yt-streamer.sh

#------------------------------------------------
# Name         : yt-streamer
# Input        : youtube URL
# Purpose      : stream url video from youtube to mpv. see:
#                https://github.com/ytdl-org/yt-dlp/issues/2124#issuecomment-32429104
# Dependencies : yt-dlp, mpv
#------------------------------------------------
yt-streamer() {
    # add help option == print and exit
    if [[ "$1" == "-h" ]] || [[ -z "$1" ]]
    then
        echo "yt-streamer ():"
        echo "├─ Description  : Stream URL video to mpv via yt-dlp."
        echo "└─ Usage        : yt-streamer ${GREEN}URL${RESET} ${RED}OPTIONS${RESET}"
        echo "    └─  ${RED}OPTIONS${RESET} : passed to yt-dlp, ${GREEN}default${RESET} '-f \"bestaudio/best\"'"
        echo
      return 0
    else
        # # caputure all other arguments after 1st URL
        local ytdl_args="${@:1}"
        # local ytdl_args="${@:1}"
        # # check if format is passed, if not add default format
        # if [[ ! $ytdl_args =~ "-f " ]]; then
        #     ytdl_args=" -f \"bestaudio/best\" \"$ytdl_args\""
        # fi
        yt-dlp -o - -f "bestaudio/best" "${ytdl_args}" | mpv -
        echo "yt-dlp -o --f \"bestaudio/best\" \"${ytdl_args}\" | mpv -" # debug command
    fi
}