fix: audio segment on incorrect timeline

src/playlist-controller.js

@@ -929,6 +929,28 @@ export class PlaylistController extends videojs.EventTarget {
       this.onEndOfStream();
     });
 
+    // In DASH, there is the possibility of the video segment and the audio segment
+    // at a current time to be on different timelines. When this occurs, the player
+    // forwards playback to a point where these two segment types are back on the same
+    // timeline. This time will be just after the end of the audio segment that is on
+    // a previous timeline.
+    if (this.sourceType_ === 'dash') {
+      this.timelineChangeController_.on('audioTimelineBehind', () => {
+        const segmentInfo = this.audioSegmentLoader_.pendingSegment_;
+
+        if (!segmentInfo || !segmentInfo.segment || !segmentInfo.segment.syncInfo) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        // Update the current time to just after the faulty audio segment.
+        // This moves playback to a spot where both audio and video segments
+        // are on the same timeline.
+        const newTime = segmentInfo.segment.syncInfo.end + 0.01;
+
+        this.tech_.setCurrentTime(newTime);
+      });
+    }
+
     this.mainSegmentLoader_.on('earlyabort', (event) => {
       // never try to early abort with the new ABR algorithm
       if (this.bufferBasedABR) {

src/segment-loader.js

@@ -423,15 +423,68 @@ export const shouldFixBadTimelineChanges = (timelineChangeController) => {
   return false;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Fixes certain bad timeline scenarios by resetting the loader.
+ *
+ * @param {SegmentLoader} segmentLoader
+ */
 export const fixBadTimelineChange = (segmentLoader) => {
   if (!segmentLoader) {
     return;
   }
+
   segmentLoader.pause();
   segmentLoader.resetEverything();
   segmentLoader.load();
 };
 
+/**
+ * Check if the pending audio timeline change is behind the
+ * pending main timeline change.
+ *
+ * @param {SegmentLoader} segmentLoader
+ * @return {boolean}
+ */
+const isAudioTimelineBehind = (segmentLoader) => {
+  const pendingAudioTimelineChange = segmentLoader.timelineChangeController_.pendingTimelineChange({ type: 'audio' });
+  const pendingMainTimelineChange = segmentLoader.timelineChangeController_.pendingTimelineChange({ type: 'main' });
+  const hasPendingTimelineChanges = pendingAudioTimelineChange && pendingMainTimelineChange;
+
+  return hasPendingTimelineChanges && pendingAudioTimelineChange.to < pendingMainTimelineChange.to;
+};
+
+/**
+ * A method to check if the player is waiting for a timeline change, and fixes
+ * certain scenarios where the timelines need to be updated.
+ *
+ * @param {SegmentLoader} segmentLoader
+ */
+const checkAndFixTimelines = (segmentLoader) => {
+  const segmentInfo = segmentLoader.pendingSegment_;
+
+  if (!segmentInfo) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const waitingForTimelineChange = shouldWaitForTimelineChange({
+    timelineChangeController: segmentLoader.timelineChangeController_,
+    currentTimeline: segmentLoader.currentTimeline_,
+    segmentTimeline: segmentInfo.timeline,
+    loaderType: segmentLoader.loaderType_,
+    audioDisabled: segmentLoader.audioDisabled_
+  });
+
+  if (waitingForTimelineChange && shouldFixBadTimelineChanges(segmentLoader.timelineChangeController_)) {
+    // Audio being behind should only happen on DASH sources.
+    if (segmentLoader.sourceType_ === 'dash' && isAudioTimelineBehind(segmentLoader)) {
+      segmentLoader.timelineChangeController_.trigger('audioTimelineBehind');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    fixBadTimelineChange(segmentLoader);
+  }
+};
+
 export const mediaDuration = (timingInfos) => {
   let maxDuration = 0;
 
@@ -698,6 +751,8 @@ export default class SegmentLoader extends videojs.EventTarget {
     this.sourceUpdater_.on('ready', () => {
       if (this.hasEnoughInfoToAppend_()) {
         this.processCallQueue_();
+      } else {
+        checkAndFixTimelines(this);
       }
     });
 
@@ -712,6 +767,8 @@ export default class SegmentLoader extends videojs.EventTarget {
       this.timelineChangeController_.on('pendingtimelinechange', () => {
         if (this.hasEnoughInfoToAppend_()) {
           this.processCallQueue_();
+        } else {
+          checkAndFixTimelines(this);
         }
       });
     }
@@ -723,9 +780,13 @@ export default class SegmentLoader extends videojs.EventTarget {
         this.trigger({type: 'timelinechange', ...metadata });
         if (this.hasEnoughInfoToLoad_()) {
           this.processLoadQueue_();
+        } else {
+          checkAndFixTimelines(this);
         }
         if (this.hasEnoughInfoToAppend_()) {
           this.processCallQueue_();
+        } else {
+          checkAndFixTimelines(this);
         }
       });
     }
@@ -1961,6 +2022,8 @@ Fetch At Buffer: ${this.fetchAtBuffer_}
     // check if any calls were waiting on the track info
     if (this.hasEnoughInfoToAppend_()) {
       this.processCallQueue_();
+    } else {
+      checkAndFixTimelines(this);
     }
   }
 
@@ -1981,6 +2044,8 @@ Fetch At Buffer: ${this.fetchAtBuffer_}
     // check if any calls were waiting on the timing info
     if (this.hasEnoughInfoToAppend_()) {
       this.processCallQueue_();
+    } else {
+      checkAndFixTimelines(this);
     }
   }
 
@@ -2156,9 +2221,6 @@ Fetch At Buffer: ${this.fetchAtBuffer_}
         audioDisabled: this.audioDisabled_
       })
     ) {
-      if (shouldFixBadTimelineChanges(this.timelineChangeController_)) {
-        fixBadTimelineChange(this);
-      }
       return false;
     }
 
@@ -2219,9 +2281,6 @@ Fetch At Buffer: ${this.fetchAtBuffer_}
         audioDisabled: this.audioDisabled_
       })
     ) {
-      if (shouldFixBadTimelineChanges(this.timelineChangeController_)) {
-        fixBadTimelineChange(this);
-      }
       return false;
     }
 
@@ -2238,6 +2297,8 @@ Fetch At Buffer: ${this.fetchAtBuffer_}
     // If there's anything in the call queue, then this data came later and should be
     // executed after the calls currently queued.
     if (this.callQueue_.length || !this.hasEnoughInfoToAppend_()) {
+      checkAndFixTimelines(this);
+
       this.callQueue_.push(this.handleData_.bind(this, simpleSegment, result));
       return;
     }
@@ -2627,6 +2688,8 @@ Fetch At Buffer: ${this.fetchAtBuffer_}
     }
 
     if (!this.hasEnoughInfoToLoad_()) {
+      checkAndFixTimelines(this);
+
       this.loadQueue_.push(() => {
         // regenerate the audioAppendStart, timestampOffset, etc as they
         // may have changed since this function was added to the queue.

test/playlist-controller.test.js

@@ -2647,6 +2647,52 @@ QUnit.test(
   }
 );
 
+QUnit.test(
+  'setCurrentTime is not called on audioTimelineBehind when there is no pending segment',
+  function(assert) {
+    const options = {
+      src: 'test',
+      tech: this.player.tech_,
+      sourceType: 'dash',
+      player_: this.player
+    };
+    const pc = new PlaylistController(options);
+    const tech = this.player.tech_;
+    const setCurrentTimeSpy = sinon.spy(tech, 'setCurrentTime');
+
+    pc.timelineChangeController_.trigger('audioTimelineBehind');
+
+    assert.notOk(setCurrentTimeSpy.called, 'setCurrentTime not called');
+  }
+);
+
+QUnit.test(
+  'setCurrentTime to after audio segment when audioTimelineBehind is triggered',
+  function(assert) {
+    const options = {
+      src: 'test',
+      tech: this.player.tech_,
+      sourceType: 'dash',
+      player_: this.player
+    };
+    const pc = new PlaylistController(options);
+    const tech = this.player.tech_;
+    const setCurrentTimeSpy = sinon.spy(tech, 'setCurrentTime');
+
+    pc.audioSegmentLoader_.pendingSegment_ = {
+      segment: {
+        syncInfo: {
+          end: 10
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    pc.timelineChangeController_.trigger('audioTimelineBehind');
+
+    assert.ok(setCurrentTimeSpy.calledWith(10.01), 'sets current time to just after the end of the audio segment');
+  }
+);
+
 QUnit.test('calls to update cues on new media', function(assert) {
   const origVhsOptions = videojs.options.vhs;
 

test/segment-loader.test.js

@@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@ QUnit.module('SegmentLoader', function(hooks) {
       });
     });
 
-    QUnit.test('hasEnoughInfoToLoad_ calls fixBadTimelineChange', function(assert) {
+    QUnit.test('fixBadTimelineChange on load', function(assert) {
       loader.dispose();
       loader = new SegmentLoader(LoaderCommonSettings.call(this, {
         loaderType: 'audio'
@@ -1722,7 +1722,7 @@ QUnit.module('SegmentLoader', function(hooks) {
       });
     });
 
-    QUnit.test('hasEnoughInfoToAppend_ calls fixBadTimelineChange', function(assert) {
+    QUnit.test('fixBadTimelineChange on append', function(assert) {
       loader.dispose();
       loader = new SegmentLoader(LoaderCommonSettings.call(this, {
         loaderType: 'main'
@@ -1789,6 +1789,48 @@ QUnit.module('SegmentLoader', function(hooks) {
       });
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('triggers event when DASH audio timeline is behind main', function(assert) {
+      loader.dispose();
+      loader = new SegmentLoader(LoaderCommonSettings.call(this, {
+        loaderType: 'audio',
+        sourceType: 'dash'
+      }), {});
+
+      loader.timelineChangeController_.pendingTimelineChange = ({ type }) => {
+        if (type === 'audio') {
+          return {
+            from: 0,
+            to: 5
+          };
+        } else if (type === 'main') {
+          return {
+            from: 0,
+            to: 10
+          };
+        }
+      };
+
+      const triggerSpy = sinon.spy(loader.timelineChangeController_, 'trigger');
+
+      const playlist = playlistWithDuration(20);
+
+      playlist.discontinuityStarts = [1];
+      loader.getCurrentMediaInfo_ = () => {
+        return {
+          hasVideo: true,
+          hasAudio: true,
+          isMuxed: true
+        };
+      };
+
+      return this.setupMediaSource(loader.mediaSource_, loader.sourceUpdater_).then(() => {
+        loader.playlist(playlist);
+        loader.load();
+        this.clock.tick(1);
+        assert.ok(triggerSpy.calledWith('audioTimelineBehind'), 'audio timeline behind event is triggered');
+      });
+    });
+
     QUnit.test('audio loader does not wait to request segment even if timestamp offset is nonzero', function(assert) {
       loader.dispose();
       loader = new SegmentLoader(LoaderCommonSettings.call(this, {