[Kalynncampbell]

Found a horrid error in the “import” function.

The first red flag I had was the XMLTV file, as it offers “file/url” but there’s no way to select a URL, it just brings up a file browser (whereas when you select file/url in something like SimpleIPTV, it let’s you type/paste the URL). Ended up having to select an arbitrary file and then go into the settings.xml and replace that file location with a XML url.

Didn’t matter though, as as soon as the import finished, all the channels were there... and absolutely NO GUIDE INFO (what is it with Kodi and guide info?).

So I figure it’s just Kodi’s fault again. I mean, it’s notorious for being unable to maintain working guides (iVue, TVGuideFullscreen, even the built in native one is...) so I figure I just need to “clear data” right? Nope, nothing works, so I investigate a bit.

I look into “PseudoTV.xml” to see EXACTLY where the problem is and why it’s not providing the XMLTV information for the “import channels”... it’s because it only imported the m3u channels and NOT the XML file.

Regardless of whether it’s entered as a URL or downloaded as a file, “PseudoTV.xml” will NOT import any of the guide info. Happy to provide anymore info/debug logs/etc, but it’s literally a fresh download of both matrix and the repo within 5 minutes of each other and isn’t hard to reproduce as it happens on multiple installs with no other addons present just to ensure there are no conflicts. Two test channels that work just fine with great guide info, a bunch of “imported channels” with absolutely no guide info.

And yes, I’ve verified the guide/m3u work perfectly when directly entered into the SimpleIPTV client.

EDIT/UPDATE: I manually imported my TV’s guide information into PseudoTV.xml and sure enough, fixed the problems. The import function/settings page is definitely having serious issues.