Play unsupported files in VLC

main/ipc.js

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ module.exports = {
   init
 }
 
+var cp = require('child_process')
 var electron = require('electron')
 
 var app = electron.app
@@ -16,6 +17,12 @@ var shortcuts = require('./shortcuts')
 // has to be a number, not a boolean, and undefined throws an error
 var powerSaveBlockID = 0
 
+// messages from the main process, to be sent once the WebTorrent process starts
+var messageQueueMainToWebTorrent = []
+
+// holds a ChildProcess while we're playing a video in VLC, null otherwise
+var vlcProcess
+
 function init () {
   ipcMain.on('ipcReady', function (e) {
     app.ipcReady = true
@@ -24,7 +31,6 @@ function init () {
     console.timeEnd('init')
   })
 
-  var messageQueueMainToWebTorrent = []
   ipcMain.on('ipcReadyWebTorrent', function (e) {
     app.ipcReadyWebTorrent = true
     log('sending %d queued messages from the main win to the webtorrent window',
@@ -36,6 +42,7 @@ function init () {
   })
 
   ipcMain.on('showOpenTorrentFile', menu.showOpenTorrentFile)
+
   ipcMain.on('showOpenSeedFiles', menu.showOpenSeedFiles)
 
   ipcMain.on('setBounds', function (e, bounds, maximize) {
@@ -68,12 +75,14 @@ function init () {
   })
 
   ipcMain.on('blockPowerSave', blockPowerSave)
+
   ipcMain.on('unblockPowerSave', unblockPowerSave)
 
   ipcMain.on('onPlayerOpen', function () {
     menu.onPlayerOpen()
     shortcuts.registerPlayerShortcuts()
   })
+
   ipcMain.on('onPlayerClose', function () {
     menu.onPlayerClose()
     shortcuts.unregisterPlayerShortcuts()
@@ -83,6 +92,55 @@ function init () {
     windows.focusWindow(windows[windowName])
   })
 
+  ipcMain.on('vlcVersion', function (e) {
+    cp.exec('vlc --version', function (e, stdout, stderr) {
+      var version
+      if (e) {
+        version = null
+      } else {
+        // Prints several lines, starting with eg: VLC media player 2.7.0
+        if (!stdout.startsWith('VLC media player')) version = 'unknown'
+        else version = stdout.split(' ')[3]
+      }
+      windows.main.send('vlcVersion', version)
+    })
+  })
+
+  ipcMain.on('vlcPlay', function (e, url) {
+    // TODO: cross-platform VLC detection
+    var command = 'vlc'
+    var args = ['--play-and-exit', '--quiet', url]
+    console.log('Running ' + command + ' ' + args.join(' '))
+
+    vlcProcess = cp.spawn(command, args)
+
+    // If it works, close the modal after a second
+    var closeModalTimeout = setTimeout(() => windows.main.send('dispatch', 'exitModal'), 1000)
+
+    vlcProcess.on('close', function (code) {
+      clearTimeout(closeModalTimeout)
+      if (!vlcProcess) return // Killed
+      console.log('VLC exited with code ', code)
+      if (code === 0) {
+        windows.main.send('dispatch', 'backToList')
+      } else {
+        windows.main.send('dispatch', 'vlcNotFound')
+      }
+      vlcProcess = null
+    })
+
+    vlcProcess.on('error', function (e) {
+      console.log('VLC error', e)
+    })
+  })
+
+  ipcMain.on('vlcQuit', function () {
+    if (!vlcProcess) return
+    console.log('Killing VLC, pid ' + vlcProcess.pid)
+    vlcProcess.kill('SIGKILL') // kill -9
+    vlcProcess = null
+  })
+
   // Capture all events
   var oldEmit = ipcMain.emit
   ipcMain.emit = function (name, e, ...args) {

renderer/index.css

@@ -987,3 +987,7 @@ body.drag .app::after {
 .error-popover .error:last-child {
   border-bottom: none;
 }
+
+.error-text {
+  color: #c44;
+}

renderer/index.js

@@ -251,6 +251,8 @@ function dispatch (action, ...args) {
     setDimensions(args[0] /* dimensions */)
   }
   if (action === 'backToList') {
+    // Exit any modals and screens with a back button
+    state.modal = null
     while (state.location.hasBack()) state.location.back()
 
     // Work around virtual-dom issue: it doesn't expose its redraw function,
@@ -302,20 +304,38 @@ function dispatch (action, ...args) {
     state.playing.isStalled = true
   }
   if (action === 'mediaError') {
-    state.location.back(function () {
-      onError(new Error('Unsupported file format'))
-    })
+    if (state.location.current().url === 'player') {
+      state.playing.location = 'error'
+      ipcRenderer.send('vlcVersion')
+      ipcRenderer.once('vlcVersion', function (e, version) {
+        console.log('vlcVersion', version)
+        state.modal = {
+          id: 'unsupported-media-modal',
+          error: args[0],
+          vlcInstalled: !!version
+        }
+      })
+    }
   }
   if (action === 'mediaTimeUpdate') {
     state.playing.lastTimeUpdate = new Date().getTime()
     state.playing.isStalled = false
   }
-  if (action === 'toggleFullScreen') {
-    ipcRenderer.send('toggleFullScreen', args[0] /* optional bool */)
-  }
   if (action === 'mediaMouseMoved') {
     state.playing.mouseStationarySince = new Date().getTime()
   }
+  if (action === 'vlcPlay') {
+    ipcRenderer.send('vlcPlay', state.server.localURL)
+    state.playing.location = 'vlc'
+  }
+  if (action === 'vlcNotFound') {
+    if (state.modal && state.modal.id === 'unsupported-media-modal') {
+      state.modal.vlcNotFound = true
+    }
+  }
+  if (action === 'toggleFullScreen') {
+    ipcRenderer.send('toggleFullScreen', args[0] /* optional bool */)
+  }
   if (action === 'exitModal') {
     state.modal = null
   }
@@ -624,6 +644,7 @@ function startTorrentingSummary (torrentSummary) {
     torrentID = s.magnetURI || s.infoHash
   }
 
+  console.log('start torrenting %s %s', s.torrentKey, torrentID)
   ipcRenderer.send('wt-start-torrenting', s.torrentKey, torrentID, path, s.fileModtimes)
 }
 
@@ -908,6 +929,9 @@ function closePlayer (cb) {
   if (isCasting()) {
     Cast.close()
   }
+  if (state.playing.location === 'vlc') {
+    ipcRenderer.send('vlcQuit')
+  }
   state.window.title = config.APP_WINDOW_TITLE
   state.playing = State.getDefaultPlayState()
   state.server = null

renderer/views/app.js

@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ var Views = {
 }
 var Modals = {
   'open-torrent-address-modal': require('./open-torrent-address-modal'),
-  'update-available-modal': require('./update-available-modal')
+  'update-available-modal': require('./update-available-modal'),
+  'unsupported-media-modal': require('./unsupported-media-modal')
 }
 
 function App (state) {

renderer/views/player.js

@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ function renderMedia (state) {
       onstalling=${dispatcher('mediaStalled')}
       onerror=${dispatcher('mediaError')}
       ontimeupdate=${dispatcher('mediaTimeUpdate')}
-      autoplay>
+      onencrypted=${dispatcher('mediaEncrypted')}
+      oncanplay=${onCanPlay}>
       ${trackTags}
     </div>
   `
@@ -120,6 +121,16 @@ function renderMedia (state) {
   function onEnded (e) {
     state.playing.isPaused = true
   }
+
+  function onCanPlay (e) {
+    var video = e.target
+    if (video.webkitVideoDecodedByteCount > 0 &&
+      video.webkitAudioDecodedByteCount === 0) {
+      dispatch('mediaError', 'Audio codec unsupported')
+    } else {
+      video.play()
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 function renderOverlay (state) {
@@ -207,20 +218,33 @@ function renderLoadingSpinner (state) {
 }
 
 function renderCastScreen (state) {
-  var castIcon, castType
+  var castIcon, castType, isCast
   if (state.playing.location.startsWith('chromecast')) {
     castIcon = 'cast_connected'
     castType = 'Chromecast'
+    isCast = true
   } else if (state.playing.location.startsWith('airplay')) {
     castIcon = 'airplay'
     castType = 'AirPlay'
+    isCast = true
   } else if (state.playing.location.startsWith('dlna')) {
     castIcon = 'tv'
     castType = 'DLNA'
+    isCast = true
+  } else if (state.playing.location === 'vlc') {
+    castIcon = 'tv'
+    castType = 'VLC'
+    isCast = false
+  } else if (state.playing.location === 'error') {
+    castIcon = 'error_outline'
+    castType = 'Error'
+    isCast = false
   }
 
   var isStarting = state.playing.location.endsWith('-pending')
-  var castStatus = isStarting ? 'Connecting...' : 'Connected'
+  var castStatus
+  if (isCast) castStatus = isStarting ? 'Connecting...' : 'Connected'
+  else castStatus = ''
 
   // Show a nice title image, if possible
   var style = {
@@ -240,15 +264,26 @@ function renderCastScreen (state) {
 
 function renderSubtitlesOptions (state) {
   var subtitles = state.playing.subtitles
-  if (subtitles.tracks.length && subtitles.show) {
-    return hx`<ul.subtitles-list>
-      ${subtitles.tracks.map(function (w, i) {
-        return hx`<li onclick=${dispatcher('selectSubtitle', w.label)}><i.icon>${w.selected ? 'radio_button_checked' : 'radio_button_unchecked'}</i>${w.label}</li>`
-      })}
-        <li onclick=${dispatcher('selectSubtitle', '')}><i.icon>${!subtitles.enabled ? 'radio_button_checked' : 'radio_button_unchecked'}</i>None</li>
-      </ul>
+  if (!subtitles.tracks.length || !subtitles.show) return
+
+  var items = subtitles.tracks.map(function (track) {
+    return hx`
+      <li onclick=${dispatcher('selectSubtitle', track.label)}>
+        <i.icon>${track.selected ? 'radio_button_checked' : 'radio_button_unchecked'}</i>
+        ${track.label}
+      </li>
     `
-  }
+  })
+
+  return hx`
+    <ul.subtitles-list>
+      ${items}
+      <li onclick=${dispatcher('selectSubtitle', '')}>
+        <i.icon>${!subtitles.enabled ? 'radio_button_checked' : 'radio_button_unchecked'}</i>
+        None
+      </li>
+    </ul>
+  `
 }
 
 function renderPlayerControls (state) {

renderer/views/unsupported-media-modal.js

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+module.exports = UnsupportedMediaModal
+
+var h = require('virtual-dom/h')
+var hyperx = require('hyperx')
+var hx = hyperx(h)
+
+var electron = require('electron')
+
+var {dispatch, dispatcher} = require('../lib/dispatcher')
+
+function UnsupportedMediaModal (state) {
+  var err = state.modal.error
+  var message = (err && err.getMessage)
+    ? err.getMessage()
+    : err
+  var actionButton = state.modal.vlcInstalled
+    ? hx`<button class="button-raised" onclick=${onPlay}>Play in VLC</button>`
+    : hx`<button class="button-raised" onclick=${onInstall}>Install VLC</button>`
+  var vlcMessage = state.modal.vlcNotFound
+    ? 'Couldn\'t run VLC. Please make sure it\'s installed.'
+    : ''
+  return hx`
+    <div>
+      <p><strong>Sorry, we can't play that file.</strong></p>
+      <p>${message}</p>
+      <p class='float-right'>
+        <button class="button-flat" onclick=${dispatcher('backToList')}>Cancel</button>
+        ${actionButton}
+      </p>
+      <p class='error-text'>${vlcMessage}</p>
+    </div>
+  `
+
+  function onInstall () {
+    electron.shell.openExternal('http://www.videolan.org/vlc/')
+    state.modal.vlcInstalled = true // Assume they'll install it successfully
+  }
+
+  function onPlay () {
+    dispatch('vlcPlay')
+  }
+}