Songs over HTTP not parsed for metadata

[Pacane]

Is vimpc supposed to parse m3u tags?

Here's what I have when loading a playlist

edit: I use extended m3u tags, in ncmpcpp they're parsed without any problem.

[connermcd]

Great idea joel. I had at one point wanted this feature too but never implemented it. Perhaps when I have some time I'll add it, or (if you're feeling inspired) accept your pull request. 👍

[Pacane]

Yeah I would if my c++ wasn't so far behind 😛

[connermcd]

To be clear, m3u files do work. It's files over http that are not parsed for metadata.

[tkapias]

Hi, I uploaded an up-to-date patch in the PR #93 conversation.

• It works for me and it would be nice if you could evaluate this feature.

And like I wrote in the PR about M3U usage, for me there is currently 4 places missing metadata that could be found in the m3u (for streams):

• Artist name in playing status when it's not provided (like some web radio, currently Unknown).
• Informations about streams in playlist (currently 'e' has no effect).
• Listing streams in lists informations (currently empty lines).
• Stream name in the current playlist (currently an URL): patched.

Example:

#EXTM3U
#EXTENC:UTF-8
#PLAYLIST:Radios
#EXTINF:-1,Sud Radio
#EXTGRP:RadiosFR
https://ice.creacast.com/sudradio

[connermcd]

Hi @tkapias. I'll look into this. Could you provide an example m3u file and open a PR with your patch?

[tkapias]

Yes, I will make a PR today.