extern "C" {
# endif
-/*****************************************************************************
- * media
- *****************************************************************************/
-/** \defgroup libvlc_media libvlc_media
+/** \defgroup libvlc_media LibVLC media
* \ingroup libvlc
- * LibVLC Media
+ * @ref libvlc_media_t is an abstract representation of a playable media.
+ * It consists of a media location and various optional meta data.
* @{
*/
typedef struct libvlc_media_t libvlc_media_t;
-/* Meta Handling */
-/** defgroup libvlc_meta libvlc_meta
+/** defgroup libvlc_meta LibVLC meta data
* \ingroup libvlc_media
- * LibVLC Media Meta
* @{
*/
+/** Meta data types */
typedef enum libvlc_meta_t {
libvlc_meta_Title,
libvlc_meta_Artist,
/**
* Note the order of libvlc_state_t enum must match exactly the order of
- * @see mediacontrol_PlayerStatus, @see input_state_e enums,
+ * \see mediacontrol_PlayerStatus, \see input_state_e enums,
* and VideoLAN.LibVLC.State (at bindings/cil/src/media.cs).
*
* Expected states by web plugins are:
libvlc_Error
} libvlc_state_t;
-typedef enum libvlc_media_option_t
+enum
{
libvlc_media_option_trusted = 0x2,
libvlc_media_option_unique = 0x100
-} libvlc_media_option_t;
+};
-typedef enum libvlc_es_type_t
+typedef enum libvlc_track_type_t
{
- libvlc_es_unknown = -1,
- libvlc_es_audio = 0,
- libvlc_es_video = 1,
- libvlc_es_text = 2,
-} libvlc_es_type_t;
+ libvlc_track_unknown = -1,
+ libvlc_track_audio = 0,
+ libvlc_track_video = 1,
+ libvlc_track_text = 2,
+} libvlc_track_type_t;
-/** defgroup libvlc_media_stats_t libvlc_media_stats_t
+/** defgroup libvlc_media_stats_t LibVLC media statistics
* \ingroup libvlc_media
- * LibVLC Media statistics
* @{
*/
typedef struct libvlc_media_stats_t
} libvlc_media_stats_t;
/** @}*/
-typedef struct libvlc_media_es_t
+typedef struct libvlc_media_track_info_t
{
/* Codec fourcc */
uint32_t i_codec;
int i_id;
- libvlc_es_type_t i_type;
+ libvlc_track_type_t i_type;
/* Codec specific */
int i_profile;
int i_level;
- /* Audio specific */
- unsigned i_channels;
- unsigned i_rate;
-
- /* Video specific */
- unsigned i_height;
- unsigned i_width;
+ union {
+ struct {
+ /* Audio specific */
+ unsigned i_channels;
+ unsigned i_rate;
+ } audio;
+ struct {
+ /* Video specific */
+ unsigned i_height;
+ unsigned i_width;
+ } video;
+ } u;
-} libvlc_media_es_t;
+} libvlc_media_track_info_t;
/**
- * Create a media with the given MRL.
+ * Create a media with a certain given media resource location.
+ *
+ * \see libvlc_media_release
*
* \param p_instance the instance
* \param psz_mrl the MRL to read
* \return the newly created media or NULL on error
*/
-VLC_PUBLIC_API libvlc_media_t * libvlc_media_new(
+VLC_PUBLIC_API libvlc_media_t *libvlc_media_new_location(
libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
const char * psz_mrl );
+/**
+ * Create a media with a certain file path.
+ *
+ * \see libvlc_media_release
+ *
+ * \param p_instance the instance
+ * \param path local filesystem path
+ * \return the newly created media or NULL on error
+ */
+VLC_PUBLIC_API libvlc_media_t *libvlc_media_new_path(
+ libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
+ const char *path );
+
/**
* Create a media as an empty node with a given name.
*
+ * \see libvlc_media_release
+ *
* \param p_instance the instance
* \param psz_name the name of the node
* \return the new empty media or NULL on error
*/
-VLC_PUBLIC_API libvlc_media_t * libvlc_media_new_as_node(
+VLC_PUBLIC_API libvlc_media_t *libvlc_media_new_as_node(
libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
const char * psz_name );
* \param ppsz_options the options (as a string)
*/
VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_media_add_option(
- libvlc_media_t * p_md,
+ libvlc_media_t *p_md,
const char * ppsz_options );
/**
* \param i_flags the flags for this option
*/
VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_media_add_option_flag(
- libvlc_media_t * p_md,
+ libvlc_media_t *p_md,
const char * ppsz_options,
- libvlc_media_option_t i_flags );
+ unsigned i_flags );
/**
* \param p_md a media descriptor object
* \return string with mrl of media descriptor object
*/
-VLC_PUBLIC_API char * libvlc_media_get_mrl( libvlc_media_t * p_md );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API char *libvlc_media_get_mrl( libvlc_media_t *p_md );
/**
* Duplicate a media descriptor object.
*
- * \param p_meta_desc a media descriptor object.
+ * \param p_md a media descriptor object.
*/
-VLC_PUBLIC_API libvlc_media_t * libvlc_media_duplicate( libvlc_media_t *p_md );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API libvlc_media_t *libvlc_media_duplicate( libvlc_media_t *p_md );
/**
* Read the meta of the media.
*
+ * If the media has not yet been parsed this will return NULL.
+ *
+ * This methods automatically calls libvlc_media_parse_async(), so after calling
+ * it you may receive a libvlc_MediaMetaChanged event. If you prefer a synchronous
+ * version ensure that you call libvlc_media_parse() before get_meta().
+ *
+ * \see libvlc_media_parse
+ * \see libvlc_media_parse_async
+ * \see libvlc_MediaMetaChanged
+ *
* \param p_md the media descriptor
* \param e_meta the meta to read
* \return the media's meta
*/
-VLC_PUBLIC_API char * libvlc_media_get_meta( libvlc_media_t *p_md,
+VLC_PUBLIC_API char *libvlc_media_get_meta( libvlc_media_t *p_md,
libvlc_meta_t e_meta );
/**
*
* \param p_md the media descriptor
* \param e_meta the meta to write
- * \param the media's meta
+ * \param psz_value the media's meta
*/
VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_media_set_meta( libvlc_media_t *p_md,
libvlc_meta_t e_meta,
* libvlc_Stopped, libvlc_Ended,
* libvlc_Error).
*
- * @see libvlc_state_t
- * \param p_meta_desc a media descriptor object
+ * \see libvlc_state_t
+ * \param p_md a media descriptor object
* \return state of media descriptor object
*/
VLC_PUBLIC_API libvlc_state_t libvlc_media_get_state(
- libvlc_media_t *p_meta_desc );
+ libvlc_media_t *p_md );
/**
- * get the current statistics about the media
- * @param p_md: media descriptor object
- * @param p_stats: structure that contain the statistics about the media
+ * Get the current statistics about the media
+ * \param p_md: media descriptor object
+ * \param p_stats: structure that contain the statistics about the media
* (this structure must be allocated by the caller)
- * @return true if the statistics are available, false otherwise
+ * \return true if the statistics are available, false otherwise
*/
VLC_PUBLIC_API int libvlc_media_get_stats( libvlc_media_t *p_md,
libvlc_media_stats_t *p_stats );
* \return event manager object
*/
VLC_PUBLIC_API libvlc_event_manager_t *
- libvlc_media_event_manager( libvlc_media_t * p_md );
+ libvlc_media_event_manager( libvlc_media_t *p_md );
/**
* Get duration (in ms) of media descriptor object item.
* \return duration of media item or -1 on error
*/
VLC_PUBLIC_API libvlc_time_t
- libvlc_media_get_duration( libvlc_media_t * p_md );
+ libvlc_media_get_duration( libvlc_media_t *p_md );
+
+/**
+ * Parse a media.
+ *
+ * This fetches (local) meta data and tracks information.
+ * The method is synchronous.
+ *
+ * \see libvlc_media_parse_async
+ * \see libvlc_media_get_meta
+ * \see libvlc_media_get_tracks_info
+ *
+ * \param p_md media descriptor object
+ */
+VLC_PUBLIC_API void
+libvlc_media_parse( libvlc_media_t *p_md );
/**
- * Get preparsed status for media descriptor object.
+ * Parse a media.
+ *
+ * This fetches (local) meta data and tracks information.
+ * The method is the asynchronous of libvlc_media_parse().
+ *
+ * To track when this is over you can listen to libvlc_MediaParsedChanged
+ * event. However if the media was already parsed you will not receive this
+ * event.
+ *
+ * \see libvlc_media_parse
+ * \see libvlc_MediaParsedChanged
+ * \see libvlc_media_get_meta
+ * \see libvlc_media_get_tracks_info
*
* \param p_md media descriptor object
- * \return true if media object has been preparsed otherwise it returns false
+ */
+VLC_PUBLIC_API void
+libvlc_media_parse_async( libvlc_media_t *p_md );
+
+/**
+ * Get Parsed status for media descriptor object.
+ *
+ * \see libvlc_MediaParsedChanged
+ *
+ * \param p_md media descriptor object
+ * \return true if media object has been parsed otherwise it returns false
*/
VLC_PUBLIC_API int
- libvlc_media_is_preparsed( libvlc_media_t * p_md );
+ libvlc_media_is_parsed( libvlc_media_t *p_md );
/**
* Sets media descriptor's user_data. user_data is specialized data
* \param p_new_user_data pointer to user data
*/
VLC_PUBLIC_API void
- libvlc_media_set_user_data( libvlc_media_t * p_md,
- void * p_new_user_data );
+ libvlc_media_set_user_data( libvlc_media_t *p_md, void *p_new_user_data );
/**
* Get media descriptor's user_data. user_data is specialized data
*
* \param p_md media descriptor object
*/
-VLC_PUBLIC_API void *
- libvlc_media_get_user_data( libvlc_media_t * p_md );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API void *libvlc_media_get_user_data( libvlc_media_t *p_md );
/**
* Get media descriptor's elementary streams description
*
* Note, you need to play the media _one_ time with --sout="#description"
* Not doing this will result in an empty array, and doing it more than once
- * will duplicate the entries in the array each time.
+ * will duplicate the entries in the array each time. Something like this:
+ *
+ * @begincode
+ * libvlc_media_player_t *player = libvlc_media_player_new_from_media(media);
+ * libvlc_media_add_option_flag(media, "sout=#description");
+ * libvlc_media_player_play(player);
+ * // ... wait until playing
+ * libvlc_media_player_release(player);
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * This is very likely to change in next release, and be done at the parsing
+ * phase.
*
* \param p_md media descriptor object
- * \param pp_es address to store an allocated array of Elementary Streams descriptions (must be freed by the caller)
+ * \param tracks address to store an allocated array of Elementary Streams
+ * descriptions (must be freed by the caller)
*
* return the number of Elementary Streams
*/
-VLC_PUBLIC_API int
- libvlc_media_get_es( libvlc_media_t * p_md, libvlc_media_es_t ** pp_es );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API
+int libvlc_media_get_tracks_info( libvlc_media_t *p_md,
+ libvlc_media_track_info_t **tracks );
/** @}*/