Simple module that starts VLC player via command-line together with HTTP interface enabled. It provides a unified API to start playing a file and to get information about current track.
npm install vlc-simple-player --save(Please note you'll need VLC binary installed in your system, you can download it on official website)
var VLC = require('vlc-simple-player')
// start a fullscreen player
var player = new VLC('./path-to-your-movie/test.mp4')
// log current track time every second
player.on('statuschange', (error, status) => {
console.log('current time', status.time)
})new VLC(path[, options])– starts a VLC player in fullscreenpath– string path to the video file./test.movoptions– object with additional options{password: String}will set a custom password for the HTTP interface (instead of random, which can be accessed byplayer.getPassword()method, btw){port: Number}will set a custom port for the HTTP interface (instead of default 8080){arguments: Array}will replace default command-line arguments (--fullscreen,--loop,--no-video-title)
player.on(eventName, callback)- registers an eventeventName– a string, available options are:'error'– stderr callback with error as an argument'statuschange'– callback that fires every second if the movie is playing
callback– a function with error and status object as an arguments
player.request(path, callback)- exposed request method to the VLC HTTP interfacepath– a string, HTTP GET path with response in JSON format. For example:vlc.request('/requests/status.json?command=pl_pause')– toggles a pause. list of HTTP requests and interface descriptioncallback– a function with error and status object as an arguments
player.process- exposed spawned processplayer.quit()– stops the movie and close the player (viaSIGKILL)
Please feel free to submit a pull request for a bug fix or new features