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Support playing arbitrary mod file URL
Expected Play mods that aren't on Modarchive from URL.
Actual Only seem to be able to play files from Modarchive.
Why
- Use cases: unfinished track, not added yet to Modarchive, uploaded to another module sharing site, hosted on own site, or only showing some short musical idea that's not meant as a full song.
- Every now and then looking for a player when sharing modules (that aren't on modarchive) with people who don't necessarily know how to play them. If they do just want it to be more convenient. I know that you could render mod files to mp3 but that's not the same, although it's the next best thing.
- Maybe this player could additionally be a player for such modules.
Possible solutions
- Syntax could be: https://coolmodfiles.com/?trackurl=https://example.com/foo.s3m
- CORS would have to accept other domains
- allow data URI for tiny modules
- allow shortened links (via url shorteners)
Extra
- Bassoon tracker seems to load via URL: https://www.stef.be/bassoontracker/?file=http://modland.antarctica.no/pub/modules/Protracker/Radix/crisis%20inverted.mod