/// <summary>
/// Calls PlayMedia
/// </summary>
private bool CallPlayMediaLegacy(MediaCenterEnvironment mediaCenterEnvironment, PlayableItem playable)
{
Microsoft.MediaCenter.MediaType type = PlaybackControllerHelper.GetMediaType(playable);
bool playedWithPlaylist = false;
// Need to create a playlist
if (PlaybackControllerHelper.RequiresWPL(playable))
{
IEnumerable <string> files = playable.FilesFormattedForPlayer;
string playlistFile = PlaybackControllerHelper.CreateWPLPlaylist(playable.Id.ToString(), files, playable.StartPlaylistPosition);
if (!PlaybackControllerHelper.CallPlayMedia(mediaCenterEnvironment, type, playlistFile, false))
{
return(false);
}
playedWithPlaylist = true;
}
// If we're playing a dvd and the last item played was a MediaCollection, we need to make sure the MediaCollection has
// fully cleared out of the player or there will be quirks such as ff/rew remote buttons not working
if (playable.HasMediaItems)
{
Video video = playable.MediaItems.First() as Video;
Microsoft.MediaCenter.Extensibility.MediaType lastMediaType = PlaybackControllerHelper.GetCurrentMediaType();
if (video != null && video.MediaType == Library.MediaType.DVD && (lastMediaType == Microsoft.MediaCenter.Extensibility.MediaType.MediaCollection || lastMediaType == Microsoft.MediaCenter.Extensibility.MediaType.Unknown))
{
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(500);
}
}
if (!playedWithPlaylist)
{
bool queue = false;
foreach (string fileToPlay in playable.FilesFormattedForPlayer)
{
if (!PlaybackControllerHelper.CallPlayMedia(mediaCenterEnvironment, type, fileToPlay, queue))
{
return(false);
}
queue = true;
}
}
return(true);
}
public static PlayState GetCurrentPlayState()
{
MediaExperience mce = Application.MediaExperience;
// Try to access MediaExperience.Transport and get PlayState from there
if (mce != null)
{
try
{
MediaTransport transport = mce.Transport;
if (transport != null)
{
return(transport.PlayState);
}
}
catch (InvalidOperationException ex)
{
// We may not have access to the Transport if another application is playing media
Logger.ReportException("GetCurrentPlayState", ex);
}
// If we weren't able to access MediaExperience.Transport, it's likely due to another application playing media
Microsoft.MediaCenter.Extensibility.MediaType mediaType = mce.MediaType;
if (mediaType != Microsoft.MediaCenter.Extensibility.MediaType.Unknown)
{
Logger.ReportVerbose("MediaExperience.MediaType is {0}. Assume content is playing.", mediaType);
return(Microsoft.MediaCenter.PlayState.Playing);
}
}
// At this point nothing worked, so return Undefined
return(PlayState.Undefined);
}
