/*****************************************************************************
* interface.c: interface access for other threads
* This library provides basic functions for threads to interact with user
* interface, such as command line.
*****************************************************************************
* Copyright (C) 1998-2007 the VideoLAN team
* $Id$
*
* Authors: Vincent Seguin <seguin@via.ecp.fr>
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston MA 02110-1301, USA.
*****************************************************************************/
/**
* \file
* This file contains functions related to interface management
*/
/*****************************************************************************
* Preamble
*****************************************************************************/
#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
# include "config.h"
#endif
#include "vlc_common.h"
#include "vlc_aout.h"
#include "vlc_vout.h"
#include "vlc_interface.h"
#include "modules.h" // Gruik!
#include "libvlc.h"
/*****************************************************************************
* Local prototypes
*****************************************************************************/
static void* RunInterface( vlc_object_t *p_this );
#ifdef __APPLE__
static void * MonitorLibVLCDeath( vlc_object_t *p_this );
#endif
static int AddIntfCallback( vlc_object_t *, char const *,
vlc_value_t , vlc_value_t , void * );
/**
* \brief Destroy the interface after the main loop endeed.
*
* \param p_intf the interface thread
* \return nothing
*/
static void intf_Destroy( vlc_object_t *obj )
{
intf_thread_t *p_intf = (intf_thread_t *)obj;
/* Unlock module if present (a switch may have failed) */
if( p_intf->p_module )
module_Unneed( p_intf, p_intf->p_module );
free( p_intf->psz_intf );
vlc_mutex_destroy( &p_intf->change_lock );
}
/*****************************************************************************
* intf_Create: prepare interface before main loop
*****************************************************************************
* This function opens output devices and creates specific interfaces. It sends
* its own error messages.
*****************************************************************************/
/**
* Create the interface, and prepare it for main loop.
*
* \param p_this the calling vlc_object_t
* \param psz_module a preferred interface module
* \return a pointer to the created interface thread, NULL on error
*/
intf_thread_t* __intf_Create( vlc_object_t *p_this, const char *psz_module )
{
intf_thread_t * p_intf;
/* Allocate structure */
p_intf = vlc_object_create( p_this, VLC_OBJECT_INTF );
if( !p_intf )
return NULL;
p_intf->b_interaction = false;
#ifdef __APPLE__
p_intf->b_should_run_on_first_thread = false;
#endif
/* Choose the best module */
p_intf->psz_intf = strdup( psz_module );
p_intf->p_module = module_Need( p_intf, "interface", psz_module, false );
if( p_intf->p_module == NULL )
{
msg_Err( p_intf, "no suitable interface module" );
free( p_intf->psz_intf );
vlc_object_release( p_intf );
return NULL;
}
/* Initialize structure */
p_intf->b_menu = false;
p_intf->b_menu_change = false;
/* Initialize mutexes */
vlc_mutex_init( &p_intf->change_lock );
/* Attach interface to its parent object */
vlc_object_attach( p_intf, p_this );
vlc_object_set_destructor( p_intf, intf_Destroy );
return p_intf;
}
/*****************************************************************************
* intf_RunThread: launch the interface thread
*****************************************************************************
* This function either creates a new thread and runs the interface in it.
*****************************************************************************/
/**
* Starts and runs the interface thread.
*
* \param p_intf the interface thread
* \return VLC_SUCCESS on success, an error number else
*/
int intf_RunThread( intf_thread_t *p_intf )
{
#ifdef __APPLE__
/* Hack to get Mac OS X Cocoa runtime running
* (it needs access to the main thread) */
if( p_intf->b_should_run_on_first_thread )
{
if( vlc_thread_create( p_intf, "interface", MonitorLibVLCDeath,
VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_LOW, false ) )
{
msg_Err( p_intf, "cannot spawn libvlc death monitoring thread" );
return VLC_EGENERIC;
}
RunInterface( VLC_OBJECT(p_intf) );
/* Make sure our MonitorLibVLCDeath thread exit */
vlc_object_kill( p_intf );
/* It is monitoring libvlc, not the p_intf */
vlc_object_signal( p_intf->p_libvlc );
vlc_thread_join( p_intf );
vlc_object_detach( p_intf );
vlc_object_release( p_intf );
return VLC_SUCCESS;
}
#endif
/* Run the interface in a separate thread */
if( vlc_thread_create( p_intf, "interface", RunInterface,
VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_LOW, false ) )
{
msg_Err( p_intf, "cannot spawn interface thread" );
return VLC_EGENERIC;
}
return VLC_SUCCESS;
}
/**
* Stops the interface thread
*
* This function asks the interface thread to stop
* \param p_intf the interface thread
* \return nothing
*/
void intf_StopThread( intf_thread_t *p_intf )
{
/* Tell the interface to die */
vlc_object_kill( p_intf );
vlc_thread_join( p_intf );
}
/* Following functions are local */
/*****************************************************************************
* RunInterface: setups necessary data and give control to the interface
*****************************************************************************/
static void* RunInterface( vlc_object_t *p_this )
{
intf_thread_t *p_intf = (intf_thread_t *)p_this;
vlc_value_t val, text;
char *psz_intf;
/* Variable used for interface spawning */
var_Create( p_intf, "intf-add", VLC_VAR_STRING |
VLC_VAR_HASCHOICE | VLC_VAR_ISCOMMAND );
text.psz_string = _("Add Interface");
var_Change( p_intf, "intf-add", VLC_VAR_SETTEXT, &text, NULL );
val.psz_string = (char *)"rc";
text.psz_string = (char *)_("Console");
var_Change( p_intf, "intf-add", VLC_VAR_ADDCHOICE, &val, &text );
val.psz_string = (char *)"telnet";
text.psz_string = (char *)_("Telnet Interface");
var_Change( p_intf, "intf-add", VLC_VAR_ADDCHOICE, &val, &text );
val.psz_string = (char *)"http";
text.psz_string = (char *)_("Web Interface");
var_Change( p_intf, "intf-add", VLC_VAR_ADDCHOICE, &val, &text );
val.psz_string = (char *)"logger";
text.psz_string = (char *)_("Debug logging");
var_Change( p_intf, "intf-add", VLC_VAR_ADDCHOICE, &val, &text );
val.psz_string = (char *)"gestures";
text.psz_string = (char *)_("Mouse Gestures");
var_Change( p_intf, "intf-add", VLC_VAR_ADDCHOICE, &val, &text );
var_AddCallback( p_intf, "intf-add", AddIntfCallback, NULL );
do
{
/* Give control to the interface */
if( p_intf->pf_run )
p_intf->pf_run( p_intf );
else
{
vlc_object_lock( p_intf );
while( vlc_object_alive( p_intf ) )
vlc_object_wait( p_intf );
vlc_object_unlock( p_intf );
}
if( !p_intf->psz_switch_intf )
{
break;
}
/* Make sure the old interface is completely uninitialized */
module_Unneed( p_intf, p_intf->p_module );
/* Provide ability to switch the main interface on the fly */
psz_intf = p_intf->psz_switch_intf;
p_intf->psz_switch_intf = NULL;
vlc_object_lock( p_intf );
p_intf->b_die = false; /* FIXME */
p_intf->b_dead = false;
vlc_object_unlock( p_intf );
p_intf->psz_intf = psz_intf;
p_intf->p_module = module_Need( p_intf, "interface", psz_intf, 0 );
}
while( p_intf->p_module );
return NULL;
}
#ifdef __APPLE__
/*****************************************************************************
* MonitorLibVLCDeath: Used when b_should_run_on_first_thread is set.
*****************************************************************************/
static void * MonitorLibVLCDeath( vlc_object_t * p_this )
{
intf_thread_t *p_intf = (intf_thread_t *)p_this;
libvlc_int_t * p_libvlc = p_intf->p_libvlc;
vlc_object_lock( p_libvlc );
while(vlc_object_alive( p_libvlc ) )
{
if(p_intf->b_die)
{
vlc_object_unlock( p_libvlc );
return NULL;
}
vlc_object_wait( p_libvlc );
}
vlc_object_unlock( p_libvlc );
/* Someone killed libvlc */
/* Make sure we kill all interface objects, especially
* those that are blocking libvlc (running on main thread) */
vlc_list_t * p_list = vlc_list_find( p_libvlc, VLC_OBJECT_INTF, FIND_CHILD );
for( int i = 0; i < p_list->i_count; i++ )
{
vlc_object_t * p_intf = p_list->p_values[i].p_object;
vlc_object_kill( p_intf );
}
vlc_list_release( p_list );
return NULL;
}
#endif
static int AddIntfCallback( vlc_object_t *p_this, char const *psz_cmd,
vlc_value_t oldval, vlc_value_t newval, void *p_data )
{
intf_thread_t *p_intf;
char *psz_intf = malloc( strlen(newval.psz_string) + sizeof(",none") );
(void)psz_cmd; (void)oldval; (void)p_data;
/* Try to create the interface */
sprintf( psz_intf, "%s,none", newval.psz_string );
p_intf = intf_Create( p_this->p_libvlc, psz_intf );
free( psz_intf );
if( p_intf == NULL )
{
msg_Err( p_this, "interface \"%s\" initialization failed",
newval.psz_string );
return VLC_EGENERIC;
}
/* Try to run the interface */
if( intf_RunThread( p_intf ) != VLC_SUCCESS )
{
vlc_object_detach( p_intf );
vlc_object_release( p_intf );
return VLC_EGENERIC;
}
return VLC_SUCCESS;
}