MPD

librmpd.rb

librmpd.rb is another Ruby MPD Library with a goal of greater
ease of use, more functionality, and thread safety

Author:: Andrew Rader (bitwise_mcgee AT yahoo.com | http://nymb.us)
Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2006 Andrew Rader
License:: Distributed under the GNU GPL v2 (See COPYING file)

This was written with MPD version 0.11.5 (http://www.musicpd.org)

The main class is the MPD class. This provides the functionality for
talking to the server as well as setting up callbacks for when events
occur (such as song changes, state changes, etc). The use of callbacks
is optional, if they are used a seperate thread will continuously poll
the server on its status, when something is changed, your program will
be notified via any callbacks you have set. Most methods are the same
as specified in the MPD Server Protocol, however some have been modified
or renamed. Most notable is the list* and lsinfo functions have been
replace with more sane methods (such as `files` for all files)

Usage

First create an MPD object

 require 'rubygems'
 require 'librmpd'

 mpd = MPD.new 'localhost', 6600

and connect it to the server

 mpd.connect

You can now issue any of the commands. Each command is documented below.

Callbacks

Callbacks are a way to easily setup your client as event based, rather
than polling based. This means rather than having to check for changes
in the server, you setup a few methods that will be called when those
changes occur. For example, you could have a 'state_changed' method
that will be called whenever the server changes state. You could then
have this method change a label to reflect to the new state.

To use callbacks in your program, first setup your callback methods. For
example, say you have the class MyClient. Simply define whatever
callbacks you want inside your class. See the documentation on the
callback type constants in the MPD class for details on how each callback
is called

Once you have your callback methods defined, use the register_callback
methods to inform librmpd about them. You can have multiple callbacks
for each type of callback without problems. Simply use object.method('method_name')
to get a reference to a Method object. Pass this object to the
register_callback (along with the proper type value), and you're set.

An Example:

  class MyClient
   ...
   def state_callback( newstate )
    puts "MPD Changed State: #{newstate}"
   end
   ...
  end

  client = MyClient.new
  mpd = MPD.new
  mpd.register_callback(client.method('state_callback'), MPD::STATE_CALLBACK)

  # Connect and Enable Callbacks
  mpd.connect( true )

In order for the callback to be used, you must enable callbacks when you
connect by passing true to the connect method. Now, whenever the state changes
on the server, myclientobj's state_callback method will be called (and passed
the new state as an argument)

Constants

AUDIO_CALLBACK

AUDIO_CALLBACK: This is used to listen for changes in the audio quality data (sample rate etc)

The callback will always be called with three arguments, first, an integer holding the sample rate (or 0 on errors), next an integer holding the number of bits (or 0 on errors), finally an integer holding the number of channels (or 0 on errors)

BITRATE_CALLBACK

BITRATE_CALLBACK: This is used to listen for changes in the playback bitrate

The callback will always be called with a single argument, an integer value of the bitrate of the playback (or 0 on errors)

CONNECTION_CALLBACK

CONNECTION_CALLBACK: This is used to listen for changes in the connection to the server

The callback will always be called with a single argument, a boolean true if the client is now connected to the server, and a boolean false if it has been disconnected

CROSSFADE_CALLBACK

CROSSFADE_CALLBACK: This is used to listen for changes in the crossfade setting

The callback will always be called with a single argument, an integer value of the number of seconds the crossfade is set to (or 0 on errsors)

CURRENT_SONGID_CALLBACK

CURRENT_SONGID_CALLBACK: This is used to listen for changes in the current song's songid

The callback will always be called with a single argument, an integer value of the id of the current song (or 0 on errors)

CURRENT_SONG_CALLBACK

CURRENT_SONG_CALLBACK: This is used to listen for changes in the current

song being played by the server.

The callback will always be called with a single argument, an MPD::Song object, or, if there were problems, nil

PLAYLIST_CALLBACK

PLAYLIST_CALLBACK: This is used to listen for when changes in the playlist are made.

The callback will always be called with a single argument, an integer value for the current playlist or 0 if there were problems

PLAYLIST_LENGTH_CALLBACK

PLAYLIST_LENGTH_CALLBACK: This is used to listen for changes to the playlist length

The callback will always be called with a single argument, an integer value of the current playlist's length (or 0 on errors)

RANDOM_CALLBACK

RANDOM_CALLBACK: This is used to listen for changed to the random flag

The callback will always be called with a single argument, a boolean true or false depending on if the random flag is set / unset

REPEAT_CALLBACK

REPEAT_CALLBACK: This is used to listen for changes to the repeat flag

The callback will always be called with a single argument, a boolean true or false depending on if the repeat flag is set / unset

STATE_CALLBACK

STATE_CALLBACK: This is used to listen for changes in the server state

The callback will always be called with a single string argument which may an empty string.

TIME_CALLBACK

TIME_CALLBACK: This is used to listen for when the playback time changes

The callback will always be called with two arguments. The first is the integer number of seconds elapsed (or 0 if errors), the second is the total number of seconds in the song (or 0 if errors)

VOLUME_CALLBACK

VOLUME_CALLBACK: This is used to listen for when the volume changes

The callback will always be called with a single argument, an integer value of the volume (or 0 on errors)

Public Class Methods

new( hostname = 'localhost', port = 6600 ) click to toggle source

Initialize an MPD object with the specified hostname and port When called without arguments, 'localhost' and 6600 are used

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 205
def initialize( hostname = 'localhost', port = 6600 )
        @hostname = hostname
        @port = port
        @socket = nil
        @stop_cb_thread = false
        @mutex = Mutex.new
        @cb_thread = nil
        @callbacks = []
        @callbacks[STATE_CALLBACK] = []
        @callbacks[CURRENT_SONG_CALLBACK] = []
        @callbacks[PLAYLIST_CALLBACK] = []
        @callbacks[TIME_CALLBACK] = []
        @callbacks[VOLUME_CALLBACK] = []
        @callbacks[REPEAT_CALLBACK] = []
        @callbacks[RANDOM_CALLBACK] = []
        @callbacks[PLAYLIST_LENGTH_CALLBACK] = []
        @callbacks[CROSSFADE_CALLBACK] = []
        @callbacks[CURRENT_SONGID_CALLBACK] = []
        @callbacks[BITRATE_CALLBACK] = []
        @callbacks[AUDIO_CALLBACK] = []
        @callbacks[CONNECTION_CALLBACK] = []
end

Public Instance Methods

add( path ) click to toggle source

Add the file path to the playlist. If path is a directory, it will be added recursively.

Returns true if this was successful, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 437
def add( path )
        send_command "add \"#{path}\""
end

albums( artist = nil ) click to toggle source

Lists all of the albums in the database The optional argument is for specifying an artist to list the albums for

Returns an Array of Album names (Strings), Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 533
def albums( artist = nil )
        list 'album', artist
end

artists() click to toggle source

Lists all of the artists in the database

Returns an Array of Artist names (Strings), Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 542
def artists
        list 'artist'
end

clear() click to toggle source

Clears the current playlist

Returns true if this was successful, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 446
def clear
        send_command 'clear'
end

clearerror() click to toggle source

Clears the current error message reported in status ( This is also accomplished by any command that starts playback )

Returns true if this was successful, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 456
def clearerror
        send_command 'clearerror'
end

connect( callbacks = false ) click to toggle source

Connect to the daemon When called without any arguments, this will just connect to the server and wait for your commands When called with true as an argument, this will enable callbacks by starting a seperate polling thread. This polling thread will also automatically reconnect If is disconnected for whatever reason.

connect will return OK plus the version string if successful, otherwise an error will be raised

If connect is called on an already connected instance, a RuntimeError is raised

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 258
def connect( callbacks = false )
        if self.connected?
                raise 'MPD Error: Already Connected'
        end

        @socket = TCPSocket::new @hostname, @port
        ret = @socket.gets # Read the version

        if callbacks and (@cb_thread.nil? or !@cb_thread.alive?)
                @stop_cb_thread = false
                @cb_thread = Thread.new( self ) { |mpd|
                        old_status = {}
                        song = ''
                        connected = ''
                        while !@stop_cb_thread
                                begin
                                        status = mpd.status
                                rescue
                                        status = {}
                                end

                                begin
                                        c = mpd.connected?
                                rescue
                                        c = false
                                end

                                if connected != c
                                        connected = c
                                        for cb in @callbacks[CONNECTION_CALLBACK]
                                                cb.call connected
                                        end
                                end

                                if old_status['time'] != status['time']
                                        if old_status['time'].nil? or old_status['time'].empty?
                                                old_status['time'] = '0:0'
                                        end
                                        t = old_status['time'].split ':'
                                        elapsed = t[0].to_i
                                        total = t[1].to_i
                                        for cb in @callbacks[TIME_CALLBACK]
                                                cb.call elapsed, total
                                        end
                                end

                                if old_status['volume'] != status['volume']
                                        for cb in @callbacks[VOLUME_CALLBACK]
                                                cb.call status['volume'].to_i
                                        end
                                end

                                if old_status['repeat'] != status['repeat']
                                        for cb in @callbacks[REPEAT_CALLBACK]
                                                cb.call(status['repeat'] == '1')
                                        end
                                end

                                if old_status['random'] != status['random']
                                        for cb in @callbacks[RANDOM_CALLBACK]
                                                cb.call(status['random'] == '1')
                                        end
                                end

                                if old_status['playlist'] != status['playlist']
                                        for cb in @callbacks[PLAYLIST_CALLBACK]
                                                cb.call status['playlist'].to_i
                                        end
                                end

                                if old_status['playlistlength'] != status['playlistlength']
                                        for cb in @callbacks[PLAYLIST_LENGTH_CALLBACK]
                                                cb.call status['playlistlength'].to_i
                                        end
                                end

                                if old_status['xfade'] != status['xfade']
                                        for cb in @callbacks[CROSSFADE_CALLBACK]
                                                cb.call status['xfade'].to_i
                                        end
                                end

                                if old_status['state'] != status['state']
                                        state = (status['state'].nil? ? '' : status['state'])
                                        for cb in @callbacks[STATE_CALLBACK]
                                                cb.call state
                                        end
                                end

                                begin
                                        s = mpd.current_song
                                rescue
                                        s = nil
                                end

                                if song != s
                                        song = s
                                        for cb in @callbacks[CURRENT_SONG_CALLBACK]
                                                cb.call song
                                        end
                                end

                                if old_status['songid'] != status['songid']
                                        for cb in @callbacks[CURRENT_SONGID_CALLBACK]
                                                cb.call status['songid'].to_i
                                        end
                                end

                                if old_status['bitrate'] != status['bitrate']
                                        for cb in @callbacks[BITRATE_CALLBACK]
                                                cb.call status['bitrate'].to_i
                                        end
                                end

                                if old_status['audio'] != status['audio']
                                        audio = (status['audio'].nil? ? '0:0:0' : status['audio'])
                                        a = audio.split ':'
                                        samp = a[0].to_i
                                        bits = a[1].to_i
                                        chans = a[2].to_i
                                        for cb in @callbacks[AUDIO_CALLBACK]
                                                cb.call samp, bits, chans
                                        end
                                end
                                
                                old_status = status
                                sleep 0.1

                                if !connected
                                        sleep 2
                                        begin
                                                mpd.connect unless @stop_cb_thread
                                        rescue
                                        end
                                end
                        end
                }
        end

        return ret
end

connected?() click to toggle source

Check if the client is connected

This will return true only if the server responds otherwise false is returned

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 405
def connected?
        return false if @socket.nil?
        begin
                ret = send_command 'ping'
        rescue
                ret = false
        end

        return ret
end

crossfade() click to toggle source

Read the crossfade between songs in seconds, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 471
def crossfade
        status = self.status
        return if status.nil?
        return status['xfade'].to_i
end

crossfade=( seconds ) click to toggle source

Set the crossfade between songs in seconds

Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 464
def crossfade=( seconds )
        send_command "crossfade #{seconds}"
end

current_song() click to toggle source

Read the currently playing song

Returns a Song object with the current song's data, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 482
def current_song
        build_song( send_command('currentsong') )
end

delete( pos ) click to toggle source

Delete the song from the playlist, where pos is the song's position in the playlist

Returns true if successful, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 492
def delete( pos )
        send_command "delete #{pos}"
end

deleteid( songid ) click to toggle source

Delete the song with the songid from the playlist

Returns true if successful, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 501
def deleteid( songid )
        send_command "deleteid #{songid}"
end

directories( path = nil ) click to toggle source

List all of the directories in the database, starting at path. If path isn't specified, the root of the database is used

Returns an Array of directory names (Strings), Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 578
def directories( path = nil )
        if not path.nil?
                response = send_command "listall \"#{path}\""
        else
                response = send_command 'listall'
        end

        filter_response response, /\Adirectory: /
end

disconnect() click to toggle source

Disconnect from the server. This has no effect if the client is not connected. Reconnect using the connect method. This will also stop the callback thread, thus disabling callbacks

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 421
def disconnect
        @stop_cb_thread = true

        return if @socket.nil?

        @socket.puts 'close'
        @socket.close
        @socket = nil
end

files( path = nil ) click to toggle source

List all of the files in the database, starting at path. If path isn't specified, the root of the database is used

Returns an Array of file names (Strings). Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 594
def files( path = nil )
        if not path.nil?
                response = send_command "listall \"#{path}\""
        else
                response = send_command 'listall'
        end

        filter_response response, /\Afile: /
end

find( type, what ) click to toggle source

Finds songs in the database that are EXACTLY matched by the what argument. type should be 'album', 'artist', or 'title'

This returns an Array of MPD::Songs, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 512
def find( type, what )
        response = send_command "find \"#{type}\" \"#{what}\""
        build_songs_list response
end

kill() click to toggle source

Kills MPD

Returns true if successful. Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 522
def kill
        send_command 'kill'
end

list( type, arg = nil ) click to toggle source

This is used by the albums and artists methods type should be 'album' or 'artist'. If type is 'album' then arg can be a specific artist to list the albums for

Returns an Array of Strings, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 553
def list( type, arg = nil )
        if not arg.nil?
                response = send_command "list #{type} \"#{arg}\""
        else
                response = send_command "list #{type}"
        end

        list = []
        if not response.nil? and response.kind_of? String
                lines = response.split "\n"
                re = Regexp.new "\\A#{type}: ", 'i'
                for line in lines
                        list << line.gsub( re, '' )
                end
        end

        return list
end

load( name ) click to toggle source

Loads the playlist name.m3u (do not pass the m3u extension when calling) from the playlist directory. Use `playlists` to what playlists are available

Returns true if successful, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 654
def load( name )
        send_command "load \"#{name}\""
end

move( from, to ) click to toggle source

Move the song at `from` to `to` in the playlist

Returns true if successful, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 663
def move( from, to )
        send_command "move #{from} #{to}"
end

moveid( songid, to ) click to toggle source

Move the song with the `songid` to `to` in the playlist

Returns true if successful, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 672
def moveid( songid, to )
        send_command "moveid #{songid} #{to}"
end

next() click to toggle source

Plays the next song in the playlist

Returns true if successful, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 681
def next
        send_command 'next'
end

password( pass ) click to toggle source

This is used for authentication with the server `pass` is simply the plaintext password

Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 708
def password( pass )
        send_command "password \"#{pass}\""
end

pause=( toggle ) click to toggle source

Set / Unset paused playback

Returns true if successful, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 690
def pause=( toggle )
        send_command 'pause ' + (toggle ? '1' : '0')
end

paused?() click to toggle source

Returns true if MPD is paused, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 697
def paused?
        status = self.status
        return false if status.nil?
        return status['state'] == 'pause'
end

ping() click to toggle source

Ping the server

Returns true if successful, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 717
def ping
        send_command 'ping'
end

play( pos = nil ) click to toggle source

Begin playing the playist. Optionally specify the pos to start on

Returns true if successful, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 727
def play( pos = nil )
        if pos.nil?
                return send_command('play')
        else
                return send_command("play #{pos}")
        end
end

playid( songid = nil ) click to toggle source

Begin playing the playlist. Optionally specify the songid to start on

Returns true if successful, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 749
def playid( songid = nil )
        if not songid.nil?
         return(send_command("playid #{songid}"))
        else
                return(send_command('playid'))
        end
end

playing?() click to toggle source

Returns true if the server's state is set to 'play', Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 738
def playing?
        state = self.status['state']
        return state == 'play'
end

playlist() click to toggle source

List the current playlist This is the same as playlistinfo w/o args

Returns an Array of MPD::Songs, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 770
def playlist
        response = send_command 'playlistinfo'
        build_songs_list response
end

playlist_changes( version ) click to toggle source

List the changes since the specified version in the playlist

Returns an Array of MPD::Songs, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 794
def playlist_changes( version )
        response = send_command "plchanges #{version}"
        build_songs_list response
end

playlist_version() click to toggle source

Returns the current playlist version number, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 760
def playlist_version
        self.status['playlist'].to_i
end

playlists() click to toggle source

List all of the playlists in the database

Returns an Array of playlist names (Strings)

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 608
def playlists
                response = send_command 'lsinfo'

                filter_response response, /\Aplaylist: /
end

previous() click to toggle source

Plays the previous song in the playlist

Returns true if successful, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 804
def previous
        send_command 'previous'
end

random=( toggle ) click to toggle source

Enable / Disable random playback, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 811
def random=( toggle )
        send_command 'random ' + (toggle ? '1' : '0')
end

random?() click to toggle source

Returns true if random playback is currently enabled, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 818
def random?
        rand = self.status['random']
        return rand == '1'
end

register_callback( method, type ) click to toggle source

This will store the given method onto the given type's callback list. First you must get a reference to the method to call by the following:

callback_method = my_object.method 'method name'

Then you can call register_callback:

mpd.register_callback( callback_method, MPD::STATE_CALLBACK )

Now my_object's 'method name' method will be called whenever the state changes

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 240
def register_callback( method, type )
        @callbacks[type].push method
end

remove_playlist( playlist ) click to toggle source

An Alias for rm

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 850
def remove_playlist( playlist )
        rm playlist
end

repeat=( toggle ) click to toggle source

Enable / Disable repeat, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 826
def repeat=( toggle )
        send_command 'repeat ' + (toggle ? '1' : '0')
end

repeat?() click to toggle source

Returns true if repeat is enabled, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 833
def repeat?
        repeat = self.status['repeat']
        return repeat == '1'
end

rm( playlist ) click to toggle source

Removes (PERMANENTLY!) the playlist `playlist.m3u` from the playlist directory

Returns true if successful, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 844
def rm( playlist )
        send_command "rm \"#{playlist}\""
end

save( playlist ) click to toggle source

Saves the current playlist to `playlist`.m3u in the playlist directory

Returns true if successful, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 860
def save( playlist )
        send_command "save \"#{playlist}\""
end

search( type, what ) click to toggle source

Searches for any song that contains `what` in the `type` field `type` can be 'title', 'artist', 'album' or 'filename' Searches are NOT case sensitive

Returns an Array of MPD::Songs, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 871
def search( type, what )
        build_songs_list( send_command("search #{type} \"#{what}\"") )
end

seek( pos, time ) click to toggle source

Seeks to the position `time` (in seconds) of the song at `pos` in the playlist

Returns true if successful, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 881
def seek( pos, time )
        send_command "seek #{pos} #{time}"
end

seekid( songid, time ) click to toggle source

Seeks to the position `time` (in seconds) of the song with the id `songid`

Returns true if successful, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 891
def seekid( songid, time )
        send_command "seekid #{songid} #{time}"
end

shuffle() click to toggle source

Shuffles the playlist, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 916
def shuffle
        send_command 'shuffle' 
end

song_at_pos( pos ) click to toggle source

Returns the MPD::Song at the position `pos` in the playlist, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 778
def song_at_pos( pos )
        build_song( send_command("playlistinfo #{pos}") )
end

song_with_id( songid ) click to toggle source

Returns the MPD::Song with the `songid` in the playlist, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 785
def song_with_id( songid )
        build_song( send_command("playlistid #{songid}") )
end

songs( path = nil ) click to toggle source

List all of the songs in the database starting at path. If path isn't specified, the root of the database is used

Returns an Array of MPD::Songs, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 620
def songs( path = nil )
        if not path.nil?
                response = send_command "listallinfo \"#{path}\""
        else
                response = send_command 'listallinfo'
        end

        build_songs_list response
end

songs_by_artist( artist ) click to toggle source

List all of the songs by an artist

Returns an Array of MPD::Songs by the artist `artist`, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 635
def songs_by_artist( artist )
        all_songs = self.songs
        artist_songs = []
        all_songs.each do |song|
                if song.artist == artist
                        artist_songs << song
                end
        end

        return artist_songs
end

stats() click to toggle source

Returns a Hash of MPD's stats, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 923
def stats
        response = send_command 'stats'
        build_hash response
end

status() click to toggle source

Returns a Hash of the current status, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 931
def status
        response = send_command 'status'
        build_hash response
end

stop() click to toggle source

Stop playing

Returns true if successful, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 941
def stop
        send_command 'stop'
end

stopped?() click to toggle source

Returns true if the server's state is 'stop', Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 948
def stopped?
        status = self.status
        return false if status.nil?
        return status['state'] == 'stop'
end

swap( posA, posB ) click to toggle source

Swaps the song at position `posA` with the song as position `posB` in the playlist

Returns true if successful, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 960
def swap( posA, posB )
        send_command "swap #{posA} #{posB}"
end

swapid( songidA, songidB ) click to toggle source

Swaps the song with the id `songidA` with the song with the id `songidB`

Returns true if successful, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 970
def swapid( songidA, songidB )
        send_command "swapid #{songidA} #{songidB}"
end

update( path = nil ) click to toggle source

Tell the server to update the database. Optionally, specify the path to update

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 977
def update( path = nil )
        ret = ''
        if not path.nil?
                ret = send_command("update \"#{path}\"")
        else
                ret = send_command('update')
        end

        return(ret.gsub('updating_db: ', '').to_i)
end

volume() click to toggle source

Returns the volume, Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 907
def volume
        status = self.status
        return if status.nil?
        return status['volume'].to_i
end

volume=( vol ) click to toggle source

Set the volume The argument `vol` will automatically be bounded to 0 - 100

Raises a RuntimeError if the command failed

# File lib/librmpd.rb, line 900
def volume=( vol )
        send_command "setvol #{vol}"
end

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