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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>
8  *
9  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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22  *****************************************************************************/
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     {
173         vlc_object_kill( p_playlist->p_preparse );
174         vlc_thread_join( p_playlist->p_preparse );
175         vlc_object_release( p_playlist->p_preparse );
176     }
177
178     if( p_playlist->p_fetcher )
179     {
180         vlc_object_kill( p_playlist->p_fetcher );
181         vlc_thread_join( p_playlist->p_fetcher );
182         vlc_object_release( p_playlist->p_fetcher );
183     }
184     msg_Dbg( p_this, "Destroyed" );
185 }
186
187 /* Destroy remaining objects */
188 static void ObjectGarbageCollector( playlist_t *p_playlist, bool b_force )
189 {
190     if( !b_force )
191     {
192         if( mdate() - p_playlist->gc_date < 1000000 )
193         {
194             p_playlist->b_cant_sleep = true;
195             return;
196         }
197         else if( p_playlist->gc_date == 0 )
198             return;
199     }
200
201     vlc_mutex_lock( &p_playlist->gc_lock );
202     p_playlist->b_cant_sleep = false;
203     vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_playlist->gc_lock );
204 }
205
206 /* Input Callback */
207 static void input_state_changed( const vlc_event_t * event, void * data )
208 {
209     (void)event;
210     playlist_t * p_playlist = data;
211     playlist_Signal( p_playlist );
212 }
213
214 /* Input Callback */
215 static void input_selected_stream_changed( const vlc_event_t * event, void * data )
216 {
217     (void)event;
218     playlist_t * p_playlist = data;
219     PL_LOCK;
220     p_playlist->gc_date = mdate();
221     vlc_object_signal_unlocked( p_playlist );
222     PL_UNLOCK;
223 }
224
225 /* Internals */
226 void playlist_release_current_input( playlist_t * p_playlist )
227 {
228     vlc_assert_locked( &(vlc_internals(p_playlist)->lock) );
229
230     if( !p_playlist->p_input ) return;
231
232     input_thread_t * p_input = p_playlist->p_input;
233     vlc_event_manager_t * p_em = input_get_event_manager( p_input );
234
235     vlc_event_detach( p_em, vlc_InputStateChanged,
236                       input_state_changed, p_playlist );
237     vlc_event_detach( p_em, vlc_InputSelectedStreamChanged,
238                       input_selected_stream_changed, p_playlist );
239     p_playlist->p_input = NULL;
240
241     /* Release the playlist lock, because we may get stuck
242      * in vlc_object_release() for some time. */
243     PL_UNLOCK;
244     vlc_object_release( p_input );
245     PL_LOCK;
246 }
247
248 void playlist_set_current_input(
249     playlist_t * p_playlist, input_thread_t * p_input )
250 {
251     vlc_assert_locked( &(vlc_internals(p_playlist)->lock) );
252
253     playlist_release_current_input( p_playlist );
254
255     if( p_input )
256     {
257         vlc_object_yield( p_input );
258         p_playlist->p_input = p_input;
259         vlc_event_manager_t * p_em = input_get_event_manager( p_input );
260         vlc_event_attach( p_em, vlc_InputStateChanged,
261                           input_state_changed, p_playlist );
262         vlc_event_attach( p_em, vlc_InputSelectedStreamChanged,
263                           input_selected_stream_changed, p_playlist );
264     }
265 }
266
267 /** Get current playing input.
268  */
269 input_thread_t * playlist_CurrentInput( playlist_t * p_playlist )
270 {
271     input_thread_t * p_input;
272     PL_LOCK;
273     p_input = p_playlist->p_input;
274     if( p_input ) vlc_object_yield( p_input );
275     PL_UNLOCK;
276     return p_input;
277 }
278
279
280 /**
281  * @}
282  */
283
284 /**
285  * Main loop
286  *
287  * Main loop for the playlist
288  * \param p_playlist the playlist object
289  * \return nothing
290  */
291 void playlist_MainLoop( playlist_t *p_playlist )
292 {
293     playlist_item_t *p_item = NULL;
294     bool b_playexit = var_GetBool( p_playlist, "play-and-exit" );
295     PL_LOCK;
296
297     if( p_playlist->b_reset_currently_playing &&
298         mdate() - p_playlist->last_rebuild_date > 30000 ) // 30 ms
299     {
300         ResetCurrentlyPlaying( p_playlist, var_GetBool( p_playlist, "random" ),
301                              p_playlist->status.p_item );
302         p_playlist->last_rebuild_date = mdate();
303     }
304
305 check_input:
306     /* If there is an input, check that it doesn't need to die. */
307     if( p_playlist->p_input )
308     {
309         if( p_playlist->request.b_request && !p_playlist->p_input->b_die )
310         {
311             PL_DEBUG( "incoming request - stopping current input" );
312             input_StopThread( p_playlist->p_input );
313         }
314
315         /* This input is dead. Remove it ! */
316         if( p_playlist->p_input->b_dead )
317         {
318             int i_activity;
319             input_thread_t *p_input;
320             sout_instance_t **pp_sout =
321                 &libvlc_priv(p_playlist->p_libvlc)->p_sout;
322
323             PL_DEBUG( "dead input" );
324
325             p_input = p_playlist->p_input;
326
327             assert( *pp_sout == NULL );
328             if( var_CreateGetBool( p_input, "sout-keep" ) )
329                 *pp_sout = input_DetachSout( p_input );
330
331             /* Destroy input */
332             playlist_release_current_input( p_playlist );
333
334             p_playlist->gc_date = mdate();
335             p_playlist->b_cant_sleep = true;
336
337             if( p_playlist->status.p_item->i_flags
338                 & PLAYLIST_REMOVE_FLAG )
339             {
340                  PL_DEBUG( "%s was marked for deletion, deleting",
341                                  PLI_NAME( p_playlist->status.p_item  ) );
342                  playlist_ItemDelete( p_playlist->status.p_item );
343                  if( p_playlist->request.p_item == p_playlist->status.p_item )
344                      p_playlist->request.p_item = NULL;
345                  p_playlist->status.p_item = NULL;
346             }
347
348             i_activity= var_GetInteger( p_playlist, "activity" );
349             var_SetInteger( p_playlist, "activity", i_activity -
350                             DEFAULT_INPUT_ACTIVITY );
351
352             goto check_input;
353         }
354         /* This input is dying, let it do */
355         else if( p_playlist->p_input->b_die )
356         {
357             PL_DEBUG( "dying input" );
358             PL_UNLOCK;
359             msleep( INTF_IDLE_SLEEP );
360             PL_LOCK;
361             goto check_input;
362         }
363         /* This input has finished, ask it to die ! */
364         else if( p_playlist->p_input->b_error
365                   || p_playlist->p_input->b_eof )
366         {
367             PL_DEBUG( "finished input" );
368             input_StopThread( p_playlist->p_input );
369             /* No need to wait here, we'll wait in the p_input->b_die case */
370             goto check_input;
371         }
372         else if( p_playlist->p_input->i_state != INIT_S )
373         {
374             PL_UNLOCK;
375             ObjectGarbageCollector( p_playlist, false );
376             PL_LOCK;
377         }
378     }
379     else
380     {
381         /* No input. Several cases
382          *  - No request, running status -> start new item
383          *  - No request, stopped status -> collect garbage
384          *  - Request, running requested -> start new item
385          *  - Request, stopped requested -> collect garbage
386         */
387         int i_status = p_playlist->request.b_request ?
388             p_playlist->request.i_status : p_playlist->status.i_status;
389         if( i_status != PLAYLIST_STOPPED )
390         {
391             msg_Dbg( p_playlist, "starting new item" );
392             p_item = playlist_NextItem( p_playlist );
393
394             if( p_item == NULL )
395             {
396                 msg_Dbg( p_playlist, "nothing to play" );
397                 p_playlist->status.i_status = PLAYLIST_STOPPED;
398                 PL_UNLOCK;
399
400                 if( b_playexit == true )
401                 {
402                     msg_Info( p_playlist, "end of playlist, exiting" );
403                     vlc_object_kill( p_playlist->p_libvlc );
404                 }
405                 ObjectGarbageCollector( p_playlist, true );
406                 return;
407              }
408              playlist_PlayItem( p_playlist, p_item );
409          }
410          else
411          {
412             const bool b_gc_forced = p_playlist->status.i_status != PLAYLIST_STOPPED;
413
414             p_playlist->status.i_status = PLAYLIST_STOPPED;
415             if( p_playlist->status.p_item &&
416                 p_playlist->status.p_item->i_flags & PLAYLIST_REMOVE_FLAG )
417             {
418                 PL_DEBUG( "deleting item marked for deletion" );
419                 playlist_ItemDelete( p_playlist->status.p_item );
420                 p_playlist->status.p_item = NULL;
421             }
422
423             /* Collect garbage */
424             PL_UNLOCK;
425             ObjectGarbageCollector( p_playlist, b_gc_forced );
426             PL_LOCK;
427         }
428     }
429     PL_UNLOCK;
430 }
431
432 /**
433  * Last loop
434  *
435  * The playlist is dying so do the last loop
436  * \param p_playlist the playlist object
437  * \return nothing
438 */
439 void playlist_LastLoop( playlist_t *p_playlist )
440 {
441     /* If there is an input, kill it */
442     while( 1 )
443     {
444         PL_LOCK;
445         if( p_playlist->p_input == NULL )
446         {
447             PL_UNLOCK;
448             break;
449         }
450
451         if( p_playlist->p_input->b_dead )
452         {
453             /* remove input */
454             playlist_release_current_input( p_playlist );
455
456             /* sout-keep: no need to anything here.
457              * The last input will destroy its sout, if any, by itself */
458
459             PL_UNLOCK;
460             continue;
461         }
462         else if( p_playlist->p_input->b_die )
463         {
464             /* This input is dying, leave it alone */
465             ;
466         }
467         else if( p_playlist->p_input->b_error || p_playlist->p_input->b_eof )
468         {
469             input_StopThread( p_playlist->p_input );
470             PL_UNLOCK;
471             continue;
472         }
473         else
474         {
475             p_playlist->p_input->b_eof = 1;
476         }
477         PL_UNLOCK;
478
479         msleep( INTF_IDLE_SLEEP );
480     }
481
482 #ifdef ENABLE_SOUT
483     /* close the remaining sout-keep (if there was no input atm) */
484     sout_instance_t *p_sout = libvlc_priv (p_playlist->p_libvlc)->p_sout;
485     if (p_sout)
486         sout_DeleteInstance( p_sout );
487 #endif
488
489     if( p_playlist->status.p_node &&
490         p_playlist->status.p_node->i_flags & PLAYLIST_REMOVE_FLAG )
491     {
492          PL_DEBUG( "%s was marked for deletion, deleting",
493                          PLI_NAME( p_playlist->status.p_node  ) );
494          playlist_ItemDelete( p_playlist->status.p_node );
495          p_playlist->status.p_node = NULL;
496     }
497     if( p_playlist->status.p_item &&
498         p_playlist->status.p_item->i_flags & PLAYLIST_REMOVE_FLAG )
499     {
500          PL_DEBUG( "%s was marked for deletion, deleting",
501                          PLI_NAME( p_playlist->status.p_item  ) );
502          playlist_ItemDelete( p_playlist->status.p_item );
503          p_playlist->status.p_item = NULL;
504     }
505
506     /* Core should have terminated all SDs before the playlist */
507     /* TODO: It fails to do so when not playing anything -- Courmisch */
508     playlist_ServicesDiscoveryKillAll( p_playlist );
509     playlist_MLDump( p_playlist );
510
511     PL_LOCK;
512     FOREACH_ARRAY( playlist_item_t *p_del, p_playlist->all_items )
513         free( p_del->pp_children );
514         vlc_gc_decref( p_del->p_input );
515         free( p_del );
516     FOREACH_END();
517     ARRAY_RESET( p_playlist->all_items );
518
519     ARRAY_RESET( p_playlist->items );
520     ARRAY_RESET( p_playlist->current );
521
522     PL_UNLOCK;
523 }
524
525 /**
526  * Preparse loop
527  *
528  * Main loop for preparser queue
529  * \param p_obj items to preparse
530  * \return nothing
531  */
532 void playlist_PreparseLoop( playlist_preparse_t *p_obj )
533 {
534     playlist_t *p_playlist = (playlist_t *)p_obj->p_parent;
535     input_item_t *p_current;
536     int i_activity;
537
538     vlc_object_lock( p_obj );
539
540     while( vlc_object_alive( p_obj ) )
541     {
542         if( p_obj->i_waiting == 0 )
543         {
544             vlc_object_wait( p_obj );
545             continue;
546         }
547
548         p_current = p_obj->pp_waiting[0];
549         REMOVE_ELEM( p_obj->pp_waiting, p_obj->i_waiting, 0 );
550         vlc_object_unlock( p_obj );
551
552         PL_LOCK;
553         if( p_current )
554         {
555             if( p_current->i_type == ITEM_TYPE_FILE )
556             {
557                 stats_TimerStart( p_playlist, "Preparse run",
558                                   STATS_TIMER_PREPARSE );
559                 /* Do not preparse if it is already done (like by playing it) */
560                 if( !input_item_IsPreparsed( p_current ) )
561                 {
562                     PL_UNLOCK;
563                     input_Preparse( p_playlist, p_current );
564                     PL_LOCK;
565                 }
566                 stats_TimerStop( p_playlist, STATS_TIMER_PREPARSE );
567                 PL_UNLOCK;
568                 input_item_SetPreparsed( p_current, true );
569                 var_SetInteger( p_playlist, "item-change", p_current->i_id );
570                 PL_LOCK;
571             }
572             /* If we haven't retrieved enough meta, add to secondary queue
573              * which will run the "meta fetchers".
574              * This only checks for meta, not for art
575              * \todo don't do this for things we won't get meta for, like vids
576              */
577             char *psz_arturl = input_item_GetArtURL( p_current );
578             char *psz_name = input_item_GetName( p_current );
579             if( p_playlist->p_fetcher->i_art_policy == ALBUM_ART_ALL &&
580                         ( !psz_arturl || strncmp( psz_arturl, "file://", 7 ) ) )
581             {
582                 PL_DEBUG("meta ok for %s, need to fetch art", psz_name );
583                 vlc_object_lock( p_playlist->p_fetcher );
584                 INSERT_ELEM( p_playlist->p_fetcher->pp_waiting,
585                              p_playlist->p_fetcher->i_waiting,
586                              p_playlist->p_fetcher->i_waiting, p_current);
587                 vlc_object_signal_unlocked( p_playlist->p_fetcher );
588                 vlc_object_unlock( p_playlist->p_fetcher );
589             }
590             else
591             {
592                 PL_DEBUG( "no fetch required for %s (art currently %s)",
593                           psz_name, psz_arturl );
594                 vlc_gc_decref( p_current );
595             }
596             free( psz_name );
597             free( psz_arturl );
598             PL_UNLOCK;
599         }
600         else
601             PL_UNLOCK;
602
603         vlc_object_lock( p_obj );
604         i_activity = var_GetInteger( p_playlist, "activity" );
605         if( i_activity < 0 ) i_activity = 0;
606         vlc_object_unlock( p_obj );
607         /* Sleep at least 1ms */
608         msleep( (i_activity+1) * 1000 );
609         vlc_object_lock( p_obj );
610     }
611
612     for( int i = 0; i < p_obj->i_waiting; i++ )
613     {
614         vlc_gc_decref( p_obj->pp_waiting[i] );
615         REMOVE_ELEM( p_obj->pp_waiting, p_obj->i_waiting, 0 );
616     }
617
618     vlc_object_unlock( p_obj );
619 }
620
621 /**
622  * Fetcher loop
623  *
624  * Main loop for secondary preparser queue
625  * \param p_obj items to preparse
626  * \return nothing
627  */
628 void playlist_FetcherLoop( playlist_fetcher_t *p_obj )
629 {
630     playlist_t *p_playlist = (playlist_t *)p_obj->p_parent;
631     input_item_t *p_item;
632     int i_activity;
633
634     vlc_object_lock( p_obj );
635
636     while( vlc_object_alive( p_obj ) )
637     {
638         if( p_obj->i_waiting == 0 )
639         {
640             vlc_object_wait( p_obj );
641             continue;
642         }
643
644         p_item = p_obj->pp_waiting[0];
645         REMOVE_ELEM( p_obj->pp_waiting, p_obj->i_waiting, 0 );
646         vlc_object_unlock( p_obj );
647         if( p_item )
648         {
649             int i_ret;
650
651             /* Check if it is not yet preparsed and if so wait for it (at most 0.5s)
652              * (This can happen if we fetch art on play)
653              * FIXME this doesn't work if we need to fetch meta before art ... */
654             for( i_ret = 0; i_ret < 10 && !input_item_IsPreparsed( p_item ); i_ret++ )
655             {
656                 bool b_break;
657                 PL_LOCK;
658                 b_break = ( !p_playlist->p_input || input_GetItem(p_playlist->p_input) != p_item  ||
659                             p_playlist->p_input->b_die || p_playlist->p_input->b_eof || p_playlist->p_input->b_error );
660                 PL_UNLOCK;
661                 if( b_break )
662                     break;
663                 msleep( 50000 );
664             }
665
666             i_ret = input_ArtFind( p_playlist, p_item );
667             if( i_ret == 1 )
668             {
669                 PL_DEBUG( "downloading art for %s", p_item->psz_name );
670                 if( input_DownloadAndCacheArt( p_playlist, p_item ) )
671                     input_item_SetArtNotFound( p_item, true );
672                 else {
673                     input_item_SetArtFetched( p_item, true );
674                     var_SetInteger( p_playlist, "item-change",
675                                     p_item->i_id );
676                 }
677             }
678             else if( i_ret == 0 ) /* Was in cache */
679             {
680                 PL_DEBUG( "found art for %s in cache", p_item->psz_name );
681                 input_item_SetArtFetched( p_item, true );
682                 var_SetInteger( p_playlist, "item-change", p_item->i_id );
683             }
684             else
685             {
686                 PL_DEBUG( "art not found for %s", p_item->psz_name );
687                 input_item_SetArtNotFound( p_item, true );
688             }
689             vlc_gc_decref( p_item );
690         }
691         vlc_object_lock( p_obj );
692         i_activity = var_GetInteger( p_playlist, "activity" );
693         if( i_activity < 0 ) i_activity = 0;
694         vlc_object_unlock( p_obj );
695         /* Sleep at least 1ms */
696         msleep( (i_activity+1) * 1000 );
697         vlc_object_lock( p_obj );
698     }
699
700     for( int i = 0; i < p_obj->i_waiting; i++ )
701     {
702         vlc_gc_decref( p_obj->pp_waiting[i] );
703         REMOVE_ELEM( p_obj->pp_waiting, p_obj->i_waiting, 0 );
704     }
705
706     vlc_object_unlock( p_obj );
707 }
708
709 static void VariablesInit( playlist_t *p_playlist )
710 {
711     vlc_value_t val;
712     /* These variables control updates */
713     var_Create( p_playlist, "intf-change", VLC_VAR_BOOL );
714     val.b_bool = true;
715     var_Set( p_playlist, "intf-change", val );
716
717     var_Create( p_playlist, "item-change", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
718     val.i_int = -1;
719     var_Set( p_playlist, "item-change", val );
720
721     var_Create( p_playlist, "item-deleted", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
722     val.i_int = -1;
723     var_Set( p_playlist, "item-deleted", val );
724
725     var_Create( p_playlist, "item-append", VLC_VAR_ADDRESS );
726
727     var_Create( p_playlist, "playlist-current", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
728     val.i_int = -1;
729     var_Set( p_playlist, "playlist-current", val );
730
731     var_Create( p_playlist, "activity", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
732     var_SetInteger( p_playlist, "activity", 0 );
733
734     /* Variables to control playback */
735     var_CreateGetBool( p_playlist, "play-and-stop" );
736     var_CreateGetBool( p_playlist, "play-and-exit" );
737     var_CreateGetBool( p_playlist, "random" );
738     var_CreateGetBool( p_playlist, "repeat" );
739     var_CreateGetBool( p_playlist, "loop" );
740
741     var_AddCallback( p_playlist, "random", RandomCallback, NULL );
742 }