Provide listeners a custom M3U file listing all sub-stations

[LionyxML]

Hi there!

I usually use my own Emacs "frontend" to play M3U files, and I also have a custom implementation for radio listening in emacs-solo. It’s basically a collection of M3U playlists that follow a well-known format (you can check the code here).

I was wondering if Asteroid could also provide a playlist containing all of its stations in this format, for example:

#EXTM3U
#PLAYLIST:Asteroid Radio – Music for Hackers

#EXTINF:-1 tvg-logo="https://asteroid.radio/asteroid/static/favicon-32x32.png" group-title="Asteroid Radio", Underworld and Friends - AAC 96kbps Stereo
http://ice.asteroid.radio/asteroid.aac

#EXTINF:-1 tvg-logo="https://asteroid.radio/asteroid/static/favicon-32x32.png" group-title="Asteroid Radio", Shuffle - MP3 96kbps
http://ice.asteroid.radio/asteroid-shuffle.mp3

In emacs-solo, after visiting a .m3u file, you can run M-x m3u-visualizer-open-buffer to get a view like this:

We can also display station logos:

If you’re interested in providing such a playlist, I’d be happy to add it to the stations suggested list already available in emacs-solo.

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Interesting suggestion. It's definitely possible. I'm working on a parser/generator for m3u files, which should be like a swiss knife in a feature like this. I'll definitely look at it when I get out of the demonic plane of monadic parsers. :)

[LionyxML]

fade ***@***.***> writes:

fade left a comment (fade/asteroid#94) Interesting suggestion. It's definitely possible. I'm working on a parser/generator for m3u files, which should be like a swiss knife in a feature like this. I'll definitely look at it when I get out of the demonic plane of monadic parsers. :)

A swiss-knife M3U parser + monadic parsers? That’s some advanced arcane magic right there. Looking forward to seeing what emerges once the portal stabilizes :)