OPML import for Rhythmbox, kind of

*Update* : it seems that Rhythmbox now has support for OPML import, you may type the path to the OPML import in the new feed dialog box. I didn’t try it, though

I’ve just installed the brand new Ubuntu 9.04 to replace my good old 6.06, and now I must find a way to import all my podcast feeds exported in opml format from Juice, to Rhythmbox, the official Ubuntu music manager.

However, it seems that Rhythmbox does not manage opml imports. I don’t feel like copying manually 70 rss feeds…

An opportunity to learn the XML library of Groovy !

Save this groovy script as opml2rhythmbox.groovy

#!/usr/bin/groovy

if(args.size() != 1){
    println("Usage : opml2rhythmbox.groovy myfile.opml")
    System.exit 1
}

File opmlFile = new File(args[0])
def opml = new XmlSlurper().parse(opmlFile)

def builder = new groovy.xml.MarkupBuilder()
opml.body.depthFirst().findAll { it.@type == "rss"}.each { rss ->
    builder.entry(type:'podcast-feed') {
 title rss.@title.text()
        location rss.@xmlUrl.text()
        status '1'
    }
}

Then if it is not already done, install Groovy

sudo apt-get install groovy

Execute the script on your exported opml file

chmod +x opml2rhythmbox.groovy
./opml2rhythmbox.groovy exported.opml > generated.xml

Now, you must manually copy the content of the generated generated.xml file, into the ~/local/share/rhythmbox/rhythmdb.xml db file of Rhythmbox (make a backup of the rhythmdb.xml file before !)

The generated file content must be inserted after the rhythmdb opening tag at the begining of the rhythmdb.xml file

<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
<rhythmdb version="1.6">
<!-- Insert here  -->

Then start Rhythmbox and run "Update all Feeds"

You’re done !