From 03d533099349c795e4d3f4687d018078ab77203d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stein Magnus Jodal Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:10:50 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Add results of MPoD testing --- docs/clients/mpd.rst | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 45 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/clients/mpd.rst b/docs/clients/mpd.rst index 4761ccfc..dd0e885c 100644 --- a/docs/clients/mpd.rst +++ b/docs/clients/mpd.rst @@ -102,4 +102,48 @@ notify us of your successes and/or problems if you do try it out. MPod ---- -Works well with Mopidy as far as we've heard from users. +The `MPoD `_ client can be +installed from the `iTunes Store +`_. + +Users have reported varying success in using MPoD together with Mopidy. Thus, +we've tested a fresh install of MPoD 1.5.1 with Mopidy as of revision e7ed28d +(pre-0.3) on an iPod Touch 3rd generation. The following are our findings: + +- **Works:** Playback control generally works, including stop, play, pause, + previous, next, repeat, random, seek, and volume control. + +- **Bug:** Search does not work, neither in the artist, album, or song + tabs. Mopidy gets no requests at all from MPoD when executing searches. Seems + like MPoD only searches in local cache, even if "Use local cache" is turned + off in MPoD's settings. Until this is fixed by the MPoD developer, MPoD will + be much less useful with Mopidy. + +- **Bug:** When adding another playlist to the current playlist in MPoD, + the currently playing track restarts at the beginning. I do not currently + know enough about this bug, because I'm not sure if MPoD was in the "add to + active playlist" or "replace active playlist" mode when I tested it. I only + later learned what that button was for. Anyway, what I experienced was: + + #. I play a track + #. I select a new playlist + #. MPoD reconnects to Mopidy for unknown reason + #. MPoD issues MPD command ``load "a playlist name"`` + #. MPoD issues MPD command ``play "-1"`` + #. MPoD issues MPD command ``playlistinfo "-1"`` + #. I hear that the currently playing tracks restarts playback + +- **Tips:** MPoD seems to cache stored playlists, but they won't work if the + server hasn't loaded stored playlists from e.g. Spotify yet. A trick to force + refetching of playlists from Mopidy is to add a new empty playlist in MPoD. + +- **Wishlist:** Modifying the current playlists is not supported by MPoD it + seems. + +- **Wishlist:** MPoD supports playback of Last.fm radio streams through the MPD + server. Mopidy does not currently support this, but there is a wishlist bug + at :issue:`38`. + +- **Wishlist:** MPoD supports autodetection/-configuration of MPD servers + through the use of Bonjour. Mopidy does not currently support this, but there + is a wishlist bug at :issue:`39`.