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@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ also have lots more metadata.
 ## Implementation
 
 [[!template id=gitbranch branch=schmonz/fancypodcast author="[[schmonz]]"]]
 ## Implementation
 
 [[!template id=gitbranch branch=schmonz/fancypodcast author="[[schmonz]]"]]
+[[!tag patch]]
 
 ### Completed
 
 
 ### Completed
 
@@ -32,50 +33,81 @@ also have lots more metadata.
   to `{,inline}page.tmpl`.
 * Write failing tests for the desired RSS/Atom behavior, then make
   them pass via changes to `{atom,rss}item.tmpl` and [[plugins/inline]].
   to `{,inline}page.tmpl`.
 * Write failing tests for the desired RSS/Atom behavior, then make
   them pass via changes to `{atom,rss}item.tmpl` and [[plugins/inline]].
+* Match feature-for-feature with
+  [tru_podcast](http://www.rainskit.com/blog/542/tru_podcast-a-podcasting-plugin-for-textpattern)
+  (what [[schmonz]] will be migrating from).
+* Enrich [feed metadata](http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html)
+  by catching up `rsspage.tmpl` to `atompage.tmpl`.
+* Verify that [[plugins/more]] plays well with fancy podcasts.
+* Verify that the feeds validate.
+* Subscribe to a fancy feed in some common podcatchers and verify
+  display details against a reference podcast.
+
+### Status
+
+[[!table data="""
+Feature            |iTunes RSS|iTunes Atom|Downcast RSS|Downcast Atom
+Feed image         |{X}       |{X}        |{X}         |{X}
+Feed title         |(./)      |(./)       |(./)        |(./)
+Feed publisher     |{X}       |{X}        |{X}         |{X}
+Feed "category"    |{X}       |{X}        |{X}         |{X}
+Feed date          |(./)      |(./)       |(./)        |(./)
+Feed description   |(./)      |(./)       |(./)        |{X}
+Episode image      |{X}       |{X}        |{X}         |{X}
+Episode title      |(./)      |(./)       |(./)        |(./)
+Episode date       |(./)      |(./)       |(./)        |(./)
+Episode duration   |{X}       |{X}        |{X}         |{X}
+Episode author     |{X}       |{X}        |{X}         |{X}
+Episode description|(./)      |(./)       |(./)        |{X}
+Episode enclosure  |(./)      |(./)       |(./)        |(./)
+"""]]
 
 ### Must-have (for [[schmonz]], anyway)
 
 
 ### Must-have (for [[schmonz]], anyway)
 
-* Enrich podcast feed metadata (some of which is iTunes-specific,
-  though I'm not aware of it causing any problems for other
-  podcatchers, and in fact some of them may also use it).
-* Subscribe to a fancy feed in some common podcatchers and compare
-  display details against a reference podcast.
-* Compare feature-for-feature and feed-for-feed with
-  [tru_podcast](http://www.rainskit.com/blog/542/tru_podcast-a-podcasting-plugin-for-textpattern),
-  which is what [[schmonz]] will be migrating from.
 * Think carefully about...
     * UTF-8.
     * Other templates with `CONTENT` and whether they want to learn
       about `ENCLOSURE` (maybe `aggregatepost.tmpl`?).
     * Whether [[tips/howto avoid flooding aggregators]] suffices for
       migrating a fancy podcast into ikiwiki.
 * Think carefully about...
     * UTF-8.
     * Other templates with `CONTENT` and whether they want to learn
       about `ENCLOSURE` (maybe `aggregatepost.tmpl`?).
     * Whether [[tips/howto avoid flooding aggregators]] suffices for
       migrating a fancy podcast into ikiwiki.
-* Verify that the feeds validate.
 * Verify that _all_ the tests pass (not just my new ones).
 
 * Verify that _all_ the tests pass (not just my new ones).
 
-### Nice-to-have
+-----
 
 
-* Let the enclosure's MIME type be specified, in case someone ever
-  needs to disagree with `File::MimeInfo`.
-* Extend [[plugins/inline]] to configurably generate additional
-  subscription links (such as iTunes) alongside the RSS/Atom ones.
-* Verify that [[plugins/more]] plays well with fancy podcasts.
-* Allow enclosures that are outside the wiki.
+## Future improvements
 
 
-### Status
+### iTunes fancy podcasting
 
 
-[[!table data="""
-Feature            |iTunes RSS|iTunes Atom|Downcast RSS|Downcast Atom
-Feed image         |    -     |     -     |     -      |     -
-Feed title         |    +     |     +     |     +      |     +
-Feed publisher     |    -     |     -     |     -      |     -
-Feed "category"    |    -     |     -     |     -      |     -
-Feed date          |    +     |     +     |     +      |     +
-Feed description   |    -     |     -     |     -      |     -
-Episode image      |    -     |     -     |     -      |     -
-Episode title      |    +     |     +     |     +      |     +
-Episode date       |    +     |     +     |     +      |     +
-Episode duration   |    -     |     -     |     -      |     -
-Episode author     |    +     |     +     |     +      |     +
-Episode description|    +     |     +     |     +      |     -
-Episode enclosure  |    +     |     +     |     +      |     +
-"""]]
+* [iTunes-specific tags](https://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/specs.html)
+  appear to be RSS-only
+    * If they work in Atom, teach `inline` to optionally iTunesify RSS/Atom.
+    * Else, add `itunes` as a third kind of feed (RSS plus more stuff).
+* Notable tags for feeds:
+    * `itunes:subtitle`
+    * `itunes:author`
+    * `itunes:summary` (same as `description`)
+    * `itunes:owner` (includes `itunes:name` and `itunes:email`)
+    * `itunes:image href=''`
+    * `itunes:publisher`
+    * `itunes:category text=''` (can contain subcategories)
+    * `itunes:keywords`
+* Notable tags for entries:
+    * `itunes:duration`
+        * [[!cpan Audio::TagLib]] might be fastest, if present and applicable
+        * [ffprobe](http://ffmpeg.org/ffprobe.html) is reasonably fast
+        * [mediainfo](http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/) is way slower
+        * Cache computed durations as pagestate
+
+### Other ideas
+
+* Optionally specify the enclosure's:
+    * MIME type, in case `File::MimeInfo` guesses wrong.
+    * Duration, in case `ffprobe` guesses wrong.
+* Optionally specify enclosures outside the wiki:
+    * Some people don't want to store big unchanging files in the VCS.
+    * Other people like [podcasting found media](http://huffduffer.com/about).
+    * We'd have to download the file just to compute some metadata
+      about it, and then somehow not frequently re-download it.
+* Configurably generate additional subscription links (such as
+  iTunes) alongside the RSS/Atom ones in [[plugins/inline]].
+* Support Apple's "enhanced podcasts" (if they're still relevant).