mpc-hc-api

MPC-HC, or Media Player Classic - Home Cinema, is an open source media player for Microsoft Windows.

mpc-hc-api is a Java library for controlling MPC-HC over a network.

Download

mpc-hc-api is available on Maven Central. Simply add it as a dependency to your pom.

<dependency>
  <groupId>com.eeeeeric</groupId>
  <artifactId>mpc-hc-api</artifactId>
  <version>0.1.0</version>
</dependency>

Quickstart

First, you'll need to enable the network interface to MPC-HC.

• Launch MPC-HC
• Press o for options
• Navigate to Player > Web Interface
• Check the box for Listen on port
• Select a port

Now in your Java application...

MediaPlayerClassicHomeCinema mpc = new MediaPlayerClassicHomeCinema("127.0.0.1", 55555);

// Browse for files
List<FileInfo> files = mpc.browse();

// Realistically, you'll want to display this in your UI, and let the user
// navigate the file tree, and select a file for playback
if (!files.isEmpty())
{
  FileInfo file = files.get(0);
  if (!file.isDirectory())
  {
    mpc.openFile(file);
  }
}

// Control the player
Assert.assertTrue(mpc.isPlaying());
mpc.setMute(true);
mpc.toggleMute();
mpc.setVolume(50);
mpc.pause();
TimeCode fiveMinutes = new TimeCode("00:05:00");
mpc.seek(fiveMinutes);
mpc.play();

License

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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