- version 0.9.3.8

s-n-g · s-n-g · commit 334b084a0678 · 2024-06-04T13:11:10.000+03:00
- pressing "*" will add the selected station to favorites
- updating docs
diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2024-06-04 s-n-g
+    * version 0.9.3.8
+    * pressing "*" will add the selected station to favorites
+    * adding the possibility to declare a "Referer URL" for a station
+    * pyradio-client: /title will actually report the song title
+    * pyradio-client: beautifying output
+    * removing more python 2 code
+    * updating docs
+
 2024-05-24 s-n-g
     * version 0.9.3.7
     * introducing the pyradio-client program
diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ <h2 id="table-of-contents">Table of Contents <span style="padding-left: 10px;"><
 </ul></li>
 <li><a href="#displaying-station-info">Displaying Station Info</a></li>
 <li><a href="#copying-and-pasting---registers">Copying and pasting - Registers</a></li>
+<li><a href="#favorites-playlist">Favorites playlist</a></li>
 <li><a href="#pyradio-themes">PyRadio Themes</a></li>
 <li><a href="#recording-stations">Recording stations</a></li>
 <li><a href="#mouse-support">Mouse support</a></li>
@@ -214,6 +215,15 @@ <h2 id="requirements">Requirements <span style="padding-left: 10px;"><sup style=
 <h2 id="changelog">Changelog <span style="padding-left: 10px;"><sup style="font-size: 50%"><a href="#" title="Go to top of the page">Top</a></sup></span></h2>
 <pre style="height: 200px;">
 
+2024-06-04 s-n-g
+    * version 0.9.3.8
+    * pressing "*" will add the selected station to favorites
+    * adding the possibility to declare a "Referer URL" for a station
+    * pyradio-client: /title will actually report the song title
+    * pyradio-client: beautifying output
+    * removing more python 2 code
+    * updating docs
+
 2024-05-24 s-n-g
     * version 0.9.3.7
     * introducing the pyradio-client program
@@ -1303,14 +1313,13 @@ <h2 id="installation">Installation <span style="padding-left: 10px;"><sup style=
 <p>The best way to install <strong>PyRadio</strong> is via a distribution package, if one exists (<em>Arch Linux</em> and derivatives can install <a target="_blank" href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/?K=pyradio">any of these packages</a> from the AUR, <em>FreeBSD</em> users will find it in the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.freshports.org/audio/py-pyradio/">ports</a>, etc.).</p>
 <p>In any other case, and since <strong>PyRadio</strong> is currently not available via pip, you will have to <a href="build.html">build it from source</a>.</p>
 <h2 id="command-line-options">Command line options <span style="padding-left: 10px;"><sup style="font-size: 50%"><a href="#" title="Go to top of the page">Top</a></sup></span></h2>
-<pre>Usage: pyradio [-h] [-c CONFIG_DIR] [-p [STATION_NUMBER]] [-u PLAYER]
-               [-l] [-lt] [-sd] [-od] [-pc] [-d] [-ul] [-us] [-U] [-R] [-V]
-               [-ls] [-s PLAYLIST] [-tlp] [-t THEME] [--show-themes]
-               [--no-themes] [--write-theme IN_THEME OUT_THEME,]
-               [--terminal TERMINAL] [--terminal-param TERMINAL_PARAM] [-oc]
-               [-sc] [-cc] [-gc] [-r] [-or] [-lr] [-mkv MKV_FILE]
-               [-scv PNG_FILE] [-srt] [-ach] [--headless IP_AND_PORT]
-               [--address] [-fd]
+<pre>Usage: pyradio [-h] [-c CONFIG_DIR] [-p [STATION_NUMBER]] [-u PLAYER] [-l]
+               [-lt] [-sd] [-od] [-pc] [-d] [-ul] [-us] [-U] [-R] [-V] [-ls]
+               [-s PLAYLIST] [-tlp] [-t THEME] [--show-themes] [--no-themes]
+               [--write-theme IN_THEME OUT_THEME,] [--terminal TERMINAL]
+               [--terminal-param TERMINAL_PARAM] [-oc] [-sc] [-cc] [-gc] [-r]
+               [-or] [-lr] [-mkv MKV_FILE] [-scv PNG_FILE] [-srt] [-ach]
+               [--headless IP_AND_PORT] [--address] [-fd]
 
 Curses based Internet Radio Player
 
@@ -1436,6 +1445,7 @@ <h2 id="controls">Controls <span style="padding-left: 10px;"><sup style="font-si
 -/+ or ,/.        Change volume                                    [Valid]                            [Valid]
 m                 Mute / unmute player                             [Valid]                            [Valid]
 v                 Save volume (not applicable for vlc)             [Valid]                            [Valid]
+*                 Add station to favorites                         -                                  -
 o s R             Open / Save / Reload playlist                    -                                  -
 a A               Add / append a new station                       -                                  -
 e                 Edit current station                             -                                  -
@@ -1770,7 +1780,7 @@ <h3 id="changing-player-mid-session">Changing player mid-session</h3>
 <h3 id="specifying-a-stations-referer-url">Specifying a station’s Referer URL</h3>
 <p>Although <strong>PyRadio</strong> is meant to be a radio station player, it can also be used to listen to video stations transmitting m3u8 playlists (HTTP Live Streaming or HLS).</p>
 <p>The thing with these transmissions is that usually a <strong>Referer URL</strong> has to be provided so that the connection does not fail.</p>
-<p><strong>PyRadio</strong> now does support the declaration of a <strong>Referer URL</strong> for individual stations; it does it in an “anorthodox” way, but it is possible.</p>
+<p><strong>PyRadio</strong> now does support the declaration of a <strong>Referer URL</strong> for individual stations; it does it in an “anorthodox” way, but it is available and it works.</p>
 <p>So, let us imagine that a station called “<em>My video station</em>” has been added to a playlist. The user tries to play it but it fails; the referer URL is missing.</p>
 <p>To rectify the situation, a file containing the referer URL would have to be saved in the config directory: its name must be the name of the station as it is in the playlist, followed by the “<strong>.referer.txt</strong>” extension.</p>
 <p>In our example above, the file will have to be named:</p>
@@ -1974,6 +1984,10 @@ <h2 id="copying-and-pasting---registers">Copying and pasting - Registers <span s
 <li><p>“<strong>\p</strong>” while editing a playlist or register. This would open the “<em>Paste selection</em>” window.</p></li>
 <li><p>“<strong>\p</strong>” in the “<em>Playlist Selection</em> or the”<em>Registers</em>” window.</p></li>
 </ul>
+<h2 id="favorites-playlist">Favorites playlist <span style="padding-left: 10px;"><sup style="font-size: 50%"><a href="#" title="Go to top of the page">Top</a></sup></span></h2>
+<p>Pressing “*” (asterisk) in <strong>Main Mode</strong> will add the selected station to the <strong>favorites</strong> playlist.</p>
+<p>If the station is already there, it will either be updated if its name has been changed, for example, or will be ignored, to avoid creating duplicate entries.</p>
+<p>The <strong>favorites</strong> playlist, residing in the configuration folder, is a normal playlist in any other respect, which can be subsequently opened, edited, deleted even, as any other playlist.</p>
 <h2 id="pyradio-themes">PyRadio Themes <span style="padding-left: 10px;"><sup style="font-size: 50%"><a href="#" title="Go to top of the page">Top</a></sup></span></h2>
 <p><strong>PyRadio</strong> supports <strong>CSS themes</strong>; it comes with a number of predefined ones and can use external programs that can provide automatically created and updated themes.</p>
 <p>To set a theme you just press “<strong>t</strong>” and</p>
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ To ensure the correct operation, please take these actions:
     * [How it works](#how-it-works)
 * [Displaying Station Info](#displaying-station-info)
 * [Copying and pasting - Registers](#copying-and-pasting---registers)
+* [Favorites playlist](#favorites-playlist)
 * [PyRadio Themes](#pyradio-themes)
 * [Recording stations](#recording-stations)
 * [Mouse support](#mouse-support)
@@ -164,14 +165,13 @@ In any other case, and since **PyRadio** is currently not available via pip, you
 ## Command line options
 
 ```
-Usage: pyradio [-h] [-c CONFIG_DIR] [-p [STATION_NUMBER]] [-u PLAYER]
-               [-l] [-lt] [-sd] [-od] [-pc] [-d] [-ul] [-us] [-U] [-R] [-V]
-               [-ls] [-s PLAYLIST] [-tlp] [-t THEME] [--show-themes]
-               [--no-themes] [--write-theme IN_THEME OUT_THEME,]
-               [--terminal TERMINAL] [--terminal-param TERMINAL_PARAM] [-oc]
-               [-sc] [-cc] [-gc] [-r] [-or] [-lr] [-mkv MKV_FILE]
-               [-scv PNG_FILE] [-srt] [-ach] [--headless IP_AND_PORT]
-               [--address] [-fd]
+Usage: pyradio [-h] [-c CONFIG_DIR] [-p [STATION_NUMBER]] [-u PLAYER] [-l]
+               [-lt] [-sd] [-od] [-pc] [-d] [-ul] [-us] [-U] [-R] [-V] [-ls]
+               [-s PLAYLIST] [-tlp] [-t THEME] [--show-themes] [--no-themes]
+               [--write-theme IN_THEME OUT_THEME,] [--terminal TERMINAL]
+               [--terminal-param TERMINAL_PARAM] [-oc] [-sc] [-cc] [-gc] [-r]
+               [-or] [-lr] [-mkv MKV_FILE] [-scv PNG_FILE] [-srt] [-ach]
+               [--headless IP_AND_PORT] [--address] [-fd]
 
 Curses based Internet Radio Player
 
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ Headless operation:
     -/+ or ,/.        Change volume                                    [Valid]                            [Valid]
     m                 Mute / unmute player                             [Valid]                            [Valid]
     v                 Save volume (not applicable for vlc)             [Valid]                            [Valid]
+    *                 Add station to favorites                         -                                  -
     o s R             Open / Save / Reload playlist                    -                                  -
     a A               Add / append a new station                       -                                  -
     e                 Edit current station                             -                                  -
@@ -756,7 +757,7 @@ Although **PyRadio** is meant to be a radio station player, it can also be used
 
 The thing with these transmissions is that usually a **Referer URL** has to be provided so that the connection does not fail.
 
-**PyRadio** now does support the declaration of a **Referer URL** for individual stations; it does it in an "anorthodox" way, but it is possible.
+**PyRadio** now does support the declaration of a **Referer URL** for individual stations; it does it in an "anorthodox" way, but it is available and it works.
 
 So, let us imagine that a station called "*My video station*" has been added to a playlist. The user tries to play it but it fails; the referer URL is missing.
 
@@ -1003,6 +1004,14 @@ To **paste** the *unnamed* register to a playlist or register, one would press:
 
 * "**\\p**" in the "*Playlist Selection* or the "*Registers*" window.
 
+## Favorites playlist
+
+Pressing "*" (asterisk) in **Main Mode** will add the selected station to the **favorites** playlist.
+
+If the station is already there, it will either be updated if its name has been changed, for example, or will be ignored, to avoid creating duplicate entries.
+
+The **favorites** playlist, residing in the configuration folder, is a normal playlist in any other respect, which can be subsequently opened, edited, deleted even, as any other playlist.
+
 ## PyRadio Themes
 
 **PyRadio** supports **CSS themes**; it comes with a number of predefined ones and can use external programs that can provide automatically created and updated themes.
diff --git a/docs/pyradio-client.1 b/docs/pyradio-client.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH pyradio-client 1 "May 2024" pyradio
+.TH pyradio-client 1 "June 2024" pyradio
 
 .SH Name
 .PP
diff --git a/docs/pyradio.1 b/docs/pyradio.1
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .\" Copyright (C) 2018-2024 Spiros Georgaras <sng@hellug.gr>
 .\" This manual is freely distributable under the terms of the GPL.
 .\"
-.TH pyradio 1 "May 2024" pyradio
+.TH pyradio 1 "June 2024" pyradio
 
 .SH Name
 .PP
@@ -838,16 +838,13 @@ Pressing "\fI\\m\fR" will bring up the "\fBSwitch Media Player\fR" window, where
 The activated player will not be saved; **PyRadio** will still use the player defined at its config next time it is executed.
 
 
-
-
-
 .SH Specifying a station's Referer URL
 
 Although \fBpyradio\fR is meant to be a radio station player, it can also be used to listen to video stations transmitting m3u8 playlists (HTTP Live Streaming or HLS).
 
 The thing with these transmissions is that usually a \fBReferer URL\fR has to be provided so that the connection does not fail.
 
-\fBpyradio\fR now does support the declaration of a \fBReferer URL\fR for individual stations; it does it in an "anorthodox" way, but it is possible.
+\fBpyradio\fR now does support the declaration of a \fBReferer URL\fR for individual stations; it does it in an "anorthodox" way, but it is available and it works.
 
 So, let us imagine that a station called "\fIMy video station\fR" has been added to a playlist. The user tries to play it but it fails; the referer URL is missing.
 
@@ -1172,6 +1169,14 @@ To \fBpaste\fR the \fIunnamed\fR register to a playlist or register, one would p
 
 .RE
 
+.SH Favorites playlist
+
+Pressing "\fI*\fR" in \fBMain Mode\fR will add the selected station to the \fBfavorites\fR playlist.
+
+If the station is already there, it will either be updated if its name has been changed, for example, or will be ignored, to avoid creating duplicate entries.
+
+The \fBfavorites\fR playlist, residing in the configuration folder, is a normal playlist in any other respect, which can be subsequently opened, edited, deleted even, as any other playlist.
+
 .SH Pyradio Themes
 .PP
 
diff --git a/docs/pyradio_rb.1 b/docs/pyradio_rb.1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" Copyright (C) 2018-2024 Spiros Georgaras <sng@hellug.gr>
 .\" This manual is freely distributable under the terms of the GPL.
 .\"
-.TH pyradio_rb 1 "April 2024" pyradio
+.TH pyradio_rb 1 "June 2024" pyradio
 
 .SH Name
 .PP
diff --git a/docs/pyradio_rec.1 b/docs/pyradio_rec.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH pyradio_rec 1 "May 2024" pyradio
+.TH pyradio_rec 1 "June 2024" pyradio
 
 .SH Name
 .PP
diff --git a/docs/pyradio_server.1 b/docs/pyradio_server.1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" Copyright (C) 2018-2024 Spiros Georgaras <sng@hellug.gr>
 .\" This manual is freely distributable under the terms of the GPL.
 .\"
-.TH pyradio_server 1 "May 2024" pyradio
+.TH pyradio_server 1 "June 2024" pyradio
 
 .SH Name
 .PP
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "pyradio"
-version = "0.9.3.7"
+version = "0.9.3.8"
 authors = [
   { name="Ben Dowling", email="ben.m.dowling@gmail.com" },
   { name="Spiros Georgaras", email="sng@hellug.gr" },
diff --git a/pyradio/__init__.py b/pyradio/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 " pyradio -- Console radio player. "
 
-version_info = (0, 9, 3, 7)
+version_info = (0, 9, 3, 8)
 
 # Set it to True if new stations have been
 # added to the package's stations.csv
diff --git a/pyradio/config.py b/pyradio/config.py
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ class PyRadioStations(object):
 
     renamed_stations = []
 
+    favorites = None
+
     def __init__(self, stationFile='', user_config_dir=None):
         if platform.startswith('win'):
             self._open_string_id = 1
@@ -180,6 +182,7 @@ def __init__(self, stationFile='', user_config_dir=None):
         self.player_params_file = path.join(self.data_dir, 'player-params.json')
         self.schedule_file = path.join(self.data_dir, 'schedule.json')
         self.themes_dir = path.join(self.stations_dir, 'themes')
+        self.favorites_path = path.join(self.stations_dir, 'favorites.csv')
         try:
             makedirs(self.themes_dir, exist_ok = True)
         except:
@@ -207,6 +210,11 @@ def __init__(self, stationFile='', user_config_dir=None):
                 new_rb_config = path.join(self.stations_dir, 'radio-browser.conf')
                 rename(rb_config, new_rb_config)
 
+    def add_to_favorites(self, an_item):
+        if self.favorites is None:
+            self.favorites = FavoritesManager(self.favorites_path)
+        return self.favorites.add(an_item)
+
     def _move_to_data(self):
         if not path.exists(self.data_dir):
             makedirs(self.data_dir)
@@ -4020,3 +4028,87 @@ def _read_theme_sh(self, theme_name):
         return lines
 
 
+class FavoritesManager:
+    def __init__(self, a_file):
+        self.file_path = a_file
+
+    def add(self, an_item):
+        ''' Returns:
+                -2 : Error saving file
+                -1 : Invalid item
+                 0 : Item added
+                 1 : Item already in favorites
+        '''
+        items = self._read_csv()
+        url = an_item[1]
+        updated = False
+        write_it = True
+
+        for i, item in enumerate(an_item):
+            if item is None:
+                if i in range(0, 2):
+                    return -1, '___Station is invalid!___'
+                an_item[i] = ''
+            if an_item[0] == '' or \
+                    an_item[1] == '':
+                return -1, '___Station is invalid!___'
+        if isinstance(an_item[-1], dict):
+            an_item[-1] = an_item[-1]['image']
+        msg = None
+        for i, item in enumerate(items):
+            if item[1] == url:
+                if item == an_item:
+                    return 1, '___Already in favorites!___'
+                if item[0] != an_item[0] or \
+                        item[2] != an_item[2] or \
+                        item[3] != an_item[3]:
+                    items[i] = an_item
+                    msg = '___Station updated!___'
+                    updated = True
+                    break
+        if not updated:
+            items.append(an_item)
+            updated = True
+        if updated:
+            ret = self._write_csv(items)
+            return ret[0], msg if msg else ret
+        return 1, '___Already in favorites!___'
+
+    # def remove(self, an_item):
+    #     items = self._read_csv()
+    #     name = an_item[0]
+    #     url = an_item[1]
+    #     new_items = [item for item in items if item[0] != name and item[1] != url]
+
+    #     if len(new_items) != len(items):
+    #         self._write_csv(new_items)
+
+    def _read_csv(self):
+        items = []
+        if path.exists(self.file_path):
+            try:
+                with open(self.file_path, mode='r', newline='') as file:
+                    reader = csv.reader(file)
+                    for row in reader:
+                        if not row[0].startswith('#'):
+                            while len(row) < 4:
+                                row.append('')
+                            name, url, enc, icon = [s.strip() for s in row]
+                            items.append([name, url, enc, icon])
+            except:
+                return []
+        return items
+
+    def _write_csv(self, items):
+        ''' Returns:
+                -2 : Error saving file
+                 0 : Item added
+        '''
+        try:
+            with open(self.file_path, mode='w', newline='') as file:
+                writer = csv.writer(file)
+                writer.writerows(items)
+        except:
+            return -2, '___Error writing favorites!___'
+        return 0, '___Added to favorites!___'
+
diff --git a/pyradio/install.py b/pyradio/install.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 ''' This is PyRadio version this
     install.py was released for
 '''
-PyRadioInstallPyReleaseVersion = '0.9.3.7'
+PyRadioInstallPyReleaseVersion = '0.9.3.8'
 
 import locale
 locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, "")
diff --git a/pyradio/messages_system.py b/pyradio/messages_system.py
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ def set_text(self, parent, *args):
 i                                   |*|  Display station |i|nfo (when playing).
 r                                   |*|  Select and play a random station.
 Space|, |Left|, |h                  |*|  Stop / start playing selected station.
+*                                   |*|  Add station to favorites.
 Esc|, |q                            |*|  Quit.
 
 !Volume management
diff --git a/pyradio/radio.py b/pyradio/radio.py
diff --git a/pyradio/win.py b/pyradio/win.py

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`1`		`-.TH pyradio-client 1 "May 2024" pyradio`
	`1`	`+.TH pyradio-client 1 "June 2024" pyradio`
`2`	`2`
`3`	`3`	`.SH Name`
`4`	`4`	`.PP`
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`@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@`
`1`		`-.TH pyradio_rec 1 "May 2024" pyradio`
	`1`	`+.TH pyradio_rec 1 "June 2024" pyradio`
`2`	`2`
`3`	`3`	`.SH Name`
`4`	`4`	`.PP`