From a84fc8fdc9c94ffa447004b3a345eba229416b20 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zack Meier <zmeier@kwyjibo.info>
Date: Fri, 1 May 2026 20:12:46 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] new working slimmed down Regulation script

---
 yt-dlp/Download-RegulationPatreon_Epsilon.ps1 | 170 ++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 170 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 yt-dlp/Download-RegulationPatreon_Epsilon.ps1

diff --git a/yt-dlp/Download-RegulationPatreon_Epsilon.ps1 b/yt-dlp/Download-RegulationPatreon_Epsilon.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9cd573a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yt-dlp/Download-RegulationPatreon_Epsilon.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+# YT Regulation Patreon
+# Set URL and Location
+$URL = "https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheRegulationPod"
+$folderPath = '\\truenas3.kwyjibo.info\RegulationPodcast$'
+
+$rejects = @()
+$RejectString = $rejects -join '|'
+
+Set-Location $folderPath
+
+function Download-YtDlp {
+    param(
+        [string]$VideoUrl,
+        [string]$OutputPath,
+        [string]$RejectString,
+        [bool]$WithCookies
+    )
+
+    $ytDlpPath = "D:\yt-dlp\yt-dlp.exe"
+
+    $arguments = @(
+        $VideoUrl,
+        "--write-info-json",
+        "--write-thumbnail",
+        "--embed-metadata",
+        "--convert-thumbnails", "jpg",
+        "--no-progress",
+        "-t", "sleep",
+        "--rate-limit", "5M",
+        "-o", $OutputPath,
+        "-f", "bestvideo[ext=mp4]+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/best[ext=mp4]/best",
+        "-S", "vcodec:h264",
+        "--reject-title", $RejectString,
+        "--playlist-reverse",
+        "--download-archive", "ytdlp_archive.txt"
+    )
+
+    if ($WithCookies) {
+        $arguments += "--cookies-from-browser", "firefox"
+    }
+
+    $output = & $ytDlpPath @arguments 2>&1
+    $exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
+
+    # Prefer actual error lines if present
+    $errorLines = $output | Where-Object { $_ -match '^\[error\]' }
+
+    $message = if ($exitCode -eq 0) {
+        $null
+    }
+    elseif ($errorLines) {
+        ($errorLines -join "`n").Trim()
+    }
+    else {
+        # fallback if yt-dlp didn't tag it as [error]
+        ($output -join "`n").Trim()
+    }
+
+    return [PSCustomObject]@{
+        ExitCode = $exitCode
+        Message  = $message
+    }
+}
+function Parse-URLToIdentifier {
+    param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+        [string]$Url
+    )
+
+    $platform = ""
+    $name = ""
+
+    # 1. Determine the Platform
+    if ($Url -match "patreon\.com") {
+        $platform = "patreon"
+        # For Patreon, take the last segment of the URL path (e.g., TheRegulationPod)
+        $name = ($Url -split '/')[-1]
+    }
+    elseif ($Url -match "youtube.com") {
+        $platform = "youtube"
+        # For YouTube, extract everything after the "@" symbol
+        if ($Url -match '@(.*)') {
+            $name = $Matches[1]
+        }
+        else {
+            # Handle cases where @ might not be present (though unlikely for channel URLs)
+            $name = "UnknownChannel" 
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+        Write-Error "Unsupported URL platform."
+        return $null
+    }
+
+    # Construct and return the final identifier
+    return "${platform}_${name}"
+}
+
+$archive_name = Parse-URLToIdentifier -Url $Url
+
+# Download flat playlist
+Write-Verbose -Message "Download flat playlist" -Verbose
+$flat = D:\yt-dlp\yt-dlp.exe -j --flat-playlist $URL
+$flat | Set-Content -Path "$archive_name.json"
+
+# load json into memory, convert to psobject
+$json = Get-Content -Path "$archive_name.json" | ConvertFrom-Json
+
+# Load all .mp4 files into memory once at the start
+Write-Verbose -Message "Gathering existing downloads" -Verbose
+$mp4Files = Get-ChildItem -Path $folderPath -Recurse -Filter "*.mp4"
+
+ForEach ($obj in $json) {
+    $TryWithCookies = $false
+    $videoUrl = $obj.url
+    $url_basename = $obj.webpage_url_basename
+
+    Write-Verbose -Message ("Start " + $url_basename) -Verbose
+    $outputPath = "Unsorted/Season %(upload_date>%y|Unknown)s/%(upload_date>%m|Unknown)s/%(release_date>%Y%m%d,upload_date>%Y%m%d)s - %(title).180B [%(extractor)s-%(id)s].%(ext)s"
+
+    $DownloadYTDLPSplat = @{
+        videoUrl   = $videoUrl
+        outputPath = "Unsorted/Season %(upload_date>%y|Unknown)s/%(upload_date>%m|Unknown)s/%(release_date>%Y%m%d,upload_date>%Y%m%d)s - %(title).180B [%(extractor)s-%(id)s].%(ext)s"
+    }
+    
+    $DownloadResult = Download-YtDlp @DownloadYTDLPSplat
+    switch ($DownloadResult.ExitCode) {
+        0 {
+            Write-Verbose -Message "Download successful"
+        }
+        { $_ -ne 0 } {
+            If ($DownloadResult.ExitCode -ne 0) {
+                switch ($DownloadResult.Message) {
+                    { $_ -match 'No supported media found in this post' } {
+                        Write-Verbose -Message 'No supported media found in this post' -Verbose
+                    }
+                    { $_ -match 'do not have access' } {
+                        Write-Verbose -Message 'do not have access' -Verbose
+                        $TryWithCookies = $true
+                    }
+                    Default {
+                        $errorLine = ($DownloadResult.Message -split "`n") | Where-Object { $_ -match '^ERROR:' } | Select-Object -First 1
+                        Write-Verbose -Message $errorLine -Verbose
+                    }
+                }
+
+                If ($TryWithCookies) {
+                    $CookieResult = Download-YtDlp @DownloadYTDLPSplat
+            
+                    switch ($CookieResult.Message) {
+                        { $_ -match 'No supported media found in this post' } {
+                            Write-Verbose -Message 'No supported media found in this post again.' -Verbose
+                        }
+                        { $_ -match 'do not have access' } {
+                            Write-Verbose -Message 'do not have access again' -Verbose
+                            $TryWithCookies = $true
+                        }
+                        Default {
+                            $errorLine = ($CookieResult.Message -split "`n") | Where-Object { $_ -match '^ERROR:' } | Select-Object -First 1
+                            Write-Warning -Message "Still failed with cookies."
+                            Write-Verbose -Message $errorLine -Verbose
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            } 
+        }
+    }
+    Write-Verbose -Message ("End   " + $url_basename) -Verbose
+}
+