From 6f571c82d4928812039b5305170c086f2fe5e27c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: simon <simobilleter@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2021 10:16:24 +0700
Subject: [PATCH] handle acronyms in showname for tvmaze api call

---
 src/tvsort.py | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/tvsort.py b/src/tvsort.py
index 3873e8d..6a41d0b 100644
--- a/src/tvsort.py
+++ b/src/tvsort.py
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ class Static:
     @staticmethod
     def showname_encoder(showname):
         """ encodes showname for best possible match """
+        # handle acronyms
+        acro_pattern = re.compile(r'[A-Z]{1}\.')
+        acronym_match = acro_pattern.findall(showname)
+        if acronym_match:
+            acronym = ''.join(acronym_match)
+            shortened = ''.join([i.strip('.') for i in acronym])
+            showname = showname.replace(acronym, shortened)
         # tvmaze doesn't like years in showname
         showname = showname.strip().rstrip('-').rstrip('.').strip()
         year_pattern = re.compile(r'\(?[0-9]{4}\)?')