Fix youtube sometimes needing a redirect for media url

1 files changed, 28 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/plugins/Youtube.cpp b/src/plugins/Youtube.cpp
index b45b5fe..717bc8f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/Youtube.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/Youtube.cpp
@@ -1981,6 +1981,32 @@ R"END(
         return nullptr;
     }
 
+    // Sometimes youtube returns a redirect url (not in the header but in the body...).
+    // TODO: Find why this happens and if there is a way bypass it.
+    static std::string get_playback_url_recursive(std::string playback_url) {
+        const int max_redirects = 5;
+        for(int i = 0; i < max_redirects; ++i) {
+            std::string response_headers;
+            if(download_head_to_string(playback_url, response_headers, true) != DownloadResult::OK)
+                return "";
+
+            std::string content_type = header_extract_value(response_headers, "content-type");
+            if(content_type.empty())
+                return "";
+
+            if(string_starts_with(content_type, "video") || string_starts_with(content_type, "audio"))
+                return playback_url;
+
+            // TODO: Download head and body in one request
+            std::string new_url;
+            if(download_to_string(playback_url, new_url, {}, true) != DownloadResult::OK)
+                return "";
+
+            playback_url = std::move(new_url);
+        }
+        return playback_url;
+    }
+
     std::string YoutubeVideoPage::get_video_url(int max_height, bool &has_embedded_audio) {
         if(!hls_manifest_url.empty()) {
             has_embedded_audio = true;
@@ -2007,7 +2033,7 @@ R"END(
         
         print_chosen_format(*chosen_video_format);
         has_embedded_audio = chosen_video_format->has_embedded_audio;
-        return chosen_video_format->base.url;
+        return get_playback_url_recursive(chosen_video_format->base.url);
     }
 
     std::string YoutubeVideoPage::get_audio_url() {
@@ -2017,7 +2043,7 @@ R"END(
         // TODO: The "worst" (but still good) quality audio is chosen right now because youtube seeking freezes for up to 15 seconds when choosing the best quality
         const YoutubeAudioFormat *chosen_audio_format = &audio_formats.back();
         fprintf(stderr, "Choosing youtube audio format: bitrate: %d, mime type: %s\n", chosen_audio_format->base.bitrate, chosen_audio_format->base.mime_type.c_str());
-        return chosen_audio_format->base.url;
+        return get_playback_url_recursive(chosen_audio_format->base.url);
     }
 
     // Returns -1 if timestamp is in an invalid format