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# Jos
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Jos is one of my oldest project ideas, and the one that's definitely stuck
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around the longest.
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The idea is pretty straightforward: I like music, and I'd like to download any
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music I want from YouTube using
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[YoutubeDL](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl)
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([mirror](https://git.roosens.me/mirrors/youtube-dl)). I've written dozens of
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scripts that automate some parts of this process, such as looking up the
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correct video, or searching for metadata using the
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[Spotify API](https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/). The goal
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of this project is to be the final "script", housing everything I need to grow
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my music collection.
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## Design of the project
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I've decided to create Jos using the classic frontend-backend combo: a backend
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(written in Python using Flask) serves a RESTful API that does all the hard
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work. We then put a lovely frontend in front of it (Vue 3) that interacts with
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this API to make a functional website.
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Ever since I had my Web Development course (taught by
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[Ruben Verborgh](https://ruben.verborgh.org/)), I've been very interested in
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developing high-performing and practical web applications using RESTful API's.
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I know developing two separate applications requires more work, but it allows
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for more flexibility, e.g. it allows me to swap out the backend for a
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completely new implementation,
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[in a different language](https://git.roosens.me/Chewing_Bever/fej).
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## Plans
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### API
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* Search engine for high-quality music videos (using the `"auto-generated"`
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trick.)
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* Wrapper layer around the Spotify API for searching for tracks/albums/artists
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* Return a JSON dump containing all metadata & urls you need to download a
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track/album
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This allows the API to be used by non-authenticated users as well (e.g. we
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could write a Python client that uses the API, but downloads locally.)
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* Download a track/album (should use some sort of authentification probably)
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### Frontend
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* Search for tracks/albums/artists
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* Edit metadata & select best video
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* Tell server to download track/album
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* Live updates per track on how far the download is (or just wether or not
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it's done)
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* file explorer for music collection
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* metadata editor for collection
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* Analysis of existing collection
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* Find incomplete albums & suggest missing tracks to download
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* Detect invalid metadata
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Some cool ideas for when the above is done:
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* Suggestions for new albums to add
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* Tracking of select artists & notify/show new releases
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