YouTube HLS: ads/EOS/scrub + FFmpeg player parity

.github/actions/setup-native-player/action.yml

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 name: Setup native player
 
-description: Install ffmpeg, gstreamer, or vlc for harness tests
+description: Install ffmpeg or gstreamer for harness tests
 
 inputs:
   player:
-    description: ffmpeg, gstreamer, or vlc
+    description: ffmpeg or gstreamer
     required: true
 
 runs:
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ runs:
         case "${{ inputs.player }}" in
           ffmpeg) sudo apt-get install -y ffmpeg xvfb ;;
           gstreamer) sudo apt-get install -y gstreamer1.0-tools gstreamer1.0-plugins-base gstreamer1.0-plugins-good gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad xvfb ;;
-          vlc) sudo apt-get install -y vlc xvfb ;;
           *) echo "Unknown player: ${{ inputs.player }}"; exit 1 ;;
         esac
 
@@ -51,10 +50,3 @@ runs:
         Add-Content $env:GITHUB_PATH $bin
         Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "GSTREAMER_1_0_ROOT_MSVC_X86_64=$root"
         Add-Content $env:GITHUB_ENV "GSTREAMER_BIN=$bin"
-
-    - name: Windows VLC
-      if: runner.os == 'Windows' && inputs.player == 'vlc'
-      shell: pwsh
-      run: |
-        choco install vlc -y --no-progress
-        Add-Content $env:GITHUB_PATH 'C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC'

.github/workflows/ci.yaml

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
-        player: [ffmpeg, gstreamer, vlc]
+        player: [ffmpeg, gstreamer]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v7
@@ -52,12 +52,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Integration test
         timeout-minutes: 10
         env:
-          AIRPLAY_VLC_HEADLESS: 'true'
           AIRPLAY_GST_CLI: 'true'
         shell: bash
         run: |
           TASK="${{ matrix.player }}IntegrationTest"
-          EXTRA=(-Dairplay.vlc.headless=true -Dairplay.gst.cli=true)
+          EXTRA=(-Dairplay.gst.cli=true)
           if [ -n "${GSTREAMER_BIN:-}" ]; then EXTRA+=("-Dgstreamer.path=$GSTREAMER_BIN"); fi
           if [ "${{ runner.os }}" = "Linux" ]; then
             xvfb-run -a ./gradlew ":player:harness:$TASK" --no-daemon "${EXTRA[@]}"
@@ -73,10 +72,9 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        player: [ffmpeg, gstreamer, vlc]
+        player: [ffmpeg, gstreamer]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
-      AIRPLAY_VLC_HEADLESS: 'true'
       AIRPLAY_GST_CLI: 'true'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v7
@@ -95,7 +93,6 @@ jobs:
             -Dairplay.harness.metrics=true \
             -Dairplay.harness.bench.seconds=300 \
             -Dairplay.harness.bench.player=${{ matrix.player }} \
-            -Dairplay.vlc.headless=true \
             -Dairplay.gst.cli=true
       - if: always()
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7

.gitignore

@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ local.properties
 dump.h264
 dumps/
 /log
-/logs
+**/logs
 /log.*
 gst.log
 player/app/log
 /research/
-/.cursor
+/.cursor/*
 player/harness/logs/
 **/build/reports/playback-metrics/
 __pycache__/

.run/Windows.run.xml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <envs>
       <env name="GSTREAMER_1_0_ROOT_MSVC_X86_64" value="C:\Program Files\gstreamer\1.0\msvc_x86_64" />
       <env name="GST_REGISTRY_FORK" value="no" />
-      <env name="PLAYER_TRAY_ENABLED" value="false" />
+      <env name="PLAYER_TRAY_ENABLED" value="true" />
     </envs>
     <module name="java-airplay.player.app.main" />
     <target name="srzhk@192.168.0.208:22" />

README.md

@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
 
 - AirPlay audio + screen mirroring
 - FairPlay decryption for mirrored streams
-- Playbacks: GStreamer, FFmpeg (`ffplay`), VLC
+- Volume control
+- YouTube HLS playback (AirPlay video from the YouTube app)
+- Playbacks: GStreamer, FFmpeg (`ffplay`)
 - Optional session dump (protocol + decrypted media) for debugging
 
 ## Quick start
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ airplay.serverName=srzhka
 airplay.width=1280
 airplay.height=720
 airplay.fps=24
-# player (gstreamer, ffmpeg, vlc)
+# player (gstreamer, ffmpeg)
 player.implementation=gstreamer
 player.tray.enabled=true
 # dump (optional sidecar)
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ dump.videoFps=60
 
 ## Playback
 
-Pick a backend with `player.implementation` (`gstreamer`, `ffmpeg`, or `vlc`). Install the matching native player first.
+Pick a backend with `player.implementation` (`gstreamer` or `ffmpeg`). Install the matching native player first.
 
 ### GStreamer (recommended)
 
@@ -86,12 +88,6 @@ Uses `ffplay` on `PATH`. Video works; **mirroring audio is unreliable** on stock
 
 Install: [FFmpeg download](https://ffmpeg.org/download.html)
 
-### VLC
-
-**Very unstable** in this project (sessions often drop). Use only for experiments.
-
-Install: [VLC download](https://www.videolan.org/vlc/)
-
 ## Session dump
 
 Set `dump.enabled=true` to record beside the live player under `dumps/<timestamp>_<sessionId>/`: