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Station Port to D7

Posted by yugongtian on April 26, 2011 at 7:31am
Project:Station
Version:6.x-2.x-dev
Component:Programs
Category:feature request
Priority:normal
Assigned:Unassigned
Status:active

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Any plan ? pot

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#1

Posted by gadams on May 3, 2011 at 3:26pm
Title:D7?» Station Port to D7

Changed title to be more descriptive.

Subscribing to port module owners comments on possible port.

#2

Posted by refreshingapathy on May 5, 2011 at 3:04pm

I'm guessing work on a 6.x-2.0 stable release will come before any port to D7.

#3

Posted by tripper54 on May 19, 2011 at 3:04am

subscribe

#4

Posted by DamienMcKenna on October 27, 2011 at 4:13pm

A comment from the maintainers would be appreciated, even if it's just a request for someone else to do the work ;)

#5

Posted by tim.plunkett on October 27, 2011 at 4:37pm

Based on a brief conversation with drewish, we should just tag 6.x-2.0 and move on.

I've been working on fullcalendar and field_collection as replacements for the custom station_schedule and station_playlist code. The station_program and station_catalog should be relatively easy to port. I've literally never used station_archive, but based on the fate of audio, it looks like that's a non-starter.

#6

Posted by mattrock on November 1, 2011 at 6:45pm

In the years I have been thinking about this, I think a fresh start may call for a fresh take on what is needed. My goal is to provide a real-time API for the live audio stream, and I am turning back to Drupal to be the solution to do this.

Drewish, I know we have had a conversation in the past, but I have been giving this a lot of thought. I really believe that the host information begs to be entered real-time when the host is actually playing a track. If this can become the focus of playlist, count me in.

What I propose is a host entry form to be open in front of a live host, whether that host is presenting music or topical matter. From this form, I would like to assemble the needed data to feed stream encoders, RDS encoders, hd encoders, etc. Here is a sample entry form in it's most simple form: http://streameta.org/content/host-user-control.

Also, I have mocked up a demo that does refer to MusicBrainz for field data. Try typing in a song title here: http://rock.vu.wsum.wisc.edu/ and then selecting a title that pops up.

I have had a lot of contact with a lot of stations that do live audio, and it's pretty unanimous that we can do a better job of aggregating our host's metadata and making it available to all. "Content without metadata is just bits."

#7

Posted by drewhutchinson on November 7, 2011 at 3:03pm

Subscribing! We looked at "updating" the station module to D7 for our stations but abandoned the idea. We wanted it mainly for the scheduler for programs, but ended up gong a different route. I'll be keeping a close eye on this thread.

#8

Posted by neo5287 on November 9, 2011 at 12:54pm

Subscribing - This is really important that this update happens imho. I rely heavily on this module for my radio station and I cant update to D7, if only I have the cash to invest in dev work id pay for it!

#9

Posted by mattrock on November 10, 2011 at 4:16am

What do stations and users need most from a D7 station module? Here is my 2¢:

  1. Metadata API: What song is playing right now, and by whom? Is it being played live or is it from automation? If not a song, what is the topic of discussion? This information is never more relevant than right now.
  2. Metadata Logging: Who played what when? What was that talk show about?
  3. Scheduling: What's coming up? Is there a sub on? What are the details for a program.
  4. Archiving: Can the audio be fed or skimmed? Can start and stop be controlled by Metadata API for show starts and ends?
  5. Stream Linking and Statistics: Load balancing, HTML5 players, streaming server metadata, graphing.

These are the components required to semantically convey a live audio stream. This data, aggregated with a well designed "host entry" page will provide the data needed to socially graph our most precious resource, live hosts. It could also give them a place to get the information needed to put out over
I think modeling and creating a host entry form could be a great place to start a D7 station module.

#10

Posted by mgifford on December 21, 2011 at 4:40pm

Has anyone tried running this through the Coder module to produce a basic patch that addresses some of the essential elements that have changed? There's certainly work that will need to be done with upgrading it to support Views 3 & Fields. It's quite likely that there won't be a clean upgrade path. However, there are lots of good reasons for there to be a D7 version of this module.

#11

Posted by neo5287 on January 15, 2012 at 3:09am

I think mattrock has hit the nail on the head here, this is exactly what I have been craving from this module for a long time. If I had the skills to develop it myself I would. I think a simple D7 port would be ok for now with a major rewrite

#12

Posted by mattrock on January 19, 2012 at 2:35pm

Greetings all. This issue remains in need. I'm guessing many of you, like myself, do not possess the skills to code yourselves. Yet, a live stream metadata handler remains a critically missing tool for broadcasters and your here because of the belief that Drupal 7 gorks for you.

I suggest the following:

  1. Move the discussion. I think the discussion which must be had can best fit at http://groups.drupal.org/radio
  2. Prioritize coveted features. In my case, a real-time webform for play entry in front of the host.
  3. Build a model. We will be able to convey our mission to those who do know how to code if we know exactly what to ask for.

If nobody objects, I will find or open a discussion at Google Groups and post a link in this thread. If you have objections, now is the time to reply.

#13

Posted by DamienMcKenna on February 21, 2012 at 10:55pm

Please come to Drupalcon Denver 2012 and join our BOF to help direct this module's future: http://denver2012.drupal.org/content/drupal-managing-radio-stations

#14

Posted by radiobuzzer on April 4, 2012 at 11:13pm

Hi, any update from the Denver? What happened?