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

[Kartik Ohri]

Are any other changes required or is this ready for approval ?

On Wed, Apr 8, 2020, 9:03 PM Kartik Ohri <kartikohri13 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
>
>> --
>> Rémi Denis-Courmont
>> Tapiolan uusi kaupunki, Uudenmaan tasavalta
>>
>>
>>
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