diff --git a/include/vlc_playlist.h b/include/vlc_playlist.h
index a314f8cf729bf558339a65c27ed46fff23f50b85..5b35cf6ac92644604a399ccee75ae3ed97f3fd80 100644
--- a/include/vlc_playlist.h
+++ b/include/vlc_playlist.h
@@ -867,6 +867,18 @@ vlc_playlist_PlayAt(vlc_playlist_t *playlist, size_t index)
VLC_API void
vlc_playlist_Preparse(vlc_playlist_t *playlist, input_item_t *media);
+/**
+ * Export the playlist to a file.
+ *
+ * \param filename the location where the exported file will be saved
+ * \param type the type of the playlist file to create (m3u, m3u8, xspf, ...)
+ * \return VLC_SUCCESS on success, another value on error
+ */
+// XXX use vlc_memstream instead of filename?
+VLC_API int
+vlc_playlist_Export(vlc_playlist_t *playlist, const char *filename,
+ const char *type);
+
/** @} */
# ifdef __cplusplus
}
diff --git a/include/vlc_playlist_export.h b/include/vlc_playlist_export.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ffee11e621d764b6924eef97b6fd308734b22763
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/vlc_playlist_export.h
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * vlc_playlist_export.h
+ *****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 VLC authors and VideoLAN
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef VLC_PLAYLIST_EXPORT_H
+#define VLC_PLAYLIST_EXPORT_H
+
+#include <vlc_playlist.h>
+
+/** API for playlist export modules */
+
+/**
+ * Opaque structure giving a read-only view of a playlist.
+ *
+ * The view is only valid until the playlist lock is released.
+ */
+struct vlc_playlist_view;
+
+/**
+ * Return the number of items in the view.
+ *
+ * The underlying playlist must be locked.
+ *
+ * \param view the playlist view
+ */
+VLC_API size_t
+vlc_playlist_view_Count(struct vlc_playlist_view *view);
+
+/**
+ * Return the item at a given index.
+ *
+ * The index must be in range (less than vlc_playlist_view_Count()).
+ *
+ * The underlying playlist must be locked.
+ *
+ * \param view the playlist view
+ * \param index the index
+ * \return the playlist item
+ */
+VLC_API vlc_playlist_item_t *
+vlc_playlist_view_Get(struct vlc_playlist_view *view, size_t index);
+
+/**
+ * Structure received by playlist export module.
+ */
+struct vlc_playlist_export
+{
+ struct vlc_common_members obj;
+ char *base_url;
+ FILE *file;
+ struct vlc_playlist_view *playlist_view;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index da02159d3d17b1128b4c4c049072d4d225dbb4e5..e243f6473d4676a4fb2d9ebcbab7ca28c3ec861b 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ pluginsinclude_HEADERS = \
../include/vlc_playlist_legacy.h \
../include/vlc_player.h \
../include/vlc_playlist.h \
+ ../include/vlc_playlist_export.h \
../include/vlc_plugin.h \
../include/vlc_probe.h \
../include/vlc_rand.h \
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ libvlccore_la_SOURCES = \
playlist/content.h \
playlist/control.c \
playlist/control.h \
+ playlist/export.c \
playlist/item.c \
playlist/item.h \
playlist/notify.c \
diff --git a/src/libvlccore.sym b/src/libvlccore.sym
index 8ec4da9470da8fa2f45426699d67f7de5e29fdec..552e6a958c57c4cbb384aa870d1500833db4d02c 100644
--- a/src/libvlccore.sym
+++ b/src/libvlccore.sym
@@ -938,6 +938,8 @@ vlc_playlist_item_Hold
vlc_playlist_item_Release
vlc_playlist_item_GetMedia
vlc_playlist_item_GetId
+vlc_playlist_view_Count
+vlc_playlist_view_Get
vlc_playlist_New
vlc_playlist_Delete
vlc_playlist_Lock
@@ -975,6 +977,7 @@ vlc_playlist_Stop
vlc_playlist_Pause
vlc_playlist_Resume
vlc_playlist_Preparse
+vlc_playlist_Export
vlc_intf_GetMainPlaylist
vlc_media_source_Hold
vlc_media_source_Release
diff --git a/src/playlist/export.c b/src/playlist/export.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e9f3ab5e0582772620b8d32f0d1571dc585e8da5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/playlist/export.c
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * playlist/export.c
+ *****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 VLC authors and VideoLAN
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <vlc_playlist_export.h>
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include <vlc_common.h>
+#include <vlc_fs.h>
+#include <vlc_modules.h>
+#include <vlc_url.h>
+#include "playlist.h"
+#include "libvlc.h"
+
+struct vlc_playlist_view
+{
+ vlc_playlist_t *playlist;
+};
+
+size_t
+vlc_playlist_view_Count(struct vlc_playlist_view *view)
+{
+ return vlc_playlist_Count(view->playlist);
+}
+
+vlc_playlist_item_t *
+vlc_playlist_view_Get(struct vlc_playlist_view *view, size_t index)
+{
+ return vlc_playlist_Get(view->playlist, index);
+}
+
+int
+vlc_playlist_Export(struct vlc_playlist *playlist, const char *filename,
+ const char *type)
+{
+ vlc_playlist_AssertLocked(playlist);
+
+ struct vlc_playlist_export *export =
+ vlc_custom_create(vlc_player_GetObject(playlist->player),
+ sizeof(*export), "playlist export");
+
+ if (!export)
+ return VLC_ENOMEM;
+
+ int ret = VLC_EGENERIC;
+
+ struct vlc_playlist_view playlist_view = { .playlist = playlist };
+
+ export->playlist_view = &playlist_view;
+ export->base_url = vlc_path2uri(filename, NULL);
+ export->file = vlc_fopen(filename, "wt");
+ if (!export->file)
+ {
+ msg_Err(export, "Could not create playlist file %s, %s",
+ filename, vlc_strerror_c(errno));
+ goto close_file;
+ }
+
+ // this will actually export
+ module_t *module = module_need(export, "playlist export", type, true);
+
+ if (!module)
+ {
+ msg_Err(export, "Could not export playlist");
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ module_unneed(export, module);
+
+ if (!ferror(export->file))
+ ret = VLC_SUCCESS;
+ else
+ msg_Err(export, "Could not write playlist file: %s",
+ vlc_strerror_c(errno));
+
+close_file:
+ fclose(export->file);
+out:
+ free(export->base_url);
+ vlc_object_delete(export);
+ return ret;
+}