# Copyright 2015 Adafruit Industries. # Author: Tony DiCola # License: GNU GPLv2, see LICENSE.txt import os import subprocess import time class HelloVideoPlayer(object): def __init__(self, config): """Create an instance of a video player that runs hello_video.bin in the background. """ self._process = None self._load_config(config) def _load_config(self, config): self._extensions = config.get('hello_video', 'extensions') \ .translate(str.maketrans('', '', ' \t\r\n.')) \ .split(',') def supported_extensions(self): """Return list of supported file extensions.""" return self._extensions def play(self, movie, loop=False, **kwargs): """Play the provided movied file, optionally looping it repeatedly.""" self.stop(3) # Up to 3 second delay to let the old player stop. # Assemble list of arguments. args = ['hello_video.bin'] if loop: args.append('--loop') # Add loop parameter if necessary. args.append(movie) # Add movie file path. # Run hello_video process and direct standard output to /dev/null. self._process = subprocess.Popen(args, stdout=open(os.devnull, 'wb'), close_fds=True) def is_playing(self): """Return true if the video player is running, false otherwise.""" if self._process is None: return False self._process.poll() return self._process.returncode is None def stop(self, block_timeout_sec=None): """Stop the video player. block_timeout_sec is how many seconds to block waiting for the player to stop before moving on. """ # Stop the player if it's running. if self._process is not None and self._process.returncode is None: # process.kill() doesn't seem to work reliably if USB drive is # removed, instead just run a kill -9 on it. subprocess.call(['kill', '-9', str(self._process.pid)]) # If a blocking timeout was specified, wait up to that amount of time # for the process to stop. start = time.time() while self._process is not None and self._process.returncode is None: if (time.time() - start) >= block_timeout_sec: break time.sleep(0) # Let the process be garbage collected. self._process = None def create_player(config): """Create new video player based on hello_video.""" return HelloVideoPlayer(config)