EStalker - Stalker Middleware Player - Work in Progress

I dunno.

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in stalker middleware or ministra api calls. In get_profile. What does status = 0 mean. And does this differ with different versions.

ChatGpt

In Stalker Middleware (now Ministra), the get_profile API call returns various user profile details, including a field called status. The meaning of status = 0 typically indicates that the user account is active and not blocked.

Here's what the status field generally represents:

Common status values:

0 — Active (the account is enabled and allowed to access services)

1 — Blocked (the account is disabled or banned)

2 — Deleted (some platforms may treat this as soft-deleted)

Does this differ by version?

Yes, it can differ slightly across different versions of Stalker/Ministra. Earlier versions of Stalker (e.g., 4.x) tended to be less strict with status enforcement, while newer Ministra versions (5.x and beyond) may include more nuanced user statuses, especially if enhanced with custom modules or integrated with billing systems.

In practice:

On some portals, status = 1 might still allow limited access unless specifically enforced.

Some custom implementations or forks may introduce additional statuses (e.g., 3 for expired subscription).

Deepseek

In the Ministra/Stalker Middleware API, the status field in the get_profile API call typically indicates the current state or activation status of a user's profile.

Meaning of status = 0 in get_profile:

status = 0 usually means that the profile is inactive, disabled, or not authorized to access services.

Possible reasons:

The account may be suspended.

The subscription may have expired.

The profile may be blocked by the provider.

The user may not have proper credentials or permissions.

Does This Differ Across Versions?

Yes, the interpretation of status codes can vary slightly between different versions of Stalker Middleware/Ministra.

Older versions might use different numeric codes, but 0 commonly represents an inactive or blocked state.

Some newer versions may introduce additional status codes (e.g., 1 for active, 2 for temporary suspension, etc.).

Always refer to the API documentation for your specific Ministra/Stalker version for exact definitions.

Its soooo quiet

Anyway a quick update of where I am at.

I got totally distracted as someone kindly sent be a bucket load of python mac scanners.
So I spent some considerable time reading the code of those mac scanners to see how they were doing things.
No easy task as a lot of them are non English and quiet frankly a lot of them were terribly structured and just a maze of random code.

But I think I am in a better place.

For those stalker panels that also have an xtream equivalent I now get this info to. Which means the playlist page is more informative. i.e Active / Max.
Lots more code, and every url call is going to slow things down a little, but this plugin is never going to be about instant speed, its about being usable.
The majority of people wanting a stalker player are using hacked lines anyway. If you got your own stalker line, you probably using the proper software.

So live channels and player are now fully working. Still got to bring in EPG.
Favourites work
Hiding channels work.
Live Player works.
Player - change stream type works.

Todays mission is VOD section.

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recording is not that simple.
Everything is token based.

Tokens expire.
And if someone else brute forces that domain and mac or used the mac since the recording was set. Then it becomes void.

yes... but a lot of portals the token is 24 hours. So in theory it can be done.
Reality is it probably isn't going to work for most. Unless you personally use a mac scanner, and find mac lines nobody else is trying to use.

1 step forward - 3 steps backwards at the moment.

I am having fun - but not making much progress to the finish line.

I ran into issues with the speed of vod loading. So switched to Plan B. Which also meant rewriting Live section to be Plan B.

Plus, now I got to juggle about all my skin elements to make things fit, as gone for a 12 line channel display to 14 lines.

Its still going to plan though, things are falling into place now.

So whats working at the moment after my rewrite.

Manage playlists

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Playlist menu
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Live streams Categories
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Live categories sort - A-Z, Z-A, Original
Live categories Search
Live categories Hide/Show channels

Live Streams
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Live streams sort - A-Z, Z-A, Added, Original
Live streams search - despite the fact I am loading only 14 channels at a time - this works and isn't that slow - impressive
Live streams favourites - I cant show favourites folder anymore in Live Categories - So favourites list is now triggered by the fav button on categories - and those streams can be clicked and played.
Live streams Hide/Show Channels
Live stream - still no epg yet

Live streams - playing stream

So next - is a few skin changes and tweaks. Then back to VOD now I have work out all the new logic for live.

I actually thought this was going to be an easy project. I am already 3 weeks in. And put some good hours into this.

But the delays are mainly because I am not happy with certain elements. So better to get it right early rather than struggle amending it later.

yes. Got VOD working. And TMDB matches

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Here you go.

No EPG yet.

No Series yet.
No recordings.
No downloader.

Does it work on python 2.7 images - don't know

Does it work on dreamos - don't know.

Will there be bugs - absolutely.
WIll every line you find work - absolutely not.

Quick summary of how to use.

Add your playlists via the plugin. First save will save the mac. Second Save will save any macs you added for that url.
or add your playlists via the etc/enigma2/estalker/playlists.txt file

in the format. Url followed by the macs.

http://iptv1.xyz:80
00:1a:79:0b:c0:4f
# 00:1a:79:19:01:5b
# 00:1a:79:78:77:76
00:00:00:00:00:00

http://iptv2.xyz:8080
00:1a:79:bf:e6:85
#00:1a:79:6f:0e:2a

You can comment out urls or macs.
mac addresses can be upper or lowercase.
You don't need /c/ or /stalker_portal/ - I strip that out and try to work out which calls its using.

Green lines - I am pretty sure will work.
Yellow lines - may or may not work.

What should be working.
Live
Vod
Vod Trailers. - play icon will fill in if there is a possible trailer - then long press OK to play.
Live category sorting
Live streams sorting
Live category searching
Live streams searching
Vod category sorting.
Vod Images.

There are lots of URL calls in this. So don't add a million lines at once otherwise it will be very slow. Try it with about 5 - 10.

And usual rules apply with this. If I see this beta posted on other forums. It will be the last public beta. And I will switch back to my trusted testers. Behave and wait until its nearly finished.

Files deleted - see later posts

And for those using hacked lines - dont use lines from popular sources or websites. Because as soon as someone else tries the same line as you (or is in the process of brute forcing that domain) yours will stop working and and you will have to exit and reload to get a new token.

Quick hint, find lines that were posted months ago. Not this week.