Starting on freedesktop plugin.

beetsplug/freedesktop.py

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+from beets.plugins import BeetsPlugin
+from beets.ui import Subcommand
+
+from beets.ui import decargs
+
+import os.path
+
+freedesktop_command = Subcommand("freedesktop", help="Create .directory files")
+
+
+def process_query(lib, opts, args):
+    for album in lib.albums(decargs(args)):
+        albumpath = album.item_dir()
+        fullartpath = album.artpath
+        artfile = os.path.split(fullartpath)[1]
+        create_file(albumpath, artfile)
+
+
+def create_file(albumpath, artfile):
+    file_contents = "[Desktop Entry]\nIcon=./" + artfile
+    outfilename = os.path.join(albumpath, ".directory")
+
+    if not os.path.exists(outfilename):
+        file = open(outfilename, 'w')
+        file.write(file_contents)
+        file.close()
+    pass
+
+
+freedesktop_command.func = process_query
+
+
+class FreedesktopPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
+    """Creates freedesktop.org-compliant .directory files on an album level.
+    """
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(FreedesktopPlugin, self).__init__()
+        self.config.add({
+            'auto': False
+        })
+
+    def commands(self):
+        return [freedesktop_command]