TODO3x

Prio 1

General

• rework of config.xml
  • separate rom path and file mask
  • Platform instead of RomCollection?
  • add sources like for files in XBMC?
  • add region information to source?
  • add several launcher configurations to one RC/Platform entry (and store launcher per game in db)?

Datamodel

• add all possible properties to dataobjects
• add rating table with source (thegamesdb, giantbomb, ...)
• decide if year should be stored as flat property (not as own entity)
• date format

Scraping / Game import

• support importing of more than one platform (find game and add releases)
• implement all possible properties and entities for all scrapers
• add region filter (get region from rom collection, rom name, rom file, ...)

Launching

• integrate game launching in new release again
  • decide how to support multi rom games (store all roms in db or just the first rom and find the rest while launching)

UI/Browsing

• decide if imageplacing should be completely removed

	<texture>$INFO[ListItem.Property(gameinfolowerleft)]</texture>

vs.

	<texture>$INFO[ListItem.Property(boxfront)]</texture>

• add minimal support for all scraped game info and extra entities (persons, platform, ...) to check scrape results

Prio 2

General

• export game database as nfo files
  • add option to overwrite existing files
  • add option to export statisitcal or user specific data (isFavorite, launchCount, ...)

Datamodel

• add extra info for arcade machines (separate table or properties in platform?)
• add source (site or url) to downloaded files

Scraping / Game import

• add config option for number of artwork files (screenshots)
• add config option for number of items (persons, ...)
• add config option to ignore artwork from certain scrapers
• integrate offline scrapers in new release (try to ease configuration of offline scrapers)

Launching

• support multiple launchers per platform/game

UI/Browsing

• add full support for all scraped game info and extra entities (persons, platform, ...) to check scrape results
• Console view / dash board
• rework game filter (use XBMCs movie filter as template, support dynamic filters of all database properties)
• decide how to support fallback artwork (general screenshot if no special screenshot is available etc.)

Prio 3

General

• remove MAWS scraper from config.xml
• support extra RomCollections (sub RomCollections like "100 best sport games, ...")
• support for audio files
• add context menu to mark game as completed
• add context menu to mark game as broken (in db + .broken in filename?)
• add scripts to migrate 2.0.7 installations to new db layout and config structure

Datamodel

• store viewstate on RC basis (favorite view per romcollection)
• build game groups (releases and sequels)
• divide outline and plot?
• support 2 or more developers?

Scraping / Game import

• add new MAME scraper
• manually enter name of scraped game (rescrape or interactive)
• support for game logo or game name logo
• select artwork during import
• support for default images (if no image was found)
• divide data and artwork scraper
• artwork quality
• support more than 1 screenshot (and other artwork types)

Launching

UI/Browsing