ytmpv

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# ytmpv
#
# an overcomplicated noob-level script, just to download
# youtube video from provided link to standard yt-dlp location and
# play it in mpv right after it is downloaded.
# It expects all necessary options already present in yt-dlp config.

# Default video quality is 1080p
quality="bv[height <=1080]+ba"

# If the "-h" argument passed, the video will be downloaded in 720p
if [ "$1" == "-h" ]; then
	quality="bv[height <=720]+ba"
	shift
fi

# Check if a link was provided as an argument
if [ -z "$1" ]; then
	echo "Usage: $0 [-h] <VIDEO_URL>"
	exit 1
fi

# Last line of yt-dlp output usually contains the file location
# "unbuffer" is used for preserving colors while using tee
# (idk if this is an optimal solution or not)
last_line=$(unbuffer yt-dlp -f "$quality" "$1" | tee /dev/tty | tail -n 1)

# This gets the file location from the last quoted string on the last line
file_location=$(echo "$last_line" | awk -F'"' '{print $(NF-1)}')

# Play the video! ^^
mpv "$file_location"