libvlc_run_interface: start and wait for an interface

include/vlc/libvlc.h

@@ -145,6 +145,18 @@ VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_release( libvlc_instance_t * );
  */
 VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_retain( libvlc_instance_t * );
 
+/**
+ * Try to start a user interface for the libvlc instance, and wait until the
+ * user exits.
+ *
+ * \param p_instance the instance
+ * \param name interface name, or NULL for default
+ * \param p_exception an initialized exception pointer
+ */
+VLC_PUBLIC_API
+void libvlc_run_interface( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance, const char *name,
+                           libvlc_exception_t *p_exception );
+
 /**
  * Retrieve libvlc version.
  *

src/control/core.c

@@ -170,6 +170,13 @@ void libvlc_release( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance )
     }
 }
 
+void libvlc_run_interface( libvlc_instance_t *p_i, const char *name,
+                           libvlc_exception_t *p_e )
+{
+    if( libvlc_InternalAddIntf( p_i->p_libvlc_int, name, true, true, 0, NULL ) )
+        RAISEVOID( "Interface initialization failed" );
+}
+
 int libvlc_get_vlc_id( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance )
 {
     return p_instance->p_libvlc_int->i_object_id;