Feature: Add keep watched to liked lists

[glensc]

Also adds new config:

# Configuration for liked lists
liked_lists:
  # Whether to keep watched items in the list
  keep_watched: false

You can also override keep_watched per list:

# Configuration override for specific lists
liked_list:
  "Saw Collection":
    keep_watched: true

Refs:

• Feature request: Add optional config setting to remove watched items from watchlists #1494 (comment)

[glensc]

Now I found this not compatible with my own uses. I want some lists to be keep watched and others not.

For example, collections, I would rather keep watched:

• https://trakt.tv/lists/official/the-melchior-collection?sort=rank,asc

but some dynamic lists, I rather do not keep watched:

• https://trakt.tv/users/xilfneps/lists/all-of-these-films-are-worth-seeing-1400-titles?sort=rank,asc

now question about this is config syntax. how to do that? i was thinking of global config (liked_lists) and overrides per lists (liked_list):

# Configuration for liked lists
liked_lists:
  order: rank
  # Whether to keep watched items in the list
  keep_watched: false

# Configuration override for specific lists
liked_list:
  "The Melchior Collection":
    keep_watched: false
    order: released

comments on section names or syntax?

[simonc56]

I think this setting should not be added in plextraktsync.
Config file is getting too complicated.

The proper way for this use case is to create Plex smart collections from trakt lists.

• https://python-plexapi.readthedocs.io/en/latest/modules/server.html#plexapi.server.PlexServer.createCollection

In Plex smart collections, you can add a watched filter.

[glensc]

So this whole PR could be replaced with this feature request?

• Feature request: Sync Trakt Lists as Plex Collections #1667

i.e. switch to collections and not have it configurable?

[simonc56]

I see there are smart collections and smart playlists.
I don't know exactly how they are different (testing right now in my Plex client), but indeed I think this is the way.

[glensc]

so, summary:

1. finish Feature request: Sync Trakt Lists as Plex Collections #1667, switch Playlist to Collection (no configuration)
2. create smart playlist or smart collection from the collections

or the second option can stay manual?

[simonc56]

The API allows to create smart playlist.
So maybe, the 1. can be Sync trakt Lists as Plex Smart Playlists...

Do you know exactly what difference is between smart collection and smart playlist ?

I suggest to discuss it in the feature request #1667

[glensc]

as refactoring playlists to collections is not getting smooth. and it's also getting complicated there, as can't replace playlists with collections, so need to support both variants (#1667 (comment)).

I'll continue finishing this and adding per list override.

I'm proposing such syntax. I also included example options that could be configured in the future (like order).

# Configuration for liked lists
liked_lists:
  order: rank
  # Whether to keep watched items in the list
  keep_watched: false

# Configuration override for specific lists
liked_list:
  "The Melchior Collection":
    keep_watched: false
    order: released