sarmstrong/jukebox2

A jukebox allowing users with computers or smartphones to queue up tunes.

JukeBox

A server provides playings music tracks from a music queue. Users can watch the queue and act on the queue. Actions can include adding a song to the queue, pausing, continuing, skipping, etc.

License

See included copyright.txt file.

ToDo

• Move to common file for config info
• Move to Redis for music "database"
• Add music file size and last mod date to music database
• Start using Redis for pub / sub of events
• Add events for starting, ending, queuing, dequeuing
• Talk to client solely through Socket.io
• Render client solely through Angular
• Track users to limit plays, charge for plays, etc
• Support various user classes to allow for more or less control
• Allow for multiple music directories
• Create test cases / continuous integration
• Monitor music directories for changes
• Allow storing of music in Redis
• Allow uploading of music from user's devices to the server
• Get album art work
• Make it all prettier

Prerequisites

• Redis (2.X+), http://redis.io/
• Node.js (0.8.X+)
• Socket.io, http://socket.io/
• MPlayer, http://www.mplayerhq.hu/
• MediaInfo (command line, not GUI), http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/
• Express (3.X+), $ npm info express version
• jQuery (1.X+) (via Google's CDM)
• jQuery-ui (maybe) (via Google's CDM)
• Angular (via Google's CDM)

Running It

Assuming this will run on a single server, laptop, or Raspberry Pi...

• Start Redis

If this will run on multiple servers or Redis is on a different machine...

• Review and edit config.js
• Start Redis (if not already running)