I didn’t know they needed developers. I’m an avid Plex user but C# developer by trade. Cloned the server and web projects and worked on my first issue!
A Call for Developers – Jellyfin
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Re: A Call for Developers – Jellyfin
#62Oh, I had no idea jellyfin was based on C#. I started my career as a C# dev, but now I only write C++. I miss C# dearly and have been badly wanting a project to flex those muscles on. I guess I'll dive into jellyfin now. I've got a list of annoyances and now that I know it's C#, I'm ready to get fixing
You're likely in for a treat if you haven't written C# in a while. The language has evolved quite a bit, especially around all kinds of nice ergonomics. Interesting things like pattern matching, using statements, and performance oriented primitives.
I got back to writing C# full time earlier this year and it's a joy.
Re: A Call for Developers – Jellyfin
#63I do not understand why anyone uses Jellyfin, I've tried it twice, and it seems soo finicky and opinionated. I've always just had a Linux computer hooked up to the T.V. Add a little bit of ktorrent, VLC, and SMB. Never really had any problems with this and its much much simpler.
It's extremely convenient to have software keep track of which episode on a 7 season show I'm on
Re: A Call for Developers – Jellyfin
#64This could be interesting. How good are the dev docs?
Re: A Call for Developers – Jellyfin
#65Sorry for the rant, but as someone who has used Jellyfin and similar apps like Kodi, I have to say I find their code quality and general software architecture to be crap. I wish there was a good alternative. A few examples: I have installed the Jellyfin server on a Linux box, and the Jellyfin app on a playback device (Google Chromecast with Google TV, GCCWGTV). When the app detects the playback device or TV doesn't s…
Scrape with tinymediamanager. Make kodi use local info only (jpg/nfo files in movie folders - scraped by tmm). New stuff goes into a todo folder, scrape new files from the todo folder and then move it to the movie/tvshow folder. Use MariaDB if you desire multiple device sync of watched and rated stuff. This is a week old setup I guided a friend to do on the NAS.
Thanks, I will look into it !
Re: A Call for Developers – Jellyfin
#66Around a year ago I jumped in, picked up some tasks, submitted one or two PRs to fix where exceptions were being used for flow control, basic stuff to give the maintainers confidence that I could contribute. All they did was say those exceptions -- which happen every time the app starts -- don't need to be fixed. A bit of a turn off for wanting to help on the project....
I don't know the full context of the situation, but when you have a limited amount of time to tend to PRs, it doesn't make sense to review non functional changes. It also depends on what their testing situation is like. Are they relying on their canary users to report issues, or do they have integration tests? There's also stuff like Hacktoberfest which used to encourage pointless PRs, and MOOCs or real courses which…
If a project is going to reject a “pointless improvement” then it is gonna be tough for any new contributors to get traction in the code base.
Re: A Call for Developers – Jellyfin
#67I do not understand why anyone uses Jellyfin, I've tried it twice, and it seems soo finicky and opinionated. I've always just had a Linux computer hooked up to the T.V. Add a little bit of ktorrent, VLC, and SMB. Never really had any problems with this and its much much simpler.
Tell me you live alone or only with a partner in a single TV home. Multiple users, multiple locations, one setup. That's the value.
12 years ago me and my then girlfriend used to torrent a USB pen drive full of the series and movies we wanted to watch and just plug it into a Sony TV and watch. Including subtitles when we wanted. You could put that USB pen drive in your pocket to continue watching at a friends house.
20 years ago, we'd connect any PC or Mac to the TV with HDMI and watch a movie or whatever we wanted.
Re: A Call for Developers – Jellyfin
#68Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not sure about code quality (what I’ve seen of Jellyfin seems fine-ish?) but I can attest that I tried probably a half-dozen times over a span of years (from when it was still XBMC, up to about 3-4 years ago) to use Kodi, and I don’t think my watching:screwing-with-the-system ratio ever got much better than 1:1, and nobody else around would use it, after perhaps a tentative and disastrous initial attempt. I’ve been u…
I agree, Kodi requires constant maintenance and tweaking. Jellyfin seems better overall(?) But I'm really frustrated with this transcoding issue. Or the fact it's incapable of DTS 5.1 passthrough on GCCWGTV (even their site https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/clients/codec-support/ says Jellyfin has been tested with DTS mono only, not DTS 5.1 ).
I do kinda cheat by ensuring I never need to transcode. Clients are AppleTV or iOS devices, mostly, and support every video or audio codec I’ve got.
My server’s too weak to transcode more than about DVD resolution videos at live-video speeds, is why I have to do it that way.
Re: A Call for Developers – Jellyfin
#69It is a bit funny to me that reading this, I can only guess that Jellyfin is a... Plex clone? I guess the writer assumes I already know about/want to improve the product which IS its intended audience, but coming from HN I'm just like what... is... it...
You're confusing Hacker News with your chat application or your e-mail. Links posted here are not specifically directed towards you as an individual, they're for the general public to reflect on.
Re: A Call for Developers – Jellyfin
#70I love Jellyfin. Been using it for 3 years now, will definitely participate in Hacktober fest!
It's hard to spell the "Hacktober fest" word though.
I guess the easier term could be: Hacktember.