/*****************************************************************************
* libvlc_vlm.h: libvlc_* new external API
*****************************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 1998-2005 the VideoLAN team
+ * Copyright (C) 1998-2008 the VideoLAN team
* $Id$
*
* Authors: Clément Stenac <zorglub@videolan.org>
* Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston MA 02110-1301, USA.
*****************************************************************************/
-#ifndef _LIBVLC_VLM_H
-#define _LIBVLC_VLM_H 1
+#ifndef LIBVLC_VLM_H
+#define LIBVLC_VLM_H 1
+
+/**
+ * \file
+ * This file defines libvlc_vlm_* external API
+ */
# ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
/*****************************************************************************
* VLM
*****************************************************************************/
-/** \defgroup libvlc_vlm libvlc_vlm
+/** \defgroup libvlc_vlm LibVLC VLM
* \ingroup libvlc
- * LibVLC VLM
* @{
*/
* Release the vlm instance related to the given libvlc_instance_t
*
* \param p_instance the instance
- * \param p_e an initialized exception pointer
*/
-VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_vlm_release( libvlc_instance_t *, libvlc_exception_t * );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_vlm_release( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance );
/**
* Add a broadcast, with one input.
* \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_e an initialized exception pointer
+ * \return 0 on success, -1 on error
*/
-VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_vlm_add_broadcast( libvlc_instance_t *, char *, char *, char* ,
- int, char **, int, int, libvlc_exception_t * );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API int libvlc_vlm_add_broadcast( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
+ const char *psz_name, const char *psz_input,
+ const char *psz_output, int i_options,
+ const char * const* ppsz_options,
+ int b_enabled, int b_loop );
/**
* Add a vod, with one input.
* \param ppsz_options additional options
* \param b_enabled boolean for enabling the new vod
* \param psz_mux the muxer of the vod media
- * \param p_e an initialized exception pointer
+ * \return 0 on success, -1 on error
*/
-VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_vlm_add_vod( libvlc_instance_t *, char *, char *, int, char **,
- int, char *, libvlc_exception_t * );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API int libvlc_vlm_add_vod( libvlc_instance_t * p_instance,
+ const char *psz_name, const char *psz_input,
+ int i_options, const char * const* ppsz_options,
+ int b_enabled, const char *psz_mux );
/**
* Delete a media (VOD or broadcast).
*
* \param p_instance the instance
* \param psz_name the media to delete
- * \param p_e an initialized exception pointer
+ * \return 0 on success, -1 on error
*/
-VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_vlm_del_media( libvlc_instance_t *, char *, libvlc_exception_t * );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API int libvlc_vlm_del_media( libvlc_instance_t * p_instance,
+ const char *psz_name );
/**
* 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_e an initialized exception pointer
+ * \return 0 on success, -1 on error
*/
-VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_vlm_set_enabled( libvlc_instance_t *, char *, int,
- libvlc_exception_t *);
+VLC_PUBLIC_API int libvlc_vlm_set_enabled( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
+ const char *psz_name, int b_enabled );
/**
* 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_e an initialized exception pointer
+ * \return 0 on success, -1 on error
*/
-VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_vlm_set_output( libvlc_instance_t *, char *, char*,
- libvlc_exception_t *);
+VLC_PUBLIC_API int libvlc_vlm_set_output( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
+ const char *psz_name,
+ const char *psz_output );
/**
* Set a media's input MRL. This will delete all existing inputs and
* \param p_instance the instance
* \param psz_name the media to work on
* \param psz_input the input MRL
- * \param p_e an initialized exception pointer
+ * \return 0 on success, -1 on error
*/
-VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_vlm_set_input( libvlc_instance_t *, char *, char*,
- libvlc_exception_t *);
+VLC_PUBLIC_API int libvlc_vlm_set_input( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
+ const char *psz_name,
+ const char *psz_input );
/**
* Add a media's input MRL. This will 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_e an initialized exception pointer
+ * \return 0 on success, -1 on error
*/
-VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_vlm_add_input( libvlc_instance_t *, char *, char *,
- libvlc_exception_t *p_exception );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API int libvlc_vlm_add_input( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
+ const char *psz_name,
+ const char *psz_input );
+
/**
* Set a media's loop status.
*
* \param p_instance the instance
* \param psz_name the media to work on
* \param b_loop the new status
- * \param p_e an initialized exception pointer
+ * \return 0 on success, -1 on error
*/
-VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_vlm_set_loop( libvlc_instance_t *, char *, int,
- libvlc_exception_t *);
+VLC_PUBLIC_API int libvlc_vlm_set_loop( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
+ const char *psz_name,
+ int b_loop );
/**
* Set a media's vod muxer.
* \param p_instance the instance
* \param psz_name the media to work on
* \param psz_mux the new muxer
- * \param p_e an initialized exception pointer
+ * \return 0 on success, -1 on error
*/
-VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_vlm_set_mux( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance, char *psz_name,
- char *psz_mux, libvlc_exception_t *p_exception );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API int libvlc_vlm_set_mux( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
+ const char *psz_name,
+ const char *psz_mux );
/**
* Edit the parameters of a media. This will delete all existing inputs and
* \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_e an initialized exception pointer
+ * \return 0 on success, -1 on error
*/
-VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_vlm_change_media( libvlc_instance_t *, char *, char *, char* ,
- int, char **, int, int, libvlc_exception_t * );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API int libvlc_vlm_change_media( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
+ const char *psz_name, const char *psz_input,
+ const char *psz_output, int i_options,
+ const char * const *ppsz_options,
+ int b_enabled, int b_loop );
/**
* Play the named broadcast.
*
* \param p_instance the instance
* \param psz_name the name of the broadcast
- * \param p_e an initialized exception pointer
+ * \return 0 on success, -1 on error
*/
-VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_vlm_play_media ( libvlc_instance_t *, char *, libvlc_exception_t * );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API int libvlc_vlm_play_media ( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
+ const char *psz_name );
/**
* Stop the named broadcast.
*
* \param p_instance the instance
* \param psz_name the name of the broadcast
- * \param p_e an initialized exception pointer
+ * \return 0 on success, -1 on error
*/
-VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_vlm_stop_media ( libvlc_instance_t *, char *, libvlc_exception_t * );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API int libvlc_vlm_stop_media ( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
+ const char *psz_name );
/**
* Pause the named broadcast.
*
* \param p_instance the instance
* \param psz_name the name of the broadcast
- * \param p_e an initialized exception pointer
+ * \return 0 on success, -1 on error
*/
-VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_vlm_pause_media( libvlc_instance_t *, char *, libvlc_exception_t * );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API int libvlc_vlm_pause_media( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
+ const char *psz_name );
/**
* Seek in the named broadcast.
* \param p_instance the instance
* \param psz_name the name of the broadcast
* \param f_percentage the percentage to seek to
- * \param p_e an initialized exception pointer
+ * \return 0 on success, -1 on error
*/
-VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_vlm_seek_media( libvlc_instance_t *, char *,
- float, libvlc_exception_t * );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API int libvlc_vlm_seek_media( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
+ const char *psz_name,
+ float f_percentage );
/**
- * Return information about the named broadcast.
+ * Return information about the named media as a JSON
+ * string representation.
+ *
+ * This function is mainly intended for debugging use,
+ * if you want programmatic access to the state of
+ * a vlm_media_instance_t, please use the corresponding
+ * libvlc_vlm_get_media_instance_xxx -functions.
+ * Currently there are no such functions available for
+ * vlm_media_t though.
*
* \param p_instance the instance
- * \param psz_name the name of the broadcast
- * \param p_e an initialized exception pointer
- * \return string with information about named media
+ * \param psz_name the name of the media,
+ * if the name is an empty string, all media is described
+ * \return string with information about named media, or NULL on error
+ */
+VLC_PUBLIC_API const char* libvlc_vlm_show_media( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
+ const char *psz_name );
+
+/**
+ * Get vlm_media instance position by name or instance id
+ *
+ * \param p_instance a libvlc instance
+ * \param psz_name name of vlm media instance
+ * \param i_instance instance id
+ * \return position as float or -1. on error
*/
-VLC_PUBLIC_API char* libvlc_vlm_show_media( libvlc_instance_t *, char *, libvlc_exception_t * );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API float libvlc_vlm_get_media_instance_position( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
+ const char *psz_name,
+ int i_instance );
/**
- * Get information about media attribute from vlm.
+ * Get vlm_media instance time by name or instance id
*
- * \param libvlc instance
- * \param type of information
- * \param default value
- * \return value of media attribute
+ * \param p_instance a libvlc instance
+ * \param psz_name name of vlm media instance
+ * \param i_instance instance id
+ * \return time as integer or -1 on error
*/
-#define LIBVLC_VLM_GET_MEDIA_ATTRIBUTE( attr, returnType, getType, default)\
-returnType libvlc_vlm_get_media_instance_## attr( libvlc_instance_t *, \
- char *, int , libvlc_exception_t * );
+VLC_PUBLIC_API int libvlc_vlm_get_media_instance_time( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
+ const char *psz_name,
+ int i_instance );
-VLC_PUBLIC_API LIBVLC_VLM_GET_MEDIA_ATTRIBUTE( position, float, Float, -1);
-VLC_PUBLIC_API LIBVLC_VLM_GET_MEDIA_ATTRIBUTE( time, int, Integer, -1);
-VLC_PUBLIC_API LIBVLC_VLM_GET_MEDIA_ATTRIBUTE( length, int, Integer, -1);
-VLC_PUBLIC_API LIBVLC_VLM_GET_MEDIA_ATTRIBUTE( rate, int, Integer, -1);
-VLC_PUBLIC_API LIBVLC_VLM_GET_MEDIA_ATTRIBUTE( title, int, Integer, 0);
-VLC_PUBLIC_API LIBVLC_VLM_GET_MEDIA_ATTRIBUTE( chapter, int, Integer, 0);
-VLC_PUBLIC_API LIBVLC_VLM_GET_MEDIA_ATTRIBUTE( seekable, int, Bool, 0);
+/**
+ * Get vlm_media instance length by name or instance id
+ *
+ * \param p_instance a libvlc instance
+ * \param psz_name name of vlm media instance
+ * \param i_instance instance id
+ * \return length of media item or -1 on error
+ */
+VLC_PUBLIC_API int libvlc_vlm_get_media_instance_length( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
+ const char *psz_name,
+ int i_instance );
-#undef LIBVLC_VLM_GET_MEDIA_ATTRIBUTE
+/**
+ * Get vlm_media instance playback rate by name or instance id
+ *
+ * \param p_instance a libvlc instance
+ * \param psz_name name of vlm media instance
+ * \param i_instance instance id
+ * \return playback rate or -1 on error
+ */
+VLC_PUBLIC_API int libvlc_vlm_get_media_instance_rate( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance,
+ const char *psz_name,
+ int i_instance );
+#if 0
+/**
+ * Get vlm_media instance title number by name or instance id
+ * \bug will always return 0
+ * \param p_instance a libvlc instance
+ * \param psz_name name of vlm media instance
+ * \param i_instance instance id
+ * \return title as number or -1 on error
+ */
+VLC_PUBLIC_API int libvlc_vlm_get_media_instance_title( libvlc_instance_t *,
+ const char *, int );
+
+/**
+ * Get vlm_media instance chapter number by name or instance id
+ * \bug will always return 0
+ * \param p_instance a libvlc instance
+ * \param psz_name name of vlm media instance
+ * \param i_instance instance id
+ * \return chapter as number or -1 on error
+ */
+VLC_PUBLIC_API int libvlc_vlm_get_media_instance_chapter( libvlc_instance_t *,
+ const char *, int );
+
+/**
+ * Is libvlc instance seekable ?
+ * \bug will always return 0
+ * \param p_instance a libvlc instance
+ * \param psz_name name of vlm media instance
+ * \param i_instance instance id
+ * \return 1 if seekable, 0 if not, -1 if media does not exist
+ */
+VLC_PUBLIC_API int libvlc_vlm_get_media_instance_seekable( libvlc_instance_t *,
+ const char *, int );
+#endif
+/**
+ * Get libvlc_event_manager from a vlm media.
+ * The p_event_manager is immutable, so you don't have to hold the lock
+ *
+ * \param p_instance a libvlc instance
+ * \return libvlc_event_manager
+ */
+VLC_PUBLIC_API libvlc_event_manager_t *
+ libvlc_vlm_get_event_manager( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance );
/** @} */