Flixpatrol Top 10 on Trakt

This tool get TODAY top 10 from flixpatrol and push the result on trakt list (useful for syncing with PMM)

⚠️ Running on your own risk of being IP banned from FlixPatrol

⚠️ Due to some limitation of Flixpatrol, we have to make a search of the movie/show title on trakt. That search is sort by relevance by Trakt. We then get the first item on the list that have the same release year that the wanted movie/show (it should be the first item it the list). If none is found we take the first one on the list. It can cause some bad matching but there is nothing we can do about that.⚠️

Table of Content

• Flixpatrol Top 10 on Trakt
  • Table of Content
  • 1. Getting Started
    • Linux / macOS
    • Windows
    • Docker
  • 2. Configuration
    • Environment variable
    • Configuration file
      • Example file
    • Trakt

1. Getting Started

Linux / macOS

Note: I don't have any macOS device but the step should be the same as Linux.

To get started with Flixpatrol Top 10 on Trakt for Linux / macOS, follow these simple steps:

1. Create a directory where you want the tool and config file be stored and go in it

   mkdir flixpatrolTop10
   cd flixpatrolTop10

2. Download the latest release corresponding to the platform where your want to run this tool

   wget https://github.com/Navino16/flixpatrol-top10-on-trakt/releases/download/v2.3.1/flixpatrol-top10-linux

3. Make the downloaded binary executable

   chmod +x flixpatrol-top10-linux

4. Run the binary (it will create a directory with config file at first run next to the binary)

   ./flixpatrol-top10-linux

5. Edit the config file as you want. It's located in ./config/default.json
6. You can now run the tool periodically with tool like cron

Windows

To get started with Flixpatrol Top 10 on Trakt for Windows, follow these simple steps:

1. Create a directory where you want the tool and config file be stored and go in it
2. Download the latest release corresponding to the platform where your want to run this tool
3. Run the binary (it will create a directory with config file at first run next to the binary)
   1. If you just double-click the executable the window will automatically close. To avoid this you can launch the executable with command line
4. Edit the config file as you want. It's located in ./config/default.json
5. You can now run the tool periodically with tool like Task Scheduler

Docker

To get started with Flixpatrol Top 10 on Trakt for Docker, follow these simple steps:

1. Create a directory where you want the config files to be stored in
2. Run docker (it will create the config file inside your directory)

   docker run --rm -v "/some/path/flixpatrol-top10/config/:/app/config" ghcr.io/navino16/flixpatrol-top10-on-trakt:latest

3. Edit the config file as you want
4. You can now run the tool periodically with tool like cron

2. Configuration

Environment variable

You can pass some environment variables to the tool:

Name	Descriptions	Values	Default
LOG_LEVEL	How verbose the log will be	error, warn, info, debug	info

Configuration file

The configuration file should be stored in a directory named config next to the binary. It should be named default.json.

At first run a default configuration file will be generated with some top10 preconfigured, so you can see the file format. Feel free to edit it.

If there is any configuration error, the tool will exit whit information about the error.

Name	Descriptions	Values	Default
FlixPatrolTop10	An array containing as much as you want top10Config
top10Config.platform	Which platform to get from Flixpatrol	Any Flixpatrol platform (see this)
top10Config.location	Which location to get from Flixpatrol	Any Flixpatrol location (see this)
top10Config.fallback	If there is no show/movie found, should we fallback to another location?	False or any Flixpatrol location (see this)	false
top10Config.privacy	The privacy of the generated Trakt list	private, public	private
top10Config.limit	How many movie/show we should get from Flixpatrol	Number between 1 and 10 (included)	10
top10Config.type	Do you want movies, shows or both ?	movies, shows, both	both
top10Config.name	Optional name of the list	Any valid string	A generated name based on the top10 config
FlixPatrolPopular	An array containing as much as you want popularConfig
popularConfig.platform	Which popular platform to get from Flixpatrol	Any Flixpatrol popular platform (see this)
popularConfig.privacy	The privacy of the generated Trakt list	private, public	private
popularConfig.limit	How many movie/show we should get from Flixpatrol	Number between 1 and 100 (included)	100
Trakt.saveFile	Where to save the Trakt session file	Any valid path	./config/.trakt
Trakt.clientId	You clientId from Trakt (here to get a new one)	A valid traktId
Trakt.clientSecret	You clientSecret from Trakt (here to get a new one)	A valid clientSecret
Cache.enabled	Do you want to use cache? (You should)	true, false	true
Cache.savePath	Where to save the caches files	Any valid path	./config/.cache
Cache.ttl	How long the cache will be valid in seconds	Any number greater than 0	604800

Example file

{
  "FlixPatrolTop10": [
    {
      "platform": "netflix",
      "location": "world",
      "fallback": false,
      "privacy": "private",
      "limit": 10,
      "name": "Netflix Top 10 Movies",
      "type": "movies"
    },
    {
      "platform": "disney",
      "location": "world",
      "fallback": false,
      "privacy": "private",
      "limit": 10,
      "name": "Disney Plus Top 10 Shows",
      "type": "shows"
    },
    {
      "platform": "amazon-prime",
      "location": "world",
      "fallback": false,
      "privacy": "private",
      "limit": 10,
      "name": "Amazon Prime Top 10",
      "type": "both"
    },
    {
      "platform": "apple-tv",
      "location": "world",
      "fallback": false,
      "privacy": "private",
      "limit": 10,
      "type": "both"
    },
    {
      "platform": "paramount-plus",
      "location": "world",
      "fallback": false,
      "privacy": "private",
      "limit": 10,
      "type": "both"
    }
  ],
  "FlixPatrolPopular": [
    {
      "platform": "movie-db",
      "privacy": "private",
      "limit": 100
    }
  ],
  "Trakt": {
    "saveFile": "./config/.trakt",
    "clientId": "You need to replace this client ID",
    "clientSecret": "You need to replace this client secret"
  },
  "Cache": {
    "enabled": true,
    "savePath": "./config/.cache",
    "ttl": 604800
  }
}

Trakt

To run this application you need to have a Trakt account and a Client ID / Client Secret.

⚠️ Trakt is limited to 5 list on free account, if you specified more than 5 platform on config the script will fail. Remove some platform from the config or take a VIP account on Trakt

1. Go here to create a new one or here to login.
2. Create a new application on your Trakt account
   1. Name: what ever you want
   2. Icon: not needed
   3. Description: not needed
   4. Redirect uri: urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob
   5. Javascript (cors) origins: not needed
   6. Permissions: none
3. Set the given Client ID / Client Secret on the configuration file
4. Run the app and follow the instructions