fix: try improve hls playback

Cargo.toml

@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ members = [
     "crates/zap-stream-db"
 ]
 
+[profile.release]
+opt-level = 3
+lto = true
+codegen-units = 1
+panic = "abort"
+
 [workspace.dependencies]
 ffmpeg-rs-raw = { git = "https://git.v0l.io/Kieran/ffmpeg-rs-raw.git", rev = "29ab0547478256c574766b4acc6fcda8ebf4cae6" }
 tokio = { version = "1.36.0", features = ["rt", "rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }

crates/core/src/ingress/rtmp.rs

@@ -113,11 +113,15 @@ impl RtmpClient {
                 }
                 ServerSessionResult::RaisedEvent(ev) => self.handle_event(ev)?,
                 ServerSessionResult::UnhandleableMessageReceived(m) => {
-                    // treat any non-flv streams as raw media stream in rtmp
+                    // Log unhandleable messages for debugging  
+                    error!("Received unhandleable message with {} bytes", m.data.len());
+                    // Only append data if it looks like valid media data
+                    if !m.data.is_empty() && m.data.len() > 4 {
                         self.media_buf.extend(&m.data);
                     }
                 }
             }
+        }
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -164,10 +168,20 @@ impl RtmpClient {
                 );
             }
             ServerSessionEvent::AudioDataReceived { data, .. } => {
+                // Validate audio data before adding to buffer
+                if !data.is_empty() {
                     self.media_buf.extend(data);
+                } else {
+                    error!("Received empty audio data");
+                }
             }
             ServerSessionEvent::VideoDataReceived { data, .. } => {
+                // Validate video data before adding to buffer  
+                if !data.is_empty() {
                     self.media_buf.extend(data);
+                } else {
+                    error!("Received empty video data");
+                }
             }
             ServerSessionEvent::UnhandleableAmf0Command { .. } => {}
             ServerSessionEvent::PlayStreamRequested { request_id, .. } => {

crates/core/src/mux/hls.rs

@@ -186,11 +186,7 @@ impl HlsVariant {
             streams,
             idx: 1,
             pkt_start: 0.0,
-            segments: Vec::from([SegmentInfo {
+            segments: Vec::new(), // Start with empty segments list
-                index: 1,
-                duration: segment_length,
-                kind: segment_type,
-            }]),
             out_dir: out_dir.to_string(),
             segment_type,
         })
@@ -220,8 +216,9 @@ impl HlsVariant {
         let pkt_q = av_q2d((*pkt).time_base);
         // time of this packet in seconds
         let pkt_time = (*pkt).pts as f32 * pkt_q as f32;
-        // what segment this pkt should be in (index)
+        // what segment this pkt should be in (index) - use relative time from start
-        let pkt_seg = 1 + (pkt_time / self.segment_length).floor() as u64;
+        let relative_time = pkt_time - self.pkt_start;
+        let pkt_seg = self.idx + (relative_time / self.segment_length).floor() as u64;
 
         let mut result = EgressResult::None;
         let pkt_stream = *(*self.mux.context())
@@ -361,11 +358,18 @@ impl HlsVariant {
     }
 
     fn write_playlist(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        if self.segments.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(()); // Don't write empty playlists
+        }
+        
         let mut pl = m3u8_rs::MediaPlaylist::default();
-        pl.target_duration = self.segment_length as u64;
+        // Round up target duration to ensure compliance
+        pl.target_duration = (self.segment_length.ceil() as u64).max(1);
         pl.segments = self.segments.iter().map(|s| s.to_media_segment()).collect();
         pl.version = Some(3);
         pl.media_sequence = self.segments.first().map(|s| s.index).unwrap_or(0);
+        // For live streams, don't set end list
+        pl.end_list = false;
 
         let mut f_out = File::create(self.out_dir().join("live.m3u8"))?;
         pl.write_to(&mut f_out)?;

crates/core/src/pipeline/runner.rs

@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ pub struct PipelineRunner {
     /// Total number of frames produced
     frame_ctr: u64,
     out_dir: String,
+
+    /// Thumbnail generation interval (0 = disabled)
+    thumb_interval: u64,
 }
 
 impl PipelineRunner {
@@ -104,6 +107,7 @@ impl PipelineRunner {
             frame_ctr: 0,
             fps_last_frame_ctr: 0,
             info: None,
+            thumb_interval: 1800, // Disable thumbnails by default for performance
         })
     }
 
@@ -165,7 +169,9 @@ impl PipelineRunner {
 
             let p = (*stream).codecpar;
             if (*p).codec_type == AVMediaType::AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO {
-                if (self.frame_ctr % 1800) == 0 {
+                // Conditionally generate thumbnails based on interval (0 = disabled)
+                if self.thumb_interval > 0 && (self.frame_ctr % self.thumb_interval) == 0 {
+                    let thumb_start = Instant::now();
                     let dst_pic = PathBuf::from(&self.out_dir)
                         .join(config.id.to_string())
                         .join("thumb.webp");
@@ -182,11 +188,15 @@ impl PipelineRunner {
                         .with_pix_fmt(transmute((*frame).format))
                         .open(None)?
                         .save_picture(frame, dst_pic.to_str().unwrap())?;
-                    info!("Saved thumb to: {}", dst_pic.display());
+                    let thumb_duration = thumb_start.elapsed();
+                    info!(
+                        "Saved thumb ({:.2}ms) to: {}",
+                        thumb_duration.as_millis() as f32 / 1000.0,
+                        dst_pic.display(),
+                    );
                     av_frame_free(&mut frame);
                 }
 
-                // TODO: fix this, multiple video streams in
                 self.frame_ctr += 1;
             }
 
@@ -271,7 +281,8 @@ impl PipelineRunner {
 
         av_packet_free(&mut pkt);
 
-        // egress results
+        // egress results - process async operations without blocking if possible
+        if !egress_results.is_empty() {
             self.handle.block_on(async {
                 for er in egress_results {
                     if let EgressResult::Segments { created, deleted } = er {
@@ -286,6 +297,7 @@ impl PipelineRunner {
                 }
                 Ok(())
             })?;
+        }
         let elapsed = Instant::now().sub(self.fps_counter_start).as_secs_f32();
         if elapsed >= 2f32 {
             let n_frames = self.frame_ctr - self.fps_last_frame_ctr;

crates/zap-stream/src/api.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::http::check_nip98_auth;
+use crate::overseer::ZapStreamOverseer;
 use crate::settings::Settings;
 use crate::ListenerEndpoint;
 use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, Result};
@@ -8,14 +9,16 @@ use http_body_util::combinators::BoxBody;
 use http_body_util::{BodyExt, Full};
 use hyper::body::Incoming;
 use hyper::{Method, Request, Response};
+use log::warn;
 use matchit::Router;
-use nostr_sdk::{serde_json, PublicKey};
+use nostr_sdk::{serde_json, JsonUtil, PublicKey};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::str::FromStr;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use url::Url;
 use uuid::Uuid;
-use zap_stream_db::ZapStreamDb;
+use zap_stream_db::{UserStream, ZapStreamDb};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
 enum Route {
@@ -35,10 +38,11 @@ pub struct Api {
     settings: Settings,
     lnd: fedimint_tonic_lnd::Client,
     router: Router<Route>,
+    overseer: Arc<ZapStreamOverseer>,
 }
 
 impl Api {
-    pub fn new(db: ZapStreamDb, settings: Settings, lnd: fedimint_tonic_lnd::Client) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(overseer: Arc<ZapStreamOverseer>, settings: Settings) -> Self {
         let mut router = Router::new();
 
         // Define routes (path only, method will be matched separately)
@@ -54,10 +58,11 @@ impl Api {
         router.insert("/api/v1/keys", Route::Keys).unwrap();
 
         Self {
-            db,
+            db: overseer.database(),
             settings,
-            lnd,
+            lnd: overseer.lnd_client(),
             router,
+            overseer,
         }
     }
 
@@ -410,7 +415,16 @@ impl Api {
 
             self.db.update_stream(&stream).await?;
 
-            // TODO: Update the nostr event and republish like C# version
+            // Update the nostr event and republish like C# version
+            if let Err(e) = self
+                .republish_stream_event(&stream, pubkey.to_bytes())
+                .await
+            {
+                warn!(
+                    "Failed to republish nostr event for stream {}: {}",
+                    stream.id, e
+                );
+            }
         } else {
             // Update user default stream info
             self.db
@@ -619,6 +633,21 @@ impl Api {
             event: None, // TODO: Build proper nostr event like C# version
         })
     }
+
+    /// Republish stream event to nostr relays using the same code as overseer
+    async fn republish_stream_event(&self, stream: &UserStream, pubkey: [u8; 32]) -> Result<()> {
+        let event = self
+            .overseer
+            .publish_stream_event(stream, &pubkey.to_vec())
+            .await?;
+
+        // Update the stream with the new event JSON
+        let mut updated_stream = stream.clone();
+        updated_stream.event = Some(event.as_json());
+        self.db.update_stream(&updated_stream).await?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]

crates/zap-stream/src/main.rs

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let http_addr: SocketAddr = settings.listen_http.parse()?;
     let index_html = include_str!("../index.html").replace("%%PUBLIC_URL%%", &settings.public_url);
 
-    let api = Api::new(overseer.database(), settings.clone(), overseer.lnd_client());
+    let api = Api::new(overseer.clone(), settings.clone());
     // HTTP server
     let server = HttpServer::new(index_html, PathBuf::from(settings.output_dir), api);
     tasks.push(tokio::spawn(async move {

crates/zap-stream/src/overseer.rs

@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ impl ZapStreamOverseer {
         Ok(EventBuilder::new(Kind::FileMetadata, "").tags(tags))
     }
 
-    async fn publish_stream_event(&self, stream: &UserStream, pubkey: &Vec<u8>) -> Result<Event> {
+    pub async fn publish_stream_event(&self, stream: &UserStream, pubkey: &Vec<u8>) -> Result<Event> {
         let extra_tags = vec![
             Tag::parse(["p", hex::encode(pubkey).as_str(), "", "host"])?,
             Tag::parse([