[Feature] Custom metadata for grouped Collections folder?
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Hey folks, wanted to ask for a feature request. Good news is that I've got the feature working already, so this is just so I can show the idea to others for approval.
As part of my overall setup, I was hoping to use collections in order to list a custom collection per franchise (Zelda, Metroid, etc.), and have all of those under the top-level 'Collections' system that's created for non-themed custom collections. However, when trying it out, I found several limitations in place when auto-grouped under the top-level 'Collections' system:
- Name in the list is fixed to whatever the config filename is, i.e. custom-NAME.cgf
- Media (image/video) is fixed to a random game from the collection
- All other metadata fields are auto-generated in code, with no way to change them
My proposed solution for this is to define override folder metadata in a gamelist.xml, which is looked for in a system called 'collections' in the usual gamelist directories. Seems to work fine in my code tests, and would allow people like me to use custom fanart / descriptions per 'franchise' collection instead of the forced auto-generated data:
If admins/devs think this is a good addition, do you mind if I add a pull request in? Thanks!
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