import vlc
import time


class Player:
    def __init__(self, video_path):
        # Creating a VLC instance
        player = vlc.Instance()
        # Creating a Media Player
        self.media_player = player.media_player_new()
        # Creating a new Media
        media = player.media_new(video_path)
        # Setting media to media player
        self.media_player.set_media(media)

    def play(self):
        self.media_player.play()

    def get_length(self):
        return self.media_player.get_length()

    def stop(self):
        self.media_player.stop()

# Note: The time.sleep() here is just to prevent the script from ending immediately.
# For a real application, you'll need a more robust way to check if the video is still playing.
# This could be done by polling the media player's state or setting up event handlers.

# Path to your video file
if __name__ == '__main__':
    video_path = "/home/wancat/mind-blowing.mp4"
    player = Player(video_path)
    player.play()
    time.sleep(0.1)
    print(player.get_length())
    time.sleep(5)
    player.stop()