Plex-Meta-Manager/docs/defaults/movie/seasonal.md

Seasonal Collections

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

This file only works with Movie Libraries.

Collections Section 00

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.
🦃 Thanksgiving Movies	thanksgiving	Collection of Movies related to Thanksgiving.
🎅 Christmas Movies	christmas	Collection of Movies related to Christmas.

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

1. 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/ls002014923/
          emoji_veteran: "🪖 "

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
  thanksgiving: Thanksgiving
  christmas: Christmas

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/ls002014923/
  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/
  thanksgiving:
    - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls000835734/
    - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls091597850/
  christmas: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls000096828/

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)
  thanksgiving: range(11/01-11/30)
  christmas: range(12/01-12/31)