Media Player Interfaces Chalyx API Comparison

Client API Comparison

Action	XMMS2	MPD	BMPx
Playback Start	playback_start	play	PlayCurrent
Playback Stop	playback_stop	stop	PlayStop
Playback Pause	playback_pause	pause	PlayPause
Playback Seek Milliseconds	playback_seek_ms
Playback Seek Seconds		seek/seekid	Seek
Playback Seek Samples	playback_seek_samples
Start playback of playlist item #	playlist_set_next && playback_tickle && playback_start	playid??	PlayTrack
Playlist Add	playlist_add, playlist_add_id	(add)
Playlist Add Multiple			AddUriList
Playlist Remove	playlist_remove	delete
Playlist Remove Multiple			TracklistRemoveItems
Playlist Remove all with ID		deleteid (playlist ID)
Playlist Save	(medialib_playlist_export)	save (to playlist dir)	ExportTracklist?
Playlist Load	(medialib_playlist_import && medialib_playlist_load)	load (from playlist dir)	(AddUriList)
Playlist Next	playlist_set_next_rel && playback_tickle	next	PlayNext
Playlist Previous	playlist_set_next_rel && playback_tickle	previous	PlayPrev
Playlist Set Next	playlist_set_next
Playlist Set Next Relative	playlist_set_next_rel
Playlist go to Next	playback_tickle	(implicit in next)	(implicit in PlayNext)
Playlist Clear	playlist_clear	clear
Playlist Insert	playlist_insert, playlist_insert_id		(AddUriList)
Playlist List	playlist_list	playlistinfo/playlistid
Playlist Move	playlist_move	move/moveid
Playlist Shuffle (modifies playlist)	playlist_shuffle	shuffle
Playlist Shuffle (play in shuffle order)		random	ShuffleSet/ShuffleGet
Playlist Sort	playlist_sort
Playlist Diff		plchanges
Playlist Delete		rm
Playlist Swap		swap/swapid
Playlist Repeat All	configval_set	repeat
Playlist Repeat One	configval_set
Info Playtime	playback_playtime	status (returns additional data)
Info Playback Status	playback_status	status (returns additional data)	SendStatus?
Info Current ID	playback_current_id	currentsong? (returns metadata)
Info Playlist Position	playlist_current_pos	status (returns additional data)
Info Current Song	medialib_get_info(playback_current_id)	currentsong
Config Property Get	configval_get
Config Property Set	configval_set
Config Property List	configval_list
Config Property Register	configval_register
Library Add Entry	medialib_add_entry
Library Add To Playlist	medialib_add_to_playlist	add
Library Get ID (of URL)	medialib_get_id
Library Get Info (of ID)	medialib_get_info
Library Import Metadata	medialib_path_import	(implicit in starting MPD)
Library Export Playlist	medialib_playlist_export
Library Import Playlist	medialib_playlist_import
Library Load Playlist	medialib_playlist_load
Library Save Current Playlist	medialib_playlist_save_current	(save)
Library Remove Playlist	medialib_playlist_remove	(rm?)
Library List Playlists	medialib_playlists_list	lsinfo (returns info about dirs as well)
Library Rehash	medialib_rehash	(update??)
Library Query	medialib_select
Library Find	medialib_select (depends on query)	find/search
Library List Key Values of Type	medialib_select (depends on query)	list
Library List All Files		listall (is recursive)
Library List All Files with Info		listallinfo (is recursive)
Library List Dir?		lsinfo
Connect	connect	(socket connection sufficient?)
Connect with Password	connect	password
Ping	(hello???)	ping
Daemon quit	quit	kill
End Session	(disconnect???)	close
(following items set signal callbacks)
Signal Config Property Change	broadcast_configval_changed
Signal Library Entry Change	broadcast_medialib_entry_changed
Signal Playlist Loaded from Library	broadcast_medialib_playlist_loaded
Signal Current Stream ID	broadcast_playback_current_id
Signal Playback Status Change	broadcast_playback_status
Signal Playlist Change	broadcast_playlist_changed
Signal Playlist Position Change	broadcast_playlist_current_pos
Signal Playtime	signal_playback_playtime
Signal Visualisation	signal_visualisation_data
IO Loop	loop
IO Exit Loop	exit_loop
IO In	ioin
IO Out	ioout
IO Get FD	get_fd
Plugin List	plugin_list
Output Disable		disableoutput
Output Enable		enableoutput
Mute (Output enable/disable toggle)
Output Info		outputs
Output Crossfade		crossfade
Output Set Volume	configval_set	setvol
Output Get Volume	configval_get	status (returns additional data)
Clear Error		clearerror
Commandlist		commands
Denied Commandlist		notcommands
MPRIS Capabilities	multi-tracklist, can-seek		multi-tracklist, can-seek

See Also

• Media Player Interfaces