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- MetaSources get loaded from the modules automatically - The MetaSources can define their own item_types, that get loaded for the plugin - __init__ doesn't need any changes to accept new metasources - Fix the --sources option to actually accept sources (it was being interpreted as boolean flag before, crashing the plugin) - More safety w.r.t. external dependencies
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MetaSync Plugin
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===============
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This plugin provides the ``metasync`` command, which lets you fetch certain
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metadata from other sources: for example, your favorite audio player.
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Currently, the plugin supports synchronizing with the `Amarok`_ music player,
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and with `iTunes`_.
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It can fetch the rating, score, first-played date, last-played date, play
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count, and track uid from Amarok.
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.. _Amarok: https://amarok.kde.org/
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.. _iTunes: https://www.apple.com/itunes/
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Installation
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------------
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Enable the ``metasync`` plugin in your configuration (see
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:ref:`using-plugins`).
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To synchronize with Amarok, you'll need the `dbus-python`_ library. There are
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packages for most major Linux distributions.
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.. _dbus-python: http://dbus.freedesktop.org/releases/dbus-python/
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Configuration
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-------------
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To configure the plugin, make a ``metasync:`` section in your configuration
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file. The available options are:
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- **source**: A list of comma-separated sources to fetch metadata from.
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Set this to "amarok" or "itunes" to enable synchronization with that player.
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Default: empty
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The follow subsections describe additional configure required for some players.
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itunes
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''''''
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The path to your iTunes library **xml** file has to be configured, e.g.::
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metasync:
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source: itunes
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itunes:
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library: ~/Music/iTunes Library.xml
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Please note the indentation.
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Usage
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-----
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Run ``beet metasync QUERY`` to fetch metadata from the configured list of
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sources.
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The command has a few command-line options:
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* To preview the changes that would be made without applying them, use the
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``-p`` (``--pretend``) flag.
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* To specify temporary sources to fetch metadata from, use the ``-s``
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(``--source``) flag with a comma-separated list of a sources.
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