# Tauri Plugin libmpv
A Tauri plugin for embedding the mpv player in your app via libmpv.
## Installation
### Prerequisites
- Setup libmpv development environment.
- Tauri v2.x
- Node.js 18+
### Install the Plugin
```bash
npm run tauri add libmpv
```
### Configure Window Transparency
For mpv to properly embed into your Tauri window, you need to configure transparency:
#### 1. Set window transparency in `tauri.conf.json`
```json
{
"app": {
"windows": [
{
"title": "Your App",
"width": 1280,
"height": 720,
"transparent": true // Add this line
}
]
}
}
```
#### 2. Set web page background to transparent in your CSS
```css
/* In your main CSS file */
html,
body {
background: transparent;
}
```
## Quick Start
```typescript
import { destroy, init, MpvConfig, observeProperties, command, MpvObservableProperty } from 'tauri-plugin-libmpv-api';
// Properties to observe
const OBSERVED_PROPERTIES = [
['pause', 'flag'],
['time-pos', 'double'],
['duration', 'double'],
['filename', 'string'],
] as const satisfies MpvObservableProperty[];
// mpv configuration
const mpvConfig: MpvConfig = {
initialOptions: {
'vo': 'gpu-next',
'hwdec': 'auto-safe',
'keep-open': 'yes',
'force-window': 'yes',
},
observedProperties: OBSERVED_PROPERTIES,
};
// Initialize mpv
try {
await init(mpvConfig);
console.log('mpv initialization completed successfully!');
} catch (error) {
console.error('mpv initialization failed:', error);
}
// Observe properties
const unlisten = await observeProperties(
OBSERVED_PROPERTIES,
({ name, change }) => {
switch (name) {
case 'pause':
console.log('Playback paused state:', change);
break;
case 'time-pos':
console.log('Current time position:', change);
break;
case 'duration':
console.log('Duration:', change);
break;
case 'filename':
console.log('Current playing file:', change);
break;
}
});
// Unlisten when no longer needed
unlisten();
// Load and play a file
await command('loadfile', ['/path/to/video.mp4']);
// Destroy mpv when no longer needed
await destroy();
```
## Platform Support
- ✅ **Windows** - Fully tested and supported
- ⚠️ **Linux** - Not tested
- ⚠️ **macOS** - Not tested
## Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
## License
This project is licensed under the LGPL-2.1 License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
This plugin utilizes the `libmpv2` and `libmpv2-sys` crate, which is also licensed under the **LGPL-2.1** license.