made everything work

config_parser.rkt

@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@
 
 (define settings (make-hash))
 (update settings parsed)
+
+(provide settings)

lazyplay.rkt

@@ -3,33 +3,36 @@
 
 (require racket/system)
 (require "helpers.rkt")
+(require "config_parser.rkt")
 
 (define args (vector->list (current-command-line-arguments)))
 ; args: filename, mplayer-args
 ; optional: directory
-
-(define mplcmd (string->path "/usr/bin/mplayer")) ; command used to play files
- ; output file to /dev/null/
+(hash-ref settings "args" "")
+(define file-types (make-hash))
+(define media-player (string->path (hash-ref settings "player" "/usr/bin/mplayer")))
+(define player-args (hash-ref settings "args" ""))
+(update file-types (hash-ref settings "file-types" '(("avi" #t))))
 
 (define (file-list) ; list of files in the current working directory
     (map path->string ; get the strings from the list of paths
         (directory-list (current-directory))))
 
 ; check if a filename has a desired suffix
-(define (check-suffix suffix)
+(define (check-suffix file-types)
     (compose
-        (partial string=? suffix)
+        (partial hash-has-key? file-types)
         (lambda (x) 
             (let* 
                 ((len (string-length x) ))
                 (substring x (- len 3) len)))))
 
 ; filter out filenames without the desired suffix
-(define (filter-paths suffix paths)
-    (filter (check-suffix suffix) paths))
+(define (filter-paths file-types paths)
+    (filter (check-suffix file-types) paths))
 
 (define (play-list) 
-    (sort-paths (filter-paths (first args) (file-list)))) ; first commandline argument is the filename
+    (sort-paths (filter-paths file-types (file-list)))) ; first commandline argument is the filename
 
 ; sortgetter, gets the episode number and converts it to an integer
 (define (sortgetter file-name)
@@ -56,38 +59,47 @@
 
 ; (define (controller pid out)
 
-(define (play-files filenames)
+(define (play-files filenames args)
         (let* ((nullport 
             (open-output-file (string->path "/dev/null") #:exists 'append))) ; we don't want any output from the process
                 (call-with-values
-                (lambda () (subprocess  nullport #f nullport mplcmd (car filenames)))
+                (lambda () (subprocess  nullport #f nullport media-player (car filenames) args))
                 list))) ; convert the 4 return values into a list
 
-(define (play fnames played)
+(define (get-args message)
+    (cond ((false? message) player-args)
+    (else message)))
+
+(define (play fnames played args)
     (cond ((null? fnames) '())
     (else 
-        (let* ((results (play-files fnames))) ; get the pid and the 3 i/o ports
+        (let* ((results (play-files fnames args))) ; get the pid and the 3 i/o ports
             ; send the other thread the new pid here
             ; and the output port for piping input to the process
-            ; (thread-send thd (first results))
+            ; (thread-send controller-thread ((third results) (first results)))
             (subprocess-wait (first results))
             (close-output-port (third results)))
         (let* ((newfs (new-files played (play-list))))
-            (play (append (cdr fnames) newfs) (update played newfs))))))
-
-(play (play-list) played)
-(define (controller)
-    (let* ((input (read (current-input-port))))
-    (cond ((eof-object? input))
+            (play (append (cdr fnames) newfs) (update played newfs) (get-args (thread-try-receive)))))))
+
+(define (controller player-thread)
+    (cond 
+        ((compose not thread-running?) player-thread ; if the thread is not running then return
+        '()))
+    (let* ((input (read-line (current-input-port) 'linefeed)))
+    input
+    (cond ((eof-object? input) '())
     (else
-        (printf "output: ~A\n" input)
-        (controller)))))
-
+        (thread-send player-thread input)
+        (controller player-thread)))))
 
-; (define (main)
-  ; (printf "Beginning (main)\n")
-  ; (thread controller))
-  ; (sleep 1000)
+(define player-thread (thread (lambda () (play (play-list) played player-args))))
+(define controller-thread (thread (lambda () (controller player-thread))))
 
+; check to see if the player is running, and if not then kill the controller
+(define (check)
+    (sleep 20)
+    (cond (((compose not thread-running?) player-thread) (kill-thread controller-thread))
+    (else (check))))
 
-; (main)
+(check)

lazyplay.sexp

@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-(("player" "mplayer")
-("filetypes" ("avi" "mp4")))
+(("player" "/usr/bin/mplayer")
+("filetypes" (("avi" #t) ("mp4" #t)))
+("args" "-ss 5000"))