Add Nextcloud/OwnCloud support

[piratenpanda]

Would it be possible to integrate support for the owncloud news/rss app? I manage my podcast feeds with owncloud but would like to use a dedicated podcast app on my mobile devices and antennapod is really great for this :)

https://github.com/owncloud/news

Example android app without podcast support unfaortunately:
https://github.com/owncloud/News-Android-App

[bitnapper]

That would be nice.

[mchelen]

I'd like to add this feature too, I need to signup for an account with one of the free providers to test.

[kbabioch]

At least in my opinion the correct solution would be for owncloud (or an extension/application) to generate a correct RSS feed, rather than for AntennaPod to accommodate for ownclouds shortcomings.

[mchelen]

Is there something wrong with the Owncloud RSS feed format?

[kbabioch]

Yes, there are a couple of missing tags. Just compare the resulting RSS feed with any other podcast feed. You can also use a validator to check for irregularities (although I'm not sure how good/bad this particular one is). Furthermore owncloud will export every activity to the feed, so non-media stuff will end up in there, too.

All of this should be tackled by owncloud and/or an appropriate application. In my opinion it makes absolutely no sense for AntennaPod to have dedicated logic to be able to parse owncloud's feeds. Once owncloud produces a "valid" podcast feed it can be used just like any other source with AntennaPod. Furthermore it could also be used with any other podcast-aware application. Such an approach sounds much more reasonable to me.

[mchelen]

Ah ok, I don't have a sample Owncloud feed to look at but I know what you mean.

How about using a 3rd party service like https://feedsanitizer.appspot.com/ to consume the non-compliant source feed and output a standardized RSS?

[kbabioch]

Sanitizing the feed will not work. The feed itself is fine, but it is simply not meant to be used as source for podcasting applications in its current form. It misses some essential tags. Sanitizing it won't fix the issue.

Simply said: RSS feed != Podcast feed.

[mchelen]

Do you have an sample somewhere? It's possible to use tools like YQL https://developer.yahoo.com/yql/console/ to heavily modify a feed, but I agree it's not a task for AntennaPod.

[mfietz]

@TomHennen any interest in implementing this? if not, we can go ahead and just label this a wontfix

[maxolasersquad]

Any chance the devs would be interested in looking at this one again? Hopefully the RSS issues in Next/Owncloud have been resolved? I am currently using Beyondpod with their feedly integration, but would prefer to use AntennaPod with my subscription in Nextcloud.

[thigg]

+1

[sunjam]

fyi, There is a new Nextcloud Podcast app and here is the request for AntennaPod support

[keunes]

@sunjam Yes, we've reached out. Since their version 0.1 was just released it'll probably be a bit before the next version will be released. But AP support seems to be tagged for the 0.2 release, so I have good hopes it'll come in a not too distant future :)