[Android] Remote access: generate browser items using the ml MediaWrapper if possible

[Nicolas Pomepuy]

vlc-android | branch: master | Nicolas Pomepuy <nicolas at videolabs.io> | Wed Aug 20 14:51:45 2025 +0200| [d89e83b69016eb40ef736dda93843d4ec202814c] | committer: Nicolas Pomepuy

Remote access: generate browser items using the ml MediaWrapper if possible

> https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-android/commit/d89e83b69016eb40ef736dda93843d4ec202814c
---

 .../vlc/remoteaccessserver/RemoteAccessRouting.kt        | 16 +++++++++++++---
 .../vlc/remoteaccessserver/RemoteAccessServer.kt         |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/application/remote-access-server/src/main/java/org/videolan/vlc/remoteaccessserver/RemoteAccessRouting.kt b/application/remote-access-server/src/main/java/org/videolan/vlc/remoteaccessserver/RemoteAccessRouting.kt
index 79930202c8..1f15c43d97 100644
--- a/application/remote-access-server/src/main/java/org/videolan/vlc/remoteaccessserver/RemoteAccessRouting.kt
+++ b/application/remote-access-server/src/main/java/org/videolan/vlc/remoteaccessserver/RemoteAccessRouting.kt
@@ -944,8 +944,18 @@ fun Route.setupRouting(appContext: Context, scope: CoroutineScope) {
                         else -> "file"
                     }
                 }
-                RemoteAccessServer.PlayQueueItem(1000L + index, title, it.description ?: "", 0, it.artworkMrl
-                        ?: "", false, "", filePath, isFolder, fileType = fileType)
+                val id = if (it is MediaWrapper && it.id > 0) it.id else 1000L + index
+                val played = if (it is MediaWrapper) it.seen >  0 else false
+
+                if (it is MediaWrapper && it.id > 0) {
+                    it.toPlayQueueItem().apply {
+                        this.fileType = fileType
+                        this.artist = it.description
+                    }
+                } else
+                    RemoteAccessServer.PlayQueueItem(
+                        id, title, it.description ?: "", 0, it.artworkMrl
+                            ?: "", false, "", filePath, isFolder, fileType = fileType, played = played)
             }
 
             //segments
@@ -1616,7 +1626,7 @@ fun Playlist.toPlayQueueItem(appContext: Context) = RemoteAccessServer.PlayQueue
         ?: "", false, "", favorite = isFavorite)
 
 fun MediaWrapper.toPlayQueueItem(defaultArtist: String = "") = RemoteAccessServer.PlayQueueItem(id, title, artistName?.ifEmpty { defaultArtist } ?: defaultArtist, length, artworkMrl
-        ?: "", false, generateResolutionClass(width, height) ?: "", progress = time, played = seen > 0, favorite = isFavorite)
+        ?: "", false, generateResolutionClass(width, height) ?: "", progress = time, played = seen > 0, favorite = isFavorite, path = uri.toString())
 
 fun Folder.toPlayQueueItem(context: Context) = RemoteAccessServer.PlayQueueItem(id, title, context.resources.getQuantityString(org.videolan.vlc.R.plurals.videos_quantity, mediaCount(Folder.TYPE_FOLDER_VIDEO), mediaCount(Folder.TYPE_FOLDER_VIDEO))
         ?: "", 0, artworkMrl
diff --git a/application/remote-access-server/src/main/java/org/videolan/vlc/remoteaccessserver/RemoteAccessServer.kt b/application/remote-access-server/src/main/java/org/videolan/vlc/remoteaccessserver/RemoteAccessServer.kt
index 81606c7877..e83c13dce7 100644
--- a/application/remote-access-server/src/main/java/org/videolan/vlc/remoteaccessserver/RemoteAccessServer.kt
+++ b/application/remote-access-server/src/main/java/org/videolan/vlc/remoteaccessserver/RemoteAccessServer.kt
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ class RemoteAccessServer(private val context: Context) : PlaybackService.Callbac
     data class WSChapter(val title: String, val time: Long)
 
     data class PlayQueue(val medias: List<PlayQueueItem>) : WSMessage(WSMessageType.PLAY_QUEUE)
-    data class PlayQueueItem(val id: Long, val title: String, val artist: String, val duration: Long, val artworkURL: String, val playing: Boolean, val resolution: String = "", val path: String = "", val isFolder: Boolean = false, val progress: Long = 0L, val played: Boolean = false, var fileType: String = "", val favorite: Boolean = false)
+    data class PlayQueueItem(val id: Long, val title: String, var artist: String, val duration: Long, val artworkURL: String, val playing: Boolean, val resolution: String = "", val path: String = "", val isFolder: Boolean = false, val progress: Long = 0L, val played: Boolean = false, var fileType: String = "", val favorite: Boolean = false)
     data class WebSocketAuthorization(val status:String, val initialMessage:String) : WSMessage(WSMessageType.AUTH)
     data class Volume(val volume: Int) : WSMessage(WSMessageType.VOLUME)
     data class PlayerStatus(val playing: Boolean) : WSMessage(WSMessageType.PLAYER_STATUS)