disable debug

- change to json dump and use mpv native json reader

mpv-youtube-queue.lua

@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@
 -- along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 local mp = require("mp")
 mp.options = require("mp.options")
-local assdraw = require("mp.assdraw")
-local msg = require("mp.msg")
 local utils = require("mp.utils")
+local assdraw = require("mp.assdraw")
 local styleOn = mp.get_property("osd-ass-cc/0")
 local styleOff = mp.get_property("osd-ass-cc/1")
 local YouTubeQueue = {}
@@ -77,8 +76,7 @@ local function destroy()
 	destroyer = nil
 end
 
-timeout = mp.add_timeout(options.menu_timeout, destroy)
+timeout = mp.add_periodic_timer(options.menu_timeout, destroy)
-timeout:kill()
 
 -- STYLE {{{
 local colors = {
@@ -123,11 +121,8 @@ local style = {
 --- @param s string - the string to surround with quotes
 --- @return string | nil - the string surrounded with quotes
 local function surround_with_quotes(s)
-	if type(s) ~= "string" then
+	if string.sub(s, 0, 1) == '"' and string.sub(s, -1) == '"' then
-		return s
+		return nil
-	end
-	if string.sub(s, 1, 1) == '"' and string.sub(s, -1) == '"' then
-		return s
 	else
 		return '"' .. s .. '"'
 	end
@@ -179,11 +174,13 @@ end
 ---@return boolean - true if the path is a file, false otherwise
 local function is_file(filepath)
 	local result = utils.file_info(filepath)
-	msg.debug("IS_FILE() check: " .. tostring(result.is_file))
+	if debug and type(result) == "table" then
+		print("IS_FILE() check: " .. tostring(result.is_file))
+	end
 	if result == nil or type(result) ~= "table" then
 		return false
 	end
-	return result.is_file == true
+	return true
 end
 
 ---returns the filename given a path (eg. /home/user/file.txt -> file.txt)
@@ -218,14 +215,8 @@ end
 ---Open a URL in the browser
 ---@param url string
 local function open_url_in_browser(url)
-	if isnull(url) then
+	local command = options.browser .. " " .. surround_with_quotes(url)
-		return
+	os.execute(command)
-	end
-	mp.command_native({
-		name = "subprocess",
-		detach = true,
-		args = { options.browser, url },
-	})
 end
 
 --- Opens the current video in the browser
@@ -245,10 +236,10 @@ end
 -- Internal function to print the contents of the internal playlist to the console
 local function print_internal_playlist()
 	local count = mp.get_property_number("playlist-count")
-	msg.info("Playlist contents:")
+	print("Playlist contents:")
 	for i = 0, count - 1 do
 		local uri = mp.get_property(string.format("playlist/%d/filename", i))
-		msg.info(string.format("%d: %s", i, uri))
+		print(string.format("%d: %s", i, uri))
 	end
 end
 
@@ -332,11 +323,26 @@ end
 --- @return string | nil - The resulting JSON string, or nil if the input is invalid.
 local function convert_to_json(key, val)
 	if type(key) == "table" then
-		return utils.format_json(key)
+		-- Handle the case where key is a table of key-value pairs
+		local json = "{"
+		local first = true
+		for k, v in pairs(key) do
+			if not first then
+				json = json .. ", "
+			end
+			first = false
+
+			local quoted_val = string.format('"%s"', v)
+			json = json .. string.format('"%s": %s', k, quoted_val)
+		end
+		json = json .. "}"
+		return json
 	else
-		local t = {}
+		if type(val) == "string" then
-		t[key] = val
+			return string.format('{"%s": "%s"}', key, val)
-		return utils.format_json(t)
+		else
+			return string.format('{"%s": %s}', key, tostring(val))
+		end
 	end
 end
 
@@ -405,7 +411,7 @@ function YouTubeQueue.get_video_info(url)
 
 	if res.status ~= 0 or isnull(res.stdout) then
 		print_osd_message("Failed to get video info (yt-dlp error)", MSG_DURATION, style.error)
-		msg.warn("yt-dlp status: " .. res.status)
+		print("yt-dlp status: " .. res.status)
 		return nil
 	end
 
@@ -415,21 +421,15 @@ function YouTubeQueue.get_video_info(url)
 		return nil
 	end
 
-	local category = nil
-	if data.categories then
-		category = data.categories[1]
-	else
-		category = "Unknown"
-	end
 	local info = {
 		channel_url = data.channel_url or "",
 		channel_name = data.uploader or "",
 		video_name = data.title or "",
 		view_count = data.view_count or "",
 		upload_date = data.upload_date or "",
-		category = category or "",
+		category = data.categories[1] or "",
 		thumbnail_url = data.thumbnail or "",
-		subscribers = data.channel_follower_count or 0,
+		subscribers = data.channel_follower_count or "",
 	}
 
 	if isnull(info.channel_url) or isnull(info.channel_name) or isnull(info.video_name) then
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ end
 function YouTubeQueue.print_current_video()
 	destroy()
 	local current = current_video
-	if current and current.video_url ~= "" and is_file(current.video_url) then
+	if current and current.vidro_url ~= "" and is_file(current.video_url) then
 		print_osd_message("Playing: " .. current.video_url, 3)
 	else
 		if current and current.video_url then
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ end
 --- @return table | nil - the video at the new index
 function YouTubeQueue.set_video(direction)
 	local amt
-	direction = (direction and string.upper(direction)) or "NEXT"
+	direction = string.upper(direction)
 	if direction == "NEXT" or direction == nil then
 		amt = 1
 	elseif direction == "PREV" or direction == "PREVIOUS" then
@@ -497,7 +497,9 @@ end
 --- @param update_history boolean - whether to update the history database
 --- @return number | nil - the index of the currently playing video
 function YouTubeQueue.update_current_index(update_history)
-	msg.debug("Updating current index")
+	if debug then
+		print("Updating current index")
+	end
 	if #video_queue == 0 then
 		return
 	end
@@ -580,6 +582,7 @@ function YouTubeQueue.print_queue(duration)
 	-- Reset and prepare OSD
 	timeout:kill()
 	mp.set_osd_ass(0, 0, "")
+	timeout:resume()
 
 	if #video_queue == 0 then
 		print_osd_message("No videos in the queue or history.", duration, style.error)
@@ -607,13 +610,9 @@ function YouTubeQueue.print_queue(duration)
 		ass:append(style.font .. message .. "\n")
 	end
 	mp.set_osd_ass(0, 0, ass.text)
-	-- restart one-shot timer for menu hide
+	if duration then
-	if duration and type(duration) == "number" then
+		mp.add_timeout(duration, destroy)
-		timeout.timeout = duration
-	else
-		timeout.timeout = options.menu_timeout
 	end
-	timeout:resume()
 	destroyer = destroy
 end
 
@@ -623,7 +622,6 @@ end
 --- @param amt number - the number of steps to move the cursor. Positive values move up, negative values move down.
 function YouTubeQueue.move_cursor(amt)
 	timeout:kill()
-	timeout.timeout = options.menu_timeout
 	timeout:resume()
 	selected_index = selected_index - amt
 	if selected_index < 1 then
@@ -842,9 +840,10 @@ function YouTubeQueue.add_to_history_db(v)
 	local url = options.backend_host .. ":" .. options.backend_port .. "/add_video"
 	local json = convert_to_json(v)
 	local command = { "curl", "-X", "POST", url, "-H", "Content-Type: application/json", "-d", json }
-	msg.debug("Adding video to history")
+	if debug then
-	msg.debug("Command: " .. table.concat(command, " "))
+		print("Adding video to history")
-	print_osd_message("Adding video to history...", MSG_DURATION)
+		print("Command: " .. table.concat(command, " "))
+	end
 	mp.command_native_async({
 		name = "subprocess",
 		playback_only = false,
@@ -856,7 +855,6 @@ function YouTubeQueue.add_to_history_db(v)
 			return false
 		end
 	end)
-	print_osd_message("Video added to history db", MSG_DURATION)
 	return true
 end
 
@@ -872,16 +870,19 @@ function YouTubeQueue.save_queue(idx)
 		idx = index
 	end
 	local url = options.backend_host .. ":" .. options.backend_port .. "/save_queue"
-	local urls_list = YouTubeQueue.get_urls(idx + 1)
+	local data = convert_to_json("urls", YouTubeQueue.get_urls(idx + 1))
-	if urls_list == nil or #urls_list == 0 then
+	if data == nil or data == '{"urls": []}' then
 		print_osd_message("Failed to save queue: No videos remaining in queue", MSG_DURATION, style.error)
 		return false
 	end
-	local data = convert_to_json({ urls = urls_list })
+	if debug then
-	msg.debug("Data: " .. data)
+		print("Data: " .. data)
+	end
 	local command = { "curl", "-X", "POST", url, "-H", "Content-Type: application/json", "-d", data }
-	msg.debug("Saving queue to history")
+	if debug then
-	msg.debug("Command: " .. table.concat(command, " "))
+		print("Saving queue to history")
+		print("Command: " .. table.concat(command, " "))
+	end
 	mp.command_native_async({
 		name = "subprocess",
 		playback_only = false,
@@ -892,7 +893,9 @@ function YouTubeQueue.save_queue(idx)
 			print_osd_message("Failed to save queue: " .. err, MSG_DURATION, style.error)
 			return false
 		end
-		msg.debug("Status: " .. result.status)
+		if debug then
+			print("Status: " .. result.status)
+		end
 		if result.status == 0 then
 			if idx > 1 then
 				print_osd_message("Queue saved to history from index: " .. idx, MSG_DURATION)
@@ -923,15 +926,17 @@ function YouTubeQueue.load_queue()
 			return false
 		else
 			if result.status == 0 then
-				local ok, parsed = pcall(utils.parse_json, result.stdout)
+				-- split urls based on commas
-				if not ok or type(parsed) ~= "table" then
+				local urls = {}
-					print_osd_message("Invalid JSON from history backend", MSG_DURATION, style.error)
+				-- Remove the brackets from json list
-					return false
+				local l = result.stdout:sub(2, -3)
+				local item
+				for turl in l:gmatch("[^,]+") do
+					item = turl:match("^%s*(.-)%s*$"):gsub('"', "'")
+					table.insert(urls, item)
 				end
-				for _, turl in ipairs(parsed) do
+				for _, turl in ipairs(urls) do
-					if type(turl) == "string" then
+					YouTubeQueue.add_to_queue(turl, 0)
-						YouTubeQueue.add_to_queue(turl, 0)
-					end
 				end
 				print_osd_message("Loaded queue from history.", MSG_DURATION)
 			end
@@ -946,7 +951,9 @@ end
 -- This function is called when the current file ends or when moving to the
 -- next or previous item in the internal playlist
 local function on_end_file(event)
-	msg.debug("End file event triggered: " .. event.reason)
+	if debug then
+		print("End file event triggered: " .. event.reason)
+	end
 	if event.reason == "eof" then -- The file ended normally
 		YouTubeQueue.update_current_index(true)
 	end
@@ -954,18 +961,24 @@ end
 
 -- Function to be called when the track-changed event is triggered
 local function on_track_changed()
-	msg.debug("Track changed event triggered.")
+	if debug then
+		print("Track changed event triggered.")
+	end
 	YouTubeQueue.update_current_index()
 end
 
 local function on_file_loaded()
-	msg.debug("Load file event triggered.")
+	if debug then
+		print("Load file event triggered.")
+	end
 	YouTubeQueue.update_current_index(true)
 end
 
 -- Function to be called when the playback-restart event is triggered
 local function on_playback_restart()
-	msg.debug("Playback restart event triggered.")
+	if debug then
+		print("Playback restart event triggered.")
+	end
 	if current_video == nil then
 		local url = mp.get_property("path")
 		YouTubeQueue.add_to_queue(url)