MusicLibrary2: Version 3 BETA - You name it, it does it...

[psycik]

Ahh, I think I saw that problem where it got added with (M3U). So maybe if there had been a couple of updates the name field could be too long, also saw some of you names, that might be bigger than 50 characters.

I have an update here. i added a heap of error code on all the database functions, so at least it shouldn't fall over.

i think I've fixed that m3u problem, and I've just made the database field larger for the M3U name.

Nuking the library includes playlists now.

Also I've added you random start stuff that you asked for. Go into the config if you get this as I changed a couple of the defaults.

One final thing I've added is ML2 can be used as a screen saver (called ML2Panel). There's some skin changes for that.

[tkgafs]

Great stuff,

I'll do some testing tonight hopefully, after work


tkgafs

[tkgafs]

Ok heres the results after a few tests,

there is one major problem when the plugin dll is in the plugin folder the system goes to 100% cpu whether the plugin is selected in the config app or not

the gbpvr.exe.log contains the following

08/02/2006 23:58:21.413 ERROR [865] temperature was 2ºC
08/02/2006 23:58:21.413 ERROR [865] pressure was 29.75 in
08/02/2006 23:58:21.413 ERROR [865] windSpeed was 10
08/02/2006 23:58:21.413 ERROR [865] visibility was Unlimited
08/02/2006 23:58:28.913 INFO [618] MVP Control thread got connection
08/02/2006 23:58:28.944 INFO [618] MVP mac address: 000DFE0036C6
08/02/2006 23:58:44.413 INFO [97] MusicLibrary2: Full scan started

this happens both on the PC and on the MVP


jukebox mode seems to work unless there are .m3u files existing in your collection whenever they exist if you go the the playlist screen it only ever shows these and not any queued tracks


if you select a specific collection via the home button menu system then the albums displayed switch to the albums which are in that collection, but the artists seem to show all the artists in the database


if you delete a collection and path from the database and then re-add it later it seems to create duplicate entires in the collectiondata table

thats all so far

tkgafs

[psycik]

That's strange that config one. My one doesn't. I had put code in to say if you're config, then don't run a scan, it aborts out of the area where the timer is started.

I can't test an MVP but I've just checked the config app.

I've put a log message in there as well.

As for your jukebox one, I had an M3U in the collection and the random started. But I've only got one or two. And I can switch between the library and playlist screen and it shows the currently playing track as expected.

[psycik]

if you delete a collection and path from the database and then re-add it later it seems to create duplicate entires in the collectiondata table

Is this one if doing it in the same "config" session??

If i remove a collection, then exit, then restart and re-add the same information I don't get an error.

If I removed a collection then re-added it, I get an exception error then.

I put some code to make you exit the config app if doing this.

[tkgafs]

Is this one if doing it in the same "config" session??

If i remove a collection, then exit, then restart and re-add the same information I don't get an error.

no not in the same config session, no error is generated but if you look at the collectiondata table there are multiple default records

the jukebox one goes like this, add a collection without m3u files then the jukebox mode works as expected, but then add another collection which contains some m3u files and scan from config app, once scan is finished exit config app and start gbpvr

wait the 30 secs for jukebox to start but nothing happens and if you go to the playlist screen all that is listed are playlists not any queued tracks

in the collection i have added there are about 6 playlists

perhaps I am misinterptreting the playlist screen, should this contain a list of the playlists available or a list of the currently queued tracks

any idea what is causing the very high cpu usage as soon as the plugin starts ?

tkgafs

[psycik]

Does the 2nd collection (with the M3u), have paths that would find tracks as well, or does it only contain M3U files??

I have not tried a collection that only contains M3U files, so I don't quite know that that would do, but I'm guessing it would do nothing because the program would not be able to find any tracks attached to that collection. I'll check that tomorrow.

No the playlist screen shows a list of playlists and then tracks within those playlists. Then when playing it show the queued tracks (and the list of playlists on the left diappears).

The high CPU usage is the plugin probably trying to do a scan. I have a fix for that.

In the collectiondata table do all of the default records have the same path number?? If so then that is how it is supposed to look.

The collections are set up of a default one is created that contains ALL paths available to the system. From those paths you can use it as in the older versions. But now you can create a collection that contains a sub set of the "default" collection. It will always be a subset of default.


So, for example, you have a path d:\xmas and d:\other and you wanted two collections, default would contain D:\Xmas and d:\other. Then a "Christmas collection" would contain just d:\xmas and "Other Collection" would contain D:\other.

You would then set (by right clicking in the config) one of xmas, or other as default. When you start GBPVR it will open with this selected collection. Then with the home menu, under collections you can choose between, Xmas, Other and there would also be default (maybe a stoopid name) that contains everything??


This may be confusing, but was the easiest way i could think of implementing it. And for 90% of users who don't want any collections, they will just use default.

Kind of a book, but hopefully I made sense.

I'm running a newer one here at home, that doesn't scan as soon as it starts, has a couple of UI fixes, and has a bit more logging and error tracking.

What I have to figure out is if it deals with the collections that only contains M3Us and if not, I guess how to make it deal with this.

[LilY0da]

I won't have the time to start to re-skin the plugin for Contour until sunday, I think...
So if you can't handle a week of Blue or BlueMCE skin, hold off on the upgrade

OK Just a quick note while I can

Didn't have time to skin last week end, and this week-end my PC is being packed up and shipped overseas. I'll be PC-less, MVP-less and TV-less for 2 months at least...

So don't wait on me to skin this for Contour
It wasn't too hard, if I did it, anyone can do it

[psycik]

I think I was going to look at contour for my MVP when I finally get it (been waiting for almost 2 months now.....). So I'll probably skin it and release it with ML2.

[tkgafs]

Does the 2nd collection (with the M3u), have paths that would find tracks as well, or does it only contain M3U files??

no the 2nd collection contains both simple files and playlists

tkgafs