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vlc-deleteFile - windows working
--[[
Copyright 2015-2016 surrim
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
]]--
function descriptor()
return {
title = "VLC Delete";
version = "0.1";
author = "surrim";
url = "https://github.com/surrim/vlc-delete/";
shortdesc = "Remove current file from playlist and disk";
description = [[
<h1>vlc-delete</h1>"
When you're playing a file, use VLC Delete to
delete the current file from your playlist and <b>disk</b> with one click.<br>
This extension has been tested on GNU Linux with VLC 2.1.5.<br>
The author is not responsible for damage caused by this extension.
]];
}
end
-- Windows - Check if file exists
function fileExists(file)
return io.popen("if exist "..file.." (echo 1)"):read'*l'=='1'
end
function sleep(n) -- seconds
local t0 = os.clock()
local tOriginal=t0
while os.clock() - t0 <= n and os.clock()>=tOriginal do end
end
-- Windows - try and delete a file with multiple attempts and a pause between each try - waiting for the file to unlock
function windowsDelete(file,trys,pause)
if not fileExists('"'..file..'"') then return nil,'File does not exist' end
for i = trys,1,-1
do
retval, err = os.remove(file)
--retval, err = os.execute('del ' .. file )
if retval==true then
return true
end
sleep(pause) -- wish i had a better timer than one second, want misc.mdate..could just bash it but you shouldnt ever wait more than one second so meh
end
return {nil,'Unable to delete file'}
end
function removeItem()
local id = vlc.playlist.current()
vlc.playlist.delete(id)
vlc.playlist.gotoitem(id + 1)
vlc.deactivate()
end
function activate()
local item = vlc.input.item()
local uri = item:uri()
uri = string.gsub(uri, '^file:///', '')
uri = vlc.strings.decode_uri(uri)
vlc.msg.info("[vlc-delete] removing: " .. uri)
-- check for non windows
if (package.config:sub(1,1) == "/") then
retval, err = os.execute("trash-put --help > /dev/null")
if (retval ~= nil) then
uri = "/" .. uri
retval, err = os.execute("trash-put \"" .. uri .. "\"")
else
retval, err = os.execute("rm --help > /dev/null")
if (retval ~= nil) then
uri = "/" .. uri
retval, err = os.execute("rm \"" .. uri .. "\"")
end
end
if (retval ~= nil) then removeItem() end
else
--windows, remove from playlist first so the file isnt locked by vlc
removeItem()
uri = string.gsub(uri, "/", "\\")
retval, err = windowsDelete(uri,3,1)
end
if (retval == nil) then
vlc.msg.info("[vlc-delete] error: " .. err)
d = vlc.dialog("VLC Delete")
d:add_label("Could not remove \"" .. uri .. "\"", 1, 1, 1, 1)
d:add_label(err, 1, 2, 1, 1)
d:add_button("OK", click_ok, 1, 3, 1, 1)
d:show()
end
end
function click_ok()
d:delete()
vlc.deactivate()
end
function deactivate()
vlc.deactivate()
end
function close()
deactivate()
end
function meta_changed()
end
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PAEz commented Jan 8, 2019

I dont know LUA but wanted this functionality so tried to learn just enough to get this to work on windows, so far all seems good.
Problem for windows was that the file was still in use by vlc when you try to delete it so it would fail (I found that out by changing from os.remove to os.execute("del") which gave me a better error message).....well that was the problem after the if error handling was fixed. Looking at the docs I think its meant to be like this, the wrong block was getting executed on windows before.

Original Code : https://github.com/surrim/vlc-delete

EDIT: I thought the ifs where wrong but they wernt, for some reason on windows the ....
retval, err = os.execute("trash-put --help > /dev/null")
..doesnt return an error? or maybe Im missing something. Found a way to check for windows and put that in there, hope that works ;P

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PAEz commented Jan 9, 2019

The original was flakey, should all work fine now.

No idea why gist keeps changing the tab size?!?!

@Murdermancer
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Hey, this looks great! I was trying to get this to work with VLC 3.0.6 on Win 10, but haven't been having any luck... It shows up as installed, but I assume it's meant to add a button, but I don't see one anywhere? And the original Ctrl-Alt-D keystroke doesn't seem to work either.

Any tips?

@FelipeCostaGualberto
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I copied in the extensions folder. How to run the script in VLC when it is opened?

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PAEz commented Mar 14, 2022

@FelipeCostaGualberto
I have a SHOCKING memory and hardly remember making this, but just tried it in VLC 3.0.12 on Windows 10 and it still works.
After you add it to the directory you should see a new menu option under View "Remove current file from playlist and disk".
There is no hot key because I could not find a way to add one. Had another look just now and from my limited understanding I can only add a hot key if it has a dialog, which this doesnt. If I remember correctly the time I made it I think I used something like AutoHotKey to get a hot key. Sucks huh?

If anyone ever hears/learns of a way to add a hot key Id LOVE to hear it.

@FelipeCostaGualberto
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@FelipeCostaGualberto I have a SHOCKING memory and hardly remember making this, but just tried it in VLC 3.0.12 on Windows 10 and it still works. After you add it to the directory you should see a new menu option under View "Remove current file from playlist and disk". There is no hot key because I could not find a way to add one. Had another look just now and from my limited understanding I can only add a hot key if it has a dialog, which this doesnt. If I remember correctly the time I made it I think I used something like AutoHotKey to get a hot key. Sucks huh?

If anyone ever hears/learns of a way to add a hot key Id LOVE to hear it.

Thanks you are right.

Just going to View menu >> Remove current file from playlist and disk

do the job.

@kofifus
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kofifus commented Aug 26, 2022

I can't get this to work on windows with latest VLC, file is removed from playlist but not from disk :(

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