# Contributing Guide ### How do I add a program guide for the channel? First, open the [/sites](/sites) folder and select the source that you know has the guide for the channel you want. Then in the selected folder open the file `*.channels.xml` and add to it: ```xml CHANNEL_NAME ``` | Attribute | Description | Example | | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- | | LANGUAGE_CODE | Language of the guide ([ISO 639-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes) code). | `en` | | CHANNEL_ID | Channel ID from [iptv-org/database](https://github.com/iptv-org/database). A complete list of supported channels can also be found at https://iptv-org.github.io/. | `BBCOne.uk` | | SITE_ID | Unique ID of the channel used in the source. | `bbc1` | | CHANNEL_NAME | Name of the channel used in the source. | `BBC 1` | After that just commit all changes and send a pull request. ### How to add a new source to the repository? To do this, you must create a new folder in the [/sites](/sites) with at least 3 files:
example.com.config.js
This file describes what kind of request we need to send to get the guide for a particular channel on a certain date. It also describes how to parse the response. ```js module.exports = { site: 'example.com', url: function ({ channel, date }) { return `https://example.com/api/${channel.site_id}/${date.format('YYYY-MM-DD')}` }, parser: function ({ content }) { return JSON.parse(content) } } ``` More detailed instructions for this file can be found here: https://github.com/freearhey/epg-grabber#site-config
example.com.test.js
With this file we can test the previously created config and make sure it works as you expect. ```js const { url, parser } = require('./example.com.config.js') const dayjs = require('dayjs') const utc = require('dayjs/plugin/utc') dayjs.extend(utc) const date = dayjs.utc('2022-11-18', 'YYYY-MM-DD').startOf('d') const channel = { site_id: 'bbc1', xmltv_id: 'BBCOne.uk', lang: 'en' } it('can generate valid url', () => { expect(url({ channel, date })).toBe('https://example.com/api/bbc1/2022-11-18') }) it('can parse response', () => { const content = `[{"start":"2022-11-18T01:30:00.000Z","stop":"2022-11-18T02:00:00.000Z","title":"Program 1"}]` const results = parser({ content }) expect(results).toMatchObject([ { start: '2022-11-18T01:30:00.000Z', stop: '2022-11-18T02:00:00.000Z', title: 'Program 1' } ]) }) it('can handle empty guide', () => { const results = parser({ content: '' }) expect(results).toMatchObject([]) }) ``` To run the tests you can use the following command: ```sh npm test -- example.com ``` Detailed documentation for the tests can be found here: https://jestjs.io/docs/using-matchers
example.com.channels.xml
This file contains a list of channels available at the source. ```xml BBC 1 ```
After creating all the files we can make sure that the guide loads correctly and has no errors using the command: ```sh npx epg-grabber --config=sites/example.com/example.com.config.js --channels=sites/example.com/example.com.channels.xml --output=guide.xml --days=2 ``` If the download is successful, the `guide.xml` file with the ready to use program should appear in the root directory. After that, all that remains is to commit all the changes and send a pull request.