Hacker Guide/How To Write a Module

• This guide is being written by a VLC novice. Please verify all statements below
• Using dvdread.c as the template

Module Descriptor

A VLC plugin must include a description of itself, and the parameters it accepts.

The module descriptor begins with:

vlc_module_being();

You should set some category information on your module:

    set_shortname( _("DVD without menus") );
    set_description( _("DVDRead Input (DVD without menu support)") );
    set_category( CAT_INPUT );

Note the use of _("") to create a string. -- Is this required??

Predefined Categories include:

• CAT_INTERFACE
• CAT_AUDIO
• CAT_VIDEO
• CAT_INPUT
• CAT_SOUT
• CAT_ADVANCED
• CAT_PLAYLIST

    set_subcategory( SUBCAT_INPUT_ACCESS );

See include/configuration.h for definition of all categories and sub-categories