Re: [Gnump3d-devel] using itunes xml file to populate gnump3d playlists

[Jim Kubicek]

I actually starting re-writing the entire music server using ruby, but
it was more as an excuse to learn ruby than anything else.

After thinking about this issue for a bit (but not actually looking at
the gnump3d code) I think the best way to do this would be to pull all
the track data directly out of iTunes using applescript, which I've
started writing. Do you think this would be a good idea? The biggest
issue I can think of is that developing the list of tracks using
applescript is pretty slow.

Do you know how gnump3d stores the track data? Would it be possible to
populate this data using applescript instead of the current "read file
info from the music folder" process?

On 12/20/07, mattiouzz <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> Did you already get started on your project? I have been thinking for a
> while of having a way to get ratings in gnump3d.
>
> I use iTunes as well, but I was wondering if there was a more standard
> format for "mp3 libraries/ratings/playlists" files than the iTunes xml one.
> I will need to research it a little more but it would be nice to be able to
> import libraries from other softwares...
>
> So far I haven't done any concrete work, but I just think it's a cool idea.
> Please share if you already started to work on that and I will gladly help.
>
> Matthieu
>
>
> Jim Kubicek wrote:
> >
> > I'm considering starting a new project that has two main objectives 1)
> > write a cocoa front end to simplify the administration of gnump3d on
> > Macs and 2) use the iTunes library .xml file to populate the list of
> > media files and incorporate iTunes playlists/ratings/etc.
> >
> > Before I started I wanted to see if anyone knows of any similar
> > project or applications that anyone else has done.
> >
> > Also, the reason I'm using gnump3d as a starting point is because, of
> > all the little bits of coding that would have to go into this, the
> > serving of html pages and streaming music files on certain ports is
> > the part I've got  no clue how to do. Let me know if I'm going at this
> > in the completely wrong way. Thanks!
> >
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Jim