Trying to revive the code in order to integrate it natively in VLC, VLC for iOS/tvOS and VLCKit Applications.
After watching the FC Bayern vs. Real Madrid soccer game on 4/19/17 and experience the difference in quality between http (vlc) and htsp (kodi) streaming I decided to pursue this project.
Thank you, BtbN for the awesome work so far.
The following steps were tested with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS focal.
1. Install required dependencies
sudo apt install cmake libvlccore-dev
2. Build plugin
cmake .
make
On successful build you should find a libhtsp_plugin.so in the root directory.
3. Install the plugin (system-wide)
sudo install -t /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/vlc/plugins/ --group root --owner root libhtsp_plugin.so
After that, you should be able to
- spot a Tvheadend HTSP entry in the Playlist view in the Local Network node
- be able to configure your HTSP source in the VLC preferences view (Show settings: All) at Input / Codec > Access modules > HTSP Protocol
Compile using make and put resulting libhtsp_plugin.so somewhere VLC finds it.
Some settings are available for the service discovery. Filter advanced settings for HTS to easily find them.
URL format is htsp://{username{:password}@}server{:port}/channelId
The Service Discovery module is listed under LAN and grabs the channel list from TVH.