Remove Duplicates

The remove_duplicates rule keeps only one channel among groups considered duplicates (e.g., preferring "CNN HD" over " CNN").

YAML Structure

merge_duplicates:
  patterns: []
  selector: ""
  final_value: {}
  condition: {}

Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
patterns	[]regex	Yes	Priority order (first has highest priority)
selector	Selector	No	Use attribute or tag to identify groups
final_value	FinalValue	No	Use for modify result channels
condition	Condition	No	Only apply if condition matches

Examples

Prefer the best quality:

# Input: CNN HD, CNN 4K
# Output: CNN HQ
playlist_rules:
  - remove_duplicates:
      patterns: ["4K", "UHD", "FHD", "HD", "SD", ""]
      final_value:
        template: "{{.BaseName}} HQ"

Restrict deduplication to specific clients:

# Input: CNN HD, CNN 4K, CNN SD
# Output: CNN SD
playlist_rules:
  - remove_duplicates:
      patterns: ["SD", "HD", "FHD", "4K"]
      condition:
        clients: ["kitchen", "office-lite"]