ADDED   channels/dirble.py
Index: channels/dirble.py
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+# encoding: UTF-8
+# api: streamtuner2
+# title: Dirble
+# description: Song history tracker for Internet radio stations.
+# url: http://dirble.com/
+# version: 2.0
+# type: channel
+# category: radio
+# config:
+#    { name: dirble_api_key,  value: "a0bdd7b8efc2f5d1ebdf1728b65a07ece4c73de5",  type: text,  description: Required API access key. }
+# png:
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+# priority: optional
+# documentation: http://dirble.com/developer/api
+#
+# Hmm ok, the new v2 API isn't so bad after all.
+# It actually contains streaming urls, and even
+# station homepages now.
+#
+#  · No idea what status: or timedout: signify.
+#  · Stream alternatives aren't yet sorted.
+#  · Leave favicons to regular behaviour,
+#    station banners are seemingly inaccessible.
+#
+
+
+import json
+from config import *
+from channels import *
+import ahttp
+
+
+# 
+class dirble (ChannelPlugin):
+
+    # control flags
+    has_search = False
+    listformat = "srv"
+    titles = dict(listeners=False, playing="Location")
+    base = "http://api.dirble.com/v2/{}"
+
+
+    # Retrieve cat list and map
+    def update_categories(self):
+        cats = []
+        for row in self.api("categories/tree"):
+            print row
+            cats += [row["title"]]
+            self.catmap[row["title"]] = row["id"]
+            if row.get("children"):
+                cats += [[c["title"] for c in row["children"]]]
+                for c in row["children"]:
+                    self.catmap[c["title"]] = c["id"]
+        self.categories = cats
+
+
+    # Fetch entries
+    def update_streams(self, cat, search=None):
+        return [
+            self.unpack(r)
+               for r in
+            self.api("category/{}/stations".format(self.catmap.get(cat, 0)), all=1)# per_page=200 won't work
+        ]
+
+    
+    # Extract rows
+    def unpack(self, r):
+    
+        # find stream (might select on `bitrate` or `format` if available)
+        if len(r.get("streams", [])):
+            s = r["streams"][0]
+        else:
+            return {}
+
+        # rename fields
+        return dict(
+            genre = " ".join(c["slug"] for c in r["categories"]),
+            title = r["name"],
+            playing = "{country} {description}".format(**r),
+            homepage = r["website"],
+            url = s["stream"],
+            format = s["content_type"],
+            bitrate = s["bitrate"],
+           # img = r["image"]["image"]["thumb"]["url"], # CDN HTTPS trip up requests.get
+            status = "" if s["status"] else "gtk-stop",
+            deleted = s["timedout"],
+        )
+
+
+    # Patch API url together, send request, decode JSON list
+    def api(self, method, **params):
+        params["token"] = conf.dirble_api_key
+        try:
+            r = ahttp.get(self.base.format(method), params)
+            r = json.loads(r)
+            if isinstance(r, dict) and "error" in r:
+                log.ERR(r["error"])
+                raise Exception
+            if len(r) > conf.max_streams:
+                del r[int(conf.max_streams):]
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.ERR("Dirble API retrieval failure:", e)
+            r = []
+        return r
+
+