added collection type

2 files changed, 17 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Library/LibraryHelpers.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Library/LibraryHelpers.cs
index ab7449273d..72cff4560a 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Library/LibraryHelpers.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Library/LibraryHelpers.cs
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Library
         /// Adds the virtual folder.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="name">The name.</param>
+        /// <param name="collectionType">Type of the collection.</param>
         /// <param name="user">The user.</param>
         /// <param name="appPaths">The app paths.</param>
         /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentException">There is already a media collection with the name  + name + .</exception>
-        public static void AddVirtualFolder(string name, User user, IServerApplicationPaths appPaths)
+        public static void AddVirtualFolder(string name, string collectionType, User user, IServerApplicationPaths appPaths)
         {
             name = FileSystem.GetValidFilename(name);
 
@@ -32,6 +33,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Library
             }
 
             Directory.CreateDirectory(virtualFolderPath);
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(collectionType))
+            {
+                var path = Path.Combine(virtualFolderPath, collectionType + ".collection");
+
+                File.Create(path);
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Library/LibraryStructureService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Library/LibraryStructureService.cs
index 88fc8b0af1..91018168b2 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Library/LibraryStructureService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Library/LibraryStructureService.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Library
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The name.</value>
         public string Name { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the type of the collection.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The type of the collection.</value>
+        public string CollectionType { get; set; }
     }
 
     [Route("/Library/VirtualFolders/{Name}", "DELETE")]
@@ -196,13 +202,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Library
         {
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(request.UserId))
             {
-                LibraryHelpers.AddVirtualFolder(request.Name, null, _appPaths);
+                LibraryHelpers.AddVirtualFolder(request.Name, request.CollectionType, null, _appPaths);
             }
             else
             {
                 var user = _userManager.GetUserById(new Guid(request.UserId));
 
-                LibraryHelpers.AddVirtualFolder(request.Name, user, _appPaths);
+                LibraryHelpers.AddVirtualFolder(request.Name, request.CollectionType, user, _appPaths);
             }
 
             _libraryManager.ValidateMediaLibrary(new Progress<double>(), CancellationToken.None);