Bug #51266 for Audio-Scan: Feature Request: files without extension

Tue Nov 10 06:05:57 2009 valdez [...] cpan.org - Ticket created

Hello, would it be possible to add an hint parameter to scan* methods so that it can scan files without extensions? For example: my $data = Audio::Scan->scan('/path/to/file', 'mp3'); I have a huge amount of mp3 files without extension and I would like to scan them without modifying their filename. Thank you vry much! -- Ciao, Valerio

Tue Nov 10 06:10:36 2009 valdez [...] cpan.org - Subject changed from (no value) to 'Feature Request: files without extension'

Tue Nov 10 07:48:18 2009 AGRUNDMA [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

On Tue Nov 10 06:05:57 2009, VALDEZ wrote: Show quoted text

> Hello, > > would it be possible to add an hint parameter to scan* methods so that > it can scan files without extensions? > > For example: > > my $data = Audio::Scan->scan('/path/to/file', 'mp3'); > > I have a huge amount of mp3 files without extension and I would like to > scan them without modifying their filename. > > Thank you vry much! >

I suppose that would be easy enough to add, kind of a weird use case though. :) I've never heard of someone having mp3 files without an extension.

Tue Nov 10 07:48:19 2009 The RT System itself - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'

Tue Nov 10 10:43:55 2009 valdez [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

On Tue Nov 10 07:48:18 2009, AGRUNDMA wrote: Show quoted text

> I suppose that would be easy enough to add, kind of a weird use case > though. :) I've never heard of someone having mp3 files without an > extension.

true, but that's how my process pipeline works :) I move around thousands of files every day and I cannot rely on file extensions. Next step would be adding support for libmagic, that would help to guess file types. Thanks, Valerio

Tue Nov 10 10:48:52 2009 AGRUNDMA [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added

On Tue Nov 10 10:43:55 2009, VALDEZ wrote: Show quoted text

> On Tue Nov 10 07:48:18 2009, AGRUNDMA wrote:

> > I suppose that would be easy enough to add, kind of a weird use case > > though. :) I've never heard of someone having mp3 files without an > > extension.

> > true, but that's how my process pipeline works :) I move around > thousands of files every day and I cannot rely on file extensions. Next > step would be adding support for libmagic, that would help to guess file > types. > > Thanks, > > Valerio

Maybe, but I think just working based on file extension is good enough. Magic gets complicated when it has to seek past ID3 tags, etc.