The media-controller-server sample application demonstrates how you can create a custom media controller server type application. This sample application is based on a simple music application.

The following figure illustrates the main view of the media-controller-server sample application.

Figure: Media-controller server main view

Prerequisites

To ensure proper application execution, the following privilege must be set:

• http://tizen.org/privilege/mediacontroller.server

Implementation

To use the media controller server:

1. Create a media controller server handle in the create_player() function. The function sets the callbacks to receive commands from the media controller client. To handle the incoming playback state command, define a callback and register it using the mc_server_set_playback_state_command_received_cb() function.

   static void 
   create_player(appdata_s *ad)
   {
      ret = mc_server_create(&ad->player_controller);
      if (ret != MEDIA_CONTROLLER_ERROR_NONE) 
      {
         dlog_print(DLOG_ERROR, LOG_TAG, "mc_server_create() failed. err = %d", ret);
   
         return;
      }
      mc_server_set_playback_state_command_received_cb(ad->player_controller, _playback_state_cb, (void*)ad);
      mc_server_set_custom_command_received_cb(ad->player_controller, __custom_command_received_cb, (void*)ad);
   } 
   

2. Update the playback state, media metadata information, shuffle mode, and repeat mode in the play_media() function:

   void
   play_media(media_info_h media_info, appdata_s *ad)
   {
      mc_server_set_metadata(ad->player_controller, MC_META_MEDIA_TITLE, file_name);
      mc_server_set_metadata(ad->player_controller, MC_META_MEDIA_ARTIST, artist);
      mc_server_set_metadata(ad->player_controller, MC_META_MEDIA_ALBUM, album);
      mc_server_set_metadata(ad->player_controller, MC_META_MEDIA_AUTHOR, author);
      mc_server_set_metadata(ad->player_controller, MC_META_MEDIA_GENRE, genre);
      mc_server_set_metadata(ad->player_controller, MC_META_MEDIA_DURATION, duration_c);
      mc_server_set_metadata(ad->player_controller, MC_META_MEDIA_DATE, date);
      mc_server_set_metadata(ad->player_controller, MC_META_MEDIA_COPYRIGHT, copyright);
      mc_server_set_metadata(ad->player_controller, MC_META_MEDIA_DESCRIPTION, description);
      mc_server_set_metadata(ad->player_controller, MC_META_MEDIA_TRACK_NUM, track_num);     
      mc_server_update_metadata(ad->player_controller);
   
      // Update shuffle mode information for clients
      mc_server_update_shuffle_mode(ad->player_controller, MC_SHUFFLE_MODE_OFF);
   
      // Update repeat mode information for clients
      mc_server_update_repeat_mode(ad->player_controller, MC_REPEAT_MODE_ON);
   
      switch (player_state) 
      {
         // Case when the player state is playing
            mc_server_set_playback_state(ad->player_controller, MC_PLAYBACK_STATE_PLAYING);
            mc_server_update_playback_info(ad->player_controller);
   
         // Case when the player state is paused
            mc_server_set_playback_state(ad->player_controller, MC_PLAYBACK_STATE_PAUSED);
            mc_server_update_playback_info(ad->player_controller);
      }
   } 
   

3. Handle the custom command in the mc_server_set_custom_command_received_cb() function and send a reply to the media controller client application with the mc_server_send_command_reply() function:

   void 
   __custom_command_received_cb(const char *client_name, const char *command, bundle *data, void *user_data)
   {
      ret = mc_server_send_command_reply(ad->player_controller, client_name, 0, bundle_reply);
      if (ret != MEDIA_CONTROLLER_ERROR_NONE)
         dlog_print(DLOG_ERROR, LOG_TAG, "mc_server_send_command_reply() failed. err = %d", ret);
   
      return;
   }
   

4. Unset the callbacks with the mc_client_unset_xxx_command_received_cb() functions. The media controller server handle must be destroyed using the mc_server_destroy() function.

   static void 
   __destroy_player(appdata_s *ad)
   {
      ret = mc_server_unset_playback_state_command_received_cb(ad->player_controller);
      if (ret != MEDIA_CONTROLLER_ERROR_NONE) 
      {
         dlog_print(DLOG_ERROR, LOG_TAG, "mc_server_unset_playback_state_command_received_cb() failed. err = %d", ret);
      }
   
      ret = mc_server_unset_custom_command_received_cb(ad->player_controller);
      if (ret != MEDIA_CONTROLLER_ERROR_NONE) 
      {
         dlog_print(DLOG_ERROR, LOG_TAG, "mc_server_unset_playback_state_command_received_cb() failed. err = %d", ret);
      }
   
      ret = mc_server_destroy(ad->player_controller);
      if (ret != MEDIA_CONTROLLER_ERROR_NONE) 
      {
         dlog_print(DLOG_ERROR, LOG_TAG, "mc_server_destroy() failed. err = %d", ret);
      }
   }