[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 3/3] avformat: add youtube-dl based demuxer

[wm4]

On Wed, 08 Apr 2015 20:52:12 +0100
Derek Buitenhuis <derek.buitenhuis at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 4/8/2015 6:16 PM, Gilles Chanteperdrix wrote:
> > Signed-off-by: Gilles Chanteperdrix <gilles.chanteperdrix at xenomai.org>
> > ---
> >  libavformat/Makefile     |   1 +
> >  libavformat/allformats.c |   1 +
> >  libavformat/youtubedl.c  | 221 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  3 files changed, 223 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644 libavformat/youtubedl.c
> 
> I must say this is incredibly dumb and has no place at all in libav*format*. This
> should be done in the layer above whatever avformat (and not even to mention the
> hilarity of running a cli script from a library).
> 
> I am registering my dissent here, in writing, so I can point to it in the future
> when asked (and I always get asked).
> 
> NOTE: I am sure people will respond and explain how avformat is totally the right
> place, just like it was the right place for a dir listing api, and an http server,
> and probably soon systemd. I am not going to respond, or otherwise engage in
> mailing list flamewars. This mail is read-only.

+1

As usual, people are trying to force things that don't belong into a
low level API, just because the low level API is the only API in ffmpeg.