Add library replacement recommendations for Tvheadend codebase#2032
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Add library replacement recommendations for Tvheadend codebase#2032
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[WIP] Identify functionalities replaceable by libraries
Add library replacement recommendations for Tvheadend codebase
Jan 2, 2026
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Comprehensive analysis identifying custom implementations in Tvheadend that could be replaced by external libraries, with migration recommendations and priority rankings.
Analysis Coverage
Analyzed 18 functional areas:
htsmsg_json.c,htsmsg_xml.c)url.c)uuid.c)http.c,httpc.c)htsbuf.c)htsmsg.c,htsmsg_binary.c)cron.c)intlconv.c)zlib.c)Key Recommendations
High Priority (already conditionally supported):
liburiparsermandatory — remove regex fallbackPCRE2mandatory — better performance for EPG scrapingzlib-ng— drop-in performance improvementMedium Priority:
libcurlfor outbound HTTP (EPG fetching)ccronexprfor full cron expression supportcJSON/Janssonwith htsmsg adapter layerKeep As-Is:
htsmsgserialization — deeply integrated, TV-optimizedDeliverable
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