Basic iTunes plugin questions

[pgershon]

Is there a way to fast forward (x seconds) or reverse within same track (x seconds)?

Also how would I get the current track name within a script?

[jay (support)]

Is there a way to fast forward (x seconds) or reverse within same track (x seconds)?

Not at present.

Also how would I get the current track name within a script?

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trackName = indigo.devices[DEVICEID].states["track"]

[pgershon]

Thanks Jay. Another basic question: How would I get the device ID of my iTunes device within a script. Right now I hardcoded for it, but there must be a better way.

[matt (support)]

Actually hardcoding it should be fine in that you shouldn't ever have to delete it once it is created. Technically you could make a script that searches and finds it, but note that in theory you may have multiple iTunes devices (for targeting iTunes running on multiple Macs).

[pgershon]

What would be the best way to query all existing iTunes devices then? Or any other specific device type for that matter?

[matt (support)]

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for itunesdev in indigo.devices.iter("com.perceptiveautomation.indigoplugin.itunes"):
	indigo.server.log("found iTunes dev: " + itunesdev.name)

[jay (support)]

We added unique IDs to all Indigo objects in Indigo 5 specifically so that you'd have a more permanent way to identify them rather than by name (which can easily change). So, ID's are the recommended way of identifying an object in any Python script since they never change (well, unless you delete the object).