For Developers

This section contains information for developers. Read on if you’re interested in hacking beets itself or creating plugins for it.

• Writing Plugins
  • Add Commands to the CLI
  • Listen for Events
  • Extend the Autotagger
  • Read Configuration Options
  • Add Path Format Functions and Fields
  • Extend MediaFile
  • Add Import Pipeline Stages
  • Extend the Query Syntax
  • Flexible Field Types
  • Logging
  • Append Prompt Choices
• API Documentation
  • The Library Class
    • Transactions
  • Model Classes
    • Model base
    • Item
    • Album
• MediaFile