MediaMonkey Automation Categorized
MediaMonkey Automation Objects
MediaMonkey's script environment provides two top-level objects accessible from a script running within MediaMonkey: SDB and Script. In an external program (written in a language such as C#) or script (such as in Python), these objects can be accessed by instantiating COM instances.
When a program instantiates a COM instance, the returned object connects directly to the running instance of MediaMonkey. MediaMonkey will be started at the time of instantiation if it is not already running.
SDB
SDB is a SongsDB.SDBApplication object. It is the main point of access for MediaMonkey's internals. It has numerous properties which yield objects modeling various components of the program; other properties which yield strings, integers, or flags; and some methods that perform various actions.
SDB is an "evented" object, which means scripts can register functions (callbacks) that will be called when certain events occur within MediaMonkey. This allows the script to respond without having to poll MediaMonkey repeatedly for conditions.
The members of SDB are:
Player
SDB.Player is an SDBPlayer object. It allows access to the player functions: starting, stopping, pausing, skipping and so forth. The player also generates events, which are part of the SDB's event notifications. Only the simplest scripts to control playback will not need to use events.
Main Window properties
MainTracksWindow
SDB.MainTracksWindow is an SDBTracksWindow object. It gives access to the track entries shown in MediaMonkey's main window.
MainTree
SDB.MainTree is an SDBTree object. It gives access to the nodes in the tree in MediaMonkey's main window.
Related to MainTree are these properties:
- SDB.VisibleCollectionsCount is the number of collections visible in the Main Tree
- SDB.VisibleCollectionID accepts an index and returns the ID of the collection at that item.
So if VisibleCollectionsCount returns 3, VisibleCollectionID(0) will return the ID of the first visible collection, VisibleCollectionID(2) will return the ID of the third (and last) visible collection, and any other value with return an error indicator. These IDs can be used to access the collection object from the list of collections found in SDB.Collections.
Songlist properties
Related to MainTracksWindow and MainTree are these properties, each of which yields an SDBSongList that can be queried for Count and individual Items, and other information.
- SDB.AllVisibleSongList is the list of songs visible in the MainTracksWindow
- SDB.SelectedSongList is the list of selected songs in either the MainTracksWindow or the Now Playing pane, depending on which has focus.
- SDB.CurrentSongList is the same as either AllVisibleSongList (if the focus is on the MainTree) or SelectedSongList (if the focus is on the MainTracksWindow or the Now Playing pane).
Library properties
Database
Utilities and Tools
UI
CommonDialog
Progress
WebControl
Downloader
Tools
SDB.Tools is an SDBTools object. It is a utility object which contains a number of methods and a few properties of use to scripts. SDB also has a few properties of its own which are similar to those in Tools:
- PlaylistByTitle
- PlaylistByID
Device
SDB.Device is an SDBDevice object. It is used to access "portable devices" in the system. It does not correspond to a single device itself, but can be queried for individual devices which can then be operated on.
IniFile
Registry
Settable properties
CursorType
ShutdownAfterDisconnect ComServerUIActive
Objects
Readable properties
Status properties
IsRunning InPartyMode RunningAsService
Path properties
ApplicationPath EqualizerPath IconsPath PluginsPath ScriptsPath SkinsPath MyMusicPath TemporaryFolder CurrentAddonInstallRoot ScriptsIniFile
Version properties
VersionHi VersionLo VersionRelease VersionBuild VersionString
Script
Script is a top-level SongsDB.SDBScriptControl object.