ArchiveBox / ArchiveBox/abx-plugins
New Extractor Idea: generic HLS / m3u8 stream extractor
Open
- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 14
- Forks
- 3
- Avg merge
- 3h 12m
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 15
Description
Generic HLS / m3u8 stream extraction for pages that embed video/audio players.
extractor opens the page with Chrome/Playwright, watches network traffic for .m3u8/HLS responses, then saves the playlist and/or remuxes the best stream with ffmpeg/yt-dlp
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Research direction
The issue names no files or tests. Review the repository's existing plugin and extractor entry points, then see how Chrome/Playwright network capture and ffmpeg/yt-dlp integration are handled. Done means detecting .m3u8/HLS responses and saving the playlist or remuxing the best stream.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- playwright, python
- Domain
- backend, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100