Index: channels/__init__.py
==================================================================
--- channels/__init__.py
+++ channels/__init__.py
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 # api: streamtuner2
 # type: base
 # category: ui
 # title: Channel plugins
 # description: Base implementation for channels and feature plugins
-# version: 1.1
+# version: 1.2
 # license: public domain
 # author: mario
 # url: http://fossil.include-once.org/streamtuner2/
 # pack:
 #    bookmarks.py configwin.py streamedit.py history.py search.py links.py 
@@ -118,10 +118,13 @@
         self.config = self.meta.get("config", [])
         self.title = self.meta.get("title", self.module)
 
         # add default options values to config.conf.* dict
         conf.add_plugin_defaults(self.meta, self.module)
+        
+        # stub for ST2 main window / dispatcher
+        self.parent = stub_parent(None)
 
         # only if streamtuner2 is run in graphical mode        
         if (parent):
             self.cache()
             self.gui(parent)
@@ -584,5 +587,16 @@
 
         # add notebook tab
         tab = parent.notebook_channels.insert_page_menu(vbox, ev_label, plain_label, -1)
         parent.notebook_channels.set_tab_reorderable(vbox, True)
 
+
+# WORKAROUND for direct channel module imports,
+# eases instantiations without GUI a little,
+# reducing module dependencies (conf. / ahttp. / channels. / parent.) would be better
+def stub_parent(object):
+    def __setattr__(self, name, value):
+        pass
+    def __getattr__(self, name):
+        return lambda *x: None
+    def status(self, *x):
+        pass

Index: cli.py
==================================================================
--- cli.py
+++ cli.py
@@ -1,27 +1,23 @@
-#
 # api: streamtuner2
 # title: CLI interface
 # description: allows to call streamtuner2 from the commandline
 # status: experimental
 # version: 0.3
 #
-#  Returns JSON data when queried. Usually returns cache data, but the
-#  "category" module always loads fresh info from the directory servers.
-#
-#  Not all channel plugins are gtk-free yet. And some workarounds are
-#  used here to not upset channel plugins about a missing parent window.
-#
-#
-#
+# Returns JSON data when queried. Usually returns cache data, but the
+# "category" module always loads fresh info from the directory servers.
+#
+# Not all channel plugins are gtk-free yet. And some workarounds are
+# used here to not upset channel plugins about a missing parent window.
 
 
 import sys
 #from channels import *
 import ahttp
 import action
-from config import conf
+from config import *
 import json
 
 
 
 
@@ -33,11 +29,11 @@
     title = "CLI interface"
     version = 0.3
 
     
     # channel plugins
-    channel_modules = ["shoutcast", "xiph", "internet_radio", "jamendo", "myoggradio", "live365"]
+    channel_modules = ["shoutcast", "xiph", "icast", "jamendo", "radiobrowser"]# module_list()
     current_channel = "cli"
     plugins = {} # only populated sparsely by .stream()
     
     
     # start
@@ -51,11 +47,11 @@
         if not actions:
             a = self.help
         # first cmdline arg == action
         else:
             command = actions[0]
-            if command in self.__dict__:
+            if command in dir(self):
                 cmd = self.__getattribute__(command)
             else:
                 print "No such command:", command
                 return
 
@@ -154,11 +150,11 @@
     def channels(self, channels=None):
         if channels:
             channels = channels.split(",")
         else:
             channels = self.channel_modules
-        return (self.channel(module) for module in channels)
+        return channels#(self.channel(module) for module in channels)
     
     # pretty print json
     def json(self, dat):    
         print(json.dumps(dat, sort_keys=True, indent=2))
     
@@ -168,10 +164,10 @@
     
 # trap for some main window calls
 class empty_parent (object):    
     channel = {}
     null = lambda *a: None
-    status = null
-    thread = null
+    status = lambda *a: None
+    thread = lambda *a: None