beetbox/beets

replaygain: metaflac backend

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#1203 opened on Jan 6, 2015

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Description

I'd like to use metaflac as a backend for the replaygain plugin. On my NAS, neither PAL nor Gstreamer are feasible, but metaflac is available through ipkg.

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Tech stack
pythonshell
Domain
backendcli
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Pythonbeets plugin systemmetaflac command line tool
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50
Research direction
Examine the existing replaygain plugin in beets (https://github.com/beetbox/beets/tree/master/beetsplug/replaygain) to understand the backend interface. Look at how other backends like GStreamer are implemented. The metaflac tool can be invoked via subprocess; research its command line options for replaygain calculation. There are no linked PRs or assignees, so the issue is open for contribution. No maintainer clarification needed.