Let --match-filter reject entries early

Makes redundant: `--match-title`, `--reject-title`, `--min-views`, `--max-views`

README.md

@@ -1439,6 +1439,10 @@ #### Redundant options
     -e, --get-title                  --print title
     -g, --get-url                    --print urls
     -j, --dump-json                  --print "%()j"
+    --match-title REGEX              --match-filter "title ~= (?i)REGEX"
+    --reject-title REGEX             --match-filter "title !~= (?i)REGEX"
+    --min-views COUNT                --match-filter "view_count >=? COUNT"
+    --max-views COUNT                --match-filter "view_count <=? COUNT"
 
 
 #### Not recommended

test/test_utils.py

@@ -1285,9 +1285,15 @@ def test_match_str(self):
         self.assertTrue(match_str(r'x="foo \& bar" & x^=foo', {'x': 'foo & bar'}))
 
         # Example from docs
-        self.assertTrue(
-            r'!is_live & like_count>?100 & description~=\'(?i)\bcats \& dogs\b\'',
-            {'description': 'Raining Cats & Dogs'})
+        self.assertTrue(match_str(
+            r"!is_live & like_count>?100 & description~='(?i)\bcats \& dogs\b'",
+            {'description': 'Raining Cats & Dogs'}))
+
+        # Incomplete
+        self.assertFalse(match_str('id!=foo', {'id': 'foo'}, True))
+        self.assertTrue(match_str('x', {'id': 'foo'}, True))
+        self.assertTrue(match_str('!x', {'id': 'foo'}, True))
+        self.assertFalse(match_str('x', {'id': 'foo'}, False))
 
     def test_parse_dfxp_time_expr(self):
         self.assertEqual(parse_dfxp_time_expr(None), None)

yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py

@@ -1117,12 +1117,15 @@ def check_filter():
             if age_restricted(info_dict.get('age_limit'), self.params.get('age_limit')):
                 return 'Skipping "%s" because it is age restricted' % video_title
 
-            if not incomplete:
-                match_filter = self.params.get('match_filter')
-                if match_filter is not None:
-                    ret = match_filter(info_dict)
-                    if ret is not None:
-                        return ret
+            match_filter = self.params.get('match_filter')
+            if match_filter is not None:
+                try:
+                    ret = match_filter(info_dict, incomplete=incomplete)
+                except TypeError:
+                    # For backward compatibility
+                    ret = None if incomplete else match_filter(info_dict)
+                if ret is not None:
+                    return ret
             return None
 
         if self.in_download_archive(info_dict):
@@ -2873,13 +2876,13 @@ def download(self, url_list):
             except UnavailableVideoError:
                 self.report_error('unable to download video')
             except MaxDownloadsReached:
-                self.to_screen('[info] Maximum number of downloaded files reached')
+                self.to_screen('[info] Maximum number of downloads reached')
                 raise
             except ExistingVideoReached:
-                self.to_screen('[info] Encountered a file that is already in the archive, stopping due to --break-on-existing')
+                self.to_screen('[info] Encountered a video that is already in the archive, stopping due to --break-on-existing')
                 raise
             except RejectedVideoReached:
-                self.to_screen('[info] Encountered a file that did not match filter, stopping due to --break-on-reject')
+                self.to_screen('[info] Encountered a video that did not match filter, stopping due to --break-on-reject')
                 raise
             else:
                 if self.params.get('dump_single_json', False):

yt_dlp/options.py

@@ -356,11 +356,11 @@ def _dict_from_options_callback(
     selection.add_option(
         '--match-title',
         dest='matchtitle', metavar='REGEX',
-        help='Download only matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string)')
+        help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
     selection.add_option(
         '--reject-title',
         dest='rejecttitle', metavar='REGEX',
-        help='Skip download for matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string)')
+        help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
     selection.add_option(
         '--max-downloads',
         dest='max_downloads', metavar='NUMBER', type=int, default=None,
@@ -395,11 +395,11 @@ def _dict_from_options_callback(
     selection.add_option(
         '--min-views',
         metavar='COUNT', dest='min_views', default=None, type=int,
-        help='Do not download any videos with less than COUNT views')
+        help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
     selection.add_option(
         '--max-views',
         metavar='COUNT', dest='max_views', default=None, type=int,
-        help='Do not download any videos with more than COUNT views')
+        help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
     selection.add_option(
         '--match-filter',
         metavar='FILTER', dest='match_filter', default=None,

yt_dlp/utils.py

@@ -4657,7 +4657,7 @@ def filter_using_list(row, filterArray):
     return '\n'.join(format_str % tuple(row) for row in table)
 
 
-def _match_one(filter_part, dct):
+def _match_one(filter_part, dct, incomplete):
     # TODO: Generalize code with YoutubeDL._build_format_filter
     STRING_OPERATORS = {
         '*=': operator.contains,
@@ -4718,7 +4718,7 @@ def _match_one(filter_part, dct):
                         'Invalid integer value %r in filter part %r' % (
                             m.group('intval'), filter_part))
         if actual_value is None:
-            return m.group('none_inclusive')
+            return incomplete or m.group('none_inclusive')
         return op(actual_value, comparison_value)
 
     UNARY_OPERATORS = {
@@ -4733,22 +4733,25 @@ def _match_one(filter_part, dct):
     if m:
         op = UNARY_OPERATORS[m.group('op')]
         actual_value = dct.get(m.group('key'))
+        if incomplete and actual_value is None:
+            return True
         return op(actual_value)
 
     raise ValueError('Invalid filter part %r' % filter_part)
 
 
-def match_str(filter_str, dct):
-    """ Filter a dictionary with a simple string syntax. Returns True (=passes filter) or false """
-
+def match_str(filter_str, dct, incomplete=False):
+    """ Filter a dictionary with a simple string syntax. Returns True (=passes filter) or false
+        When incomplete, all conditions passes on missing fields
+    """
     return all(
-        _match_one(filter_part.replace(r'\&', '&'), dct)
+        _match_one(filter_part.replace(r'\&', '&'), dct, incomplete)
         for filter_part in re.split(r'(?<!\\)&', filter_str))
 
 
 def match_filter_func(filter_str):
-    def _match_func(info_dict):
-        if match_str(filter_str, info_dict):
+    def _match_func(info_dict, *args, **kwargs):
+        if match_str(filter_str, info_dict, *args, **kwargs):
             return None
         else:
             video_title = info_dict.get('title', info_dict.get('id', 'video'))