Rescanning Estimate

[simoncn]

(07-12-2023 13:31)paultaylor Wrote:  Back to rescanning estimate, it is true that SongKong knows how many files have been modifed by SongKong, and also how many files have been renamed (I dont know if this is a new file or not by MinimServer

A renamed file is treated as a deletion and addition on all platforms.

Quote:I could create a progress bar and increment based on my estimate but unless I get it just right the progress bar would reach 100% too late or too early.

Exactly the same applies to any progress bar that MinimServer could create (see below).

Quote:Any estimate that can be done by SongKong could be better done by MinimServer, even if estimate progress time cannot be accurately calculated immediately it would be possible to make an estimate and revise that estimate as you go along. i.e once read cache know how may songs have been modified.

The cache is read in tandem with scanning the library, so MinimServer does not know how many files have been modified, deleted and added until all files in the library have been scanned. SongKong knows this before the scan starts so it is better able to make this estimate.

Quote:This would be a improvement to MinimServer, currently when using the Web UI you can select the Rescan button and status changes to Restarting. But it doesn't give any indication how long it would take and you don't know when it has completed without periodically selecting Refresh to check

If MinimWatch or the MinimServer native GUI is being used, the minim icon changes colour to indicate completion. I am looking into enabling the MinimServer configuration web page to update asynchonously to provide this notification. At present I don't see a simple way to provide this notification via the command scripting interface.