Bugzilla – Bug 2516
Random Mix: Dynamic addition of songs should be optional.
Last modified: 2008-09-15 14:39:24 UTC
Per this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17937 ------------------------ I would like to have the OPTION of adding songs dynamically to random mixes instead of this being the default behavior. (I think the previous versions of the plugin had this functionality). I personally want to generate a Random Mix playlist which is static, with songs not continuously added. Currently to do this I have to generate the playlist with Random Mix and then visit the web UI to "stop adding songs" (the option is going to be added to the hardware UI in 6.5 apparently). Being able to turn off this functionality once in the Web UI as an option instead of turning it off every time I want a Random Mix would be great. The why: Because my server is underpowered, each time slimserver searches for a random song to add to the playlist (after each song ends with how Random Mix is currently implemented) there is a 20 second hang, which causes a 20 second delay between each song. The thread referenced above has more details. Please let me know if adding them to the bug is appropriate.
This sounds like what I need (see bug 2502) to sort out the problems that I'm having.
I'm working on this. Feel free to assign to me, Dan.
Commited R5224 to add this option. Option is via a checkbox at the bottom of the random mix web page. I couldn't work out a decent description for the option so it currently says "Keep adding new stuff". I'll have a think about that, but the rest should be complete.
I've moved the option as per Dean's request and changed the text in R5254. It's still not ideal, but not worth keeping this bug open for.