QML Funtion:
    function getVLCstatus()
    {
        var httpReq = new XMLHttpRequest()
        var url = "http://" + ip + ":" + port + "/requests/status.xml";

        httpReq.open("GET", url, true);

        // Send the proper header information along with the request
        httpReq.setRequestHeader("Authorization", "Basic " + Qt.btoa(username + ":" + password));
        httpReq.setRequestHeader('Content-Type',  'text/xml');
        httpReq.onreadystatechange = function()
        {
            if(httpReq.readyState === XMLHttpRequest.DONE)
            {
                if(httpReq.status == 200)
                {
                    var doc = httpReq.responseXML.documentElement;
                    for (var ii = 0; ii < doc.childNodes.length; ++ii)
                    {
                        console.log(doc.childNodes[ii].nodeName);
                        console.log("   " + doc.childNodes[ii].nodeValue);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        httpReq.send();
    }