X-Git-Url: http://git.tuebingen.mpg.de/?p=paraslash.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=FEATURES;h=17d5051c81647e982e4c713ca09e65b36eb503d0;hp=b567f1135d31628df3d5196b6c4791d0bbef5f37;hb=091015d4e9639dec16e87dc5cca9a17176a10031;hpb=c141cc6915a32fb92766dc27f0df222d13f27d8b diff --git a/FEATURES b/FEATURES index b567f113..17d5051c 100644 --- a/FEATURES +++ b/FEATURES @@ -21,19 +21,33 @@ configurable audio streaming software converts the stream according to the given --filter command line options and writes the transformed stream to stdout. -mysql-based audio file selector: -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - the (optional) mysql database tool manages some statistics on - your audio files. It contacts the mysql server to decide which - song to play next by sending a user-defined sql-query. This - allows rather sophisticated configurations and is explained - in detail in README.mysql. +configurable audio file selectors: +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + There are three audio file selectors (aka "database tools") + available: + + - random + - plm (playlist manager) + - mysql + + The first two of these are rather simple, and they are always + supported. They allow streaming of randomly selected files + or files given by a playlist respectively. + + The (optional) mysql selector is more involved. It manages + statistics on your audio files and audio file selection is + done by sending a user-defined sql-query to the mysql server. + This allows rather sophisticated configurations and is + explained in detail in README.mysql. + + It is possible to switch between all supported selectors at + any time. small memory footprint: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ paraslash is lightweight. The stripped binary of para_server with all its features compiled in (mysql/random dbtool, - mp3/ogg support, http/ortp support) is about 100K on i386 + mp3/ogg support, http/ortp support) is about 110K on i386 under Linux. para_audiod is even smaller. command line interface, including shell: