June Updates

Podcast commands:
+ Add support for "play <podcast name> podcast" variation of command.
* Resolve incorrect detection of empty feeds.
* Resolve handling of "&" in podcast or episode name.

Kodi commands:
+ Add "update tv shows" command to scan for new episodes.

Power commands:
* Improve command detection method

MPD connection:
* Handle timeout of MPD connection, when MPD is not used.

src/main.py

@@ -139,6 +139,12 @@ def process_event(assistant, event):
             if _music.getConfirmPlayback() == True:
                 assistant.start_conversation()
 
+        elif text.startswith('play ') and text.endswith(' podcast'):
+            assistant.stop_conversation()
+            _music.run('podcast', text[5:][:-8])
+            if _music.getConfirmPlayback() == True:
+                assistant.start_conversation()
+
         elif text.startswith('radio '):
             assistant.stop_conversation()
             _music.run('radio', text[6:])

src/modules/kodi.py

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def run(self, voice_command):
             result = self.kodi.Player.Stop(playerid=1)
             logging.info('Kodi response: ' + str(result))
 
-        elif voice_command in ['play','pause','paws','resume']:
+        elif voice_command == 'play' or voice_command == 'pause' or voice_command == 'paws' or voice_command == 'resume':
             result = self.kodi.Player.PlayPause(playerid=1)
             logging.info('Kodi response: ' + str(result))
 

src/modules/music.py

@@ -59,8 +59,12 @@ def run(self, module, voice_command):
             logging.info('Music stopped playing')
             self.mpd.clear()
 
-        self.mpd.close()
-        self.mpd.disconnect()
+        try:
+            self.mpd.close()
+            self.mpd.disconnect()
+        except ConnectionError:
+            logging.info('MPD connection timed out')
+            pass
 
     def playRadio(self, station):
         config = configparser.ConfigParser()
@@ -112,7 +116,8 @@ def playPodcast(self, podcast):
                 aiy.audio.say('Recent podcasts are')
                 for title,url in podcasts.items():
                     podcastInfo = self.getPodcastItem(podcast, url, offset)
-                    aiy.audio.say(title + ' uploaded an episode ' + str(int(podcastInfo['age']/24)) + ' days ago')
+                    if not podcastInfo == None:
+                        aiy.audio.say(title + ' uploaded an episode ' + str(int(podcastInfo['age']/24)) + ' days ago')
                 return
 
             elif podcast == 'today':
@@ -121,6 +126,15 @@ def playPodcast(self, podcast):
                     podcastInfo = self.getPodcastItem(podcast, url, offset)
                     if podcastInfo['age'] < 36:
                         aiy.audio.say(title + ' uploaded an episode ' + str(int(podcastInfo['age'])) + ' hours ago')
+                self._cancelAction = True
+                return
+
+            elif podcast == 'yesterday':
+                aiy.audio.say('Yesterday\'s podcasts are')
+                for title,url in podcasts.items():
+                    podcastInfo = self.getPodcastItem(podcast, url, offset)
+                    if podcastInfo['age'] < 60 and podcastInfo['age'] > 36:
+                        aiy.audio.say(title + ' uploaded an episode ' + str(int(podcastInfo['age'])) + ' hours ago')
                 return
 
             elif podcast.startswith('previous '):
@@ -176,20 +190,20 @@ def getPodcastItem(self, podcast, src, offset):
         logging.info('feed contains ' + str(resCount) + ' items')
 
         # exit out if empty
-        if resCount < offset or resCount == 0:
+        if not resCount > offset:
             logging.info(podcast + ' podcast feed is empty')
             aiy.audio.say('There are no episodes available of ' + podcast)
             return None
 
         if 'title' in rss.feed:
-            result['title'] = rss.feed.title
+            result['title'] = rss.feed.title.replace(" & ", " and ")
 
         rssItem = rss.entries[offset]
 
         # Extract infromation about requested item
 
         if 'title' in rssItem:
-            result['ep_title'] = rssItem.title
+            result['ep_title'] = rssItem.title.replace(" & ", " and ")
 
         if 'published_parsed' in rssItem:
             result['age'] = int((time.time() - time.mktime(rssItem['published_parsed'])) / 3600)