From 950e32b6ac4b2df531d0ab252ac16e6f3c5999fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: FailedProxy <failedproxy@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:54:50 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fixed live dectect in transcode manager

---
 Transcodes/transcode_manager.sh | 11 ++++++++---
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Transcodes/transcode_manager.sh b/Transcodes/transcode_manager.sh
index 20ca2a7..4bce747 100644
--- a/Transcodes/transcode_manager.sh
+++ b/Transcodes/transcode_manager.sh
@@ -158,14 +158,19 @@ emby_api() {
 }
 
 # Determine which storage location a session is using
-# Checks filesystem for session folder in ramdisk or SSD transcode temp directories
+# Handles both short hex IDs (live TV) and long UUID format (standard transcodes)
 get_session_location() {
     local session_id="$1"
     local transcode_temp="transcoding-temp"
+    local short_id="${session_id:0:6}"  # Emby uses short 6-char IDs for live TV sessions
 
-    if [[ -d "$RAMDISK_PATH/$transcode_temp/$session_id" ]]; then
+    # Check ramdisk — exact match first, then short ID prefix match for live TV
+    if [[ -d "$RAMDISK_PATH/$transcode_temp/$session_id" ]] || \
+       ls -d "$RAMDISK_PATH/$transcode_temp/${short_id}"* 2>/dev/null | grep -q .; then
         echo "ramdisk"
-    elif [[ -d "$TRANSCODE_SSD/$transcode_temp/$session_id" ]]; then
+    # Check SSD — same pattern
+    elif [[ -d "$TRANSCODE_SSD/$transcode_temp/$session_id" ]] || \
+       ls -d "$TRANSCODE_SSD/$transcode_temp/${short_id}"* 2>/dev/null | grep -q .; then
         echo "ssd"
     else
         echo "unknown"