rewrite audio playback to use vlc instead of moc

screenless/bureau/audio/audio.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import subprocess
+import vlc
 
 from bureau import Bureau, add_command
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Audio(Bureau):
         Bureau.__init__(self)
 
         self.urldb = self.open_db("urldb")
-        subprocess.call(["mocp", "-S"])
+        self.player = vlc.MediaPlayer()
         
     @add_command("p", "Play an album, track or a live stream.")
     def play(self, data):
@@ -31,44 +31,52 @@ class Audio(Bureau):
         url = self.urldb.get(shortcode)
         self.log.debug(" playing url " + url)
 
-        subprocess.call(["mocp", "-c"])
+        self.player.set_mrl(url)
-        subprocess.call(["mocp", "-a", url])
+        self.player.play()
-        subprocess.call(["mocp", "-p"])
 
     @add_command("stop", "Halt audio playback.")
     def stop(self):
         """
         Stops all audio currently playing audio output.
         """
-        subprocess.call(["mocp", "-P"])
+        self.player.pause()
 
     @add_command("resu", "Resume playback.")
     def resume(self):
         """
         Resume playback of paused audio.
         """
-        subprocess.call(["mocp", "-U"])
+        self.player.play()
 
     @add_command("next", "Play the next song.")
     def play_next(self):
         """
         Skip to the next song in the playlist or album.
         """
-        subprocess.call(["mocp", "-f"])
+        #subprocess.call(["mocp", "-f"])
+        # TODO
+        pass
 
     @add_command("prev", "Play the previous song.")
     def play_prev(self):
         """
         Skip to the previous song in the playlist or album.
         """
-        subprocess.call(["mocp", "-r"])
+        #subprocess.call(["mocp", "-r"])
+        # TODO
+        pass
 
     @add_command("nowp", "Now Playing")
     def now_playing(self):
         """
         Prints the currently playing song or stream on the small printer.
         """
-        out = subprocess.check_output(["mocp", "-i"]).decode("utf-8")
+        #out = subprocess.check_output(["mocp", "-i"]).decode("utf-8")
+        # TODO: sort out how to do this with 
+        out = "Now Playing: "
+        out += self.player.get_media().get_meta(0) + "\n"
+        out += "by " + self.player.get_media().get_meta(1) + "\n"
+
         self.log.debug("info output:" + out)
         self.print_small(out)