start rewriting videoplayerview

JellyfinPlayer/Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/Contents.json

@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@
       "size" : "83.5x83.5"
     },
     {
-      "filename" : "Icon.png",
       "idiom" : "ios-marketing",
       "scale" : "1x",
       "size" : "1024x1024"

JellyfinPlayer/ContentView.swift

@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                                     }
                                     Spacer().frame(height: 7)
                                 }
-                            }
                                 .navigationTitle("Home")
                                 .toolbar {
                                     ToolbarItemGroup(placement: .navigationBarTrailing) {
@@ -218,6 +217,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                                     }
                                 }.fullScreenCover( isPresented: $showSettingsPopover) { SettingsView(viewModel: SettingsViewModel(), close: $showSettingsPopover) }
                             }
+                        }
                         .navigationViewStyle(StackNavigationViewStyle())
                         .tabItem({
                             Text("Home")

JellyfinPlayer/EpisodeItemView.swift

@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ import SwiftyJSON
 import SDWebImageSwiftUI
 
 struct EpisodeItemView: View {
-    @EnvironmentObject var globalData: GlobalData
+    @EnvironmentObject private var globalData: GlobalData
-    @State private var isLoading: Bool = true;
+    @EnvironmentObject private var orientationInfo: OrientationInfo
+    @EnvironmentObject private var playbackInfo: ItemPlayback
     var item: ResumeItem;
-    @EnvironmentObject var orientationInfo: OrientationInfo
     var fullItem: DetailItem;
-    @State private var playing: Bool = false;
 
+    @State private var isLoading: Bool = true;
     @State private var progressString: String = "";
     @State private var viewDidLoad: Bool = false;
     
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ struct EpisodeItemView: View {
                     if(orientationInfo.orientation == .portrait) {
                         GeometryReader { geometry in
                             VStack() {
-                                WebImage(url: URL(string: "\(globalData.server?.baseURI ?? "")/Items/\(fullItem.ParentBackdropItemId)/Images/Backdrop?maxWidth=450&quality=90&tag=\(fullItem.Backdrop)")!)
+                                WebImage(url: URL(string: "\(globalData.server?.baseURI ?? "")/Items/\(fullItem.ParentBackdropItemId)/Images/Backdrop?maxWidth=550&quality=90&tag=\(fullItem.Backdrop)")!)
                                     .resizable() // Resizable like SwiftUI.Image, you must use this modifier or the view will use the image bitmap size
                                     .placeholder {
                                         Image(uiImage: UIImage(blurHash: (fullItem.BackdropBlurHash == "" ?  "W$H.4}D%bdo#a#xbtpxVW?W?jXWsXVt7Rjf5axWqxbWXnhada{s-" : fullItem.BackdropBlurHash), size: CGSize(width: 32, height: 32))!)
@@ -263,7 +263,10 @@ struct EpisodeItemView: View {
                                 VStack(alignment: .leading) {
                                     HStack() {
                                         //Play button
-                                        NavigationLink(destination: VideoPlayerViewRefactored()) {
+                                        Button {
+                                            self.playbackInfo.itemToPlay = fullItem;
+                                            self.playbackInfo.shouldPlay = true;
+                                        } label: {
                                             HStack() {
                                                 Text(fullItem.Progress == 0 ? "Play" : "\(progressString) left").foregroundColor(Color.white).font(.callout).fontWeight(.semibold)
                                                 Image(systemName: "play.fill").foregroundColor(Color.white).font(.system(size: 20))
@@ -271,7 +274,8 @@ struct EpisodeItemView: View {
                                             .frame(width: 120, height: 35)
                                             .background(Color(red: 172/255, green: 92/255, blue: 195/255))
                                             .cornerRadius(10)
-                                        }
+                                        }.buttonStyle(PlainButtonStyle())
+                                        .frame(width: 120, height: 35)
                                         Spacer()
                                         HStack() {
                                             Button() {
@@ -324,15 +328,15 @@ struct EpisodeItemView: View {
                                                                         WebImage(url: cast.Image)
                                                                             .resizable() // Resizable like SwiftUI.Image, you must use this modifier or the view will use the image bitmap size
                                                                             .placeholder {
-                                                                                Image(uiImage: UIImage(blurHash: (cast.ImageBlurHash == "" ?  "W$H.4}D%bdo#a#xbtpxVW?W?jXWsXVt7Rjf5axWqxbWXnhada{s-" : cast.ImageBlurHash), size: CGSize(width: 4, height: 4))!)
+                                                                                Image(uiImage: UIImage(blurHash: (cast.ImageBlurHash == "" ?  "W$H.4}D%bdo#a#xbtpxVW?W?jXWsXVt7Rjf5axWqxbWXnhada{s-" : cast.ImageBlurHash), size: CGSize(width: 16, height: 16))!)
                                                                                     .resizable()
                                                                                     .aspectRatio(contentMode: .fill)
-                                                                                    .frame(width: 70, height: 70)
+                                                                                    .frame(width: 100, height: 100)
                                                                                     .cornerRadius(10)
                                                                             }
                                                                             .aspectRatio(contentMode: .fill)
                                                                             .frame(width: 100, height: 100)
-                                                                            .cornerRadius(10).shadow(radius: 6)
+                                                                            .cornerRadius(10)
                                                                         Text(cast.Name).font(.footnote).fontWeight(.regular).lineLimit(1).frame(width: 100).foregroundColor(Color.primary)
                                                                         if(cast.Role != "") {
                                                                             Text(cast.Role).font(.caption).fontWeight(.medium).lineLimit(1).foregroundColor(Color.secondary).frame(width: 100)
@@ -399,7 +403,10 @@ struct EpisodeItemView: View {
                                             .cornerRadius(10)
                                             .shadow(radius: 5)
                                         Spacer().frame(height: 15)
-                                        NavigationLink(destination: VideoPlayerViewRefactored()) {
+                                        Button {
+                                            self.playbackInfo.itemToPlay = fullItem;
+                                            self.playbackInfo.shouldPlay = true;
+                                        } label: {
                                             HStack() {
                                                 Text(fullItem.Progress == 0 ? "Play" : "\(progressString) left").foregroundColor(Color.white).font(.callout).fontWeight(.semibold)
                                                 Image(systemName: "play.fill").foregroundColor(Color.white).font(.system(size: 20))
@@ -407,7 +414,8 @@ struct EpisodeItemView: View {
                                             .frame(width: 120, height: 35)
                                             .background(Color(red: 172/255, green: 92/255, blue: 195/255))
                                             .cornerRadius(10)
-                                        }
+                                        }.buttonStyle(PlainButtonStyle())
+                                        .frame(width: 120, height: 35)
                                         Spacer()
                                     }
                                     ScrollView() {
@@ -504,7 +512,7 @@ struct EpisodeItemView: View {
                                                                         WebImage(url: cast.Image)
                                                                             .resizable() // Resizable like SwiftUI.Image, you must use this modifier or the view will use the image bitmap size
                                                                             .placeholder {
-                                                                                Image(uiImage: UIImage(blurHash: (cast.ImageBlurHash == "" ?  "W$H.4}D%bdo#a#xbtpxVW?W?jXWsXVt7Rjf5axWqxbWXnhada{s-" : cast.ImageBlurHash), size: CGSize(width: 32, height: 32))!)
+                                                                                Image(uiImage: UIImage(blurHash: (cast.ImageBlurHash == "" ?  "W$H.4}D%bdo#a#xbtpxVW?W?jXWsXVt7Rjf5axWqxbWXnhada{s-" : cast.ImageBlurHash), size: CGSize(width: 16, height: 16))!)
                                                                                     .resizable()
                                                                                     .aspectRatio(contentMode: .fill)
                                                                                     .frame(width: 100, height: 100)
@@ -512,7 +520,7 @@ struct EpisodeItemView: View {
                                                                             }
                                                                             .aspectRatio(contentMode: .fill)
                                                                             .frame(width: 100, height: 100)
-                                                                            .cornerRadius(10).shadow(radius: 6)
+                                                                            .cornerRadius(10)
                                                                         Text(cast.Name).font(.footnote).fontWeight(.regular).lineLimit(1).frame(width: 100).foregroundColor(Color.primary)
                                                                         if(cast.Role != "") {
                                                                             Text(cast.Role).font(.caption).fontWeight(.medium).lineLimit(1).foregroundColor(Color.secondary).frame(width: 100)

JellyfinPlayer/ItemView.swift

@@ -8,17 +8,24 @@
 import SwiftUI
 import Introspect
 
+class ItemPlayback: ObservableObject {
+    @Published var shouldPlay: Bool = false;
+    @Published var itemToPlay: DetailItem = DetailItem();
+}
+
 struct ItemView: View {
     var item: ResumeItem;
+    @StateObject private var playback: ItemPlayback = ItemPlayback()
     
     init(item: ResumeItem) {
         self.item = item;
     }
     
     var body: some View {
+        if(playback.shouldPlay) {
+            VideoPlayerViewRefactored(itemPlayback: playback)
+        } else {
             Group {
-            NavigationLink(destination: EmptyView(), label: {})
-            NavigationLink(destination: EmptyView(), label: {})
                 if(item.Type == "Movie") {
                     MovieItemView(item: self.item)
                 } else if(item.Type == "Season") {
@@ -42,5 +49,7 @@ struct ItemView: View {
             .edgesIgnoringSafeArea([])
             .overrideViewPreference(.unspecified)
             .supportedOrientations(.allButUpsideDown)
+            .environmentObject(playback)
+        }
     }
 }

JellyfinPlayer/JellyfinPlayerApp.swift

@@ -181,6 +181,24 @@ extension View {
     }
 }
 
+extension String {
+    public func leftPad(toWidth width: Int, withString string: String?) -> String {
+        let paddingString = string ?? " "
+
+        if self.count >= width {
+            return self
+        }
+
+        let remainingLength: Int = width - self.count
+        var padString = String()
+        for _ in 0 ..< remainingLength {
+            padString += paddingString
+        }
+
+        return "\(padString)\(self)"
+    }
+}
+
 @main
 struct JellyfinPlayerApp: App {
     let persistenceController = PersistenceController.shared

JellyfinPlayer/MovieItemView.swift

@@ -60,16 +60,17 @@ class CastMember: ObservableObject {
 }
 
 struct MovieItemView: View {
-    @EnvironmentObject var globalData: GlobalData
+    @EnvironmentObject private var globalData: GlobalData
-    @EnvironmentObject var orientationInfo: OrientationInfo
+    @EnvironmentObject private var orientationInfo: OrientationInfo
+    @EnvironmentObject private var playbackInfo: ItemPlayback
+    
     @State private var isLoading: Bool = true;
+    
     var item: ResumeItem;
     var fullItem: DetailItem;
-    @State private var playing: Bool = false;
     
     @State private var progressString: String = "";
     @State private var viewDidLoad: Bool = false;
-    
     @State private var watched: Bool = false {
         didSet {
             if(watched == true) {
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ struct MovieItemView: View {
                     if(orientationInfo.orientation == .portrait) {
                         GeometryReader { geometry in
                             VStack() {
-                                WebImage(url: URL(string: "\(globalData.server?.baseURI ?? "")/Items/\(fullItem.Id)/Images/Backdrop?maxWidth=450&quality=90&tag=\(fullItem.Backdrop)")!)
+                                WebImage(url: URL(string: "\(globalData.server?.baseURI ?? "")/Items/\(fullItem.Id)/Images/Backdrop?maxWidth=550&quality=90&tag=\(fullItem.Backdrop)")!)
                                     .resizable() // Resizable like SwiftUI.Image, you must use this modifier or the view will use the image bitmap size
                                     .placeholder {
                                         Image(uiImage: UIImage(blurHash: (fullItem.BackdropBlurHash == "" ?  "W$H.4}D%bdo#a#xbtpxVW?W?jXWsXVt7Rjf5axWqxbWXnhada{s-" : fullItem.BackdropBlurHash), size: CGSize(width: 32, height: 32))!)
@@ -310,7 +311,10 @@ struct MovieItemView: View {
                                 VStack(alignment: .leading) {
                                     HStack() {
                                         //Play button
-                                        NavigationLink(destination: VideoPlayerViewRefactored()) {
+                                        Button {
+                                            self.playbackInfo.itemToPlay = fullItem;
+                                            self.playbackInfo.shouldPlay = true;
+                                        } label: {
                                             HStack() {
                                                 Text(fullItem.Progress == 0 ? "Play" : "\(progressString) left").foregroundColor(Color.white).font(.callout).fontWeight(.semibold)
                                                 Image(systemName: "play.fill").foregroundColor(Color.white).font(.system(size: 20))
@@ -318,7 +322,8 @@ struct MovieItemView: View {
                                             .frame(width: 120, height: 35)
                                             .background(Color(red: 172/255, green: 92/255, blue: 195/255))
                                             .cornerRadius(10)
-                                        }
+                                        }.buttonStyle(PlainButtonStyle())
+                                        .frame(width: 120, height: 35)
                                         Spacer()
                                         HStack() {
                                             Button() {
@@ -379,7 +384,7 @@ struct MovieItemView: View {
                                                                             }
                                                                             .aspectRatio(contentMode: .fill)
                                                                             .frame(width: 100, height: 100)
-                                                                            .cornerRadius(10).shadow(radius: 6)
+                                                                            .cornerRadius(10)
                                                                         Text(cast.Name).font(.footnote).fontWeight(.regular).lineLimit(1).frame(width: 100).foregroundColor(Color.primary)
                                                                         if(cast.Role != "") {
                                                                             Text(cast.Role).font(.caption).fontWeight(.medium).lineLimit(1).foregroundColor(Color.secondary).frame(width: 100)
@@ -445,7 +450,10 @@ struct MovieItemView: View {
                                             .cornerRadius(10)
                                             .shadow(radius: 5)
                                         Spacer().frame(height: 15)
-                                        NavigationLink(destination: VideoPlayerViewRefactored()) {
+                                        Button {
+                                            self.playbackInfo.itemToPlay = fullItem;
+                                            self.playbackInfo.shouldPlay = true;
+                                        } label: {
                                             HStack() {
                                                 Text(fullItem.Progress == 0 ? "Play" : "\(progressString) left").foregroundColor(Color.white).font(.callout).fontWeight(.semibold)
                                                 Image(systemName: "play.fill").foregroundColor(Color.white).font(.system(size: 20))
@@ -453,7 +461,8 @@ struct MovieItemView: View {
                                             .frame(width: 120, height: 35)
                                             .background(Color(red: 172/255, green: 92/255, blue: 195/255))
                                             .cornerRadius(10)
-                                        }
+                                        }.buttonStyle(PlainButtonStyle())
+                                        .frame(width: 120, height: 35)
                                         Spacer()
                                     }
                                     ScrollView() {
@@ -558,7 +567,7 @@ struct MovieItemView: View {
                                                                             }
                                                                             .aspectRatio(contentMode: .fill)
                                                                             .frame(width: 100, height: 100)
-                                                                            .cornerRadius(10).shadow(radius: 6)
+                                                                            .cornerRadius(10)
                                                                         Text(cast.Name).font(.footnote).fontWeight(.regular).lineLimit(1).frame(width: 100).foregroundColor(Color.primary)
                                                                         if(cast.Role != "") {
                                                                             Text(cast.Role).font(.caption).fontWeight(.medium).lineLimit(1).foregroundColor(Color.secondary).frame(width: 100)

JellyfinPlayer/VLCPlayer.swift

@@ -17,10 +17,18 @@ enum VideoType {
     case direct;
 }
 
-struct PlaybackItem {
+struct Subtitle {
-    var videoType: VideoType;
+    var name: String;
-    var videoUrl: URL;
+    var id: Int32;
-    var subtitles: [Subtitle];
+    var url: URL;
+    var delivery: String;
+    var codec: String;
+}
+
+class PlaybackItem: ObservableObject {
+    @Published var videoType: VideoType = .hls;
+    @Published var videoUrl: URL = URL(string: "https://example.com")!;
+    @Published var subtitles: [Subtitle] = [];
 }
 
 struct VLCPlayer: UIViewRepresentable{

JellyfinPlayer/VideoPlayerView.swift

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 //
 //  Created by Aiden Vigue on 5/10/21.
 //
-
+/*
 import SwiftUI
 import SwiftyJSON
 import SwiftyRequest
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ extension String {
 
 struct VideoPlayerView: View {
     @EnvironmentObject var globalData: GlobalData
-    var item: DetailItem;
     @State private var pbitem: PlaybackItem = PlaybackItem(videoType: VideoType.direct, videoUrl: URL(string: "https://example.com")!, subtitles: []);
     @State private var streamLoading = false;
     @State private var vlcplayer: VLCMediaPlayer = VLCMediaPlayer();
@@ -76,10 +75,11 @@ struct VideoPlayerView: View {
     };
     
     @State private var playbackSettings: Bool = false;
-    
     @State private var selectedCaptionTrack: Int32 = -1;
     @State private var selectedAudioTrack: Int32 = -1;
+    
     var playing: Binding<Bool>;
+    var item: DetailItem;
     
     init(item: DetailItem, playing: Binding<Bool>) {
         self.item = item;
@@ -582,3 +582,4 @@ struct VideoPlayerView: View {
         }
     }
 }
+*/

JellyfinPlayer/VideoPlayerViewRefactored.swift

@@ -8,17 +8,137 @@
 import SwiftUI
 import MobileVLCKit
 import Introspect
+import SwiftyJSON
+import SwiftyRequest
 
 struct VideoPlayerViewRefactored: View {
+    @EnvironmentObject private var globalData: GlobalData;
+    
     @State private var shouldShowLoadingView: Bool = true;
+    @State private var itemPlayback: ItemPlayback;
+    
+    @State private var VLCPlayerObj = VLCMediaPlayer()
+    
+    @State private var scrub: Double = 0; // storage value for scrubbing
+    @State private var timeText: String = "-:--:--"; //shows time text on play overlay
+    @State private var startTime: Int = 0; //ticks since 1970
+    @State private var selectedAudioTrack: Int32 = 0;
+    @State private var selectedCaptionTrack: Int32 = 0;
+    @State private var playSessionId: String = "";
+    @State private var shouldOverlayShow: Bool = false;
+    
+    @State private var subtitles: [Subtitle] = [];
+    @State private var audioTracks: [Subtitle] = []; // can reuse the same struct
+    
+    @State private var VLCItem: PlaybackItem = PlaybackItem();
+    
+    init(itemPlayback: ItemPlayback) {
+        self.itemPlayback = itemPlayback
+    }
     
     var body: some View {
         LoadingView(isShowing: $shouldShowLoadingView) {
-            Text("content")
+            VLCPlayer(url: $VLCItem, player: $VLCPlayerObj, startTime: Int(itemPlayback.itemToPlay.Progress)).onDisappear(perform: {
+                VLCPlayerObj.stop()
+            })
+            .padding(EdgeInsets(top: 0, leading: UIDevice.current.hasNotch ? 30 : 0, bottom: 0, trailing: UIDevice.current.hasNotch ? 30 : 0))
+        }
+        .overlay(
+            Group {
+                if(shouldOverlayShow) {
+                    VStack() {
+                        HStack() {
+                            HStack() {
+                                Button() {
+                                    sendStopReport()
+                                    self.itemPlayback.shouldPlay = false;
+                                } label: {
+                                    HStack() {
+                                        Image(systemName: "chevron.left").font(.system(size: 20)).foregroundColor(.white)
+                                    }
+                                }.frame(width: 20)
+                                Spacer()
+                                Text(itemPlayback.itemToPlay.Name).font(.headline).fontWeight(.semibold).foregroundColor(.white).offset(x:20)
+                                Spacer()
+                                Button() {
+                                    VLCPlayerObj.pause()
+                                } label: {
+                                    HStack() {
+                                        Image(systemName: "gear").font(.system(size: 20)).foregroundColor(.white)
+                                    }
+                                }.frame(width: 20).padding(.trailing,15)
+                                Button() {
+                                    VLCPlayerObj.pause()
+                                } label: {
+                                    HStack() {
+                                        Image(systemName: "captions.bubble").font(.system(size: 20)).foregroundColor(.white)
+                                    }
+                                }.frame(width: 20)
+                            }
+                            Spacer()
+                        }.padding(EdgeInsets(top: 55, leading: 40, bottom: 0, trailing: 40))
+                        Spacer()
+                        HStack() {
+                            Spacer()
+                            Button() {
+                                VLCPlayerObj.jumpBackward(15)
+                            } label: {
+                                Image(systemName: "gobackward.15").font(.system(size: 40)).foregroundColor(.white)
+                            }.padding(20)
+                            Spacer()
+                            Button() {
+                                if(VLCPlayerObj.state != .paused) {
+                                    VLCPlayerObj.pause()
+                                    sendProgressReport(eventName: "pause")
+                                } else {
+                                    VLCPlayerObj.play()
+                                    sendProgressReport(eventName: "unpause")
+                                }
+                            } label: {
+                                Image(systemName: VLCPlayerObj.state == .paused ? "play" : "pause").font(.system(size: 55)).foregroundColor(.white)
+                            }.padding(20).frame(width: 60, height: 60)
+                            Spacer()
+                            Button() {
+                                VLCPlayerObj.jumpForward(15)
+                            } label: {
+                                Image(systemName: "goforward.15").font(.system(size: 40)).foregroundColor(.white)
+                            }.padding(20)
+                            Spacer()
+                        }.padding(.leading, -20)
+                        Spacer()
+                        HStack() {
+                            Slider(value: $scrub, onEditingChanged: { bool in
+                                let videoPosition = Double(VLCPlayerObj.time.intValue)
+                                let videoDuration = Double(VLCPlayerObj.time.intValue + abs(VLCPlayerObj.remainingTime.intValue))
+                                if(bool == true) {
+                                    VLCPlayerObj.pause()
+                                    sendProgressReport(eventName: "pause")
+                                } else {
+                                    //Scrub is value from 0..1 - find position in video and add / or remove.
+                                    let secondsScrubbedTo = round(_scrub.wrappedValue * videoDuration);
+                                    let offset = secondsScrubbedTo - videoPosition;
+                                    sendProgressReport(eventName: "unpause")
+                                    VLCPlayerObj.play()
+                                    if(offset > 0) {
+                                        VLCPlayerObj.jumpForward(Int32(offset)/1000);
+                                    } else {
+                                        VLCPlayerObj.jumpBackward(Int32(abs(offset))/1000);
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            })
+                            .accentColor(Color(red: 172/255, green: 92/255, blue: 195/255))
+                            Text(timeText).fontWeight(.semibold).frame(width: 80).foregroundColor(.white)
+                        }.padding(EdgeInsets(top: -20, leading: 44, bottom: 42, trailing: 40))
+                    }
+                    .frame(minWidth: 0, maxWidth: .infinity, minHeight: 0, maxHeight: .infinity)
+                    .background(Color(.black).opacity(0.4))
+                }
+            }
+            , alignment: .topLeading)
         .introspectTabBarController { (UITabBarController) in
                     UITabBarController.tabBar.isHidden = true
         }
-        }
+        .onTapGesture(perform: resetTimer)
         .navigationBarHidden(true)
         .navigationBarBackButtonHidden(true)
         .statusBar(hidden: true)
@@ -28,5 +148,211 @@ struct VideoPlayerViewRefactored: View {
         .frame(minWidth: 0, maxWidth: .infinity, minHeight: 0, maxHeight: .infinity)
         .overrideViewPreference(.unspecified)
         .supportedOrientations(.landscape)
+        .onAppear(perform: onAppear)
+    }
+    
+    func onAppear() {
+        shouldShowLoadingView = true;
+        let builder = DeviceProfileBuilder()
+        
+        let defaults = UserDefaults.standard;
+        if(globalData.isInNetwork) {
+            builder.setMaxBitrate(bitrate: defaults.integer(forKey: "InNetworkBandwidth"))
+        } else {
+            builder.setMaxBitrate(bitrate: defaults.integer(forKey: "OutOfNetworkBandwidth"))
+        }
+        
+        let DeviceProfile = builder.buildProfile()
+        
+        let jsonEncoder = JSONEncoder()
+        let jsonData = try! jsonEncoder.encode(DeviceProfile)
+
+        let url = (globalData.server?.baseURI ?? "") + "/Items/\(itemPlayback.itemToPlay.Id)/PlaybackInfo?UserId=\(globalData.user?.user_id ?? "")&StartTimeTicks=\(Int(itemPlayback.itemToPlay.Progress))&IsPlayback=true&AutoOpenLiveStream=true&MaxStreamingBitrate=\(DeviceProfile.DeviceProfile.MaxStreamingBitrate)";
+        
+        let request = RestRequest(method: .post, url: url)
+        
+        request.headerParameters["X-Emby-Authorization"] = globalData.authHeader
+        request.contentType = "application/json"
+        request.acceptType = "application/json"
+        request.messageBody = jsonData
+         
+        request.responseData() { (result: Result<RestResponse<Data>, RestError>) in
+            switch result {
+            case .success(let response):
+                let body = response.body
+                do {
+                    let json = try JSON(data: body)
+                    _playSessionId.wrappedValue = json["PlaySessionId"].string ?? "";
+                    if(json["MediaSources"][0]["TranscodingUrl"].string != nil) {
+                        let streamURL: URL = URL(string: "\(globalData.server?.baseURI ?? "")\((json["MediaSources"][0]["TranscodingUrl"].string ?? ""))")!
+                        let item = PlaybackItem()
+                        item.videoType = .hls
+                        item.videoUrl = streamURL
+                        let disableSubtitleTrack = Subtitle(name: "Disabled", id: -1, url: URL(string: "https://example.com")!, delivery: "Embed", codec: "")
+                        _subtitles.wrappedValue.append(disableSubtitleTrack);
+                        
+                        for (_,stream):(String, JSON) in json["MediaSources"][0]["MediaStreams"] {
+                            if(stream["Type"].string == "Subtitle") { //ignore ripped subtitles - we don't want to extract subtitles
+                                let deliveryUrl = URL(string: "\(globalData.server?.baseURI ?? "")\(stream["DeliveryUrl"].string ?? "")")!
+                                let subtitle = Subtitle(name: stream["DisplayTitle"].string ?? "", id: Int32(stream["Index"].int ?? 0), url: deliveryUrl, delivery: stream["DeliveryMethod"].string ?? "", codec: stream["Codec"].string ?? "")
+                                _subtitles.wrappedValue.append(subtitle);
+                            }
+                            
+                            if(stream["Type"].string == "Audio") {
+                                let deliveryUrl = URL(string: "https://example.com")!
+                                let subtitle = Subtitle(name: stream["DisplayTitle"].string ?? "", id: Int32(stream["Index"].int ?? 0), url: deliveryUrl, delivery: stream["IsExternal"].boolValue ? "External" : "Embed", codec: stream["Codec"].string ?? "")
+                                if(stream["IsDefault"].boolValue) {
+                                    _selectedAudioTrack.wrappedValue = Int32(stream["Index"].int ?? 0);
+                                }
+                                _audioTracks.wrappedValue.append(subtitle);
+                            }
+                        }
+                        
+                        if(_selectedAudioTrack.wrappedValue == -1) {
+                            if(_audioTracks.wrappedValue.count > 0) {
+                                _selectedAudioTrack.wrappedValue = _audioTracks.wrappedValue[0].id;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        
+                        self.sendPlayReport()
+                        VLCItem = item;
+                        VLCItem.subtitles = subtitles;
+                    } else {
+                        print("Direct playing!");
+                        let streamURL: URL = URL(string: "\(globalData.server?.baseURI ?? "")/Videos/\(itemPlayback.itemToPlay.Id)/stream?Static=true&mediaSourceId=\(itemPlayback.itemToPlay.Id)&deviceId=\(globalData.user?.device_uuid ?? "")&api_key=\(globalData.authToken)&Tag=\(json["MediaSources"][0]["ETag"])")!;
+                        let item = PlaybackItem()
+                        item.videoUrl = streamURL
+                        item.videoType = .direct
+                        let disableSubtitleTrack = Subtitle(name: "Disabled", id: -1, url: URL(string: "https://example.com")!, delivery: "Embed", codec: "")
+                        _subtitles.wrappedValue.append(disableSubtitleTrack);
+                        for (_,stream):(String, JSON) in json["MediaSources"][0]["MediaStreams"] {
+                            if(stream["Type"].string == "Subtitle") {
+                                let deliveryUrl = URL(string: "\(globalData.server?.baseURI ?? "")\(stream["DeliveryUrl"].string ?? "")")!
+                                let subtitle = Subtitle(name: stream["DisplayTitle"].string ?? "", id: Int32(stream["Index"].int ?? 0), url: deliveryUrl, delivery: stream["DeliveryMethod"].string ?? "", codec: stream["Codec"].string ?? "")
+                                _subtitles.wrappedValue.append(subtitle);
+                            }
+                            
+                            if(stream["Type"].string == "Audio") {
+                                let deliveryUrl = URL(string: "https://example.com")!
+                                let subtitle = Subtitle(name: stream["DisplayTitle"].string ?? "", id: Int32(stream["Index"].int ?? 0), url: deliveryUrl, delivery: stream["IsExternal"].boolValue ? "External" : "Embed", codec: stream["Codec"].string ?? "")
+                                if(stream["IsDefault"].boolValue) {
+                                    _selectedAudioTrack.wrappedValue = Int32(stream["Index"].int ?? 0);
+                                }
+                                _audioTracks.wrappedValue.append(subtitle);
+                            }
+                        }
+                        
+                        if(_selectedAudioTrack.wrappedValue == -1) {
+                            _selectedAudioTrack.wrappedValue = _audioTracks.wrappedValue[0].id;
+                        }
+                        
+                        sendPlayReport()
+                        _VLCItem.wrappedValue = item;
+                        _VLCItem.wrappedValue.subtitles = subtitles;
+                    }
+                    
+                    shouldShowLoadingView = false;
+                    
+                    /*
+                    DispatchQueue.global(qos: .utility).async { [self] in
+                        self.keepUpWithPlayerState()
+                    }
+                    */
+                } catch {
+                    
+                }
+                break
+            case .failure(let error):
+                debugPrint(error)
+                break
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    func sendProgressReport(eventName: String) {
+        var progressBody: String = "";
+        progressBody  = "{\"VolumeLevel\":100,\"IsMuted\":false,\"IsPaused\":\(VLCPlayerObj.state == .paused ? "true" : "false"),\"RepeatMode\":\"RepeatNone\",\"ShuffleMode\":\"Sorted\",\"MaxStreamingBitrate\":120000000,\"PositionTicks\":\(Int(VLCPlayerObj.position * Float(itemPlayback.itemToPlay.RuntimeTicks))),\"PlaybackStartTimeTicks\":\(startTime),\"AudioStreamIndex\":\(selectedAudioTrack),\"BufferedRanges\":[{\"start\":0,\"end\":569735888.888889}],\"PlayMethod\":\"\(VLCItem.videoType == .hls ? "Transcode" : "DirectStream")\",\"PlaySessionId\":\"\(playSessionId)\",\"PlaylistItemId\":\"playlistItem0\",\"MediaSourceId\":\"\(itemPlayback.itemToPlay.Id)\",\"CanSeek\":true,\"ItemId\":\"\(itemPlayback.itemToPlay.Id)\",\"EventName\":\"\(eventName)\"}";
+        
+        print("");
+        print("Sending progress report")
+        print(progressBody)
+        
+        let request = RestRequest(method: .post, url: (globalData.server?.baseURI ?? "") + "/Sessions/Playing/Progress")
+        request.headerParameters["X-Emby-Authorization"] = globalData.authHeader
+        request.contentType = "application/json"
+        request.acceptType = "application/json"
+        request.messageBody = progressBody.data(using: .ascii);
+        request.responseData() { (result: Result<RestResponse<Data>, RestError>) in
+            switch result {
+            case .success(let resp):
+                print(resp.body)
+                break
+            case .failure(let error):
+                debugPrint(error)
+                break
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    func resetTimer() {
+        print("rt running")
+        if(_shouldOverlayShow.wrappedValue == true) {
+            _shouldOverlayShow.wrappedValue = false
+            return;
+        }
+        _shouldOverlayShow.wrappedValue = true;
+    }
+    
+    func sendStopReport() {
+        var progressBody: String = "";
+        
+        progressBody  = "{\"VolumeLevel\":100,\"IsMuted\":false,\"IsPaused\":true,\"RepeatMode\":\"RepeatNone\",\"ShuffleMode\":\"Sorted\",\"MaxStreamingBitrate\":120000000,\"PositionTicks\":\(Int(VLCPlayerObj.position * Float(itemPlayback.itemToPlay.RuntimeTicks))),\"PlaybackStartTimeTicks\":\(startTime),\"AudioStreamIndex\":\(selectedAudioTrack),\"BufferedRanges\":[{\"start\":0,\"end\":100000}],\"PlayMethod\":\"\(VLCItem.videoType == .hls ? "Transcode" : "DirectStream")\",\"PlaySessionId\":\"\(playSessionId)\",\"PlaylistItemId\":\"playlistItem0\",\"MediaSourceId\":\"\(itemPlayback.itemToPlay.Id)\",\"CanSeek\":true,\"ItemId\":\"\(itemPlayback.itemToPlay.Id)\",\"NowPlayingQueue\":[{\"Id\":\"\(itemPlayback.itemToPlay.Id)\",\"PlaylistItemId\":\"playlistItem0\"}]}";
+        
+        print("");
+        print("Sending stop report")
+        print(progressBody)
+        
+        let request = RestRequest(method: .post, url: (globalData.server?.baseURI ?? "") + "/Sessions/Playing/Stopped")
+        request.headerParameters["X-Emby-Authorization"] = globalData.authHeader
+        request.contentType = "application/json"
+        request.acceptType = "application/json"
+        request.messageBody = progressBody.data(using: .ascii);
+        request.responseData() { (result: Result<RestResponse<Data>, RestError>) in
+            switch result {
+            case .success(let resp):
+                print(resp.body)
+                break
+            case .failure(let error):
+                debugPrint(error)
+                break
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    func sendPlayReport() {
+        var progressBody: String = "";
+        _startTime.wrappedValue = Int(Date().timeIntervalSince1970) * 10000000
+        
+        progressBody  = "{\"VolumeLevel\":100,\"IsMuted\":false,\"IsPaused\":false,\"RepeatMode\":\"RepeatNone\",\"ShuffleMode\":\"Sorted\",\"MaxStreamingBitrate\":120000000,\"PositionTicks\":\(Int(itemPlayback.itemToPlay.Progress)),\"PlaybackStartTimeTicks\":\(startTime),\"AudioStreamIndex\":\(selectedAudioTrack),\"BufferedRanges\":[],\"PlayMethod\":\"\(VLCItem.videoType == .hls ? "Transcode" : "DirectStream")\",\"PlaySessionId\":\"\(playSessionId)\",\"PlaylistItemId\":\"playlistItem0\",\"MediaSourceId\":\"\(itemPlayback.itemToPlay.Id)\",\"CanSeek\":true,\"ItemId\":\"\(itemPlayback.itemToPlay.Id)\",\"NowPlayingQueue\":[{\"Id\":\"\(itemPlayback.itemToPlay.Id)\",\"PlaylistItemId\":\"playlistItem0\"}]}";
+        
+        print("");
+        print("Sending play report")
+        print(progressBody)
+        
+        let request = RestRequest(method: .post, url: (globalData.server?.baseURI ?? "") + "/Sessions/Playing")
+        request.headerParameters["X-Emby-Authorization"] = globalData.authHeader
+        request.contentType = "application/json"
+        request.acceptType = "application/json"
+        request.messageBody = progressBody.data(using: .ascii);
+        request.responseData() { (result: Result<RestResponse<Data>, RestError>) in
+            switch result {
+            case .success(let resp):
+                print(resp.body)
+                break
+            case .failure(let error):
+                debugPrint(error)
+                break
+            }
+        }
     }
 }