8.1. TV stream

Detailed Description

PVR TV stream
Stream processing regarding live TV.

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TV stream parts in interface:
Copy this to your project and extend with your parts or leave functions complete away where not used or supported.

Topics
	8.1.1. Stream demuxing
	PVR stream demuxing Read TV streams with own demux within addon.

Function Documentation

OpenLiveStream()

virtual bool OpenLiveStream ( const kodi::addon::PVRChannel & channel )

inlinevirtual

Open a live stream on the backend.

Parameters

[in]

channel

The channel to stream.

Returns

True if the stream has been opened successfully, false otherwise.

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The following table contains values that can be set with class PVRChannel :

Name	Type	Set call	Get call	Usage
Unique id	unsigned int	SetUniqueId	GetUniqueId	required to set
Is radio	bool	SetIsRadio	GetIsRadio	required to set
Channel number	unsigned int	SetChannelNumber	GetChannelNumber	optional
Sub channel number	unsigned int	SetSubChannelNumber	GetSubChannelNumber	optional
Channel name	std::string	SetChannelName	GetChannelName	optional
Mime type	std::string	SetMimeType	GetMimeType	optional
Encryption system	unsigned int	SetEncryptionSystem	GetEncryptionSystem	optional
Icon path	std::string	SetIconPath	GetIconPath	optional
Is hidden	bool	SetIsHidden	GetIsHidden	optional
Has archive	bool	SetHasArchive	GetHasArchive	optional
Order	int	SetOrder	GetOrder	optional
Client provider unique identifier	int	SetClientProviderUid	GetClientProviderUid	optional

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Remarks

Required if PVRCapabilities::SetHandlesInputStream() or PVRCapabilities::SetHandlesDemuxing() is set to true. CloseLiveStream() will always be called by Kodi prior to calling this function.

CloseLiveStream()

virtual void CloseLiveStream ( )

inlinevirtual

Close an open live stream.

Remarks

Required if PVRCapabilities::SetHandlesInputStream() or PVRCapabilities::SetHandlesDemuxing() is set to true.

ReadLiveStream()

virtual int ReadLiveStream ( unsigned char * buffer, unsigned int size )

inlinevirtual

Read from an open live stream.

Parameters

[in]	pBuffer	The buffer to store the data in.
[in]	iBufferSize	The amount of bytes to read.

Returns

The amount of bytes that were actually read from the stream.

Remarks

Required if PVRCapabilities::SetHandlesInputStream() is set to true.

SeekLiveStream()

virtual int64_t SeekLiveStream ( int64_t position, int whence )

inlinevirtual

Seek in a live stream on a backend that supports timeshifting.

Parameters

[in]	position	The position to seek to.
[in]	whence	[optional] offset relative to You can set the value of whence to one of three things: Value int Description SEEK_SET 0 position is relative to the beginning of the file. This is probably what you had in mind anyway, and is the most commonly used value for whence. SEEK_CUR 1 position is relative to the current file pointer position. So, in effect, you can say, "Move to my current position plus 30 bytes," or, "move to my current position minus 20 bytes." SEEK_END 2 position is relative to the end of the file. Just like SEEK_SET except from the other end of the file. Be sure to use negative values for offset if you want to back up from the end of the file, instead of going past the end into oblivion.

Returns

The new position.

Remarks

Optional, and only used if PVRCapabilities::SetHandlesInputStream() is set to true.

LengthLiveStream()

virtual int64_t LengthLiveStream ( )

inlinevirtual

Obtain the length of a live stream.

Returns

The total length of the stream that's currently being read.

Remarks

Optional, and only used if PVRCapabilities::SetHandlesInputStream() is set to true.