Hello,
My problem is quite complex, so I am going to describe it in detail below.
I am developing a playback app that makes use of HLS streaming. One of the requirements I have to meet is that my app should react to HTTP response headers. As there is no API to get these information, I applied the solution described in the latest comment right here: HTTP Response Header from AVPlayer – I am using a proxy server to extract the headers from the response.
The problem happens when a user wants to stream video on an external device via AirPlay. Since the proxy server runs only on a mobile device, any HTTP request fails on the external device due to an incorrect URL (e.g http://127.0.0.1:58244/theRestOfUrl/playlist.m3u8). In this case, I detect when the AirPlay connection is initiated (via the Notification Center mechanism), and then change AVPlayerItem by calling the replaceCurrentItem(with:) method. The new item contains a correct URL, without the proxy server address added. Everything works fine on AirPlay 2, but unfortunately not on older AirPlay – the player on the external device displays an activity indicator for a moment and after a while the connection is being interrupted. As a workaround, I tried to set nil on AVPlayer and create a new instance of it, but this does not work either.
I can attach the sample project if needed.
Best regards, Tomasz