Fix latency stream

mopidy/audio/actor.py

@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ def __init__(self, config, mixer):
         self._config = config
         self._target_state = Gst.State.NULL
         self._buffering = False
+        self._live_stream = False
         self._tags = {}
         self._pending_uri = None
         self._pending_tags = None
@@ -572,16 +573,23 @@ def _on_source_setup(self, element, source):
         else:
             self._appsrc.reset()
 
+        if self._live_stream and hasattr(source.props, "is_live"):
+            gst_logger.debug("HTTP Src - setting live mode")
+            source.set_live(True)
+
         utils.setup_proxy(source, self._config["proxy"])
 
-    def set_uri(self, uri):
+    def set_uri(self, uri, live_stream=False):
         """
         Set URI of audio to be played.
 
         You *MUST* call :meth:`prepare_change` before calling this method.
 
         :param uri: the URI to play
         :type uri: string
+        :param live_stream: disable buffering, reducing latency for stream,
+            and discarding data when paused
+        :type live_stream: bool
         """
 
         # XXX: Hack to workaround issue on Mac OS X where volume level
@@ -593,6 +601,7 @@ def set_uri(self, uri):
 
         self._pending_uri = uri
         self._pending_tags = {}
+        self._live_stream = live_stream
         self._playbin.set_property("uri", uri)
 
         if self.mixer is not None and current_volume is not None:

mopidy/backend.py

@@ -213,6 +213,22 @@ def translate_uri(self, uri):
         """
         return uri
 
+    def is_live(self, uri):
+        """
+        Defines if the custom URI scheme should be read as a live stream
+
+        *MAY be reimplemented by subclass.*
+
+        Playing a source as a live stream
+        disable buffering, reducing latency for stream,
+        and discarding data when paused.
+
+        :param uri: the custom URI
+        :type uri: string
+        :rtype: bool
+        """
+        return False
+
     def change_track(self, track):
         """
         Swith to provided track.
@@ -235,7 +251,7 @@ def change_track(self, track):
             logger.debug("Backend translated URI from %s to %s", track.uri, uri)
         if not uri:
             return False
-        self.audio.set_uri(uri).get()
+        self.audio.set_uri(uri, live_stream=self.is_live(uri)).get()
         return True
 
     def resume(self):

tests/audio/test_actor.py

@@ -629,3 +629,54 @@ def test_change_to_stopped_while_buffering(self):
         self.audio.stop_playback()
         playbin.set_state.assert_called_with(Gst.State.NULL)
         assert not self.audio._buffering
+
+
+class AudioLiveTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    config = {
+        "audio": {
+            "buffer_time": None,
+            "mixer": "fakemixer track_max_volume=65536",
+            "mixer_track": None,
+            "mixer_volume": None,
+            "output": "testoutput",
+            "visualizer": None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    def setUp(self):  # noqa: N802
+        config = {
+            "audio": {
+                "buffer_time": None,
+                "mixer": "foomixer",
+                "mixer_volume": None,
+                "output": "testoutput",
+                "visualizer": None,
+            },
+            "proxy": {"hostname": ""},
+        }
+        self.audio = audio.Audio(config=config, mixer=None)
+
+    def test_not_live_mode(self):
+        source = mock.MagicMock()
+
+        # disable appsrc configure
+        source.get_factory.get_name = mock.MagicMock(return_value="not_appsrc")
+        source.props = mock.MagicMock(spec=[])
+        self.audio._live_stream = False
+
+        self.audio._on_source_setup("dummy", source)
+
+        source.set_live.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_live_mode(self):
+        source = mock.MagicMock()
+
+        # disable appsrc configure
+        source.get_factory.get_name = mock.MagicMock(return_value="not_appsrc")
+
+        source.props.is_live = mock.MagicMock(return_value=True)
+        self.audio._live_stream = True
+
+        self.audio._on_source_setup("dummy", source)
+
+        source.set_live.assert_called_with(True)

tests/core/test_playback.py

@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ def test_play_tlid(self):
         current_tl_track = self.core.playback.get_current_tl_track()
         assert tl_tracks[1] == current_tl_track
 
+    def test_default_is_live_behaviour_is_not_live(self):
+        assert not self.backend.playback.is_live(self.tracks[0].uri).get()
+
 
 class TestNextHandling(BaseTest):
     def test_get_current_tl_track_next(self):

tests/dummy_audio.py

@@ -24,14 +24,16 @@ def __init__(self, config=None, mixer=None):
         self._callback = None
         self._uri = None
         self._stream_changed = False
+        self._live_stream = False
         self._tags = {}
         self._bad_uris = set()
 
-    def set_uri(self, uri):
+    def set_uri(self, uri, live_stream=False):
         assert self._uri is None, "prepare change not called before set"
         self._position = 0
         self._uri = uri
         self._stream_changed = True
+        self._live_stream = live_stream
         self._tags = {}
 
     def set_appsrc(self, *args, **kwargs):