From: Amitai Schlair <schmonz-web-ikiwiki@schmonz.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:17:31 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: Status update and up-move.
X-Git-Url: https://sipb.mit.edu/gitweb.cgi/ikiwiki.git/commitdiff_plain/59cca91406baca9509c5dabd29a18d22cbd31df3

Status update and up-move.
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diff --git a/doc/todo/fancypodcast.mdwn b/doc/todo/fancypodcast.mdwn
index d1697cbaa..eb2dc6b34 100644
--- a/doc/todo/fancypodcast.mdwn
+++ b/doc/todo/fancypodcast.mdwn
@@ -38,9 +38,29 @@ also have lots more metadata.
   (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.
-* Verify that the feeds validate.
+
+### Status
+
+[[!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  |(./)      |(./)       |(./)        |(./)
+"""]]
 
 ### Must-have (for [[schmonz]], anyway)
 
@@ -73,34 +93,21 @@ also have lots more metadata.
     * `itunes:keywords`
 * Notable tags for entries:
     * `itunes:duration`
-        * use `Audio::TagLib` if present and applicable
-        * fall back to `ffprobe`
+        * [[!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
 
-* 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.
+* 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).
-
-### Status
-
-[[!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  |(./)      |(./)       |(./)        |(./)
-"""]]