[Open Directory VLC Plugin] This plugin opens the file explorer window of the directory where the current playing video is located. #vlc #lua

open_directory.lua

--[[
Open Directory VLC Plugin

This plugin opens the file explorer window of the directory where the current playing video is located.

Installation:
1. Move this file to the VLC plugins directory. On Windows, the default directory is "C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\extensions".
2. Restart VLC.
3. Play a file.
4. Go to "View" and click on the plugin's name. The directory of the current playing file will be opened.
]]--

function descriptor()
    return { title = "Open Directory";
             version = "1.0";
             author = "kanka.dev";
             url = "https://kanka.dev";
             shortdesc = "Opens the directory of the current playing video.";
             description = "This plugin opens the file explorer window of the directory where the current playing video is located. Thanks to ChatGPT for support. :-)";
             capabilities = { "input-listener" } }
end

function activate()
    local input = vlc.object.input()
    if input then
        local path = vlc.input.item(input):uri()
        path = vlc.strings.decode_uri(path)
        path = string.gsub(path, "/[^/]+$", "")
        path = string.gsub(path, "/", "\\")
        vlc.msg.info("Opening directory: " .. path)
        os.execute('start "" "' .. path .. '"')
    else
        vlc.msg.err("No input found.")
    end
	vlc.deactivate()
end