# Standard library imports

# PyQt imports

# Third party imports
import vlc  # type: ignore

# App imports


class VLCManager:
    """
    Singleton class to ensure we only ever have one vlc Instance
    """

    __instance = None

    def __init__(self) -> None:
        if VLCManager.__instance is None:
            self.vlc_instance = vlc.Instance()
            VLCManager.__instance = self
        else:
            raise Exception("Attempted to create a second VLCManager instance")

    @staticmethod
    def get_instance() -> vlc.Instance:
        if VLCManager.__instance is None:
            VLCManager()
        return VLCManager.__instance