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+/*
+ * $Id$
+ * Implementation file for mp3 scanner and monitor
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2003 Ron Pedde (ron@pedde.com)
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "db-memory.h"
+#include "mp3-scanner.h"
+
+/*
+ * scan_init
+ *
+ * This assumes the database is already initialized.
+ *
+ * Ideally, this would check to see if the database is empty.
+ * If it is, it sets the database into bulk-import mode, and scans
+ * the MP3 directory.
+ *
+ * If not empty, it would start a background monitor thread
+ * and update files on a file-by-file basis
+ */
+
+int scan_init(char *path) {
+    MP3FILE junk={
+	"/tmp/x.mp3",
+	"Some Title",
+	"Some Artist",
+	"Some Album",
+	"Some Genre",
+	1
+    };
+
+    if(db_add(&junk)) {
+	perror("db_add");
+	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+    return 0;
+}