mopidy/docs/api/backends.rst
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:mod:`mopidy.backends` -- Backend API
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.. warning::
This is our *planned* backend API, and not the current API.
.. module:: mopidy.backends
:synopsis: Interface between Mopidy and its various backends.
.. class:: BaseBackend()
.. attribute:: current_playlist
The current playlist controller. An instance of
:class:`BaseCurrentPlaylistController`.
.. attribute:: library
The library controller. An instance of :class:`BaseLibraryController`.
.. attribute:: playback
The playback controller. An instance of :class:`BasePlaybackController`.
.. attribute:: stored_playlists
The stored playlists controller. An instance of
:class:`BaseStoredPlaylistsController`.
.. attribute:: uri_handlers
List of URI prefixes this backend can handle.
.. class:: BaseCurrentPlaylistController(backend)
:param backend: backend the controller is a part of
:type backend: :class:`BaseBackend`
.. method:: add(track, at_position=None)
Add the track to the end of, or at the given position in the current
playlist.
:param track: track to add
:type track: :class:`mopidy.models.Track`
:param at_position: position in current playlist to add track
:type at_position: int or :class:`None`
.. method:: clear()
Clear the current playlist.
.. method:: load(playlist)
Replace the current playlist with the given playlist.
:param playlist: playlist to load
:type playlist: :class:`mopidy.models.Playlist`
.. method:: move(start, end, to_position)
Move the tracks in the slice ``[start:end]`` to ``to_position``.
:param start: position of first track to move
:type start: int
:param end: position after last track to move
:type end: int
:param to_position: new position for the tracks
:type to_position: int
.. attribute:: playlist
The currently loaded :class:`mopidy.models.Playlist`.
.. method:: remove(track)
Remove the track from the current playlist.
:param track: track to remove
:type track: :class:`mopidy.models.Track`
.. method:: shuffle(start=None, end=None)
Shuffles the entire playlist. If ``start`` and ``end`` is given only
shuffles the slice ``[start:end]``.
:param start: position of first track to shuffle
:type start: int or :class:`None`
:param end: position after last track to shuffle
:type end: int or :class:`None`
.. attribute:: version
The current playlist version. Integer which is increased every time the
current playlist is changed.
.. class:: BasePlaybackController(backend)
:param backend: backend the controller is a part of
:type backend: :class:`BaseBackend`
.. attribute:: consume
:class:`True`
Tracks are removed from the playlist when they have been played.
:class:`False`
Tracks are not removed from the playlist.
.. attribute:: current_track
The currently playing or selected :class:`mopidy.models.Track`.
.. method:: new_playlist_loaded_callback()
Tell the playback controller that a new playlist has been loaded.
.. method:: next()
Play the next track.
.. method:: pause()
Pause playblack.
.. attribute:: PAUSED
Constant representing the paused state.
.. method:: play(track=None)
Play the given track or the currently active track.
:param track: track to play
:type track: :class:`mopidy.models.Track` or :class:`None`
.. attribute:: PLAYING
Constant representing the playing state.
.. attribute:: playlist_position
The position in the current playlist.
.. method:: previous()
Play the previous track.
.. attribute:: random
:class:`True`
Tracks are selected at random from the playlist.
:class:`False`
Tracks are played in the order of the playlist.
.. attribute:: repeat
:class:`True`
The current track is played repeatedly.
:class:`False`
The current track is played once.
.. method:: resume()
If paused, resume playing the current track.
.. method:: seek(time_position)
Seeks to time position given in milliseconds.
:param time_position: time position in milliseconds
:type time_position: int
.. attribute:: state
The playback state. Must be :attr:`PLAYING`, :attr:`PAUSED`, or
:attr:`STOPPED`.
.. method:: stop()
Stop playing.
.. attribute:: STOPPED
Constant representing the stopped state.
.. attribute:: time_position
Time position in milliseconds.
.. attribute:: volume
The audio volume as an int in the range [0, 100]. :class:`None` if
unknown.
.. class:: BaseLibraryController(backend)
:param backend: backend the controller is a part of
:type backend: :class:`BaseBackend`
.. method:: find_exact(type, query)
Find tracks in the library where ``type`` matches ``query`` exactly.
:param type: 'title', 'artist', or 'album'
:type type: string
:param query: the search query
:type query: string
:rtype: list of :class:`mopidy.models.Track`
.. method:: lookup(uri)
Lookup track with given URI.
:param uri: track URI
:type uri: string
:rtype: :class:`mopidy.models.Track`
.. method:: refresh(uri=None)
Refresh library. Limit to URI and below if an URI is given.
:param uri: directory or track URI
:type uri: string
.. method:: search(type, query)
Search the library for tracks where ``type`` contains ``query``.
:param type: 'title', 'artist', 'album', or 'uri'
:type type: string
:param query: the search query
:type query: string
:rtype: list of :class:`mopidy.models.Track`
.. class:: BaseStoredPlaylistsController(backend)
:param backend: backend the controller is a part of
:type backend: :class:`BaseBackend`
.. method:: add(uri)
Add existing playlist with the given URI.
:param uri: URI of existing playlist
:type uri: string
.. method:: create(name)
Create a new playlist.
:param name: name of the new playlist
:type name: string
:rtype: :class:`mopidy.models.Playlist`
.. attribute:: playlists
List of :class:`mopidy.models.Playlist`.
.. method:: delete(playlist)
Delete playlist.
:param playlist: the playlist to delete
:type playlist: :class:`mopidy.models.Playlist`
.. method:: lookup(uri)
Lookup playlist with given URI.
:param uri: playlist URI
:type uri: string
:rtype: :class:`mopidy.models.Playlist`
.. method:: refresh()
Refresh stored playlists.
.. method:: rename(playlist, new_name)
Rename playlist.
:param playlist: the playlist
:type playlist: :class:`mopidy.models.Playlist`
:param new_name: the new name
:type new_name: string
.. method:: save(playlist)
Save the playlist.
:param playlist: the playlist
:type playlist: :class:`mopidy.models.Playlist`
.. method:: search(query)
Search for playlists whose name contains ``query``.
:param query: query to search for
:type query: string
:rtype: list of :class:`mopidy.models.Playlist`