[YouTubeAPIBridge] New bridge based on the YouTube Data API

[fulmeek]

Hi there,

This is actually a port of my old YouTube feed based on the YouTube Data API v3 that I'm using since 2013. This either gets the latest videos or the activities feed of a channel.

The only downside is that it requires a valid YouTube Data API key in order to work. However, this is a one-time effort and not too complicated to get. There's a section in the configuration for this.

PS: This PR fixes the getConfig() method in the Configuration class as it throws a warning if no config is present for some reason (the array is not an array). That caused the BridgeImplementationTest to fail if you make use of it in your bridge. For such things, you should always prefer isset() or empty() over array_key_exists() as they are a language construct and not a function.

[Roliga]

I'm curious what others think of the use of getConfig() in bridges. There are a few bridges already that'd benefit from per-bridge configuration. Perhaps a function like getConfig($key) could be implemented in BridgeAbstract to handle this in a more generic way.

[fulmeek]

Any news?

I'd like to make another PR for bridge specific configuration support as suggested by @Roliga afterwards.

[teromene]

I think the main issue (#1170) is still open for discussion, and that we still need to discuss on the different ways to implement this.

[logmanoriginal]

I'm going to stop here for today after shamelessly advertising my own attempt at a YouTubeAPIBridge from 2016: /~https://github.com/LogMANOriginal/rss-bridge/blob/YoutubeApiBridge/bridges/YoutubeApiBridge.php

@fulmeek Please see if you can leverage anything from it, especially the part about playlists.

I like where this is going, it's about time to add configuration support for bridges.

[fulmeek]

Playlist support indeed might be a nice addition. I'll see what I can do :)

[em92]

Hello, @fulmeek !
Teromene implemented options for private bridges. #1343
You can try that.

[dvikan]

@fulmeek Is this PR still relevant?

[dvikan]

No response from op. Changes to ./lib. This is a private kind of bridge that requires an api token which requires a youtube account. Maybe revisit this topic later.