Predefined urls as filter on frontend

[xydac]

This is just an idea -

1. Allowing configs to store key value mapping for id -> query params

2. Frontend to show list of those ids that can then be selected for given kiosk

This could allow for

a) simplified way to switching between different views for non web devices where you don't want to type lengthy urls

b) switching context on kiosk - say you want to turn on todays picture or memories of this date over the year

[damongolding]

This is how the redirects work, unless I am misunderstanding. Well, apart from having the option to select from a list on the front end.

[xydac]

I was more focused on list in frontend, while i get that these redirects could be managed externally, you wouldn’t want to keep changing url every time you want to see a different view, Having a selectable list in frontend would be a good idea.

[johndoe0815]

With the great new date range filter option, I just had a similar idea.
Would be really great if one could have a start page with the different parameters with default/env values that can be changed and are then added as URL parameters to a slideshow.
I am using immich kiosk on a tablet in the kitchen, and especially for the dates I'd like to change on demand to e.g. today let it show only pictures from 2023. Manually editing the URL on a tablet is quite cumbersome, so having a date picker and a button "start slideshow" would be really great for that.

[damongolding]

Something like this?

kiosk:
  links:
    - name: christmas 2023
      url: /?date=2023-12-24_to_2023-12-25

    - name: christmas 2022
      url: /?date=2023-12-24_to_2023-12-25

    - name: christmas 2021
      url: /?date=2023-12-24_to_2023-12-25

    - name: album A
      url: /?date=2023-12-24_to_2023-12-25

    # ... etc... #

[RobWW]

This looks like a great feature!

One detail that would be very useful for me, if you have not considered it already: I would like to be able to select from this list with the keyboard (such as using the cursor up, down, and enter key).

My use case is I control my picture frame with an IR Remote, using an Flirc USB dongle. This device works by simply translating IR signals to keyboard presses, which it sends to the active window.

Some background: currently I have the browser set up with multiple tabs for different parameters, and switch between the tabs with using the Ctrl + Tab keyboard shortcut. This works, but is somewhat of a guessing game, as in fullscreen mode there is no user interface on the browser showing what tab (and therefore parameters) is selected.

[damongolding]

I'll have a think about it. It's not straight forward as the up/down arrows are not standard keyboard navigation in browsers. It's possible of course but will need a bit more work.

[damongolding]

You can test out the new redirect GUI using this image damongolding/immich-kiosk-development:0.15.1-beta.2.

You can open the overlay via the menu or by hitting "r" on your keyboard.

It pulls in any redirects you have and displays them.

kiosk:
  redirects:
    - name: christmas 2023
      url: /?date=2023-12-24_to_2023-12-25

    - name: christmas 2022
      url: /?date=2023-12-24_to_2023-12-25

    - name: christmas 2021
      url: /?date=2023-12-24_to_2023-12-25

    # ... etc ... #

[RobWW]

Gave the menu a quick test, it seems to work great. The variable filtering could be a killer feature, it really differentiates Immich Kiosk from older digital picture frames.

And thanks for the keyboard controls!

[xydac]

this looks awesome, thanks for getting this added

[xydac]

an interesting follow up to this if you want to consider -

• adding a flag that allows showing immich albums directly as list after custom links
• wonder if there is a way to add memories already? so it could show this day last year, year before …

[damongolding]

an interesting follow up to this if you want to consider -

• adding a flag that allows showing immich albums directly as list after custom links

• wonder if there is a way to add memories already? so it could show this day last year, year before …

memories was added in 0.15.0. It's a bool so memories=true will add memories as an asset bucket.

[johndoe0815]

Can redirects only be maintained in a config.yml or also just in the docker file with ENV variables?
So far I found it easier to just have everything in the docker file.

And a second question

[damongolding]

Can redirects only be maintained in a config.yml or also just in the docker file with ENV variables?

So far I found it easier to just have everything in the docker file.

And a second question

Redirects are only configurable via a config.yaml file. Some elements are too complex for ENV. Such as webhooks, weather and redirects.

[johndoe0815]

Ok, then I could use some noob help, as I am deploying via portainer and have never created/edited files inside the container, but only managed the compose files and ENV variables.
In portainer I can open the console of my container, but then I only see the following files/directories:

/ # ls -la
total 16288
drwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          4096 Feb 11 18:20 .
drwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          4096 Feb 11 18:20 ..
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root             0 Feb 11 18:20 .dockerenv
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Jan  8 11:04 bin
drwxr-xr-x    5 root     root           340 Feb 11 18:20 dev
drwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          4096 Feb 11 18:20 etc
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Jan  8 11:04 home
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root      16612098 Feb 11 17:09 kiosk
drwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          4096 Jan  8 11:04 lib
drwxr-xr-x    5 root     root          4096 Jan  8 11:04 media
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Jan  8 11:04 mnt
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Jan  8 11:04 opt
dr-xr-xr-x  766 nobody   nobody           0 Feb 11 18:20 proc
drwx------    1 root     root          4096 Feb 11 20:05 root
drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root          4096 Jan  8 11:04 run
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Jan  8 11:04 sbin
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Jan  8 11:04 srv
dr-xr-xr-x   13 nobody   nobody           0 Nov 13 10:44 sys
drwxrwxrwt    1 root     root          4096 Feb 11 18:20 tmp
drwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          4096 Jan  8 11:04 usr
drwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          4096 Jan  8 11:04 var

Where exactly would I now need to create the config.yaml as described under https://github.com/damongolding/immich-kiosk?tab=readme-ov-file#option-2-create-a-separate-compose-file-for-kiosk, so that immich-kiosk also uses it?

[damongolding]

Ok, then I could use some noob help, as I am deploying via portainer and have never created/edited files inside the container, but only managed the compose files and ENV variables.

You will need to create the file on the host then mount it into the container, not create it inside the container. I don't use Portainer but I found this https://docs.portainer.io/user/docker/containers/attach-volume.

You can hop into the Discord channel if you want more informal help 😊

[johndoe0815]

Thanks, I missed the mount part. Mounting I am able to, so with that information I was able to implement the functionality :-)
That improves the usability a lot, will now finally put that for my kitchen tablet.
Just waiting for the improved ken burns transition, then the solution is perfect for me ;-)

[damongolding]

Glad you were able to get it up and running.

I would say "the variant of the Ken Burns" you prefer rather than "improved" 😉.