From 84a62191006f243f979905cf4555bd8e98be3b28 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dave Jones <sect62@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2021 21:01:10 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] liveItem tag draft

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 README.md | 58 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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 The following tags should be considered purely as work in progress proposals.  They should not be relied upon or implemented except for testing purposes and experimentation.
 
 
+### **\<podcast:live>** - <small>[Discuss](https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/podcast-namespace/issues/212)</small>
+
+<br>
+
+<b>
+
+```xml
+<podcast:liveItem
+  status="['pending','live','ended'(string)]"
+  start="[ISO8601 time stamp(string)]"
+  end="[ISO8601 time stamp(string)]"
+>
+
+</podcast:liveItem>
+```
+
+</b>
+
+Channel
+
+(optional | multiple)
+
+This element is used for a feed to deliver a live stream to podcast apps.  It takes the same format as a standard `<item>` episode tag, but holds a subset of elements along with
+some additional new elements that are appropriate for a live stream context.  The `start` and `end` attributes denote when the live stream "should" start and end.  But, real life
+dictates that those times might not be adhered to.  Apps are therefore encouraged not to rely on those times as anything more than a suggestion.  The canonical way to know if a
+stream has started is with the `status` attribute.  If `status` is "live" then the stream has started.
+
+This item will also make use of the [podping](https://podping.cloud) notification network.  A podping notification SHOULD be sent out by the host when the live stream starts to let
+apps know.
+
+
+Example:
+```xml
+<podcast:liveItem
+  status="live"
+  start="2021-09-26T07:30:00.000-0600"
+  end="2021-09-26T08:30:00.000-0600"
+>
+    <title>Podcasting 2.0 Live Show</title>
+    <description>A look into the future of podcasting and how we get to Podcasting 2.0!</description>
+    <link>https://example.com/podcast/live</link>
+    <guid isPermaLink="true">https://example.com/live</guid>
+    <author>John Doe (john@example.com)</author>
+    <podcast:images srcset="https://example.com/images/ep3/pci_avatar-massive.jpg 1500w,
+        https://example.com/images/ep3/pci_avatar-middle.jpg 600w,
+        https://example.com/images/ep3/pci_avatar-small.jpg 300w,
+        https://example.com/images/ep3/pci_avatar-tiny.jpg 150w"
+    />
+    <podcast:person href="https://www.podchaser.com/creators/adam-curry-107ZzmWE5f" img="https://example.com/images/adamcurry.jpg">Adam Curry</podcast:person>
+    <podcast:person role="guest" href="https://github.com/daveajones/" img="https://example.com/images/davejones.jpg">Dave Jones</podcast:person>
+    <podcast:person group="visuals" role="cover art designer" href="https://example.com/artist/beckysmith">Becky Smith</podcast:person>
+    <enclosure url="rtmps://live.example.com/live.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" />
+</podcast:liveItem>
+```
+
+<br>
+
+
 ### **\<podcast:recommendations>** - <small>[Discuss](https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/podcast-namespace/issues/205)</small>
 
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