comparison core/magnatagatune/fm_corresponding_albums.m @ 0:e9a9cd732c1e tip

first hg version after svn

+function [fmalbums, fmalbum_names] = fm_corresponding_albums(albums)
+%fmalbums = fm_corresponding_albums(albums)
+%
+% searches last.fm for the artist given in a cell 
+% array of strings and saves the first hit into the output.
+%
+% fmalbum_names = {magnatagatune_artist, fm_artist};
+%
+% returns -1 of no matches found
+maxtry = 3;
+
+albums = unique(albums);
+i = 1;
+numtry = 0;
+while i < numel(albums)
+    
+    % ---
+    % as sometimes this fails due to connection problems
+    % or other problems not yet identified, we TRY
+    %
+    % for fails, we may try one time again!
+    % ---
+    fprintf('%d percent: %s\n',floor(i*100/numel(albums)),char(albums{i}));
+    try 
+        [tmp, tmpid] = fm_retrieve_album(char(albums{i}));
+        fmalbums(i,:) = {albums{i}, tmp{1}, tmpid{1}};
+    catch err
+        
+        % no work :(
+        warning(err.message);
+        fmalbums{i} = '-1';
+        
+        numtry = numtry + 1;
+        
+        % ---
+        % NOTE: we try again in case it fails for < maxtry times
+        % ---
+        if numtry < maxtry
+            i = i - 1;
+        else
+            numtry = 0;
+        end
+    end
+    i = i + 1;
+end
+
+fmalbum_names = {'magnatagatune_album', 'fm_album', 'mbid'};