Comments in radio script

conjurer_musician/radio_conjurer.liq

@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ let json.parse credentials  = file.contents("/home/pi/Conjurer/icecast_credentia
 
 # Enable replaygain metadata processing
 enable_replaygain_metadata()
+
+# Set up a playlog for tracking played tracks
 l = playlog(duration = 14400.0, persistency="/home/pi/Conjurer/persistence.log")
+
+# Function to check if a track can be played based on its metadata
 def check(r)
     m = request.metadata(r)
     if l.last(m) < 3600. then
@@ -19,13 +23,15 @@ let json.parse credentials  = file.contents("/home/pi/Conjurer/icecast_credentia
     end
 end
 
-
-
 # Define playlists to be used in the stream
 s1 = replaygain(playlist(reload_mode="watch", check_next=check, "/home/pi/Conjurer/all_playlist.playlist"))
 s2 = replaygain(playlist(reload_mode="watch", check_next=check, "/home/pi/Conjurer/priority_queue.playlist"))
 s3 = replaygain(playlist(reload_mode="watch", check_next=check, "/home/pi/Conjurer/hit.playlist"))
+
+# Create a request queue for user-generated requests
 requests_queue = request.queue()
+
+# Function to process the request queue and add new requests
 def queue_processing()
     f1=file.read("/home/pi/Conjurer/request.playlist")
     text = f1()
@@ -42,16 +48,22 @@ let json.parse credentials  = file.contents("/home/pi/Conjurer/icecast_credentia
 
 # Randomly select a playlist with weights
 s4 = random(id="randomizer", weights=[1, 3, 2], [s1, s2, s3])
+
+# Load jingles playlist
 jingles = (playlist(reload_mode="watch", "/home/pi/Conjurer/jingles.playlist"))
+
+# Create the main stream with random playlist and jingles
 s = rotate(id="randomizer", weights=[20, 1], [s4, jingles])
 
 # Set up an interactive harbor for controlling the stream
 interactive.harbor(port = 9999)
+
 # Set up interactive controls for bass boost
 f = interactive.float("f", description="Frequency", min=0., max=1000., unit="Hz", 200.)
 g = interactive.float("g", description="Gain", min=0., max=20., unit="dB", 8.)
 b = bass_boost(frequency=f, gain=g, s)
 s = add([s, b])
+
 # Set up interactive control for main volume
 a = interactive.float("main_volume", min=0., max=20., 1.)
 s = compress.multiband.interactive(bands=3, s)
@@ -82,9 +94,7 @@ let json.parse credentials  = file.contents("/home/pi/Conjurer/icecast_credentia
 cross_s = crossfade(fade_out=3., fade_in=3., duration=5., fallback(id="switcher", track_sensitive=false, [requests_queue, s]))
 radio =  fallback(id="switcher2", track_sensitive=false, [cross_s, emergency])
 
-    thread.run(every=60., queue_processing)
+# Function to process the request queue and skip the current track if requested
-    p = interactive.bool("r1", false)
-
 def check_skip()
     if p() then
         log.info("Skipping current track.")
@@ -92,8 +102,15 @@ let json.parse credentials  = file.contents("/home/pi/Conjurer/icecast_credentia
         p.set(false)
     end
 end
-    thread.run(every=5., check_skip)
 
+# Run the queue processing function every 60 seconds
+thread.run(every=60., queue_processing)
+
+# Set up an interactive control for skipping tracks
+p = interactive.bool("r1", false)
+
+# Run the check_skip function every 5 seconds
+thread.run(every=5., check_skip)
 
 # Handle metadata events
 handle_metadata = fun (m) -> begin
@@ -109,6 +126,7 @@ let json.parse credentials  = file.contents("/home/pi/Conjurer/icecast_credentia
 # Configure output formats and destinations
 output.file.hls("/tmp/hls", [("mp3-low", %mp3(bitrate=96)), ("mp3-hi", %mp3(bitrate=160))], radio)
 output.icecast(%mp3, host="retropie", port=8000, password=credentials.password, icy_metadata="true", mount="mp3-stream", radio)
+# Uncomment the following lines to enable additional output formats
 # output.icecast(%opus, host="retropie", port=8000, password=credentials.password, icy_metadata="true", mount="opus-stream", radio)
 # output.icecast(%ogg, host="retropie", port=8000, password=credentials.password, icy_metadata="true", mount="ogg-stream", radio)
 # output.icecast(%aac, host="retropie", port=8000, password=credentials.password, icy_metadata="true", mount="aac-stream", radio)