zap2it-scraper

README

zap2it-scraper

A simple Go app to scrape EPG data from zap2it and convert it to XMLTV format.

Introduction

This application will scrape data from Zap2IT in order to build an XMLTV guide for EPG information. Have a look at the environment section below to make sure things are configured properly.

Rate Limiting

I couldn't easily find the rate limiting information so, instead, I made the caching bust every 3 hours and it will only fetch 6 hours of data prior to the current timestamp + the amount of days to fetch (configured via the environment variable ZAP2IT_DAYS_TO_FETCH)

Fetching Providers

If you are unsure of how to configure this tool, set the ZAP2IT_FETCH_PROVIDERS environment variable to "true" and you will see an output of available providers for your configuration.

After finding a provider you're satisfied with, update the other environment variables accordingly.

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
ZAP2IT_USERNAME	Your Zap2IT Username
ZAP2IT_PASSWORD	Your Zap2IT Password
ZAP2IT_SERVER_PORT	The port this server should host the XMLTV guide on; 8080 is the default
ZAP2IT_COUNTRY_CODE	The Zap2IT country code; USA is the default
ZAP2IT_LINEUP_ID	The Zap2IT lineup ID; DFT is the default. See the Fetching Providers section for more information
ZAP2IT_HEADEND_ID	The Zap2IT headend ID; lineupId is the default. See the Fetching Providers section for more information
ZAP2IT_DEVICE	The Zap2IT device ID; - is the default. See the Fetching Providers section for more information
ZAP2IT_LANGUAGE	The Zap2IT language your guide data should use; en is the default
ZAP2IT_DAYS_TO_FETCH	The number of days of guide data to fetch from Zap2IT; 4 is the default
ZAP2IT_FETCH_PROVIDERS	Whether or not to fetch the providers and output them as a table during startup; false is the default