localmms2stdout



#!/bin/sh
#
# Copyright © 2013 Jonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk>
# Description: Re-stream MMS stream to stdout
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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#
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#
# Depends: libav-tools

set -e

PRG=$(basename "$0")

showhelp() {
    cat <<EOF
Usage:   $PRG STREAM

Examples:
    $PRG bbc6
    $PRG mms://wmlive-acl.bbc.co.uk/wms/bbc_ami/6music/6music_bb_live_ep1_sl0

Use pseudo-protocol mmsh:// for mms-over-http.

EOF
}

exit1() {
    echo "ERROR: $1"
    exit 1
}

url=
# TODO: resolve http redirections, Like BBC6:
#  http://sradio.tv/stream/489.m3u → http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/ram/6music.asx
# TODO: Add more shortnames than BBC6
case "$1" in
    mmst:*|mmsh*) url="$1";;
    bbc6) url=mms://wmlive-acl.bbc.co.uk/wms/bbc_ami/6music/6music_bb_live_ep1_sl0;;
    *) showhelp; exit1 "unknown or missing stream";;
esac

url=`echo "$url" | perl -pe 's/^mms:/mmst:/'`

avconv -i "$url" -c copy -f avi pipe:1

# alternative methods (needs mms:// protocol URLs)
#mimms -q "$url" -
#gst-launch -q mmssrc "location=$url" '!' fdsink fd=1