package main import ( "encoding/json" "flag" "fmt" "io" "net" "os" "os/exec" "time" ) type MPVRequest struct { Command []string `json:"command"` } type MPVResponse struct { Data string `json:"data"` } type MPV struct { cmd *exec.Cmd socketPath string } func NewMPV(streamUrl string, socketPath string) MPV { return MPV{ cmd: exec.Command("mpv", fmt.Sprintf("--input-ipc-server=%s", socketPath), streamUrl), socketPath: socketPath, } } func (mpv *MPV) Spawn() error { mpv.cmd.Stdout = io.Discard mpv.cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr return mpv.cmd.Start() } func (mpv *MPV) Stop() error { return mpv.cmd.Process.Kill() } func (mpv *MPV) ExecuteIPC(req *MPVRequest) ([]byte, error) { reqBytes, err := json.Marshal(req) if err != nil { return nil, err } reqBytes = append(reqBytes, byte('\n')) conn, err := net.Dial("unix", mpv.socketPath) if err != nil { return nil, err } defer conn.Close() _, err = conn.Write(reqBytes) if err != nil { return nil, err } resBytes := make([]byte, 1024) n, err := conn.Read(resBytes) if err != nil { return nil, err } return resBytes[:n], nil } var testUrl string func main() { flag.StringVar(&testUrl, "test-url", "", "test url") flag.Parse() mpv := NewMPV(testUrl, "/tmp/mptv3.sock") mpv.Spawn() defer mpv.Stop() time.Sleep(time.Second * 2) fmt.Println("EXECUTING IPC!!!!") res, err := mpv.ExecuteIPC(&MPVRequest{ Command: []string{"get_property", "playback-time"}, }) fmt.Println(res, err) }