2010-04-17, 16:39
robweber Wrote:the big problem with doing this is that the 'best' way, which is to watch the directory, is difficult to implement cross-platform; so your best bet is an outside utility.
I disagree. Watching a directory means in essence always running a timer. It is easier for XBMC development but not the best use of resources. The user does something to create the new content. Let the user build the update (via a call to the already-present update functionality) as part of their process.
For example, I often backup a few movies from DVD, copy them to the appropriate directories and run the library update once via curl.