From 8d2fda790bf72df06b05aa2a3125a1f0fcd33437 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Diego Moreda <diego.plan9@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 13:28:56 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add config option for human vs raw track duration

* Add "format_raw_length" global configuration option to allow the user to
toggle between human-readable (default) or raw formatting of track durations.
---
 beets/config_default.yaml | 1 +
 beets/library.py          | 6 +++++-
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/beets/config_default.yaml b/beets/config_default.yaml
index ba58debe7..545fa9638 100644
--- a/beets/config_default.yaml
+++ b/beets/config_default.yaml
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ ui:
 format_item: $artist - $album - $title
 format_album: $albumartist - $album
 time_format: '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
+format_raw_length: no
 
 sort_album: albumartist+ album+
 sort_item: artist+ album+ disc+ track+
diff --git a/beets/library.py b/beets/library.py
index 13b0b92fa..77c4bf8ab 100644
--- a/beets/library.py
+++ b/beets/library.py
@@ -200,7 +200,11 @@ class DurationType(types.Float):
     query = dbcore.query.DurationQuery
 
     def format(self, value):
-        return beets.ui.human_seconds_short(value or 0.0)
+        # TODO: decide if documenting format_raw_length
+        if not beets.config['format_raw_length'].get(bool):
+            return beets.ui.human_seconds_short(value or 0.0)
+        else:
+            return value
 
     def parse(self, string):
         try: