NAME
   Net::MPD - Communicate with an MPD server

SYNOPSIS
     use Net::MPD;

     my $mpd = Net::MPD->connect();

     $mpd->stop();
     $mpd->clear();
     $mpd->search_add(Artist => 'David Bowie');
     $mpd->shuffle();
     $mpd->play();
     $mpd->next();

     while (1) {
       my @changes = $mpd->idle();
       print 'Changed: ' . join(', ', @changes) . "\n";
     }

DESCRIPTION
   Net::MPD is designed as a lightweight replacment for Audio::MPD which
   depends on Moose and is no longer maintained.

METHODS
 connect [$address]
   Connect to the MPD running at the given address. Address takes the form
   of password@host:port. Both the password and port are optional. If no
   password is given, none will be used. If no port is given, the default
   (6600) will be used. If no host is given, "localhost" will be used.

   Return a Net::MPD object on success and croaks on failure.

 version
   Return the API version of the connected MPD server.

 update_status
   Issue a "status" command to MPD and stores the results in the local
   object. The results are also returned as a hashref.

MPD ATTRIBUTES
   Most of the "status" attributes have been written as combined
   getter/setter methods. Calling the "update_status" method will update
   these values. Only the items marked with an asterisk are writable.

   volume*
   repeat*
   random*
   single*
   consume*
   playlist
   playlist_length
   state
   song
   song_id
   next_song
   next_song_id
   time
   elapsed
   bitrate
   crossfade*
   mix_ramp_db*
   mix_ramp_delay*
   audio
   updating_db
   error
   replay_gain_mode*

MPD COMMANDS
   The commands are mostly the same as the MPD protocol
   <http://www.musicpd.org/doc/protocol/index.html> but some have been
   renamed slightly.

 clear_error
   Clear the current error message in status. This can also be done by
   issuing any command that starts playback.

 current_song
   Return the song info for the current song.

 idle [@subsystems]
   Block until a noteworth change in one or more of MPD's subsystems. As
   soon as there is one, a list of all changed subsystems will be returned.
   If any subsystems are given as arguments, only those subsystems will be
   monitored. The following subsystems are available:

   database
       The song database has been changed after an update.

   udpate
       A database update has started or finished.

   stored_playlist
       A stored playlist has been modified.

   playlist
       The current playlist has been modified.

   player
       Playback has been started stopped or seeked.

   mixer
       The volume has been adjusted.

   output
       An audio output has been enabled or disabled.

   sticker
       The sticket database has been modified.

   subscription
       A client has subscribed or unsubscribed from a channel.

   message
       A message was received on a channel this client is watching.

 stats
   Return a hashref with some stats about the database.

 next
   Play the next song in the playlist.

 pause $state
   Set the pause state. Use 0 for playing and 1 for paused.

 play [$position]
   Start playback (optionally at the given position).

 play_id [$id]
   Start playback (optionally with the given song).

 previous
   Play the previous song in the playlist.

 seek $position $time
   Seek to $time seconds in the given song position.

 seek_id $id $time
   Seek to $time seconds in the given song.

 seek_cur $time
   Seek to $time seconds in the current song.

 stop
   Stop playing.

 add $path
   Add the file (or directory, recursively) at $path to the current
   playlist.

 add_id $path [$position]
   Add the file at $path (optionally at $position) to the playlist and
   return the id.

 clear
   Clear the current playlist.

 delete $position
   Remove the song(s) in the given position from the current playlist.

 delete_id $id
   Remove the song with the given id from the current playlist.

 move $from $to
   Move the song from position $from to $to.

 move_id $id $to
   Move the song with the given id to position $to.

 playlist_find $tag $search
   Search the current playlist for songs with $tag exactly matching
   $search.

 playlist_id $id
   Return song information for the song with the given id.

 playlist_info [$position]
   Return song information for every song in the current playlist (or
   optionally the one at the given position).

 playlist_search $tag $search
   Search the current playlist for songs with $tag partially matching
   $search.

 playlist_changes $version
   Return song information for songs changed since the given version of the
   current playlist.

 playlist_changes_pos_id $version
   Return position and id information for songs changed since the given
   version of the current playlist.

 prio $priority $position
   Set the priority of the song at the given position.

 prio_id $priority $id
   Set the priority of the song with the given id.

 shuffle
   Shuffle the current playlist.

 swap $pos1 $pos2
   Swap the positions of the songs at the given positions.

 swapid $id1 $id2
   Swap the positions of the songs with the given ids.

 list_playlist $name
   Return a list of all the songs in the named playlist.

 list_playlist_info $name
   Return all the song information for the named playlist.

 list_playlists
   Return a list of the stored playlists.

 load $name
   Add the named playlist to the current playlist.

 playlist_add $name $path
   Add the given path to the named playlist.

 playlist_clear $name
   Clear the named playlist.

 playlist_delete $name $position
   Remove the song at the given position from the named playlist.

 playlist_move $name $id $pos
   Move the song with the given id to the given position in the named
   playlist.

 rename $name $new_name
   Rename the named playlist to $new_name.

 rm $name
   Delete the named playlist.

 save $name
   Save the current playlist with the given name.

 count $tag $search ...
   Return a count and playtime for all items with $tag exactly matching
   $search. Multiple pairs of $tag/$search parameters can be given.

 find $tag $search ...
   Return song information for all items with $tag exactly matching
   $search. The special tag 'any' can be used to search all tag. The
   special tag 'file' can be used to search by path.

 find_add $tag $search
   Search as with "find" and add any matches to the current playlist.

 list $tag [$artist]
   Return all the values for the given tag. If the tag is 'album', an
   artist can optionally be given to further limit the results.

 list_all [$path]
   Return a list of all the songs and directories (optionally under $path).

 list_all_info [$path]
   Return a list of all the songs as with "listall" but include metadata.

 search $tag $search ...
   As "find" but with partial, case-insensitive searching.

 search_add $tag $search ...
   As "search" but adds the results to the current playlist.

 search_add_pl $name $tag $search ...
   As "search" but adds the results the named playlist.

 update [$path]
   Update the database (optionally under $path) and return a job id.

 rescan [$path]
   As <update> but forces rescan of unmodified files.

 sticker_value $type $path $name [$value]
   Return the sticker value for the given item after optionally setting it
   to $value. Use an undefined value to delete the sticker.

 sticker_list $type $path
   Return a hashref of the stickers for the given item.

 sticker_find $type $name [$path]
   Return a list of all the items (optionally under $path) with a sticker
   of the given name.

 close
   Close the connection. This is pretty worthless as the library will just
   reconnect for the next command.

 kill
   Kill the MPD server.

 ping
   Do nothing. This can be used to keep an idle connection open. If you
   want to wait for noteworthy events, the "idle" command is better suited.

 disable_output $id
   Disable the given output.

 enable_output $id
   Enable the given output.

 outputs
   Return a list of the available outputs.

 commands
   Return a list of the available commands.

 not_commands
   Return a list of the unavailable commands.

 tag_types
   Return a list of all the avalable song metadata.

 url_handlers
   Return a list of available url handlers.

 decoders
   Return a list of available decoder plugins, along with the MIME types
   and file extensions associated with them.

 subscribe $channel
   Subscribe to the named channel.

 unsubscribe $channel
   Unsubscribe from the named channel.

 channels
   Return a list of the channels with active clients.

 read_messages
   Return a list of any available messages for this clients subscribed
   channels.

 send_message $channel $message
   Send a message to the given channel.

TODO
 Command Lists
   MPD supports sending batches of commands but that is not yet available
   with this API.

 Asynchronous IO
   Event-based handling of the idle command would make this module more
   robust.

BUGS
 Idle connections
   MPD will close the connection if left idle for too long. This module
   will reconnect if it senses that this has occurred, but the first call
   after a disconnect will fail and have to be retried. Calling the "ping"
   command periodically will keep the connection open if you do not have
   any real commands to issue. Calling the "idle" command will block until
   something interesting happens.

 Reporting
   Report any issues on GitHub
   <https://github.com/bentglasstube/Net-MPD/issues>

AUTHOR
   Alan Berndt <[email protected]>

COPYRIGHT
   Copyright 2013 Alan Berndt

LICENSE
   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
   under the same terms as Perl itself.

SEE ALSO
   Audio::MPD, MPD Protocol
   <http://www.musicpd.org/doc/protocol/index.html>