m3u2volumio

Translate .m3u files into a Volumio conform playlist. The intervention requires SSH.

Version

0.2

Dependencies

• python3 >= 3.1

Usage

Standard m3u playlist: ./m3u2volumio <filename.m3u> iTunes m3u playlist: ./m3u2volumio <filename.m3u> itunes

-c, --changelog
-h, --help
-v, --version

Custom playlists are located in:

• /data/playlist (custom playlists)
• /data/favourites/my-web-radio (My Web Radios)
• /data/favourites/radio-favourites (Favorite Radios)

Assumptions

• Assuming proper formatting:
  • Weblinks contain http:// or https://
  • EXTINF is structured:
    • #EXTINF:length,Artist Name - Track Title or
    • #EXTINF:length,Title
• Non-weblinks will be considered filelinks
• In regular (non-EXT) m3u:
  • If the filename contains a single '-', it will be considered as artist - title formatting
  • Otherwise the extention will be removed and the filename taken as title

Example

Webradio

test.m3u

#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:-1,RadioParadise -- 320k
http://stream-uk1.radioparadise.com/aac-320
#EXTINF:-1,OrganLive
http://play2.organlive.com:7000/320
#EXTINF:-1,KlassikRadio - Pure Bach
http://stream.klassikradio.de/purebach/mp3-192/stream.klassikradio.de/

Webradio playlist lies in /data/favourites/my-web-radio. Hence copy the following output into the file.

$ m3u2volumio test.m3u 
[{"service":"webradio","name":"RadioParadise -- 320k","uri":"http://stream-uk1.radioparadise.com/aac-320"},{"service":"webradio","name":"OrganLive","uri":"http://play2.organlive.com:7000/320"},{"service":"webradio","name":"KlassikRadio - Pure Bach","uri":"http://stream.klassikradio.de/purebach/mp3-192/stream.klassikradio.de/"}]

Files

Example 3

#EXTM3U

#EXTINF:123, Sample artist - Sample title
Sample.mp3

#EXTINF:321,Example Artist - Example title
Greatest Hits\Example.ogg

Results in:

$ m3u2volumio example3.m3u
[{"service":"mpd","title":"Sample title","artist":"Sample artist","uri":"Sample.mp3"},{"service":"mpd","title":"Example title","artist":"Example Artist","uri":"Greatest Hits\Example.ogg"}]

Create new file /data/playlist/playlistname and copy the output there or directly by typing:

$ m3u2volumio filename.m3u | ssh volumio@volumiocomputer 'cat > /data/playlist/newplaylistname'

Example 4

Bad formatting! Just a technical example! Use absolute paths!

Alternative/Band - Song.mp3
Classical/Other Band - New Song.mp3
Stuff.mp3
D:/More Music/Foo.mp3
../Other Music/Bar.mp3
http://emp.cx:8000/Listen.pls
http://www.example.com/~user/Mine.mp3

$ m3u2volumio example4.m3u
[{"service":"mpd","title":"Song","artist":"Band","uri":"Alternative/Band - Song.mp3"},{"service":"mpd","title":"New Song","artist":"Other Band","uri":"Classical/Other Band - New Song.mp3"},{"service":"mpd","title":"Stuff","uri":"Stuff.mp3"},{"service":"mpd","title":"Foo","uri":"D:/More Music/Foo.mp3"},{"service":"mpd","title":"Bar","uri":"../Other Music/Bar.mp3"},{"service":"webradio","name":"Listen.pls","uri":"http://emp.cx:8000/Listen.pls"},{"service":"webradio","name":"Mine.mp3","uri":"http://www.example.com/~user/Mine.mp3"}]