images when using URL not working

[marctessier]

Trying to add an image to to a RA using a url , configured in a json config file..

example json file used:

{
    "images":
        { "0": "https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/images/termium-wet.png"}
}

I ran it like this:
readalongs align --config 1.json --text-input 1.Welcome.txt 1.Welcome.mp3 1

NOTE: I did get this good warning message when producing the RA at the end.

WARNING - Please make sure https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/images/termium-wet.png is accessible to clients using your read-along.

When we look at the my local http server access logs, we can see the the RA tried to hit the server with a GET and got a 404. Technically , we should not be seeing that hit where my browser should have hit the site "www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca " instead. Also notice how it tried to use the "/assets" folder as well. The warning message was correct in saying "Please make sure XXXX is accessible to clients using your read-along".

10.0.2.2 - - [19/Aug/2021 10:46:29] code 404, message File not found
10.0.2.2 - - [19/Aug/2021 10:46:29] "GET /assets/https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/images/termium-wet.png HTTP/1.1" 404 -

( Also technically this should be a ReadAlong-Web-Component bug I think)

[joanise]

Does this issue occur with DT's version too, or just the default one? I believe it's fixed in his version and PR.

[marctessier]

OK, tested using the latest native ReadAlong-Web-Component ( and also DT's version of the ReadAlong-Web-Component )

This url images work using that .

In a nut shell , Once the 2 default URL's below are updated with the latest ReadAlong-Web-Component, this issue will be resolved.

    <script type="module" src='https://unpkg.com/@roedoejet/readalong@latest/dist/read-along/read-along.esm.js'></script>
    <script nomodule src='https://unpkg.com/@roedoejet/readalong@latest/dist/read-along/read-along.js'></script>

[joanise]

Nice, thanks for doing these tests. So I think we just need to fix DT’s default behaviour about where to find the .xml, .smil and audio files (not in assets/) and then we’ll be able to merge his PR and publish a new version.

[joanise]

@marctessier I believe this issue has been fixed, since we merged the big WebComponent PR a while ago. Is that correct?

[marctessier]

I just re-tested, confirmed all is now working properly.

Got this message at the bottom of logs while processing.
WARNING - Please make sure https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/images/termium-wet.png is accessible to clients using your read-along.

The WebComponent is also property displayed the image.

This can be closed now.
Thanks!

[marctessier]

closing now since resolved.

[joanise]

Sweet, thanks for retesting!