[Playlist] question about the XSPF specs

[Lucas Gonze]

After reading your more detailed issue description on Stack Overflow, I
have posted this answer there.

You should use the identifier element (
http://xspf.org/xspf-v1.html#rfc.section.4.1.1.2.14.1.1.1.2) for things
like Spotify links.

The info element can also do what you need (
http://xspf.org/xspf-v1.html#rfc.section.4.1.1.2.14.1.1.1.6), but you can
only have one per track, so you couldn't cover more than one streaming
service.

Regarding the many years since the last update of the spec, maybe it's time
to work on one. A blessed JSON version would be useful.

It's productive to discover that the spec is not clearly communicating this
information. In the time we wrote the spec most functioning Internet music
was an MP3 on a web server. Now streaming services do the job. We could
possibly fix this with an update to the documentation. For example, the
sample playlists at http://xspf.org/quickstart/ could show how to do it.









On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 10:05 AM Lucas Gonze <lucas at gonze.com> wrote:

> Benoît, it's excellent to meet you. I am CC'ing the XSPF list at
> playlist at xiph.org and copying this answer to the Stack Overflow thread.
>
> The info element is designed to do what you need:
> http://xspf.org/xspf-v1.html#rfc.section.4.1.1.2.14.1.1.1.6
>
> However, there can only be one info element per track.
>
> Regarding the many years since the last update of the spec, maybe it's
> time to do one. A blessed JSON version would be useful.
>
> -Lucas
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 1:38 AM Benoît Gréant <gordie.lachance at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi guys !
>>
>> I love your XSPF thing :)
>> Have been playing with it since several years, using it as base for my
>> website (&API
>> <https://www.spiff-radio.org/wordpress-soundsystem-plugin/soundsystem-api/>,
>> &WP plugin) spiff-radio.org.
>>
>> I have a small question.  I want to attach (several) links to a playlist
>> track (eg. spotify/youtuble/apple music...); what tag should I use for this
>> ?
>>
>> Well, I posted the complete question on Stackoverflow
>> <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/60822682/xspf-xml-playlist-specifications-how-should-i-format-links-to-one-or-several>
>> .
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>>
>> Benoît
>>
>
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