simple script to watch videos from jcs.org with mpv (using bash, curl, xj and jq).

jcsvid

#!/bin/bash --

if [[ $# != 1 ]]; then
    printf >&2 'Usage: jcsvid URL\n'
    exit 2
fi

eval -- "$(curl -LSgs -- "$1" | xj | jq -r '
    first(
        .. | .video? | arrays |
        @sh "mpv --sub-file=\(first(
            "https://jcs.org/\(.[].track?[]?."@"?.src? | strings)"
        )) -- \(first(
            "https:\(.[].source?[]?."@"?.src? | strings)"
        ))"
    )
')"