NAME

Vlc::Engine - bindings for perl

VERSION

version 0.004

SYNOPSIS

use Vlc::Engine;
my $player = Vlc::Engine->new();
$player->set_media("your_media");
$player->play();
sleep(30);
$player->stop()
$player->release();

DESCRIPTION

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs,Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.

METHODS

new

my $player = Vlc::Engine->new();
#or with options
my $options = ["--no-video", "--no-xlib"];
my $player = Vlc::Engine->new($options);

This constructor returns a new Vlc::Engine object. Optional attributes include: Vlc options, you can get more info if you type vlc -H .

vlc_version

$player->vlc_version();

This method is used to get the version of Vlc.

set_media

$player->set_media("your_media");

This method is used to set your media (from local or from network is possible also).

play

$player->play();

This method is used to start playing your media.

pause

$player->pause();

This method is used to pause your player.

stop

$player->stop();

This method is used to stop your player.

set_volume

$player->set_volume(70);

This method is used to set volume.

get_volume

my $volume = $player->get_volume();

This method is used to get volume.

set_mute

$player->set_mute(1);

This method is used to set mute false or true, 0 is false and 1 is true.

get_mute

my $mute_status = $player->get_mute();

This method is used to get mute status.

parsing_media

$player->parsing_media();

This method is used to parse your media, it will help to get duration and more info ( you should run it before play).

parsing_media_async

$player->parsing_media_async();

This method is used to parse your media with asynv, it will help to get duration and more info ( you should run it before play).

get_duration

$player->get_duration();

This method will help you to get duration of your media by ms.

set_meta

$player->get_meta('your_meta_param', 'value');

This method is used to modify meta.

save_meta

$player->save_meta();

This method is used to save meata that you changed.

get_meta

$player->get_meta('your_meta_param');

This method will help you to get info about your media by using params.

title - Get the title of your track
artist - Get the artist.
genre - Get the genre.
album - Get the Album.
copyright - Get the copyright.
track_number - Get track number.
description - Get description.
rating - Get rating.
date - Get date.
setting - Get setting.
url - Get url.
language - Get language.
now_playinge - Get now playinge.
publisher - Get publisher.
encoded_by - Get encoded by.
artwork_url - Get artwork url.
track_id - Get track id.
track_total - Get track total.
director - Get director.
season - Get season.
episode - Get episode.
show_name - Show name
actors - Get actors.

get_state

my $state = $player->get_state();

This method is used to get state of your player.

event_manager

my $event_manager = $player->event_manager();

This method is used to get an instance of event manager.

event_attach

$player->event_attach($manager, 'media_player_playing', \&play);

This method is used to run a function when your player get a specifc event. $manager is an event_manager instance 'media_player_playing' is an event, play( is a function. Here are some events that you can check:

media_player_playing
media_player_stopped
media_meta_changed
media_sub_item_added
media_duration_changed
media_parsed_changed
media_freed
media_state_changed
media_subItem_tree_added
media_player_media_changed
media_player_nothing_special
media_player_buffering
media_player_paused
media_player_forward
media_player_backward
media_player_end_reached
media_player_encountered_error
media_player_time_changed
media_player_position_changed
media_player_seekable_changed
media_player_pausable_changed
media_player_title_changed
media_player_snapshot_taken
media_player_length_changed
media_player_vout
media_player_scrambled_changed
media_player_corked
media_player_uncorked
media_player_muted
MediaPlayerUnmuted
media_player_audio_volume
media_list_item_added
media_list_will_add_item
media_list_view_will_add_item
media_list_item_deleted
media_list_will_delete_item
media_list_view_will_delete_item
media_list_player_played
media_list_player_next_item_set
media_list_player_stopped
media_discoverer_started
media_discoverer_ended
vlm_media_added
vlm_media_removed
vlm_media_changed
vlm_media_instance_started
vlm_media_instance_stopped
vlm_media_instance_status_init
vlm_media_instance_status_opening
vlm_media_instance_status_playing
vlm_media_instance_status_pause
vlm_media_instance_status_playing
vlm_media_instance_status_end
vlm_media_instance_status_error

set_media_list

$player->set_media_list("your_first_media");
$player->set_media_list("your_second_media");

This method is used to set list (from local or from network is possible also).

play_list

$player->play_list();

This method is used to play list or medias.

play_next

$player->play_next();

This method is used to play next media in the list.

play_previous

$player->play_previous();

This method is used to play previous media, in the list.

pause_list

$player->pause_list();

This method is used to pause playing your list.

stop_list

$player->stop_list();

This method is used to stop playing a list.

AUTHOR

James Axl, <jamesaxl@falseking.org>

SUPPORT

Bugs / Feature Requests

Please report any bugs or feature requests on my email or create a ticket here

https://fossil.falseking.org/vlc-engine/flk

Source Code

This is open source software. The code repository is available for public review and contribution under the terms of the license.