progress on remote control

MediaBrowser.Api/SessionsService.cs

@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Dto;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Extensions;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Dto;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Session;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Net;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Session;
 using ServiceStack.ServiceHost;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Api
 {
@@ -14,11 +18,39 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api
     [Api(("Gets a list of sessions"))]
     public class GetSessions : IReturn<List<SessionInfoDto>>
     {
+        [ApiMember(Name = "SupportsRemoteControl", Description = "Optional. Filter by sessions that can be remote controlled.", IsRequired = false, DataType = "boolean", ParameterType = "query", Verb = "GET")]
+        public bool? SupportsRemoteControl { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    [Route("/Sessions/{Id}/Viewing", "POST")]
+    [Api(("Instructs a session to browse to an item or view"))]
+    public class BrowseTo : IReturnVoid
+    {
+        [ApiMember(Name = "Id", Description = "Session Id", IsRequired = true, DataType = "string", ParameterType = "path", Verb = "POST")]
+        public Guid Id { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether this instance is recent.
+        /// Artist, Genre, Studio, Person, or any kind of BaseItem
         /// </summary>
-        /// <value><c>true</c> if this instance is recent; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>
-        public bool IsRecent { get; set; }
+        /// <value>The type of the item.</value>
+        [ApiMember(Name = "ItemType", Description = "Only required if the item is an Artist, Genre, Studio, or Person.", IsRequired = false, DataType = "string", ParameterType = "query", Verb = "POST")]
+        public string ItemType { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Artist name, genre name, item Id, etc
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The item identifier.</value>
+        [ApiMember(Name = "ItemIdentifier", Description = "The Id of the item, unless it is an Artist, Genre, Studio, or Person, in which case it should be the name.", IsRequired = true, DataType = "string", ParameterType = "query", Verb = "POST")]
+        public string ItemIdentifier { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the context (Movies, Music, TvShows, etc)
+        /// Applicable to genres, studios and persons only because the context of items and artists can be inferred.
+        /// This is optional to supply and clients are free to ignore it.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The context.</value>
+        [ApiMember(Name = "Context", Description = "The navigation context for the client (movies, music, tvshows, games etc). This is optional to supply and clients are free to ignore it.", IsRequired = false, DataType = "string", ParameterType = "query", Verb = "POST")]
+        public string Context { get; set; }
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -47,9 +79,31 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api
         /// <returns>System.Object.</returns>
         public object Get(GetSessions request)
         {
-            var result = request.IsRecent ? _sessionManager.RecentConnections : _sessionManager.AllConnections;
+            var result = _sessionManager.Sessions.Where(i => i.IsActive);
+
+            if (request.SupportsRemoteControl.HasValue)
+            {
+                result = result.Where(i => i.IsActive == request.SupportsRemoteControl.Value);
+            }
 
             return ToOptimizedResult(result.Select(SessionInfoDtoBuilder.GetSessionInfoDto).ToList());
         }
+
+        public void Post(BrowseTo request)
+        {
+            var session = _sessionManager.Sessions.FirstOrDefault(i => i.Id == request.Id);
+
+            if (session == null)
+            {
+                throw new ResourceNotFoundException(string.Format("Session {0} not found.", request.Id));
+            }
+
+            session.WebSocket.SendAsync(new WebSocketMessage<BrowseTo>
+            {
+                MessageType = "Browse",
+                Data = request
+
+            }, CancellationToken.None);
+        }
     }
 }

MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/UserLibraryService.cs

@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.UserLibrary
         /// <value>The position ticks.</value>
         [ApiMember(Name = "PositionTicks", Description = "Optional. The current position, in ticks. 1 tick = 10000 ms", IsRequired = false, DataType = "int", ParameterType = "query", Verb = "POST")]
         public long? PositionTicks { get; set; }
+
+        [ApiMember(Name = "IsPaused", Description = "Indicates if the player is paused.", IsRequired = false, DataType = "boolean", ParameterType = "query", Verb = "POST")]
+        public bool IsPaused { get; set; }
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -715,7 +718,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.UserLibrary
 
             if (auth != null)
             {
-                var task = _sessionManager.OnPlaybackProgress(user, item, request.PositionTicks, auth["Client"], auth["DeviceId"], auth["Device"] ?? string.Empty);
+                var task = _sessionManager.OnPlaybackProgress(user, item, request.PositionTicks, request.IsPaused, auth["Client"], auth["DeviceId"], auth["Device"] ?? string.Empty);
 
                 Task.WaitAll(task);
             }

MediaBrowser.Controller/Dto/SessionInfoDtoBuilder.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Session;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Net;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Session;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Dto
@@ -23,7 +22,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Dto
                 DeviceName = session.DeviceName,
                 Id = session.Id,
                 LastActivityDate = session.LastActivityDate,
-                NowPlayingPositionTicks = session.NowPlayingPositionTicks
+                NowPlayingPositionTicks = session.NowPlayingPositionTicks,
+                SupportsRemoteControl = session.SupportsRemoteControl,
+                IsPaused = session.IsPaused,
+                NowViewingContext = session.NowViewingContext,
+                NowViewingItemIdentifier = session.NowViewingItemIdentifier,
+                NowViewingItemType = session.NowViewingItemType
             };
 
             if (session.NowPlayingItem != null)
@@ -36,9 +40,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Dto
                 dto.UserId = session.UserId.Value.ToString("N");
             }
 
-            dto.SupportsRemoteControl = session.WebSocket != null &&
-                                        session.WebSocket.State == WebSocketState.Open;
-
             return dto;
         }
     }

MediaBrowser.Controller/Session/ISessionManager.cs

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Session;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Session
 {
@@ -28,16 +27,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Session
         event EventHandler<PlaybackProgressEventArgs> PlaybackStopped;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets all connections.
+        /// Gets the sessions.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <value>All connections.</value>
-        IEnumerable<SessionInfo> AllConnections { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the active connections.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <value>The active connections.</value>
-        IEnumerable<SessionInfo> RecentConnections { get; }
+        /// <value>The sessions.</value>
+        IEnumerable<SessionInfo> Sessions { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Logs the user activity.
@@ -67,12 +60,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Session
         /// <param name="user">The user.</param>
         /// <param name="item">The item.</param>
         /// <param name="positionTicks">The position ticks.</param>
+        /// <param name="isPaused">if set to <c>true</c> [is paused].</param>
         /// <param name="clientType">Type of the client.</param>
         /// <param name="deviceId">The device id.</param>
         /// <param name="deviceName">Name of the device.</param>
         /// <returns>Task.</returns>
         /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException"></exception>
-        Task OnPlaybackProgress(User user, BaseItem item, long? positionTicks, string clientType, string deviceId, string deviceName);
+        Task OnPlaybackProgress(User user, BaseItem item, long? positionTicks, bool isPaused, string clientType, string deviceId, string deviceName);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Used to report that playback has ended for an item

MediaBrowser.Controller/Session/SessionInfo.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Net;
 using System;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Session
@@ -39,6 +40,24 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Session
         /// <value>The name of the device.</value>
         public string DeviceName { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the now viewing context.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The now viewing context.</value>
+        public string NowViewingContext { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the type of the now viewing item.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The type of the now viewing item.</value>
+        public string NowViewingItemType { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the now viewing item identifier.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The now viewing item identifier.</value>
+        public string NowViewingItemIdentifier { get; set; }
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the now playing item.
         /// </summary>
@@ -51,6 +70,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Session
         /// <value>The now playing position ticks.</value>
         public long? NowPlayingPositionTicks { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether this instance is paused.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value><c>true</c> if this instance is paused; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>
+        public bool? IsPaused { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the device id.
         /// </summary>
@@ -62,5 +87,34 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Session
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The web socket.</value>
         public IWebSocketConnection WebSocket { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether this instance is active.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value><c>true</c> if this instance is active; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>
+        public bool IsActive
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (WebSocket != null)
+                {
+                    return WebSocket.State == WebSocketState.Open;
+                }
+
+                return (DateTime.UtcNow - LastActivityDate).TotalMinutes <= 5;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether [supports remote control].
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value><c>true</c> if [supports remote control]; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>
+        public bool SupportsRemoteControl
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return WebSocket != null && WebSocket.State == WebSocketState.Open;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }

MediaBrowser.Model/Session/SessionInfoDto.cs

@@ -29,12 +29,36 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Session
         /// <value>The last activity date.</value>
         public DateTime LastActivityDate { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the now viewing context.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The now viewing context.</value>
+        public string NowViewingContext { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the type of the now viewing item.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The type of the now viewing item.</value>
+        public string NowViewingItemType { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the now viewing item identifier.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The now viewing item identifier.</value>
+        public string NowViewingItemIdentifier { get; set; }
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the name of the device.
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The name of the device.</value>
         public string DeviceName { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether this instance is paused.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value><c>true</c> if this instance is paused; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>
+        public bool? IsPaused { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the now playing item.
         /// </summary>

MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.csproj

@@ -207,7 +207,9 @@
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Content Include="swagger-ui\css\hightlight.default.css" />
+    <Content Include="swagger-ui\css\hightlight.default.css">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
     <Content Include="swagger-ui\css\screen.css">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>

MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/ServerManager/WebSocketConnection.cs

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.ServerManager
         /// <summary>
         /// The _send semaphore
         /// </summary>
-        private readonly SemaphoreSlim _sendSemaphore = new SemaphoreSlim(1,1);
+        private readonly SemaphoreSlim _sendSemaphore = new SemaphoreSlim(1, 1);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The logger
@@ -100,7 +100,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.ServerManager
 
                 using (var memoryStream = new MemoryStream(bytes))
                 {
-                    info = (WebSocketMessageInfo)_jsonSerializer.DeserializeFromStream(memoryStream, typeof(WebSocketMessageInfo));
+                    var stub = (WebSocketMessage<object>)_jsonSerializer.DeserializeFromStream(memoryStream, typeof(WebSocketMessage<object>));
+
+                    info = new WebSocketMessageInfo
+                    {
+                        MessageType = stub.MessageType,
+                        Data = stub.Data == null ? null : stub.Data.ToString()
+                    };
                 }
 
                 info.Connection = this;
@@ -163,7 +169,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.ServerManager
             {
                 throw new ArgumentNullException("cancellationToken");
             }
-            
+
             cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
             // Per msdn docs, attempting to send simultaneous messages will result in one failing.

MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Session/SessionManager.cs

@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Events;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Dto;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Audio;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Persistence;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Session;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Logging;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Session;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -18,10 +16,19 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Session
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Class SessionManager
+    /// </summary>
     public class SessionManager : ISessionManager
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The _user data repository
+        /// </summary>
         private readonly IUserDataRepository _userDataRepository;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The _user repository
+        /// </summary>
         private readonly IUserRepository _userRepository;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -54,6 +61,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Session
         /// </summary>
         public event EventHandler<PlaybackProgressEventArgs> PlaybackStopped;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="SessionManager"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="userDataRepository">The user data repository.</param>
+        /// <param name="configurationManager">The configuration manager.</param>
+        /// <param name="logger">The logger.</param>
+        /// <param name="userRepository">The user repository.</param>
         public SessionManager(IUserDataRepository userDataRepository, IServerConfigurationManager configurationManager, ILogger logger, IUserRepository userRepository)
         {
             _userDataRepository = userDataRepository;
@@ -66,20 +80,14 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Session
         /// Gets all connections.
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>All connections.</value>
-        public IEnumerable<SessionInfo> AllConnections
+        public IEnumerable<SessionInfo> Sessions
         {
-            get { return _activeConnections.Values.OrderByDescending(c => c.LastActivityDate); }
+            get { return _activeConnections.Values.OrderByDescending(c => c.LastActivityDate).ToList(); }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the active connections.
+        /// The _true task result
         /// </summary>
-        /// <value>The active connections.</value>
-        public IEnumerable<SessionInfo> RecentConnections
-        {
-            get { return AllConnections.Where(c => (DateTime.UtcNow - c.LastActivityDate).TotalMinutes <= 5); }
-        }
-
         private readonly Task _trueTaskResult = Task.FromResult(true);
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -124,11 +132,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Session
         /// <param name="deviceId">The device id.</param>
         /// <param name="deviceName">Name of the device.</param>
         /// <param name="item">The item.</param>
+        /// <param name="isPaused">if set to <c>true</c> [is paused].</param>
         /// <param name="currentPositionTicks">The current position ticks.</param>
-        private void UpdateNowPlayingItemId(User user, string clientType, string deviceId, string deviceName, BaseItem item, long? currentPositionTicks = null)
+        private void UpdateNowPlayingItemId(User user, string clientType, string deviceId, string deviceName, BaseItem item, bool isPaused, long? currentPositionTicks = null)
         {
             var conn = GetConnection(clientType, deviceId, deviceName, user);
 
+            conn.IsPaused = isPaused;
             conn.NowPlayingPositionTicks = currentPositionTicks;
             conn.NowPlayingItem = item;
             conn.LastActivityDate = DateTime.UtcNow;
@@ -150,6 +160,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Session
             {
                 conn.NowPlayingItem = null;
                 conn.NowPlayingPositionTicks = null;
+                conn.IsPaused = null;
             }
         }
 
@@ -187,7 +198,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Session
         /// <param name="clientType">Type of the client.</param>
         /// <param name="deviceId">The device id.</param>
         /// <param name="deviceName">Name of the device.</param>
-        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException"></exception>
+        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">
+        /// </exception>
         public void OnPlaybackStart(User user, BaseItem item, string clientType, string deviceId, string deviceName)
         {
             if (user == null)
@@ -199,7 +211,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Session
                 throw new ArgumentNullException();
             }
 
-            UpdateNowPlayingItemId(user, clientType, deviceId, deviceName, item);
+            UpdateNowPlayingItemId(user, clientType, deviceId, deviceName, item, false);
 
             // Nothing to save here
             // Fire events to inform plugins
@@ -216,12 +228,14 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Session
         /// <param name="user">The user.</param>
         /// <param name="item">The item.</param>
         /// <param name="positionTicks">The position ticks.</param>
+        /// <param name="isPaused">if set to <c>true</c> [is paused].</param>
         /// <param name="clientType">Type of the client.</param>
         /// <param name="deviceId">The device id.</param>
         /// <param name="deviceName">Name of the device.</param>
         /// <returns>Task.</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException"></exception>
-        public async Task OnPlaybackProgress(User user, BaseItem item, long? positionTicks, string clientType, string deviceId, string deviceName)
+        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">
+        /// </exception>
+        public async Task OnPlaybackProgress(User user, BaseItem item, long? positionTicks, bool isPaused, string clientType, string deviceId, string deviceName)
         {
             if (user == null)
             {
@@ -232,7 +246,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Session
                 throw new ArgumentNullException();
             }
 
-            UpdateNowPlayingItemId(user, clientType, deviceId, deviceName, item, positionTicks);
+            UpdateNowPlayingItemId(user, clientType, deviceId, deviceName, item, isPaused, positionTicks);
 
             var key = item.GetUserDataKey();
 
@@ -262,7 +276,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Session
         /// <param name="deviceId">The device id.</param>
         /// <param name="deviceName">Name of the device.</param>
         /// <returns>Task.</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException"></exception>
+        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">
+        /// </exception>
         public async Task OnPlaybackStopped(User user, BaseItem item, long? positionTicks, string clientType, string deviceId, string deviceName)
         {
             if (user == null)
@@ -355,20 +370,5 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Session
                 data.LastPlayedDate = DateTime.UtcNow;
             }
         }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Identifies the web socket.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="sessionId">The session id.</param>
-        /// <param name="webSocket">The web socket.</param>
-        public void IdentifyWebSocket(Guid sessionId, IWebSocketConnection webSocket)
-        {
-            var session = AllConnections.FirstOrDefault(i => i.Id == sessionId);
-
-            if (session != null)
-            {
-                session.WebSocket = webSocket;
-            }
-        }
     }
 }

MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Session/SessionWebSocketListener.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
+using System.Globalization;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Dto;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Session;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Logging;
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -22,12 +26,26 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Session
         private readonly ISessionManager _sessionManager;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="SessionWebSocketListener"/> class.
+        /// The _logger
+        /// </summary>
+        private readonly ILogger _logger;
+
+        private readonly IUserManager _userManager;
+        private readonly ILibraryManager _libraryManager;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="SessionWebSocketListener" /> class.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="sessionManager">The session manager.</param>
-        public SessionWebSocketListener(ISessionManager sessionManager)
+        /// <param name="logger">The logger.</param>
+        /// <param name="libraryManager">The library manager.</param>
+        /// <param name="userManager">The user manager.</param>
+        public SessionWebSocketListener(ISessionManager sessionManager, ILogger logger, ILibraryManager libraryManager, IUserManager userManager)
         {
             _sessionManager = sessionManager;
+            _logger = logger;
+            _libraryManager = libraryManager;
+            _userManager = userManager;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -44,11 +62,87 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Session
                 var client = vals[0];
                 var deviceId = vals[1];
 
-                var session = _sessionManager.AllConnections.FirstOrDefault(i => string.Equals(i.DeviceId, deviceId) && string.Equals(i.Client, client));
+                var session = _sessionManager.Sessions.FirstOrDefault(i => string.Equals(i.DeviceId, deviceId) && string.Equals(i.Client, client));
+
+                if (session != null)
+                {
+                    session.WebSocket = message.Connection;
+                }
+            }
+            else if (string.Equals(message.MessageType, "Context", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                var session = _sessionManager.Sessions.FirstOrDefault(i => i.WebSocket == message.Connection);
 
                 if (session != null)
                 {
-                    ((SessionManager)_sessionManager).IdentifyWebSocket(session.Id, message.Connection);
+                    var vals = message.Data.Split('|');
+
+                    session.NowViewingItemType = vals[0];
+                    session.NowViewingItemIdentifier = vals[1];
+                    session.NowViewingContext = vals.Length > 2 ? vals[2] : null;
+                }
+            }
+            else if (string.Equals(message.MessageType, "PlaybackStart", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                var session = _sessionManager.Sessions.FirstOrDefault(i => i.WebSocket == message.Connection);
+
+                if (session != null && session.UserId.HasValue)
+                {
+                    var item = DtoBuilder.GetItemByClientId(message.Data, _userManager, _libraryManager);
+
+                    _sessionManager.OnPlaybackStart(_userManager.GetUserById(session.UserId.Value), item, session.Client, session.DeviceId, session.DeviceName);
+                }
+            }
+            else if (string.Equals(message.MessageType, "PlaybackProgress", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                var session = _sessionManager.Sessions.FirstOrDefault(i => i.WebSocket == message.Connection);
+
+                if (session != null && session.UserId.HasValue)
+                {
+                    var vals = message.Data.Split('|');
+
+                    var item = DtoBuilder.GetItemByClientId(vals[0], _userManager, _libraryManager);
+
+                    long? positionTicks = null;
+
+                    if (vals.Length > 1)
+                    {
+                        long pos;
+
+                        if (long.TryParse(vals[1], out pos))
+                        {
+                            positionTicks = pos;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    var isPaused = vals.Length > 2 && string.Equals(vals[2], "true", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+                    _sessionManager.OnPlaybackProgress(_userManager.GetUserById(session.UserId.Value), item, positionTicks, isPaused, session.Client, session.DeviceId, session.DeviceName);
+                }
+            }
+            else if (string.Equals(message.MessageType, "PlaybackStopped", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                var session = _sessionManager.Sessions.FirstOrDefault(i => i.WebSocket == message.Connection);
+
+                if (session != null && session.UserId.HasValue)
+                {
+                    var vals = message.Data.Split('|');
+
+                    var item = DtoBuilder.GetItemByClientId(vals[0], _userManager, _libraryManager);
+
+                    long? positionTicks = null;
+
+                    if (vals.Length > 1)
+                    {
+                        long pos;
+
+                        if (long.TryParse(vals[1], out pos))
+                        {
+                            positionTicks = pos;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    _sessionManager.OnPlaybackStopped(_userManager.GetUserById(session.UserId.Value), item, positionTicks, session.Client, session.DeviceId, session.DeviceName);
                 }
             }
 

MediaBrowser.WebDashboard/Api/DashboardService.cs

@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.WebDashboard.Api
             ILibraryManager libraryManager,
             ISessionManager connectionManager)
         {
-            var connections = connectionManager.RecentConnections.ToArray();
+            var connections = connectionManager.Sessions.Where(i => i.IsActive).ToArray();
 
             var dtoBuilder = new UserDtoBuilder(logger);
 

MediaBrowser.WebDashboard/ApiClient.js

@@ -2379,6 +2379,16 @@ MediaBrowser.ApiClient = function ($, navigator, JSON, WebSocket, setTimeout) {
                 throw new Error("null itemId");
             }
 
+            if (self.isWebSocketOpen()) {
+
+                var deferred = $.Deferred();
+
+                self.sendWebSocketMessage("PlaybackStart", itemId);
+
+                deferred.resolveWith(null, []);
+                return deferred.promise();
+            }
+
             var url = self.getUrl("Users/" + userId + "/PlayingItems/" + itemId);
 
             return self.ajax({
@@ -2392,7 +2402,7 @@ MediaBrowser.ApiClient = function ($, navigator, JSON, WebSocket, setTimeout) {
          * @param {String} userId
          * @param {String} itemId
          */
-        self.reportPlaybackProgress = function (userId, itemId, positionTicks) {
+        self.reportPlaybackProgress = function (userId, itemId, positionTicks, isPaused) {
 
             if (!userId) {
                 throw new Error("null userId");
@@ -2402,6 +2412,16 @@ MediaBrowser.ApiClient = function ($, navigator, JSON, WebSocket, setTimeout) {
                 throw new Error("null itemId");
             }
 
+            if (self.isWebSocketOpen()) {
+
+                var deferred = $.Deferred();
+
+                self.sendWebSocketMessage("PlaybackProgress", itemId + "|" + (positionTicks == null ? "" : positionTicks) + "|" + (isPaused == null ? "" : isPaused));
+
+                deferred.resolveWith(null, []);
+                return deferred.promise();
+            }
+
             var params = {
             };
 
@@ -2433,6 +2453,16 @@ MediaBrowser.ApiClient = function ($, navigator, JSON, WebSocket, setTimeout) {
                 throw new Error("null itemId");
             }
 
+            if (self.isWebSocketOpen()) {
+
+                var deferred = $.Deferred();
+
+                self.sendWebSocketMessage("PlaybackStopped", itemId + "|" + (positionTicks == null ? "" : positionTicks));
+
+                deferred.resolveWith(null, []);
+                return deferred.promise();
+            }
+
             var params = {
             };
 

MediaBrowser.WebDashboard/packages.config

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="MediaBrowser.ApiClient.Javascript" version="3.0.101" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="MediaBrowser.ApiClient.Javascript" version="3.0.104" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="ServiceStack.Common" version="3.9.44" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="ServiceStack.Text" version="3.9.44" targetFramework="net45" />
 </packages>

Nuget/MediaBrowser.Common.Internal.nuspec

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2011/08/nuspec.xsd">
     <metadata>
         <id>MediaBrowser.Common.Internal</id>
-        <version>3.0.97</version>
+        <version>3.0.98</version>
         <title>MediaBrowser.Common.Internal</title>
         <authors>Luke</authors>
         <owners>ebr,Luke,scottisafool</owners>
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
         <description>Contains common components shared by Media Browser Theatre and Media Browser Server. Not intended for plugin developer consumption.</description>
         <copyright>Copyright © Media Browser 2013</copyright>
         <dependencies>
-            <dependency id="MediaBrowser.Common" version="3.0.97" />
+            <dependency id="MediaBrowser.Common" version="3.0.98" />
             <dependency id="NLog" version="2.0.1.2" />
-            <dependency id="ServiceStack.Text" version="3.9.97" />
+            <dependency id="ServiceStack.Text" version="3.9.98" />
             <dependency id="SimpleInjector" version="2.2.1" />
         </dependencies>
     </metadata>

Nuget/MediaBrowser.Common.nuspec

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2010/07/nuspec.xsd">
     <metadata>
         <id>MediaBrowser.Common</id>
-        <version>3.0.97</version>
+        <version>3.0.98</version>
         <title>MediaBrowser.Common</title>
         <authors>Media Browser Team</authors>
         <owners>ebr,Luke,scottisafool</owners>

Nuget/MediaBrowser.Server.Core.nuspec

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2010/07/nuspec.xsd">
     <metadata>
         <id>MediaBrowser.Server.Core</id>
-        <version>3.0.97</version>
+        <version>3.0.98</version>
         <title>Media Browser.Server.Core</title>
         <authors>Media Browser Team</authors>
         <owners>ebr,Luke,scottisafool</owners>
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <description>Contains core components required to build plugins for Media Browser Server.</description>
         <copyright>Copyright © Media Browser 2013</copyright>
         <dependencies>
-            <dependency id="MediaBrowser.Common" version="3.0.97" />
+            <dependency id="MediaBrowser.Common" version="3.0.98" />
         </dependencies>
     </metadata>
     <files>