Drop in Rhythmbox replacement for the default CoverArt Search plugin to provide new and updated coverart search providers both local and by internet image hosts

Fixes made for the default ArtSearch

jamendo local file names correctly found i.e. $artist - $album covers
Pull in RB v2.98 MusicBrainz search patch
Fix cover display for "Various Artists" from MusicBrainz
test the file size before downloading - ignore files that are less than 100 bytes

Enhancements:

Choose which providers that you want to search with
Choose the search provider order
When a search provider finds a cover, stop further searches
find and extract embedded covers in MP3, M4A, FLAC & Ogg files

Recommended order for Search Providers

embedded coverart
coverart in the track song folder
local cache search (~/.cache/rhythmbox/covers)
LastFM (use the LastFM plugin to login)
MusicBrainz
Discogs
Cover Art Archive

How to install:

for debian & debian-based distros such as Ubuntu & Mint

sudo apt-get install git gettext python-mako python-mutagen python-requests

for fedora and similar:

yum install git gettext python-mako python-mutagen python-requests

Then install the plugin:

rm -rf ~/.local/share/rhythmbox/plugins/coverart_search_providers
git clone https://github.com/fossfreedom/coverart-search-providers.git
cd coverart-search-providers
sh ./install.sh

installation for embedded coverart

The plugin makes use of the package python-mutagen. For most distros, the default package is v1.20 which was released in 2010.

Since then, lots of bug fixes have been resolved. If you know that there is coverart embedded, but is not displayed in our plugin, then you should install the very latest package:

hg clone https://code.google.com/p/mutagen/

Then following the instructions in the README (slightly modified)

./setup.py build
sudo su
./setup.py install

Note:

LastFM API usage is as per LastFM licensing. Do not copy rb_lastfm.py for your own purposes without obtaining your own API key.