Repetitive notifications from OliveTin for CDVR action "Channel Lineup Change Notifications"

[jsfullam]

Continuing the discussion from OliveTin for Channels: An Interface for Misc Channels DVR Scripts & Tricks:

This topic is based upon my previous post as follows:

OliveTin for Channels: An Interface for Misc Channels DVR Scripts & Tricks

Hi! I have been running the Olivetin action "Channel Lineup Change Notifications" set to 30 minute intervals. Since my last lineup change earlier today, I have been receiving duplicate notifications every 30 minutes. Channels DVR server URL: http://192.168.1.100:8089 Channels DVR version: 2026.06.26.2353 ------------------------------ New source with 1 channels: "ADBTuner - app_cbs" See file /config/192.168.1.100-8089_data/ADBTuner_-_app_cbs.log for the full lineup. I will try disabling an…

@mjitkop

Are you saying that it keeps telling you every 30 minutes that you added the new ADBTuner source?

Yes, I am receiving repetitive identical email notifications at the specified interval in the OliveTin action. I have killed and restarted the action for different intervals and the notification repeats according to the setting. This was triggered by a single source addition earlier in the day.

[bnhf]

@mjitkop I took a quick look this morning, and it appears the issue has to do with these new "native" sources having underscores in the name.

The create_local_file_name function replaces spaces with underscores when writing, and then get_source_names_from_disk reverses this process by replacing all underscores with spaces. As a result, the reconstructed ADBTuner - app cbs never matches ADBTuner - app_cbs.

[jsfullam]

@bnhf

underscores in the name

I also wondered if it could be something about the source name. I deleted the source and re-created it with a new name. I restarted the notification action with a 5 minute frequency, and am not getting repeated notifications. I have only received a single message about the creation of the re-named source.

[mjitkop]

Thanks for investigating, @bnhf, and thank you, @jsfullam, for confirming.

I was thinking about it since last night and suspected some type of mismatch between the source name and the file on the disk.

You saved me some time for investigation.

I'm quite busy this weekend so I will probably not be able to work on a fix until next week.

[bnhf]

@mjitkop

I was thinking about it since last night and suspected some type of mismatch between the source name and the file on the disk.

I implemented a fix in the channels_dvr_monitor_channels.py script for CDVR Custom Channel Sources that contain underscores.

@mjitkop I submitted a PR against your repo for this script a few minutes ago. It's been tested on a limited basis, and seems to be working fine.

@jsfullam I've pushed bnhf/olivetin:latest (aka bnhf/olivetin:2026.07.30) which incorporates this fix, so when you have a moment, I'd appreciate it if you could confirm that sources with underscores are behaving like any others.

[mjitkop]

Thanks, @bnhf! I will look at it and merge it soon.

My first time getting a PR.

I appreciate this while I'm going through a couple of health issues. I have a medical procedure on my heart on Tuesday. Things should be better for me after next week.

[jsfullam]

@bnhf

when you have a moment, I'd appreciate it if you could confirm that sources with underscores are behaving like any others.

I'll be happy to take a look at it tomorrow.

[jsfullam]

@bnhf

confirm that sources with underscores are behaving like any others.

Yep. All is well. My two existing sources app_pbs and app_cnn are not triggering any notifications. I also added a new source, app_cbs, using the Olivetin one-click "Create Native ADBTuner Channels + CDVR Custom Channels" action. It only prompted a single notification (as expected) and has not sent any repetitive messages.