[Icecast] Icecast Directory APIs?

[Jonathan Meson]

Thanks Thomas for the reply. I'll take a look at the links you provided.
I'm a bit new to the whole mailing list style forum...

It would be great to help you guys out somehow get some type of API for
Icecast defined.

- Jona


On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 10:07 PM, Thomas Rücker <thomas.ruecker at tieto.com>wrote:

> Hi Jonathan,
>
> On 18 June 2013 11:14, Jonathan Meson <jona at visualblasters.com> wrote:
> > Hey guys,
> >
> > I realize this has been asked a couple times before in the past years
> but no
> > one has really provided a definitive answer AFAIK.
>
> There is an ongoing discussion on the developer mailing list.
> http://lists.xiph.org/pipermail/icecast-dev/2013-June/002178.html
> (informative post)
> http://lists.xiph.org/pipermail/icecast-dev/2013-May/002173.html
> (start of current thread)
>
> https://trac.xiph.org/ticket/1958 - tracker item for the JSON API
>
> Please subscribe to the icecast-dev list to join the discussion.
>
> > I would love to create an Icecast directory plugin for my app XiiaLive. I
> > have been getting a lot of request and I want to find out how to. Here
> is an
> > example of a plugin I have already created called Radio Reference. Of
> course
> > the Icecast directory would be FREE.
>
> Sure, we're happy about software using our directory.
>
> > So here are some questions that hopefully helps me out go in the right
> > direction.
> >
> > 1. Do I need to ask permission to use the directory and display the
> Icecast
> > logos?
>
> I don't think it's strictly required, but it's certainly appreciated.
> See also my previous mailing list postings on things to keep in mind
> if using the legacy XML interface.
>
> > 2. Any APIs available?
>
> - legacy yp.xml
> - experimental JSON API in development
>
> > 3. If no APIs available can I parse the data from http://dir.xiph.org/?
>
> Please don't. Just help defining a sensible JSON API.
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Thomas
>



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