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1 /*****************************************************************************
2  * engine.c : Run the playlist and handle its control
3  *****************************************************************************
4  * Copyright (C) 1999-2008 the VideoLAN team
5  *
6  * Authors: Samuel Hocevar <sam@zoy.org>
7  *          ClĂ©ment Stenac <zorglub@videolan.org>
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23
24 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
25 # include "config.h"
26 #endif
27
28 #include <assert.h>
29 #include <vlc_common.h>
30 #include <vlc_sout.h>
31 #include <vlc_playlist.h>
32 #include <vlc_interface.h>
33 #include "playlist_internal.h"
34 #include "stream_output/stream_output.h" /* sout_DeleteInstance */
35
36 /*****************************************************************************
37  * Local prototypes
38  *****************************************************************************/
39 static void VariablesInit( playlist_t *p_playlist );
40 static void playlist_Destructor( vlc_object_t * p_this );
41 static void playlist_Destructor( vlc_object_t * p_this );
42
43 static int RandomCallback( vlc_object_t *p_this, char const *psz_cmd,
44                            vlc_value_t oldval, vlc_value_t newval, void *a )
45 {
46     (void)psz_cmd; (void)oldval; (void)newval; (void)a;
47
48     ((playlist_t*)p_this)->b_reset_currently_playing = true;
49     playlist_Signal( ((playlist_t*)p_this) );
50     return VLC_SUCCESS;
51 }
52
53 /**
54  * Create playlist
55  *
56  * Create a playlist structure.
57  * \param p_parent the vlc object that is to be the parent of this playlist
58  * \return a pointer to the created playlist, or NULL on error
59  */
60 playlist_t * playlist_Create( vlc_object_t *p_parent )
61 {
62     static const char playlist_name[] = "playlist";
63     playlist_t *p_playlist;
64     bool b_save;
65
66     /* Allocate structure */
67     p_playlist = vlc_custom_create( p_parent, sizeof( *p_playlist ),
68                                     VLC_OBJECT_GENERIC, playlist_name );
69     if( !p_playlist )
70         return NULL;
71
72     TAB_INIT( p_playlist->i_sds, p_playlist->pp_sds );
73
74     libvlc_priv(p_parent->p_libvlc)->p_playlist = p_playlist;
75
76     VariablesInit( p_playlist );
77
78     /* Initialise data structures */
79     vlc_mutex_init( &p_playlist->gc_lock );
80     p_playlist->i_last_playlist_id = 0;
81     p_playlist->p_input = NULL;
82
83     p_playlist->gc_date = 0;
84     p_playlist->b_cant_sleep = false;
85
86     ARRAY_INIT( p_playlist->items );
87     ARRAY_INIT( p_playlist->all_items );
88     ARRAY_INIT( p_playlist->current );
89
90     p_playlist->i_current_index = 0;
91     p_playlist->b_reset_currently_playing = true;
92     p_playlist->last_rebuild_date = 0;
93
94     p_playlist->b_tree = var_CreateGetBool( p_playlist, "playlist-tree" );
95
96     p_playlist->b_doing_ml = false;
97
98     p_playlist->b_auto_preparse =
99                         var_CreateGetBool( p_playlist, "auto-preparse" ) ;
100
101     p_playlist->p_root_category = playlist_NodeCreate( p_playlist, NULL, NULL,
102                                     0, NULL );
103     p_playlist->p_root_onelevel = playlist_NodeCreate( p_playlist, NULL, NULL,
104                                     0, p_playlist->p_root_category->p_input );
105
106     if( !p_playlist->p_root_category || !p_playlist->p_root_onelevel )
107         return NULL;
108
109     /* Create playlist and media library */
110     playlist_NodesPairCreate( p_playlist, _( "Playlist" ),
111                             &p_playlist->p_local_category,
112                             &p_playlist->p_local_onelevel, false );
113
114     p_playlist->p_local_category->i_flags |= PLAYLIST_RO_FLAG;
115     p_playlist->p_local_onelevel->i_flags |= PLAYLIST_RO_FLAG;
116
117     if( !p_playlist->p_local_category || !p_playlist->p_local_onelevel ||
118         !p_playlist->p_local_category->p_input ||
119         !p_playlist->p_local_onelevel->p_input )
120         return NULL;
121
122     if( config_GetInt( p_playlist, "media-library") )
123     {
124         playlist_NodesPairCreate( p_playlist, _( "Media Library" ),
125                             &p_playlist->p_ml_category,
126                             &p_playlist->p_ml_onelevel, false );
127
128         if(!p_playlist->p_ml_category || !p_playlist->p_ml_onelevel)
129             return NULL;
130
131         p_playlist->p_ml_category->i_flags |= PLAYLIST_RO_FLAG;
132         p_playlist->p_ml_onelevel->i_flags |= PLAYLIST_RO_FLAG;
133     }
134     else
135     {
136         p_playlist->p_ml_category = p_playlist->p_ml_onelevel = NULL;
137     }
138
139     /* Initial status */
140     p_playlist->status.p_item = NULL;
141     p_playlist->status.p_node = p_playlist->p_local_onelevel;
142     p_playlist->request.b_request = false;
143     p_playlist->status.i_status = PLAYLIST_STOPPED;
144
145     p_playlist->i_sort = SORT_ID;
146     p_playlist->i_order = ORDER_NORMAL;
147
148
149     b_save = p_playlist->b_auto_preparse;
150     p_playlist->b_auto_preparse = false;
151     playlist_MLLoad( p_playlist );
152     p_playlist->b_auto_preparse = true;
153
154     vlc_object_set_destructor( p_playlist, playlist_Destructor );
155
156     return p_playlist;
157 }
158
159 /**
160  * Destroy playlist
161  *
162  * Destroy a playlist structure.
163  * \param p_playlist the playlist object
164  * \return nothing
165  */
166
167 static void playlist_Destructor( vlc_object_t * p_this )
168 {
169     playlist_t * p_playlist = (playlist_t *)p_this;
170
171     if( p_playlist->p_preparse )
172         vlc_object_release( p_playlist->p_preparse );
173
174     if( p_playlist->p_fetcher )
175         vlc_object_release( p_playlist->p_fetcher );
176 }
177
178 /* Destroy remaining objects */
179 static void ObjectGarbageCollector( playlist_t *p_playlist, bool b_force )
180 {
181     if( !b_force )
182     {
183         if( mdate() - p_playlist->gc_date < 1000000 )
184         {
185             p_playlist->b_cant_sleep = true;
186             return;
187         }
188         else if( p_playlist->gc_date == 0 )
189             return;
190     }
191
192     vlc_mutex_lock( &p_playlist->gc_lock );
193     p_playlist->b_cant_sleep = false;
194     vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_playlist->gc_lock );
195 }
196
197 /* Input Callback */
198 static void input_state_changed( const vlc_event_t * event, void * data )
199 {
200     (void)event;
201     playlist_t * p_playlist = data;
202     playlist_Signal( p_playlist );
203 }
204
205 /* Input Callback */
206 static void input_selected_stream_changed( const vlc_event_t * event, void * data )
207 {
208     (void)event;
209     playlist_t * p_playlist = data;
210     PL_LOCK;
211     p_playlist->gc_date = mdate();
212     vlc_object_signal_unlocked( p_playlist );
213     PL_UNLOCK;
214 }
215
216 /* Internals */
217 void playlist_release_current_input( playlist_t * p_playlist )
218 {
219     vlc_assert_locked( &(vlc_internals(p_playlist)->lock) );
220
221     if( !p_playlist->p_input ) return;
222
223     input_thread_t * p_input = p_playlist->p_input;
224     vlc_event_manager_t * p_em = input_get_event_manager( p_input );
225
226     vlc_event_detach( p_em, vlc_InputStateChanged,
227                       input_state_changed, p_playlist );
228     vlc_event_detach( p_em, vlc_InputSelectedStreamChanged,
229                       input_selected_stream_changed, p_playlist );
230     p_playlist->p_input = NULL;
231
232     /* Release the playlist lock, because we may get stuck
233      * in vlc_object_release() for some time. */
234     PL_UNLOCK;
235     vlc_object_release( p_input );
236     PL_LOCK;
237 }
238
239 void playlist_set_current_input(
240     playlist_t * p_playlist, input_thread_t * p_input )
241 {
242     vlc_assert_locked( &(vlc_internals(p_playlist)->lock) );
243
244     playlist_release_current_input( p_playlist );
245
246     if( p_input )
247     {
248         vlc_object_yield( p_input );
249         p_playlist->p_input = p_input;
250         vlc_event_manager_t * p_em = input_get_event_manager( p_input );
251         vlc_event_attach( p_em, vlc_InputStateChanged,
252                           input_state_changed, p_playlist );
253         vlc_event_attach( p_em, vlc_InputSelectedStreamChanged,
254                           input_selected_stream_changed, p_playlist );
255     }
256 }
257
258 /** Get current playing input.
259  */
260 input_thread_t * playlist_CurrentInput( playlist_t * p_playlist )
261 {
262     input_thread_t * p_input;
263     PL_LOCK;
264     p_input = p_playlist->p_input;
265     if( p_input ) vlc_object_yield( p_input );
266     PL_UNLOCK;
267     return p_input;
268 }
269
270
271 /**
272  * @}
273  */
274
275 /**
276  * Main loop
277  *
278  * Main loop for the playlist
279  * \param p_playlist the playlist object
280  * \return nothing
281  */
282 void playlist_MainLoop( playlist_t *p_playlist )
283 {
284     playlist_item_t *p_item = NULL;
285     bool b_playexit = var_GetBool( p_playlist, "play-and-exit" );
286     PL_LOCK;
287
288     if( p_playlist->b_reset_currently_playing &&
289         mdate() - p_playlist->last_rebuild_date > 30000 ) // 30 ms
290     {
291         ResetCurrentlyPlaying( p_playlist, var_GetBool( p_playlist, "random" ),
292                              p_playlist->status.p_item );
293         p_playlist->last_rebuild_date = mdate();
294     }
295
296 check_input:
297     /* If there is an input, check that it doesn't need to die. */
298     if( p_playlist->p_input )
299     {
300         if( p_playlist->request.b_request && !p_playlist->p_input->b_die )
301         {
302             PL_DEBUG( "incoming request - stopping current input" );
303             input_StopThread( p_playlist->p_input );
304         }
305
306         /* This input is dead. Remove it ! */
307         if( p_playlist->p_input->b_dead )
308         {
309             int i_activity;
310             input_thread_t *p_input;
311             sout_instance_t **pp_sout =
312                 &libvlc_priv(p_playlist->p_libvlc)->p_sout;
313
314             PL_DEBUG( "dead input" );
315
316             p_input = p_playlist->p_input;
317
318             assert( *pp_sout == NULL );
319             if( var_CreateGetBool( p_input, "sout-keep" ) )
320                 *pp_sout = input_DetachSout( p_input );
321
322             /* Destroy input */
323             playlist_release_current_input( p_playlist );
324
325             p_playlist->gc_date = mdate();
326             p_playlist->b_cant_sleep = true;
327
328             if( p_playlist->status.p_item->i_flags
329                 & PLAYLIST_REMOVE_FLAG )
330             {
331                  PL_DEBUG( "%s was marked for deletion, deleting",
332                                  PLI_NAME( p_playlist->status.p_item  ) );
333                  playlist_ItemDelete( p_playlist->status.p_item );
334                  if( p_playlist->request.p_item == p_playlist->status.p_item )
335                      p_playlist->request.p_item = NULL;
336                  p_playlist->status.p_item = NULL;
337             }
338
339             i_activity= var_GetInteger( p_playlist, "activity" );
340             var_SetInteger( p_playlist, "activity", i_activity -
341                             DEFAULT_INPUT_ACTIVITY );
342
343             goto check_input;
344         }
345         /* This input is dying, let it do */
346         else if( p_playlist->p_input->b_die )
347         {
348             PL_DEBUG( "dying input" );
349             PL_UNLOCK;
350             msleep( INTF_IDLE_SLEEP );
351             PL_LOCK;
352             goto check_input;
353         }
354         /* This input has finished, ask it to die ! */
355         else if( p_playlist->p_input->b_error
356                   || p_playlist->p_input->b_eof )
357         {
358             PL_DEBUG( "finished input" );
359             input_StopThread( p_playlist->p_input );
360             /* No need to wait here, we'll wait in the p_input->b_die case */
361             goto check_input;
362         }
363         else if( p_playlist->p_input->i_state != INIT_S )
364         {
365             PL_UNLOCK;
366             ObjectGarbageCollector( p_playlist, false );
367             PL_LOCK;
368         }
369     }
370     else
371     {
372         /* No input. Several cases
373          *  - No request, running status -> start new item
374          *  - No request, stopped status -> collect garbage
375          *  - Request, running requested -> start new item
376          *  - Request, stopped requested -> collect garbage
377         */
378         int i_status = p_playlist->request.b_request ?
379             p_playlist->request.i_status : p_playlist->status.i_status;
380         if( i_status != PLAYLIST_STOPPED )
381         {
382             msg_Dbg( p_playlist, "starting new item" );
383             p_item = playlist_NextItem( p_playlist );
384
385             if( p_item == NULL )
386             {
387                 msg_Dbg( p_playlist, "nothing to play" );
388                 p_playlist->status.i_status = PLAYLIST_STOPPED;
389                 PL_UNLOCK;
390
391                 if( b_playexit == true )
392                 {
393                     msg_Info( p_playlist, "end of playlist, exiting" );
394                     vlc_object_kill( p_playlist->p_libvlc );
395                 }
396                 ObjectGarbageCollector( p_playlist, true );
397                 return;
398              }
399              playlist_PlayItem( p_playlist, p_item );
400          }
401          else
402          {
403             const bool b_gc_forced = p_playlist->status.i_status != PLAYLIST_STOPPED;
404
405             p_playlist->status.i_status = PLAYLIST_STOPPED;
406             if( p_playlist->status.p_item &&
407                 p_playlist->status.p_item->i_flags & PLAYLIST_REMOVE_FLAG )
408             {
409                 PL_DEBUG( "deleting item marked for deletion" );
410                 playlist_ItemDelete( p_playlist->status.p_item );
411                 p_playlist->status.p_item = NULL;
412             }
413
414             /* Collect garbage */
415             PL_UNLOCK;
416             ObjectGarbageCollector( p_playlist, b_gc_forced );
417             PL_LOCK;
418         }
419     }
420     PL_UNLOCK;
421 }
422
423 /**
424  * Last loop
425  *
426  * The playlist is dying so do the last loop
427  * \param p_playlist the playlist object
428  * \return nothing
429 */
430 void playlist_LastLoop( playlist_t *p_playlist )
431 {
432     /* If there is an input, kill it */
433     while( 1 )
434     {
435         PL_LOCK;
436         if( p_playlist->p_input == NULL )
437         {
438             PL_UNLOCK;
439             break;
440         }
441
442         if( p_playlist->p_input->b_dead )
443         {
444             /* remove input */
445             playlist_release_current_input( p_playlist );
446
447             /* sout-keep: no need to anything here.
448              * The last input will destroy its sout, if any, by itself */
449
450             PL_UNLOCK;
451             continue;
452         }
453         else if( p_playlist->p_input->b_die )
454         {
455             /* This input is dying, leave it alone */
456             ;
457         }
458         else if( p_playlist->p_input->b_error || p_playlist->p_input->b_eof )
459         {
460             input_StopThread( p_playlist->p_input );
461             PL_UNLOCK;
462             continue;
463         }
464         else
465         {
466             p_playlist->p_input->b_eof = 1;
467         }
468         PL_UNLOCK;
469
470         msleep( INTF_IDLE_SLEEP );
471     }
472
473 #ifdef ENABLE_SOUT
474     /* close the remaining sout-keep (if there was no input atm) */
475     sout_instance_t *p_sout = libvlc_priv (p_playlist->p_libvlc)->p_sout;
476     if (p_sout)
477         sout_DeleteInstance( p_sout );
478 #endif
479
480     if( p_playlist->status.p_node &&
481         p_playlist->status.p_node->i_flags & PLAYLIST_REMOVE_FLAG )
482     {
483          PL_DEBUG( "%s was marked for deletion, deleting",
484                          PLI_NAME( p_playlist->status.p_node  ) );
485          playlist_ItemDelete( p_playlist->status.p_node );
486          p_playlist->status.p_node = NULL;
487     }
488
489     /* Core should have terminated all SDs before the playlist */
490     /* TODO: It fails to do so when not playing anything -- Courmisch */
491     playlist_ServicesDiscoveryKillAll( p_playlist );
492     playlist_MLDump( p_playlist );
493
494     PL_LOCK;
495     FOREACH_ARRAY( playlist_item_t *p_del, p_playlist->all_items )
496         free( p_del->pp_children );
497         vlc_gc_decref( p_del->p_input );
498         free( p_del );
499     FOREACH_END();
500     ARRAY_RESET( p_playlist->all_items );
501
502     ARRAY_RESET( p_playlist->items );
503     ARRAY_RESET( p_playlist->current );
504
505     PL_UNLOCK;
506 }
507
508 /**
509  * Preparse loop
510  *
511  * Main loop for preparser queue
512  * \param p_obj items to preparse
513  * \return nothing
514  */
515 void playlist_PreparseLoop( playlist_preparse_t *p_obj )
516 {
517     playlist_t *p_playlist = (playlist_t *)p_obj->p_parent;
518     input_item_t *p_current;
519     int i_activity;
520
521     vlc_object_lock( p_obj );
522
523     while( vlc_object_alive( p_obj ) )
524     {
525         if( p_obj->i_waiting == 0 )
526         {
527             vlc_object_wait( p_obj );
528             continue;
529         }
530
531         p_current = p_obj->pp_waiting[0];
532         REMOVE_ELEM( p_obj->pp_waiting, p_obj->i_waiting, 0 );
533         vlc_object_unlock( p_obj );
534
535         PL_LOCK;
536         if( p_current )
537         {
538             if( p_current->i_type == ITEM_TYPE_FILE )
539             {
540                 stats_TimerStart( p_playlist, "Preparse run",
541                                   STATS_TIMER_PREPARSE );
542                 /* Do not preparse if it is already done (like by playing it) */
543                 if( !input_item_IsPreparsed( p_current ) )
544                 {
545                     PL_UNLOCK;
546                     input_Preparse( p_playlist, p_current );
547                     PL_LOCK;
548                 }
549                 stats_TimerStop( p_playlist, STATS_TIMER_PREPARSE );
550                 PL_UNLOCK;
551                 input_item_SetPreparsed( p_current, true );
552                 var_SetInteger( p_playlist, "item-change", p_current->i_id );
553                 PL_LOCK;
554             }
555             /* If we haven't retrieved enough meta, add to secondary queue
556              * which will run the "meta fetchers".
557              * This only checks for meta, not for art
558              * \todo don't do this for things we won't get meta for, like vids
559              */
560             char *psz_arturl = input_item_GetArtURL( p_current );
561             char *psz_name = input_item_GetName( p_current );
562             if( p_playlist->p_fetcher->i_art_policy == ALBUM_ART_ALL &&
563                         ( !psz_arturl || strncmp( psz_arturl, "file://", 7 ) ) )
564             {
565                 PL_DEBUG("meta ok for %s, need to fetch art", psz_name );
566                 vlc_object_lock( p_playlist->p_fetcher );
567                 INSERT_ELEM( p_playlist->p_fetcher->pp_waiting,
568                              p_playlist->p_fetcher->i_waiting,
569                              p_playlist->p_fetcher->i_waiting, p_current);
570                 vlc_object_signal_unlocked( p_playlist->p_fetcher );
571                 vlc_object_unlock( p_playlist->p_fetcher );
572             }
573             else
574             {
575                 PL_DEBUG( "no fetch required for %s (art currently %s)",
576                           psz_name, psz_arturl );
577                 vlc_gc_decref( p_current );
578             }
579             free( psz_name );
580             free( psz_arturl );
581             PL_UNLOCK;
582         }
583         else
584             PL_UNLOCK;
585
586         vlc_object_lock( p_obj );
587         i_activity = var_GetInteger( p_playlist, "activity" );
588         if( i_activity < 0 ) i_activity = 0;
589         vlc_object_unlock( p_obj );
590         /* Sleep at least 1ms */
591         msleep( (i_activity+1) * 1000 );
592         vlc_object_lock( p_obj );
593     }
594     vlc_object_unlock( p_obj );
595 }
596
597 /**
598  * Fetcher loop
599  *
600  * Main loop for secondary preparser queue
601  * \param p_obj items to preparse
602  * \return nothing
603  */
604 void playlist_FetcherLoop( playlist_fetcher_t *p_obj )
605 {
606     playlist_t *p_playlist = (playlist_t *)p_obj->p_parent;
607     input_item_t *p_item;
608     int i_activity;
609
610     vlc_object_lock( p_obj );
611
612     while( vlc_object_alive( p_obj ) )
613     {
614         if( p_obj->i_waiting == 0 )
615         {
616             vlc_object_wait( p_obj );
617             continue;
618         }
619
620         p_item = p_obj->pp_waiting[0];
621         REMOVE_ELEM( p_obj->pp_waiting, p_obj->i_waiting, 0 );
622         vlc_object_unlock( p_obj );
623         if( p_item )
624         {
625             int i_ret;
626
627             /* Check if it is not yet preparsed and if so wait for it (at most 0.5s)
628              * (This can happen if we fetch art on play)
629              * FIXME this doesn't work if we need to fetch meta before art ... */
630             for( i_ret = 0; i_ret < 10 && !input_item_IsPreparsed( p_item ); i_ret++ )
631             {
632                 bool b_break;
633                 PL_LOCK;
634                 b_break = ( !p_playlist->p_input || input_GetItem(p_playlist->p_input) != p_item  ||
635                             p_playlist->p_input->b_die || p_playlist->p_input->b_eof || p_playlist->p_input->b_error );
636                 PL_UNLOCK;
637                 if( b_break )
638                     break;
639                 msleep( 50000 );
640             }
641
642             i_ret = input_ArtFind( p_playlist, p_item );
643             if( i_ret == 1 )
644             {
645                 PL_DEBUG( "downloading art for %s", p_item->psz_name );
646                 if( input_DownloadAndCacheArt( p_playlist, p_item ) )
647                     input_item_SetArtNotFound( p_item, true );
648                 else {
649                     input_item_SetArtFetched( p_item, true );
650                     var_SetInteger( p_playlist, "item-change",
651                                     p_item->i_id );
652                 }
653             }
654             else if( i_ret == 0 ) /* Was in cache */
655             {
656                 PL_DEBUG( "found art for %s in cache", p_item->psz_name );
657                 input_item_SetArtFetched( p_item, true );
658                 var_SetInteger( p_playlist, "item-change", p_item->i_id );
659             }
660             else
661             {
662                 PL_DEBUG( "art not found for %s", p_item->psz_name );
663                 input_item_SetArtNotFound( p_item, true );
664             }
665             vlc_gc_decref( p_item );
666         }
667         vlc_object_lock( p_obj );
668         i_activity = var_GetInteger( p_playlist, "activity" );
669         if( i_activity < 0 ) i_activity = 0;
670         vlc_object_unlock( p_obj );
671         /* Sleep at least 1ms */
672         msleep( (i_activity+1) * 1000 );
673         vlc_object_lock( p_obj );
674     }
675     vlc_object_unlock( p_obj );
676 }
677
678 static void VariablesInit( playlist_t *p_playlist )
679 {
680     vlc_value_t val;
681     /* These variables control updates */
682     var_Create( p_playlist, "intf-change", VLC_VAR_BOOL );
683     val.b_bool = true;
684     var_Set( p_playlist, "intf-change", val );
685
686     var_Create( p_playlist, "item-change", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
687     val.i_int = -1;
688     var_Set( p_playlist, "item-change", val );
689
690     var_Create( p_playlist, "item-deleted", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
691     val.i_int = -1;
692     var_Set( p_playlist, "item-deleted", val );
693
694     var_Create( p_playlist, "item-append", VLC_VAR_ADDRESS );
695
696     var_Create( p_playlist, "playlist-current", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
697     val.i_int = -1;
698     var_Set( p_playlist, "playlist-current", val );
699
700     var_Create( p_playlist, "activity", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
701     var_SetInteger( p_playlist, "activity", 0 );
702
703     /* Variables to control playback */
704     var_CreateGetBool( p_playlist, "play-and-stop" );
705     var_CreateGetBool( p_playlist, "play-and-exit" );
706     var_CreateGetBool( p_playlist, "random" );
707     var_CreateGetBool( p_playlist, "repeat" );
708     var_CreateGetBool( p_playlist, "loop" );
709
710     var_AddCallback( p_playlist, "random", RandomCallback, NULL );
711 }