Bergoz @bergoz@podcastindex.social

@dave glad to hear it.. I would appreciate your comments and suggestions.

@dave et al.

I've made some updates to the Podcast Index Client in Golang:

Implemented a generic call interface, so now it should support the entire API + modifications.

Added convenience functions for the read only API as well as for results, feeds and items.

https://github.com/kilobit/podcast-index-client

Please fork, use and abuse as you see fit!

Cheers!

@dave for sure, please do!

@dave et al.

It's a start:

Podcast Index Client in Golang.

https://github.com/kilobit/podcast-index-client

Currently limited to search by term, but structured for easy expansion.

Please submit issues, PRs and otherwise let me know what you think.

Cheers!

@brianoflondon

Good good... I guess I missed that...

@brianoflondon

I've been thinking this would be a useful addition to the namespace... Something like update frequency as well as a hint as to when new episodes should be expected.

@adam

It is also a nodejs module that anyone could use from the cli or integrate into another node service.

https://github.com/kilobit/podcast_transcript_search

@adam

Right now - no.

Since this is all front-end Javascript, the browser stops you from loading arbitrary urls (except for audio or images).

What I am thinking of doing is building a 'gateway' service that would get around this and enable 100% client side podcast apps.

@adam

I particularly enjoy how the voice to text "AI" consistently interprets "John C" as "Jhansi". :)

@adam

I've added 1304 as a sample for the Podcast Transcript Search.

https://kilobit.github.io/podcast_transcript_search/index.html

@adam

Sorry - I bet we could figure out a way to automate that.

@adam What is the normal turnaround on transcripts for NA?

I am still seeing what looks like a placeholder for Ep. 1304.

@dave @adam

For sure - I could add some query parameters that would specify the feed and the search string.

It will be limited though to transcripts that I have loaded.

I guess the question is where to go with it? Is it a library to integrate with some other sw? Does it make sense as a service on its own?

I would appreciate input on this.

Thanks!

@dave @adam

Yeah, all on the client.

I have a thing for using other peoples compute resources whenever possible. :)

This means CORS is a problem...

I have something in mind like a "Podcast Gateway" - something server side that would allow a JS only client to retrieve feeds, transcripts etc. Safely and regardless of the host.

@martin @WClayFerguson

As one who has spent a lot of time starring into the abyss that is the iOS Safari black box, I sympathise.

Let me know how your debugging goes and if there is anything I can do to help.

@martin @WClayFerguson

Sorry I haven't done that while it's playing... I would have hoped that at that point you could go back to setting currentTime ?

Since metadata etc is loaded... you would think it would work.

@martin @WClayFerguson

As an architecture astronaut when it comes to software design, I hate the fragment thing.

But it does seem to be working.

Speaking of the Podcast Transcript Search.

Please take another look.

https://kilobit.github.io/podcast_transcript_search/index.html

I've made a few improvements:

- Search works across entries.
- Results include audio playable at the relevant timecode.

Please comment / criticise.

It still needs some cleanup and I suppose some docs for integration couldn't hurt. :)

I think the biggest limitation now is CORS which prevents it from loading arbitrary feeds / transcripts.

Thanks again!

@adam @dave et al.

@martin @WClayFerguson

Hilarious, I was just working on something related to this with the Podcast Transcript Search. Setting a fragment on the audio src:

{audio url}?#t={seconds}

Worked for me on desktop as well as mobile.

Even Safari which is (surprise, surprise) a big pita!

I hope this helps.