Looking for someone to fix TardsPlaya (A program that buffers Twitch Streams to an external media player)

[Zero3K 1]

I am looking for someone to fix TardsPlaya. It is a program written in Delphi that buffers Twitch Streams and sends them to external media players (such as MPC-BE). Right now it isn't compatible with the new URL format used by the streams and it also doesn't skip the parts of the stream that contain advertisement. Its source code is available at https://github.com/Zero3K/tardsplaya.

Edited April 26, 2019 by Zero3K

[Zero3K 1]

A list of issues can be found at https://github.com/Zero3K/tardsplaya/issues

[David Heffernan 2353]

Have you any Delphi experience yourself? What is your involvement in this project? 

[AlekXL 8]

And are you asking to help for free, or you paying? If the latter, then well, I could give you some..

[Zero3K 1]

1 hour ago, David Heffernan said:

Have you any Delphi experience yourself? What is your involvement in this project? 

1. I have no Delphi experience.

2. I am just a user who has an interest in it. It was working well until Twitch changed their API.

[Zero3K 1]

1 hour ago, AlekXL said:

And are you asking to help for free, or you paying? If the latter, then well, I could give you some..

I am asking for help without paying.

[David Heffernan 2353]

There are a few common reasons why people write software. 

 

1. They get paid to do it.

2. They find intrinsic reward for it. 

 

I doubt anybody here not already a developer on this project is going to fit in those categories. Such a person has a steep learning curve, and what would be their reward? 

[Zero3K 1]

Their reward would be people being glad that there's another way to watch Twitch Streams in an external media player.

[Zero3K 1]

18 hours ago, AlekXL said:

And are you asking to help for free, or you paying? If the latter, then well, I could give you some..

How much money would you want if I had some to offer?

[David Heffernan 2353]

2 hours ago, Zero3K said:

Their reward would be people being glad that there's another way to watch Twitch Streams in an external media player.

Personally I think it would take a little more than that to get someone motivated. Just giving you a view from a programmer. 

[Dave Nottage 563]

4 hours ago, Zero3K said:

Their reward would be people being glad that there's another way to watch Twitch Streams in an external media player.

I think you'd need to sell it better than that. Why would those people be glad? e.g.: what advantages (if any) does TardsPlaya give over other players? How many people are using it now, and give reasons (other than being "glad") as to why people might want to shift to, or start using, TardsPlaya?

[Zero3K 1]

1 It provides a built in User Interface which Streamlink/Livestreamer don't have (they require the use of other GUIs).

2. It can buffer multiple streams in one instance instead of having to use one instance per stream.

3. It can prevent streams from stuttering, etc.

Edited April 29, 2019 by Zero3K

[Zero3K 1]

I want it to use the stream URL gathering API available at https://pwn.sh/tools/getstream-api.html.

Edited October 16, 2020 by Zero3K

[Zero3K 1]

Can anyone finish what one guy started? Its modified source code is at https://mega.nz/file/B4I1lISL#yb-mSc0QV34pWo0Rd-4bd05-GqgGMb6REoZ7rrId-xc. It has one remaining issue (which is that the stream being buffered by it eventually stops buffering). I would also like the suggestions, etc. at https://github.com/Zero3K/tardsplaya/issues to be implemented into it.

[Zero3K 1]

I'll pay 100-300 out of my Christmas money if anyone fixes it. The modified source code is now at https://github.com/Zero3K/tardsplaya/tree/twitch-fix. I would like it to use the HTTP unit that is available at https://github.com/Zero3K/WinHTTP/blob/main/winhttp.pas. It should fix the buffering, etc. issues that it is currently having.