X-Git-Url: http://git.tuebingen.mpg.de/?p=paraslash.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=FEATURES;h=3551ee74dfd3e4cb08f8d470716969b787aeb7a5;hp=b567f1135d31628df3d5196b6c4791d0bbef5f37;hb=1d84285b710b37d0996862f710369526cd270203;hpb=c589157169366fa47f2041cfe52e7019fbc19b35 diff --git a/FEATURES b/FEATURES index b567f113..3551ee74 100644 --- a/FEATURES +++ b/FEATURES @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ Features ======== -configurable audio streaming software -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +configurable audio streaming software: +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ para_server streams binary audio data (mp3/ogg files) over local or remote networks. It contains two built-in streamers: the http streamer and the ortp streamer. @@ -21,20 +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 available: + + - random + - playlist + - 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 - under Linux. para_audiod is even smaller. + with all its features compiled in (mysql/random/playlist + selector, mp3/ogg support, http/ortp support) is about 110K + on i386 under Linux. para_audiod is even smaller. command line interface, including shell: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~