[vlc-devel] [PATCH] Add module to submit listens to ListenBrainz.

[Kartik Ohri]

On Wed, Apr 8, 2020, 8:43 PM Rémi Denis-Courmont <remi at remlab.net> wrote:

> Le keskiviikkona 8. huhtikuuta 2020, 16.16.20 EEST Kartik Ohri a écrit :
> > From: "Kartik Ohri kartikohri13 at gmail.com" <kartikohri13 at gmail.com>
> >
> > VLC already has the audioscrobbler module to submit scrobbles to
> > last.fm and other services with a similar API. This module extends
> > that functionality to allow submission of listens to ListenBrainz.
> > The existing audioscrobbler module is incompatible with ListenBrainz
> > due to difference in authentication procedures and REST API for
> > submissions.
> >
> > The term scrobble is a trademarked term by Last.fm, therefore the
> > term listen used instead. More information about ListenBrainz is
> > available at listenbrainz [dot] org.
>
> How long are user tokens valid? IMU, they are typically rather
> short-lived, so
> putting them in the configuration does not sound like a practical approach.
>
> And is there even an easy way to get the token?
>
The tokens are valid indefinitely till the user manually revokes them from
his profile on the website. The tokens can be easily retrieved from the
profile section on the listenbrainz website.

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> Rémi Denis-Courmont
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