* add core option --vlm-conf

   specifies a vlm configuration file to load when vlm is launched

src/libvlc.h

@@ -626,6 +626,11 @@ static char *ppsz_align_descriptions[] =
     "This option allows you to specify an additional path for VLC to look " \
     "for its modules.")
 
+#define VLM_CONF_TEXT N_("VLM configuration file")
+#define VLM_CONF_LONGTEXT N_( \
+    "This option allows you to specify a VLM configuration file that will " \
+    "be read when VLM is launched.")
+
 #define PLUGINS_CACHE_TEXT N_("Use a plugins cache")
 #define PLUGINS_CACHE_LONGTEXT N_( \
     "This option allows you to use a plugins cache which will greatly " \
@@ -1048,6 +1053,8 @@ vlc_module_begin();
               PLUGINS_CACHE_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
     add_directory( "plugin-path", NULL, NULL, PLUGIN_PATH_TEXT,
                    PLUGIN_PATH_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+    add_string( "vlm-conf", NULL, NULL, VLM_CONF_TEXT,
+                    VLM_CONF_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
 
 #if !defined(WIN32)
     add_bool( "daemon", 0, NULL, DAEMON_TEXT, DAEMON_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );

src/misc/vlm.c

@@ -116,6 +116,28 @@ vlm_t *__vlm_New ( vlc_object_t *p_this )
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    /* try loading the vlm conf file given by --vlm-conf */
+    char *psz_vlmconf =  config_GetPsz( p_vlm, "vlm-conf" );
+
+    if( psz_vlmconf && *psz_vlmconf )
+    {
+        vlm_message_t *p_message = NULL;
+        char *psz_buffer = NULL;
+
+        msg_Dbg( p_this, "loading vlm conf ..." );
+        asprintf(&psz_buffer, "load %s", psz_vlmconf );
+        if( psz_buffer )
+        {
+            msg_Dbg( p_this, psz_buffer);
+            if( vlm_ExecuteCommand( p_vlm, psz_buffer, &p_message ) ){
+                msg_Warn( p_this, "error while loading the vlm conf file" );
+            }
+            free(p_message);
+            free(psz_buffer);
+        }
+   }
+   free(psz_vlmconf);
+
    return p_vlm;
 }