Episodes with number 0 (specials) are not displayed in episode list

[deleteBlack666]

Steps to reproduce

1. Open any anime that has a special episode 0 (e.g., via AnimeON provider: https://animeon.club/anime/7705-vistoriya-mahiya-ta-mech-2-sezon).
2. Observe that the episode list starts from episode 1; episode 0 is missing.
3. Check the provider code – the episode is added with this.episode = 0 and a proper name.
4. https://animeon.club/api/player/7705/episodes?take=100&skip=-1&playerId=7765&translationId=1105 - {"episodes":[{"id":111789,"videoUrl":"https://moonanime.art/iframe/e38d1wbbyt1jwp5wshnv2cs5/","episode":0,"subtitles":false,"poster":"https://s4.mooncdn.space/video69/rh_mvo_tsue_to_tsurugi_no_wistoria_s02e0_s2_x_43597/poster.webp","fileUrl":"","isViewed":false},{"id":113496,"videoUrl":"https://moonanime.art/iframe/szssef5yydbw9pwxnrn/","episode":1,"subtitles":false,"poster":"https://s4.mooncdn.space/video70/44663_source_s2_e1_44663/poster.webp","fileUrl":"","isViewed":false},{"id":114584,"videoUrl":"https://moonanime.art/iframe/83iw09uswc5lkv7152fwcpk/","episode":2,"subtitles":false,"poster":"https://s4.mooncdn.space/video70/45501_source_s2_e2_45501/poster.webp","fileUrl":"","isViewed":false},

Expected behavior

Episode 0 should be displayed in the episode list, either as "Episode 0", "Special", or with a custom name provided by the provider.

Actual behavior

Episode 0 is completely hidden from the episode list. Only episodes with numbers >= 1 are shown.

Cloudstream version and commit hash

4.7.0

Android version

Android 13

Logcat

Other details

Allow episodes with episode = 0 (or null) to be displayed in the episode list. They are valid special episodes and should not be filtered out. If necessary, add a separate section for specials or simply include them in the main list.

Tested workarounds that failed:
· Setting this.episode = null → episode still hidden.
· Renaming episode 0 to episode 1 and shifting all other episodes by +1 → episode not displayed.
· Provider correctly adds the episode; the issue is on the CloudStream side (likely in episode filtering/sorting logic).

Acknowledgements

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[recloudstream]

Hello deleteBlack666.
Please do not report any provider bugs here. This repository does not contain any providers. Please find the appropriate repository and report your issue there or join the discord.

Found provider name: AnimeON

[LagradOst]

This is false, I both reread our source code and tested our implementation. CS3 is flexible enough to both handle negative episode numbers, zero and null, or even the wrong order of episodes within the list. We only de-duplicate episodes with the exact same number, so what you are having is a provider issue.