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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 20 for Mac => Topic started by: flight16 on May 21, 2015, 03:28:05 am

Title: Request: Automation and scripting on Mac
Post by: flight16 on May 21, 2015, 03:28:05 am

I would like to be able to script JRiver Media Center like iTunes: Reading and writing to the library, adding songs, managing playlists, tagging, etc.  The only interface on Mac I know of is the web interface, and that seems to be limited to read operations.

Title: Re: Request: Automation and scripting on Mac
Post by: glynor on May 21, 2015, 11:21:07 am

It is not limited to Read Only. MC's Library Server function itself is built on MCWS. As is JRemote.

Read/write access requires authentication to be enabled.

It is quite powerful.

Title: Re: Request: Automation and scripting on Mac
Post by: flight16 on August 23, 2015, 10:55:46 pm

Wow, don't know how I missed that.  Thanks.  It looks like this could be just what I'm after.

Link for future searchers: http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Web_Service_Interface

Title: Re: Request: Automation and scripting on Mac
Post by: blgentry on August 23, 2015, 11:22:02 pm

In terms of tagging and playlists, JRiver's MPL file format can do a lot it seems.  You can export MPL lists of albums, playlists, etc.  Then you can externally manipulate those MPLs and then tell JRiver to re-import them.  This updates any tag changes you have made and adds any tags you have added.

I'm experimenting with that myself and should have something working soon.

Brian.