python-ctypes: offer shortcuts for MediaList and MediaListPlayer creation

bindings/python-ctypes/override.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Instance:
             return o
         elif len(p) == 1 and isinstance(p[0], basestring):
             # Only 1 string parameter: should be a parameter line
-            p=p[0].split()
+            p=p[0].split(' ')
         elif len(p) == 1 and isinstance(p[0], (tuple, list)):
             p=p[0]
 
@@ -27,6 +27,26 @@ class Instance:
             e=VLCException()
             return libvlc_new(len(p), p, e)
 
+    def media_player_new(self, uri=None):
+        """Create a new Media Player object.
+
+        @param uri: an optional URI to play in the player.
+        """
+        e=VLCException()
+        p=libvlc_media_player_new(self, e)
+        if uri:
+            p.set_media(self.media_new(uri))
+        p._instance=self
+        return p
+
+    def media_list_player_new(self):
+        """Create an empty Media Player object
+        """
+        e=VLCException()
+        p=libvlc_media_list_player_new(self, e)
+        p._instance=self
+        return p
+
 class MediaControl:
     """Create a new MediaControl instance
 
@@ -46,7 +66,7 @@ class MediaControl:
             return o
         elif len(p) == 1 and isinstance(p[0], basestring):
             # Only 1 string parameter: should be a parameter line
-            p=p[0].split()
+            p=p[0].split(' ')
         elif len(p) == 1 and isinstance(p[0], (tuple, list)):
             p=p[0]
 
@@ -56,3 +76,63 @@ class MediaControl:
         else:
             e=MediaControlException()
             return mediacontrol_new(len(p), p, e)
+
+class MediaPlayer:
+    """Create a new MediaPlayer instance.
+
+    It may take as parameter either:
+     * a string (media URI). In this case, a vlc.Instance will be created.
+     * a vlc.Instance
+    """
+    def __new__(cls, *p):
+        if p and p[0] == 0:
+            return None
+        elif p and isinstance(p[0], (int, long)):
+            # instance creation from ctypes
+            o=object.__new__(cls)
+            o._as_parameter_=ctypes.c_void_p(p[0])
+            return o
+
+        if p and isinstance(p[0], Instance):
+            return p[0].media_player_new()
+        else:
+            i=Instance()
+            o=i.media_player_new()
+            if p:
+                o.set_media(i.media_new(p[0]))
+            return o
+
+    def get_instance(self):
+        return self._instance
+
+class MediaListPlayer:
+    """Create a new MediaPlayer instance.
+
+    It may take as parameter either:
+     * a vlc.Instance
+     * nothing
+    """
+    def __new__(cls, *p):
+        if p and p[0] == 0:
+            return None
+        elif p and isinstance(p[0], (int, long)):
+            # instance creation from ctypes
+            o=object.__new__(cls)
+            o._as_parameter_=ctypes.c_void_p(p[0])
+            return o
+        elif len(p) == 1 and isinstance(p[0], (tuple, list)):
+            p=p[0]
+
+        if p and isinstance(p[0], Instance):
+            return p[0].media_list_player_new()
+        else:
+            i=Instance()
+            o=i.media_list_player_new()
+            return o
+
+    def get_instance(self):
+        return self._instance
+
+class LogIterator:
+    def __iter__(self):
+        return self