[Netjuke-devel] Using Netjuke data from a set top box (VDR)

[Lars v. W. <von...@we...>]

Hello Netjuke developers,

Together with two friends I am developing an extension of VDR to be able
to browse music libraries via TV, compose playlists, and finally replay
music files. VDR (http://www.cadsoft.de/vdr) is a set-top box
application for Linux to turn it into a digital video disc recorder.

Currently, we are using GiantDisc database schemas for the underlying
database which is MySQL. However, after some experiences we do not favor
the GiantDisc approach to organize files any longer.

I am now having a look into Netjuke which looks promising due to its
extensive features in the web API which would nicely complement the
somewhat limited capabilities of the VDR on-screen display when it comes
to editing information.

Switching from GiantDisc to Netjuke does not seem that difficult, but
before starting that effort, I'd like some opinions on the following
questions:

- Is the database schema of Netjuke meant to be accessed directly (i.e.
via SQL)?
- Will the schema change from Netjuke v1 to v2? If so, is there an
upgrade for databases?
- Should I start out with v2 immediately? I really want flac support.
However, if Netjuke would maintain tags and files it would be enough as
decoding will be done in my plugin on the VDR machine.

Any ideas are appreciated...

Regards,
Lars