Music Store/KaraokeCloud/IssueTracker

In Priority Order:

user can create new account

pending

user can subscribe to one of several tiers

pending

user can add/edit/remove credit card in account

pending

"unlimited" user can pre-download library

I need to know the proper method for doing this. eg: for the "Use" parameter, you specify these values:

kJSON_Use_DOWNLOAD = 0
kJSON_Use_STREAM   = 1

So may i assume that you will add:

kJSON_Use_TETHER   = 2

? Or what is the proper way to request songs for tethering?

user can preview without signing up for streaming

as discussed, kjams will provide a 20 second preview

I need to know the proper method. Will you add:

kJSON_Use_PREVIEW  = 3

? if so, then you may want to actually only serve up HALF the mp3+cdg. Literally just cut the file off half way thru. cuz otherwise this could be exploited to download the library without paying.

user can re-download all previously purchased songs

need an API for that:
request list of previously bought songs
get list back.

Users are not charged twice for the same file.

The api call to get a list of purchased songs is:

GetPurchasedTracks

Request:

url -XPOST http://api.karaokecloud.com/Account.svc/json/GetPurchasedTracks -d '{"DeveloperKey":"e8fcf4c2-e74a-4232-9a55-cbd238bb2c39", "Session":"3dbf5d41-200f-420c-9a7c-4559f7522a20"}' -H "Content-Type:application/json"

Response:

{"Message":"","Success":true,"Results":[{"Available":true,"CanDownload":true,"DateAdded":"\/Date(1287761878753+0000)\/","ID":13171,"InternalID":"C04561-C","PlayCount":35,"Price":1.99,"Title":"May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose","ArtistName":"\"Little\" Jimmy Dickens","GenreName":"Country","KeyName":"E","MixName":"C","SignatureName":"E"},{"Available":true,"CanDownload":true,"DateAdded":"\/Date(1287761944743+0000)\/","ID":14677,"InternalID":"C03057-C","PlayCount":102,"Price":1.99,"Title":"A Hard Day's Night","ArtistName":"Beatles, The","GenreName":"Oldies","KeyName":"G","MixName":"C","SignatureName":"G"},{"Available":true,"CanDownload":true,"DateAdded":"\/Date(1349116500233+0000)\/","ID":45196,"InternalID":"C50209-C","PlayCount":1,"Price":1.99,"Title":"Day By Day","ArtistName":"Songs from Godspell","GenreName":"Broadway","KeyName":"","MixName":"C","SignatureName":""}]}

mark free songs as "free" in the Catalog.zip

pending

ability for user to purchase gift vouchers

this could be done at your web site, user receives a code, they can give this code as a gift, or enter it into their own account

There are voucher codes that can be purchased. However, it is not available in a digital option.

sorry, can you define "digital option"? dave (talk) 11:54, 16 October 2012 (PDT)

Your original question suggest a digital option. Provided only on a web site with a code being provided then. Compared to an actual physical card that vouchers come on now.

this is definitely required dave (talk) 12:07, 17 October 2012 (PDT)

just to clear this up. digital vouchers do not exist, and will not be a high priority. The current voucher system with the physical cards that is in place now work. You might be able to work something out with Digitrax where they can provide you with an excel file of the vouchers and you can issue them from there.

include "duration in seconds" in the Catalog.zip

pending "I'll check with Digitrax on this." suggestion: write a (python?) script that runs thru each mp3 gathering it's duration

how to differentiate songs

A Hard Day's Night	Beatles, The	USD $1.99	10/22/10 8:39 AM	G	Oldies
A Hard Day's Night	Beatles, The	USD $1.99	10/8/12 7:31 PM		-	Pop / Rock
A Hard Days Night	Beatles, The	USD $1.99	10/8/12 7:40 PM		-	Pop / Rock

these songs all appear to be the same. what is the difference? if there is no difference, why are there duplicates?

There are just multiple labels for the songs, you'll see this for a bunch of songs.

What are the "mix Types"

previously we had these mix types:

A = stereo vocal mix (training track)
B = Vocal Right Stereo mix (training track)
C = Performance track (no lead vocal – most used)
D = Instrumental track (no background vocals)

are they the same? or: what are the mix types? currently it seems only C is available?
must check with DigiTrax

Right now C is the only mix being used

KJ user can opt in to streaming-only

Solved. as discussed, will be enabled after initial launch

is it true there are only 3007 songs?

Solved. --More songs were added last night. However, they did discover that some files may not have been uploaded.

user can recover account number based on email and some other validation

pending. Implemented.
seems that all that is needed is the email address and password for the account and you're in. on your web site, you already have a "i forgot my password" workflow, so this seems like it's all set.

how to specify "use voucher credit" vs. "use credit card"

Solved. in my "developer account" i have eg: $100 in voucher credits.
in the "PaymentMethod" field, i currently specify "0" as the number, and it works now, deducting from the credits shown. will it be that credit cards will have a number > 0?

-- Voucher credits are always used before credit card. If a voucher code can't cover the full amount, the credit card takes over.