How to write a codec for Rockbox

Codec structure

• TODO

Adding a decoder to Rockbox

This is of course subject to change as things move around in the source.

• Put your source in apps/codecs

• apps/codecs/SOURCES
  • Add the file name.

• apps/codecs/Makefile
  • Add a rule like ${OBJDIR}/wav.elf : $(OBJDIR)/wav.o

• firmware/export/id3.h
  • Add a value to the Audio file types enum.

• firmware/id3.c
  • Add an entry to audio_formats[]

• apps/metadata.c
  • Add a case to the switch in get_metadata()

• apps/metadata/
  • Add your metadata detection here.

• apps/filetypes.c
  • Add an element to inbuilt_filetypes struct.