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+from SimpleWebSocketServer import SimpleWebSocketServer, WebSocket
+
+import json
+import socket
+import os
+import threading
+import select
+import random
+
+SOCKPATH='/home/dario/.mpv.sock'
+global mpvParser
+mpvParser = None
+
+class SocketPoller(threading.Thread):
+    def __init__(self, sockParser):
+        super(SocketPoller, self).__init__()
+        self.sockParser = sockParser
+        self.stop=False
+        
+        if not os.path.exists(SOCKPATH):
+            raise Exception("Could not find server socket ~/.mpv.sock, exiting")
+        self.sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+        self.sock.connect(SOCKPATH)
+        self.buf=""
+
+    def run(self):
+        while not self.stop:
+            if len( select.select([self.sock], [], [])[0] ) > 0:
+                self.buf += self.sock.recv(1)
+                if '\n' in self.buf:
+                    self.sockParser.newData(self.buf)
+                    self.buf=""
+                    
+    def sendData(self, data):
+        if not '\n' in data:
+            data+='\n'
+        print "sending data '%s'"%data
+        self.sock.sendall(data)
+
+class MpvSockParser(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.listeners = []
+        self.playerState = {
+            "totalDuration": 42,
+            "currentDuration": 23,
+            "volume": 66,
+            "fileName": "No Data Yet",
+            "isPlaying": False
+        }
+        self.poller = None
+        self.waitingForCommand = None
+
+    def registerListener(self, listener):
+        self.listeners.append(listener)
+    def unregisterListener(self, listener):
+        self.listeners.remove(listener)
+    def notifyListeners(self):
+        for l in self.listeners:
+            l.dataNotify(self.playerState)
+    
+    def startPoll(self):
+        self.poller = SocketPoller(self)
+        
+        self.poller.sendData('{"command":["observe_property",1,"time-pos"]}')
+        self.poller.sendData('{"command":["observe_property",2,"volume"]}')
+        self.poller.sendData('{"command":["observe_property",3,"filename"]}')
+        self.poller.sendData('{"command":["observe_property",4,"duration"]}')
+        
+        self.poller.run()
+
+    def newData(self, data):
+        data = json.loads(data)
+        # mpv-generated event
+        if "event" in data:
+            self.processEvent(data)
+        # answer to our request
+        if 'error' in data:
+            self.processCommand(data)
+            
+    def processEvent(self, data):
+        sendNotify = False
+        if "data" in data and data["data"]==None:
+            return
+            
+        print data
+        if data['event'] == 'property-change' and data['name'] == 'time-pos':
+            self.playerState['currentDuration'] = int(data['data'])
+        if data['event'] == 'property-change' and data['name'] == 'volume':
+            self.playerState['volume'] = int(data['data'])
+        if data['event'] == 'property-change' and data['name'] == 'filename':
+            self.playerState['fileName'] = data['data']
+        if data['event'] == 'property-change' and data['name'] == 'duration':
+            self.playerState['totalDuration'] = int(data['data'])
+        if data['event'] == 'pause':
+            self.playerState['isPlaying'] = False
+        if data['event'] == 'unpause':
+            self.playerState['isPlaying'] = True
+        
+        print self.playerState
+        self.notifyListeners()
+
+    def processCommand(self, data):
+        pass
+    def sendCommand(self, command):
+        if command[command] == "seek":
+            pass
+
+class WSHandler(WebSocket):
+    def handleMessage(self):
+        #self.sendMessage(self.data)
+        print "got message '%s'"%(self.data)
+    def handleConnected(self):
+        global mpvParser
+        mpvParser.registerListener(self)
+        print self.address, 'connected'
+    def handleClose(self):
+        global mpvParser
+        print self.address, 'closed'
+        mpvParser.unregisterListener(self)
+    def dataNotify(self, data):
+        data['type'] = 'status'
+        self.sendMessage(data)
+        
+
+if __name__=='__main__':
+    global mpvParser
+    mpvParser = MpvSockParser()
+    mpvParser.startPoll()
+    
+    server = SimpleWebSocketServer('', 8000, SimpleEcho)
+    server.serveforever()