--info and --{metadata,subtitles,thumbnail}-only now work with --pid

[dinkypumpkin]

On 21/10/2014 05:59, Vangelis forthnet wrote:
> My locally patched copy of the script is well pre-2.87, but when I run,
> e.g.:
>
> get_iplayer --pid=b04m0l3g --force --subtitles-only
> get_iplayer --pid=b04m0l3g --force --thumbnail-only
>
> the switches DO PERFORM their usual functions, i.e.
> only the subs/thumbnail get fetched.

Release notes updated

> If I also try another programme that was initially in the
> tv cache but now is not (> 7d old), e.g. pid=b04lckj1,
> that also fails:
>
> get_iplayer --pid=b04lckj1 --force --subtitles-only
> (but get_iplayer --pid=b04lckj1 --force --subtitles
> WORKS with the patched 2.86 - former GIT HEAD -
> version of GiP).
> Is this the expected behaviour and if yes, could it be fixed/
> is it fixed in 2.87+ ?

You need 2.87 for that

>> The --pid option previously invoked an immediate download
>> regardless of the other options specified.
>
> This was (pre-2.87) indeed true for --info; in fact, I am used to
> typing together "-i --pid=[pid]" so that my command prompt
> window first displays the available metadata and then moves on
> to the downloading part...
> I understand that with 2.87 only the metadata will be shown:
>
> get_iplayer --type=radio -i --pid=b04ksl4f
>
> Is there anything I could add in 2.87 (perhaps -g) to
> revert to the previous behaviour?

You can remove the "|| $opt->{info}" conditions in the commit you 
referenced if you want that. --info should short-circuit --get as well, 
but it wasn't worth the bother.  If you want to keep metadata from a 
download, use --metadata.