/*****************************************************************************
- * libvlc.h: libvlc_* new external API
+ * libvlc.h: libvlc external API
*****************************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 1998-2005 the VideoLAN team
- * $Id: vlc.h 13701 2005-12-12 17:58:56Z zorglub $
+ * Copyright (C) 1998-2009 the VideoLAN team
+ * $Id$
*
* Authors: Clément Stenac <zorglub@videolan.org>
+ * Jean-Paul Saman <jpsaman@videolan.org>
+ * Pierre d'Herbemont <pdherbemont@videolan.org>
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
*****************************************************************************/
/**
- * \defgroup libvlc Libvlc
+ * \file
+ * This file defines libvlc external API
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \defgroup libvlc libvlc
* This is libvlc, the base library of the VLC program.
*
* @{
*/
+#ifndef VLC_LIBVLC_H
+#define VLC_LIBVLC_H 1
-#ifndef _LIBVLC_H
-#define _LIBVLC_H 1
+#if defined (WIN32) && defined (DLL_EXPORT)
+# define VLC_PUBLIC_API __declspec(dllexport)
+#else
+# define VLC_PUBLIC_API
+#endif
-#include <vlc/vlc.h>
+#ifdef __LIBVLC__
+/* Avoid unuseful warnings from libvlc with our deprecated APIs */
+# define VLC_DEPRECATED_API VLC_PUBLIC_API
+#elif defined(__GNUC__) && \
+ (__GNUC__ > 3 || __GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ > 0)
+# define VLC_DEPRECATED_API VLC_PUBLIC_API __attribute__((deprecated))
+#else
+# define VLC_DEPRECATED_API VLC_PUBLIC_API
+#endif
# ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
# endif
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <vlc/libvlc_structures.h>
+
/*****************************************************************************
* Exception handling
*****************************************************************************/
-/** defgroup libvlc_exception Exceptions
- * \ingroup libvlc
+/** \defgroup libvlc_exception libvlc_exception
+ * \ingroup libvlc_core
* LibVLC Exceptions handling
* @{
*/
-struct libvlc_exception_t
-{
- int b_raised;
- char *psz_message;
-};
-typedef struct libvlc_exception_t libvlc_exception_t;
-
/**
- * Initialize an exception structure. This can be called several times to reuse
- * an exception structure.
+ * Initialize an exception structure. This can be called several times to
+ * reuse an exception structure.
+ *
* \param p_exception the exception to initialize
*/
-void libvlc_exception_init( libvlc_exception_t *p_exception );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_exception_init( libvlc_exception_t *p_exception );
/**
- * Has an exception been raised ?
+ * Has an exception been raised?
+ *
* \param p_exception the exception to query
- * \return 0 if no exception raised, 1 else
+ * \return 0 if the exception was raised, 1 otherwise
*/
-int libvlc_exception_raised( libvlc_exception_t *p_exception );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API int
+libvlc_exception_raised( const libvlc_exception_t *p_exception );
/**
- * Raise an exception
+ * Raise an exception.
+ *
* \param p_exception the exception to raise
- * \param psz_message the exception message
*/
-void libvlc_exception_raise( libvlc_exception_t *p_exception, char *psz_format, ... );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API void
+libvlc_exception_raise( libvlc_exception_t *p_exception );
/**
* Clear an exception object so it can be reused.
- * The exception object must be initialized
+ * The exception object must have be initialized.
+ *
* \param p_exception the exception to clear
*/
-void libvlc_exception_clear( libvlc_exception_t * );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_exception_clear( libvlc_exception_t * );
+
+/**@} */
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Error handling
+ *****************************************************************************/
+/** \defgroup libvlc_error libvlc_error
+ * \ingroup libvlc_core
+ * LibVLC error handling
+ * @{
+ */
/**
- * Get exception message
- * \param p_exception the exception to query
- * \return the exception message or NULL if not applicable (exception not raised
- * for example)
+ * A human-readable error message for the last LibVLC error in the calling
+ * thread. The resulting string is valid until another error occurs (at least
+ * until the next LibVLC call).
+ *
+ * @warning
+ * This will be NULL if there was no error.
*/
-char* libvlc_exception_get_message( libvlc_exception_t *p_exception );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API const char *libvlc_errmsg (void);
+/**
+ * Clears the LibVLC error status for the current thread. This is optional.
+ * By default, the error status is automatically overriden when a new error
+ * occurs, and destroyed when the thread exits.
+ */
+VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_clearerr (void);
+/**
+ * Sets the LibVLC error status and message for the current thread.
+ * Any previous error is overriden.
+ * @return a nul terminated string in any case
+ */
+const char *libvlc_vprinterr (const char *fmt, va_list ap);
+
+/**
+ * Sets the LibVLC error status and message for the current thread.
+ * Any previous error is overriden.
+ * @return a nul terminated string in any case
+ */
+const char *libvlc_printerr (const char *fmt, ...);
+
+/**@} */
-/** @} */
/*****************************************************************************
* Core handling
*****************************************************************************/
-/** defgroup libvlc_core Core
+/** \defgroup libvlc_core libvlc_core
* \ingroup libvlc
* LibVLC Core
* @{
*/
-/** This structure is opaque. It represents a libvlc instance */
-typedef struct libvlc_instance_t libvlc_instance_t;
-
/**
- * Create an initialized libvlc instance
+ * Create and initialize a libvlc instance.
+ *
* \param argc the number of arguments
* \param argv command-line-type arguments
- * \param exception an initialized exception pointer
+ * \return the libvlc instance or NULL in case of error
*/
-libvlc_instance_t * libvlc_new( int , char **, libvlc_exception_t *);
+VLC_PUBLIC_API libvlc_instance_t *
+libvlc_new( int , const char *const * );
/**
- * Destroy a libvlc instance
+ * Decrement the reference count of a libvlc instance, and destroy it
+ * if it reaches zero.
+ *
* \param p_instance the instance to destroy
*/
-void libvlc_destroy( libvlc_instance_t *);
-
-/** @}*/
-
-/*****************************************************************************
- * Playlist
- *****************************************************************************/
-/** defgroup libvlc_playlist Playlist
- * \ingroup libvlc
- * LibVLC Playlist handling
- * @{
- */
+VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_release( libvlc_instance_t * );
/**
- * Start playing. You can give some additionnal playlist item options
- * that will be added to the item before playing it.
- * \param p_instance the instance
- * \param i_id the item to play. If this is a negative number, the next
- * item will be selected. Else, the item with the given ID will be played
- * \param i_options the number of options to add to the item
- * \param ppsz_options the options to add to the item
- * \param p_exception an initialized exception
+ * Increments the reference count of a libvlc instance.
+ * The initial reference count is 1 after libvlc_new() returns.
+ *
+ * \param p_instance the instance to reference
*/
-void libvlc_playlist_play( libvlc_instance_t*, int, int, char **,
- libvlc_exception_t * );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_retain( libvlc_instance_t * );
/**
- * Pause a running playlist, resume if it was stopped
- * \param p_instance the instance to pause
- * \param p_exception an initialized exception
+ * Try to start a user interface for the libvlc instance.
+ *
+ * \param p_instance the instance
+ * \param name interface name, or NULL for default
+ * \return 0 on success, -1 on error.
*/
-void libvlc_playlist_pause( libvlc_instance_t *, libvlc_exception_t * );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API
+int libvlc_add_intf( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance, const char *name );
/**
- * Checks if the playlist is running
+ * Waits until an interface causes the instance to exit.
+ * You should start at least one interface first, using libvlc_add_intf().
+ *
* \param p_instance the instance
- * \param p_exception an initialized exception
- * \return 0 if the playlist is stopped or paused, 1 if it is running
*/
-int libvlc_playlist_isplaying( libvlc_instance_t *, libvlc_exception_t * );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API
+void libvlc_wait( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance );
/**
- * Get the number of items in the playlist
- * \param p_instance the instance
- * \param p_exception an initialized exception
- * \return the number of items
+ * Retrieve libvlc version.
+ *
+ * Example: "0.9.0-git Grishenko"
+ *
+ * \return a string containing the libvlc version
*/
-int libvlc_playlist_items_count( libvlc_instance_t *, libvlc_exception_t * );
-
-
-
-
+VLC_PUBLIC_API const char * libvlc_get_version(void);
/**
- * Stop playing
- * \param p_instance the instance to stop
- * \param p_exception an initialized exception
+ * Retrieve libvlc compiler version.
+ *
+ * Example: "gcc version 4.2.3 (Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu6)"
+ *
+ * \return a string containing the libvlc compiler version
*/
-void libvlc_playlist_stop( libvlc_instance_t *, libvlc_exception_t * );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API const char * libvlc_get_compiler(void);
/**
- * Go to next playlist item (starts playback if it was stopped)
- * \param p_instance the instance to use
- * \param p_exception an initialized exception
+ * Retrieve libvlc changeset.
+ *
+ * Example: "aa9bce0bc4"
+ *
+ * \return a string containing the libvlc changeset
*/
-void libvlc_playlist_next( libvlc_instance_t *, libvlc_exception_t * );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API const char * libvlc_get_changeset(void);
+
+struct vlc_object_t;
/**
- * Go to previous playlist item (starts playback if it was stopped)
- * \param p_instance the instance to use
- * \param p_exception an initialized exception
+ * Frees an heap allocation (char *) returned by a LibVLC API.
+ * If you know you're using the same underlying C run-time as the LibVLC
+ * implementation, then you can call ANSI C free() directly instead.
+ *
+ * \param ptr the pointer
*/
-void libvlc_playlist_prev( libvlc_instance_t *, libvlc_exception_t * );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_free( void *ptr );
-/**
- * Remove all playlist items
- * \param p_instance the instance
- * \param p_exception an initialized exception
+/** @}*/
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Event handling
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+/** \defgroup libvlc_event libvlc_event
+ * \ingroup libvlc_core
+ * LibVLC Events
+ * @{
*/
-void libvlc_playlist_clear( libvlc_instance_t *, libvlc_exception_t * );
/**
- * Go to next playlist item
- * \param p_instance the instance
- * \param p_exception an initialized exception
+ * Event manager that belongs to a libvlc object, and from whom events can
+ * be received.
*/
-void libvlc_playlist_next( libvlc_instance_t *, libvlc_exception_t * );
+typedef struct libvlc_event_manager_t libvlc_event_manager_t;
+typedef struct libvlc_event_t libvlc_event_t;
+typedef uint32_t libvlc_event_type_t;
+
/**
- * Go to Previous playlist item
- * \param p_instance the instance
- * \param p_exception an initialized exception
+ * Callback function notification
+ * \param p_event the event triggering the callback
*/
-void libvlc_playlist_prev( libvlc_instance_t *, libvlc_exception_t * );
+typedef void ( *libvlc_callback_t )( const libvlc_event_t *, void * );
+
/**
- * Add an item at the end of the playlist
- * If you need more advanced options, \see libvlc_playlist_add_extended
- * \param p_instance the instance
- * \param psz_uri the URI to open, using VLC format
- * \param psz_name a name that you might want to give or NULL
- * \return the identifier of the new item
- */
-int libvlc_playlist_add( libvlc_instance_t *, const char *, const char *,
- libvlc_exception_t * );
+ * Register for an event notification.
+ *
+ * \param p_event_manager the event manager to which you want to attach to.
+ * Generally it is obtained by vlc_my_object_event_manager() where
+ * my_object is the object you want to listen to.
+ * \param i_event_type the desired event to which we want to listen
+ * \param f_callback the function to call when i_event_type occurs
+ * \param user_data user provided data to carry with the event
+ * \return 0 on success, ENOMEM on error
+ */
+VLC_PUBLIC_API int libvlc_event_attach( libvlc_event_manager_t *p_event_manager,
+ libvlc_event_type_t i_event_type,
+ libvlc_callback_t f_callback,
+ void *user_data );
/**
- * Add an item at the end of the playlist, with additional input options
- * \param p_instance the instance
- * \param psz_uri the URI to open, using VLC format
- * \param psz_name a name that you might want to give or NULL
- * \param i_options the number of options to add
- * \param ppsz_options strings representing the options to add
- * \return the identifier of the new item
+ * Unregister an event notification.
+ *
+ * \param p_event_manager the event manager
+ * \param i_event_type the desired event to which we want to unregister
+ * \param f_callback the function to call when i_event_type occurs
+ * \param p_user_data user provided data to carry with the event
*/
-int libvlc_playlist_add_extended( libvlc_instance_t *, const char *,
- const char *, int, const char **,
- libvlc_exception_t * );
-
-
+VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_event_detach( libvlc_event_manager_t *p_event_manager,
+ libvlc_event_type_t i_event_type,
+ libvlc_callback_t f_callback,
+ void *p_user_data );
-typedef struct libvlc_input_t libvlc_input_t;
-
-/* Get the input that is currently being played by the playlist
- * \param p_instance the instance to use
- * \param p_exception an initialized excecption
- * \return an input object
+/**
+ * Get an event's type name.
+ *
+ * \param i_event_type the desired event
*/
-libvlc_input_t *libvlc_playlist_get_input( libvlc_instance_t *,
- libvlc_exception_t * );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API const char * libvlc_event_type_name( libvlc_event_type_t event_type );
-
-
-/** @}*/
+/** @} */
/*****************************************************************************
- * Input
+ * Message log handling
*****************************************************************************/
-/** defgroup libvlc_input Input
- * \ingroup libvlc
- * LibVLC Input handling
- * @{
- */
-/** Free an input object
- * \param p_input the input to free
- */
-void libvlc_input_free( libvlc_input_t * );
-
-/// \bug This might go away ... to be replaced by a broader system
-vlc_int64_t libvlc_input_get_length( libvlc_input_t *, libvlc_exception_t *);
-vlc_int64_t libvlc_input_get_time( libvlc_input_t *, libvlc_exception_t *);
-float libvlc_input_get_position( libvlc_input_t *, libvlc_exception_t *);
-
-
-/** @} */
-
-/** defgroup libvlc_video Video
- * \ingroup libvlc
- * LibVLC Video handling
+/** \defgroup libvlc_log libvlc_log
+ * \ingroup libvlc_core
+ * LibVLC Message Logging
* @{
*/
/**
- * Toggle fullscreen status on video output
- * \param p_input the input
- * \param p_exception an initialized exception
+ * Return the VLC messaging verbosity level.
+ *
+ * \param p_instance libvlc instance
+ * \return verbosity level for messages
*/
-void libvlc_toggle_fullscreen( libvlc_input_t *, libvlc_exception_t * );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API unsigned libvlc_get_log_verbosity( const libvlc_instance_t *p_instance );
/**
- * Enable or disable fullscreen on a video output
- * \param p_input the input
- * \param b_fullscreen boolean for fullscreen status
- * \param p_exception an initialized exception
+ * Set the VLC messaging verbosity level.
+ *
+ * \param p_instance libvlc log instance
+ * \param level log level
*/
-void libvlc_set_fullscreen( libvlc_input_t *, int, libvlc_exception_t * );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_set_log_verbosity( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance, unsigned level );
/**
- * Get current fullscreen status
- * \param p_input the input
- * \param p_exception an initialized exception
- * \return the fullscreen status (boolean)
- */
-int libvlc_get_fullscreen( libvlc_input_t *, libvlc_exception_t * );
-
-/** @}
- * defgroup libvlc_vlm VLM
- * \ingroup libvlc
- * LibVLC VLM handling
- * @{
+ * Open a VLC message log instance.
+ *
+ * \param p_instance libvlc instance
+ * \return log message instance or NULL on error
*/
-
+VLC_PUBLIC_API libvlc_log_t *libvlc_log_open( libvlc_instance_t *);
/**
- * Add a broadcast, with one input
- * \param p_instance the instance
- * \param psz_name the name of the new broadcast
- * \param psz_input the input MRL
- * \param psz_output the output MRL (the parameter to the "sout" variable)
- * \param i_options number of additional options
- * \param ppsz_options additional options
- * \param b_enabled boolean for enabling the new broadcast
- * \param b_loop Should this broadcast be played in loop ?
- * \param p_exception an initialized exception
+ * Close a VLC message log instance.
+ *
+ * \param p_log libvlc log instance or NULL
*/
-void libvlc_vlm_add_broadcast( libvlc_instance_t *, char *, char *, char* ,
- int, char **, int, int, libvlc_exception_t * );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_log_close( libvlc_log_t *p_log );
/**
- * Delete a media (vod or broadcast)
- * \param p_instance the instance
- * \param psz_name the media to delete
- * \param p_exception an initialized exception
+ * Returns the number of messages in a log instance.
+ *
+ * \param p_log libvlc log instance or NULL
+ * \return number of log messages, 0 if p_log is NULL
*/
-void libvlc_vlm_del_media( libvlc_instance_t *, char *, libvlc_exception_t * );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API unsigned libvlc_log_count( const libvlc_log_t *p_log );
/**
- * Enable or disable a media (vod or broadcast)
- * \param p_instance the instance
- * \param psz_name the media to work on
- * \param b_enabled the new status
- * \param p_exception an initialized exception
+ * Clear a log instance.
+ *
+ * All messages in the log are removed. The log should be cleared on a
+ * regular basis to avoid clogging.
+ *
+ * \param p_log libvlc log instance or NULL
*/
-void libvlc_vlm_set_enabled( libvlc_instance_t *, char *, int,
- libvlc_exception_t *);
+VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_log_clear( libvlc_log_t *p_log );
/**
- * Set the output for a media
- * \param p_instance the instance
- * \param psz_name the media to work on
- * \param psz_output the output MRL (the parameter to the "sout" variable)
- * \param p_exception an initialized exception
+ * Allocate and returns a new iterator to messages in log.
+ *
+ * \param p_log libvlc log instance
+ * \return log iterator object or NULL on error
*/
-void libvlc_vlm_set_output( libvlc_instance_t *, char *, char*,
- libvlc_exception_t *);
+VLC_PUBLIC_API libvlc_log_iterator_t *libvlc_log_get_iterator( const libvlc_log_t * );
/**
- * Set a media's input MRL. This will delete all existing inputs and
- * add the specified one.
- * \param p_instance the instance
- * \param psz_name the media to work on
- * \param psz_input the input MRL
- * \param p_exception an initialized exception
+ * Release a previoulsy allocated iterator.
+ *
+ * \param p_iter libvlc log iterator or NULL
*/
-void libvlc_vlm_set_input( libvlc_instance_t *, char *, char*,
- libvlc_exception_t *);
-
-
+VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_log_iterator_free( libvlc_log_iterator_t *p_iter );
/**
- * Set output for a media
- * \param p_instance the instance
- * \param psz_name the media to work on
- * \param b_loop the new status
- * \param p_exception an initialized exception
+ * Return whether log iterator has more messages.
+ *
+ * \param p_iter libvlc log iterator or NULL
+ * \return true if iterator has more message objects, else false
*/
-void libvlc_vlm_set_loop( libvlc_instance_t *, char *, int,
- libvlc_exception_t *);
-
-
-
+VLC_PUBLIC_API int libvlc_log_iterator_has_next( const libvlc_log_iterator_t *p_iter );
/**
- * Edit the parameters of a media. This will delete all existing inputs and
- * add the specified one.
- * \param p_instance the instance
- * \param psz_name the name of the new broadcast
- * \param psz_input the input MRL
- * \param psz_output the output MRL (the parameter to the "sout" variable)
- * \param i_options number of additional options
- * \param ppsz_options additional options
- * \param b_enabled boolean for enabling the new broadcast
- * \param b_loop Should this broadcast be played in loop ?
- * \param p_exception an initialized exception
+ * Return the next log message.
+ *
+ * The message contents must not be freed
+ *
+ * \param p_iter libvlc log iterator or NULL
+ * \param p_buffer log buffer
+ * \return log message object or NULL if none left
*/
-void libvlc_vlm_change_media( libvlc_instance_t *, char *, char *, char* ,
- int, char **, int, int, libvlc_exception_t * );
-
+VLC_PUBLIC_API libvlc_log_message_t *libvlc_log_iterator_next( libvlc_log_iterator_t *p_iter,
+ libvlc_log_message_t *p_buffer );
/** @} */
# endif
#endif /* <vlc/libvlc.h> */
+
+/** @} */
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