# Prerequisites
### Ubuntu
`apt install build-essential libcurl4-gnutls-dev imagemagick eyeD3 flac`

### Other OS
* make
* g++
* libcurl
* imagemagick (convert executable)
* eyeD3 executable
* metaflac executable

# Usage
There must be a file named "config.json" in the working directory with your monstercat credentials and other configurations.
See config_example.json for the template.

Invoke `make` to compile. Requires libcurl.

Login via browser and export `cid` cookie to cookies.txt (Netscape format)

Invoke `mcat_dl` with catalog ID as extra arguments to download.

# Download File Structure
### Release Folder
**download_path/Type/YYYY-MM-DD - CatalogID - Artist - Title**
* download_path - Set in config.json
* Type - Album/EP/Single
* YYYY-MM-DD - Release Date in ISO format for easy sorting
* Artist/Title - removed featuring artists from "Artist" and added to "Title"

### Cover
* Cover(.jpg/.png) - Full resolution from Monstercat
* Cover_small.jpg - 750x750 used to tag files

### MP3 and FLAC folders
Separate folders if more than 1 track otherwise put in main folder.

### Extended folder
This is where extended mixes are put into. They are in their original format.

### File Naming
* Title.(mp3/flac) - Used when only 1 track

* Number - Title.(mp3/flac) - Used when track artist **matches** release artist
* Number - Artist - Title.(mp3/flac) - Used when track artist **does not match** release artist

# JSON Library Source
https://github.com/nlohmann/json
* Release - 3.10.5
* Commit - 4f8fba14066156b73f1189a2b8bd568bde5284c5

# eyeD3
https://eyed3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
* For MP3 tagging
```
	// Common
	--encoding utf8
	--preserve-file-times

	// First Step - Remove Images
	--remove-all-images

	// Second Step - Change what is needed
	--add-image "...":FRONT_COVER
	--artist "..."
	--album "..."
	--title "..."
	--track ...

```

# metaflac
https://xiph.org/flac/download.html
* For FLAC tagging
```
metaflac
	// Common
	--preserve-modtime
	--no-utf8-convert

	// First Step - Remove Pictures
	--remove --block-type=PICTURE

	// Second Step - Remove Tags
	--remove-tag=TITLE
	--remove-tag=ARTIST
	--remove-tag=ALBUM
	--remove-tag=TRACKNUMBER

	// Third Step - Add
	"--import-picture-from=3|image/jpeg|||/path/to/cover"
	"--set-tag=TITLE=..."
	"--set-tag=ARTIST=..."
	"--set-tag=ALBUM=..."
	"--set-tag=TRACKNUMBER=..."
	--dont-use-padding

	file.flac
```

# imagemagick
https://imagemagick.org/script/download.php
* For Image Resizing
```
convert
	Cover
	-resize 750x750
	Cover_small.jpg
```