[vlc-devel] [PATCH] [RFC] input: set "input-current" early so control interfaces can control earlier

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

Le 2015-11-23 20:11, Steve Lhomme a écrit :
> On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 3:06 PM, Rémi Denis-Courmont 
> <remi at remlab.net> wrote:
>> Le 2015-11-23 16:42, Steve Lhomme a écrit :
>>>
>>> Also the way the input thread is currently done, it initializes its
>>> "chain" (sout or vout/aout) right at the beginning.
>>
>>
>> That is _not_ going to change. Too many features depend on this.
>
> This is not what this patch is about, no worries.
>
>>> It may be done
>>> before input_Start() finishes, and thus PlayItem is done. So we 
>>> need
>>> at least to have this sout decision done at the beginning of the 
>>> input
>>> thread. It could be some kind of "input modifier" plugin, if we 
>>> don't
>>> want to abuse the control interface too much.
>>
>>
>> That is also not going to change: the whole point of the (otherwise 
>> crappy)
>> VLC playlist is multiple interfaces/views. If you want full control 
>> over an
>
> What do you mean ? That the playlist allows multiple interfaces/UIs 
> to
> have access to it ?

I mean...

> - can add a custom sout depending on the input being played. For now
> it may be forcing the sout, rather than adding one more.

...that. You don't need to do that if you own the input, and you can't 
do that if you use the playlist (because multiple interfaces would 
conflict with one another).

> - define this sout before or during the Init call of the
> input_thread_t. After that the "sout" variable won't be used. That
> leaves room between input_Create() and Init() to do it (both
> included). That's compatible with libvlc and the playlist based
> playback.

Same problem.

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Rémi Denis-Courmont
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