Per Game Info.conf files

[Agent47]

Everyone chill out and keep on topic please. I don't see why anyone is getting worked up over a feature request that would only add completely optional functionality and not affect how things are currently. That's exactly what this section is for and community input is key in making the frontend better for all. But, if anyone isn't interested in or capable of discussing these things without getting bent out of shape, don't participate in the discussion.

[iGarikoitz]

My preference would be to have the XML be leading; any value not entered in the XML file can then be added via the the info conf file. That way, if you don't wish to use the XML files, simply delete them so RetroFE cannot find a value in the meta database, and use the info.conf informaiton in stead. This also preserves the current RetroFE behaviour, and just adds functionality to it.

This is the best option, certainly.

This community is growing little by little and  we can make retrofe a beautiful and easy to use frontend. I'm using almost all of my free time in designing and programming the Aura layout and I would not want to be disillusioned because of some nonsense. Peace Please 

[Ripper006]

Question remains: if certain information is present in both xml and info file, which should have preference?

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The info file for sure. I'm tired of having to base everything around XML databases that don't even contain enough data to do a legitimate rom scan. Once the TruRip scene catches on this won't be such an issue. But as it is right now the the Hyperlist files (unless you are using the set Pieter uploaded) don't even have all the fields available to work with RetroFE. What happens if a user chooses to use a GoodRom set? There is no Hyperlist or TruRip dat for that...

Info.conf files IMO will be much easier to work with and users don't all have to have the same databases, roms, art, etc.. The data i proposed in the first post would be basic information included with all game info.conf files, then users could add extra data to the existing default. The files could then be shared among the community and full sets could be made. Plus once Pieter gets time to add media searching without tags the info.conf files will become even more universal.

Retrofe supports trurip SUPERdats files, which holds all meta data info there, which is read out by retrofe theme also.
We didnt do this for the fun of it. Its already working. And can easily add all needed info for the seperate titles in the meta data part of the SUPERdat files

At this moment it holds (example):

<game name="Games\Cocktail Pack (Japan) (Disc 2)">
      <description>Cocktail Pack (Japan) (Disc 2) - カクテルパック(テレカ付初回版)</description>
      <trurip>
         <titleid>10-81</titleid>
         <publisher>NEC Home Electronics Ltd.</publisher>   
         <developer>Cocktail Soft</developer>
         <year>1997</year>         
         <genre>Simulation</genre>      
         <subgenre></subgenre>      
         <ratings>18+</ratings>
         <score></score>
         <players>1</players>         
         <enabled>Yes</enabled>
         <crc>b72eb2fd</crc>
         <source>trurip</source>
         <cloneof>Can Can Bunny Extra DX (Japan)</cloneof>   
         <relatedto>Cocktail Pack (Japan) (Disc 1)</relatedto>
      </trurip>
      <rom name="Cocktail Pack (Japan) (Disc 2).cue" size="2989" crc="c6fb7225" md5="90e5a9b2be04ac46aeb4c78b3cac7fd9" sha1="8edc17010797c062c7663e74274fad1ec50f43e0" />
      <rom name="Cocktail Pack (Japan) (Disc 2).ccd" size="1697" crc="bc81d476" md5="3d0970e2e681f0dcb7c962b1a70a6606" sha1="e4072fe5c7a5ca6dee897f732095b0210f4d5600" />
      <rom name="Cocktail Pack (Japan) (Disc 2).img" size="744283344" crc="b72eb2fd" md5="67d6ca40254fd09a965c11ab3bcd2675" sha1="1c7da12f7a20095853df26060cf661f8c97bde1f" />
      <rom name="Cocktail Pack (Japan) (Disc 2).sub" size="30378912" crc="843bcca8" md5="93b2966dd427753aea452b6a5839a265" sha1="dcd6cb4e758cbf804a5ee3f6ae26880754aa70b4" />
   </game>

As you can see it also has fields related to and clone of

[dustind900]

Question remains: if certain information is present in both xml and info file, which should have preference?

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The info file for sure. I'm tired of having to base everything around XML databases that don't even contain enough data to do a legitimate rom scan. Once the TruRip scene catches on this won't be such an issue. But as it is right now the the Hyperlist files (unless you are using the set Pieter uploaded) don't even have all the fields available to work with RetroFE. What happens if a user chooses to use a GoodRom set? There is no Hyperlist or TruRip dat for that...

Info.conf files IMO will be much easier to work with and users don't all have to have the same databases, roms, art, etc.. The data i proposed in the first post would be basic information included with all game info.conf files, then users could add extra data to the existing default. The files could then be shared among the community and full sets could be made. Plus once Pieter gets time to add media searching without tags the info.conf files will become even more universal.

Retrofe supports trurip SUPERdats files, which holds all meta data info there, which is read out by retrofe theme also.
We didnt do this for the fun of it. Its already working. And can easily add all needed info for the seperate titles in the meta data part of the SUPERdat files

At this moment it holds (example):

<game name="Games\Cocktail Pack (Japan) (Disc 2)">
<description>Cocktail Pack (Japan) (Disc 2) - カクテルパック(テレカ付初回版)</description>
<trurip>
<titleid>10-81</titleid>
<publisher>NEC Home Electronics Ltd.</publisher>
<developer>Cocktail Soft</developer>
<year>1997</year>
<genre>Simulation</genre>
<subgenre></subgenre>
<ratings>18+</ratings>
<score></score>
<players>1</players>
<enabled>Yes</enabled>
<crc>b72eb2fd</crc>
<source>trurip</source>
<cloneof>Can Can Bunny Extra DX (Japan)</cloneof>
<relatedto>Cocktail Pack (Japan) (Disc 1)</relatedto>
</trurip>
<rom name="Cocktail Pack (Japan) (Disc 2).cue" size="2989" crc="c6fb7225" md5="90e5a9b2be04ac46aeb4c78b3cac7fd9" sha1="8edc17010797c062c7663e74274fad1ec50f43e0" />
<rom name="Cocktail Pack (Japan) (Disc 2).ccd" size="1697" crc="bc81d476" md5="3d0970e2e681f0dcb7c962b1a70a6606" sha1="e4072fe5c7a5ca6dee897f732095b0210f4d5600" />
<rom name="Cocktail Pack (Japan) (Disc 2).img" size="744283344" crc="b72eb2fd" md5="67d6ca40254fd09a965c11ab3bcd2675" sha1="1c7da12f7a20095853df26060cf661f8c97bde1f" />
<rom name="Cocktail Pack (Japan) (Disc 2).sub" size="30378912" crc="843bcca8" md5="93b2966dd427753aea452b6a5839a265" sha1="dcd6cb4e758cbf804a5ee3f6ae26880754aa70b4" />
</game>

As you can see it also has fields related to and clone of

I was talking more about you guys not having a lot of systems done yet. Which, I understand, takes time. If you guys had some more of the bigger systems I would start using your databases for sure.



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[Ripper006]

Not done many systems? (so far 143 Systems / regions in the database)

We have a lot of systems done , except our focus was on optical media systems.

Bigger systems like? (as in number of titles? since optical media are by a mile the largest sets - sizewise)

Atm the sets are 20TB large and soon over 30TB. (and thats without the roms sets).

[dustind900]

Not done many systems? (so far 143 Systems / regions in the database)

We have a lot of systems done , except our focus was on optical media systems.

Bigger systems like? (as in number of titles? since optical media are by a mile the largest sets - sizewise)

Atm the sets are 20TB large and soon over 30TB. (and thats without the roms sets).

I was talking about Systems like NES or SNES. If you have databases for them thats good, but I can't find them. I wasn't trying to offend you or anything.

[Ripper006]

Yeah sure np.

Havent added the roms yet since those are easy to grasp and add into db.

But yeah we will do that.

Will first spit out cd-i  + dreamcast sets