using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Audio;
using MediaBrowser.Controller.Resolvers;
using MediaBrowser.Controller.Sorting;
using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Library
{
///
/// Interface ILibraryManager
///
public interface ILibraryManager
{
///
/// Resolves the item.
///
/// The args.
/// BaseItem.
BaseItem ResolveItem(ItemResolveArgs args);
///
/// Resolves a path into a BaseItem
///
/// The file info.
/// The parent.
/// BaseItem.
///
BaseItem ResolvePath(FileSystemInfo fileInfo, Folder parent = null);
///
/// Resolves a set of files into a list of BaseItem
///
///
/// The files.
/// The parent.
/// List{``0}.
List ResolvePaths(IEnumerable files, Folder parent)
where T : BaseItem;
///
/// Gets the root folder.
///
/// The root folder.
AggregateFolder RootFolder { get; }
///
/// Gets a Person
///
/// The name.
/// Task{Person}.
Person GetPerson(string name);
///
/// Gets the artist.
///
/// The name.
/// Task{Artist}.
MusicArtist GetArtist(string name);
///
/// Gets a Studio
///
/// The name.
/// Task{Studio}.
Studio GetStudio(string name);
///
/// Gets a Genre
///
/// The name.
/// Task{Genre}.
Genre GetGenre(string name);
///
/// Gets the genre.
///
/// The name.
/// Task{MusicGenre}.
MusicGenre GetMusicGenre(string name);
///
/// Gets the game genre.
///
/// The name.
/// Task{GameGenre}.
GameGenre GetGameGenre(string name);
///
/// Gets a Year
///
/// The value.
/// Task{Year}.
///
Year GetYear(int value);
///
/// Validate and refresh the People sub-set of the IBN.
/// The items are stored in the db but not loaded into memory until actually requested by an operation.
///
/// The cancellation token.
/// The progress.
/// Task.
Task ValidatePeople(CancellationToken cancellationToken, IProgress progress);
///
/// Reloads the root media folder
///
/// The progress.
/// The cancellation token.
/// Task.
Task ValidateMediaLibrary(IProgress progress, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
///
/// Gets the default view.
///
/// IEnumerable{VirtualFolderInfo}.
IEnumerable GetDefaultVirtualFolders();
///
/// Gets the view.
///
/// The user.
/// IEnumerable{VirtualFolderInfo}.
IEnumerable GetVirtualFolders(User user);
///
/// Gets the item by id.
///
/// The id.
/// BaseItem.
BaseItem GetItemById(Guid id);
///
/// Gets the intros.
///
/// The item.
/// The user.
/// IEnumerable{System.String}.
IEnumerable