MrSinatra;652075 Wrote:
> thats the point of the bug/req! to create a fifth spot, home>comps.
> and this fifth spot would contain ONLY those things that SBS positively
> classified as a comp, either via explicit tags or scanner logic.I am looking
> at it from the point of view of the CLI and probably the
database structure, whereas you are talking about the user
interface...
In the current model you can issue the following CLI requests, and they
will respond with the respective list of all albums, artists, genres,
years etc. But currently there is no CLI query that could cover any
other kind container such as compilations.
Code:
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albums 0 999
artists 0 999
genres 0 999
years 0 999
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If someone could be persuaded to extend the CLI interface then they
should probably add a "containers" command that would work as follows:
Code:
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containers 0 999
...returns the following response
containers 0 999 id=1234 title=Compilations count=1
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Such a "containers" command would be open ended and allow construction
of other kinds of containers than Compilations. However in the first
instance the containers 0 999 request would only return one such
container having the title "Compilations". With such a CLI request
added, you could then step down the browse tree using the existing
standard CLI request filtering logic:
Code:
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containers 0 999
==> returns the following response
containers 0 999 id=1234 title=Compilations count=1
...then...
albums 0 999 container_id:1234
==> returns all ALBUMS in Compilations
...or...
artists 0 999 container_id:1234
==> returns all ARTISTS in Compilations
...or...
tracks 0 999 container_id:1234
==> returns all TRACKS in Compilations
etc.
--------------------
I think such an extension would address the underlying database and CLI
changes that would be needed to support what you are asking to see in
the UI.
However, the above proposal is (IMHO) not the same proposal as your
bugs. As I said before your bugs are asking for a UI change, whereas I
am talking about a database architecture and query structure
extension...
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AndrewFG
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