Since 0.6.1.4060, MediaCoder comes with XML-RPC APIs through which MediaCoder can be controlled by any XML-RPC client both locally and remotely. The APIs are not yet finalized, here lists some of them and you can see their effects right now.



MediaCoder XML-RPC URL:

mc.prefs.get(string key)

• Function: retrieving the value of a parameter
• Parameter: parameter path
• Return value: value of the parameter (string/int/double/boolean)

mc.prefs.set(string key, string/int/double/boolean value)

• Function: retrieving the value of a parameter
• Parameter 1: parameter path
• Parameter 2: parameter value
• Return value: successful or not (boolean)

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mc.queue.get(int index)

• Function: retrive information of an item in the queue
• Parameter: 0-based index
• Return value:
  information of the requested item (structure)
  • filename (string)
  • filesize (int)
  • duration (int)
  • begin (int)
  • end (int)

mc.queue.add(string filename, int index)

• Function: retrieving the value of a parameter
• Parameter 1: file name
• Parameter 2: index for insertion in the queue, -1 for appending, -2 for clear before adding
• Return value: successful or not (boolean)

File to add:

ui.dialogs.showTime()

• Function: show time dialog
• Return value: successful or not (boolean)

ui.dialogs.showCropper()

• Function: show cropper dialog
• Return value: successful or not (boolean)

ui.dialogs.showMain(boolean shown)

• Function: show/hide main window
• Parameter: whether to show or to hide
• Return value: successful or not (boolean)

ui.jobs.start()

• Function: start jobs
• Return value: successful or not (boolean)

ui.jobs.stop()

• Function: stop jobs
• Return value: successful or not (boolean)