[Icecast-dev] Adding Configuration Options

[Karl Heyes]

On 06/09/10 16:42, Nicholas Young wrote:
> So, I'm in the middle of understanding how the icecast.xml file is parsed,
> and how the settings for a specific mount point are read.
>
> In cfgfile.c - _parse_mount() I've added the following lines:
>
> } else if (xmlStrcmp (node->name, XMLSTR("playlist-notify-uri")) == 0) {
> mount->playlist_notify_uri = (char *)xmlNodeListGetString (doc,
> node->xmlChildrenNode, 1);
>          }
>
> My goal is to include the URI in my logging.c file, and get the value of the
> field:
>
> <mount>
>     <playlist-notify-uri>http://test.com/icecast/notify</playlist-notify-uri>
> </mount>
>
> Basically, I'm having Icecast POST to a certain URI whenever it detects a
> change in metadata. (Which I've already implemented, but now, I need to add
> a setting in the config file for storing this URI.) What is the best
> practice for doing this? I'm looking to access it in logging.c,
> logging_playlist() - where I have a string that represents the mount point.
> I guess the question is... How should I go about selecting the value for
> this field on the specific mountpoint?

You may find it easier to use the stats connection for this, try

curl -X STATS 'http://admin:pw@host:port/' | grep metadata

would that be enough to get the details you want?

karl.