The existing scripts are very basic, probably poorly written, and fairly clumsy to use but they to serve my purpose. They simply create a subnode to the Now Playing node that copies each item in the Now Playing list a certain number of times based on each items rating. To use them I have to first play the items that I want weighted, go to the subnode created by the script, copy everything there into a new manual playlist, then finally shuffle that list manually. As I said, it is not an elegant process but it works.
I did try running them through the VBS to JS converter but they do not function. I suspect the underlying code is simply not compatible with the MM5 node structure but honestly I am not even sure I am even installing them correctly. I just saved the converted output as a json file and place it into the Scripts folder.
If somebody could help me replicate this functionality in MM5 I would be eternally grateful. Beyond that, if you are so inclined, what would be even better is if instead of using the Now Playing node, you could show me how to specify an existing playlist as the basis for the new playlist. Better still would be the ability to automatically write the results to a new playlist and shuffle it automatically. Of course any help would be appreciated. As long as I am able to replicate my existing playlists I will be happy, even if I still have to perform a few steps manually.
Here is an example of my existing MM4 scripts:
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Sub OnStartup
Dim Tree
Set Tree = SDB.MainTree
Dim Node
Set Node = Tree.CreateNode
Node.Caption = "Weighted 1.5 Half Step"
Node.IconIndex = 40
Node.UseScript = Script.ScriptPath
Node.OnFillTracksFunct = "FillNPTracks"
Tree.AddNode Tree.Node_NowPlaying, Node, 3 ' Add as the last child
End Sub
Sub FillNPTracks( Node)
Dim i
i=0
Dim List, Trcks
Set List = SDB.Player.CurrentPlaylist
Set Trcks = SDB.MainTracksWindow
While i<List.Count And Not Script.Terminate
' 1.5 Stars
If (List.Item(i).Rating > 26) Then
Trcks.AddTrack List.Item(i)
End If
' 2.0 Stars
If (List.Item(i).Rating > 36) Then
Trcks.AddTrack List.Item(i)
End If
' 2.5 Stars
If (List.Item(i).Rating > 46) Then
Trcks.AddTrack List.Item(i)
End If
' 3 Stars
If (List.Item(i).Rating > 56) Then
Trcks.AddTrack List.Item(i)
End If
' 3.5 Stars
If (List.Item(i).Rating > 66) Then
Trcks.AddTrack List.Item(i)
End If
' 4 Stars
If (List.Item(i).Rating > 76) Then
Trcks.AddTrack List.Item(i)
End If
' 4.5 Stars
If (List.Item(i).Rating > 86) Then
Trcks.AddTrack List.Item(i)
End If
' 5 Stars
If (List.Item(i).Rating > 96) Then
Trcks.AddTrack List.Item(i)
End If
i=i+1
WEnd
Trcks.FinishAdding
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actions.shuffleWeighted_15_half = {
title: function () {
return _('Weighted Shuffle 1.5 Half Step')
},
hotkeyAble: false,
icon: 'shuffle',
visible: function () {
if (!window.uitools.getCanEdit())
return false;
else {
// boundObject is for the playlist 3dots menu, otherwise the action is fired from the viewhandler
var pl = resolveToValue(this.boundObject);
if (pl)
return (pl.parent != undefined && !pl.isAutoPlaylist); // to exclude root playlists node and auto-playlists
else
return true;
}
},
execute: function (playlist) {
if (!playlist) {
playlist = resolveToValue(this.boundObject);
}
var i=0;
var list;
var tracks = playlist.getTracklist();
tracks.whenLoaded().then(() => {
tracks.randomize();
playlist.reorderAsync(tracks);
});
}
};
EDIT 3: For some reason this stopped working. I made some adjustments and corrected the code below. The forum url filter forced me to add spaces before the "." in "newplaylist .name" and "playlist .name" in actions_add.js so remember to remove them before saving your scripts.
info.json
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{
"title": "Weighted Shuffle 1.5 Half Step",
"id": "shuffleWeighted_15_half",
"description": "Weighted Shuffle 1.5 Half Step",
"version": "1.0.2",
"type": "general",
"author": "dksmedia"
}
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actions.shuffleWeighted_15_half = {
title: function () {
return _('Weighted Shuffle 1.5 Half Step')
},
hotkeyAble: false,
icon: 'shuffle',
visible: function () {
if (!window.uitools.getCanEdit())
return false;
else {
// boundObject is for the playlist 3dots menu, otherwise the action is fired from the viewhandler
var pl = resolveToValue(this.boundObject);
if (pl)
return (pl.parent != undefined && !pl.isAutoPlaylist); // to exclude root playlists node and auto-playlists
else
return true;
}
},
execute: function (playlist) {
if (!playlist) {
playlist = resolveToValue(this.boundObject);
}
var tracks = playlist.getTracklist();
var newList = app.utils.createTracklist();
tracks.whenLoaded().then(async () => {
listForEach(tracks, (track, idx) => {
if (track.rating > 26) {
newList.add(track);
}
if (track.rating > 36) {
newList.add(track);
}
if (track.rating > 46) {
newList.add(track);
}
if (track.rating > 56) {
newList.add(track);
}
if (track.rating > 66) {
newList.add(track);
}
if (track.rating > 76) {
newList.add(track);
}
if (track.rating > 86) {
newList.add(track);
}
if (track.rating > 96) {
newList.add(track);
}
});
var newplaylist = app.playlists.root.newPlaylist();
newplaylist .name = '_' + playlist .name + '_weighted_1.5_half';
await newplaylist.commitAsync();
newplaylist.addTracksAsync(newList);
});
}
};
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var playlistPrototype = nodeHandlersClasses.PlaylistBase.prototype;
playlistPrototype.menuAddons = playlistPrototype.menuAddons || [];
playlistPrototype.menuAddons.push(function(node) {
return {
action: {
title: actions.shuffleWeighted_15_half.title,
hotkeyAble: actions.shuffleWeighted_15_half.hotkeyAble,
icon: actions.shuffleWeighted_15_half.icon,
visible: function () {
return (node.dataSource && !node.dataSource.isAutoPlaylist);
},
execute: function () {
actions.shuffleWeighted_15_half.execute(node.dataSource);
}
},
order: 70,
grouporder: 10
}
});
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PlaylistHeader.prototype.override({
_initButtons: function ($super) {
$super();
var _this = this;
this.btnMenu.controlClass.menuArray.push({
action: bindAction(window.actions.shuffleWeighted_15_half, () => {
return _this._playlist;
}),
order: 25,
grouporder: 10
});
}
});