Data Sources

TV Rename pulls data from TheTVDB.com, TMDB and TV Maze using their API.

Development Services

• Github

• GitBook

• AppVeyor

• Papertrail

Development Libraries

It also uses: -

• Json.NET to code and decode the messages from data sources,

• AlphaFS for advanced .NET file operations,

• NLog open-source logging for .NET,

• SourceGrid,

• CefSharp

• CloudFlareUtilities

• Humanizer

• Ical.Net

• MediaInfo

• Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack

• MSCVersion

• NodaTime

• ObjectListView

• Polly

• SharpCompress

• Timber

• TimeZoneConverter

• TMDbLib

• TVRename has seen significant speed improvements as a result of using: -

  • Red Gate’s ANTS Performance Profiler

  • JetBrains’ dotTrace

  • JetBrains’ ReSharper

Generally these are obtained via NuGet packages.

Images and Icons

And thanks to: Vecteezy! Vector Art for our cool Retro Television Logo - Vectors by www.vecteezy.com.

Configuration Files

By default, all the configuration information and locally cached data from TheTVDB is stored in a series of XML files under the users Application folder (unless overridden using the command line option /userfilepath). They are stored at: -

\Users\<user-name>\AppData\Roaming\TVRename\TVRename\2.1

If you wish to make a backup of your TV Rename setup a copy of this folder is all you need!

It contains:

And stores the following backups (10 of each):

Log Files

The main active log file is available from the Help>Log menu option. Note that the application only logs to the screen once it’s opened. If you want to see the full log then click on ‘View Full Log’ and the whole thing is opened up. The log window can be moved and the rest of the application used as normal.

The current log file (TVRename.log) can be found in: -

\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\TV Rename\log\

Log files are rotated into an “archive” folder (in the same location as TVRename.log) every time TV Rename is run or every 24 hours, whichever is sooner.

As with tvdb.xml and settings.xml a maximum of ten backup copies of the log file are kept (TVRename00.log - TVRename09.log) on a first-in-first-out (FIFO) basis.

Logging uses NLog. The configuration file (NLog.config) is stored in the TV Rename program folder.

You can read the NLog Wiki for guidance on how to adjust the configuration file to collect more information.

When raising a bug please include a log file that illustrates the issue if you can, it will help us find a solution quickly.

Cache and Supporting Logs

TODO: cef cache and associated logs

The Registry

The only information TV Rename stores in the registry is installation information which is used by Windows “Apps and Features” to un-install the program.

Source Code

You can find TV Rename’s source code (along with executables and this website) in The TV Rename GitHub Repository.

Development Links

• You can find the Developers Wiki here…

• For the longer term you can visit the “Roadmap” which lists the proposed Milestones (a high level view of what's planned for when).

• In addition there is a Developers Forum in Google Groups which you can request access to.

• The legacy forum can be accessed in read-only mode for background and history about the project

Frameworks

Winforms C# application

TV Rename uses the Microsoft .NET Framework. The installer will check for its presence and let you know if any action is needed. It’s a free download from Microsoft.

.NET Framework 4.8

C++

The app will check on this and ask the user to upgrade if it's missing. It's needed as a dependency for CEF Framework