Added Content-Length HTTP bug workaround for VLC versions < 2.2.0

src/output/output_hls.cpp

@@ -247,6 +247,14 @@ namespace Mist {
 
   void OutHLS::onHTTP(){
     AppleCompat = (H.GetHeader("User-Agent").find("Apple") != std::string::npos);
+    VLCworkaround = false;
+    if (H.GetHeader("User-Agent").substr(0, 3) == "VLC"){
+      std::string vlcver = H.GetHeader("User-Agent").substr(4);
+      if (vlcver[0] == '0' || vlcver[0] == '1' || (vlcver[0] == '2' && vlcver[2] < '2')){
+        DEBUG_MSG(DLVL_INFO, "Enabling VLC version < 2.2.0 bug workaround.");
+        VLCworkaround = true;
+      }
+    }
     initialize();
     if (H.url.find(".m3u") == std::string::npos){
       std::string tmpStr = H.getUrl().substr(5+streamName.size());
@@ -299,7 +307,7 @@ namespace Mist {
       lastVid = from * 90;
       
       H.SetHeader("Content-Type", "video/mp2t");
-      H.StartResponse(H, myConn);
+      H.StartResponse(H, myConn, VLCworkaround);
       PacketNumber = 0;
       parseData = true;
       wantRequest = false;

src/output/output_hls.h

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace Mist {
       char AudioCounter;
       MP4::AVCC avccbox;
       bool AppleCompat;
+      bool VLCworkaround;
       long long unsigned int lastVid;
       long long unsigned int until;
       unsigned int vidTrack;

src/output/output_http.cpp

@@ -214,7 +214,9 @@ namespace Mist {
       }
       selectDefaultTracks();
       onHTTP();
-      H.Clean();
+      if (!H.bufferChunks){
+        H.Clean();
+      }
     }
   }