added ChecktTrackList

clockytracklist.py

@@ -6,33 +6,27 @@ EXTENSIONS=(".mp3",".ogg",".wav",".mpa",".m4a",".flac")
 
 class ClockyTracklist:
     """read and monitor directory with audio files"""
-    def __init__(self,path=".",recursive=False):
+    def __init__(self,path=".",recursive=False,verbose=False):
         """Read (current or supplied) path for all audio files. Add recursive=True to check all subdirectories too"""
         self.recursive=recursive
         self.path=path
-        self.tracklist=[]
+        self.__verbose=verbose
-        self.count=0
 
         p=Path(self.path)
         if(not p.is_dir()):
             print("ERROR: \""+path+"\" is not an directory")
             exit();
 
-        if(self.recursive):
+        self.__ReadTrackList()
-            selection='**/*'
+        if(self.__verbose):
-        else:
+            self.ShowTrackList()
-            selection='*'
-        for Q in p.glob(selection):
-            if Q.suffix in EXTENSIONS: #and os.access(Q,os.R_OK):
-                self.tracklist.append(Q.as_posix())
-                self.count+=1
 
-    def ReadTrackList(self):
+
-        """Print the list"""
+    def __ReadTrackList(self):
+        """do the actual reading"""
+        self.tracklist=[]
+        self.count=0
         path=Path(self.path)
-        if(not path.is_dir()):
-            print("ERROR: \""+self.path+"\" is not an directory")
-            exit();
 
         if(self.recursive):
             selection='**/*'
@@ -59,4 +53,19 @@ class ClockyTracklist:
 
     def CheckTrackList(self):
         """Check path for filechanges"""
+        newtracklist=[]
+        newcount=0
         
+        newpath=Path(self.path)
+        if(self.recursive):
+            selection='**/*'
+        else:
+            selection='*'
+        for newentry in newpath.glob(selection):
+            if newentry.suffix in EXTENSIONS:
+                newtracklist.append(newentry.as_posix())
+                newcount+=1
+        if(newcount != self.count) or (newtracklist != self.tracklist):
+            self.__ReadTrackList()
+            if(self.__verbose):
+                print("Changes in filenames or number of files detected! Re-read tracklist.")

tracktest.py

@@ -1,12 +1,26 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 
+import time
 import clockytracklist
 
 print("-------------------------------------")
 print("-------------------------------------")
-tl=clockytracklist.ClockyTracklist("mp3",True)
+t1=clockytracklist.ClockyTracklist("mp3",True,True)
-tl.ShowTrackList()
+t1.ShowTrackList()
 print("-------------------------------------")
-t2=clockytracklist.ClockyTracklist("C:\data",True)
+t2=clockytracklist.ClockyTracklist("C:\data",True,True)
 t2.ShowTrackList()
 
+
+
+t=0
+while True:
+  t+=1
+  t1.CheckTrackList()
+  t2.CheckTrackList()
+  time.sleep(1)
+  
+  if(t>30):
+    break
+  print(t)  
+