Retrieve upload URL

handlers.go

@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ func downloadPostHandler(c echo.Context) error {
 type Meta struct {
 	title      string
 	artist     string
+	uploadDate time.Time
 }
 
 func getYtdlpTitle(url string, args []string) (string, error) {
@@ -172,6 +173,24 @@ func getYtdlpArtist(url string, args []string) (string, error) {
 	return strings.TrimSpace(string(stdout)), nil
 }
 
+func getYtdlpUploadDate(url string, args []string) (time.Time, error) {
+	args = append(args, "--simulate", "--print", "%(upload_date>%Y-%m-%d)s", url)
+	stdout, _, err := ytdlp.Run(args...)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorln(err)
+		return time.Time{}, err
+	}
+
+	dateStr := strings.TrimSpace(string(stdout))
+
+	uploadDate, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02", dateStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return time.Time{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse date '%s': %w", dateStr, err)
+	}
+
+	return uploadDate, nil
+}
+
 func getYtdlpMeta(url string, args []string) (Meta, error) {
 
 	meta := Meta{}
@@ -185,6 +204,10 @@ func getYtdlpMeta(url string, args []string) (Meta, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return meta, err
 	}
+	meta.uploadDate, err = getYtdlpUploadDate(url, args)
+	if err != nil {
+		return meta, err
+	}
 
 	return meta, nil
 }
@@ -548,6 +571,7 @@ func startDownload(originalID uint, videoURL string, audioOnly bool) {
 	err = db.Model(&originals.Original{}).Where("id = ?", originalID).Updates(map[string]interface{}{
 		"title":       origMeta.title,
 		"artist":      origMeta.artist,
+		"upload_date": origMeta.uploadDate,
 	}).Error
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorln("couldn't store metadata:", err)

originals/originals.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package originals
 
 import (
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 	"ytdlp-site/database"
 	"ytdlp-site/transcodes"
 
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ type Original struct {
 	URL        string
 	Title      string
 	Artist     string
+	UploadDate time.Time
 	Status     Status
 	Audio      bool // video download requested
 	Video      bool // audio download requested