coherence.backends.ted_storage (module)

TEDStore

Another simple rss based Media Server, this time for TED.com content.

Example to run from python script:

from coherence.base import Coherence
from twisted.internet import reactor

coherence = Coherence(
    {'logmode': 'info',
     'plugin': {'backend': 'TEDStore',
                'name': 'Cohen3 TEDStore'
                },
     }
)
reactor.run()

Example to run from console:

cohen3 --plugin=backend:TEDStore

Note

you need the cohen 3 package installed to run the plugin from a console.

Changed in version 0.8.3.

class TedTalk(parent_id, item_id, urlbase, **kwargs)

Bases: coherence.backends.models.items.BackendVideoItem

The Backend Item.

Changed in version 0.8.3: Refactored using the class BackendVideoItem

mimetype = 'video/mp4'

class TEDStore(server, *args, **kwargs)

Bases: coherence.backends.models.stores.BackendVideoStore

The Backend Store.

Changed in version 0.8.3: Refactored using the class BackendVideoStore

logCategory = 'ted_store'

implements = ['MediaServer']

name = 'TEDTalks'

upnp_protocols = ['http-get:*:video/quicktime:*', 'http-get:*:video/mp4:*']

root_url = b'http://feeds.feedburner.com/tedtalks_video?format=xml'

root_find_items = './channel/item'

root_id = 0

item_cls

alias of TedTalk

item_type = 'http-get:*:video/mp4:*'

last_updated = None

parse_data(root)

Iterate over all items found inside the provided tree and parse each one of them.

parse_item(item)

Convenient method to extract data from an item.

Warning

this method must be sub classed and must return a dictionary which should hold the data that you want to be set for your items.