release_checklist.md

Release Checklist

Prior to releasing a new stable version of Vocal, each item must be inspected and checked off.

First Run Basics

• Adding from RSS
• Importing from OPML file
• Adding from directory
• Adding from search query
• Gpodder.net account sync

Library Management

• Cover art loading
• Clicking podcast switches views
• Podcast view shows title, description, and cover art
• All episodes listed
• Episode order correct
• Can switch episode order
• Can mark all episodes as new
• Can mark all episodes as played
• Can add all episodes to queue
• Can download all episodes
• Can remove podcast from library
• Can mark individual episode as new
• Can mark individual episode as played
• Can download individual episode
• Can delete downloaded file for episode
• Can share episode
• Can export episode
• Sidebar on podcast view hides and shows as needed

New Episodes View

• New episodes are added dynamically
• 'Add All to Queue' button functional
• Selecting an episode starts playback

Playback

• MPRIS
• Can play
• Can pause
• Can skip forward
• Can skip backward
• Descriptions added to toolbar
• Volume slider functional
• Seek bar functional
• Queue visible
• Selecting an episode in the queue starts playback
• Playing an episode from queue removes it from queue
• Next episode in queue automatically plays after previous episode finishes

Podcast Directory

• Loading asynchronously
• Loading cover art
• Descriptions available and visible
• Subscribe buttons functional

Search

• Can load local podcast results
• Can load local episode results
• Can load podcast directory results
• Covert art present for each search result
• Search results clear between searches

Sync

• New subscription gets synced to gpodder.net
• Removed subscription gets synced to gpodder.net
• Checks for new subscriptions at gpodder.net automatically

Settings

• Theme switching works
• Showing labels under cover art works
• Setting automatic downloads to 'on' works
• Custom skip intervals take effect
• iTunes Store country codes take effect
• Library auto-deleting old, played episodes when 'keep clean' enabled

Miscellaneous

• Periodic updates happen automatically
• Can manually trigger check for new episodes
• Can export podcasts
• 'About' screen functional
• 'Donate' link functional
• Window can shrink to phone-size and automatically adapt correctly
• Closing the app saves the state
• Opening the app restores the previous state