1 ikiwiki's simple podcasting, while elegant and minimal, doesn't (as
2 mentioned in [[todo/blogging]]) produce full-featured feeds. In
3 fancy podcasts, episodes are accompanied by text content. The feeds
4 also have lots more metadata.
10 7. For each fancy podcast episode, write a blog post containing
11 `\[[!meta enclosure="WikiLink/to/media.mp3"]]`. (Don't specify
12 more than one enclosure -- but if you do, last one wins.)
13 7. When rendering to HTML (single-page or inlined), append a link
15 7. When rendering to RSS/Atom, the text is the entry's content and
16 the media file is its enclosure.
17 7. Don't break simple podcasts in pursuit of fancy podcasts.
21 [[!template id=gitbranch branch=schmonz/fancypodcast author="[[schmonz]]"]]
26 * Cover the existing simple podcast behavior with tests.
27 * Add an `enclosure` field to [[plugins/meta]] that expands the
28 given [[ikiwiki/WikiLink]] to an absolute URL (feed enclosures
29 pretty much need to be, and the reference feeds I've looked at
31 * Write failing tests for the desired single-page and inlined
32 HTML behavior, then make them pass by adding enclosure stanzas
33 to `{,inline}page.tmpl`.
34 * Write failing tests for the desired RSS/Atom behavior, then make
35 them pass via changes to `{atom,rss}item.tmpl` and [[plugins/inline]].
36 * Match feature-for-feature with
37 [tru_podcast](http://www.rainskit.com/blog/542/tru_podcast-a-podcasting-plugin-for-textpattern)
38 (what [[schmonz]] will be migrating from).
39 * Enrich [feed metadata](http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html)
40 by catching up `rsspage.tmpl` to `atompage.tmpl`.
41 * Subscribe to a fancy feed in some common podcatchers and verify
42 display details against a reference podcast.
43 * Verify that the feeds validate.
45 ### Must-have (for [[schmonz]], anyway)
47 * Think carefully about...
49 * Other templates with `CONTENT` and whether they want to learn
50 about `ENCLOSURE` (maybe `aggregatepost.tmpl`?).
51 * Whether [[tips/howto avoid flooding aggregators]] suffices for
52 migrating a fancy podcast into ikiwiki.
53 * Verify that _all_ the tests pass (not just my new ones).
57 ## Future improvements
59 ### iTunes fancy podcasting
61 * [iTunes-specific tags](https://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/specs.html)
63 * If they work in Atom, teach `inline` to optionally iTunesify RSS/Atom.
64 * Else, add `itunes` as a third kind of feed (RSS plus more stuff).
65 * Notable tags for feeds:
68 * `itunes:summary` (same as `description`)
69 * `itunes:owner` (includes `itunes:name` and `itunes:email`)
70 * `itunes:image href=''`
72 * `itunes:category text=''` (can contain subcategories)
74 * Notable tags for entries:
76 * use `Audio::TagLib` if present and applicable
77 * fall back to `ffprobe`
81 * Let the enclosure's MIME type be specified, in case someone ever
82 needs to disagree with `File::MimeInfo`.
83 * Extend [[plugins/inline]] to configurably generate additional
84 subscription links (such as iTunes) alongside the RSS/Atom ones.
85 * Verify that [[plugins/more]] plays well with fancy podcasts.
86 * Allow enclosures that are outside the wiki.
87 * Support Apple's "enhanced podcasts" (if they're still relevant).
92 Feature |iTunes RSS|iTunes Atom|Downcast RSS|Downcast Atom
94 Feed title |(./) |(./) |(./) |(./)
95 Feed publisher | | | |
96 Feed "category" | | | |
97 Feed date |(./) |(./) |(./) |(./)
98 Feed description | | | |
100 Episode title |(./) |(./) |(./) |(./)
101 Episode date |(./) |(./) |(./) |(./)
102 Episode duration | | | |
103 Episode author |(./) |(./) |(./) |(./)
104 Episode description|(./) |(./) |(./) |
105 Episode enclosure |(./) |(./) |(./) |(./)