* all: added a "input-repeat" option that allow repeating the same entry

 without destroying/recreating a new input. (Will be usefull for streaming).
 ( A value of -1 means repeat for ever).
 --> Not tested with dvd.

src/input/input.c

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * decoders.
  *****************************************************************************
  * Copyright (C) 1998-2004 VideoLAN
- * $Id: input.c,v 1.288 2004/02/08 17:21:50 fenrir Exp $
+ * $Id: input.c,v 1.289 2004/02/11 19:17:14 fenrir Exp $
  *
  * Authors: Christophe Massiot <massiot@via.ecp.fr>
  *
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ input_thread_t *__input_CreateThread( vlc_object_t *p_parent, char *psz_uri,
     var_Create( p_input, "sout-video", VLC_VAR_BOOL | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
     var_Create( p_input, "sout-keep",  VLC_VAR_BOOL | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
 
+    /* repeat variable */
+    var_Create( p_input, "input-repeat", VLC_VAR_INTEGER|VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
+
     /* decoders */
     var_Create( p_input, "minimize-threads", VLC_VAR_BOOL | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
 
@@ -465,12 +468,30 @@ static int RunThread( input_thread_t *p_input )
         i_count = p_input->pf_demux( p_input );
 
         if( i_count == 0 )
+        {
+            vlc_value_t repeat;
+
+            var_Get( p_input, "input-repeat", &repeat );
+            if( repeat.i_int == 0 || p_input->stream.i_area_nb <= 0 )
             {
                 /* End of file - we do not set b_die because only the
                  * playlist is allowed to do so. */
                 msg_Info( p_input, "EOF reached" );
                 p_input->b_eof = 1;
             }
+            else
+            {
+                msg_Dbg( p_input, "repeating the same input (%d)", repeat.i_int );
+                if( repeat.i_int > 0 )
+                {
+                    repeat.i_int--;
+                    var_Set( p_input, "input-repeat", repeat );
+                }
+
+                p_input->stream.p_new_area = p_input->stream.pp_areas[0];
+                p_input->stream.p_new_area->i_seek = 0;
+            }
+        }
         else if( i_count < 0 )
         {
             p_input->b_error = 1;

src/libvlc.h

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * libvlc.h: main libvlc header
  *****************************************************************************
  * Copyright (C) 1998-2002 VideoLAN
- * $Id: libvlc.h,v 1.132 2004/01/31 18:02:32 alexis Exp $
+ * $Id: libvlc.h,v 1.133 2004/02/11 19:17:13 fenrir Exp $
  *
  * Authors: Vincent Seguin <seguin@via.ecp.fr>
  *          Samuel Hocevar <sam@zoy.org>
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ static char *ppsz_align_descriptions[] = { N_("Center"),
     "Give the stream number of the subtitle channel you want to use " \
     "(from 1 to n).")
 
+#define INPUT_REPEAT_TEXT N_("Number of time the same input will be repeated")
+#define INPUT_REPEAT_LONGTEXT N_("Number of time the same input will be repeated")
+
 #define SUB_AUTO_TEXT N_("Autodetect subtitle files")
 #define SUB_AUTO_LONGTEXT \
     "Automatically detect a subtitle file, if no subtitle filename is " \
@@ -772,7 +775,8 @@ vlc_module_begin();
                  SUB_FUZZY_TEXT, SUB_FUZZY_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
     add_file( "sub-file", NULL, NULL,
                  SUB_FILE_TEXT, SUB_FILE_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
-
+    add_integer( "input-repeat", 0, NULL,
+                 INPUT_REPEAT_TEXT, INPUT_REPEAT_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
 
     add_file( "dvd", DVD_DEVICE, NULL, DVD_DEV_TEXT, DVD_DEV_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );
     add_file( "vcd", VCD_DEVICE, NULL, VCD_DEV_TEXT, VCD_DEV_LONGTEXT, VLC_FALSE );