foo_scheduler, Plugin for scheduling actions like play, stop, system shutdown/wake up Options

[Frouu]

Could you re-add Set Mixer Volume? I found that enormously useful. Thanks!

Problem solved.
It's possible to set volume by another utils such as:
http://www.forrestheller.com/set_volume/
by "Launch application" command.


To developer:
I need a "Enable stop after current" future. It would be great if you add an option to run any command from foobar menu.

[3ddfreak]

The wakeup from standby/hibernate function doesn't work here... I'm sure it worked a few months ago but I haven't been using this plugin for some time...

Go to Control Panel\Power Options\Change Plan Settings\Change Advanced Power Settings\Sleep\Allow Wake Timers,
-> and changing the value to enable 'on battery'/'plugged in' will remediate it.




Thanks andrew_smolko for this component!

Thank you, everything works fine now!

[q-stankovic]

To developer:
I need a "Enable stop after current" future. It would be great if you add an option to run any command from foobar menu.

Note that "enable stop after current" is not a main menu entry in foobar: there is a "stop after current" toggle entry that disable the option if it is enabled. Apart from that i would dislike a list with hundreds of possible commands which biggest part absolutely doesn't make sense in foo_scheduler. However, a great part of the entries in main menu -> playback would be useful especially that ones provided by 3rd-party components as the entries from the core are anyhow available in foo_scheduler in a different way.

[kopf]

A trigger, "Reached end of playlist" would be nice, for triggering putting the computer to sleep after playing some music while in bed... I don't want to have to figure out what time playback will finish at and set a time/date trigger every time I want to do this.

[q-stankovic]

Add player event: playback stop for that.

[turkeevmv]

feature request: time trigger - for each X days starting from Y.
It would be very useful for me. Thanks.

[tg2k3]

hey, i was trying out this component and i was surprised that title formatting variables such as %path% etc. are not available for the "launch application" action. am i wrong or is that not implemented?

This post has been edited by tg2k3: May 5 2011, 01:55

[fuflo]

Add player event: playback stop for that.

And which "reason" in the configuration of "playback stop" would be reaching the end of playlist?


Because i'm confused looking at those 3 reasons actually.




* Stop command - seems like a manual stop by a button or keyboard shortcut, so doesn't fit.

* End-of-file signal - literally this would be after current playing file ends.

* Starting new track - doesn't make sense to me at all.. how is it stop, if it's starting?




I guess the options need to be renamed to a more fitting descriptions. I remember using 3.x version and there was an option for "end of playlist".


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[andrew_smolko]

Add player event: playback stop for that.

And which "reason" in the configuration of "playback stop" would be reaching the end of playlist?
Because i'm confused looking at those 3 reasons actually.
* Stop command - seems like a manual stop by a button or keyboard shortcut, so doesn't fit.
* End-of-file signal - literally this would be after current playing file ends.
* Starting new track - doesn't make sense to me at all.. how is it stop, if it's starting?
I guess the options need to be renamed to a more fitting descriptions. I remember using 3.x version and there was an option for "end of playlist".

Depends on order of playback. If the current order is Default then End-of-file signal is what you want, the end of playlist. But if the order differs from Default then there's no end of playlist... So, End-of-file signal means that there's nothing to play in the current playlist.

This post has been edited by andrew_smolko: May 18 2011, 22:56

[fuflo]

ok thanks.

[Anomalous]

I would really like an option as an action to switch output devices.

foobar API doesn't allow this.

Would it be possible to add an event for when the primary sound driver changes?

[uzumaki82]

I am having an issue using this. I can't get the computer to shutdown! I am running windows 7 x64. I was using Columns UI with Darkone 3.1. I also tried disabling columns UI but it didn't help. I have tried loading a track, adjusting the scheduler preferences to use end of file signal and action Shutdown. But, nothing happens when I fast forward to a few seconds left of the song and let it end. I have tried running foobar as administrator but it still won't work. I also tried launch application "C:\Windows\system32\Shutdown.exe -s -t 00" which also didn't work. (I also tried launch application "Shutdown.exe -s -t 00"). What am I doing wrong?

[Andreasvb]

Then it's some program that's preventing it, do you have µTorrent or any other BitTorrent program running?
Try close as many programs you can, try with one at a time until you find the offending one.

As it doesn't work with the shutdown utility in Windows it's nothing foo_scheduler can fix.

[romor]

try:

at 0:00 shutdown /s

at command prompt.

Also you could create custom batch like:

at 0:00 foobar2000.exe /exit
at 0:01 shutdown /s

to let foobar exit gracefully before shutting down

0:00 is just example to see if scheduling works fine

This post has been edited by romor: Jun 26 2011, 15:45

[uzumaki82]

I am having an issue using this. I can't get the computer to shutdown! I am running windows 7 x64. I was using Columns UI with Darkone 3.1. I also tried disabling columns UI but it didn't help. I have tried loading a track, adjusting the scheduler preferences to use end of file signal and action Shutdown. But, nothing happens when I fast forward to a few seconds left of the song and let it end. I have tried running foobar as administrator but it still won't work. I also tried launch application "C:\Windows\system32\Shutdown.exe -s -t 00" which also didn't work. (I also tried launch application "Shutdown.exe -s -t 00"). What am I doing wrong?

Nevermind, I'm a dummy. I figured out something more fundamental was wrong when I couldn't get foobar to simply exit. I didn't add the action to the event. Thank you for your prompt responses.

[-Richy-]

Sorry, I have problems with the actions Next/previous track.
The action "previous track" change to "Next track".

[Mandark]

Another feature req:
Could we get another "relative" mode to the "once" definitions?

Something like "a half an hour from now", "in 45 minutes" etc.

[q-stankovic]

You can create a "main item event" and assign it with an action that begins with a delay.

[Mandark]

Indeed, just what I've been looking for, thank you

[-Richy-]

In my opinion there is a bug in foo_scheduler!

The action "previous track" changes from the "current track" to "next track".

This post has been edited by -Richy-: Jul 1 2011, 12:34

[delusion]

Thank you for this very useful plugin!

I have a question:
I want foobar playing tracks while foo_scheduler is counting down a delay and then shutting down the machine. So far this works fine. BUT: once the countdown has finished, foobar aborts the current song. How can I manage that the last song does play up to its end before stopping and shutting down?

+1
for switching playlists

[smme]

Thank you for this very useful plugin!

I have a question:
I want foobar playing tracks while foo_scheduler is counting down a delay and then shutting down the machine. So far this works fine. BUT: once the countdown has finished, foobar aborts the current song. How can I manage that the last song does play up to its end before stopping and shutting down?

+1
for switching playlists

Cool trick - it works - thank you! The only thing is: it requires the next playlist to be empty.

[deathell]

I hope a function could be added to realize "stop in XX mintues". For example, add an option "after" in date/time event to act actions after a specified time. It will be much easier as a implementation of sleep function than assigning exact time according to current time every time.

[trout]

deathell,

This is something that can't be handled by the "delay" function? Not sure I understand what you need.

This post has been edited by trout: Aug 10 2011, 02:57

[shdowmyst]

Its a wonderful plugin but I cant figure out how to do what I want:
On a random playlist, After an 'end of file signal' (its the only event i can send remotely from foo_http control)
Switch to 'sleeptime' playlist and start playing it. It works, but the problem:
at the end of 'sleeptime' which contains 5 songs, the event starts over (since its triggered by an 'end of file signal')

If i set the final action to disable, I have to re-enable it again manually every time i run foobar. Is there a solution that enable an event if foobar started?

the other problem: I have to start a batch file after the second 'end of file signal' is that possible? seams like all the events runs simultaneously