Seasonal Collections¶

The seasonal Default Metadata File is used to dynamically create seasonal collections based on holidays .

Requirements & Recommendations¶

Supported Library Types: Movie

Collections Section 000¶

Collection	Key	Description
`Seasonal Collections`	`separator`	Separator Collection to denote the Section of Collections.
`🎊 New Year's Day Movies`	`years`	Collection of Movies related to New Year’s Day.
`💘 Valentine's Day Movies`	`valentine`	Collection of Movies related to Valentine’s Day.
`☘ St. Patrick's Day Movies`	`patrick`	Collection of Movies related to St. Patrick’s Day.
`🐰 Easter Movies`	`easter`	Collection of Movies related to Easter.
`🤱 Mother's Day Movies`	`mother`	Collection of Movies related to Mother’s Day.
`🪖 Memorial Day Movies`	`memorial`	Collection of Movies related to Memorial Day.
`👨 Father's Day Movies`	`father`	Collection of Movies related to Father’s Day.
`🎆 Independence Day Movies`	`independence`	Collection of Movies related to Independence Day.
`⚒ Labor Day Movies`	`labor`	Collection of Movies related to Labor Day.
`🎃 Halloween Movies`	`halloween`	Collection of Movies related to Halloween.
`🎖 Veteran's Day Movies`	`veteran`	Collection of Movies related to Veteran’s Day.
`🦃 Thanksgiving Movies`	`thanksgiving`	Collection of Movies related to Thanksgiving.
`🎅 Christmas Movies`	`christmas`	Collection of Movies related to Christmas.
`🌊🌺 Asian American Pacific Islander Movies`	`aapi`	Collection of Movies related to Asian American Pacific Islander Month
`♿ Disability Month Movies`	`disabilities`	Collection of Movies related to Disability Month
`✊ 🏿 Black History Month Movies`	`black_history`	Collection of Movies related to Black History Month
`🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ Month Movies`	`lgbtq`	Collection of Movies related to LGBTQ Month
`🪅 National Hispanic Heritage Movies`	`latinx`	Collection of Movies related to National Hispanic Heritage Month
`🚺 Women's History Month Movies`	`women`	Collection of Movies related to Women’s History Month

Config¶

The below YAML in your config.yml will create the collections:

libraries:
  Movies:
    metadata_path:
      - pmm: seasonal

Template Variables¶

Template Variables can be used to manipulate the file in various ways to slightly change how it works without having to make your own local copy.

Note that the template_variables: section only needs to be used if you do want to actually change how the defaults work. Any value not specified is its default value if it has one if not it’s just ignored.

All Shared Collection Variables are available as well as the additional Variables below which can be used to customize the file.

This file contains a Separator so all Shared Separator Variables are available as well.

Variable

Description & Values

tmdb_collection_<<key>>¹

Description: Adds the TMDb Collection IDs given to the specified key’s collection. Overrides the default tmdb_collection for that collection if used.
Values: List of TMDb Collection IDs

tmdb_movie_<<key>>¹

Description: Adds the TMDb Movie IDs given to the specified key’s collection. Overrides the default tmdb_movie for that collection if used.
Values: List of TMDb Movie IDs

imdb_list_<<key>>¹

Description: Adds the Movies in the IMDb List to the specified key’s collection. Overrides the default imdb_list for that collection if used.
Values: List of IMDb List URLs

trakt_list_<<key>>¹

Description: Adds the Movies in the Trakt List to the specified key’s collection.
Values: List of Trakt List URLs

mdblist_list_<<key>>¹

Description: Adds the Movies in the MDb List to the specified key’s collection.
Values: List of MDbList URLs

emoji

Description: Controls the Emoji Prefix for all Collections. Set to "" to remove all emojis.
Values: Any String

emoji_<<key>>¹

Description: Controls the Emoji Prefix for the specified key’s collection.
Values: Any String

limit

Description: Changes the Builder Limit for all collections in this file.
Values: Number Greater then 0

limit_<<key>>¹

Description: Changes the Builder Limit of the specified key’s collection.
Default: limit
Values: Number Greater then 0

sync_mode

Description: Changes the Sync Mode for all collections in a Defaults file.
Default: sync
Values:

`sync`	Add and Remove Items based on Builders
`append`	Only Add Items based on Builders

sync_mode_<<key>>¹

Description: Changes the Sync Mode of the specified key’s collection.
Default: sync_mode
Values:

`sync`	Add and Remove Items based on Builders
`append`	Only Add Items based on Builders

sort_by

Description: Changes the Smart Filter Sort for all collections in this file.
Default: release.desc
Values: Any smart_filter Sort Option

sort_by_<<key>>¹

Description: Changes the Smart Filter Sort of the specified key’s collection.
Default: sort_by
Values: Any smart_filter Sort Option

schedule

Description: Changes the Schedule for all collections in this file. Use daily to have all collections show.
Values: Any Schedule Option

schedule_<<key>>¹

Description: Changes the Schedule of the specified key’s collection. Overrides the default schedule for that collection if used.
Values: Any Schedule Option

data

Description: Overrides the default data dictionary. Defines the data that the custom dynamic collection processes.
Values: Dictionary List of keys/names

append_data

Description: Appends to the default data dictionary.
Values: Dictionary List of keys/names

exclude

Description: Exclude these Seasons from creating a Dynamic Collection.
Values: List of Seasons Keys

name_format

Description: Changes the title format of the Dynamic Collections.
Default: <<key_name>> <<library_translationU>>s
Values: Any string with <<key_name>> in it.

summary_format

Description: Changes the summary format of the Dynamic Collections.
Default: A collection of <<key_name>> <<library_translation>>s that may relate to the season.
Values: Any string.

Each default collection has a key that when calling to effect a specific collection you must replace <<key>> with when calling.

The below is an example config.yml extract with some Template Variables added in to change how the file works.

libraries:
  Movies:
    metadata_path:
      - pmm: seasonal
        template_variables:
          use_separator: true
          sep_style: stb
          use_independence: false
          schedule_thanksgiving: range(10/01-10/30)
          sort_by: random
          # Add a custom holiday
          append_data:
            veteran: Veteran's Day
          schedule_veteran: range(11/01-11/30)
          imdb_list_veteran: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls565595526/
          emoji_veteran: "🪖 "

Default values¶

These are lists provided for reference to show what values will be in use if you do no customization. If you want to customize these values, use the methods described above. These do not show how to change a name or a list.

Default `data`¶

data:
  years: New Year's Day
  valentine: Valentine's Day
  patrick: St. Patrick's Day
  easter: Easter
  mother: Mother's Day
  memorial: Memorial Day
  father: Father's Day
  independence: Independence Day
  labor: Labor Day
  halloween: Halloween
  veteran: Veteran's Day
  thanksgiving: Thanksgiving
  christmas: Christmas
  aapi: Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  disabilities: Day of Persons with Disabilities
  black_history: Black History Month
  lgbtq: LGBTQ+ Pride Month
  latinx: Latinx Heritage Month
  women: Women's History Month

Default `tmdb_collection`¶

tmdb_collection:
  halloween:
    - 185103    # Hotel Transylvania
    - 11716     # Addams Family
    - 750822    # Addams Family Animated
    - 313086    # Conjuring
    - 91361     # Halloween Collection
    - 8581      # A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection
    - 1733      # The Mummy Collection
    - 8091      # Alien Collection
    - 2980      # Ghostbusters
    - 751156    # Hocus Pocus

Default `tmdb_movie`¶

tmdb_movie:
  halloween:
    - 23437    # A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

Default `imdb_list`¶

imdb_list:
  years: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls066838460/
  valentine:
    - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls000094398/
    - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls057783436/
    - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls064427905/
  patrick: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls063934595/
  easter:
    - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls062665509/
    - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls051733651/
  mother: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls072551197/
  memorial: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls561621160/
  father: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls020471057/
  independence:
    - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls068664510/
    - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls080925875/
  labor: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls002014923/
  halloween:
    - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls023118929/
    - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls000099714/
  veteran:
    - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls565595526/
  thanksgiving:
    - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls000835734/
    - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls091597850/
  christmas: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls000096828/
  women:
    - https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/?keywords=women-in-film&ref_=fn_kw_kw_9
    - https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/?keywords=women%27s-rights&ref_=fn_kw_kw_2
    - https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/?keywords=women%27s-suffrage&ref_=fn_kw_kw_13

Default `mdblist`¶

mdblist_list:
  aapi:
    - https://mdblist.com/lists/plexmetamanager/asian-american-pacific-islander-heritage-month
  disabilities:
    - https://mdblist.com/lists/plexmetamanager/day-of-persons-with-disabilities
  lgbtq:
    - https://mdblist.com/lists/plexmetamanager/lgbtq-pride-month
  latinx:
    - https://mdblist.com/lists/plexmetamanager/latinx-heritage-month

Default `track_list`¶

trakt_list:
  black_history:
    - https://trakt.tv/users/hoochzilla/lists/black-cinema?display=movie&sort=title,asc
    - https://trakt.tv/users/bluephi8/lists/black-history?display=movie&sort=title,asc

Default `schedule`¶

schedule:
  years: range(12/26-01/04)
  valentine: range(02/01-02/29)
  patrick: range(03/01-03/18)
  easter: range(03/20-04/30)
  mother: range(05/05-05/10)
  memorial: range(5/18-6/7)
  father: range(06/15-06/20)
  independence: range(06/23-07/11)
  labor: range(09/01-09/10)
  halloween: range(10/01-10/31)
  veteran: range(11/01-11/30)
  thanksgiving: range(11/01-11/30)
  christmas: range(12/01-12/31)
  aapi: range(04/30-05/31)
  disabilities: range(12/02-12/04)
  black_history: range(02/01-03/01)
  lgbtq: range(05/31-06/30)
  latinx: range(09/15-10/15)
  women: range(02/28-03/31)

Seasonal Collections¶

Requirements & Recommendations¶

Collections Section 000¶

Config¶

Template Variables¶

Default values¶

Default data¶

Default tmdb_collection¶

Default tmdb_movie¶

Default imdb_list¶

Default mdblist¶

Default track_list¶