Client/scripts.js

@@ -98,35 +98,33 @@ async function searchSongs(searchTerm){
 
     document.getElementById("songlist").innerHTML = ""
     searchResults = await getFromServer({search:searchTerm},"search").then()
-    for (let index in searchResults) {
-        optionslist.push([index,searchResults[index][0],searchResults[index][1],searchResults[index][2]]);
-    }
     //generate the visual song list
-    for(let i = 0; i < optionslist.length; i++) {
+    for(var fileName in searchResults) {
+        let currentSongInJSON = searchResults[fileName]
         let newItem = document.createElement("div");
         newItem.className = "item";
-        newItem.id = optionslist[i][3];
+        newItem.id = fileName;
         let image = document.createElement("img");
         try {
-            if (optionslist[i][2] == null) {
+            if (currentSongInJSON["art"] == null) {
                 throw "no image lolz"
             }
-            image.src = optionslist[i][2];
+            image.src = currentSongInJSON["art"];
         } catch(err){
             image.src = "./images/placeholder.png";
         }
-        image.id = String(optionslist[i][3])+" image";
+        image.id = String(fileName)+" image";
         let head3 = document.createElement("h3");
-        head3.innerText = optionslist[i][0];
+        head3.innerText = currentSongInJSON["title"];
         let head4 = document.createElement("h4");
-        head4.innerText=optionslist[i][1];
+        head4.innerText = currentSongInJSON["artist"];
         newItem.appendChild(image);
         newItem.appendChild(head3);
         newItem.appendChild(head4);
         document.getElementById("songlist").appendChild(newItem);
     
     } 
-    if (optionslist.length == 0) {
+    if (searchResults.length == 0) {
         //display error if no results
         document.getElementById("songlist").innerHTML = "<h1>We might not have that one...</h1>";
     }
@@ -207,6 +205,11 @@ async function checkSettings(skipServer=false) {
 async function generateVisualPlaylist(conditions="") {
     document.getElementById("playlist").innerHTML = "<h1 id=\"playlist-alert\"></h1>";
     playlist = await getFromServer(null, "playlist");
+    playlist = Object.values(playlist).map(obj => {
+        const filename = Object.keys(obj)[0]; // Get the filename
+        const songData = obj[filename]; // Get the song metadata
+        return { filename, ...songData }; // Merge filename with song data
+      });
     if (playlist.length==0){
         document.getElementById("playlist-alert").innerHTML = "Nothing's Queued..."
     } else {
@@ -216,10 +219,11 @@ async function generateVisualPlaylist(conditions="") {
                 document.getElementById("playlist-alert").innerHTML = "Nothing's Queued..."
             }
         }
-        for (i in playlist) {
+        for (let i in playlist) {
+            let fileName = playlist[i]["filename"]
             let newItem = document.createElement("div");
             newItem.className = "item";
-            newItem.id = playlist[i]["file"];
+            newItem.id = fileName;
             let image = document.createElement("img");
             try {
                 if (playlist[i]["art"] == null) {
@@ -229,7 +233,7 @@ async function generateVisualPlaylist(conditions="") {
             } catch(err){
                 image.src = "./images/placeholder.png";
             }
-            image.id = String(playlist[i]["file"])+" image";
+            image.id = String(fileName)+" image";
             let head3 = document.createElement("h3");
             head3.innerText = playlist[i]["title"];
             let head4 = document.createElement("h4");
@@ -249,6 +253,7 @@ async function generateVisualPlaylist(conditions="") {
                     }
                 }
             }catch(err){
+                // i dont know why there's a try catch here but i'm leaving it i dont want to break something
                 console.log(err)
             }
             let textdiv = document.createElement("div")

Server/databaseGenerator.py

@@ -27,20 +27,19 @@ if args.mode == "update":
         with open('songDatabase.json', 'r') as handle:
             songDatabaseList = json.load(handle)
     except:
-        songDatabaseList=[]
+        songDatabaseList={"songDirectory":soundLocation,'songData':{}}
 
-    for i in songDatabaseList:
+    for i in songDatabaseList["songData"]:
         try:
-            songFiles.index(i["file"]) != -1
+            songFiles.index(i) != -1
         except:
-            print("deleted: " + i["file"] + " from database")
+            print("deleted: " + i + " from database")
             songDatabaseList.remove(i)
-    for i in songDatabaseList:
-        songFiles.pop(songFiles.index(i["file"]))
+    for i in songDatabaseList["songData"]:
+        songFiles.remove(i)
     print("new songs: " + str(songFiles))
 elif args.mode=="new":
-    songDatabaseList = []
-
+    songDatabaseList={"songDirectory":soundLocation,'songData':{}}
 if args.art.lower() == "true":
     x = len(songFiles)*0.25
     if x > 60:
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ for i in songFiles:
         index = (songFiles.index(i))%4
         print("\r" + str(loading[index] + str(math.floor((songFiles.index(i)/(len(songFiles)-1))*100))+ "%"), end='', flush=True)
     # each "song" is stored as a dictionary containing the below stuff, and each dictionary is put into a list
-    songDatabaseList.append({"file":i,"title":title,"artist":artist,"art":image,"length":length})
+    songDatabaseList["songData"][i] = ({"title":title,"artist":artist,"art":image,"length":length})
     
 with open('songDatabase.json', 'w') as handle:
     json.dump(songDatabaseList, handle)

Server/webbyBits.py

@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@ from flask_cors import CORS
 import json,vlc,threading,time,random, argparse
 # Argparse Stuff
 parser=argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Options for the Webby Bits")
-parser.add_argument('-d','--directory',help="Directory of the song files (make sure this matches the directory used for the databaseGenerator)", default="./sound/")
+# this is no longer needed assuming my file works correctly with the generator
+# parser.add_argument('-d','--directory',help="Directory of the song files (make sure this matches the directory used for the databaseGenerator)", default="./sound/")
 parser.add_argument('-p','--port',help="Port to host on, not the same as the web (client) port",default='19054')
 portTheUserPicked=parser.parse_args().port
-soundLocation = parser.parse_args().directory
-# To set the directory permenantly just uncomment the next line
-# soundLocation = "/example/directory/here/"
+
+# open the json file as a dictionary
+with open('./songDatabase.json', 'r') as handle:
+    songDatabaseList = json.load(handle)
+soundLocation = songDatabaseList["songDirectory"]
+
 if soundLocation[-1] == "/" or soundLocation[-1] == "\\":
     pass
 elif "/" in soundLocation:
@@ -33,9 +37,6 @@ player.audio_set_volume(100)
 app = Flask(__name__)
 # because you are posting from another domain to this one, you need CORS
 CORS(app)
-# open the json file as a dictionary
-with open('./songDatabase.json', 'r') as handle:
-    songDatabaseList = json.load(handle)
 
 def queueSong(song):
     with playlistLock:
@@ -116,16 +117,16 @@ def searchSongDB():
     # the way i put the data in a list was really dumb looking back, i could and should have used a list of dictioaries like i was before
     # i might try to change it but this layout is embedded deep in the client
     tempData = {}
-    for i in songDatabaseList:
-        if ((i["title"].lower().find(recieveData['search'].lower())) > -1) or (recieveData['search'] == ""):
-            # In future i would change this to index based on the filename so that it is definately unique
-            tempData[i["title"]] = [i["artist"],i["art"],i["file"]]
+    for i in songDatabaseList["songData"]:
+        if ((songDatabaseList["songData"][i]["title"].lower().find(recieveData['search'].lower())) > -1) or (recieveData['search'] == ""):
+            tempData[i] = songDatabaseList["songData"][i]
+            
         try:
-            if (i["artist"].lower().find(recieveData['search'].lower()) > -1):
-                tempData[i["title"]] = [i["artist"],i["art"],i["file"]]
+            if (songDatabaseList["songData"][i]["artist"].lower().find(recieveData['search'].lower()) > -1):
+                tempData[i] = songDatabaseList["songData"][i]
         except:
             pass
-    
+    # print(tempData)
     return tempData
 
 @app.route("/songadd", methods=["POST"])
@@ -137,26 +138,16 @@ def songadd():
 def getPlaylist():
     global songNext
     tempPlaylist = []
-    # what went through my head to make past-me think this is a good idea???
-    # i mean actually looping through once still shouldn't ever take that long 
-    # but like a binary search must exist in python and be faster
-    # wait no binary search only helps if they're sorted
-    # i mean i guess i could sort them and make searching faster
-    for k in songDatabaseList:
-        if k["file"] == songNext:
+    if songNext != None:
+        # Adds the currently playing song
+        k = songDatabaseList["songData"][songNext]
         temp = k.copy()
         temp["playing"] = True
         temp["time"] = player.get_time()/1000
-            tempPlaylist.append(temp)
+        tempPlaylist.append({songNext:temp})
     for i in playlist:
-        # oh my goodness i did it again
-        # i seriously need to rewrite the databaseGenerator and this code
-        # wait isn't this literally useless code???
-        # oh no the playlist only contains names
-        # i should really have used an object for this.
-        for j in songDatabaseList:
-            if j["file"] ==  i:
-                tempPlaylist.append(j)
+        tempPlaylist.append({i:songDatabaseList["songData"][i]})
+    # print(tempPlaylist)
     return tempPlaylist
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

readme.md

@@ -49,18 +49,19 @@ These are specific details on each section of the app, and how to use them
     - Running with `--directory (directoryOfmp3s)` allows for sound files to be in a different place
         - Default `"./sound"`
         - _This setting might be kinda iffy on Linux. You're on Linux just go and edit it if you have issues_
-        - __Make certain you only use forward slashes in your directory, even on Windows__
+        - ~~__Make certain you only use forward slashes in your directory, even on Windows__~~ I think this should be fine now i'll check later
 - `songDatabase.json` stores all the information about each song in this format:
 ```
-[
-    {
-    "file": "The Search_NF.mp3", 
-    "title": "The Search", 
-    "artist": "NF", 
-    "art": "https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/64s/03125956378d531a44e1b7da89aae795.png", 
-    "length": 292
+{
+    "songDirectory": "./sound/", 
+    "songData": {
+        "Circus_Fox Szn.mp3": 
+        {"title": "Circus", 
+        "artist": "Fox Szn", 
+        "art": null, 
+        "length": 141}
     }
-]
+}
 ```
 - `webbyBits.py` imports the database, runs all music playing, and accepts all commands from clients
     - Searches return matching songs