Link to specific podcast at a specific timestamp #189

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1. dance2die

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   enhancementNew feature or requestNew feature or request

   on Jul 7, 2018
2. MinimumViablePerson commented on Jul 7, 2018

   

   MinimumViablePerson

   on Jul 7, 2018

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   I had a quick exploration session and setting the time for an episode can be easily done using:

   audioElement.currentTime = 600 // Time in seconds

   Now, what we need is a way of passing a single episode and the time in seconds around.

   I see two options:

   • Pass an ID and a time in the URL and have an endpoint to search for a single episode by ID
     • Benefits:
       • Short URL
     • Drawbacks:
       • Slower
       • Potentially more expensive
       • Requires extra complexity to play a cached episode with no network connection
   • Pass the whole episode data and the time via the URL
     • Benefits:
       • Fast
       • No services needed, so no risk of financial cost
       • If an episode is cached, it will play offline without having to add any extra logic
     • Drawbacks:
       • Longer URL