Proof-of-concept MPV-based player.

src/main/nim/wdiwtlt.nim

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+import std/[os, uri]
+import mpv
+
+when isMainModule:
+  var ctx: ptr handle
+  try:
+    if paramCount() != 1:
+      echo "pass a single media file as argument"
+      quit(QuitFailure)
+
+    ctx = mpv.create()
+    if ctx.isNil:
+      echo "failed creating mpv context"
+      quit(QuitFailure)
+
+    # Enable default key bindings, so the user can actually interact with
+    # the player (and e.g. close the window).
+    ctx.set_option("terminal", "no")
+    ctx.set_option("input-default-bindings", "yes")
+    ctx.set_option("input-vo-keyboard", "yes")
+    ctx.set_option("osc", false)
+    ctx.set_property("volume", "50.0")
+    discard ctx.request_log_messages("no")
+
+    # Done setting up options.
+    check_error ctx.initialize()
+
+    # Play this file.
+    discard ctx.command_string("loadfile " & "file://" & encodeUrl(paramStr(1), false))
+    # discard ctx.command_string(["loadfile ", "file://" & encodeUrl(paramStr(1), false)])
+
+    while true:
+      let event = ctx.wait_event(10000)
+      echo "event: ", mpv.event_name(event.event_id)
+      if event.event_id == mpv.EVENT_SHUTDOWN:
+        break
+  except Exception:
+    echo "wdiwtlt: " & getCurrentExceptionMsg()
+    quit(QuitFailure)
+  finally:
+    mpv.terminate_destroy(ctx)