new symlinky magic and commented config

getdistorted/getdistorted.rb

@@ -19,11 +19,20 @@
 # OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 #
 
+########################################
+# the configuration bit
+
 @podcasts = {
+	# the podcast name
 	"distortedview" => {
+		# where's the rss file
 		"rss" => 'http://www.distortedview.com/show/index.xml',
-		"savedir" => '/Users/ward/ipod_sync/[books]/Distorted View',
+		# where should enclosures be saved
+		"savedir" => '/Users/ward/Private/mp3/[books]/Distorted View',
+		# rename magic, this is used on the file name with sub!
 		"rename" => [ /_(\d\d\d\d)(\d\d)/, '\2\1' ],
+		# directory to put symlinks to the new files
+		"linkdir" => '/Users/ward/ipod_sync/[books]/Distorted View',
 	},
 	"tagesschau" => {
 		"rss" => 'http://www.tagesschau.de/export/podcast',
@@ -32,6 +41,9 @@
 	},
 }
 
+########################################
+# code from here on
+
 require 'net/http'
 require 'uri'
 require 'rexml/document'
@@ -74,6 +86,9 @@ def getenclosure(podcast, enclosure)
 			File.open("#{@podcasts[podcast]["savedir"]}/#{filename}", "w"){|f|
 				f.print(response.body)
 			}
+			if @podcasts[podcast]["linkdir"]
+				File.symlink("#{@podcasts[podcast]["savedir"]}/#{filename}", "#{@podcasts[podcast]["linkdir"]}/#{filename}")
+			end
 		end
 	end
 end