TODO.txt

Un-assimilated RE3 thoughts:

Recent:
tag values aren't normalized?
TOFIX: discogs
detection managers not working? (have to manually detect BI?)
detect all doesn't spawn task but rather individual ones?
consistency check should scrub mined bits
problem picking default thumbnail that's readable?!?
** tag "drum and bass" disappeared from tags view but still exists...
how are artists being added with 0 songs?

RE3:
  adding mixouts strangeness!!!!
  tag reading not working?
  flac initial key
  multiple detection tasks
  osx media player can't be closed
  prevent repeats option in main view
  opton to filter compatible/similar tab from style selections on left?
  clearing bpm/tags not instant
  billboard api
REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN caps
max simultaenous detection tasks
MIXOUTS PROBLEM
CTRL-A, SHIFT SELECT TAGS
when date added already exists
can't alt click multiple
write INITIAL KEY
file menu (with quit)
merge -> update counts
deleting songs from playlists, #s should have decreased
right click add tags should eventually update the count...
import/export excel files
check background priorities
investigate loss in hierarchy by studying downtempo style
when videi finished in full screen hung
making empty date added playlists
RE3:
	strict key search mode?
	tag writing behavior (to start immediately)
	set key/bpm in fields->set
	more testing with the mixout behavior (with them showing up and ratings)
	xuggle/quicktime crashes
	installer remember options

FORUM SHIT:

Some tag fields are removed from my files when I save the tag. I can reproduce this for File Owner (ID3v2.4: TOWN) and Original Filename (ID3v2.4: TOFN); maybe more fields are concerned. I'm using JAudiotagger and ID3v2.4 
It seems that the BPM formatting options (scaling, number of decimal places) have been removed. I used to store the BPM value as a 5 digit number, interpreted as 3 digits for the main part and 2 digits for the fractional part. This way I have standard tags and acceptable precision. This is not possible with RE3.


DESKTOP ACCESS:
 * rating ability on media player
 * ability to pause/resume video
use levinstein when saying "i alredy have", and for searching for duplicate tags/styles

need a semaphore around     	for (MinedProfile minedProfile : minedProfiles.keySet()) { in SearchProfile

tag integrity getting messed up (chill out was deleted and re-added2?)_
pause when sorting by tags, should not interrupt user?

dojo iframe to make cross domain calls to send tracking/click pixels

cancelling tasks that are put to sleep stay cancelled currently...
computing filter stats eating up cpu??
tags add-to doesn't work for ordered playlists (also--can't drag and drop to ordered playZASlist)
mobile -- fix show more results link

SEARCH BY LYRICS for karaoke
GUESS ARTIST NAME WHEN ONLY TITLE FOR KARAOKE?
selecting and dragging multiple tags is slow
SEARCH MATCH NOT CLEARED AFTER CLEARING TEXT


move sub-styles then click no and they go away temporarily"

#1 expanded profile section, bpm slider marks were off
#2 fix ordering of playlists to allow repeatss1.

TEST: date added empty  on new artst

in install shortcut, cvhange to java -jar to not rely on file extension for jar
database cleaner task causing styles to lose hierarchy again??

make sure discogs styles get to releases
limit # of writesr for some RWSemaphores?
counts for playlists # songs.. etc

have foreground tasks run in addition to background fore read tags task, etc, so it starts immediately ..
xx of xx results in lazy mode, when scrolled to bottom add more results
organize task hangs, worked after restart, lock within program? check FileLock...
determine why database cleaner remerges the same things
test cases for event fetchers...
2 lastfm artist fetch tasks started on same artists, due to on emand tasks -> make sure only 1 of each type goes at a time?

if you close the media player before it finishes loading, it will play audio but the media player is nowhere to be seen

volume changes to media player?!? (bad speakers?)
** add similarity tab to main screen, relative to current profile (could mean similarity of songs to artists?)
add key lock/etc/ to main view too
** add option
track sorting behavior
import from excel

ISSUES:
if the profile is switched, close add tags window?
crash when closing video player
dubstep bpm fix?
perf with tags--cached filter #s, handle better

NICE+EASY:
fBPM traktor reading decimals
able to edit more fields in-line in places...
places that toCustomCase is needed:
	when updating fields like artist name

NICE-DIFFICULT
acid format for ableton
lib on different drives to handle changing drive letters

NICE-OBSCURE:
remove from... option
ability to overwrite detect keys...
when setting artist name, if detected in title strip out

ffmpeg errors on i:\music\organized\p\plone\plock [1998]\plone - plock - [03] - sunday laid.wma

RE2:
	scrollbars on


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## BUGS ##
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HIGH: 
 * get drag and drop to itunes working
 * difficulty editing artists, can't remove space in front of names, resorts.. (apply/cancel)
 * fix serato cue points being cleared
 * add to->play list "key me" kind of froze
 
MEDIUM:
 * window sizes/positions are slightly moving when reloaded? (test columns)
 * web access playlist # songs incorrect, is it just totaling up children?
 * investigate possible mem leaks (high ram breaks phonon player, try to keep it down)
 * changing volume can have startling results
 * rearranging columns can result in an empty one (not easily reproducible)
 * couldn't rename release title to lower case version (from songs->set fields, but could change by changing release title)
 * allow repeats of songs in ordered playlists
 * sorting of tags view doesn't seem consistent, loses expanded sections
 * don't show lyrics tab if "Not found"
 * playlist rating change did not show up

LOW:
 * when automerging with external items, list reset
 * when editing field in details, tabbing to next row does not continue "edit mode"
 * occasional error from qt: QTreeView::rowsInserted internal representation of the model has been corrupted, resetting.
 * phonon track time still messed (on some tracks)
 * quicktime popup of DRM content, needed to load itunes to authorize, waited for user input (any way to avoid?)

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## INVESTIGATE / TEST ##
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HIGH:
 * mr. scruff -> mrs. cruff dilemna (way to view duplicates and un-duplicate)
 * hierarchy not updating properly in details tab? (TODO: test)
 * get install options to remember user settings
 * compilation albums
 
MEDIUM:
 * option to preserve sort properties of compatible view
 * data collection on compilation releases
 * option to show more distant key matches... (test strict match option)
 * long running detection tasks can prevent tag writing tasks
 * get msising metadata like label/year/tracks
 * to improve key accuracy, when mode is detected, guess the normal verson of it?
 
LOW:
 * smooth scrolling in tables
 * how to handle if files are renamed/moved outside of RE3?
 * style/tag column sizes not being set initially?
 * cleanup column width properties (use types instead of individual fields)
 * investigate using key results from echonest for higher accuracy -- case study, deceptikon song, echonest returns Am, Re2 E, correct Em.. way for averager to see through?
 * renaming necessary? property to disable behavior for quicktime ....
 * sometimes its not obvious why a song shows up (i.e. "love"-> minimal love so minimal showed up, although keyword "love" wasn't shown)
 * faad2 on linux
 * move encrypted string to a deep package structure for security
 * beat intensity failing on some files?
 
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## TO-DO ##
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HIGH:
 * search behavior, how to do combined sortings/weights/etc
 * add file paths to search tokens? (lucene index?)
 * auto update the database (e.g. files, deletions, directory changes etc.) on startup?  use file timestamps to know when to refresh!
 * mac: preview image (RE3) can be higher resolution
 * ability to customize colors
 * option to highlight harmonically compatible songs (+bpm range) in search table
 * welcome msg
 * ; between artists instead of ,
 * option to overwrite tags
 * select groups of things
 * add close button to task progress window
 
MEDIUM:
 * task to cleanup files (with check)
 * task to index additional material like lyrics, artist name variations (in background?)
 * line editing in main search view
 * apply/cancel button on edit details section?
 * HELPER FUNCTIONS
 	- remove underscores
 	- track formatting
 	- case formatting
 * font size selection for library
 * all categories filter?
 * ability to drg and drop images onto image pane
 * add buffering to xuggle player to eliminate stutters? (if that is indeed the cause)
 * search by wildcard/regular expression?
 * search include file paths
 * install option for web access
 * drop on playlist to add as playlist
 * way to drag current song
 * installer should use my documents location not c:\users\...
 * add ability to cancel tasks/use to speedup shutdown/cancel tasks for manual detection, etc
 * undo system
 * way to specify bpm/key lock changes to current song while mixing
 * contact lyrics fly peeps to get an official api key
 * use duplicate variations to fetch data
 * right click->add to playlist option
 * right click option for fields->convert to->upper/lower/proper cases
 * videos should have fields: dimensions, fps
 * install should remember locations
 * import options (spreadsheet)
 * export options (xml, spreadsheet, itunes?) 
 * error message more specific, i.e. "are you sure you wanted to delete the selected filters" to "playlists"?
 * get pre-amp style player working instead of centering ~0.5 (then remove hack in video player for volume increase)
 * auto expand to match when lazy searching tags -> will involve scan
 * ability to edit dynamic playlists
 * instanceof -> search for bad code fand fix
 * column selection resizable
 * ability to delete custom field?
 * if organize feature fails, need to notify user
 * add built in views for missing files, favorites, etc
 * get track info from discogs
 * ability to  disable automatic adding of styles/tags
 * ability to sort by user columns in lazy mode
 * if enabling music discovery, should start to re-fetch profiles or go through and add from existing profiles?
 * dups not adding but some people want them to
 * preload next song in album mode
 * read mood as tag
 * make spacing in UI consistent (precise!) margins
 * ability to filter "never listened to"
 * can't disable group of tracks
 * view full screen image option
 * search lyrics too
 * cut tags/styles from below threshold when adding to index to improve results
 
LOW:
 * update playlists only for itunes import
 * loading message in lazy mode when populating tables, don't steal user focus...
 * utilize xuggle for VIDEO codecs in java (& playback)
 * add descriptions for each column, relative to type
 * purchase APIs: openDaad, Beatport, SNOCAP
 * concert APIs: Jambase, 5gig.com, songkick
 * images: gumgum
 * blogs: mog.com?
 * video support
 * allow network content (urls) not just filenames
 * globalize normalization of songgroup ratings.. (right now centered towards 3.5?)
 * control which fields are searched
 * merging styles with instances in multiple places, should check behavior so user doesn't have to re-establish relationships...
 * some Widget classes end with UI others don't
 * use discogs url in musicbrainz data as a way of resolving ambiguousness?
 * get discogs song remixer info into song profile
 * get vids from lastfm?
 * ability to merge links?
 * filter lastfm data playcount from releases/songs to labels
 * make it so discogs can exceed 5000 by using html after limit is reached
 * playcount/lyrics/other metadata from files?
 * # roots column
 * writing additional mp4 fields (was it the upper case?)
 * control tab ordering (videos tab got inserted between styles and tags tab)
 * make fields of media player clickable to load profiles...
 * option to see what has tags?
 * persist search text in tabs as well?
 * look into task bar icon/popup ability?
 * add ability to exclude in compatible list (excludes)
 * buttons for detect key/bpm/bi within song details?
 * allow stored usernames for following sites so idiomag can recommend music:, 'lastfm', 'mog', 'ilike', 'mystrands', 'projectplaylist', 'imeem', 'pandora', 'bebo', 'myspace' and 'songza
 * at most 1 detection/import type task at a time?
 * option to say "i already own" in recommended view (and then select pre-existing item)
 * more tooltips
 * locale sensitive sorting of strings (using collator, instead of compareTo, compareToIgnoreCase..)
 * resizable sub windows (non modal?)
 * ability to unrate/rate in increments
 * ALAC file support
 * way to view disabled?
 * add name variations to encoded tokens
 * filter irrelevant videos (must match existing song title?)
 * detect changed thumbnail size and adjust
 * way to detect broken file links
 * way to prioritize song tags over release stuff
 * right click sort for filters for ease of access (right now requires columns showing)
 * details columns resize automaticlaly (expand and able to see full file path)
 * filter album types (official, live, etc)
 * be able to sort by non-visible columns in trees (and could make default sorting in tags different)
 * customizable selction colors (no color picker for jambi qt?)
 * release siimlarity, discogs part needs to check variations of artists
 * failed minings should retry sooner than successful ones...
 * predefined hierarchy that ships with re3?
 * cancellable with retry (for detection tasks)
 * simplify tag reading code to new api
 
  
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## PERFORMANCE ##
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HIGH:
 * memory usage
 * use hash to optimize searches in other places
 * load time is slow
 
 
MEDIUM:
 * similar tab taking a while?
 * be able to cancel searches in action in case user keeps typing.. .(slick!)
 * only have 1 view loaded in memory at a time?
 * option to disable wildcard searching for tags for performance
 
LOW:
 * removing lots of videos slight delay
 * check that sub-sorting of columns is only done on initial sort, not every time user sorts (make sure sub sorting persists)
 * custom proxy model?
 * style/tag slider editor get created every time search field/combobox changes?
 * utilize invalidation pattern in more places versus recomputing every time something is updated?
 * make sure html titles are fetched minimally?
 * research canFetchMore / fetchMore functions to optimize large data sets
 * parallelize organize task as well?