libmpdclient-dev 2.9-1ubuntu1 / usr / include / mpd / database.h

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/*! \file
 * \brief Database
 *
 * This file declares functions which query or update MPD's music
 * database.
 *
 * Do not include this header directly.  Use mpd/client.h instead.
 */

#ifndef MPD_DATABASE_H
#define MPD_DATABASE_H

#include <stdbool.h>

struct mpd_connection;

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

/**
 * Get a recursive list of all directories, songs and playlist from
 * MPD.  They are returned without metadata.  This is a rather
 * expensive operation, because the response may be large.
 *
 * @param connection the connection to MPD
 * @param path an optional base path for the query
 * @return true on success, false on error
 */
bool
mpd_send_list_all(struct mpd_connection *connection, const char *path);

/**
 * Like #mpd_send_list_all(), but return metadata.  This operation is
 * even more expensive, because the response is larger.  If it is
 * larger than a configurable server-side limit, MPD may disconnect
 * you.
 *
 * To read the response, you may use mpd_recv_entity().
 *
 * @param connection the connection to MPD
 * @param path an optional base path for the query
 * @return true on success, false on error
 */
bool
mpd_send_list_all_meta(struct mpd_connection *connection, const char *path);


/**
 * Get a list of all directories, songs and playlist in a directory
 * from MPD, including metadata.
 *
 * To read the response, you may use mpd_recv_entity().
 *
 * @param connection the connection to MPD
 * @param path the directory to be listed
 * @return true on success, false on error
 */
bool
mpd_send_list_meta(struct mpd_connection *connection, const char *path);

/**
 * Send "readcomments".  Read the "comments" of a song file.  This
 * returns key/value pairs which can be read using mpd_recv_pair().
 *
 * @param connection the connection to MPD
 * @param path the relative path of the song file within the music
 * directory or an arbitrary file path starting with file:///
 * @return true on success, false on error
 */
bool
mpd_send_read_comments(struct mpd_connection *connection, const char *path);

/**
 * Instructs MPD to update the music database: find new files, remove
 * deleted files, update modified files.
 *
 * @param connection the connection to MPD
 * @param path optional path to update; if NULL, then all of the music
 * directory is updated
 * @return true on success, false on error
 */
bool
mpd_send_update(struct mpd_connection *connection, const char *path);

/**
 * Like mpd_send_update(), but also rescans unmodified files.
 *
 * @param connection the connection to MPD
 * @param path optional path to update; if NULL, then all of the music
 * directory is updated
 * @return true on success, false on error
 */
bool
mpd_send_rescan(struct mpd_connection *connection, const char *path);

/**
 * Receives the id the of the update job which was submitted by
 * mpd_send_update().
 *
 * @param connection the connection to MPD
 * @return a positive job id on success, 0 on error
 */
unsigned
mpd_recv_update_id(struct mpd_connection *connection);

/**
 * Shortcut for mpd_send_update() and mpd_recv_update_id().
 *
 * @param connection the connection to MPD
 * @param path optional path to update; if NULL, then all of the music
 * directory is updated
 * @return a positive job id on success, 0 on error
 */
unsigned
mpd_run_update(struct mpd_connection *connection, const char *path);

/**
 * Like mpd_run_update(), but also rescans unmodified files.
 *
 * @param connection the connection to MPD
 * @param path optional path to update; if NULL, then all of the music
 * directory is updated
 * @return a positive job id on success, 0 on error
 */
unsigned
mpd_run_rescan(struct mpd_connection *connection, const char *path);

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif