#!/bin/bash

# accept a passed argument for naming the playlist file
# ie.  ./gen_playlist $HOME/vids/playlist.txt
if [ -n "$1" ]
then
	# here use the directory path to your playlist
	ls $HOME/vids > "$1"
else
	# use generic path to playlist and playlist name if none given
	# this generates playlist in user's home directory
	ls $HOME/vids > $HOME/playlist.txt
fi

exit 0

#!/bin/bash

# seed random number generator
RANDOM=$$$(date '+%s')

#declare arrays to be used
declare -a f_name_array
declare -a played_already

# get the files in your video directory
if [ -n "$1" ]
then
	# user specified path to video media.
	ls "$1" > "$1/playlist.txt"

	# initialize generic counter
	i=0
	# populate array list
	while read f_name
	do
		f_name_array[$i]="$f_name"
		# inc counter
		i=$(($i + 1))
	done < "$1/playlist.txt"

	# get total count - array starts at 0 so total count is i + 1
	f_count=$(($i+1))

	# play the list in random order
	# initialize generic counter
	i=0
	while [ "$i" -lt "$f_count" ]
	do
		# get random index
		index=$[ ( $RANDOM % $f_count  ) ]
		# check if index has been played already

		has_played=0

		for pl_index in "${played_already[@]}"
		do
			if [ "$pl_index" -eq "$index" ]
			then
				has_played=1
				break
			fi
		done

		# determine action from playlist comparison
		if [ "$has_played" -eq 0 ]
		then
			# add the index to the played list
			played_already[$i]="$index"
			# play the file
			xine "$1/${f_name_array[$index]}"
			# inc. counter
			i=$(($i+1))
		fi
	done

	# debug crap
	#echo "playlist: "
	#for file in "${f_name_array[@]}"
	#do
	#	echo "$file"
	#done

	#echo
	#echo

	#echo "played already: "
	#for file in "${played_already[@]}"
	#do
	#	echo "$file"
	#done
else
	echo "Did not pass path to video media argument"
fi
rm -f "$1/playlist.txt"
exit 0