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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+use Shell;
+use strict;
+use POSIX qw(floor);
+
+# Written by Bob Igo from the MythTV Store at http://MythiC.TV
+# including some original code and contributions from Nick C.
+# and graysky.
+# Email: bob@stormlogic.com
+#
+# If you run into problems with this script, please send me email
+
+# PURPOSE:
+# --------------------------
+# This is a wrapper script that tries to find the best parameters
+# for calling an underlying video player.  The outer layer determines
+# the best playback parameters, while the inner layer picks the best
+# player to call.
+
+# RATIONALE:
+# --------------------------
+# Default video playback options are not optimal on all hardware or
+# for all video types.  In addition, common video players do not
+# offer to bookmark video so that you can resume where you left off.
+# Both of these problems can be addressed by this wrapper.
+
+# PARAMETERS:
+# --------------------------
+# The same parameters you'd use for mplayer, some of which may be
+# translated automatically for use with smplayer.
+
+# FILES:
+# --------------------------
+# $mediafile, the file to play
+
+sub run () {
+    my $mediafile = @ARGV[$#ARGV];
+    my $player = &pick_player();
+
+    my $player_parameters = join(' ',
+				 &translate_parameters($player,@ARGV[0..$#ARGV-1]),
+				 &dynamic_parameters($mediafile));
+    &player($player,$player_parameters,$mediafile);
+}
+
+&run();
+
+# Translates any parameters into ones that will be compatible with the given player.
+sub translate_parameters() {
+    my($player,@parameters)=@_;
+
+    if ($player eq "smplayer") {
+	# Stupidly, smplayer uses a different set of command-line parameters than generic
+	# mplayer, so we need to translate mplayer-centric ones into the few that are
+	# available in smplayer-ese.
+	my %smplayer_parameter_translation_array = (
+	    "-fs" => "-fullscreen",
+	    "-zoom" => " "
+	    );
+	
+	sub translate() {
+	    my($flag)=@_;
+	    return $smplayer_parameter_translation_array{$flag};
+	}
+	
+	return map(&translate($_), @parameters);
+    } else {
+	# currently, all other players used by this wrapper work with mplayer parameters
+	return @parameters;
+    }
+}
+
+# Returns an array of dynamic parameters based on the media type,
+# the presence of special playback decoding hardware, and the
+# general capability of the CPU.
+sub dynamic_parameters () {
+    my($mediafile)=@_;
+    return(); # ??? empty for now; further development required
+}
+
+# Find the best player for use on this system.  The script prefers smplayer,
+# which has built-in bookmarking, falling back to mplayer-resumer.pl, which
+# implements bookmarking as an mplayer wrapper, if smplayer cannot be found.
+# Finally, if no bookmarking players can be found, a barebones mplayer is used.
+sub pick_player () {
+    my @possible_players = ("smplayer", "mplayer-resumer.pl", "mplayer");
+    my $command;
+    my $candidate_player;
+    foreach (@possible_players) {
+	$candidate_player = $_;
+	$command = "which $candidate_player |";
+	open(SHELL, $command);
+	if (<SHELL>) {
+	    #print "player $candidate_player : $_\n";
+	    return $candidate_player;
+	}
+	close(SHELL);
+    }
+}
+
+# Calls player
+sub player () {
+    my($player,$parameters,$mediafile)=@_;
+    my $command = "$player $parameters \"$mediafile\" 2>&1 2>/dev/null |";
+
+    #print "DEBUG: command is:\n$command\n";
+    open(SHELL, $command);
+    while (<SHELL>) {
+	print $_;
+    }
+    close(SHELL);
+}