lbryio / lbryio/lbry-sdk

Streaming media doesn't play in safari

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Description

I think this is due to safari requesting an initial range of bytes 0-1 and the server not truncating the response to the requested end position (it would try returning the whole first blob) - sort of an opposite of the fixed issue with VLC and range start offsets.

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No file or test is named. Start by tracing the server's HTTP Range-request handling and reproduce Safari's initial bytes 0-1 request; the fix is done when the response ends at the requested byte range and streaming playback works in Safari.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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