main.cpp

/**
 * @file hello.c
 * @brief Hello world interface VLC module example
 *        This example is taken from : https://wiki.videolan.org/OutOfTreeCompile/
 */
#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
# include "config.h"
#endif

#include <stdlib.h>

#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
# include "config.h"
#else
# define N_(str) (str)
#endif

/* VLC core API headers */
#include <vlc/libvlc_version.h>
#include <vlc_common.h>
#include <vlc_plugin.h>
#include <vlc_interface.h>

/* Forward declarations */
static int Open(vlc_object_t *);
static void Close(vlc_object_t *);

/* Module descriptor */
vlc_module_begin()
    set_shortname(N_("Hello"))
    set_description(N_("Hello interface"))
    set_capability("interface", 0)
    set_callbacks(Open, Close)
    set_category(CAT_INTERFACE)
    add_string("hello-who", "world", "Target", "Whom to say hello to.", false)
vlc_module_end ()

/* Internal state for an instance of the module */
struct intf_sys_t
{
    char *who;
};

/**
 * Starts our example interface.
 */
static int Open(vlc_object_t *obj)
{
    intf_thread_t *intf = (intf_thread_t *)obj;

    /* Allocate internal state */
    intf_sys_t *sys = (intf_sys_t*)malloc(sizeof (*sys));
    if (unlikely(sys == NULL))
        return VLC_ENOMEM;
    intf->p_sys = sys;

    /* Read settings */
    char *who = var_InheritString(intf, "hello-who");
    if (who == NULL)
    {
        msg_Err(intf, "Nobody to say hello to!");
        goto error;
    }
    sys->who = who;

    msg_Info(intf, "Hello Anubhav %s!", who);
    printf("hellow anubhav");
    return VLC_SUCCESS;

error:
    free(sys);
    return VLC_EGENERIC;
}

/**
 * Stops the interface.
 */
static void Close(vlc_object_t *obj)
{
    intf_thread_t *intf = (intf_thread_t *)obj;
    intf_sys_t *sys = intf->p_sys;

    msg_Info(intf, "Good bye %s!", sys->who);

    /* Free internal state */
    free(sys->who);
    free(sys);
}