HLS - Support EXT-X-PROGRAM-DATE-TIME tag

[cskinfill]

Does the exoplayer support for HLS include the EXT-X-PROGRAM-DATE-TIME and reporting the program date time somehow? Like metadate in some playback event? Or at least report the EXT-X-PROGRAM-DATE-TIME when the manifest loads?

[endlessmind]

No it does not, but it wouldn't be hard to add support for it.

[cskinfill]

i'm new to exoplayer, if someone can give me a pointer where to start i can try and add the integration.

[endlessmind]

The class that parses the hls master playlist can be found here https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/blob/master/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/hls/HlsPlaylistParser.java

Look how they extract attributes and just add the ability to extract the one you're after.

If you won't want to do it your self, then might take a look at it if you can supply me with a hls master playlist that contains the requested attribute.

[dahlbergbob]

Here's the top of a playlist containing the meta data:

#EXTM3U
#EXT-X-VERSION:1

Created with ProSTREAM X/2 v1.08

#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:506698
#EXT-X-TARGETDURATION:9
#EXT-X-PROGRAM-DATE-TIME:2015-07-31T06:27:43Z
#EXTINF:10, no desc
seg192000-00506698.aac
#EXTINF:10, no desc
seg192000-00506699.aac
#EXTINF:10, no desc
seg192000-00506700.aac
#EXTINF:10, no desc
seg192000-00506701.aac
#EXTINF:10, no desc
seg192000-00506702.aac
#EXTINF:10, no desc
seg192000-00506703.aac
#EXTINF:10, no desc
seg192000-00506704.aac
#EXTINF:10, no desc
seg192000-00506705.aac
....

Hope this helps!

[abhiguru]

any updates here ?

[ojw28]

This is supported in 2.1.0.