Check HTML5 Audio support in streaming services and disable Flash #158

jiri-janousek · 2015-09-07T09:04:24Z

Some services might be able to use HTML5 Audio for playback and we could disable Flash for them.

Tasks

Temporary on hold until CEF port is complete.

Install Nuvola ADK
See Documentation of Web app requirement flags
Try Codec[mp3]
Try Codec[mp3] Feature[MSE]
Use Feature[flash] as the last resort.

Status

Script	Requirements	Note
~~8tracks~~	@fenryxo
~~amazon-cloud-player~~	@a-m-s `Codec[MP3] Codec[H264] Feature[Flash]`	tiliado/nuvola-app-amazon-cloud-player#33
bandcamp	@fenryxo
~~bbc-iplayer~~	`Codec[MP3] Codec[H264] Feature[MSE] Feature[Flash]`
~~deezer~~	`Feature[flash] Codec[mp3]`	tiliado/nuvola-app-deezer#12
google-calendar	@fenryxo
google-play-music	@fenryxo	#91
groove	@jrosco to add MSE	tiliado/nuvola-app-groove#6
jango	@thepisu `HTML5AudioRequired` → `Codec[mp3]`
kexp	@thenyeguy
~~logitech-media-server~~	None	#158 (comment)
~~mixcloud~~	`Chromium[43] Codec[MP3]`
owncloud-music	@fenryxo HTML5AudioRequired
plex	@skyghis
siriusxm	@fenryxo
soundcloud	@kixam HTML5AudioRequired → `Codec[mp3]`
~~spotify~~	`Chromium[63] Feature[widevine]`
tunein	@ajabot
yandex-music	@fenryxo	Unmaintained
~~youtube~~	`Chromium[63] Feature[MSE]`

Feedback from Sasan Namiranian:

I'm looking for a streaming provider that can be used by Nuvola player and payback without Adobe Flash.

I tried three providers so far:

Spotify: could not login through Facebook. Opened an issue for that. I don't think playback functionality will be available without flash.

Rdio: couldn't login to this one either. Endless spinning wheel. I was hopping that I could use Rdio without flash here since their web player is perfectly working with Google Chrome and Flash disabled.

Google Music: I was able to login but flash is required to playback.

So anybody knows a steaming service that works with Nuvola and doesn't require Flash to playback? Maybe Deezer but it is not available in States.

Add configuration option to disable Flash
Examine which streaming services really require Flash - create ticket in their repositories for it
Implement format requirement flags for web app scripts

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jnv · 2015-09-07T09:39:42Z

Google Play Music has an experimental support for HTML5 Audio (can be enabled in Settings > Labs), unfortunately I have it disabled in all browsers. I think it could be disabled for Google Play Music Unlimited subscribers since HTML5 Audio has no DRM support, thus Flash playback is enforced.

jiri-janousek · 2015-09-07T09:48:30Z

I think it could be disabled for Google Play Music Unlimited subscribers since HTML5 Audio has no DRM support, thus Flash playback is enforced.

That might be true. I think HTML5 Audio is supported only in Google Chrome as it depends on some experimental technologies included in that browser. Not sure whether these technologies also include DRM nowadays or Flash is still hard requirement for All Access subscribers.

jiri-janousek · 2015-09-07T09:51:04Z

Google Play Music has an experimental support for HTML5 Audio (can be enabled in Settings > Labs), unfortunately I have it disabled in all browsers.

Have you tried also Google Chrome? Not Chromium, as it might lack some proprietary techs needed for DRM.

jnv · 2015-09-07T09:57:25Z

Have you tried also Google Chrome? Not Chromium, as it might lack some proprietary techs needed for DRM.

Yes, in fact the screenshot above is from Google Chrome.

rosshadden · 2015-09-26T17:04:49Z

Just to shed some more light on this, the HTML5 option is disabled for me as well, even though I am a Google Play Music Unlimited subscriber. I use Google Chrome (dev), and run Arch Linux.

Issue: #158 Signed-off-by: Jiří Janoušek <janousek.jiri@gmail.com>

* GStreamer is disabled in AppRunner and in WebWorker as well. * New Gtk.Switch added to FormatSupportDialog. * Switching handled in FormatSupport and FormatSupportCheck. Issue: #158 Signed-off-by: Jiří Janoušek <janousek.jiri@gmail.com>

jiri-janousek · 2015-10-15T11:06:44Z

The format support dialog (Menu → Format support) contains two new options to disable Flash plugin and/or GStreamer HTML5 Audio backend. These options are intended for web app script maintainers to find out whether a streaming service requires Flash plugin or supports HTML5 Audio.

jiri-janousek · 2015-12-24T08:04:28Z

Related: #191

jiri-janousek · 2016-01-30T14:40:49Z

Format requirements flags will be mandatory for Nuvola Player 3.2.

There are four format requirements flags:

FlashAudioRequired - app requires Flash, don't check HTML5 audio support at all, enable Flash plugin
FlashAudioPreferred - app prefers Flash to HTML5 Audio, check support for both technologies, enable Flash plugin
HTML5AudioRequired - app requires Flash, don't check Flash support at all, disable Flash plugin
HTML5AudioPreferred - app prefers HTML5 Audio to Flash, check support for both technologies, disable Flash plugin if HTML5 Audio is supported

The semicolon-separated flags are specified in the "requirements" string field in metadata.json:

{
    "id": "test",
    "name": "Test",
    "requirements": "FlashAudioRequired;AnotherFlag;Whatever",
    ...
}

To obtain a proper format requirement flag for your service, follow this procedure:

Make sure both the Flash plugin and HTML5 Audio support are installed (see Format support dialog).
Disable the Flash plugin in the Format Support dialog and restart Nuvola Player. Does your service play without any issues?
- No => Your flag is FlashAudioRequired.
- Yes => Enable the Flash plugin and disable HTML5 Audio in Format Support dialog. Restart Nuvola Player. Does it play without any issues?
  - No => Your flag is HTML5AudioRequired.
  - Yes => Your flag is HTML5AudioPreferred.

- Add HTML5AudioRequired to WebApp.requirements - Add rule to WebApp.html5_audio e.g. "WebKitGTK[2.15.3] and Codec[MP3] and Codec[H264] and Feature[MSE]" Issue: #158 Signed-off-by: Jiří Janoušek <janousek.jiri@gmail.com>

jiri-janousek · 2017-02-19T13:42:56Z

On the second thought, it could be simplified to "requires": "WebKitGTK[2.15.3] Codec[MP3] Codec[H264] Feature[MSE] Feature[Flash]" etc.

The requirements specification is now described only by a single `requirements` field of the `metadata.json` file, which replaces `html5_audio`, `flash_enabled` and `mse_enabled` fields. The `requirements` field contains a list of requirements separated by a space or a semicolon, a requirement comprises of `codec`, `webkitgtk` and `feature` checks with a parameter inside square brackets. Unless noted otherwise, checks and their parameters are case insensitive, i.e. you can use `WebKitGTK` instead of `webkitgtk`, etc. Examples: * `Codec[MP3]` - HTML5 audio feature and MP3 codec are required * `Codec[H264]` - H264 codec is required * `Feature[Flash]` - Flash plugin is required * `Feature[MSE]` - Media Source Extension is required * `Feature[EME]` - Encrypted Media Extension is required * `WebKitGTK[2.15.3]` - WebKitGTK >= 2.15.3 is required If no requirement is specified, it defaults to `Feature[Flash] Codec[MP3]` for now for backward compatibility, but will default to "" (no requirement, no flash, no MP3) in Nuvola 4.0. If empty requirements string is specified, the script has no requirements (and Flash plugin is disabled). If requirements are not satisfied, the script shows error message and quits. Issue: #158 Signed-off-by: Jiří Janoušek <janousek.jiri@gmail.com>

Issue: #158 Signed-off-by: Jiří Janoušek <janousek.jiri@gmail.com>

jiri-janousek · 2017-06-03T19:03:32Z

Documentation of Web app requirement flags

jiri-janousek · 2017-08-10T18:37:40Z

Current status:

BBC iPlayer works with MSE but requires Flash for some videos (sport, etc.)
Deezer doesn't work with MSE: tiliado/nuvola-app-deezer#12
Microsoft Groove have to switch to MSE Doesn't seem to work any more. nuvola-app-groove#6

jiri-janousek · 2017-08-10T19:21:13Z

Tasks

Temporary on hold until CEF port is complete.

Install Nuvola ADK
See Documentation of Web app requirement flags
Try Codec[mp3]
Try Codec[mp3] Feature[MSE]
Use Feature[flash] as the last resort.

Tar-Dingens · 2017-08-30T14:11:52Z

The Logitech Media Server service is a special case because it doesn't use any form of local playback. It doesn't require any codec.

jiri-janousek · 2017-08-30T18:45:49Z

@Tar-Dingens Thanks for info 👍

jiri-janousek · 2017-09-06T12:46:41Z

Temporary on hold until CEF port is complete.

jiri-janousek · 2018-03-12T07:30:17Z

Chrome Flash removal roadmap

jiri-janousek · 2018-05-09T13:56:47Z

Closing in favor of #424.

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