Is your feature request related to a problem?
Dispatcharr is currently unable to recognize channel groups in M3U files that use the #EXTGRP tag. While some providers include group information as a group-title attribute within the #EXTINF line, others (like mine) provide it on a separate line immediately following the #EXTINF data.
Currently, these channels appear in Dispatcharr without any category/group assignment, making library management difficult.
Describe the solution you'd like
I would like the M3U parser to support the #EXTGRP directive. If an #EXTGRP line follows an #EXTINF line, the software should assign that channel to the specified group.
Example Format:
#EXTINF:0 tvg-id="ch1577" tvg-name="AM: MyTV" tvg-logo="..." timeshift="0", AM: MyTV
#EXTGRP:1. Armenia
http://example.com/ch1577/index.m3u8
Additional context
Many IPTV providers use this formatting for better readability or legacy compatibility. Below is a sanitized example of my file's structure. Currently, Dispatcharr ignores the group line, causing all channels to be uncategorized:
#EXTINF:0 tvg-id="ch1577" tvg-name="AM: MyTV" tvg-logo="http://XXXXXXXXXXX/images/chIcons/1577.png", AM: MyTV
#EXTGRP:1. Armenia
http://XXXXXXXXX/ch1577/
#EXTINF:0 tvg-id="ch004" tvg-name="Рен ТВ HD" tvg-logo="http://XXXXXXXXX/images/chIcons/4.png", Рен ТВ HD
#EXTGRP:2. Federal/Федеральные
http://XXXXXXXX/ch004/
Adding support for this would make the software much more robust for users with diverse provider formats.
Is your feature request related to a problem?
Dispatcharr is currently unable to recognize channel groups in M3U files that use the #EXTGRP tag. While some providers include group information as a group-title attribute within the #EXTINF line, others (like mine) provide it on a separate line immediately following the #EXTINF data.
Currently, these channels appear in Dispatcharr without any category/group assignment, making library management difficult.
Describe the solution you'd like
I would like the M3U parser to support the #EXTGRP directive. If an #EXTGRP line follows an #EXTINF line, the software should assign that channel to the specified group.
Example Format:
Additional context
Many IPTV providers use this formatting for better readability or legacy compatibility. Below is a sanitized example of my file's structure. Currently, Dispatcharr ignores the group line, causing all channels to be uncategorized:
Adding support for this would make the software much more robust for users with diverse provider formats.