[FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] avio protocol proxy providing seekability to live streams

[Reimar Döffinger]

Lukasz M <lukasz.m.luki at gmail.com> wrote:

>> I didn't start working on it, but i have some ideas:
>> - just another avio protocol handler, with name and schema like
>"proxy";
>
>I would call it "buffer" or something. Proxy has a bit different
>meaning I think.

You could also call it a "cache" and realize that we already have a cache protocol. If it doesn't do what you need (though I would have expected it to) it can be extended.