Use SVT multi cdn selection logic to ensure optimal playback performance

[linqcan]

Thanks for contributing! Please provide some background and purpose of this change.

[even-stephen]

This change is the equivalent of what the official webplayer (on svtplay.se) is doing when resolving video links, i.e if the alt query is present it will use that as a stream url, otherwise it will use the url "as is"

Ex: useAltHlsUrl variable in: https://www.svtstatic.se/video/svtvideoplayer/js/svtvideoplayer.js

[linqcan]

Sorry for being slow to understand, but why is this needed? What problem or issue does it resolve?

On Fri, Apr 7, 2017, 00:44 even-stephen notifications@github.com wrote:

This change is the equivalent of what the webplayer is doing when resolving video links, i.e if the alt query is present it will use that as a stream url, otherwise it will use the url "as is"

Ex: useAltHlsUrl variable in: https://www.svtstatic.se/video/svtvideoplayer/js/svtvideoplayer.js

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[even-stephen]

SVT is using a multi-CDN approach to serve the content, using the "alturl" (when present) ensures that the best performing CDN get picked for each stream start, allowing for a better user experience.

[linqcan]

OK, can you update the commit message to describe this? (the reason behind the change and the benefit of it)

[even-stephen]

Ok, updated commit message.

[linqcan]

Not really what I meant, but I could have been clearer I suppose. However, it will work.

'Till next time: https://gist.github.com/matthewhudson/1475276