Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Adding Functionality to iTunes Update Plugin
Craig, James (IT);356561 Wrote: > > Yes, if you > * install the plugin > * rename the .par file to .zip > * unzip it in place > > the plugin should still work... > (Leave the .par file renamed or delete it, otherwise I'm not sure which > version gets used!) > > James Over the weekend I had chance to try this and it still does not work for me. If I unzip the file in place I get a directory structure that looks suspiciously recursive and the plugin will not load. If I re-zip the directory with my changes the plugin will not load either. So any further guidance you could send my way would be appreciated. -- Bhima Bhima's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20580 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54153 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Adding Functionality to iTunes Update Plugin
Thanks for your help...I was under the impression that if I am using the built in iTunes scanner integration built into Squeezecenter, that I should leave the playlist location blank. I have read it could cause problems or conflicts. If this is not the case, I will just change this setting and all should be well. Otherwise, I will edit the .pm file I listed above and remove the .par file as you suggested. We'll see how it goes... Thanks again, --Nolan -- nolspeed29 nolspeed29's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20845 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54153 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Adding Functionality to iTunes Update Plugin
The history file is always saved in the playlist directory. So if you're not using that setting, just set it to wherever. If you want to change the location to something else, you'll need to find where that variable is actually used, and stop it from having the playlist folder path added to it. The .par file is really just a zip file. If you extract the files & structure from within it, and remove it, SqueezeCentre will use the files instead, so they can be modified locally. James ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Adding Functionality to iTunes Update Plugin
So how can I change the storage location of the 'iTunes_Hist.txt' file? After unzipping the *.par file, I looked at /lib/lib/Plugins/iTunesUpdate/Plugin.pm . I found the line: # filename to save iTunes update data to my $ITUNES_UPDATE_HIST_FILE = "iTunes_Hist.txt"; Woo! I figure I can just alter this line to point it towards a location that my macbook can 'see' (my media share for example). The problem is how do I rebuild the set of files so squeezecenter will reload the plugin? I assume I have to rebuild the .par file??? Is there a special tool to do this? Thank you for the help, I'm so close! --Nolan -- nolspeed29 nolspeed29's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20845 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54153 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Adding Functionality to iTunes Update Plugin
I've put a new version on my web page that includes the script again. I also added an option to enable the new 'bookmark' functionality (which defaults to off) and attempt to reset the iTunes bookmark to zero when the track is played in SlimServer. Yes, if you * install the plugin * rename the .par file to .zip * unzip it in place the plugin should still work... (Leave the .par file renamed or delete it, otherwise I'm not sure which version gets used!) James ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Adding Functionality to iTunes Update Plugin
After getting home tonight and looking things over some more, I realize there is a problem in my setup. It has to do w/ using a sym link on a afp share (that my macbook can see) pointing towards the iTunes_Hist.txt file sitting on the / level of my NAS. When the process successfully completed, it added a .done extension to this link. I understand that it does this (usually to the actual iTunes_Hist.txt) so these old 'listens' don't get added to the next update. The trouble is my original iTunes_Hist.txt has just kept appending new listens to it, which would result in duplicating the old listening data. Is there a way to change the storage location of this 'iTunes_Hist.txt' file from the plugin configuration (or editing some source code). I hope I described the problem clearly. Thanks! --Nolan -- nolspeed29 nolspeed29's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20845 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54153 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Adding Functionality to iTunes Update Plugin
Craig, James \(IT\);356247 Wrote: > iTunesUpdate.pl wasn't in the latest version of the plugin's zip file? > That is a bit puzzling. > You might have the same problem as I had, *.pl files aren't included in the zip file built with the PluginBuilder tool. There is a patch for it in this bug report: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=6980 -- erland Erland Isaksson 'My homepage' (http://erland.isaksson.info) 'My download page' (http://erland.isaksson.info/download) (Developer of 'TrackStat, SQLPlayList, DynamicPlayList, Custom Browse, Custom Scan, Custom Skip, Multi Library and Database Query plugins' (http://wiki.erland.isaksson.info/index.php/Category:SlimServer)) erland's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3124 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54153 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Adding Functionality to iTunes Update Plugin
Craig, James \(IT\);356247 Wrote: > iTunesUpdate.pl wasn't in the latest version of the plugin's zip file? > That is a bit puzzling. It isn't in mine either... but there is an iTunesUpdate.*pm*. I used a regular un-archiver to get into the PAR file which had that in it. And I changed it. Is there a way to just use the unpacked directory structure, instead of the PAR file? Or do I need to repack it using some utility I don't know about? -- Bhima Bhima's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20580 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54153 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Adding Functionality to iTunes Update Plugin
Thanks for your help. I was finally able to get things working on my setup (itunes library/music on linux NAS, access it through itunes running on a mac) combined w/ the squeezebox boom. Some notes: 1)I had to scour the older versions of the plugin in order to get the itunesupdate.pl script. 2) I realized that I must run this on the Mac that has iTunes going on it. Not on the linux box that has the actual library. 3)In order to point the .pl script to the history txt file that the plugin generates (which was created at the root level of my NAS), I had to create a symbolic link on my media share mounted on the map. 4)The itunesupdate.pl file that I downloaded needs the #!/usr/bin/perl added to the top of it. 5)As you mentioned (and in the readme file), I had to get a few perl modules that allow perl to run applescript commands (this is how it controls itunes to update the tracks). Prior to doing this as directed in the readme, I had to set up fink and install some prerequisite programs lynx and wget. I also downloaded precompiled install packages for ncftpget and gpg from their sites. After all of this, I was FINALLY able to get it working. I'm very happy that I have this ability now, It's just not that simple for the (probably)unconventional setup I run. Thanks again! -- nolspeed29 nolspeed29's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20845 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54153 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Adding Functionality to iTunes Update Plugin
So, I finally got a chance to test this and I don't think it is working. I had thought to add some logging so I can see what happens when... However, I am not sure how to get the changes I make to plugin.pm to be used. -- Bhima Bhima's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20580 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54153 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Adding Functionality to iTunes Update Plugin
While we are on the subject of iTunes Updater...I have a question related to it's use with my itunes library residing on a linux based NAS drive (Netgear ReadyNAS Duo) running SC 7.2.1. I have successfully installed v.2.5.3 of the plugin and have it activated in the 'Plugins' section of the settings. Initially I left all settings alone (direct updating turned off) and I did not see any updating of my itunes play counts taking place. I was getting reports in the log file that itunes update plugin was reporting songs as listened (met the minimum time elapsed to be counted), but still no updates to my itunes library. I made sure itunes was not open on my Macbook (which accesses the library/files on the NAS) while I was listening on my squeezebox boom, in case this poses a problem. So has anyone been able to get this plugin to work installed on a linux NAS drive w/ their music on the same drive? -- nolspeed29 nolspeed29's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20845 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54153 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Adding Functionality to iTunes Update Plugin
I've just gotten the itunesupdate plugin working on my mac system and now I want to transfer my trackstat ratings info over to my itunes library. can this be done within the itunesupdate plugin or do I need to use erland's customscan module? -- exile exile's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4579 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54153 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Adding Functionality to iTunes Update Plugin
Great! I'm really interested in what you've changed / added. Is everything in the plugin.pm or should I be looking elsewhere? -- Bhima Bhima's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20580 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54153 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Adding Functionality to iTunes Update Plugin
Hi Bhima, I've made an attempt to add some of the functionality... attached is a new version of the iTunesUpdate that reads 'bookmarks' from iTunes and applies them when tracks are played in SlimServer. There is no option for this (yet) it's always on. It should work on the Mac, but I can only test the Windows side. Next, to work out how to find out the position in a song when it stops James +---+ |Filename: iTunesUpdate-2.6.0.zip | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=6125| +---+ -- James James's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=189 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54153 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Adding Functionality to iTunes Update Plugin
The Applescript syntax is really straight forward (as usual) Bookmarkable is a boolean, Bookmark is real, Player Position is an integer (seconds). To write the bookmark If current track is bookmarkable then set bookmark of current track to player position End if and to read the bookmark: If current_track is bookmarkable then set player position to bookmark of current track End if So it appears that now I need to find out a few other things: Where it would be appropriate to add this to the iTunes Update plugin... I suppose where it reads tracks before playing, and updates iTunes after stopping. How to read & write the player position in SqueezeCenter -- Bhima Bhima's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20580 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54153 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Adding Functionality to iTunes Update Plugin
Hi Bhima, So you found the properties to set the bookmark! The iTunes Update plugin uses a library called Mac::Applescript to dynamically generate & execute Applescript to perform any changes on the Mac. So the first step is to work out the Applescript that would perform such an update. Then one needs to work out the Mac::Applescript syntax to generate the Applescript (generally this is very similar to the Applescript but in a different order) Once you've done all that, updating iTunes Update itself should be pretty easy. Unfortunately I don't have a Mac so that's about as far as I can help... James NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender does not intend to waive confidentiality or privilege. Use of this email is prohibited when received in error. ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] Adding Functionality to iTunes Update Plugin
I am interested in extending the functionality of the iTunes Update plugin and I'm looking for some help. What I want to do is to add the ability pickup a track at the position it was last played and to update the iTunes XML Database with the current player position when a track stopped. I am using a Mac so I looked at the iTunes Applescript Library I have found the properties which are used to accomplish this internally. Relevant properties of the item "Track" are: [bookmark (real) : the bookmark time of the track in seconds] and [bookmarkable (boolean) : is the playback position for this track remembered?]. So now 2 things need to be done: One is before a track starts playing is to check the "bookmarkable" property and if it is true, read the bookmark property and set the Squeeze player position and play. Two is when a track is no longer being played check the "bookmarkable" property and if it is true, write the bookmark property with the current Squeeze player position. I am not so familiar with SqueezeCenter or the iTunes Update Plugin. So I was wondering if someone who was could have a look at this and help me add this feature. -- Bhima Bhima's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20580 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54153 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
