Fixes VLC close issue on macOS (#83)

syncplay/constants.py

@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ MPV_SLAVE_ARGS_NEW = ['--term-playing-msg=<SyncplayUpdateFile>\nANS_filename=${f
 MPV_NEW_VERSION = False
 VLC_SLAVE_ARGS = ['--extraintf=luaintf', '--lua-intf=syncplay', '--no-quiet', '--no-input-fast-seek',
                   '--play-and-pause', '--start-time=0']
+VLC_SLAVE_OSX_ARGS = ['--verbose=2', '--no-file-logging']
 VLC_SLAVE_NONOSX_ARGS = ['--no-one-instance', '--no-one-instance-when-started-from-file']
 MPV_SUPERSEDE_IF_DUPLICATE_COMMANDS = ["no-osd set time-pos ", "loadfile "]
 MPV_REMOVE_BOTH_IF_DUPLICATE_COMMANDS = ["cycle pause"]

syncplay/players/vlc.py

@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ class VlcPlayer(BasePlayer):
 
     RE_ANSWER = re.compile(constants.VLC_ANSWER_REGEX)
     SLAVE_ARGS = constants.VLC_SLAVE_ARGS
-    if not sys.platform.startswith('darwin'):
-         SLAVE_ARGS.extend(constants.VLC_SLAVE_NONOSX_ARGS)
+    if sys.platform.startswith('darwin'):
+        SLAVE_ARGS.extend(constants.VLC_SLAVE_OSX_ARGS)        
+    else:     
+        SLAVE_ARGS.extend(constants.VLC_SLAVE_NONOSX_ARGS)
     vlcport = random.randrange(constants.VLC_MIN_PORT, constants.VLC_MAX_PORT) if (constants.VLC_MIN_PORT < constants.VLC_MAX_PORT) else constants.VLC_MIN_PORT
 
     def __init__(self, client, playerPath, filePath, args):
@@ -381,7 +383,12 @@ class VlcPlayer(BasePlayer):
                                 playerController._client.ui.showErrorMessage(
                                     getMessage("media-player-error").format(line), True)
                                 break
-                self.__process.stderr = None
+                if not sys.platform.startswith('darwin'):
+                    self.__process.stderr = None
+                else:
+                    vlcoutputthread = threading.Thread(target = self.handle_vlcoutput, args=())
+                    vlcoutputthread.setDaemon(True)
+                    vlcoutputthread.start()
                 threading.Thread.__init__(self, name="VLC Listener")
                 asynchat.async_chat.__init__(self)
                 self.set_terminator("\n")
@@ -427,6 +434,15 @@ class VlcPlayer(BasePlayer):
                 asynchat.async_chat.handle_close(self)
                 self.__playerController.drop(getMessage("vlc-failed-connection").format(constants.VLC_MIN_VERSION))
 
+        def handle_vlcoutput(self):
+            out = self.__process.stderr
+            for line in iter(out.readline, ''):
+                if '[syncplay] core interface debug: removing module' in line:
+                    self.__playerController.drop()
+                    break
+            out.close()
+        
+
         def found_terminator(self):
             self.vlcHasResponded = True
             self.__playerController.lineReceived("".join(self._ibuffer))