random_playlist.lua make index more sparse

The name of the game here is to load the database file without taking over the
audio buffer.

5mb database file will now successfully load

added an option to save playlist directly to disk and bypass the rb builtin function completely
however if you choose play the playlist will be loaded back from the disk into the inram dynamic playlist

Change-Id: I43e76f63379721f36ed082c0ad47a6f2539fb15f

apps/plugins/lua_scripts/random_playlist.lua

@@ -20,6 +20,19 @@
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 ]]
+--[[ random_playlist
+    This script opens the users database file containg track path + filenames
+    first it reads the database file making an index of tracks
+    [for large playlists it only saves an index every [10|100|1000] tracks.
+    tracks will be incrementally loaded along with the results of the entries
+    traversed but the garbage collector will erase them when needed]
+
+    next tracks are choosen at random and added either to an in-ram playlist
+    using plugin functions OR
+    to a on disk playlist using a table as a write buffer
+    the user can also choose to play the playlist in either case
+]]
+
 require ("actions")
 require("dbgettags")
 get_tags = nil -- unneeded
@@ -29,6 +42,7 @@ local playlistpath = "/Playlists"
 local max_tracks = 500;  -- size of playlist to create
 local min_repeat = 500;  -- this many songs before a repeat
 local play_on_success = true;
+local playlist_name = "random_playback.m3u8"
 --program vars
 local playlist_handle
 local t_playlistbuf -- table for playlist write buffer
@@ -63,12 +77,15 @@ local function text_extent(msg, font)
     return rb.font_getstringsize(msg, font)
 end
 
-local function _setup_random_playlist(tag_entries, play, min_repeat, trackcount)
+local function _setup_random_playlist(tag_entries, play, savepl, min_repeat, trackcount)
     -- Setup string tables
     local tPLAYTEXT   = {"Play? [ %s ] (up/dn)", "true = play tracks on success"}
+    local tSAVETEXT   = {"Save to disk? [ %s ] (up/dn)",
+                         "true = tracks saved to",
+                         playlist_name};
     local tREPEATTEXT = {"Repeat hist? [ %d ] (up/dn)","higher = less repeated songs"}
     local tPLSIZETEXT = {"Find [ %d ] tracks? (up/dn)",
-                         "Warning overwrites dynamic playlist",
+                         "Warning may overwrite dynamic playlist",
                          "Press back to cancel"};
     -- how many lines can we fit on the screen?
     local res, w, h = text_extent("I")
@@ -125,6 +142,22 @@ local function _setup_random_playlist(tag_entries, play, min_repeat, trackcount)
         end
     end
 
+    -- Save the playlist to disk true/false?
+    function setup_get_save()
+        action = ask_user_action(tdesc,
+                                 string.format(tSAVETEXT[1], tostring(savepl)),
+                                 tSAVETEXT[2], tSAVETEXT[3]);
+        if action == ADD_BUTTON then
+            savepl = true
+        elseif action == SUB_BUTTON then
+            savepl = false
+        elseif action == OK_BUTTON then
+            ask = setup_get_play;
+            setup_get_save = nil
+            action = 0
+        end
+    end
+
     -- Repeat song buffer list of previously added tracks 0-??
     function setup_get_repeat()
         if min_repeat >= trackcount then min_repeat = trackcount - 1 end
@@ -139,7 +172,7 @@ local function _setup_random_playlist(tag_entries, play, min_repeat, trackcount)
             min_repeat = min_repeat - increment
             if min_repeat < 0 then min_repeat = 0 end
         elseif action == OK_BUTTON then
-            ask = setup_get_play;
+            ask = setup_get_save;
             setup_get_repeat = nil
             action = 0
         end
@@ -173,9 +206,11 @@ local function _setup_random_playlist(tag_entries, play, min_repeat, trackcount)
         if action == CANCEL_BUTTON then rb.lcd_scroll_stop(); return nil end
     until (action == OK_BUTTON)
 
-    return play, min_repeat, trackcount;
+    return play, savepl, min_repeat, trackcount;
 end
-
+--[[ manually create a playlist
+playlist is created initially by creating a new file (or erasing old)
+and adding the BOM]]
 --deletes existing file and creates a new playlist
 local function playlist_create(filename)
     local filehandle = io.open(filename, "w+") --overwrite
@@ -187,44 +222,39 @@ local function playlist_create(filename)
     filehandle:write("\239\187\191") -- Write BOM --"\xEF\xBB\xBF"
     playlist_handle = filehandle
     return true
-    --os.remove( playlistpath .. "/" .. playlist)
-    --rb.playlist("remove_all_tracks")
-    --rb.playlist("create", playlistpath .. "/", playlist)
 end
 
--- writes track path to a buffer must be flushed
+-- writes track path to a buffer must be later flushed to playlist file
-local function playlist_write(trackpath)
+local function playlist_insert(trackpath)
-    t_playlistbuf[#t_playlistbuf + 1] = trackpath
+    local bufp = #t_playlistbuf + 1
-    t_playlistbuf[#t_playlistbuf + 1] = "\n"
+    t_playlistbuf[bufp] = trackpath
-    --[[if rb.playlist("insert_track", str) < 0 then
+    bufp = bufp + 1
-        rb.splash(rb.HZ, sPLAYLISTERROR)
+    t_playlistbuf[bufp] = "\n"
-        break; -- ERROR, PLAYLIST FULL?
+    return bufp
-        end]]
 end
 
 -- flushes playlist buffer to file
 local function playlist_flush()
     playlist_handle:write(table.concat(t_playlistbuf))
     t_playlistbuf = {}
-    --[[if rb.playlist("insert_track", str) < 0 then
-        rb.splash(rb.HZ, sPLAYLISTERROR)
-        break; -- ERROR, PLAYLIST FULL?
-        end]]
 end
 
 -- closes playlist file descriptor
 local function playlist_finalize()
     playlist_handle:close()
+    return true
 end
 
 --[[ Given the filenameDB file [database]
     creates a random dynamic playlist with a default savename of [playlist]
     containing [trackcount] tracks, played on completion if [play] is true]]
-local function create_random_playlist(database, playlist, trackcount, play)
+local function create_random_playlist(database, playlist, trackcount, play, savepl)
     if not database or not playlist or not trackcount then return end
     if not play then play = false end
+    if not savepl then savepl = false end
 
     local playlist_handle
+    local playlistisfinalized = false
     local file = io.open('/' .. database or "", "r") --read
     if not file then rb.splash(100, string.format(sERROROPENFMT, database)) return end
 
@@ -258,11 +288,25 @@ local function create_random_playlist(database, playlist, trackcount, play)
     end
 
     local tag_entries = bytesLE_n(tagcache_entries)
-    if tag_entries > 50000 then play = false end
 
-    play, min_repeat, trackcount = _setup_random_playlist(
+    play, savepl, min_repeat, trackcount = _setup_random_playlist(
-                            tag_entries, play, min_repeat, trackcount);
+                            tag_entries, play, savepl, min_repeat, trackcount);
     _setup_random_playlist = nil
+
+    if savepl == false then
+        -- Use the rockbox playlist functions to add tracks to in-ram playlist
+        playlist_create  = function(filename)
+            return (rb.playlist("create", playlistpath .. "/", playlist) >= 0)
+        end
+        playlist_insert = function(str)
+            return rb.playlist("insert_track", str)
+        end
+        playlist_flush = function() end
+        playlist_finalize = function()
+            return (rb.playlist("amount") >= trackcount)
+        end
+    end
+    if not playlist_create(playlistpath .. "/" .. playlist) then return end
     collectgarbage("collect")
 
     -- how many lines can we fit on the screen?
@@ -365,7 +409,11 @@ local function create_random_playlist(database, playlist, trackcount, play)
                 tracks = tracks + 1
                 show_progress()
                 push_lru(idxp) -- add to repeat list
-                playlist_write(str)
+                if playlist_insert(str) < 0 then
+                    rb.sleep(rb.HZ) --rb playlist fn display own message wait for that
+                    rb.splash(rb.HZ, sPLAYLISTERROR)
+                    break; -- ERROR, PLAYLIST FULL?
+                end
             end
 
             if tracks >= trackcount then
@@ -384,7 +432,7 @@ local function create_random_playlist(database, playlist, trackcount, play)
     function build_anchor_index()
         -- index every n files
         ANCHOR_INTV = 1 -- for small db we can put all the entries in ram
-        local ent = tag_entries / 1000 -- more than 10,000 will be incrementally loaded
+        local ent = tag_entries / 100 -- more than 1000 will be incrementally loaded
         while ent >= 10 do -- need to reduce the size of the anchor index?
             ent = ent / 10
             ANCHOR_INTV = ANCHOR_INTV * 10
@@ -442,8 +490,6 @@ local function create_random_playlist(database, playlist, trackcount, play)
             track_index = anchor_index
             anchor_index = nil
         end
-
-        if not playlist_create(playlistpath .. "/" .. playlist) then return end
 --[[ --profiling
         local starttime = rb.current_tick();
         get_tracks_random()
@@ -453,16 +499,19 @@ local function create_random_playlist(database, playlist, trackcount, play)
     if (false) then
 --]]
         get_tracks_random()
-        playlist_finalize(playlist_handle)
+        playlistisfinalized = playlist_finalize(playlist_handle)
     end
 
     file:close()
     collectgarbage("collect")
-    if trackcount and play == true then
+    if trackcount and play == true and playlistisfinalized == true then
         rb.audio("stop")
         rb.yield()
-        rb.playlist("create", playlistpath .. "/", "dynamic_playlist.m3u8")
+        if savepl == true then
+            rb.playlist("create", playlistpath .. "/", playlist)
             rb.playlist("insert_playlist", playlistpath .. "/" .. playlist)
+            rb.sleep(rb.HZ)
+        end
         rb.playlist("start", 0, 0, 0)
     end
 
@@ -482,12 +531,12 @@ local function main()
     rb.lcd_update()
     collectgarbage("collect")
     create_random_playlist(rb.ROCKBOX_DIR .. "/database_4.tcd",
-                        "random_playback.m3u8", max_tracks, play_on_success);
+                        playlist_name, max_tracks, play_on_success);
-    rb.splash(rb.HZ * 2, sGOODBYE)
     -- Restore user backlight settings
     rb.backlight_use_settings()
     if rb.cpu_boost then rb.cpu_boost(false) end
-
+    rb.sleep(rb.HZ)
+    rb.splash(rb.HZ * 2, sGOODBYE)
 --[[ 
 local used, allocd, free = rb.mem_stats()
 local lu = collectgarbage("count")