Bug#376038: ITP: hpodder -- Tool to scan and download podcasts (podcatcher)
Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org>
* Package name : hpodder
Version : 0.5.0
Upstream Author : John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org
* URL : http://quux.org/devel/hpodder
* License : GPL
Programming Lang: Haskell
Description : Tool to scan and download podcasts (podcatcher)
Podcasting is a method of publishing radio-like programs on the
Internet. Through podcasting, almost anyone can produce their own
audio program, and publish episodes of it as often or as rarely as
they like.
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To listen to podcasts, you need a program to download the podcast's
episodes from the Internet. Such a program is called a podcatcher
(or sometimes a podcast aggregator). hpodder is this program.
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hpodder's features include:
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Convenient, easy to learn, and fast command-line interface. It's
simple to do simple things, and advanced things are possible.
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Automatic discovery of feed metadata
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Full history database for accurate prevention of duplicate
downlaods and tracking of new episodes
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Conversion tools to convert your existing feed list and history from
other applications to hpodder. Supported applications and formats
include: castpodder and ipodder.
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Most operations can work fully automatically across your entire
podcast database, or they can work manually.
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Automatic updating of ID3 (v1 and v2) tags based on metadata in the
podcast feed. This important feature is available through iTunes but
is often missed by other podcatchers.
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hpodder operations can be easily scripted or scheuled using regular
operating system tools.
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Fully customizable naming scheme for downloaded episodes, including a
name collision detection and workaround algorithm.
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Automatic support for appending .mp3 extensions to MP3 files that
lack them.
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Numerous database and history inquiry tools
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Small, minimalist footprint
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Power users and developers can interact directly with the embedded
Sqlite3 database used by hpodder. The database has a simple schema
that is developer-friendly.
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Support for resuming interrupted downloads of podcasts
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hpodder is SAFE and is designed with data integrity in mind from the
beginning. It should be exceedingly difficult to lose a podcast
episode, even in the event of a power failure.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.15.6
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
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