+int playlist_Export( playlist_t * p_playlist, const char *psz_filename,
+ playlist_item_t *p_export_root, const char *psz_type )
+{
+ if( p_export_root == NULL ) return VLC_EGENERIC;
+
+ playlist_export_t *p_export =
+ vlc_custom_create( p_playlist, sizeof( *p_export ), VLC_OBJECT_GENERIC,
+ "playlist export" );
+ if( !p_export )
+ return VLC_ENOMEM;
+
+ vlc_object_attach( p_export, p_playlist );
+ msg_Dbg( p_export, "saving %s to file %s",
+ p_export_root->p_input->psz_name, psz_filename );
+
+ int ret = VLC_EGENERIC;
+
+ /* Prepare the playlist_export_t structure */
+ p_export->p_root = p_export_root;
+ p_export->psz_filename = psz_filename;
+ p_export->p_file = utf8_fopen( psz_filename, "wt" );
+ if( p_export->p_file == NULL )
+ msg_Err( p_export, "could not create playlist file %s (%m)",
+ psz_filename );
+ else
+ {
+ module_t *p_module;
+
+ /* And call the module ! All work is done now */
+ playlist_Lock( p_playlist );
+ p_module = module_need( p_export, "playlist export", psz_type, true );
+ playlist_Unlock( p_playlist );
+
+ if( p_module == NULL )
+ msg_Err( p_playlist, "could not export playlist" );
+ else
+ {
+ module_unneed( p_export, p_module );
+ ret = VLC_SUCCESS;
+ }
+ fclose( p_export->p_file );
+ }
+ vlc_object_release( p_export );
+ return ret;
+}