LibVLC media discovery

Typedefs
typedef struct libvlc_media_discoverer_t	libvlc_media_discoverer_t

Functions
LIBVLC_API libvlc_media_discoverer_t *	libvlc_media_discoverer_new_from_name (libvlc_instance_t *p_inst, const char *psz_name)
LIBVLC_API void	libvlc_media_discoverer_release (libvlc_media_discoverer_t *p_mdis)
LIBVLC_API char *	libvlc_media_discoverer_localized_name (libvlc_media_discoverer_t *p_mdis)
LIBVLC_API libvlc_media_list_t *	libvlc_media_discoverer_media_list (libvlc_media_discoverer_t *p_mdis)
LIBVLC_API libvlc_event_manager_t *	libvlc_media_discoverer_event_manager (libvlc_media_discoverer_t *p_mdis)
LIBVLC_API int	libvlc_media_discoverer_is_running (libvlc_media_discoverer_t *p_mdis)

Detailed Description

LibVLC media discovery finds available media via various means. This corresponds to the service discovery functionality in VLC media player. Different plugins find potential medias locally (e.g. user media directory), from peripherals (e.g. video capture device), on the local network (e.g. SAP) or on the Internet (e.g. Internet radios).

Function Documentation

LIBVLC_API libvlc_event_manager_t* libvlc_media_discoverer_event_manager

(

libvlc_media_discoverer_t *

p_mdis

)

Get event manager from media service discover object.

Parameters

p_mdis

media service discover object

Returns

event manager object.

LIBVLC_API int libvlc_media_discoverer_is_running

(

libvlc_media_discoverer_t *

p_mdis

)

Query if media service discover object is running.

Parameters

p_mdis

media service discover object

Returns

true if running, false if not

LIBVLC_API char* libvlc_media_discoverer_localized_name

(

libvlc_media_discoverer_t *

p_mdis

)

Get media service discover object its localized name.

Parameters

p_mdis

media discover object

Returns

localized name

LIBVLC_API libvlc_media_list_t* libvlc_media_discoverer_media_list

(

libvlc_media_discoverer_t *

p_mdis

)

Get media service discover media list.

Parameters

p_mdis

media service discover object

Returns

list of media items

LIBVLC_API libvlc_media_discoverer_t* libvlc_media_discoverer_new_from_name	(	libvlc_instance_t *	p_inst,
		const char *	psz_name
	)

Discover media service by name.

Parameters

p_inst	libvlc instance
psz_name	service name

Returns

media discover object or NULL in case of error

LIBVLC_API void libvlc_media_discoverer_release

(

libvlc_media_discoverer_t *

p_mdis

)

Release media discover object. If the reference count reaches 0, then the object will be released.

Parameters

p_mdis

media service discover object