From 37945ccced3eee0280949fde2156cfd487cd74b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kristy Fournier <kristyfournier@cmail.carleton.ca>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 18:36:41 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] updated example.env

also rearranged imports and wishlist
---
 Server/databaseGenerator.py | 3 +--
 Server/example.env          | 6 +++++-
 wishlist.md                 | 4 ++--
 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Server/databaseGenerator.py b/Server/databaseGenerator.py
index 99e2fe5..ebf8263 100644
--- a/Server/databaseGenerator.py
+++ b/Server/databaseGenerator.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-import os
 from mutagen.easyid3 import EasyID3
 from mutagen.mp3 import MP3
 import mutagen.flac
 import mutagen.wave
 import sqlite3 as sql
-import requests, ast, time, math, argparse, dotenv
+import requests, ast, time, math, argparse, dotenv, os
 
 loading = ["-","\\","|","/"]
 
diff --git a/Server/example.env b/Server/example.env
index 98fc312..8167158 100644
--- a/Server/example.env
+++ b/Server/example.env
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 API_KEY=
 DIRECTORY=./sound
-SERVER_PORT=19054
\ No newline at end of file
+SERVER_PORT=19054
+
+#API_KEY = a lastfm api key
+#Directory = either a relative or concrete directory, default is subdirectory "sound", should work on unix and windows
+#server_port= the port for the webbybits.py flask server 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/wishlist.md b/wishlist.md
index 1b20f9b..02df8c5 100644
--- a/wishlist.md
+++ b/wishlist.md
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 - [x] Admin password
     * Allows restricting certain features and changing permissions on the fly on the client
 - [ ] Refactoring existing code
+    - [x] Remove old comments
     - [ ] Update the SQL -> Server -> Client pipeline when searching and building playlist
     - [ ] Verify all if-else sequences are correct and not redundant
-    - [x] Remove old comments
 - [ ] Security Updates
     - [x] `.env` file for the api keys and other runtime info to be set, rather than in the `.py` files
     - [ ] Hashing rather than plaintext sending passwords (that way at least the password text itself isn't transmitted over the network)
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 - [ ] GUI update for client
     - [x] Playlist items look cleaner
     - [x] Dark mode
-    - [ ] Google material design (Not sure I want this anymore)
     - [ ] New Icons
+    - [ ] Google material design (Not sure I want this anymore)
 - [ ] "Credit" system so each client can only add a set number of songs
     - Based on time period, number in queue, other possible ideas for credits
     - Without a login system there's no easy way to give credits to specific clients (and a login is beyond scope of what I want to do)