler → preload → window.electron typings
→ DatabaseService
- UnifiedRecentDataService.removeRecentItemsBatch() groups items by
source. Xtream items go through the new batch IPC. M3U/Stalker items
still go per-playlist because they update a JSON column on the
playlist row, not the recently_viewed table — but they now run in
parallel with the Xtream batch via a single Promise.all.
- Single call site updated: unified-collection-page "Clear all of type"
confirmation handler.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Entire-Checkpoint: 4bfb62f988b7
- 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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- Added suppressErrorLog option to EPG API calls in withEpg feature.
- Introduced resolvePortalStatus function to streamline portal status checks in withPortal feature.
- Updated checkPortalStatus to return PortalStatusType instead of void.
- Enhanced XtreamStore to preserve cancelled content initialization block.
- Expanded XtreamState to include contentInitBlockReason for better state management.
- Added XtreamContentGateComponent to manage content initialization states.
- Implemented tests for XtreamContentGateComponent to ensure correct rendering based on contentInitBlockReason.
- Created PlaylistRefreshService to handle playlist refresh operations and events.
- Introduced new IPC commands for playlist refresh functionality.
- Added interfaces for playlist refresh events and payloads to improve type safety.
feat(recent-view): implement search term filtering for recent items
fix(dashboard-data): update return type for navigation state methods
chore(jest): add jest configuration for workspace shell feature
refactor(global-favorites): migrate global favorites list to shared UI
refactor(global-favorites): remove global favorites page component and its styles
refactor(global-favorites): update unified favorite channel interface to use shared util
test(workspace-shell): setup test environment for workspace shell feature
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- Introduced M3uRecentlyViewedItem interface to define structure for recently viewed items.
- Implemented utility functions to handle mapping and building of recently viewed items from playlists.
- Updated Playlist interface to use PlaylistRecentlyViewedItem type for recently viewed items.
- Enhanced PortalActivityItem interface to include 'm3u' as a possible source.
- Added UI components for displaying recently viewed channels, including clear functionality.
- Integrated recent view functionality into the channel list container and sidebar components.
- Updated dashboard data service to manage M3U favorites and recently viewed items.
- Added tests to ensure correct behavior of recently viewed items in the dashboard data service.
- Consolidated SCSS styles for the live stream layout, reducing redundancy and improving maintainability.
- Introduced a new portal layout mixin for better structure.
- Enhanced sidebar and content container styles for improved user experience.
- Updated TypeScript component to utilize new styles and improve readability.
- Refactored channel list and recently viewed components for consistency in design.
- Optimized playlist service and store interactions for better performance.
- Added new translations for enhanced user interface clarity.
- Improved database schema with additional indexing for EPG programs.
feat: enhance EPG list component with channel icon fallback and scrolling behavior
style: update styles for EPG list and playlist item components for improved UI
fix: add selection state to playlist items in recent playlists component
- Implemented `stalker-series.adapters.ts` for mapping VOD series seasons and episodes.
- Added utility functions for handling VOD series items and mapping to view models.
- Created unit tests for the new adapter functions in `stalker-series.adapters.spec.ts`.
- Updated `stalker.store.ts` to manage VOD series state and handle favorites.
- Enhanced `category-content-view` component to support favorite functionality for VOD items.
- Refactored favorite management in `playlists.service.ts` to ensure proper ID handling.
Add a new "Custom order" sort option that allows users to manually
reorder playlists via drag-and-drop. When this sort mode is active,
drag handles appear in front of each playlist item.
- Add SortBy.CUSTOM enum value to SortService
- Add custom order button to filter-sort-menu
- Add isDraggable input and cdkDrag support to PlaylistItemComponent
- Enable cdkDropList in RecentPlaylistsComponent when custom sort active
- Add translation key for custom order option
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Move PlaybackPositionData interface to shared-interfaces lib
- Replace all `any` types with proper PlaybackPositionData typing
- Add comment clarifying position=duration semantics for watched episodes
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add the ability to hide irrelevant or empty categories in Xtream playlists.
Users can now manage category visibility through a dialog accessible from
the sidebar header in both VOD/Series and Live TV views.
Features:
- New category management dialog with search filter and select/deselect all
- Visibility settings persisted to database per playlist
- Hidden categories are filtered from sidebar navigation
- New categories added during playlist refresh default to visible
- Database migration for existing installations
Files changed:
- Database: schema.ts, connection.ts (hidden column + migration)
- Backend: category.events.ts, main.preload.ts (IPC handlers)
- Frontend: new dialog component, store method, UI integration
- Translations: en.json
- Documentation: docs/architecture/category-management.md
Reorder imports and remove an unused duplicate to improve clarity and
consistency. Reformat multi-argument and long console/log calls,
return objects and function arguments across multiple lines to keep
within line width and improve readability. Update array/object
literals and error handling pushes to use consistent multi-line
formatting. These changes are purely stylistic and do not alter
behavior; they make the code easier to read and maintain.
Update translations and refactor StalkerPortalImportComponent to use
Angular signals and readonly/dependency-injected readonly properties.
- Add new i18n keys: LOADING_SEASONS and NO_EPISODES; adjust
PLAYBACK_ERROR punctuation.
- Replace EventEmitter @Output with a signals-based readonly output and
mark form, constants and flags as readonly.
- Switch to inject() style for services and mark many injected fields
private/readonly to clarify intent.
- Replace DataService import with STALKER_SERIAL_NUMBER token import.
- Improve logging formatting, whitespace and minor code cleanup.
- Minor template/style whitespace fixes.
These changes modernize the component for better immutability,
improve DX with clearer logging, and add missing user-facing
translation strings.
Refactor stalker-series-view template to guard fields with conditionals
so that only available metadata is displayed. Replace selectedItem() with
displayItem() to use the updated selection accessor. Add checks for
director, actors, year/release date, genre/genres_str, imdb and kinopoisk
ratings to avoid showing empty labels.
Enhance stalker-portal-import component by adding reactive form fields
for serial/device IDs and signatures, importing MatProgressSpinnerModule,
and wiring TranslateService and StalkerSessionService into the component.
Include a small loading-container style. These changes prepare the UI for
improved import UX and safer rendering of optional series metadata.
Reset EPG fields when epgProgram becomes null to avoid stale
displayed durations and ensure consistent behavior when no program
is available.
Improve channel list container and item styling:
- hide horizontal overflow to prevent unexpected scrollbars
(scroll-viewport, #all-channels, .channel-list).
- add empty-favorites layout and hint styles for clearer empty
state presentation.
- refactor channel-list-item SCSS: introduce structured layout
(.channel-list-item, .channel-content, .channel-logo,
.channel-details), apply responsive truncation rules and font
imports, add hover/active visuals and dark-theme support, and
tweak drag-icon spacing.
These changes fix UI glitches (stale EPG, horizontal scrollbars)
and modernize the channel list presentation for better readability
and theming.
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