albumart

greg/aux_functions.py

@@ -176,7 +176,21 @@ def tag(placeholders):
     filename = substitute_placeholders(template, placeholders)
     podpath = os.path.join(placeholders.directory, filename)
     # ... and this is it
-
+    # We also retrieve the path of a cover image, if there is one
+    coverart = placeholders.feed.retrieve_config("coverart", False)
+    if coverart:
+        import mimetypes
+        coverart_filename = substitute_placeholders(coverart, placeholders)
+        if not os.path.exists(coverart_filename):
+            print("""The file that I was supposed to use as cover art does not
+                    exist.""", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+            coverart = False
+        else:
+            coverart_mime = mimetypes.guess_type(coverart_filename)[0]
+            if not coverart_mime:
+                print("""I couldn't guess the mimetype of this file, please use a
+                        more perspicuous extension""", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+                coverart = False
     # now we create a dictionary of tags and values
     tagdict = placeholders.feed.defaulttagdict  # these are the defaults
     try:  # We do as if there was a section with potential tag info
@@ -196,8 +210,12 @@ def tag(placeholders):
     file_to_tag = eyed3.load(podpath)
     for mytag in tagdict:
         setattr(file_to_tag.tag, mytag, tagdict[mytag])
+    if coverart:
+        with open(coverart_filename, 'rb') as imagefile:
+            image = imagefile.read()
+        file_to_tag.tag.images.set(
+                type_=3, img_data=image, mime_type=coverart_mime) 
     file_to_tag.tag.save()
-
 
 
 def filtercond(placeholders):

greg/data/greg.conf

@@ -138,6 +138,16 @@ tag_artist = {podcasttitle}
 tag_title = {title}
 tag_genre = Podcast
 
+# You can also add a front-cover image to your podcast, if you wish, like so:
+#
+# front_cover = path/to/image/file
+#
+# Note that greg will rely on the image file extension to guess its mimetype,
+# so be sure to name it something reasonable (e.g. "something_or_other.png", or
+# "thus_and_so.jpeg" are perfectly good names, but "cover.art" is not.)
+# Note also that adding a cover image counts as tagging, so greg will only do
+# it if you have 'Tag = yes' in the options to the relevant podcast.
+
 # If you want to *remove* any of the tags that the podcast ships with, simply
 # leave it blank, like so:
 #