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server/src/routes/programs.ts

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+import { Router } from 'express';
+import { Program } from '../models/Program.js';
+
+export const programsRouter = Router();
+
+// All programs, grouped by channelId — matches the EPG_PROGRAMS shape the SPA expects.
+programsRouter.get('/', async (_req, res, next) => {
+  try {
+    const docs = await Program.find({}, { _id: 0 }).sort({ channelId: 1, start: 1 }).lean();
+    const grouped: Record<string, Array<{ start: number; end: number; title: string; cat: string }>> = {};
+    for (const d of docs) {
+      const list = grouped[d.channelId] ?? (grouped[d.channelId] = []);
+      list.push({ start: d.start, end: d.end, title: d.title, cat: d.cat });
+    }
+    res.json(grouped);
+  } catch (err) {
+    next(err);
+  }
+});