Glossary
- backend
- A part of Mopidy providing music library, playlist storage and/or
playback capability to the core. Mopidy have a backend for each
music store or music service it supports. See Backend API for
details.
- core
- The part of Mopidy that makes multiple frontends capable of using
multiple backends. The core module is also the owner of the
tracklist. To use the core module, see Core API.
- extension
- A Python package that can extend Mopidy with on or more
backends, frontends, or GStreamer
elements like mixers. See Extensions for a list of
existing extensions and Extension development for how to make a new
extension.
- frontend
- A part of Mopidy using the core API. Existing frontends
include the MPD server, the MPRIS/D-Bus integration,
the Last.fm scrobbler, and the HTTP server with
JavaScript API. See Frontend API for details.
- mixer
- A GStreamer element that controls audio volume.
- tracklist
- Mopidy’s name for the play queue or current playlist. The name is
inspired by the MPRIS specification.