Filter m3u playlist

process-m3u-playlist.sh

#!/bin/bash

url="http://sample.com"
inputFile="input.m3u"
outputFileChannels="output-channels.m3u"
outputFileMovies="output-movies.m3u"
outputFileSeries="output-series.m3u"
lineCount=1
previousLine=''
regexFilter="NHL\sNETWORK|(\|(EN|US|CA)\|)"

#curl -o $inputFile "$url"

echo "#EXTM3U" >$outputFileChannels
echo "#EXTM3U" >$outputFileMovies
echo "#EXTM3U" >$outputFileSeries

while read -r p; do
    if [[ $p =~ ^http ]] && [[ $previousLine =~ $regexFilter ]]; then
        if [[ $p =~ \/movie\/ ]]; then
            echo "$previousLine" >> $outputFileMovies
            echo "$p" >> $outputFileMovies
        elif [[ $p =~ \/series\/ ]]; then
            echo "$previousLine" >> $outputFileSeries
            echo "$p" >> $outputFileSeries
        else
            echo "$previousLine" >> $outputFileChannels
            echo "$p" >> $outputFileChannels
        fi
    fi

    previousLine=$p
    ((lineCount++))
done <$inputFile

vlc $outputFileChannels