def start_play(item, channel=None, user=None):
log = logging.getLogger('abcast.util.notify.start_play')
log.debug('item: %s' % item)
log.debug('channel: %s' % channel)
log.debug('user: %s' % user)
"""
Update stream metadata
"""
text = u'%s - %s | %s' % (item.name, item.artist.name, item.release.name)
api = IcecastAPI()
api.set_metadata(channel, text)
"""
Add stat information
"""
"""
