[vlc-devel] [RFC PATCH 1/3] options: add stream-cache

[Thomas Guillem]

Maybe, we could use stream-filter option instead ?
---
 src/input/access.c  | 10 ++++++++++
 src/input/var.c     |  1 +
 src/libvlc-module.c |  6 ++++++
 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/input/access.c b/src/input/access.c
index 18b8357..a6f5cd6 100644
--- a/src/input/access.c
+++ b/src/input/access.c
@@ -380,6 +380,15 @@ stream_t *stream_AccessNew(vlc_object_t *parent, input_thread_t *input,
         cachename = NULL;
     }
 
+    char *cache_option = var_GetNonEmptyString(parent, "stream-cache");
+    if (cache_option != NULL)
+    {
+        if (strcmp(cache_option, "none") == 0)
+            cachename = NULL;
+        else
+            cachename = cache_option;
+    }
+
     if (sys->access->pf_readdir != NULL)
         s->pf_readdir = AStreamReadDir;
     else
@@ -391,6 +400,7 @@ stream_t *stream_AccessNew(vlc_object_t *parent, input_thread_t *input,
 
     if (cachename != NULL)
         s = stream_FilterChainNew(s, cachename);
+    free(cache_option);
     return s;
 error:
     free(sys);
diff --git a/src/input/var.c b/src/input/var.c
index 47f4b88..a82b16c 100644
--- a/src/input/var.c
+++ b/src/input/var.c
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ void input_ConfigVarInit ( input_thread_t *p_input )
     var_Create( p_input, "access", VLC_VAR_STRING | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
     var_Create( p_input, "demux", VLC_VAR_STRING | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
     var_Create( p_input, "stream-filter", VLC_VAR_STRING | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
+    var_Create( p_input, "stream-cache", VLC_VAR_STRING | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
 
     /* Meta */
     var_Create( p_input, "meta-title", VLC_VAR_STRING | VLC_VAR_DOINHERIT );
diff --git a/src/libvlc-module.c b/src/libvlc-module.c
index a13093d..0e95ae5 100644
--- a/src/libvlc-module.c
+++ b/src/libvlc-module.c
@@ -988,6 +988,10 @@ static const char *const ppsz_prefres[] = {
 #define STREAM_FILTER_LONGTEXT N_( \
     "Stream filters are used to modify the stream that is being read. " )
 
+#define STREAM_CACHE_TEXT N_("Stream cache filter module")
+#define STREAM_CACHE_LONGTEXT N_( \
+    "Stream cache filters are used to cache the stream that is being read. " )
+
 #define DEMUX_TEXT N_("Demux module")
 #define DEMUX_LONGTEXT N_( \
     "Demultiplexers are used to separate the \"elementary\" streams " \
@@ -1871,6 +1875,8 @@ vlc_module_begin ()
     set_subcategory( SUBCAT_INPUT_STREAM_FILTER )
     add_module_list( "stream-filter", "stream_filter", NULL,
                      STREAM_FILTER_TEXT, STREAM_FILTER_LONGTEXT, false )
+    add_module_list( "stream-cache", "stream_cache", NULL,
+                     STREAM_CACHE_TEXT, STREAM_CACHE_LONGTEXT, false )
 
 
 /* Stream output options */
-- 
2.1.4