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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright (c) 2009,2010,2012,2019,2023 kaliko <kaliko@azylum.org>
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+import argparse
+import sys
+
+from os.path import basename
+from random import randrange
+
+import musicpd
+
+VERSION = '0.1'
+
+
+class MRand(musicpd.MPDClient):
+ script_info = dict({
+ 'prog': basename(__file__),
+ 'description': 'Add some, randomly selected, files to the queue.',
+ 'epilog': 'Set MPD host/port in env. var'
+ })
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ """"""
+ musicpd.MPDClient.__init__(self)
+ self.args = self._get_args()
+ self.added = []
+ self._run()
+
+ def _get_args(self):
+ """"""
+ parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(**self.__class__.script_info)
+ parser.add_argument('--version', action='version',
+ version='v%s' % VERSION)
+ parser.add_argument('n', type=int, nargs='?', default=5,
+ help='how many items to add (defaults to 5)')
+ args = parser.parse_args()
+ return args
+
+ def get_random_id(self, n: int)->int:
+ """"""
+ cand = randrange(1, n) # songs_cnt excluded
+ if cand in self.added:
+ return self.get_random_id(n)
+ self.added.append(cand)
+ return cand
+
+ def _run(self):
+ """"""
+ self.connect()
+ songs_cnt = int(self.stats().get('songs'))
+ if songs_cnt <= self.args.n:
+ print('Not enough songs in libary to run', file=sys.stderr)
+ self.disconnect()
+ return
+ # add songs
+ while self.args.n > 0:
+ cand = self.get_random_id(songs_cnt)
+ song = self.find('(file != "")', 'window', f'{cand}:{cand+1}')[0]
+ print(f'Add {song.get("file")}')
+ self.args.n-=1
+ self.disconnect()
+
+# Script starts here
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+ try:
+ MRand()
+ except KeyboardInterrupt:
+ sys.stdout.write('exit')
+
+# VIM MODLINE
+# vim: ai ts=4 sw=4 sts=4 expandtab