- para_server (obligatory):
- This server listens on a specified tcp port and accepts the
- usual commands such as play, stop, pause, next. However, there
- are many more commands.
+ This server listens on a tcp port and accepts commands such as
+ play, stop, pause, next. However, there are many more commands.
For audio streaming, at least one sender must be activated.
At the moment, paraslash contains two internal senders:
All senders have the same set of commands that allow to
control the access permissions of the stream.
- para_server needs a database tool to work, mainly to determine
- which song to stream next. There are two database tools
- available: mysql and random. The former is recommended as
- the random database tool is only meant as a fallback and
- as a starting point for people that want to write their own
- database tool for paraslash.
+ para_server needs an "audio file selector" to work, mainly
+ to determine which song to stream next. There are three
+ selectors available: random, playlist and mysql. The former
+ chooses audio files randomly and playlist can handle, well,
+ playlists. Both are always supported.
- The mysql database tool connects to a mysql server which
+ The optional mysql selector connects to a mysql server which
holds information on your audio files. It has several unusual
features, see README.mysql for details.
- para_client (obligatory):
- The client program to connect to para_server.
+ The client program to connect to para_server.
- para_recv (optional)
- para_play (optional)
A small wav/raw player for alsa.
+ Debian package: libasound2-dev
- para_audiod (optional, but recommended):
- para_gui (optional, but recommended):
- Themable ncurses-based gui. It calls para_audioc and presents
- the obtained information in an ncurses window. para_gui
- provides key-bindings for the most common commands and new
- key-bindings can be added easily.
+ Themable ncurses-based gui. It calls para_audioc and presents
+ the obtained information in an ncurses window. para_gui
+ provides key-bindings for the most common commands and new
+ key-bindings can be added easily.
- para_sdl_gui (optional):
- SDL-based gui. Similar to para_gui but presents its output in
- an X window (fullscreen mode is also available) and can display
- jpg images on a per song basis. para_sdl_gui provides an input
- prompt to enter arbitrary commands. However, it can also be used
- non-interactively (e.g. as a screen saver) via the -i switch.
+ SDL-based gui. Similar to para_gui but presents its output
+ in an X window (fullscreen mode is also available) and can
+ display jpg images on a per song basis. para_sdl_gui provides
+ an input prompt to enter arbitrary commands. However, it
+ can also be used non-interactively (e.g. as a screen saver)
+ via the -i switch.
-- para_krell (optional, only useful in conjunction with the mysql dbtool):
+- para_krell (optional, only useful in conjunction with the mysql selector):
A plugin for gkrellm which shows small pictures of the
current song. It allows you to launch 27 different commands
A (Linux-only) alarm clock and volume-fader.
-- para_dbadm (optional, only useful in conjunction with the mysql dbtool):
+- para_dbadm (optional, only useful in conjunction with the mysql selector):
Very simple curses-based frontend which uses libmenu. Useful
for quickly changing the attributes of the current song
(e.g. from para_gui as an external command).
-- para_slider (optional, only useful in conjunction with the mysql dbtool):
+- para_slider (optional, only useful in conjunction with the mysql selector):
A small X application which shows a scrollbar for each
attribute defined in the mysql database. It creates a stream
- software mixing, e.g. ALSA and the direct mixing plugin (dmix)
-If you want to use the mysql-based dbtool (recommended), you also need
+If you want to use the mysql-based audio file selector, you also need
- mysql-server
- mysql-client
http://www.xiph.org/downloads/
+Debian packages: libogg-dev libvorbis-dev
+
Note that para_audiod still works even if neither mp3 nor ogg support
was compiled in. You'll have to use the --no_default_filters option
in this case (and e.g. "mpg123 -" as the stream write command).
LIMITATIONS:
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-The mysql database tool assumes that the basenames of your audio files
-are unique. If this is not the case, don't use this database tool,
-rename your files, or create your own database tool.
+The mysql selector assumes that the basenames of your audio files are
+unique. If this is not the case, don't use this selector, rename your
+files, or create your own one.
THE AUTHOR:
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