Configuration File

The configuration file is a JSON file located in ~/.wmal/config.json

Key	Description	Value	Default
auto_status_change	Decides if the status of a show should be changed automatically whenever possible, i.e. when completed or when starting watching it. Depends on the API.	Boolean	true
autoretrieve	Specifies list autoretrieval mode.	String "off": No autoretrieve "always": Retrieve at program start "days": Retrieve after specified days	"off"
autoretrieve_days	How many days to wait before autoretrieving. Only works if "autoretrieve" is set to "days"; ignored otherwise.	Integer	3
autosend	Specified changes auto-send mode.	String "off": No autosend. "always": Autosend after every change. "at_exit": Autosend when exiting program. "hours": Autosend after specified hours. "size": Autosend after queue reaches specified size.	"at_exit"
autosend_hours	How many hours to wait before autosending. Only works if "autosend" is set to "hours"; ignored otherwise.	Integer	5
autosend_size	Specifies the limit of the queue size; after this limit is reached, the changes will be autosent. Only works if "autosend" is set to "size"; ignored otherwise.	Integer	5
debug_disable_lock	Specifies if the lock file check to see if the cache is currently open should be disabled. Currently set to true as default, as the feature in the present moment is unstable an annoying.	Boolean	true
player	Process name of the media player to use. Currently used both to launch it, and for the tracker to detect if an instance of it is already running in the background. This might change in the near future.	String	"mpv"
searchdir	Full path of the directory to search for video files when launching a media player, or detecting a running player.	String	"/home/user/Videos"
tracker_enabled	Specifies if the tracker should be used.	Boolean	true
tracker_interval	Time **in seconds** for the tracker to re-check for a running player in the background. This launches the lsof command in the background.	Integer	120
tracker_update_wait	Time **in minutes* to wait before updating an episode when a player is running. If the player is closed before this time limit is reached, the episode won't be updated.	Integer	5