Problem with multiple playlists with same channels (channel merging)

[mcr-ksh]

Describe the bug There is a nasty bug when matching multiple playlists to multiple tuners.

• playlist a) provides 1 tuner
• playlist b) provides 4 tuner
• all playlists have the same channels.

The channel merging will combine them under 1 URL with 1 playlist ID. This does not allow routing of the playlists depending on the tuners. Deleting the playlist with a minor tuner will keep the "playlistID" in the urls.json file. This will result in a lookup problem of the tuners from getProviderParameter() as the playlistId from the old playlist is kept.

Server (please complete the following information): Ubuntu 18.04 (x86_64)

• xTeVe Version and Build [to be found in the xTeVe log] 2.1.2 build 0121

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior: add same channels from different playlists.

Expected behavior Each playlist is handled properly according to the number of tuners and multiple channels will be routed depending on the tuner usage. e.g. playlist a) uses tuner 1 -> select channel from playlist b)

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[MCTyler]

Been brought up before...Not gonna happen, Sry.

[ReenigneArcher]

@mcr-ksh I believe it's completely reliant on the channel name in the m3u. A workaround could be to add a prefix or suffix to the channel names. Then number the channels with a sub-number... i.e. 2.1, 2.2.

[Fyb3roptik]

Is this still an issue?

[Lesthat]

I have the same issue, I have 2 playlists, each with 1 tuner. Actualy I have 2 xteve instances. In Plex, I have 2 DVR, each with only 1 tunner and Plex are able to use one or another playlist if one is used. The chanel aren't show twice. It's works correctly but I want to have only one xTeVe instance with 2 M3U, each M3U configured with 1 tuner and xTeVe able to manage, like Plex, 2 connections correctly.

[Fyb3roptik]

Honestly this might be a bit of both Plex limitations as well as xTeVe. I will try to correct this on Threadfin going forward as well as Kernel (New plex server I am writing)

[MCTyler]

So far, no media players out there have this capability with the exception of TV Headend.