mpv-player / mpv-player/mpv

add option to load or don't load scripts with profile-condition

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Description

Expected behavior of the wanted feature

Hi, I would like to have control over if and which scripts are loaded. Handle scripts like shaders, don't load all of them automatically at startup but let the user choose which one you need with a profile-condition, like you can do with glsl shaders.
For example I don't need thumbnails for local files and vice versa, I don't need autocrop on youtube videos etc.
Loading scripts with mp.command isn't reliable as often the scripts don't work at all or as expected, when they are in a different location than the default one.
The way it is now it's all or nothing.

Thank you :)

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Research direction

Start at the mp.command entry point and trace the current automatic script loading alongside profile-condition handling. Done means users can choose which scripts load for a profile condition instead of the current all-or-nothing behavior, including the thumbnail and autocrop examples described.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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