[Bug 787102] New: [rtmpsrc] rtmpsrc should work with advanced RTMP streams like rtmpdump (ex. streams requiring authentication)

[GStreamer (GNOME Bugzilla)]

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=787102

            Bug ID: 787102
           Summary: [rtmpsrc] rtmpsrc should work with advanced RTMP
                    streams like rtmpdump (ex. streams requiring
                    authentication)
    Classification: Platform
           Product: GStreamer
           Version: git master
                OS: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: Normal
         Component: gst-plugins-bad
          Assignee: gstreamer-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: memento1987 at interia.pl
        QA Contact: gstreamer-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
     GNOME version: ---

I have series of RTMP streams (unfortunately those are resticted streams so I
cannot share URLs) which does not work with GStreamer's rtmpsrc. 

I received NetStream.Play.StreamNotFound for my advanced RTMP streams.  

I did investigation and I noticed that rtmpsrc does not support advanced
setting up stream before playing it. 

However I noticed that dumpsink does with my advanced RTMP streams if I use
'dumpsink -r' and does not work (StreamNotFound) when I use 'dumpsink -i'

I investigated code of dumpsink and I noticed that for advanced streams (-r
option) it uses RTMP_SetupStream() function which allows much more
configuration (ex. authentication) than RTMP_SetupURL() function (-i option). 

I noticed that rtmpsrc uses RTMP_SetupURL() which explains why my advanced RTMP
streams don't work with GStreamer rtmpsrc. 

Therefore I decided to implement enhancement to rtmpsrc in order to be possible
to play advanced RTMP streams in GStreamer. 

I implemented using advanced RTMP_SetupStream() instead of simple
RTMP_SetupURL().

With this patch my advanced RTMP streams work fine, as well as any other RTMP
streams which I found on the web and tested:
rtmp://184.72.239.149/vod/BigBuckBunny_115k.mov
rtmp://s2pchzxmtymn2k.cloudfront.net/cfx/st/mp4:sintel.mp4
rtmpt://s2pchzxmtymn2k.cloudfront.net/cfx/st/mp4:sintel.mp4

I attach my patch with this implementation as it enhances GStreamer
functionality by allowing to play more advanced RTMP streams. 

I believe it may even solve this issue:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759863

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