Python-omxplayer-Socket

Socket Interface for omxplayer using Python. Written by @stifi, heavily refactored by @CRImier.

To use the server, run it as "python omxServer.py". Theoretically, it should work, in practice you might need launch it in a certain way or fix permissions so that the omxplayer can run.

To use the client interactively, use "python -i omxClient.py", where -i would drop you into the console with the "client" object already initialized and connected. You'll get status responses printed back.

Commands:

• play /path/to/file [audio=hdmi] - starts the omxplayer instance with given path
• pause - toggles pause
• stop - stops the omxplayer instance
• halt - closes the omxplayer instance and shuts down the server
• kill - forcibly exits the omxplayer instance
• status - returns "Playing /path/to/file" while omxplayer is running and "Stopped None" when it's not.
• custom_cmd keystroke - Send a custom keystroke
• forward_bit - Forward 600s
• forward_lot - Forward 30s
• backward_bit - Backward 600s
• backward_lot - Backward 30s
• toggle_subs
• show_subs
• hide_subs
• next_subs
• prev_subs
• volume_up
• volume_down
• next_audio
• prev_audio
• next_chapter
• prev_chapter
• increase_speed

TODO:

• remake it to use subprocess.Popen
• enable debug logging
• enable omxplayer output parsing for error and status messages