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authorMax Kellermann <max@duempel.org>2009-04-25 13:22:09 +0200
committerMax Kellermann <max@duempel.org>2009-04-25 13:22:09 +0200
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</section>
<section>
+ <title>Configuring input plugins</title>
+
+ <para>
+ To configure an input plugin, add a <varname>input</varname>
+ block to <filename>mpd.conf</filename>:
+ </para>
+
+ <programlisting>input {
+ plugin "lastfm"
+ user "foo"
+ password "bar"
+}
+ </programlisting>
+
+ <para>
+ The following table lists the <varname>input</varname> options
+ valid for all plugins:
+ </para>
+
+ <informaltable>
+ <tgroup cols="2">
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ Name
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ Description
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <varname>plugin</varname>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ The name of the plugin.
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <varname>enabled</varname>
+ <parameter>yes|no</parameter>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ Allows you to disable a input plugin without
+ recompiling. By default, all plugins are enabled.
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </informaltable>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
<title>Configuring decoder plugins</title>
<para>
@@ -239,6 +295,43 @@ cd mpd-0.14.2</programlisting>
<title>Plugin reference</title>
<section>
+ <title>Input plugins</title>
+
+ <section>
+ <title><varname>curl</varname></title>
+
+ <para>
+ Opens remote files or streams over HTTP.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title><varname>file</varname></title>
+
+ <para>
+ Opens local files.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title><varname>lastfm</varname></title>
+
+ <para>
+ Plays last.fm radio. This plugin is experimental, and will
+ be superseded by a better solution in MPD 0.16.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title><varname>mms</varname></title>
+
+ <para>
+ Plays streams with the MMS protocol.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
<title>Output plugins</title>
<section>