Display error as to why playback failed to start.

Playback would otherwise fail silently, with the user wondering why. Fixes #11656
MythTV · Jul 10, 2013 · 0e6c4e5 · 0e6c4e5
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diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/mythplayer.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/mythplayer.cpp
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ void MythPlayer::ReinitVideo(void)
     if (!videoOutput->IsPreferredRenderer(video_disp_dim))
     {
         LOG(VB_PLAYBACK, LOG_INFO, LOC + "Need to switch video renderer.");
-        SetErrored(tr("Need to switch video renderer."));
+        SetErrored(tr("Need to switch video renderer"));
         errorType |= kError_Switch_Renderer;
         return;
     }
@@ -934,6 +934,7 @@ int MythPlayer::OpenFile(uint retries)
                         .arg(testreadsize)
                         .arg(player_ctx->buffer->GetFilename()));
                 delete[] testbuf;
+                SetErrored(tr("Could not read first %1 bytes").arg(testreadsize));
                 return -1;
             }
             LOG(VB_GENERAL, LOG_WARNING, LOC + "OpenFile() waiting on data");
@@ -953,6 +954,7 @@ int MythPlayer::OpenFile(uint retries)
         LOG(VB_GENERAL, LOG_ERR, LOC +
             QString("Couldn't find an A/V decoder for: '%1'")
                 .arg(player_ctx->buffer->GetFilename()));
+        SetErrored(tr("Could not find an A/V decoder"));
 
         delete[] testbuf;
         return -1;
@@ -961,6 +963,7 @@ int MythPlayer::OpenFile(uint retries)
     {
         LOG(VB_GENERAL, LOG_ERR, LOC + "Could not initialize A/V decoder.");
         SetDecoder(NULL);
+        SetErrored(tr("Could not initialize A/V decoder"));
 
         delete[] testbuf;
         return -1;
@@ -985,6 +988,7 @@ int MythPlayer::OpenFile(uint retries)
     {
         LOG(VB_GENERAL, LOG_ERR, QString("Couldn't open decoder for: %1")
                 .arg(player_ctx->buffer->GetFilename()));
+        SetErrored(tr("Could not open decoder"));
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -5226,7 +5230,7 @@ bool MythPlayer::PosMapFromEnc(uint64_t start,
     return true;
 }
 
-void MythPlayer::SetErrored(const QString &reason) const
+void MythPlayer::SetErrored(const QString &reason)
 {
     QMutexLocker locker(&errorLock);
 
@@ -5244,6 +5248,13 @@ void MythPlayer::SetErrored(const QString &reason) const
     }
 }
 
+void MythPlayer::ResetErrored(void)
+{
+    QMutexLocker locker(&errorLock);
+
+    errorMsg = QString();
+}
+
 bool MythPlayer::IsErrored(void) const
 {
     QMutexLocker locker(&errorLock);

diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/mythplayer.h b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/mythplayer.h
@@ -551,7 +551,8 @@ class MTV_PUBLIC MythPlayer
     // Private Sets
     void SetPlayingInfo(const ProgramInfo &pginfo);
     void SetPlaying(bool is_playing);
-    void SetErrored(const QString &reason) const;
+    void SetErrored(const QString &reason);
+    void ResetErrored(void);
 
     // Private Gets
     int  GetStatusbarPos(void) const;
@@ -659,8 +660,8 @@ class MTV_PUBLIC MythPlayer
     bool     hasFullPositionMap;
     mutable bool     limitKeyRepeat;
     mutable QMutex   errorLock;
-    mutable QString  errorMsg;   ///< Reason why NVP exited with a error
-    mutable int errorType;
+    QString  errorMsg;   ///< Reason why NVP exited with a error
+    int errorType;
 
     // Chapter stuff
     int jumpchapter;

diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/tv_play.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/tv_play.cpp
@@ -2408,6 +2408,15 @@ void TV::HandleStateChange(PlayerContext *mctx, PlayerContext *ctx)
         {
             SET_LAST();
             SetErrored(ctx);
+            if (ctx && ctx->IsPlayerErrored())
+            {
+                ShowNotificationError(ctx->player->GetError(),
+                                      _Location,
+                                      buffer->GetFilename());
+                // We're going to display this error as notification
+                // no need to display it later as popup
+                ctx->player->ResetErrored();
+            }
         }
         else if (mctx != ctx)
         {