Start TC Media Player from Tasker

[robert1968]

Hi,

I would start Total Commander Media Player with a specific mp3 from Tasker. How?

How to start playing -from Tasker- if music paused?

(TC very usefull I like it very much. Congrat for Christian!

Best Regards,
Robert

[ghisler(Author)]

To launch the player:
Choose "System" - "Send Intent"
Action: VIEW
Type: Default
Packet: com.ghisler.android.TotalCommander
Class: com.ghisler.android.TotalCommander.MediaPlayerActivity
Target: Activity
Optional: You can pass an URL to a track via "Data" to queue it.

To play/pause:
Choose "System" - "Send Intent"
Action: com.ghisler.PlayPause
Type: None <- not Default!
Other fields: not set

[robert1968]

Hi Chris!

Thank you very much for quick and very helpfull information!!

Probably i have different Tasker version, but I have to set some settings on other fields:

A1: Send Intent
Action:VIEW
Cat:Default
Mime Type:
Data:/storage/emulated/0/mp3/Morning Show 2016.05.09.mp3
Extra:/storage/emulated/0/mp3
Extra: Extra:
Package:com.ghisler.android.TotalCommander Class:com.ghisler.android.TotalCommander.MediaPlayerActivity
Target:Activity


To play/pause:

A1: Send Intent
Action:com.ghisler.PlayPause
Cat:None
Mime Type: Data: Extra: Extra: Extra: Package: Class:
Target:Broadcast Receiver


But evrithing is working fine

Thank you very much!!!

Best Regards,
Robert

[Hurdet]

Do it is possible to have a intent for Play and a intent for Stop distinctly?

[ghisler(Author)]

Why not use what user robert1968 describes?

[Hurdet]

Because I don't care to toggle player but play or stop if necessary.
f.e. I would to stop the player when I get home but if it already is stopped then with PlayPause ti start to play.

[ghisler(Author)]

There is a command to stop and close the player:
adb shell am start -n "com.ghisler.android.TotalCommander/com.ghisler.android.TotalCommander.MediaPlayerActivity" -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d "file://exit"

[Hurdet]

Ok, but I would to stop without exit to mantain the play list, and also a play only command.

[ghisler(Author)]

You can try to simulate media button presses, see this page:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12925896/android-emulate-send-action-media-button-intent

[Hurdet]

In my case, I have two player playing simultaneously and therefore I have to control each player separately.