extras/package/macosx/VLC.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj

@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@
 		53F0E930299B17DF00491D49 /* VLCInputNodePathControl.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 53F0E92F299B17DF00491D49 /* VLCInputNodePathControl.m */; };
 		53F399802AC6D6B400B86241 /* VLCLibraryHomeViewVideoCarouselContainerView.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 53F3997F2AC6D6B400B86241 /* VLCLibraryHomeViewVideoCarouselContainerView.m */; };
 		53F7B23C2D545FCF00F3B38F /* VLCLibraryAbstractMediaLibrarySegmentViewController.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 53F7B23B2D545FCF00F3B38F /* VLCLibraryAbstractMediaLibrarySegmentViewController.m */; };
+		53F7B2372D4D499400F3B38F /* VLCFileDragRecognisingView.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 53F7B2362D4D499400F3B38F /* VLCFileDragRecognisingView.m */; };
 		6B0292E61F43256300A50082 /* VLCBottomBarView.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 6B0292E51F43256300A50082 /* VLCBottomBarView.m */; };
 		6B0AB0F01F1AC8B3003A1B4E /* VLCPlaybackProgressSlider.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 6B0AB0ED1F1AC8B3003A1B4E /* VLCPlaybackProgressSlider.m */; };
 		6B0AB0F11F1AC8B3003A1B4E /* VLCPlaybackProgressSliderCell.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 6B0AB0EF1F1AC8B3003A1B4E /* VLCPlaybackProgressSliderCell.m */; };
@@ -489,6 +490,8 @@
 		53F3997F2AC6D6B400B86241 /* VLCLibraryHomeViewVideoCarouselContainerView.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = VLCLibraryHomeViewVideoCarouselContainerView.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		53F7B23A2D545FCF00F3B38F /* VLCLibraryAbstractMediaLibrarySegmentViewController.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = VLCLibraryAbstractMediaLibrarySegmentViewController.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		53F7B23B2D545FCF00F3B38F /* VLCLibraryAbstractMediaLibrarySegmentViewController.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = VLCLibraryAbstractMediaLibrarySegmentViewController.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		53F7B2352D4D499400F3B38F /* VLCFileDragRecognisingView.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = VLCFileDragRecognisingView.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		53F7B2362D4D499400F3B38F /* VLCFileDragRecognisingView.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = VLCFileDragRecognisingView.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		5CCED71014C0D4A90057F8D1 /* VLCExtensionsDialogProvider.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = VLCExtensionsDialogProvider.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		5CCED71114C0D4A90057F8D1 /* VLCExtensionsDialogProvider.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = VLCExtensionsDialogProvider.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		5CCED71214C0D4A90057F8D1 /* VLCExtensionsManager.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = VLCExtensionsManager.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -1126,6 +1129,8 @@
 				6B6A499D1DFD9B23009128AC /* VLCDefaultValueSliderCell.m */,
 				7D460B0A229EB4C700097948 /* VLCDragDropView.h */,
 				7D460B0B229EB4C700097948 /* VLCDragDropView.m */,
+				53F7B2352D4D499400F3B38F /* VLCFileDragRecognisingView.h */,
+				53F7B2362D4D499400F3B38F /* VLCFileDragRecognisingView.m */,
 				6B3BE42A1E6217CB008D098A /* VLCImageButton.h */,
 				6B3BE42B1E6217CB008D098A /* VLCImageButton.m */,
 				7DFBDCB5226CDFD600B700A5 /* VLCImageView.h */,
@@ -2387,6 +2392,7 @@
 				6B4D50A71E7AB52C004479B5 /* NSScreen+VLCAdditions.m in Sources */,
 				1C3113DD1E508C6900D4DD76 /* VLCTrackSynchronizationWindowController.m in Sources */,
 				7D0F5A9B2264EB410009C48A /* VLCHotkeysController.m in Sources */,
+				53F7B2372D4D499400F3B38F /* VLCFileDragRecognisingView.m in Sources */,
 				5362550D293FD639005D64FA /* VLCLibraryWindowController.m in Sources */,
 				6B6FFF701EF9EC350001CEB1 /* CompatibilityFixes.m in Sources */,
 				7D1BF28A22A153E20027C50F /* VLCRoundedCornerTextField.m in Sources */,

modules/gui/macosx/Makefile.am

@@ -376,6 +376,8 @@ libmacosx_plugin_la_SOURCES = \
 	gui/macosx/views/VLCDefaultValueSliderCell.m \
 	gui/macosx/views/VLCDragDropView.h \
 	gui/macosx/views/VLCDragDropView.m \
+	gui/macosx/views/VLCFileDragRecognisingView.h \
+	gui/macosx/views/VLCFileDragRecognisingView.m \
 	gui/macosx/views/VLCImageButton.h \
 	gui/macosx/views/VLCImageButton.m \
 	gui/macosx/views/VLCImageView.h \

modules/gui/macosx/library/VLCLibraryWindow.m

@@ -405,31 +405,7 @@ static void addShadow(NSImageView *__unsafe_unretained imageView)
 
 - (BOOL)handlePasteBoardFromDragSession:(NSPasteboard *)paste
 {
-    id propertyList = [paste propertyListForType:NSFilenamesPboardType];
-    if (propertyList == nil) {
-        return NO;
-    }
-
-    NSArray *values = [propertyList sortedArrayUsingSelector:@selector(caseInsensitiveCompare:)];
-    NSUInteger valueCount = [values count];
-    if (valueCount > 0) {
-        NSMutableArray *metadataArray = [NSMutableArray arrayWithCapacity:valueCount];
-
-        for (NSString *filepath in values) {
-            VLCOpenInputMetadata *inputMetadata;
-
-            inputMetadata = [VLCOpenInputMetadata inputMetaWithPath:filepath];
-            if (!inputMetadata)
-                continue;
-
-            [metadataArray addObject:inputMetadata];
-        }
-        [_playQueueController addPlayQueueItems:metadataArray];
-
-        return YES;
-    }
-
-    return NO;
+    return [VLCFileDragRecognisingView handlePasteboardFromDragSessionAsPlayQueueItems:paste];
 }
 
 - (IBAction)goToBrowseSection:(id)sender

modules/gui/macosx/views/VLCDragDropView.h

@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 
 #import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
 
+#import "views/VLCFileDragRecognisingView.h"
+
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 /*****************************************************************************
@@ -34,14 +36,8 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 @end
 
-@protocol VLCDragDropTarget
-@required
-- (BOOL)handlePasteBoardFromDragSession:(NSPasteboard *)aPasteboard;
-@end
-
-@interface VLCDragDropView : NSView
+@interface VLCDragDropView : VLCFileDragRecognisingView
 
-@property (nonatomic, assign) id<VLCDragDropTarget> dropTarget;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL drawBorder;
 
 - (void)enablePlayQueueItems;

modules/gui/macosx/views/VLCDragDropView.m

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 - (void)enablePlayQueueItems
 {
-    [self registerForDraggedTypes:[NSArray arrayWithObjects:NSFilenamesPboardType, nil]];
+    [self setupDragRecognition];
 }
 
 - (BOOL)mouseDownCanMoveWindow
@@ -55,14 +55,9 @@
     return YES;
 }
 
-- (void)dealloc
-{
-    [self unregisterDraggedTypes];
-}
-
 - (void)awakeFromNib
 {
-    [self registerForDraggedTypes:[NSArray arrayWithObject:NSFilenamesPboardType]];
+    [super awakeFromNib];
     self.wantsLayer = YES;
     self.layer.cornerRadius = 5.;
     [self updateBorderColor];
@@ -75,14 +70,11 @@
 
 - (NSDragOperation)draggingEntered:(id <NSDraggingInfo>)sender
 {
-    if ((NSDragOperationGeneric & [sender draggingSourceOperationMask]) == NSDragOperationGeneric) {
-        if (self.drawBorder) {
-            self.layer.borderWidth = 5.;
-        }
-        return NSDragOperationCopy;
+    const NSDragOperation operation = [super draggingEntered:sender];
+    if (operation != NSDragOperationNone && self.drawBorder) {
+        self.layer.borderWidth = 5.;
     }
-
-    return NSDragOperationNone;
+    return operation;
 }
 
 - (void)draggingEnded:(id <NSDraggingInfo>)sender
@@ -95,27 +87,6 @@
     self.layer.borderWidth = 0.;
 }
 
-- (BOOL)prepareForDragOperation:(id <NSDraggingInfo>)sender
-{
-    return YES;
-}
-
-- (BOOL)performDragOperation:(id <NSDraggingInfo>)sender
-{
-    BOOL returnValue = NO;
-    NSPasteboard *pasteBoard = [sender draggingPasteboard];
-    if (!pasteBoard) {
-        return NO;
-    }
-
-    if (_dropTarget) {
-        returnValue = [_dropTarget handlePasteBoardFromDragSession:pasteBoard];
-    }
-
-    [self setNeedsDisplay:YES];
-    return returnValue;
-}
-
 - (void)concludeDragOperation:(id <NSDraggingInfo>)sender
 {
     self.layer.borderWidth = 0.;

modules/gui/macosx/views/VLCFileDragRecognisingView.h

+/*****************************************************************************
+ * VLCFileDragRecognisingView.h
+ *****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 VLC authors and VideoLAN
+ *
+ * Authors: Claudio Cambra <developer@claudiocambra.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU 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.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
+
+NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
+
+@protocol VLCDragDropTarget
+
+@required
+- (BOOL)handlePasteBoardFromDragSession:(NSPasteboard *)pasteboard;
+
+@end
+
+@interface VLCFileDragRecognisingView : NSView
+
+@property (nonatomic, assign) id<VLCDragDropTarget> dropTarget;
+
++ (BOOL)handlePasteboardFromDragSessionAsPlayQueueItems:(NSPasteboard *)pasteboard;
+- (void)setupDragRecognition;
+
+@end
+
+NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END

modules/gui/macosx/views/VLCFileDragRecognisingView.m

+/*****************************************************************************
+ * VLCFileDragRecognisingView.m
+ *****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 VLC authors and VideoLAN
+ *
+ * Authors: Claudio Cambra <developer@claudiocambra.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU 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.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#import "VLCFileDragRecognisingView.h"
+
+#import "main/VLCMain.h"
+#import "playqueue/VLCPlayQueueController.h"
+#import "windows/VLCOpenInputMetadata.h"
+
+@implementation VLCFileDragRecognisingView
+
++ (BOOL)handlePasteboardFromDragSessionAsPlayQueueItems:(NSPasteboard *)pasteboard
+{
+    const id propertyList = [pasteboard propertyListForType:NSFilenamesPboardType];
+    if (propertyList == nil) {
+        return NO;
+    }
+
+    NSArray * const values = [propertyList sortedArrayUsingSelector:@selector(caseInsensitiveCompare:)];
+    const NSUInteger valueCount = values.count;
+    if (valueCount <= 0) {
+        return NO;
+    }
+
+    NSMutableArray * const metadataArray = [NSMutableArray arrayWithCapacity:valueCount];
+
+    for (NSString * const filepath in values) {
+        VLCOpenInputMetadata * const inputMetadata = [VLCOpenInputMetadata inputMetaWithPath:filepath];
+        if (inputMetadata != nil) {
+            [metadataArray addObject:inputMetadata];
+        }
+    }
+
+    [VLCMain.sharedInstance.playQueueController addPlayQueueItems:metadataArray];
+    return YES;
+}
+
+- (instancetype)init
+{
+    self = [super init];
+    if (self) {
+        [self setupDragRecognition];
+    }
+    return self;
+}
+
+- (instancetype)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)coder
+{
+    self = [super initWithCoder:coder];
+    if (self) {
+        [self setupDragRecognition];
+    }
+    return self;
+}
+
+- (instancetype)initWithFrame:(NSRect)frameRect
+{
+    self = [super initWithFrame:frameRect];
+    if (self) {
+        [self setupDragRecognition];
+    }
+    return self;
+}
+
+- (void)dealloc
+{
+    [self unregisterDraggedTypes];
+}
+
+- (void)awakeFromNib
+{
+    [self setupDragRecognition];
+}
+
+- (void)setupDragRecognition
+{
+    [self registerForDraggedTypes:@[NSFilenamesPboardType]];
+}
+
+- (NSDragOperation)draggingEntered:(id<NSDraggingInfo>)sender
+{
+    if ((NSDragOperationGeneric & [sender draggingSourceOperationMask]) == NSDragOperationGeneric) {
+        return NSDragOperationCopy;
+    }
+    return NSDragOperationNone;
+}
+
+- (BOOL)prepareForDragOperation:(id<NSDraggingInfo>)sender
+{
+    return YES;
+}
+
+- (BOOL)performDragOperation:(id<NSDraggingInfo>)sender
+{
+    NSPasteboard * const pasteboard = [sender draggingPasteboard];
+    if (pasteboard == nil) {
+        return NO;
+    }
+
+    [self setNeedsDisplay:YES];
+    if (self.dropTarget) {
+        return [self.dropTarget handlePasteBoardFromDragSession:pasteboard];
+    }
+    return NO;
+}
+
+@end

modules/gui/macosx/windows/video/VLCVoutView.h

@@ -30,12 +30,14 @@
 #import <vlc_vout.h>
 #import <vlc_window.h>
 
+#import "views/VLCFileDragRecognisingView.h"
+
 /*****************************************************************************
  * VLCVoutView interface
  *****************************************************************************/
-@interface VLCVoutView : NSView
+@interface VLCVoutView : VLCFileDragRecognisingView<VLCDragDropTarget>
 
-@property (readwrite, assign) vout_thread_t * voutThread;
+@property (readwrite, assign) vout_thread_t *voutThread;
 @property (readwrite, assign) vlc_window_t *voutWindow;
 
 - (void)releaseVoutThread;

modules/gui/macosx/windows/video/VLCVoutView.m

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 
 - (void)setup
 {
-    [self registerForDraggedTypes:@[NSFilenamesPboardType]];
+    self.dropTarget = self;
     i_lastScrollWheelDirection = 0;
     f_cumulated_magnification = 0.0;
 
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@
     vlc_mutex_init(&_mutex);
 }
 
-- (void)layout {
+- (void)layout
+{
     NSRect bounds = [self convertRectToBacking:self.bounds];
     // dispatch the event async to prevent potential deadlock 
     // with video output's RenderPicture's display lock
@@ -129,32 +130,6 @@
     NSRectFill(rect);
 }
 
-- (NSDragOperation)draggingEntered:(id <NSDraggingInfo>)sender
-{
-    if ((NSDragOperationGeneric & [sender draggingSourceOperationMask]) == NSDragOperationGeneric)
-        return NSDragOperationGeneric;
-    return NSDragOperationNone;
-}
-
-- (BOOL)prepareForDragOperation:(id <NSDraggingInfo>)sender
-{
-    return YES;
-}
-
-- (BOOL)performDragOperation:(id <NSDraggingInfo>)sender
-{
-    // FIXME: re-implement drag and drop of new input items to the playlist
-    BOOL b_returned = NO;
-
-    [self setNeedsDisplay:YES];
-    return b_returned;
-}
-
-- (void)concludeDragOperation:(id <NSDraggingInfo>)sender
-{
-    [self setNeedsDisplay:YES];
-}
-
 #pragma mark -
 #pragma mark vout actions
 
@@ -424,4 +399,9 @@
     f_cumulated_magnification = 0.0;
 }
 
+- (BOOL)handlePasteBoardFromDragSession:(NSPasteboard *)pasteboard
+{
+    return [VLCFileDragRecognisingView handlePasteboardFromDragSessionAsPlayQueueItems:pasteboard];
+}
+
 @end