mpvipc/README.md

mpvipc

A small library which provides bindings to control existing mpv instances through sockets.

Dependencies

• mpv
• cargo (make dependency)
• cargo-nextest (test depencency)
• grcov (test depencency)

Example

Make sure mpv is started with the following option:

$ mpv --input-ipc-server=/tmp/mpv.sock --idle

Here is a small code example which connects to the socket /tmp/mpv.sock and toggles playback.

use mpvipc::*;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), MpvError> {
    let mpv = Mpv::connect("/tmp/mpv.sock").await?;
    let paused: bool = mpv.get_property("pause").await?;
    mpv.set_property("pause", !paused).expect("Error pausing");
}