Start/Restart Custom Dynamic Playlist via http request

[the-other-martin]

I'm using the following http request to start one of my Custom Dynamic Playlists "03 Lieblingstitel": http://IP:9000/plugins/DynamicPlaylists4/dynamicplaylist_list.html?p0=dynamicplaylist&p1=playlist&p2=play&p3=dplusercustom_03%20lieblingstitel_new&player=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

When I use this request the first time, the DPL starts playing as expected.

When the DPL is paused or player is switched off (same DPL is still selected) and same http request is sent, nothing happens. I would have expected to start the Custom Dynamic Playlist again (or at least continue to play same DPL).

background: I'd like to start DPL via simple iPhone Automation for scanning NFC tag and send http request (which works for the initial scan, but doesn't work for further scans)

Could you please have a look on this issue, Martin

[AF-1]

If you use dynamicplaylist playlist play for the same dynamic playlist on the same player, DPL will do nothing because as far as it is concerned this dynamic playlist is already active. In this case active means that DPL knows there's a dynamic playlist it should use to retrieve tracks for this player, if necessary.

I see 2 options:

• use dynamicplaylist playlist continue if there's already an active dynamic playlist for a player you want to resume. You could do a query using dynamicplaylist isactive to check if a client/player aleady has an active dynamic playlist. It's client-specific.

• Or much more simple and effective: just use an ordinary LMS play or pause command to resume playback on your player. If there's an active dynamic playlist on this player, DPL knows this and will use it to add tracks. No need to use a DPL command.

[the-other-martin]

Thanks for the super fast response!

I just have checked the standard behaviour of playlists with one example to play all "BTS" tracks: http://IP:9000/status.html?p0=playlist&p1=loadalbum&p2=*&p3=BTS&p4=*&player=xxxxxxxxxxxx

If this http request is sent again, the playlist is retrieved and started again. Wouldn't it make sense to have same behaviour with DPLs?

[AF-1]

So you want the dynamicplaylist playlist play command to clear the client playlist first and restart the same dynamic playlist (discarding all information about which tracks of this playlist have been played so far) and NOT resume playback / continue the current dynamic playlist?

I'll take a closer look.

[the-other-martin]

Yes, exactly as the LMS standard playlist behaviour. Thanks for your perfect support!

[AF-1]

Version 4.1.2 should allow you to use the play command to restart the currently active dynamic playlist. Please confirm before closing. Thank you.

[the-other-martin]

great, works perfectly fine! many thanks!