VLC_HTTP_LAUNCHER/player.py

from simple_term_menu import TerminalMenu
from database import Database
from time import sleep
import os, subprocess

def _play(url: str, database: Database):
    start_pos = 0
    viewing_data = database.get_viewing_data(url)
    if (viewing_data != None):
        menu = TerminalMenu([f"go back to {str(viewing_data.get('last_pos'))}", "restart from 0:00"])
        response = menu.show()
        if (response == None):
            return (1);
        elif (response == 0):
            start_pos = viewing_data.get("last_pos")
    vlc_instance = vlc.Instance()
    player = vlc_instance.media_player_new()
    media = vlc_instance.media_new(url)
    player.set_media(media)
    player.play()
    sleep(1)
    player.video_set_mouse_input(True)
    player.set_position(start_pos / player.get_length())
    player.set_fullscreen(True)
    while True:
        print("duration:", player.get_time(),":",player.get_length())


def play(url: str, database: Database):
    with open(os.devnull, 'wb') as devnull:
        subprocess.check_call(['vlc', url], stdout=devnull, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)