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vlc_plugin: fix non-LGPL plugins meta infos
[vlc] / modules / misc / audioscrobbler.c
index f3b9f21b8c0aac74d385c3360bba92c11f78cd09..81e2a8b66d501818a5bdeb62073ed8defe939f33 100644 (file)
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*****************************************************************************
  * audioscrobbler.c : audioscrobbler submission plugin
  *****************************************************************************
- * Copyright © 2006-2008 the VideoLAN team
+ * Copyright © 2006-2011 the VideoLAN team
  * $Id$
  *
  * Author: Rafaël Carré <funman at videolanorg>
  * http://www.audioscrobbler.net/development/protocol/
  *
  * TODO:    "Now Playing" feature (not mandatory)
+ *          Update to new API? http://www.lastfm.fr/api
  */
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Preamble
  *****************************************************************************/
 
-#if defined( WIN32 ) 
-#include <time.h> 
-#endif 
-
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 # include "config.h"
 #endif
 
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+#define VLC_MODULE_LICENSE VLC_LICENSE_GPL_2_PLUS
 #include <vlc_common.h>
 #include <vlc_plugin.h>
 #include <vlc_interface.h>
+#include <vlc_input.h>
+#include <vlc_dialog.h>
 #include <vlc_meta.h>
 #include <vlc_md5.h>
-#include <vlc_block.h>
 #include <vlc_stream.h>
 #include <vlc_url.h>
 #include <vlc_network.h>
-#include <vlc_interface.h>
 #include <vlc_playlist.h>
 
 /*****************************************************************************
@@ -75,17 +76,13 @@ struct intf_sys_t
     audioscrobbler_song_t   p_queue[QUEUE_MAX]; /**< songs not submitted yet*/
     int                     i_songs;            /**< number of songs        */
 
+    input_thread_t         *p_input;            /**< current input thread   */
     vlc_mutex_t             lock;               /**< p_sys mutex            */
     vlc_cond_t              wait;               /**< song to submit event   */
-
-    /* data about audioscrobbler session */
-    mtime_t                 next_exchange;      /**< when can we send data  */
-    unsigned int            i_interval;         /**< waiting interval (secs)*/
+    vlc_thread_t            thread;             /**< thread to submit song  */
 
     /* submission of played songs */
-    char                    *psz_submit_host;   /**< where to submit data   */
-    int                     i_submit_port;      /**< port to which submit   */
-    char                    *psz_submit_file;   /**< file to which submit   */
+    vlc_url_t               p_submit_url;       /**< where to submit data   */
 
     /* submission of playing song */
 #if 0 //NOT USED
@@ -93,7 +90,6 @@ struct intf_sys_t
     int                     i_nowp_port;        /**< port to which submit   */
     char                    *psz_nowp_file;     /**< file to which submit   */
 #endif
-    bool                    b_handshaked;       /**< are we authenticated ? */
     char                    psz_auth_token[33]; /**< Authentication token */
 
     /* data about song currently playing */
@@ -104,28 +100,13 @@ struct intf_sys_t
 
     bool                    b_submit;           /**< do we have to submit ? */
 
-    bool                    b_state_cb;         /**< if we registered the
-                                                 * "state" callback         */
-
     bool                    b_meta_read;        /**< if we read the song's
                                                  * metadata already         */
 };
 
-static int  Open            ( vlc_object_t * );
-static void Close           ( vlc_object_t * );
-static void Run             ( intf_thread_t * );
-
-static int ItemChange       ( vlc_object_t *, const char *, vlc_value_t,
-                                vlc_value_t, void * );
-static int PlayingChange    ( vlc_object_t *, const char *, vlc_value_t,
-                                vlc_value_t, void * );
-
-static void AddToQueue      ( intf_thread_t * );
-static int Handshake        ( intf_thread_t * );
-static int ReadMetaData     ( intf_thread_t * );
-static void DeleteSong      ( audioscrobbler_song_t* );
-static int ParseURL         ( char *, char **, char **, int * );
-static void HandleInterval  ( mtime_t *, unsigned int * );
+static int  Open            (vlc_object_t *);
+static void Close           (vlc_object_t *);
+static void *Run            (void *);
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Module descriptor
@@ -135,6 +116,8 @@ static void HandleInterval  ( mtime_t *, unsigned int * );
 #define USERNAME_LONGTEXT   N_("The username of your last.fm account")
 #define PASSWORD_TEXT       N_("Password")
 #define PASSWORD_LONGTEXT   N_("The password of your last.fm account")
+#define URL_TEXT            N_("Scrobbler URL")
+#define URL_LONGTEXT        N_("The URL set for an alternative scrobbler engine")
 
 /* This error value is used when last.fm plugin has to be unloaded. */
 #define VLC_AUDIOSCROBBLER_EFATAL -69
@@ -143,352 +126,219 @@ static void HandleInterval  ( mtime_t *, unsigned int * );
 #define CLIENT_NAME     PACKAGE
 #define CLIENT_VERSION  VERSION
 
-/* HTTP POST request : to submit data */
-#define    POST_REQUEST "POST /%s HTTP/1.1\n"                               \
-                        "Accept-Encoding: identity\n"                       \
-                        "Content-length: %u\n"                              \
-                        "Connection: close\n"                               \
-                        "Content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\n" \
-                        "Host: %s\n"                                        \
-                        "User-agent: VLC Media Player/%s\r\n"               \
-                        "\r\n"                                              \
-                        "%s\r\n"                                            \
-                        "\r\n"
-
 vlc_module_begin ()
-    set_category( CAT_INTERFACE )
-    set_subcategory( SUBCAT_INTERFACE_CONTROL )
-    set_shortname( N_( "Audioscrobbler" ) )
-    set_description( N_("Submission of played songs to last.fm") )
-    add_string( "lastfm-username", "", NULL,
-                USERNAME_TEXT, USERNAME_LONGTEXT, false );
-    add_password( "lastfm-password", "", NULL,
-                PASSWORD_TEXT, PASSWORD_LONGTEXT, false );
-    set_capability( "interface", 0 )
-    set_callbacks( Open, Close )
+    set_category(CAT_INTERFACE)
+    set_subcategory(SUBCAT_INTERFACE_CONTROL)
+    set_shortname(N_("Audioscrobbler"))
+    set_description(N_("Submission of played songs to last.fm"))
+    add_string("lastfm-username", "",
+                USERNAME_TEXT, USERNAME_LONGTEXT, false)
+    add_password("lastfm-password", "",
+                PASSWORD_TEXT, PASSWORD_LONGTEXT, false)
+    add_string("scrobbler-url", "post.audioscrobbler.com",
+                URL_TEXT, URL_LONGTEXT, false)
+    set_capability("interface", 0)
+    set_callbacks(Open, Close)
 vlc_module_end ()
 
 /*****************************************************************************
- * Open: initialize and create stuff
+ * DeleteSong : Delete the char pointers in a song
  *****************************************************************************/
-static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
+static void DeleteSong(audioscrobbler_song_t* p_song)
 {
-    playlist_t      *p_playlist;
-    intf_thread_t   *p_intf     = ( intf_thread_t* ) p_this;
-    intf_sys_t      *p_sys      = calloc( 1, sizeof( intf_sys_t ) );
-
-    if( !p_sys )
-        return VLC_ENOMEM;
-
-    p_intf->p_sys = p_sys;
-
-    vlc_mutex_init( &p_sys->lock );
-    vlc_cond_init( &p_sys->wait );
-
-    p_playlist = pl_Hold( p_intf );
-    PL_LOCK;
-    var_AddCallback( p_playlist, "playlist-current", ItemChange, p_intf );
-    PL_UNLOCK;
-    pl_Release( p_intf );
-
-    p_intf->pf_run = Run;
-
-    return VLC_SUCCESS;
+    FREENULL(p_song->psz_a);
+    FREENULL(p_song->psz_b);
+    FREENULL(p_song->psz_t);
+    FREENULL(p_song->psz_m);
+    FREENULL(p_song->psz_n);
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
- * Close: destroy interface stuff
+ * ReadMetaData : Read meta data when parsed by vlc
  *****************************************************************************/
-static void Close( vlc_object_t *p_this )
+static void ReadMetaData(intf_thread_t *p_this, input_thread_t *p_input)
 {
-    playlist_t                  *p_playlist;
-    input_thread_t              *p_input;
-    intf_thread_t               *p_intf = ( intf_thread_t* ) p_this;
-    intf_sys_t                  *p_sys  = p_intf->p_sys;
+    intf_sys_t *p_sys = p_this->p_sys;
 
-    p_playlist = pl_Hold( p_intf );
-    if( p_playlist )
-    {
+    assert(p_input != NULL);
 
-        var_DelCallback( p_playlist, "playlist-current", ItemChange, p_intf );
+    input_item_t *p_item = input_GetItem(p_input);
+    if (p_item == NULL)
+        return;
 
-        p_input = playlist_CurrentInput( p_playlist );
-        if ( p_input )
-        {
-            if( p_sys->b_state_cb )
-                var_DelCallback( p_input, "intf-event", PlayingChange, p_intf );
-
-            vlc_object_release( p_input );
-        }
-
-        pl_Release( p_intf );
-    }
-
-    int i;
-    for( i = 0; i < p_sys->i_songs; i++ )
-        DeleteSong( &p_sys->p_queue[i] );
-    free( p_sys->psz_submit_host );
-    free( p_sys->psz_submit_file );
-#if 0 //NOT USED
-    free( p_sys->psz_nowp_host );
-    free( p_sys->psz_nowp_file );
-#endif
-    vlc_cond_destroy( &p_sys->wait );
-    vlc_mutex_destroy( &p_sys->lock );
-    free( p_sys );
-}
+#define ALLOC_ITEM_META(a, b) do { \
+        char *psz_meta = input_item_Get##b(p_item); \
+        if (psz_meta && *psz_meta) \
+            a = encode_URI_component(psz_meta); \
+        free(psz_meta); \
+    } while (0)
 
+    vlc_mutex_lock(&p_sys->lock);
 
-/*****************************************************************************
- * Run : call Handshake() then submit songs
- *****************************************************************************/
-static void Run( intf_thread_t *p_intf )
-{
-    char                    *psz_submit, *psz_submit_song, *psz_submit_tmp;
-    int                     i_net_ret;
-    int                     i_song;
-    uint8_t                 p_buffer[1024];
-    char                    *p_buffer_pos;
-    int                     i_post_socket;
-    int                     canc = vlc_savecancel();
+    p_sys->b_meta_read = true;
 
-    intf_sys_t *p_sys = p_intf->p_sys;
+    ALLOC_ITEM_META(p_sys->p_current_song.psz_a, Artist);
+    if (!p_sys->p_current_song.psz_a)
+    {
+        msg_Dbg(p_this, "No artist..");
+        DeleteSong(&p_sys->p_current_song);
+        goto end;
+    }
 
-    /* main loop */
-    for( ;; )
+    ALLOC_ITEM_META(p_sys->p_current_song.psz_t, Title);
+    if (!p_sys->p_current_song.psz_t)
     {
-        bool b_wait = false;
+        msg_Dbg(p_this, "No track name..");
+        DeleteSong(&p_sys->p_current_song);
+        goto end;
+    }
 
+    /* Now we have read the mandatory meta data, so we can submit that info */
+    p_sys->b_submit = true;
 
-        vlc_restorecancel( canc );
-        vlc_mutex_lock( &p_sys->lock );
-        mutex_cleanup_push( &p_sys->lock );
+    ALLOC_ITEM_META(p_sys->p_current_song.psz_b, Album);
+    if (!p_sys->p_current_song.psz_b)
+        p_sys->p_current_song.psz_b = calloc(1, 1);
 
-        if( mdate() < p_sys->next_exchange )
-            /* wait until we can resubmit, i.e.  */
-            b_wait = vlc_cond_timedwait( &p_sys->wait, &p_sys->lock,
-                                          p_sys->next_exchange ) == 0;
-        else
-            /* wait for data to submit */
-            /* we are signaled each time there is a song to submit */
-            vlc_cond_wait( &p_sys->wait, &p_sys->lock );
-        vlc_cleanup_run();
-        canc = vlc_savecancel();
+    ALLOC_ITEM_META(p_sys->p_current_song.psz_m, TrackID);
+    if (!p_sys->p_current_song.psz_m)
+        p_sys->p_current_song.psz_m = calloc(1, 1);
 
-        if( b_wait )
-            continue; /* holding on until next_exchange */
+    p_sys->p_current_song.i_l = input_item_GetDuration(p_item) / 1000000;
 
-        /* handshake if needed */
-        if( p_sys->b_handshaked == false )
-        {
-            msg_Dbg( p_intf, "Handshaking with last.fm ..." );
+    ALLOC_ITEM_META(p_sys->p_current_song.psz_n, TrackNum);
+    if (!p_sys->p_current_song.psz_n)
+        p_sys->p_current_song.psz_n = calloc(1, 1);
+#undef ALLOC_ITEM_META
 
-            switch( Handshake( p_intf ) )
-            {
-                case VLC_ENOMEM:
-                    return;
+    msg_Dbg(p_this, "Meta data registered");
 
-                case VLC_ENOVAR:
-                    /* username not set */
-                    intf_UserFatal( p_intf, false,
-                        _("Last.fm username not set"),
-                        _("Please set a username or disable the "
-                        "audioscrobbler plugin, and restart VLC.\n"
-                        "Visit http://www.last.fm/join/ to get an account.")
-                    );
-                    return;
+end:
+    vlc_mutex_unlock(&p_sys->lock);
+}
 
-                case VLC_SUCCESS:
-                    msg_Dbg( p_intf, "Handshake successfull :)" );
-                    p_sys->b_handshaked = true;
-                    p_sys->i_interval = 0;
-                    p_sys->next_exchange = mdate();
-                    break;
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * AddToQueue: Add the played song to the queue to be submitted
+ *****************************************************************************/
+static void AddToQueue (intf_thread_t *p_this)
+{
+    mtime_t                     played_time;
+    intf_sys_t                  *p_sys = p_this->p_sys;
 
-                case VLC_AUDIOSCROBBLER_EFATAL:
-                    msg_Warn( p_intf, "Exiting..." );
-                    return;
+    vlc_mutex_lock(&p_sys->lock);
+    if (!p_sys->b_submit)
+        goto end;
 
-                case VLC_EGENERIC:
-                default:
-                    /* protocol error : we'll try later */
-                    HandleInterval( &p_sys->next_exchange, &p_sys->i_interval );
-                    break;
-            }
-            /* if handshake failed let's restart the loop */
-            if( p_sys->b_handshaked == false )
-                continue;
-        }
+    /* wait for the user to listen enough before submitting */
+    played_time = mdate() - p_sys->p_current_song.i_start -
+                            p_sys->time_total_pauses;
+    played_time /= 1000000; /* µs → s */
 
-        msg_Dbg( p_intf, "Going to submit some data..." );
+    /*HACK: it seam that the preparsing sometime fail,
+            so use the playing time as the song length */
+    if (p_sys->p_current_song.i_l == 0)
+        p_sys->p_current_song.i_l = played_time;
 
-        /* The session may be invalid if there is a trailing \n */
-        char *psz_ln = strrchr( p_sys->psz_auth_token, '\n' );
-        if( psz_ln )
-            *psz_ln = '\0';
+    /* Don't send song shorter than 30s */
+    if (p_sys->p_current_song.i_l < 30)
+    {
+        msg_Dbg(p_this, "Song too short (< 30s), not submitting");
+        goto end;
+    }
 
-        if( !asprintf( &psz_submit, "s=%s", p_sys->psz_auth_token ) )
-        {   /* Out of memory */
-            return;
-        }
+    /* Send if the user had listen more than 240s OR half the track length */
+    if ((played_time < 240) &&
+        (played_time < (p_sys->p_current_song.i_l / 2)))
+    {
+        msg_Dbg(p_this, "Song not listened long enough, not submitting");
+        goto end;
+    }
 
-        /* forge the HTTP POST request */
-        vlc_mutex_lock( &p_sys->lock );
-        audioscrobbler_song_t *p_song;
-        for( i_song = 0 ; i_song < p_sys->i_songs ; i_song++ )
-        {
-            p_song = &p_sys->p_queue[i_song];
-            if( !asprintf( &psz_submit_song,
-                    "&a%%5B%d%%5D=%s"
-                    "&t%%5B%d%%5D=%s"
-                    "&i%%5B%d%%5D=%u"
-                    "&o%%5B%d%%5D=P"
-                    "&r%%5B%d%%5D="
-                    "&l%%5B%d%%5D=%d"
-                    "&b%%5B%d%%5D=%s"
-                    "&n%%5B%d%%5D=%s"
-                    "&m%%5B%d%%5D=%s",
-                    i_song, p_song->psz_a,
-                    i_song, p_song->psz_t,
-                    i_song, (unsigned)p_song->date, /* HACK: %ju (uintmax_t) unsupported on Windows */
-                    i_song,
-                    i_song,
-                    i_song, p_song->i_l,
-                    i_song, p_song->psz_b,
-                    i_song, p_song->psz_n,
-                    i_song, p_song->psz_m
-            ) )
-            {   /* Out of memory */
-                vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_sys->lock );
-                return;
-            }
-            psz_submit_tmp = psz_submit;
-            if( !asprintf( &psz_submit, "%s%s",
-                    psz_submit_tmp, psz_submit_song ) )
-            {   /* Out of memory */
-                free( psz_submit_tmp );
-                free( psz_submit_song );
-                vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_sys->lock );
-                return;
-            }
-            free( psz_submit_song );
-            free( psz_submit_tmp );
-        }
-        vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_sys->lock );
+    /* Check that all meta are present */
+    if (!p_sys->p_current_song.psz_a || !*p_sys->p_current_song.psz_a ||
+        !p_sys->p_current_song.psz_t || !*p_sys->p_current_song.psz_t)
+    {
+        msg_Dbg(p_this, "Missing artist or title, not submitting");
+        goto end;
+    }
 
-        i_post_socket = net_ConnectTCP( p_intf,
-            p_sys->psz_submit_host, p_sys->i_submit_port );
+    if (p_sys->i_songs >= QUEUE_MAX)
+    {
+        msg_Warn(p_this, "Submission queue is full, not submitting");
+        goto end;
+    }
 
-        if ( i_post_socket == -1 )
-        {
-            /* If connection fails, we assume we must handshake again */
-            HandleInterval( &p_sys->next_exchange, &p_sys->i_interval );
-            p_sys->b_handshaked = false;
-            free( psz_submit );
-            continue;
-        }
+    msg_Dbg(p_this, "Song will be submitted.");
 
-        /* we transmit the data */
-        i_net_ret = net_Printf(
-            VLC_OBJECT( p_intf ), i_post_socket, NULL,
-            POST_REQUEST, p_sys->psz_submit_file,
-            (unsigned)strlen( psz_submit ), p_sys->psz_submit_file,
-            VERSION, psz_submit
-        );
-
-        free( psz_submit );
-        if ( i_net_ret == -1 )
-        {
-            /* If connection fails, we assume we must handshake again */
-            HandleInterval( &p_sys->next_exchange, &p_sys->i_interval );
-            p_sys->b_handshaked = false;
-            continue;
-        }
+#define QUEUE_COPY(a) \
+    p_sys->p_queue[p_sys->i_songs].a = p_sys->p_current_song.a
 
-        i_net_ret = net_Read( p_intf, i_post_socket, NULL,
-                    p_buffer, 1023, false );
-        if ( i_net_ret <= 0 )
-        {
-            /* if we get no answer, something went wrong : try again */
-            continue;
-        }
+#define QUEUE_COPY_NULL(a) \
+    QUEUE_COPY(a); \
+    p_sys->p_current_song.a = NULL
 
-        net_Close( i_post_socket );
-        p_buffer[i_net_ret] = '\0';
+    QUEUE_COPY(i_l);
+    QUEUE_COPY_NULL(psz_n);
+    QUEUE_COPY_NULL(psz_a);
+    QUEUE_COPY_NULL(psz_t);
+    QUEUE_COPY_NULL(psz_b);
+    QUEUE_COPY_NULL(psz_m);
+    QUEUE_COPY(date);
+#undef QUEUE_COPY_NULL
+#undef QUEUE_COPY
 
-        p_buffer_pos = strstr( ( char * ) p_buffer, "FAILED" );
-        if ( p_buffer_pos )
-        {
-            msg_Warn( p_intf, "%s", p_buffer_pos );
-            HandleInterval( &p_sys->next_exchange, &p_sys->i_interval );
-            continue;
-        }
+    p_sys->i_songs++;
 
-        p_buffer_pos = strstr( ( char * ) p_buffer, "BADSESSION" );
-        if ( p_buffer_pos )
-        {
-            msg_Err( p_intf, "Authentication failed (BADSESSION), are you connected to last.fm with another program ?" );
-            p_sys->b_handshaked = false;
-            HandleInterval( &p_sys->next_exchange, &p_sys->i_interval );
-            continue;
-        }
+    /* signal the main loop we have something to submit */
+    vlc_cond_signal(&p_sys->wait);
 
-        p_buffer_pos = strstr( ( char * ) p_buffer, "OK" );
-        if ( p_buffer_pos )
-        {
-            int i;
-            for( i = 0; i < p_sys->i_songs; i++ )
-                DeleteSong( &p_sys->p_queue[i] );
-            p_sys->i_songs = 0;
-            p_sys->i_interval = 0;
-            p_sys->next_exchange = mdate();
-            msg_Dbg( p_intf, "Submission successful!" );
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            msg_Err( p_intf, "Authentication failed, handshaking again (%s)", 
-                             p_buffer );
-            p_sys->b_handshaked = false;
-            HandleInterval( &p_sys->next_exchange, &p_sys->i_interval );
-            continue;
-        }
-    }
-    vlc_restorecancel( canc );
+end:
+    DeleteSong(&p_sys->p_current_song);
+    p_sys->b_submit = false;
+    vlc_mutex_unlock(&p_sys->lock);
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  * PlayingChange: Playing status change callback
  *****************************************************************************/
-static int PlayingChange( vlc_object_t *p_this, const char *psz_var,
-                       vlc_value_t oldval, vlc_value_t newval, void *p_data )
+static int PlayingChange(vlc_object_t *p_this, const char *psz_var,
+                       vlc_value_t oldval, vlc_value_t newval, void *p_data)
 {
-    intf_thread_t   *p_intf = ( intf_thread_t* ) p_data;
-    intf_sys_t      *p_sys  = p_intf->p_sys;
-    input_thread_t  *p_input = ( input_thread_t* )p_this;
-    vlc_value_t     state_value;
+    VLC_UNUSED(oldval);
 
-    VLC_UNUSED( p_this ); VLC_UNUSED( psz_var );
+    intf_thread_t   *p_intf = (intf_thread_t*) p_data;
+    intf_sys_t      *p_sys  = p_intf->p_sys;
+    input_thread_t  *p_input = (input_thread_t*)p_this;
+    int             state;
 
-    if( newval.i_int != INPUT_EVENT_STATE ) return VLC_SUCCESS;
+    VLC_UNUSED(psz_var);
 
-    state_value.i_int = 0;
+    if (newval.i_int != INPUT_EVENT_STATE) return VLC_SUCCESS;
 
-    var_Get( p_input, "state", &state_value );
+    if (var_CountChoices(p_input, "video-es"))
+    {
+        msg_Dbg(p_this, "Not an audio-only input, not submitting");
+        return VLC_SUCCESS;
+    }
 
+    state = var_GetInteger(p_input, "state");
 
-    if( p_sys->b_meta_read == false && state_value.i_int >= PLAYING_S )
+    if (!p_sys->b_meta_read && state >= PLAYING_S)
     {
-        ReadMetaData( p_intf );
+        ReadMetaData(p_intf, p_input);
         return VLC_SUCCESS;
     }
 
 
-    if( state_value.i_int >= END_S )
-        AddToQueue( p_intf );
-    else if( state_value.i_int == PAUSE_S )
+    if (state >= END_S)
+        AddToQueue(p_intf);
+    else if (state == PAUSE_S)
         p_sys->time_pause = mdate();
-    else if( p_sys->time_pause > 0 && state_value.i_int == PLAYING_S )
-        p_sys->time_total_pauses += ( mdate() - p_sys->time_pause );
+    else if (p_sys->time_pause > 0 && state == PLAYING_S)
+    {
+        p_sys->time_total_pauses += (mdate() - p_sys->time_pause);
+        p_sys->time_pause = 0;
+    }
 
     return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -496,207 +346,122 @@ static int PlayingChange( vlc_object_t *p_this, const char *psz_var,
 /*****************************************************************************
  * ItemChange: Playlist item change callback
  *****************************************************************************/
-static int ItemChange( vlc_object_t *p_this, const char *psz_var,
-                       vlc_value_t oldval, vlc_value_t newval, void *p_data )
+static int ItemChange(vlc_object_t *p_this, const char *psz_var,
+                       vlc_value_t oldval, vlc_value_t newval, void *p_data)
 {
-    playlist_t          *p_playlist;
-    input_thread_t      *p_input;
-    intf_thread_t       *p_intf     = ( intf_thread_t* ) p_data;
-    intf_sys_t          *p_sys      = p_intf->p_sys;
-    input_item_t        *p_item;
-    vlc_value_t         video_val;
+    intf_thread_t  *p_intf  = p_data;
+    intf_sys_t     *p_sys   = p_intf->p_sys;
+    input_thread_t *p_input = newval.p_address;
 
-    VLC_UNUSED( p_this ); VLC_UNUSED( psz_var );
-    VLC_UNUSED( oldval ); VLC_UNUSED( newval );
+    VLC_UNUSED(p_this); VLC_UNUSED(psz_var);
+    VLC_UNUSED(oldval);
 
-    p_sys->b_state_cb       = false;
     p_sys->b_meta_read      = false;
     p_sys->b_submit         = false;
 
-    p_playlist = pl_Hold( p_intf );
-    p_input = playlist_CurrentInput( p_playlist );
-
-    if( !p_input || p_input->b_dead )
+    if (p_sys->p_input != NULL)
     {
-        pl_Release( p_intf );
-        return VLC_SUCCESS;
+        var_DelCallback(p_sys->p_input, "intf-event", PlayingChange, p_intf);
+        vlc_object_release(p_sys->p_input);
+        p_sys->p_input = NULL;
     }
 
-    pl_Release( p_intf );
+    if (p_input == NULL)
+        return VLC_SUCCESS;
 
-    p_item = input_GetItem( p_input );
-    if( !p_item )
-    {
-        vlc_object_release( p_input );
+    input_item_t *p_item = input_GetItem(p_input);
+    if (p_item == NULL)
         return VLC_SUCCESS;
-    }
 
-    var_Change( p_input, "video-es", VLC_VAR_CHOICESCOUNT, &video_val, NULL );
-    if( ( video_val.i_int > 0 ) || p_item->i_type == ITEM_TYPE_NET )
+    if (var_CountChoices(p_input, "video-es"))
     {
-        msg_Dbg( p_this, "Not an audio local file, not submitting");
-        vlc_object_release( p_input );
+        msg_Dbg(p_this, "Not an audio-only input, not submitting");
         return VLC_SUCCESS;
     }
 
     p_sys->time_total_pauses = 0;
-    time( &p_sys->p_current_song.date );        /* to be sent to last.fm */
+    time(&p_sys->p_current_song.date);        /* to be sent to last.fm */
     p_sys->p_current_song.i_start = mdate();    /* only used locally */
 
-    var_AddCallback( p_input, "intf-event", PlayingChange, p_intf );
-    p_sys->b_state_cb = true;
+    p_sys->p_input = vlc_object_hold(p_input);
+    var_AddCallback(p_input, "intf-event", PlayingChange, p_intf);
 
-    if( input_item_IsPreparsed( p_item ) )
-        ReadMetaData( p_intf );
+    if (input_item_IsPreparsed(p_item))
+        ReadMetaData(p_intf, p_input);
     /* if the input item was not preparsed, we'll do it in PlayingChange()
      * callback, when "state" == PLAYING_S */
 
-    vlc_object_release( p_input );
     return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
- * AddToQueue: Add the played song to the queue to be submitted
+ * Open: initialize and create stuff
  *****************************************************************************/
-static void AddToQueue ( intf_thread_t *p_this )
+static int Open(vlc_object_t *p_this)
 {
-    mtime_t                     played_time;
-    intf_sys_t                  *p_sys = p_this->p_sys;
-
-    vlc_mutex_lock( &p_sys->lock );
-    if( !p_sys->b_submit )
-        goto end;
-
-    /* wait for the user to listen enough before submitting */
-    played_time = mdate() - p_sys->p_current_song.i_start -
-                            p_sys->time_total_pauses;
-    played_time /= 1000000; /* µs → s */
-
-    /*HACK: it seam that the preparsing sometime fail,
-            so use the playing time as the song length */
-    if( p_sys->p_current_song.i_l == 0 )
-        p_sys->p_current_song.i_l = played_time;
+    intf_thread_t   *p_intf     = (intf_thread_t*) p_this;
+    intf_sys_t      *p_sys      = calloc(1, sizeof(intf_sys_t));
 
-    /* Don't send song shorter than 30s */
-    if( p_sys->p_current_song.i_l < 30 )
-    {
-        msg_Dbg( p_this, "Song too short (< 30s), not submitting" );
-        goto end;
-    }
+    if (!p_sys)
+        return VLC_ENOMEM;
 
-    /* Send if the user had listen more than 240s OR half the track length */
-    if( ( played_time < 240 ) &&
-        ( played_time < ( p_sys->p_current_song.i_l / 2 ) ) )
-    {
-        msg_Dbg( p_this, "Song not listened long enough, not submitting" );
-        goto end;
-    }
+    p_intf->p_sys = p_sys;
 
-    /* Check that all meta are present */
-    if( !p_sys->p_current_song.psz_a || !*p_sys->p_current_song.psz_a ||
-        !p_sys->p_current_song.psz_t || !*p_sys->p_current_song.psz_t )
-    {
-        msg_Dbg( p_this, "Missing artist or title, not submitting" );
-        goto end;
-    }
+    vlc_mutex_init(&p_sys->lock);
+    vlc_cond_init(&p_sys->wait);
 
-    if( p_sys->i_songs >= QUEUE_MAX )
+    if (vlc_clone(&p_sys->thread, Run, p_intf, VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_LOW))
     {
-        msg_Warn( p_this, "Submission queue is full, not submitting" );
-        goto end;
+        vlc_cond_destroy(&p_sys->wait);
+        vlc_mutex_destroy(&p_sys->lock);
+        free(p_sys);
+        return VLC_ENOMEM;
     }
 
-    msg_Dbg( p_this, "Song will be submitted." );
-
-#define QUEUE_COPY( a ) \
-    p_sys->p_queue[p_sys->i_songs].a = p_sys->p_current_song.a
-
-#define QUEUE_COPY_NULL( a ) \
-    QUEUE_COPY( a ); \
-    p_sys->p_current_song.a = NULL
-
-    QUEUE_COPY( i_l );
-    QUEUE_COPY_NULL( psz_n );
-    QUEUE_COPY_NULL( psz_a );
-    QUEUE_COPY_NULL( psz_t );
-    QUEUE_COPY_NULL( psz_b );
-    QUEUE_COPY_NULL( psz_m );
-    QUEUE_COPY( date );
-#undef QUEUE_COPY_NULL
-#undef QUEUE_COPY
-
-    p_sys->i_songs++;
+    var_AddCallback(pl_Get(p_intf), "input-current", ItemChange, p_intf);
 
-    /* signal the main loop we have something to submit */
-    vlc_cond_signal( &p_sys->wait );
-
-end:
-    DeleteSong( &p_sys->p_current_song );
-    p_sys->b_submit = false;
-    vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_sys->lock );
+    return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
- * ParseURL : Split an http:// URL into host, file, and port
- *
- * Example: "62.216.251.205:80/protocol_1.2"
- *      will be split into "62.216.251.205", 80, "protocol_1.2"
- *
- * psz_url will be freed before returning
- * *psz_file & *psz_host will be freed before use
- *
- * Return value:
- *  VLC_ENOMEM      Out Of Memory
- *  VLC_EGENERIC    Invalid url provided
- *  VLC_SUCCESS     Success
+ * Close: destroy interface stuff
  *****************************************************************************/
-static int ParseURL( char *psz_url, char **psz_host, char **psz_file,
-                        int *i_port )
+static void Close(vlc_object_t *p_this)
 {
-    int i_pos;
-    int i_len = strlen( psz_url );
-    FREENULL( *psz_host );
-    FREENULL( *psz_file );
-
-    i_pos = strcspn( psz_url, ":" );
-    if( i_pos == i_len )
-        return VLC_EGENERIC;
-
-    *psz_host = strndup( psz_url, i_pos );
-    if( !*psz_host )
-        return VLC_ENOMEM;
-
-    i_pos++; /* skip the ':' */
-    *i_port = atoi( psz_url + i_pos );
-    if( *i_port <= 0 )
-    {
-        FREENULL( *psz_host );
-        return VLC_EGENERIC;
-    }
+    intf_thread_t               *p_intf = (intf_thread_t*) p_this;
+    intf_sys_t                  *p_sys  = p_intf->p_sys;
 
-    i_pos = strcspn( psz_url, "/" );
+    vlc_cancel(p_sys->thread);
+    vlc_join(p_sys->thread, NULL);
 
-    if( i_pos == i_len )
-        return VLC_EGENERIC;
+    var_DelCallback(pl_Get(p_intf), "input-current", ItemChange, p_intf);
 
-    i_pos++; /* skip the '/' */
-    *psz_file = strdup( psz_url + i_pos );
-    if( !*psz_file )
+    if (p_sys->p_input != NULL)
     {
-        FREENULL( *psz_host );
-        return VLC_ENOMEM;
+        var_DelCallback(p_sys->p_input, "intf-event", PlayingChange, p_intf);
+        vlc_object_release(p_sys->p_input);
     }
 
-    free( psz_url );
-    return VLC_SUCCESS;
+    int i;
+    for (i = 0; i < p_sys->i_songs; i++)
+        DeleteSong(&p_sys->p_queue[i]);
+    vlc_UrlClean(&p_sys->p_submit_url);
+#if 0 //NOT USED
+    free(p_sys->psz_nowp_host);
+    free(p_sys->psz_nowp_file);
+#endif
+    vlc_cond_destroy(&p_sys->wait);
+    vlc_mutex_destroy(&p_sys->lock);
+    free(p_sys);
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Handshake : Init audioscrobbler connection
  *****************************************************************************/
-static int Handshake( intf_thread_t *p_this )
+static int Handshake(intf_thread_t *p_this)
 {
     char                *psz_username, *psz_password;
+    char                *psz_scrobbler_url;
     time_t              timestamp;
     char                psz_timestamp[21];
 
@@ -710,155 +475,151 @@ static int Handshake( intf_thread_t *p_this )
     int                 i_ret;
     char                *psz_url;
 
-    intf_thread_t       *p_intf                 = ( intf_thread_t* ) p_this;
+    intf_thread_t       *p_intf                 = (intf_thread_t*) p_this;
     intf_sys_t          *p_sys                  = p_this->p_sys;
 
-    psz_username = config_GetPsz( p_this, "lastfm-username" );
-    if( !psz_username )
-        return VLC_ENOMEM;
-
-    psz_password = config_GetPsz( p_this, "lastfm-password" );
-    if( !psz_password )
-    {
-        free( psz_username );
-        return VLC_ENOMEM;
-    }
+    psz_username = var_InheritString(p_this, "lastfm-username");
+    psz_password = var_InheritString(p_this, "lastfm-password");
 
     /* username or password have not been setup */
-    if ( !*psz_username || !*psz_password )
+    if (EMPTY_STR(psz_username) || EMPTY_STR(psz_password))
     {
-        free( psz_username );
-        free( psz_password );
+        free(psz_username);
+        free(psz_password);
         return VLC_ENOVAR;
     }
 
-    time( &timestamp );
+    time(&timestamp);
 
     /* generates a md5 hash of the password */
-    InitMD5( &p_struct_md5 );
-    AddMD5( &p_struct_md5, ( uint8_t* ) psz_password, strlen( psz_password ) );
-    EndMD5( &p_struct_md5 );
+    InitMD5(&p_struct_md5);
+    AddMD5(&p_struct_md5, (uint8_t*) psz_password, strlen(psz_password));
+    EndMD5(&p_struct_md5);
 
-    free( psz_password );
+    free(psz_password);
 
-    char *psz_password_md5 = psz_md5_hash( &p_struct_md5 );
-    if( !psz_password_md5 )
+    char *psz_password_md5 = psz_md5_hash(&p_struct_md5);
+    if (!psz_password_md5)
     {
-        free( psz_username );
+        free(psz_username);
         return VLC_ENOMEM;
     }
 
-    snprintf( psz_timestamp, sizeof( psz_timestamp ), "%"PRIu64,
-              (uint64_t)timestamp );
+    snprintf(psz_timestamp, sizeof(psz_timestamp), "%"PRIu64,
+              (uint64_t)timestamp);
 
     /* generates a md5 hash of :
      * - md5 hash of the password, plus
      * - timestamp in clear text
      */
-    InitMD5( &p_struct_md5 );
-    AddMD5( &p_struct_md5, ( uint8_t* ) psz_password_md5, 32 );
-    AddMD5( &p_struct_md5, ( uint8_t* ) psz_timestamp, strlen( psz_timestamp ));
-    EndMD5( &p_struct_md5 );
-    free( psz_password_md5 );
-
-    char *psz_auth_token = psz_md5_hash( &p_struct_md5 );
-    if( !psz_auth_token )
+    InitMD5(&p_struct_md5);
+    AddMD5(&p_struct_md5, (uint8_t*) psz_password_md5, 32);
+    AddMD5(&p_struct_md5, (uint8_t*) psz_timestamp, strlen(psz_timestamp));
+    EndMD5(&p_struct_md5);
+    free(psz_password_md5);
+
+    char *psz_auth_token = psz_md5_hash(&p_struct_md5);
+    if (!psz_auth_token)
     {
-        free( psz_username );
+        free(psz_username);
         return VLC_ENOMEM;
     }
-    strncpy( p_sys->psz_auth_token, psz_auth_token, 33 );
-    free( psz_auth_token );
 
-    if( !asprintf( &psz_handshake_url,
-    "http://post.audioscrobbler.com/?hs=true&p=1.2&c=%s&v=%s&u=%s&t=%s&a=%s",
-        CLIENT_NAME, CLIENT_VERSION, psz_username, psz_timestamp,
-        p_sys->psz_auth_token ) )
+    psz_scrobbler_url = var_InheritString(p_this, "scrobbler-url");
+    if (!psz_scrobbler_url)
     {
-        free( psz_username );
+        free(psz_auth_token);
+        free(psz_username);
         return VLC_ENOMEM;
     }
-    free( psz_username );
+
+    i_ret = asprintf(&psz_handshake_url,
+    "http://%s/?hs=true&p=1.2&c="CLIENT_NAME"&v="CLIENT_VERSION"&u=%s&t=%s&a=%s"
+    , psz_scrobbler_url, psz_username, psz_timestamp, psz_auth_token);
+
+    free(psz_auth_token);
+    free(psz_scrobbler_url);
+    free(psz_username);
+    if (i_ret == -1)
+        return VLC_ENOMEM;
 
     /* send the http handshake request */
-    p_stream = stream_UrlNew( p_intf, psz_handshake_url );
-    free( psz_handshake_url );
+    p_stream = stream_UrlNew(p_intf, psz_handshake_url);
+    free(psz_handshake_url);
 
-    if( !p_stream )
+    if (!p_stream)
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
 
     /* read answer */
-    i_ret = stream_Read( p_stream, p_buffer, 1023 );
-    if( i_ret == 0 )
+    i_ret = stream_Read(p_stream, p_buffer, sizeof(p_buffer) - 1);
+    if (i_ret == 0)
     {
-        stream_Delete( p_stream );
+        stream_Delete(p_stream);
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
     p_buffer[i_ret] = '\0';
-    stream_Delete( p_stream );
+    stream_Delete(p_stream);
 
-    p_buffer_pos = strstr( ( char* ) p_buffer, "FAILED " );
-    if ( p_buffer_pos )
+    p_buffer_pos = strstr((char*) p_buffer, "FAILED ");
+    if (p_buffer_pos)
     {
         /* handshake request failed, sorry */
-        msg_Err( p_this, "last.fm handshake failed: %s", p_buffer_pos + 7 );
+        msg_Err(p_this, "last.fm handshake failed: %s", p_buffer_pos + 7);
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
 
-    p_buffer_pos = strstr( ( char* ) p_buffer, "BADAUTH" );
-    if ( p_buffer_pos )
+    if (strstr((char*) p_buffer, "BADAUTH"))
     {
         /* authentication failed, bad username/password combination */
-        intf_UserFatal( p_this, false,
+        dialog_Fatal(p_this,
             _("last.fm: Authentication failed"),
-            _("last.fm username or password is incorrect. "
-              "Please verify your settings and relaunch VLC." ) );
+            "%s", _("last.fm username or password is incorrect. "
+              "Please verify your settings and relaunch VLC."));
         return VLC_AUDIOSCROBBLER_EFATAL;
     }
 
-    p_buffer_pos = strstr( ( char* ) p_buffer, "BANNED" );
-    if ( p_buffer_pos )
+    if (strstr((char*) p_buffer, "BANNED"))
     {
         /* oops, our version of vlc has been banned by last.fm servers */
-        msg_Err( p_intf, "This version of VLC has been banned by last.fm. "
-                         "You should upgrade VLC, or disable the last.fm plugin." );
+        msg_Err(p_intf, "This version of VLC has been banned by last.fm. "
+                         "You should upgrade VLC, or disable the last.fm plugin.");
         return VLC_AUDIOSCROBBLER_EFATAL;
     }
 
-    p_buffer_pos = strstr( ( char* ) p_buffer, "BADTIME" );
-    if ( p_buffer_pos )
+    if (strstr((char*) p_buffer, "BADTIME"))
     {
         /* The system clock isn't good */
-        msg_Err( p_intf, "last.fm handshake failed because your clock is too "
-                         "much shifted. Please correct it, and relaunch VLC." );
+        msg_Err(p_intf, "last.fm handshake failed because your clock is too "
+                         "much shifted. Please correct it, and relaunch VLC.");
         return VLC_AUDIOSCROBBLER_EFATAL;
     }
 
-    p_buffer_pos = strstr( ( char* ) p_buffer, "OK" );
-    if ( !p_buffer_pos )
+    p_buffer_pos = strstr((char*) p_buffer, "OK");
+    if (!p_buffer_pos)
         goto proto;
 
-    p_buffer_pos = strstr( p_buffer_pos, "\n" );
-    if( !p_buffer_pos || strlen( p_buffer_pos ) < 34 )
+    p_buffer_pos = strstr(p_buffer_pos, "\n");
+    if (!p_buffer_pos || strlen(p_buffer_pos) < 33)
         goto proto;
     p_buffer_pos++; /* we skip the '\n' */
 
     /* save the session ID */
-    snprintf( p_sys->psz_auth_token, 33, "%s", p_buffer_pos );
+    memcpy(p_sys->psz_auth_token, p_buffer_pos, 32);
+    p_sys->psz_auth_token[32] = '\0';
 
-    p_buffer_pos = strstr( p_buffer_pos, "http://" );
-    if( !p_buffer_pos || strlen( p_buffer_pos ) == 7 )
+    p_buffer_pos = strstr(p_buffer_pos, "http://");
+    if (!p_buffer_pos || strlen(p_buffer_pos) == 7)
         goto proto;
 
     /* We need to read the nowplaying url */
     p_buffer_pos += 7; /* we skip "http://" */
 #if 0 //NOT USED
-    psz_url = strndup( p_buffer_pos, strcspn( p_buffer_pos, "\n" ) );
-    if( !psz_url )
+    psz_url = strndup(p_buffer_pos, strcspn(p_buffer_pos, "\n"));
+    if (!psz_url)
         goto oom;
 
-    switch( ParseURL( psz_url, &p_sys->psz_nowp_host,
-                &p_sys->psz_nowp_file, &p_sys->i_nowp_port ) )
+    switch(ParseURL(psz_url, &p_sys->psz_nowp_host,
+                &p_sys->psz_nowp_file, &p_sys->i_nowp_port))
     {
         case VLC_ENOMEM:
             goto oom;
@@ -869,27 +630,19 @@ static int Handshake( intf_thread_t *p_this )
             break;
     }
 #endif
-    p_buffer_pos = strstr( p_buffer_pos, "http://" );
-    if( !p_buffer_pos || strlen( p_buffer_pos ) == 7 )
+    p_buffer_pos = strstr(p_buffer_pos, "http://");
+    if (!p_buffer_pos || strlen(p_buffer_pos) == 7)
         goto proto;
 
     /* We need to read the submission url */
     p_buffer_pos += 7; /* we skip "http://" */
-    psz_url = strndup( p_buffer_pos, strcspn( p_buffer_pos, "\n" ) );
-    if( !psz_url )
+    psz_url = strndup(p_buffer_pos, strcspn(p_buffer_pos, "\n"));
+    if (!psz_url)
         goto oom;
 
-    switch( ParseURL( psz_url, &p_sys->psz_submit_host,
-                &p_sys->psz_submit_file, &p_sys->i_submit_port ) )
-    {
-        case VLC_ENOMEM:
-            goto oom;
-        case VLC_EGENERIC:
-            goto proto;
-        case VLC_SUCCESS:
-        default:
-            break;
-    }
+    /* parse the submission url */
+    vlc_UrlParse(&p_sys->p_submit_url, psz_url, 0);
+    free(psz_url);
 
     return VLC_SUCCESS;
 
@@ -897,132 +650,230 @@ oom:
     return VLC_ENOMEM;
 
 proto:
-    msg_Err( p_intf, "Handshake: can't recognize server protocol" );
+    msg_Err(p_intf, "Handshake: can't recognize server protocol");
     return VLC_EGENERIC;
 }
 
-/*****************************************************************************
- * DeleteSong : Delete the char pointers in a song
- *****************************************************************************/
-static void DeleteSong( audioscrobbler_song_t* p_song )
+static void HandleInterval(mtime_t *next, unsigned int *i_interval)
 {
-    FREENULL( p_song->psz_a );
-    FREENULL( p_song->psz_b );
-    FREENULL( p_song->psz_t );
-    FREENULL( p_song->psz_m );
-    FREENULL( p_song->psz_n );
+    if (*i_interval == 0)
+    {
+        /* first interval is 1 minute */
+        *i_interval = 1;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        /* else we double the previous interval, up to 120 minutes */
+        *i_interval <<= 1;
+        if (*i_interval > 120)
+            *i_interval = 120;
+    }
+    *next = mdate() + (*i_interval * 1000000 * 60);
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
- * ReadMetaData : Read meta data when parsed by vlc
+ * Run : call Handshake() then submit songs
  *****************************************************************************/
-static int ReadMetaData( intf_thread_t *p_this )
+static void *Run(void *data)
 {
-    playlist_t          *p_playlist;
-    input_thread_t      *p_input;
-    input_item_t        *p_item;
+    intf_thread_t          *p_intf = data;
+    uint8_t                 p_buffer[1024];
+    int                     canc = vlc_savecancel();
+    bool                    b_handshaked = false;
 
-    intf_sys_t          *p_sys = p_this->p_sys;
+    /* data about audioscrobbler session */
+    mtime_t                 next_exchange = -1; /**< when can we send data  */
+    unsigned int            i_interval = 0;     /**< waiting interval (secs)*/
+
+    intf_sys_t *p_sys = p_intf->p_sys;
 
-    p_playlist = pl_Hold( p_this );
-    p_input = playlist_CurrentInput( p_playlist );
-    if( !p_input )
+    /* main loop */
+    for (;;)
     {
-        pl_Release( p_this );
-        return( VLC_SUCCESS );
-    }
+        vlc_restorecancel(canc);
+        vlc_mutex_lock(&p_sys->lock);
+        mutex_cleanup_push(&p_sys->lock);
 
-    pl_Release( p_this );
+        do
+            vlc_cond_wait(&p_sys->wait, &p_sys->lock);
+        while (mdate() < next_exchange);
 
-    p_item = input_GetItem( p_input );
-    if( !p_item )
-        return VLC_SUCCESS;
+        vlc_cleanup_run();
+        canc = vlc_savecancel();
 
-    char *psz_meta;
-#define ALLOC_ITEM_META( a, b ) \
-    psz_meta = input_item_Get##b( p_item ); \
-    if( psz_meta && *psz_meta ) \
-    { \
-        a = encode_URI_component( psz_meta ); \
-        if( !a ) \
-        { \
-            vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_sys->lock ); \
-            vlc_object_release( p_input ); \
-            free( psz_meta ); \
-            return VLC_ENOMEM; \
-        } \
-    }
+        /* handshake if needed */
+        if (!b_handshaked)
+        {
+            msg_Dbg(p_intf, "Handshaking with last.fm ...");
 
-    vlc_mutex_lock( &p_sys->lock );
+            switch(Handshake(p_intf))
+            {
+                case VLC_ENOMEM:
+                    goto out;
 
-    p_sys->b_meta_read = true;
+                case VLC_ENOVAR:
+                    /* username not set */
+                    dialog_Fatal(p_intf,
+                        _("Last.fm username not set"),
+                        "%s", _("Please set a username or disable the "
+                        "audioscrobbler plugin, and restart VLC.\n"
+                        "Visit http://www.last.fm/join/ to get an account."));
+                    goto out;
 
-    ALLOC_ITEM_META( p_sys->p_current_song.psz_a, Artist )
-    else
-    {
-        vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_sys->lock );
-        msg_Dbg( p_this, "No artist.." );
-        vlc_object_release( p_input );
-        free( psz_meta );
-        return VLC_EGENERIC;
-    }
-    free( psz_meta );
+                case VLC_SUCCESS:
+                    msg_Dbg(p_intf, "Handshake successful :)");
+                    b_handshaked = true;
+                    i_interval = 0;
+                    next_exchange = mdate();
+                    break;
 
-    ALLOC_ITEM_META( p_sys->p_current_song.psz_t, Title )
-    else
-    {
-        vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_sys->lock );
-        msg_Dbg( p_this, "No track name.." );
-        vlc_object_release( p_input );
-        free( p_sys->p_current_song.psz_a );
-        free( psz_meta );
-        return VLC_EGENERIC;
-    }
-    free( psz_meta );
+                case VLC_AUDIOSCROBBLER_EFATAL:
+                    msg_Warn(p_intf, "Exiting...");
+                    goto out;
 
-    /* Now we have read the mandatory meta data, so we can submit that info */
-    p_sys->b_submit = true;
+                case VLC_EGENERIC:
+                default:
+                    /* protocol error : we'll try later */
+                    HandleInterval(&next_exchange, &i_interval);
+                    break;
+            }
+            /* if handshake failed let's restart the loop */
+            if (!b_handshaked)
+                continue;
+        }
 
-    ALLOC_ITEM_META( p_sys->p_current_song.psz_b, Album )
-    else
-        p_sys->p_current_song.psz_b = calloc( 1, 1 );
-    free( psz_meta );
+        msg_Dbg(p_intf, "Going to submit some data...");
+        char *psz_submit;
+        if (asprintf(&psz_submit, "s=%s", p_sys->psz_auth_token) == -1)
+            break;
 
-    ALLOC_ITEM_META( p_sys->p_current_song.psz_m, TrackID )
-    else
-        p_sys->p_current_song.psz_m = calloc( 1, 1 );
-    free( psz_meta );
+        /* forge the HTTP POST request */
+        vlc_mutex_lock(&p_sys->lock);
+        audioscrobbler_song_t *p_song;
+        for (int i_song = 0 ; i_song < p_sys->i_songs ; i_song++)
+        {
+            char *psz_submit_song, *psz_submit_tmp;
+            p_song = &p_sys->p_queue[i_song];
+            if (asprintf(&psz_submit_song,
+                    "&a%%5B%d%%5D=%s"
+                    "&t%%5B%d%%5D=%s"
+                    "&i%%5B%d%%5D=%u"
+                    "&o%%5B%d%%5D=P"
+                    "&r%%5B%d%%5D="
+                    "&l%%5B%d%%5D=%d"
+                    "&b%%5B%d%%5D=%s"
+                    "&n%%5B%d%%5D=%s"
+                    "&m%%5B%d%%5D=%s",
+                    i_song, p_song->psz_a,
+                    i_song, p_song->psz_t,
+                    i_song, (unsigned)p_song->date, /* HACK: %ju (uintmax_t) unsupported on Windows */
+                    i_song,
+                    i_song,
+                    i_song, p_song->i_l,
+                    i_song, p_song->psz_b,
+                    i_song, p_song->psz_n,
+                    i_song, p_song->psz_m
+           ) == -1)
+            {   /* Out of memory */
+                vlc_mutex_unlock(&p_sys->lock);
+                goto out;
+            }
+            psz_submit_tmp = psz_submit;
+            if (asprintf(&psz_submit, "%s%s",
+                    psz_submit_tmp, psz_submit_song) == -1)
+            {   /* Out of memory */
+                free(psz_submit_tmp);
+                free(psz_submit_song);
+                vlc_mutex_unlock(&p_sys->lock);
+                goto out;
+            }
+            free(psz_submit_song);
+            free(psz_submit_tmp);
+        }
+        vlc_mutex_unlock(&p_sys->lock);
 
-    p_sys->p_current_song.i_l = input_item_GetDuration( p_item ) / 1000000;
+        int i_post_socket = net_ConnectTCP(p_intf, p_sys->p_submit_url.psz_host,
+                                        p_sys->p_submit_url.i_port);
 
-    ALLOC_ITEM_META( p_sys->p_current_song.psz_n, TrackNum )
-    else
-        p_sys->p_current_song.psz_n = calloc( 1, 1 );
-    free( psz_meta );
-#undef ALLOC_ITEM_META
+        if (i_post_socket == -1)
+        {
+            /* If connection fails, we assume we must handshake again */
+            HandleInterval(&next_exchange, &i_interval);
+            b_handshaked = false;
+            free(psz_submit);
+            continue;
+        }
 
-    msg_Dbg( p_this, "Meta data registered" );
+        /* we transmit the data */
+        int i_net_ret = net_Printf(p_intf, i_post_socket, NULL,
+            "POST %s HTTP/1.1\n"
+            "Accept-Encoding: identity\n"
+            "Content-length: %zu\n"
+            "Connection: close\n"
+            "Content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\n"
+            "Host: %s\n"
+            "User-agent: VLC media player/"VERSION"\r\n"
+            "\r\n"
+            "%s\r\n"
+            "\r\n",
+            p_sys->p_submit_url.psz_path, strlen(psz_submit),
+            p_sys->p_submit_url.psz_host, psz_submit
+       );
+
+        free(psz_submit);
+        if (i_net_ret == -1)
+        {
+            /* If connection fails, we assume we must handshake again */
+            HandleInterval(&next_exchange, &i_interval);
+            b_handshaked = false;
+            continue;
+        }
 
-    vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_sys->lock );
-    vlc_object_release( p_input );
-    return VLC_SUCCESS;
+        i_net_ret = net_Read(p_intf, i_post_socket, NULL,
+                    p_buffer, sizeof(p_buffer) - 1, false);
+        if (i_net_ret <= 0)
+        {
+            /* if we get no answer, something went wrong : try again */
+            continue;
+        }
 
-}
+        net_Close(i_post_socket);
+        p_buffer[i_net_ret] = '\0';
 
-static void HandleInterval( mtime_t *next, unsigned int *i_interval )
-{
-    if( *i_interval == 0 )
-    {
-        /* first interval is 1 minute */
-        *i_interval = 1;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        /* else we double the previous interval, up to 120 minutes */
-        *i_interval <<= 1;
-        if( *i_interval > 120 )
-            *i_interval = 120;
+        char *failed = strstr((char *) p_buffer, "FAILED");
+        if (failed)
+        {
+            msg_Warn(p_intf, "%s", failed);
+            HandleInterval(&next_exchange, &i_interval);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (strstr((char *) p_buffer, "BADSESSION"))
+        {
+            msg_Err(p_intf, "Authentication failed (BADSESSION), are you connected to last.fm with another program ?");
+            b_handshaked = false;
+            HandleInterval(&next_exchange, &i_interval);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (strstr((char *) p_buffer, "OK"))
+        {
+            for (int i = 0; i < p_sys->i_songs; i++)
+                DeleteSong(&p_sys->p_queue[i]);
+            p_sys->i_songs = 0;
+            i_interval = 0;
+            next_exchange = mdate();
+            msg_Dbg(p_intf, "Submission successful!");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            msg_Err(p_intf, "Authentication failed, handshaking again (%s)",
+                             p_buffer);
+            b_handshaked = false;
+            HandleInterval(&next_exchange, &i_interval);
+        }
     }
-    *next = mdate() + ( *i_interval * 1000000 * 60 );
+out:
+    vlc_restorecancel(canc);
+    return NULL;
 }
-