Share extension: Create-podcast toggle + auto-generate for tagged bookmarks #3

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admin · 2026-07-01T16:07:28Z

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2026-07-01 16:07:28 +00:00

Summary

Add a Create podcast toggle to the share-extension save card. When on, saving the bookmark also kicks off podcast generation. Additionally, support a rule where bookmarks with certain tags auto-generate a podcast without needing the toggle each time.

Motivation

I often know at save-time that I'll want to listen to something later. Being able to flip a toggle (or tag it) and have the podcast ready by the time I open the app closes the loop.

Behavior

Two layers:

Per-save toggle — a "Create podcast" checkbox/toggle on the save card (alongside "Read later"). On save, if enabled, enqueue a podcast generation for that URL.
Tag rule (auto) — a configured set of tags (e.g. listen, podcast) that automatically trigger generation for any bookmark saved with one of them, no toggle needed.

Current state of the code

The save card is ShareExtension/ShareView.swift. It already has a Toggle("Read later", ...) (~line 152) — the new toggle sits right next to it. Tags are parsed via parsedTags.
commit() (~line 272) writes the bookmark through LinkdingAPI. After a successful create/update, if the toggle is on (or parsedTags intersects the configured auto-tags), enqueue generation.
The extension can't run a long generation itself — it should hand off the request (e.g. write to the shared App Group so the main app / background service picks it up, or fire the generation request directly if the backend accepts fire-and-forget). This is where it ties into the background generation feature — the extension enqueues, the app's background service does the work.
Auto-tag rules need a small settings surface in the main app to configure which tags trigger generation.

Dependencies

Best built on top of the background-generation feature (the extension enqueues; the app generates in the background). The finished episode lands in the Unplayed queue.

## Summary Add a **Create podcast** toggle to the share-extension save card. When on, saving the bookmark also kicks off podcast generation. Additionally, support a rule where **bookmarks with certain tags auto-generate a podcast** without needing the toggle each time. ## Motivation I often know at save-time that I'll want to listen to something later. Being able to flip a toggle (or tag it) and have the podcast ready by the time I open the app closes the loop. ## Behavior Two layers: 1. **Per-save toggle** — a "Create podcast" checkbox/toggle on the save card (alongside "Read later"). On save, if enabled, enqueue a podcast generation for that URL. 2. **Tag rule (auto)** — a configured set of tags (e.g. `listen`, `podcast`) that automatically trigger generation for any bookmark saved with one of them, no toggle needed. ## Current state of the code - The save card is `ShareExtension/ShareView.swift`. It already has a `Toggle("Read later", ...)` (~line 152) — the new toggle sits right next to it. Tags are parsed via `parsedTags`. - `commit()` (~line 272) writes the bookmark through `LinkdingAPI`. After a successful create/update, if the toggle is on (or `parsedTags` intersects the configured auto-tags), enqueue generation. - The extension can't run a long generation itself — it should hand off the request (e.g. write to the shared App Group so the main app / background service picks it up, or fire the generation request directly if the backend accepts fire-and-forget). This is where it ties into the **background generation** feature — the extension enqueues, the app's background service does the work. - Auto-tag rules need a small settings surface in the main app to configure which tags trigger generation. ## Dependencies - Best built on top of the background-generation feature (the extension enqueues; the app generates in the background). The finished episode lands in the Unplayed queue.

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2026-07-01 16:37:47 +00:00

feat(podcasts): played/unplayed queue, background generation, share-sheet audio

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2026-07-01 16:38:03 +00:00

feat(podcasts): played/unplayed queue, background generation, share-sheet audio #4

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2026-07-01 17:05:46 +00:00

Episode-ready push notification (server-driven, no client polling/BGTask) #5

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2026-07-01 18:18:57 +00:00

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