Gradle Podcast plugin
Last week, I published my first Gradle plugin. It eases the creation of a Podcast RSS feed. Internally it uses micronaut-itunespodcast module.
The plugin has an extension to configure your Podcast metadata
podcast {
episodes = file("episodes")
title = 'Hiking Treks'
link = 'https://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/'
language = 'en-us'
copyright = '© 2020 John Appleseed'
description = 'Love to get outdoors and discover nature's treasures? Hiking Treks is the show for you. We review hikes and excursions, review outdoor gear and interview a variety of naturalists and adventurers. Look for new episodes each week.'
author = "The Sunset Explorers"
type = 'SERIAL'
owner {
name = "Sunset Explorers"
email = "mountainscape@icloud.com"
}
image {
url = "https://applehosted.podcasts.apple.com/hiking_treks/artwork.png"
}
block = false
categories = 'SPORTS_WILDERNESS'
explicit = false
}
You write your episode show notes in Markdown and use metadata to configure the audio files associated with the episode:
episodes/aae20190425.md
---
episodeType: TRAILER
episode: 1
season: 1
title: Hiking Treks Trailer
enclosureLength: 498537
enclosureType: audio/mpeg
enclosureUrl: http://example.com/podcasts/everything/AllAboutEverythingEpisode4.mp3
guid: aae20190418
pubDate: 2019-01-08T01:15:00Z[GMT]
duration: 1079
explicit: false
---
The Sunset Explorers share tips, techniques and recommendations for great hikes and adventures around the United States. Listen on [Apple Podcasts](https://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/)
Run ./gradlew build and it generates the following RSS feed:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd">
<channel>
<title>Hiking Treks</title>
<link>https://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/</link>
<image>
<title>Hiking Treks</title>
<link>https://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/</link>
<url>https://applehosted.podcasts.apple.com/hiking_treks/artwork.png</url>
</image>
<description>Love to get outdoors and discover nature&apos;s treasures? Hiking Treks is the show for you. We review hikes and excursions, review outdoor gear and interview a variety of naturalists and adventurers. Look for new episodes each week.</description>
<language>en-us</language>
<copyright>&#169; 2020 John Appleseed</copyright>
<category text="Sports">
<category text="Wilderness">
</category>
</category>
<itunes:author>The Sunset Explorers</itunes:author>
<itunes:type>serial</itunes:type>
<itunes:owner>
<itunes:name>Sunset Explorers</itunes:name>
<itunes:email>mountainscape@icloud.com</itunes:email>
</itunes:owner>
<itunes:image href="https://applehosted.podcasts.apple.com/hiking_treks/artwork.png"></itunes:image>
<itunes:category text="Sports">
<itunes:category text="Wilderness"></itunes:category>
</itunes:category>
<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
<item>
<title>Hiking Treks Trailer</title>
<enclosure length="498537"
type="audio/mpeg"
url="http://example.com/podcasts/everything/AllAboutEverythingEpisode4.mp3"></enclosure>
<guid>aae20190418</guid>
<itunes:episodeType>trailer</itunes:episodeType>
<itunes:title>Hiking Treks Trailer</itunes:title>
<content:encoded><p>The Sunset Explorers share tips, techniques and recommendations for
great hikes and adventures around the United States. Listen on <a href="https://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/">Apple Podcasts</a></p>
</content:encoded>
<itunes:duration>1079</itunes:duration>
<itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode>
<itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
</item>
</channel>
</rss>
My goal is to enable podcast creators to generate a RSS feed easily. It should make easy to statically host a Podcast RSS feed. It should help keep Podcasts open.