Auto Download

[raviolispy]

A setting to automatically download some suggested media when you're connected to WiFi. This could include the next n episodes of a show you're currently watching and or the output of a basic recommendation algorithm (for movies or shows or both).

[Ongy]

I'll expand a bit on this, to sketch some user flows and/or steps to get this done for a persistent discussion location.

Next Up

Download everything shown in the "Next Up" section.

Goal

This always provides something to watch locally and is somewhat easy to implement

Implementation

• Auto-run a task periodically/on connect/on added event
• Add local database that maps elements (by id/SeriesId + Episode) to downloaded files
• Scrape the Next Up elements and check which are missing Optionally
• Remove local files not in Next Up anymore (or with watched flag)

Next filtered

Similar to Next Up but provide a way to filter shows.

Goal

Avoids downloading unnecessary files. E.g. when I know that I won't watch a show on a mobile device.

Implementation

• Add a (local?) settings store about which shows to download
• Add a UI to fill this
• Use this filter on decisions which files to provide local

Next N Episodes

Provide the next episodes of every show. E.g. by number or time.

Goal

Allows to have a larger buffer of the shows I want to watch. E.g. for 2h train commute it makes sense to download more than a 20min episode of shows when available.

Implementation

Probably makes most sense with both Next Up and the filter implemented

• Add some more settings and UI to control feature
• Don't just look at the Next Up section, but check which shows have unwatched episodes
• Download the next episodes until threshold is met

General considerations

• The feature should have a maximum of local storage taken in GB
• For now we can't use anything in the app sandbox offline, so the download target will be the common download dir
• Downloads should not use metered connections. Potentially with distinct settings form manual downloads
• Next evolution would be a way to list and watch episodes from App offline and track (with delayed upload) the watched flag

[Eoin-ONeill-Yokai]

In general, I think the best auto download situation would be for liked content as it would be the easiest one to manage.

It would be a nice way to keep my phone up to date with my jellyfin music client locally while also allow preferring to load the "local" versions of songs when they're available.

[cegfault]

Auto-downloading "next-up" (especially the next episode in a series) would be very beneficial.