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[https://apps.kde.org/kasts/ Kasts] is a convergent podcast player designed using the Kirigami framework. It works both on desktop and mobile devices. Kasts uses the Syndication library to parse RSS/Atom feeds. Currently Kasts has a standard podcast support that enables users to play the media content and display its metadata by parsing the contents of an RSS feed.<br> | [https://apps.kde.org/kasts/ Kasts] is a convergent podcast player designed using the Kirigami framework. It works both on desktop and mobile devices. Kasts uses the Syndication library to parse RSS/Atom feeds. Currently Kasts has a standard podcast support that enables users to play the media content and display its metadata by parsing the contents of an RSS feed.<br> | ||
The UI of Kasts is pretty intuitive and is more than usable, the app to an extent does not have a very convergent UI. This will be improved upon throughout the timeline by using the best practices for creating convergent apps. | The UI of Kasts is pretty intuitive and is more than usable, the app to an extent does not have a very convergent UI. This will be improved upon throughout the timeline by using the best practices for creating convergent apps. | ||
Even though the app is able to fetch media using XML documents, it does not yet support searching podcasts from the internet. There are several podcasting web service APIs on the internet that discover new and interesting podcasts. | Even though the app is able to fetch media using XML documents, it does not yet support searching podcasts from the internet. There are several podcasting web service APIs on the internet that discover new and interesting podcasts.<br> | ||
Kasts can be integrated with the android ecosystem by implementing a media session and further adding a media style notification to control the playback. Another essential feature that will be implemented is the support for displaying podcast chapter markers, which improve usability by dividing the media into discrete segments.<br> | |||
===Mentors=== | ===Mentors=== | ||
* [https://invent.kde.org/tfella Tobias Fella]<br> | * [https://invent.kde.org/tfella Tobias Fella]<br> | ||
* [https://invent.kde.org/devinlin Devin Lin]<br> | * [https://invent.kde.org/devinlin Devin Lin]<br> | ||
===Work Report=== | ===Work Report=== | ||
====Podcast Discovery==== | |||
[[File:Kasts-gif.gif||frame|center|Kasts is now able to discover podcasts from the internet.]] | [[File:Kasts-gif.gif||frame|center|Kasts is now able to discover podcasts from the internet.]] | ||
====Android Integration==== | |||
[[File:Android-min.png|thumb|left]] | |||
[[File:Android-lar.png|thumb|left]] | |||
====Chapter Marks==== | |||
===Writings=== | ===Writings=== | ||
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[https://swaptr.github.io/my-site/blog-gsoc/gsoc/2021/07/01/week-three.html GSOC: Week 3] <br> | [https://swaptr.github.io/my-site/blog-gsoc/gsoc/2021/07/01/week-three.html GSOC: Week 3] <br> | ||
[https://swaptr.github.io/my-site/blog-gsoc/gsoc/2021/07/12/week-four.html GSOC: Week 4 and 5] <br> | [https://swaptr.github.io/my-site/blog-gsoc/gsoc/2021/07/12/week-four.html GSOC: Week 4 and 5] <br> | ||
[https://swaptr.github.io/my-site/blog-gsoc/gsoc/2021/08/22/second-phase.html GSOC: Second Phase] <br> | |||
===Commits and Merge Requests=== | ===Commits and Merge Requests=== | ||
[https://invent.kde.org/plasma-mobile/kasts/-/commits/master?author=Swapnil%20Tripathi List of commits by me] <br> | [https://invent.kde.org/plasma-mobile/kasts/-/commits/master?author=Swapnil%20Tripathi List of commits by me] <br> | ||
[https://invent.kde.org/plasma-mobile/kasts/-/merge_requests?scope=all&state=all&author_username=swap List of merge requests by me] | [https://invent.kde.org/plasma-mobile/kasts/-/merge_requests?scope=all&state=all&author_username=swap List of merge requests by me] | ||
Revision as of 02:54, 22 August 2021
Kasts: Podcast Support
Kasts is a convergent podcast player designed using the Kirigami framework. It works both on desktop and mobile devices. Kasts uses the Syndication library to parse RSS/Atom feeds. Currently Kasts has a standard podcast support that enables users to play the media content and display its metadata by parsing the contents of an RSS feed.
The UI of Kasts is pretty intuitive and is more than usable, the app to an extent does not have a very convergent UI. This will be improved upon throughout the timeline by using the best practices for creating convergent apps.
Even though the app is able to fetch media using XML documents, it does not yet support searching podcasts from the internet. There are several podcasting web service APIs on the internet that discover new and interesting podcasts.
Kasts can be integrated with the android ecosystem by implementing a media session and further adding a media style notification to control the playback. Another essential feature that will be implemented is the support for displaying podcast chapter markers, which improve usability by dividing the media into discrete segments.
Mentors
Work Report
Podcast Discovery
Android Integration
Chapter Marks
Writings
Google Summer Of Code 2021
GSOC: Community Bonding
GSOC: Week 1
GSOC: Week 2
GSOC: Week 3
GSOC: Week 4 and 5
GSOC: Second Phase