DRAFT: Initial Support for LL-HLS

[JuanMorenoS]

Summary

This pull request introduces initial support for Low-Latency HLS (LL-HLS). The following changes have been made to start accommodating the LL-HLS specification:

Changes Implemented

1. New LL-HLS Tags Support:

   • Added parsers for LL-HLS specific tags, including #EXT-X-SERVER-CONTROL, #EXT-X-PART-INF, #EXT-X-PART, #EXT-X-SKIP, #EXT-X-PRELOAD-HINT, and #EXT-X-RENDITION-REPORT.

2. Updated MediaPlaylistTag Enum:

   • Extended the MediaPlaylistTag enum to include variants for the new LL-HLS tags.

3. Enhanced media_playlist_from_tags Function:

   • Updated the media_playlist_from_tags function to properly handle and integrate the new LL-HLS tags into the MediaPlaylist structure.
   • Ensured Part segments are correctly added to the parts field of MediaSegment.

4. Parser Integrations:

   • Integrated the new parsers into the media_playlist_tag function to recognize and process the LL-HLS tags during playlist parsing.

5. Test Additions and Adjustments:

   • Added tests to verify the correct parsing and serialization of LL-HLS tags.
   • Adjusted existing tests to ensure compatibility with the new LL-HLS features.

Next Steps

• Continue to enhance LL-HLS support by adding more detailed validation and error handling for LL-HLS specific scenarios.
• Optimize performance and ensure full compliance with the latest LL-HLS specifications.

[JeWe37]

Hey, are there any plans to finish this up? If not, would you mind me taking this over, looking at fixing up some of the comments and getting this ready to merge?

[rutgersc]

I don't think there are any plans, by the looks of it. Feel free to make the changes.

[JuanMorenoS]

Sorry guys, I’ve been a bit busy with work, feel free to make the necessary changes to merge this up :)