mpv-player / mpv-player/mpv

Stop caching beyond `--end`

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Description

Expected behavior of the wanted feature
  • In the following, mpv should stop caching youtube video beyond --end i.e. after 05:23, once it has finished caching upto end point.
mpv --no-config \
--start=1:31 \
--end=05:23 \
--ab-loop-a=1:31 \
--ab-loop-b=05:23 \
--speed=1 \
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xklZ5wysniE

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Research direction

Reproduce the behavior with the provided mpv command and inspect the caching and --end handling paths in the mpv source. Done means caching stops at 05:23 for the shown YouTube playback scenario, rather than continuing beyond the requested end point.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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