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TUI podcast client for the terminal
https://github.com/xgi/castero

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# castero

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castero is a TUI podcast client for the terminal.

![example client screenshot](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xgi/castero/master/res/client_example.png)

## Installation

Install from [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/castero) with pip:

```bash
$ pip3 install castero
```

Upgrading:

```bash
$ pip3 install castero --upgrade
```

### Manual Installation

```bash
$ git clone https://github.com/xgi/castero
$ cd castero
$ sudo python setup.py install
```

## Dependencies

Running castero requires the following external dependencies:

* Python >= 3.5 (check the output of ``python --version``)
* sqlite3
* At least one of the following media players:
* vlc >= 2.2.3
* (mpv and libmpv) >= 0.14.0

## Usage

After installing castero, it can be run with simply:

```bash
$ castero
```

The help menu provides a list of controls and can be accessed by pressing
h. Alternatively, see the list below:

```text
Commands
h - show this help screen
q - exit the client
a - add a feed
d - delete the selected feed
r - reload/refresh feeds
s - save episode for offline playback
UP/DOWN - navigate up/down in menus
RIGHT/LEFT - navigate right/left in menus
PPAGE/NPAGE - scroll up/down in menus
ENTER - play selected feed/episode
SPACE - add selected feed/episode to queue
c - clear the queue
n - go to the next episode in the queue
i - invert the order of the menu
/ - filter the contents of the menu
m - mark episode as played/unplayed
p or k - pause/play the current episode
f or l - seek forward
b or j - seek backward
=/- - increase/decrease volume
]/[ - increase/decrease playback speed
u - show episode URL
1-5 - change between client layouts
```

### Importing/exporting feeds from another client

castero supports importing and exporting an [OPML file](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPML)
of your subscriptions in order to easily transfer them between other podcast
clients. Please refer to your other client's documentation for details on
how/if it supports this format.

Importing and exporting from castero are available with command line flags.
Run `castero --help` for details.

## Configuration

The configuration file is located at `{HOME}/.config/castero/castero.conf`
after the client has been run at least once.

Please see the [default castero.conf](https://github.com/xgi/castero/blob/master/castero/templates/castero.conf)
for a list of available settings.

User data, including downloaded episodes and a database with your feed
information, is located at `{HOME}/.local/share/castero/`. These files are not
intended to be manually modified. Removing the database will simply cause
castero to replace it with an empty one the next time you run the client.

## Testing

This project uses [pytest](https://pytest.org) for testing. To run tests, run
the following command in the project's root directory:

```bash
$ python -m pytest tests
```

You can also run tests for an individual unit, i.e.:

```bash
$ python -m pytest tests/test_feed.py
```

## License

[MIT License](https://github.com/xgi/castero/blob/master/LICENSE.txt)