fix: Speed up casting by not killing apps known to be nonblocking

Merge pull request skorokithakis#3 from theychx/speed-up-cast
ganesh-git2014 · Aug 17, 2016 · a039617 · a039617
2 parents 416f3e4 + 57090d8
commit a039617
Showing 1 changed file with 6 additions and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/catt/controllers.py b/catt/controllers.py
@@ -66,8 +66,12 @@ def __init__(self):
         time.sleep(0.2)
 
     def play_media(self, url, content_type="video/mp4"):
-        self.kill()
-        time.sleep(5)
+        NON_BLOCKING_APPS = ['Backdrop', 'Default Media Receiver',
+                             'BubbleUPnP']
+        if self.cast.app_display_name not in NON_BLOCKING_APPS:
+            self.kill()
+            while self.cast.app_display_name != 'Backdrop':
+                time.sleep(1)
         self.cast.play_media(url, content_type)
 
     def play(self):