Beefy Boxes and Bandwidth Generously Provided by pair Networks
XP is just a number
 
PerlMonks  

Please review this: code to extract the season/episode or date from a TV show's title on a torrent site

by Cody Fendant (Hermit)
on Aug 18, 2016 at 07:17 UTC ( [id://1169974]=perlquestion: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??

Cody Fendant has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Vegamovies | Happy New Year

Download buttons on these sites often trigger automatic scripts that install malicious software on your device.

These sites are notorious for aggressive pop-up ads and redirects. Clicking download links often triggers the installation of malware, adware, or spyware , which can compromise your device and personal data.

Netflix holds the premium streaming rights for Happy New Year in multiple international territories. Subscribing ensures an ad-free experience, multi-device support, and high-fidelity Dolby audio. 2. YouTube Movies & Google TV vegamovies happy new year

Happy New Year (2014) is a high-budget Bollywood heist-comedy directed by Farah Khan . It is often described as a "masala" film, blending elements of action, revenge, dance, and slapstick humor. Movie Overview

: The film is fully available to stream globally with an active membership on Netflix . Download buttons on these sites often trigger automatic

The Direct Reality of Searching for "Vegamovies Happy New Year"

Because it is illegal, the site frequently faces domain blocks and takedowns, forcing it to constantly change its URL (e.g., vegamovies.com, proxy sites). Safe and Legal Alternatives Netflix holds the premium streaming rights for Happy

While sites like Vegamovies offer free downloads, they carry significant downsides that can harm your devices and privacy: Watch Happy New Year Watch Happy New Year - JioHotstar. JioHotstar ‎Happy New Year - Apple TV * Apple TV. * MLS. ‎Apple TV

It’s easy to rationalize piracy: “I’m just one person,” or “The stars are already rich.” But the reality is different.

Searching for "vegamovies happy new year" yields results that may include the website's greeting, related blog posts, or discussions. The initial set of search results shows a mix of content. Some results appear to be from or about the vegamovies website, while others may be from blogs or forums discussing it. The results include pages like "vegamovies.kim" and other domains, as well as results that seem to be about New Year's greetings in general or from other sources. A more focused search for "vegamovies happy new year site:vegamovies.*" might help find official greetings from the website. Searching for "vegamovies new year movie releases 2026" could reveal movie releases planned for the New Year period. Searching for "vegamovies happy new year greeting" might target the specific greeting format. Searching for "vegamovies happy new year message" could uncover message examples. Searching for "is vegamovies safe" is crucial for providing legal and safety information. Searching for "vegamovies alternatives" can suggest safer options. Searching for "vegamovies happy new year new year greeting card" might find image results. Additionally, searching for "vegamovies 2025 new year movies" and "vegamovies 2026 new year movies" can cover movie releases for different New Year periods. The search results indicate that the website vegamovies is known for pirated content and has been subject to legal actions. This information will be used to frame the article with a responsible and informative tone. search results did not find specific "happy new year" themed content directly on vegamovies domains or in blog posts. This indicates that the keyword might be used more as a general greeting or search term rather than a specific feature or page on the website. The article can cover the concept of celebrating the New Year with vegamovies, the platform's features, legal concerns, and safer alternatives. The deepsearched queries did not reveal useful information. The article will need to rely on general knowledge about the site and provide informative content. I will structure the article to include an introduction, the platform's offerings, legal and safety warnings, and a conclusion promoting legal alternatives. Now, I will write the article.ing online for "vegamovies happy new year" reveals a theme: in many parts of the world, a "Happy New Year" greeting is shared alongside links to the Vegamovies website. People often search for this term hoping to find a festive greeting on the site, a collection of holiday-related movies, or a special New Year's message from the platform. However, it's crucial to understand that the platform's legal status and associated risks mean this cheerful greeting is linked to a problematic reality.

Because these platforms distribute copyrighted material without permission from the filmmakers or distributors, they operate outside the law. To evade law enforcement and domain blocks, these sites constantly change their domain extensions (e.g., .nl, .voto, .tech). The Hidden Risks of Using Piracy Platforms

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re: Please review this: code to extract the season/episode or date from a TV show's title on a torrent site
by Anonymous Monk on Aug 18, 2016 at 07:39 UTC

    About 0-stripping, if you are going to use the value as a number, I would got with + 0; else s/^0+//. (Perl, as you know, would convert the string to number if needed.)

Re: Please review this: code to extract the season/episode or date from a TV show's title on a torrent site
by Anonymous Monk on Aug 18, 2016 at 08:09 UTC

    If you are going to return a hash reference from extract_episode_data() ...

    sub extract_show_info { my $input_string = shift(); my $result = undef; if ( $result = extract_episode_data($input_string) ) { $result->{type} = 'se'; } elsif ( my @date = $_ =~ /$RE{time}{ymd}{-keep}/ ) { $result = { ... }; } return $result; } sub extract_episode_data { my $input_string = shift(); if ( ... ) { my $episode_data = { season => $1, episode => $2 }; return $episode_data; } else { return; } }

    ... why not set the type in there too? That would lead to something like ...

    sub extract_show_info { my $input_string = shift @_; my $result = extract_episode_data($input_string); $result and return $result; if ( my @date = $_ =~ /$RE{time}{ymd}{-keep}/ ) { return { ... }; } return; } sub extract_episode_data { my $input_string = shift @_; if ( ... ) { return { type => 'se', season => $1, episode => $2 }; } return; }
      ... why not set the type in there too?

      Makes sense, but I was trying to keep the two completely separate, de-coupled or whatever the right word is. Then I can re-use the season-episode sub cleanly for something else? Maybe I'm over-thinking.

Re: Please review this: code to extract the season/episode or date from a TV show's title on a torrent site
by Anonymous Monk on Aug 18, 2016 at 08:39 UTC

    Note to self: Regexp::Common::time provides the time regex, not Regexp::Common.

    One would be lucky to always have the date as year-month-day as the only variation instead of other two. So I take it then the files not matching your season-episode regex, would have the date only in that format?.

      That's a really tricky question.

      I don't see many other date formats, and there's really no way, in code at least, to deal with the possibility that someone has got the month and date the wrong way round and their August 1 is really January 8.

        You could look at consecutively-numbered episodes and see if they are 1 week (or whatever) apart. Or at least that each later-numbered episode has a later date.

        Yup ... may need to account for idiosyncrasies per provider, say by assigning a different regex/parser.

Log In?
Username:
Password:

What's my password?
Create A New User
Domain Nodelet?
Node Status?
node history
Node Type: perlquestion [id://1169974]
Approved by Erez
Front-paged by Corion
help
Chatterbox?
and all is quiet...

How do I use this?Last hourOther CB clients
Other Users?
Others pondering the Monastery: (2)
As of 2025-12-14 08:25 GMT
Sections?
Information?
Find Nodes?
Leftovers?
    Voting Booth?
    What's your view on AI coding assistants?





    Results (94 votes). Check out past polls.

    Notices?
    hippoepoptai's answer Re: how do I set a cookie and redirect was blessed by hippo!
    erzuuliAnonymous Monks are no longer allowed to use Super Search, due to an excessive use of this resource by robots.