ytdl-web/ytdl/meta.go

package ytdl

import (
	"bytes"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"os/exec"

	"github.com/spf13/viper"
)

func GetMetadata(url string) (Metadata, error) {
	cmd := exec.Command(
		viper.GetString("ytdlp_path"),
		"-J",
		"--cookies-from-browser", "firefox",
		url,
	)

	var out bytes.Buffer
	cmd.Stdout = &out

	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {

		fmt.Printf("%+v\n", err)
		return Metadata{}, err
	}

	var meta Metadata
	if err := json.Unmarshal(out.Bytes(), &meta); err != nil {
		fmt.Printf("%+v\n", err)
		return Metadata{}, err
	}

	return meta, nil
}