Tauri Video Player App

A demo application built with Tauri 2.0, Next.js, and the Tauri Opener plugin to play videos in VLC player.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or later)
• Rust (latest stable)
• VLC Media Player installed

Setup

1. Install dependencies:

npm install

2. Add the opener plugin:

npm run tauri add opener

This command automatically:

• Adds the plugin to your Rust dependencies
• Configures the plugin in tauri.conf.json
• Installs the required npm package

3. Configure permissions in src-tauri/capabilities/default.json:

{
  "permissions": [
    "core:default",
    "opener:default",
    "opener:allow-open-url",
    "opener:allow-open-path",
    "opener:allow-default-urls"
  ]
}

Usage Example

Here's how to use the opener plugin in your React component:

import { openPath } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-opener';

const handleOpenVLC = async () => {
  try {
    setIsLoading(true);
    setError(null);
    
    await openPath(videoUrl, '-a VLC');
    console.log('Video opened in VLC');
  } catch (err: unknown) {
    console.error('Failed to open video:', err);
    if (err instanceof Error) {
      setError(err.message);
    } else {
      setError('Failed to open video');
    }
  } finally {
    setIsLoading(false);
  }
};

Development

Start the development server:

npm run tauri:dev

Notes

• Make sure VLC is installed on your system
• Uses openPath with -a VLC flag for macOS