Jukebox Plugin System

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What is Jukebox Plugin System?

JPS is plugin system, that is supported by several Jukebox apps. This system is free for use for both end user and for Jukebox Application Authors.

What is a Plug-in?

A plug-in is a seperate peice of software that in most cases is not written by the author of the main application. Plug-ins are triggred by certain events occuring in the main application.

For example:
On a Jukebox Application on a song start it will send out a trigger (that includes information) at that time. The Plug-in can use that trigger to do with what they wish, examples like these:

Flash a LED
Display the song name and other details on a LCD
Speak the song details
Trigger a sound effect
Write details to a file log
etc....

How do you install a Plug-in?

Download the plug-in of you choice on the Jukebox Software section.
Drop the .jps file into the ‘plugins’ folder of your Jukebox application.
Some plugins might need a subfolder with external files used. Consult readme in these plugins.
Under the Plug-in’s configuration section of your Jukebox software enable and configure the plug-in. Specific instructions on how to do this will be provide with the plug-in as the will all vary in method.
This Website purpose is to inform users of new development in Jukebox Plug-ins.

Which host is supported this Plug-In system?

Look under Jukebox Software section.

Help & Ideas:

Plug-ins & jukebox authors should use the forum and the Wiki Pages to share ideas.

Who is involved:

The JPS was established in Jan 2008, mainly due to the efforts of the following BYOAC forum members:

Unclet (document API)
Space Fractal (document API, webmaster)
HeadKaze (mostly code help and SDK)
Loadman (to a lesser degree)
All Jukebox Software Authors that came in later :-)

You can contact us throuch Arcadecontrol's Forum, which is the best way.

Thanks to:

Gigerlized (a friend of Space Fractal) for the fine logo