MCWS Remote Plasmoid

Plasmoid with basic search and playback control for JRiver MediaCenter Servers using MCWS

Screenshots

MediaCenter Remote Control

Multi-host/Multi-zone playback control
Host address only, access-key support and https support tbd
Zone link
Basic smartlist/playlist searching/playback support
Basic current playing now control
Show playback controls and current playing track directly in a Plasma5 Panel or Desktop

Installation

Requires Qt5.7+, Plasma 5.8+
Installing from .plasmoid file:
- plasmapkg2 -i mcwsplasmoid.plasmoid
Upgrade
- plasmapkg2 -u mcwsplasmoid.plasmoid
Installing from source:
- git clone https://github.com/noee/mcwsplasmoid
- cd mcwsplasmoid
- plasmapkg2 -i ./plasmoid

Setup

Add the MCWS Widget to a Panel or the Desktop (works best with horizontal panels)
Goto Mcws Remote Options (right-click the icon)
Under Connections, enter the host names (or addresses) where your MC Servers reside
Click on a host to test the connection
Use the "Appearances" tab to change the plasmoid view options
Use the "Playback" tab to change MCWS playback options
Use the "Search Fields" tab to set MCWS fields sortable or searchable
Hit "OK", you're done!

Development

A .qbs project file is provided and can be used with QtCreator. Just modify the project run options to use plasmoidviewer or qmlscene.

The plasmoid has been tested with Plasma5 default themes.