Plex-Meta-Manager/docs/config/paths.md
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# Path Types
YAML Files are defined by their path type and path location for the [`metadata_path`](libraries.md#metadata-path), [`overlay_path`](libraries.md#overlay-path), [`playlist_files`](libraries.md#metadata-path), and [`external_templates`](libraries.md#metadata-path) attributes.
They can either be on the local system, online at an url, directly from the [Plex Meta Manager Configs](https://github.com/meisnate12/Plex-Meta-Manager-Configs) repository, or from another [`Custom Repository`](settings.md#custom-repo).
The path types are outlined as follows:
* `- file:` refers to a metadata file which is located within the system that PMM is being run from.
* `- folder:` refers to a directory containing metadata files which is located within the system that PMM is being run from.
* `- url:` refers to a metadata file which is hosted publicly on the internet.
* `- git:` refers to a metadata file which is hosted on the [Configs Repo](https://github.com/meisnate12/Plex-Meta-Manager-Configs).
* `- repo:` refers to a metadata file which is hosted on a custom repository specified aby the user with the [`custom_repo` Setting Attribute](settings.md#custom-repo).
## YAML Controls
You can have some control of yaml files from inside your Configuration file by using YAML Controls.
### Template Variables
You can define [Template Variables](../metadata/templates.md#template-variables) that will be added to every template in the associated YAML file by adding the `template_variables` attribute to the dictionary defining the file.
#### Example
```yaml
libraries:
TV Shows:
metadata_path:
- pmm: genre
template_variables:
schedule_separator: never
collection_mode: hide
- pmm: actor # Notice how the `-` starts this "section"
template_variables:
schedule_separator: never
collection_mode: hide
```
In this example there will be two template variables added to every template in the git file pmm: genre.
`schedule_separator` is set to `never` to not show a separator in this section and `collection_mode` is set to `hide`.
What these variables will do depends on how they're defined in the Metadata File.
### Schedule
Each [`metadata_path`](libraries.md#metadata-path), [`overlay_path`](libraries.md#overlay-path), or [`playlist_files`](libraries.md#metadata-path) can be scheduled by adding the `schedule` attribute to the dictionary defining the file.
Below is an example of a scheduled Metadata File, Overlay File, and Playlist File:
```yaml
libraries:
Movies:
metadata_path:
- file: config/Movies.yml
schedule: weekly(friday)
- pmm: actors
schedule: weekly(saturday)
overlay_path:
- pmm: imdb
schedule: weekly(monday)
playlist_files:
- file: config/Playlists.yml
schedule: weekly(sunday)
```
### Asset Directory
You can define custom Asset Directories per file by adding `asset_directory` to the file call.
```yaml
libraries:
Movies:
metadata_path:
- file: config/Movies.yml
asset_directory: assets/Movies
- pmm: actors
asset_directory: assets/people
overlay_path:
- pmm: imdb
playlist_files:
- file: config/Playlists.yml
asset_directory:
- assets/playlists1
- assets/playlists2
```
## Metadata Path
The [`metadata_path`](libraries.md#metadata-path) attribute is defined under the [`libraries`](libraries) attribute in your [Configuration File](configuration).
### Example
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In this example, multiple metadata file path types are defined for the `"TV Shows"` library:
```yaml
libraries:
TV Shows:
metadata_path:
- file: config/TVShows.yml
- folder: config/TV Shows/
- pmm: tmdb
- repo: charts
- url: https://somewhere.com/PopularTV.yml
```
Within the above example, PMM will:
* First, look within the root of the PMM directory (also known as `config/`) for a metadata file named `TVShows.yml`. If this file does not exist, PMM will skip the entry and move to the next one in the list.
* Then, look within the root of the PMM directory (also known as `config/`) for a directory called `TV Shows`, and then load any metadata files within that directory.
* Then, look at the [meisnate12 folder](https://github.com/meisnate12/Plex-Meta-Manager-Configs/tree/master/meisnate12) within the GitHub Configs Repo for a file called `MovieCharts.yml` which it finds [here](https://github.com/meisnate12/Plex-Meta-Manager-Configs/blob/master/PMM/imdb.yml).
* Then, look at the within the Custom Defined Repo for a file called `charts.yml`.
* Finally, load the metadata file located at `https://somewhere.com/PopularTV.yml`
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## Overlay Path
The [`overlay_path`](libraries.md#overlay-path) attribute is defined under the [`libraries`](libraries) attribute in your [Configuration File](configuration).
### Example
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In this example, multiple overlay file path types are defined for the `"TV Shows"` library:
```yaml
libraries:
TV Shows:
overlay_path:
- file: config/overlays.yml
- folder: config/overlay configs/
- pmm: imdb
- repo: overlays
- url: https://somewhere.com/Overlays.yml
```
Within the above example, PMM will:
* First, look within the root of the PMM directory (also known as `config/`) for a metadata file named `overlays.yml`. If this file does not exist, PMM will skip the entry and move to the next one in the list.
* Then, look within the root of the PMM directory (also known as `config/`) for a directory called `overlay configs`, and then load any metadata files within that directory.
* Then, look at the [meisnate12 folder](https://github.com/meisnate12/Plex-Meta-Manager-Configs/tree/master/meisnate12) within the GitHub Configs Repo for a file called `pmm: imdb.yml` which it finds [here](https://github.com/meisnate12/Plex-Meta-Manager-Configs/blob/master/PMM/overlays/imdb.yml).
* Then, look at the within the Custom Defined Repo for a file called `overlays.yml`.
* Finally, load the metadata file located at `https://somewhere.com/Overlays.yml`
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## Playlist Files
The [`playlist_files`](libraries.md#playlist-files-attribute) at the top level in your [Configuration File](configuration).
### Example
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In this example, multiple `playlist_files` attribute path types are defined:
```yaml
playlist_files:
- file: config/playlists.yml
- folder: config/Playlists/
- pmm: playlist
- repo: playlists
- url: https://somewhere.com/Playlists.yml
```
Within the above example, PMM will:
* First, look within the root of the PMM directory (also known as `config/`) for a playlist file named `Playlists.yml`. If this file does not exist, PMM will skip the entry and move to the next one in the list.
* Then, look within the root of the PMM directory (also known as `config/`) for a directory called `Playlists`, and then load any playlist files within that directory.
* Then, look at the [meisnate12 folder](https://github.com/meisnate12/Plex-Meta-Manager-Configs/tree/master/meisnate12) within the GitHub Configs Repo for a file called `MovieCharts.yml` which it finds [here](https://github.com/meisnate12/Plex-Meta-Manager-Configs/blob/master/meisnate12/Playlists.yml).
* Then, look at the within the Custom Defined Repo for a file called `playlists.yml`.
* Finally, load the playlist file located at `https://somewhere.com/Playlists.yml`
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## External Templates
The [`external_templates`](../metadata/templates.md#external-templates) attribute is defined at the top level in your [Metadata File](../metadata/metadata).
### Example
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In this example, multiple external template file path types are defined:
```yaml
external_templates:
- file: config/templates.yml
- folder: config/templates/
- url: https://somewhere.com/templates.yml
- pmm: templates
- repo: templates
```
Within the above example, PMM will:
* First, look within the root of the PMM directory (also known as `config/`) for a metadata file named `templates.yml`. If this file does not exist, PMM will skip the entry and move to the next one in the list.
* Then, look within the root of the PMM directory (also known as `config/`) for a directory called `templates`, and then load any metadata files within that directory.
* Then, load the metadata file located at `https://somewhere.com/templates.yml`.
* Then, look at the [PMM folder](https://github.com/meisnate12/Plex-Meta-Manager-Configs/tree/master/PMM) within the GitHub Configs Repo for a file called `templates.yml` which it finds [here](https://github.com/meisnate12/Plex-Meta-Manager-Configs/blob/master/PMM/templates.yml).
* Finally, look at the within the Custom Defined Repo for a file called `templates.yml`.
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