Hey all, I've made some modifications/enhancements to the XM radio plug-in. I'd really like to thank philf for creating this plug-in, it was one of the reasons I decided to purchase my Squeezebox.
I have tried to make this compatible with SS 6.5, but I'm running 6.3.1. I can say that it seems to run pretty well under 6.3.1. For the users: You can add XM radio stations to your favorites list. Use a URL in the form, xmradio://<station_number> (e.g. xmradio://84 for those that like to "chill"). This also means you can play a station after it has been paused for an indefinite amount of time, even if your SB has been turned off. Station information now includes now playing information (updated every 20 seconds). I'm a channel flipper, so it's nice to see what's playing before I turn the dial. I recommend using, "Now Playing (Jump back on wake.) when listening if you like to jump around the dial. Now playing information for the station being played is updated every 10 seconds (you may have to wait two or three bars to see the updated title, but this keeps network traffic down). Visual feedback has been improved on the SB. You should have a good idea what's going on behind the scenes after your input (e.g. "XM Radio Online/Retrieving Station Play URL..." after you press play). You will be logged out when you power off your SB (this is important since now playing information for stations keeps getting updated as long as you are logged into XM radio online). You must have built-in WMA enabled as this plug-in only supports direct streaming. This plug-in is only setup to handle a single client. For you developers: I've refactored the "mode" code. It now uses the standard modes supplied by the server (e.g. INPUT.Choice). These are implemented using a class hierarchy. This helps break up the code and segregates the functionality. It also thins out the Plugin module. Take a look at ModeBase if you're interested. XROAPI now provides a synchronous interface. This also helps reduce some of the clutter by removing all those callback methods. It also makes possible the new "xmradio" protocol handler. This is accomplished by blocking on the async HTTP calls. While blocking, we spin the main idle loop to make sure everybody else can continue their processing. Take a look at SimpleSyncHTTP if you're interested. Client::block()/unblock() calls wrap all long running methods (e.g. login). This provides feedback to the user while they're waiting. I've create classes for the stations and genres. These are integrated with the ModeBase. The station "onRight" will set itself as a "remotetrackinfo" mode. The genre "onRight" will set itself as an "INPUT.Choice" mode. Hope you find it a step forward from the original. Once again, I'd like to thank philf for creating the initial version. Joe Bob +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Filename: XMRadio.v1.1.zip | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1954| +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- Joe Bob ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Joe Bob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7361 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29510 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
