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**New configuration system** **New configuration system**
- Mopidy got a new configuration system based on ini-style files instead of a - Mopidy has a new configuration system based on ini-style files instead of a
Python file. This makes configuration easier for users, and also makes it Python file. This makes configuration easier for users, and also makes it
possible for Mopidy extensions to have their own config sections. possible for Mopidy extensions to have their own config sections.
Many config values got slightly modified names. As part of this change we have cleaned up the naming of our config values.
We've made a tool named :option:`mopidy-convert-config` for automatically To ease migration we've made a tool named :option:`mopidy-convert-config` for
converting the old ``settings.py`` to a new ``mopidy.conf`` file. This tool automatically converting the old ``settings.py`` to a new ``mopidy.conf``
takes care of all the renamed config values as well. See file. This tool takes care of all the renamed config values as well. See
:ref:`mopidy-convert-config` for details on how to use it. :ref:`mopidy-convert-config` for details on how to use it.
- A long wanted feature: You can now enable or disable specific frontends or - A long wanted feature: You can now enable or disable specific frontends or
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- Mopidy now supports extensions. This means that any developer now easily can - Mopidy now supports extensions. This means that any developer now easily can
create a Mopidy extension to add new control interfaces or music backends. create a Mopidy extension to add new control interfaces or music backends.
This helps spread the maintenance burden across more developers, and also This helps spread the maintenance burden across more developers, and also
makes it possible to create Mopidy features not necessarily wanted by the makes it possible to extend Mopidy with new backends the core developers are
core developers. If you're interested in creating an extension for Mopidy, unable to create and/or maintain geo restrictions etc. If you're interested
read up on :ref:`extensiondev`. in creating an extension for Mopidy, read up on :ref:`extensiondev`.
- All of Mopidy's existing frontends and backends are now plugged into Mopidy - All of Mopidy's existing frontends and backends are now plugged into Mopidy
as extensions, but they are still distributed together with Mopidy and are as extensions, but they are still distributed together with Mopidy and are
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- The NAD mixer have been moved out of Mopidy core to its own project, - The NAD mixer have been moved out of Mopidy core to its own project,
Mopidy-NAD. See :ref:`ext` for more information. Mopidy-NAD. See :ref:`ext` for more information.
- Janez Troha have made the two first extensions for Mopidy: a backend for - Janez Troha has made the first two external extensions for Mopidy: a backend
playing music from Soundcloud, and a backend for playing music from a Beets for playing music from Soundcloud, and a backend for playing music from a
music library. See :ref:`ext` for more information. Beets music library. See :ref:`ext` for more information.
**Command line options** **Command line options**
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:option:`mopidy --show-deps`. :option:`mopidy --show-deps`.
- What configuration files to use can now be specified through the command - What configuration files to use can now be specified through the command
option :option:`mopidy --config`. option :option:`mopidy --config`, multiple files can be specified using colon
as a separator.
- Configuration values can now be overridden through the command option - Configuration values can now be overridden through the command option
:option:`mopidy --option`. For example: ``mopidy --option :option:`mopidy --option`. For example: ``mopidy --option
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- The GStreamer command line options, :option:`mopidy --gst-*` and - The GStreamer command line options, :option:`mopidy --gst-*` and
:option:`mopidy --help-gst` are no longer supported. To set GStreamer debug :option:`mopidy --help-gst` are no longer supported. To set GStreamer debug
flags, you can use environment variables, like :envvar:`GST_DEBUG`. Refer to flags, you can use environment variables such as :envvar:`GST_DEBUG`. Refer
GStreamer's documentation for details. to GStreamer's documentation for details.
**Spotify backend** **Spotify backend**
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**MPRIS frontend** **MPRIS frontend**
- The frontend is now disabled if the :envvar:`DISPLAY` environment variable is - The frontend is now disabled if the :envvar:`DISPLAY` environment variable is
unset. This prevents some harmless error messages to appear, and thus unset. This avoids some harmless error messages, that have been known to
to confuse users debugging other problems. confuse new users debugging other problems.
**Development** **Development**
- Developers running Mopidy from a Git clone needs to run ``python setup.py - Developers running Mopidy from a Git clone now need to run ``python setup.py
develop`` to register the bundled extensions. If you don't do this, Mopidy develop`` to register the bundled extensions. If you don't do this, Mopidy
will not find any frontends or backends. As a bonus, the command also gives will not find any frontends or backends. Note that we highly recomend you do
you a ``mopidy`` executable in your virtualenv. this in a virtualenv, not system wide. As a bonus, the command also gives
you a ``mopidy`` executable in your search path.
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