Announce: BBCiPlayerExtra v1.0

[InTheBath]

Thanks for the quick reply. It was operator error number 2 from your list. Stupid mistake.

The archive works great, I've got DSD and History of the world working fine. And managed to remove the other archives without messing anything up.

M.

(PS: It's Desert Island Discs, not Disks ;-)

[tamanaco]

BBCiPlayerExtra 1.3 appears as an update on the Settings Plugin Page, but it fails to install using SBS 7.6.0 - r32390 - SQLite on Windows 7. I have tried restarting SBS and rebooting the server, but I'm still prompted by SBS telling me that there is a BBCiPlayerExtra 1.3 Plugin update available. I'm also getting the messages in the attached file in the log, but don't know if they're all related to this issue.

[bpa]

I'm not sure what is happening on your system. I just uploaded the 1.3 module - the main SBS XML file which is used to feed 3rd party plugins has not been updated and I don't get the notice for 1.3.

Do you have additional repository URLs in the bottom of the Plugins tab ?

The log messages are nothing to do with the plugin there are due to missing strings in the SBS BBC and CBC apps.

[tamanaco]

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Do you have additional repository URLs in the bottom of the Plugins tab ?

Yes, I have additional repository URLs, but the only Plugin listed at the top of the Plugins page for an update is BBCiPlayerExtra. 1.2 is currently installed... the update is for 1.3, but fails when I try to apply it.

[bpa]

The problem was with the repo.xml - I fixed it now. Try again.

V1.3 provides access to all R4 playable programs not just last 5 days -so it include not only Desert Island Disc "archive" but also many documentaries and other non music programs.

[tamanaco]

Thanks for the quick response and update. The Plugin was updated successfully to version 1.3.

[bpa]

Not sure when it happened but there are now regional variation schedules for Radio Wales - FM & MW, Scotland - FM, MW, Orkney,Shetland and Highlands & Islands.

The following file can replace the plugin one of same name and allow access to the schedules of these regional variations.
Download, unzip and replace default.opml in Plugins/BBCiPlayerExtra and then restart SBS.

I'll update the plugin with this file soon.

[bpa]

There has been a change in BBC archive web page format and for programmes with many broadcasts BBC has paginated the list. This needs a proper update but as a workaround if you replace the plugin file ExtraArchiveParser.pm by the file attached to this post and restart SBS - you should get the additional pages of archived programs.

Make a copy of the original plugin file before replacing it in case there are problems and you need to revert.

This fix has not been fully tested and I think with some archives with very many broadcasts (e.g. In our Time, Desert island Disc) there may be problems interrupting playback.

[bobb]

There has been a change in BBC archive web page format and for programmes with many broadcasts BBC has paginated the list. This needs a proper update but as a workaround if you replace the plugin file ExtraArchiveParser.pm by the file attached to this post and restart SBS - you should get the additional pages of archived programs.

Make a copy of the original plugin file before replacing it in case there are problems and you need to revert.

This fix has not been fully tested and I think with some archives with very many broadcasts (e.g. In our Time, Desert island Disc) there may be problems interrupting playback.

To begin i must thank you for this useful plugin, i recently got a SB radio with the purpose to listen to the BBC, the result has exceeded my expectations,and BBCiPlayerExtra
is the cream on the cake!

I presume the zip file ( ExtraArchiveParser.pm) is not nescessary anymore? i have installed V 1.5

[bpa]

I presume the zip file ( ExtraArchiveParser.pm) is not nescessary anymore? i have installed V 1.5

V1.5 does NOT include the zip file. The zip file has changes are needed to deal with archives which have many entries (e.g. In our Time, Desert Island Disks). The archive facility was requested by a user and I personally do not use it. I have not done a lot of testing with this change so I have not put it in the release code because I think it is possible that it may interrupt playback if a large archive is being downloaded at the same time.