EAE Version Tester

This script systematically tests EAE (EasyAudioEncoder) versions to find available versions beyond the known 2001.

Files

• test_eae_versions.sh - Full-featured parallel tester with detailed output
• test_eae_simple.sh - Simple version for quick testing

Usage

Full Version (Recommended)

# Make executable
chmod +x test_eae_versions.sh

# Test versions 2001-3000 with 10 parallel jobs
./test_eae_versions.sh 2001 3000 10

# Test versions 2001-5000 with 20 parallel jobs
./test_eae_versions.sh 2001 5000 20

# Test versions 3000-4000 with 5 parallel jobs
./test_eae_versions.sh 3000 4000 5

Simple Version

# Make executable
chmod +x test_eae_simple.sh

# Test versions 2001-2100
./test_eae_simple.sh 2001 2100

# Test versions 3000-3100
./test_eae_simple.sh 3000 3100

Parameters

Full Version

1. Start version (default: 2001)
2. End version (default: 3000)
3. Parallel jobs (default: 10)

Simple Version

1. Start version (default: 2001)
2. End version (default: 2100)

Features

• Parallel testing - Tests multiple versions simultaneously
• Color-coded output - Green for available, red for not found
• Progress tracking - Shows which batch is being tested
• Result summary - Lists all available versions found
• Automatic cleanup - Removes temporary files

Expected Output

EAE Version Tester
=================
Testing versions: 2001 to 3000
Parallel jobs: 10
Architecture: linux-x86_64-standard
Plex version: 1.42.2.10156

Testing batch 1: versions 2001-2010
✅ Version 2001: AVAILABLE
❌ Version 2002: HTTP 404
❌ Version 2003: HTTP 404
...

Available versions:
  ✅ Version 2001
  ✅ Version 2000
  ✅ Version 1995

Highest available version: 2001

Notes

• The script uses the latest Plex Media Server version (1.42.2.10156)
• Tests are done in parallel to speed up the process
• Each test makes a single HTTP request to the Plex API
• Results are saved temporarily and cleaned up automatically

Troubleshooting

If you get permission errors:

chmod +x test_eae_versions.sh
chmod +x test_eae_simple.sh

If curl is not found:

sudo apt-get install curl  # Ubuntu/Debian

Running on Ubuntu

1. Copy the scripts to your Ubuntu box
2. Make them executable: chmod +x *.sh
3. Run: ./test_eae_versions.sh 2001 5000 20

The script will systematically test versions and report any that are available.