Functions/GenXdev.Console.Vlc/Start-VlcMediaPlayerNextInPlaylist.ps1
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Part of PowerShell module : GenXdev.Console.Vlc Original cmdlet filename : Start-VlcMediaPlayerNextInPlaylist.ps1 Original author : René Vaessen / GenXdev Version : 1.264.2025 ################################################################################ MIT License Copyright 2021-2025 GenXdev Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. ################################################################################> ################################################################################ <# .SYNOPSIS Advances VLC Media Player to the next item in the current playlist. .DESCRIPTION This function sends the 'n' keystroke to VLC Media Player to skip to the next track or media item in the currently loaded playlist. It focuses the VLC window, sends the next command, and restores focus to the PowerShell console. The function includes ShouldProcess support for confirmation prompts when needed. .EXAMPLE Start-VlcMediaPlayerNextInPlaylist .EXAMPLE vlcnext #> function Start-VlcMediaPlayerNextInPlaylist { [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess)] [Alias('vlcnext')] param( ) begin { # check if shouldprocess is enabled and user wants to proceed Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose ` 'Preparing to advance VLC Media Player to next playlist item' } process { # verify user confirmation before sending next command to vlc if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess('VLC Media Player', 'Next in playlist')) { Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose ` 'Sending next command to VLC Media Player' # send the 'n' key to vlc to advance to next playlist item # restore focus ensures powershell regains control after command GenXdev.Console\Open-VlcMediaPlayer -KeysToSend 'n' -RestoreFocus Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose ` 'Successfully sent next command to VLC Media Player' } } end { } } ################################################################################ |