added open in vlc feature.

config.js

@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ module.exports = {
   WINDOW_WEBTORRENT: 'file://' + path.join(__dirname, 'renderer', 'webtorrent.html'),
 
   WINDOW_MIN_HEIGHT: 38 + (120 * 2), // header height + 2 torrents
-  WINDOW_MIN_WIDTH: 425
+  WINDOW_MIN_WIDTH: 425,
+  OPEN_IN_VLC: false
 }
 
 function getConfigPath () {

main/menu.js

@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ function onToggleFullScreen (flag) {
   getMenuItem('Full Screen').checked = flag
 }
 
+function onToggleOpenInVlc (flag) {
+  getMenuItem('Open in VLC').checked = flag
+}
+
 function onWindowBlur () {
   getMenuItem('Full Screen').enabled = false
   getMenuItem('Float on Top').enabled = false
@@ -258,6 +262,12 @@ function getMenuTemplate () {
           label: 'Add Subtitles File...',
           click: () => windows.main.dispatch('openSubtitles'),
           enabled: false
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Open in VLC',
+          type: 'checkbox',
+          click: () => windows.main.dispatch('toggleOpenInVlc', getMenuItem('Open in VLC')),
+          enabled: true
         }
       ]
     },

renderer/main.js

@@ -151,6 +151,16 @@ function updateElectron () {
   }
 }
 
+function toggleOpenInVlc(menuItem) {
+  var flag = menuItem.checked;
+  console.log(`toggleOpenInVlc ${flag}`);
+  config.OPEN_IN_VLC = flag;
+}
+
+function getOpenInVlc() {
+  return config.OPEN_IN_VLC;
+}
+
 // Events from the UI never modify state directly. Instead they call dispatch()
 function dispatch (action, ...args) {
   // Log dispatch calls, for debugging
@@ -158,6 +168,9 @@ function dispatch (action, ...args) {
     console.log('dispatch: %s %o', action, args)
   }
 
+  if (action === 'toggleOpenInVlc') {
+    toggleOpenInVlc(args[0]);
+  }
   if (action === 'onOpen') {
     onOpen(args[0] /* files */)
   }
@@ -1061,6 +1074,17 @@ function openPlayerFromActiveTorrent (torrentSummary, index, timeout, cb) {
       return update()
     }
 
+    //------------------------------------------------------ 
+    // play in VLC if set as default player (Menu: Playback / Open in VLC)
+    if (getOpenInVlc()) {
+      console.log('-- OPEN IN VLC', torrentSummary);
+      dispatch('vlcPlay');
+      update()
+      cb()
+      return;
+    }
+    //------------------------------------------------------
+
     // otherwise, play the video
     state.window.title = torrentSummary.files[state.playing.fileIndex].name
     update()