fixes #860 - Add options to display channels directly within user views

MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Hls/DynamicHlsService.cs

@@ -335,8 +335,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback.Hls
                 var newBitrate = totalBitrate - variation;
                 AppendPlaylist(builder, playlistUrl.Replace(requestedVideoBitrate.ToString(UsCulture), (requestedVideoBitrate - variation).ToString(UsCulture)), newBitrate);
 
-                newBitrate = totalBitrate - (2 * variation);
-                AppendPlaylist(builder, playlistUrl.Replace(requestedVideoBitrate.ToString(UsCulture), (requestedVideoBitrate - (2 * variation)).ToString(UsCulture)), newBitrate);
+                variation *= 2;
+                newBitrate = totalBitrate - variation;
+                AppendPlaylist(builder, playlistUrl.Replace(requestedVideoBitrate.ToString(UsCulture), (requestedVideoBitrate - variation).ToString(UsCulture)), newBitrate);
             }
 
             return builder.ToString();

MediaBrowser.Controller/Channels/Channel.cs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Channels
 {
-    public class Channel : BaseItem
+    public class Channel : Folder
     {
         public string OriginalChannelName { get; set; }
 

MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/UserConfiguration.cs

@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration
         public string[] BlockedMediaFolders { get; set; }
         public string[] BlockedChannels { get; set; }
 
+        public string[] DisplayChannelsWithinViews { get; set; }
+        
         public string[] ExcludeFoldersFromGrouping { get; set; }
 
         public UnratedItem[] BlockUnratedItems { get; set; }
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration
             EnableLiveTvAccess = true;
 
             BlockedMediaFolders = new string[] { };
+            DisplayChannelsWithinViews = new string[] { };
             BlockedChannels = new string[] { };
             BlockUnratedItems = new UnratedItem[] { };
 

MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/UserViewManager.cs

@@ -90,12 +90,19 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
             {
                 var channelResult = await _channelManager.GetChannels(new ChannelQuery
                 {
-                    Limit = 0,
                     UserId = query.UserId
 
                 }, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-                if (channelResult.TotalRecordCount > 0)
+                var channels = channelResult.Items;
+
+                var embeddedChannels = channels
+                    .Where(i => user.Configuration.DisplayChannelsWithinViews.Contains(i.Id))
+                    .ToList();
+
+                list.AddRange(embeddedChannels.Select(i => _channelManager.GetChannel(i.Id)));
+
+                if (channels.Length > embeddedChannels.Count)
                 {
                     list.Add(await _channelManager.GetInternalChannelFolder(query.UserId, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false));
                 }

MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Localization/Server/server.json

@@ -846,5 +846,7 @@
 	"LabelXbmcMetadataSaveImagePathsHelp": "This is recommended if you have image file names that don't conform to Xbmc guidelines.",
 	"LabelXbmcMetadataEnablePathSubstitution": "Enable path substitution",
 	"LabelXbmcMetadataEnablePathSubstitutionHelp": "Enables path substitution of image paths using the server's path substitution settings.",
-	"LabelXbmcMetadataEnablePathSubstitutionHelp2": "See path substitution."
+	"LabelXbmcMetadataEnablePathSubstitutionHelp2": "See path substitution.",
+	"LabelGroupChannelsIntoViews": "Display the following channels within my views:",
+	"LabelGroupChannelsIntoViewsHelp": "If enabled, these channels will be displayed directly alongside other views. If disabled, they'll be displayed within a separate Channels view."
 }