function spawn (playerPath, url, title) {
if (playerPath != null) return spawnExternal(playerPath, [url])
// Try to find and use VLC if external player is not specified
vlcCommand(function (err, vlcPath) {
if (err) return windows.main.dispatch('externalPlayerNotFound')
const args = [
'--play-and-exit',
'--video-on-top',
'--quiet',
`--meta-title=${JSON.stringify(title)}`,
url
]
spawnExternal(vlcPath, args)
})
}
initVLC(servingUrl: string) {
vlcCommand((error, cmd: string) => {
if (error) return console.error('Could not find vlc command path');
if (process.platform === 'win32') {
childProcess.execFile(cmd, [servingUrl], (_error, stdout) => {
if (_error) return console.error(_error);
return console.log(stdout);
});
} else {
childProcess.exec(`${cmd} ${servingUrl}`, (_error, stdout) => {
if (_error) return console.error(_error);
return console.log(stdout);
});
}
this.powerSaveBlockerId = powerSaveBlocker.start(
'prevent-app-suspension'
);
return true;
});
}
// Spawns VLC with child_process.spawn() to return a ChildProcess object
// Calls back with (err, childProcess)
function spawn (args, cb) {
vlcCommand(function (err, vlcPath) {
if (err) return cb(err)
cb(null, cp.spawn(vlcPath, args))
})
}
// Finds if VLC is installed on Mac, Windows, or Linux.
// Calls back with true or false: whether VLC was detected
function checkForVLC (cb) {
vlcCommand((err) => cb(!err))
}
function onSelection (index) {
href = (argv.airplay || argv.chromecast || argv.xbmc)
? 'http://' + networkAddress() + ':' + server.address().port + '/' + index
: 'http://localhost:' + server.address().port + '/' + index
if (playerName) torrent.files[index].select()
if (argv.stdout) torrent.files[index].createReadStream().pipe(process.stdout)
var cmd
if (argv.vlc) {
vlcCommand(function (err, cmd) {
if (err) return fatalError(err)
if (process.platform === 'win32') {
var args = [].concat(href, VLC_ARGS.split(' '))
unref(cp.execFile(cmd, args, function (err) {
if (err) return fatalError(err)
torrentDone()
}).on('exit', gracefulExit))
} else {
unref(cp.exec(cmd + ' ' + href + ' ' + VLC_ARGS, function (err) {
if (err) return fatalError(err)
torrentDone()
}).on('exit', gracefulExit))
}
})
} else if (argv.mplayer) {
cmd = MPLAYER_EXEC + ' ' + href
} else if (argv.mpv) {
cmd = MPV_EXEC + ' ' + href
} else if (argv.omx) {
cmd = OMX_EXEC + ' ' + href
}
if (cmd) {
unref(cp.exec(cmd, function (err) {
if (err) return fatalError(err)
torrentDone()
}).on('exit', gracefulExit))
}
if (argv.airplay) {
var airplay = require('airplay-js')
airplay.createBrowser()
.on('deviceOn', function (device) {
device.play(href, 0, function () {})
})
.start()
}
if (argv.chromecast) {
var chromecasts = require('chromecasts')()
chromecasts.on('update', function (player) {
player.play(href, {
title: torrent.name
})
player.on('error', function (err) {
err.message = 'Chromecast: ' + err.message
errorAndExit(err)
})
})
}
if (argv.xbmc) {
var xbmc = require('nodebmc')
new xbmc.Browser()
.on('deviceOn', function (device) {
device.play(href, function () {})
})
}
drawTorrent(torrent)
}
function checkInstall (playerPath, cb) {
// check for VLC if external player has not been specified by the user
// otherwise assume the player is installed
if (playerPath == null) return vlcCommand(cb)
process.nextTick(() => cb(null))
}