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+import requests
+from time import sleep
+from os import mkdir
+from json import dumps
+
+from discovery import getmetadata
+from export import getsubs
+
+WORKER_VERSION  = 1
+SERVER_BASE_URL = "http://localhost:5000"
+
+
+# Get a worker ID
+while True:
+    params = (
+        ("worker_version", WORKER_VERSION),
+    )
+    idrequest = requests.get(SERVER_BASE_URL+"/worker/getID", params=params)
+
+    if idrequest.status_code == 200:
+        WORKER_ID = idrequest.text
+        break
+    else:
+        print("Error in retrieving ID, will attempt again in 10 minutes")
+        sleep(600)
+try:
+    mkdir("out")
+except:
+    pass
+
+while True:
+    recvids  = set()
+    recchans = set()
+    recmixes = set()
+    recplayl = set()
+
+    # Get a batch ID
+    while True:
+        params = (
+            ("id", WORKER_ID),
+            ("worker_version", WORKER_VERSION),
+        )
+        batchrequest = requests.get(SERVER_BASE_URL+"/worker/getBatch", params=params)
+
+        if batchrequest.status_code == 200:
+            batchinfo = batchrequest.json()
+            break
+        else:
+            print("Error in retrieving batch assignment, will attempt again in 10 minutes")
+            sleep(600)
+
+    print("Received batch ID:", batchinfo["batchID"], "Content:", batchinfo["content"])
+
+    # Process the batch
+    batchcontent = requests.get(batchinfo["content"]).text.split("\n")
+
+    for item in batchcontent:
+        print("Video ID:", str(item).strip())
+        while True:
+            try:
+                info = getmetadata(str(item).strip())
+                break
+            except BaseException as e:
+                print(e)
+                print("Error in retrieving information, waiting 10 minutes")
+                sleep(600)
+
+        # Add any discovered videos
+        recvids.update(info[2])
+        recchans.update(info[3])
+        recmixes.update(info[4])
+        recplayl.update(info[5])
+
+        if info[0] or info[1]: # ccenabled or creditdata
+            mkdir("out/"+str(item).strip())
+
+        if info[1]: # creditdata
+            open("out/"+str(item).strip()+"/"+str(item).strip()+"_published_credits.json", "w").write(dumps(info[1]))
+
+        if info[0]: #ccenabled
+            while True:
+                gsres = False
+                try:
+                    gsres = getsubs(str(item).strip())
+                except BaseException as e:
+                    print(e)
+                if gsres:
+                    break
+                else:
+                    print("Error in retrieving subtitles, waiting 10 minutes")
+                    sleep(600)
+
+            # TODO: put the data somewhere...
+            # TODO: put the discoveries somewhere...
+
+    # Report the batch as complete (I can't think of a fail condition except for a worker exiting...)
+    # TODO: handle worker exit
+    while True:
+        params = (
+            ("id", WORKER_ID),
+            ("worker_version", WORKER_VERSION),
+            ("batchID", batchinfo["batchID"]),
+            ("randomKey", batchinfo["randomKey"]),
+            ("status", "c"),
+        )
+        statusrequest = requests.get(SERVER_BASE_URL+"/worker/updateStatus", params=params)
+
+        if statusrequest.status_code == 200 and statusrequest.text == "Success":
+            break
+        else:
+            print("Error in reporting success, will attempt again in 10 minutes")
+            sleep(600)
+
+    # TODO: clear the output directory
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