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jorsh

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Change files order from groovy script
Posted: 24 Nov 24, 18:42

I can set "custom" sorting order from groovy to the specific folder using setFolderOrdering() API.

Is there any way I can specify a position for each file in the folder individually when folder is set to a custom order?

I see AlbumObjectOrderer class and CustomOrderer interface, but I am not sure how/if they can be used from groovy. Also, I can't find anything I can use for direct position access - something like setOrderIndex( int idx)

I appreciate any help

Thanks

RobM

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Re: Change files order from groovy script
Posted: 24 Nov 24, 20:00

in response to: jorsh

Are you running jAlbum from the command line or the GUI?
In the GUI, explore mode, you can right click in a free space and select 'Ordering' with an option to apply to subfolders.

If you want to look at an example tool that changes object ordering, for the whole project, look at this tool However if you want to set a folders contents be some arbitrary system, not just name, title, rating etc. then I'm not sure how that can be done.

jorsh

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Re: Change files order from groovy script
Posted: 2 Dec 24, 01:44

in response to: RobM

I am running groovy script as an "External tool". I want to use "custom" order and I know order of the files in each folder I want to have. I can't afford manually re-arrange each folder (>1000 files in an Album) in the UI. I am looking for the way to set order of files from groovy script programmatically according to a special rules I have. I looked into jAlbum Java documentation and can't figure out how to change order of files programmatically.

RobM

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Re: Change files order from groovy script
Posted: 2 Dec 24, 11:50

in response to: jorsh

My guess would be to try the AlbumObjectOrderer Class

 AlbumObject[]  sort(AlbumObject[] objects)

method.

That is part of Interface AlbumObject and has the method

 moveTo(AlbumObject newParent, int position)

Never tried to use it but it seems the closest thing to what you want, assuming you already have the code to implement your ‘special rules’.

Sorry, but that’s the best I can suggest, maybe someone else will have an idea.

Edited by: RobM on 2 Dec 2024, 10:53

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