Add an "Expand" button to add more tracks to a dynamic playlist. Fixes issue 1268

src/playlist/dynamicplaylistcontrols.cpp

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ DynamicPlaylistControls::DynamicPlaylistControls(QWidget *parent)
 {
   ui_->setupUi(this);
 
+  connect(ui_->expand, SIGNAL(clicked()), SIGNAL(Expand()));
   connect(ui_->repopulate, SIGNAL(clicked()), SIGNAL(Repopulate()));
   connect(ui_->off, SIGNAL(clicked()), SIGNAL(TurnOff()));
 }

src/playlist/dynamicplaylistcontrols.h

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public:
   ~DynamicPlaylistControls();
 
 signals:
+  void Expand();
   void Repopulate();
   void TurnOff();
 

src/playlist/dynamicplaylistcontrols.ui

@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@
         </item>
        </layout>
       </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QPushButton" name="expand">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Expand</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
       <item>
        <widget class="QPushButton" name="repopulate">
         <property name="text">

src/playlist/playlist.cpp

@@ -576,11 +576,7 @@ void Playlist::set_current_row(int i) {
     // Add more dynamic playlist items
     const int count = current_item_index_.row() + dynamic_playlist_->GetDynamicFuture() - items_.count();
     if (count > 0) {
-      GeneratorInserter* inserter = new GeneratorInserter(task_manager_, library_, this);
-      connect(inserter, SIGNAL(Error(QString)), SIGNAL(LoadTracksError(QString)));
-      connect(inserter, SIGNAL(PlayRequested(QModelIndex)), SIGNAL(PlayRequested(QModelIndex)));
-
-      inserter->Load(this, -1, false, false, dynamic_playlist_, count);
+      InsertDynamicItems(count);
     }
 
     // Remove the first item
@@ -592,6 +588,14 @@ void Playlist::set_current_row(int i) {
   UpdateScrobblePoint();
 }
 
+void Playlist::InsertDynamicItems(int count) {
+  GeneratorInserter* inserter = new GeneratorInserter(task_manager_, library_, this);
+  connect(inserter, SIGNAL(Error(QString)), SIGNAL(LoadTracksError(QString)));
+  connect(inserter, SIGNAL(PlayRequested(QModelIndex)), SIGNAL(PlayRequested(QModelIndex)));
+
+  inserter->Load(this, -1, false, false, dynamic_playlist_, count);
+}
+
 Qt::ItemFlags Playlist::flags(const QModelIndex &index) const {
   Qt::ItemFlags flags = Qt::ItemIsEnabled | Qt::ItemIsSelectable;
 
@@ -1498,6 +1502,13 @@ void Playlist::RepopulateDynamicPlaylist() {
   InsertSmartPlaylist(dynamic_playlist_);
 }
 
+void Playlist::ExpandDynamicPlaylist() {
+  if (!dynamic_playlist_)
+    return;
+
+  InsertDynamicItems(5);
+}
+
 void Playlist::RemoveItemsNotInQueue() {
   if (queue_->is_empty()) {
     RemoveItemsWithoutUndo(0, items_.count());

src/playlist/playlist.h

@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ class Playlist : public QAbstractListModel {
 
   void ShuffleModeChanged(PlaylistSequence::ShuffleMode mode);
 
+  void ExpandDynamicPlaylist();
   void RepopulateDynamicPlaylist();
   void TurnOffDynamicPlaylist();
 
@@ -308,6 +309,8 @@ class Playlist : public QAbstractListModel {
   template<typename T>
   void InsertSongItems(const SongList& songs, int pos, bool play_now, bool enqueue);
 
+  void InsertDynamicItems(int count) ;
+ 
   // Modify the playlist without changing the undo stack.  These are used by
   // our friends in PlaylistUndoCommands
   void InsertItemsWithoutUndo(const PlaylistItemList& items, int pos,

src/playlist/playlistview.cpp

@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ void PlaylistView::SetPlaylist(Playlist* playlist) {
                this, SLOT(DynamicModeChanged(bool)));
     disconnect(playlist_, SIGNAL(destroyed()), this, SLOT(PlaylistDestroyed()));
 
+    disconnect(dynamic_controls_, SIGNAL(Expand()),
+               playlist_, SLOT(ExpandDynamicPlaylist()));
     disconnect(dynamic_controls_, SIGNAL(Repopulate()),
                playlist_, SLOT(RepopulateDynamicPlaylist()));
     disconnect(dynamic_controls_, SIGNAL(TurnOff()),
@@ -193,6 +195,7 @@ void PlaylistView::SetPlaylist(Playlist* playlist) {
   connect(playlist_, SIGNAL(CurrentSongChanged(Song)), SLOT(MaybeAutoscroll()));
   connect(playlist_, SIGNAL(DynamicModeChanged(bool)), SLOT(DynamicModeChanged(bool)));
   connect(playlist_, SIGNAL(destroyed()), SLOT(PlaylistDestroyed()));
+  connect(dynamic_controls_, SIGNAL(Expand()), playlist_, SLOT(ExpandDynamicPlaylist()));
   connect(dynamic_controls_, SIGNAL(Repopulate()), playlist_, SLOT(RepopulateDynamicPlaylist()));
   connect(dynamic_controls_, SIGNAL(TurnOff()), playlist_, SLOT(TurnOffDynamicPlaylist()));
 }