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The shared memory buffer shall be split into two regions for each playback session, one for a video stream, and the other for audio (only one concurrent audio track supported, for audio track selection previous audio must be removed first). Each region must be big enough to accommodate the largest possible frame of audio/video data plus associated decryption parameters and metadata. At the end there is also a separate section for webaudio regions (common for all playback sessions). The buffer shall initially be sized to 8Mb per playback session to allow some overhead + 10kB * number of webaudio regions. There can be 0 or more Web Audio regions per Rialto Client.

For apps that can support more than one concurrent playback the shared memory buffer shall be sized accordingly and partitioned into different logical areas for each playback session. The partitions need not necessarily be equally sized, for example if an app supports one UHD and one HD playback the 'HD' partition may be smaller. There can be 0 or more Web Audio regions per Rialto Client.


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V2 metadata uses protobuf to serialise the frames' properties to the shared memory buffer. This use of protobuf aligns with the IPC protocol but also allows support for optional fields and for fields to be added and removed without causing backward/forward compatibility issues. It also supports variable length fields so the MKS ID, IV & sub-sample information can all be directly encoded in the metadata, avoiding the complexities of interleaving them with the media frames and referencing them with offsets/lengths as used in the V1 metadata format.

enum SegmentAlignment {
  ALIGNMENT_UNDEFINED = 0;
ALIGNMENT_NAL = 1;
 ALIGNMENT_AU
= 2;
}

enum CipherMode {
  CIPHER_MODE_UNDEFINED = 0;
 CIPHER_MODE_CENC     = 1; /* AES-CTR scheme */
 CIPHER_MODE_CBC1     = 2; /* AES-CBC scheme */
 CIPHER_MODE_CENS     = 3; /* AES-CTR subsample pattern encryption scheme */
 CIPHER_MODE_CBCS     = 4; /* AES-CBC subsample pattern encryption scheme */
}

message MediaSegmentMetadata {
     required optional uint32                 length               = 1;             /* Number of bytes in sample */
     required optional sint64                 time_position        = 2;             /* Position in stream in nanoseconds */
     required optional sint64                 sample_duration      = 3;             /* Frame/sample duration in nanoseconds */
     required optional uint32                 stream_id            = 4;             /* stream id (unique ID for ES, as defined in attachSource()) */
    optional uint32                 sample_rate          = 5;             /* Samples per second for audio segments */
    optional uint32                 channels_num         = 6;             /* Number of channels for audio segments */
    optional uint32                 width                = 7;             /* Frame width in pixels for video segments */
    optional uint32                 height               = 8;             /* Frame height in pixels for video segments */
    optional SegmentAlignment       segment_alignment    = 9;             /* Segment alignment can be specified for H264/H265, will use NAL if not set */
    optional bytes                  extra_data           = 10;            /* Buffer containing extradata */
    optional bytes                  media_key_session_id = 11;            /* Buffer containing key session ID to use for decryption */
    optional bytes                  key_id               = 12;            /* Buffer containing Key ID to use for decryption */
    optional bytes                  init_vector          = 13;            /* Buffer containing the initialization vector for decryption */
    optional uint32                 init_with_last_15    = 14;            /* initWithLast15 value for decryption */
    optional repeated SubsamplePair sub_sample_info      = 15;            /* If present, use gather/scatter decryption based on this list of clear/encrypted byte lengths. */
                                                                          /* If not present and content is encrypted then entire media segment needs decryption (unless    */
                                                                          /* cipher_mode indicates pattern encryption in which case crypt/skip byte block value specify    */
                                                                          /* the encryption pattern)                                                                       */
    optional bytes                  codec_data           = 16;            /* Buffer containing updated codec data for video segments */
    optional CipherMode             cipher_mode          = 17;            /* Block cipher mode of operation when common encryption used */
    optional uint32                 crypt_byte_block     = 18;            /* Crypt byte block value for CBCS cipher mode pattern */
    optional uint32                 skip_byte_block      = 19;            /* Skip byte block value for CBCS cipher mode pattern */}
message SubsamplePair

{

   optional requiredFraction uint32_t                   num_clear_bytes     frame_rate           = 120;            /* Fractional frame rate of the video segments */
}

message SubsamplePair

{

    optional uint32_t               num_clear_bytes      = 1;             /* How many of next bytes in sequence are clear */
     required optional uint32_t               num_encrypted_bytes  = 2;             /* How many of next bytes in sequence are encrypted */

}

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titleRender Frame
@startuml

autonumber

box "Container" #LightGreen
participant Netflix
participant DPI
participant rialtoClient
end box

box "Platform" #LightBlue
participant rialtoServer
participant GStreamer_server
end box

Netflix            ->  DPI:              renderFrame()
DPI                ->  rialtoClient:     renderFrame()
rialtoClient       ->  rialtoServer:     renderFrame()
opt Frame renderable
rialtoServer       ->  GStreamer_server: Trigger rendering of frame

optrialtoServer Frame rendered successfully

note across: It is a Netflix requirement to call updatePlaybackPosition() after--> rialtoClient:     status=true
else renderFrame() called in bad state
rialtoServer       --> rialtoClient:     notifyPosition(position)status=false
end

rialtoClient       --> DPI:              notifyPosition(position)status
DPI                --> Netflix:          updatePlaybackPosition(pts)

rialtoServer       --> rialtoClient:     status=true
else
rialtoServer       --> rialtoClient:     status=false
end

else renderFrame() called in bad state
rialtoServer       --> rialtoClient:     status=false
end

rialtoClient
@enduml


Media data pipeline

Note that the data pipelines for different data sources (e.g. audio & video) should operate entirely independently. Rialto should

  • attempt to keep the shm buffer as full as possible by requesting a refill for that source whenever the source's memory buffer is empty
  • attempt to push all available frames for a source to GStreamer, i.e. push until Gstreamer indicates that it can accept no more data

Cobalt to Gstreamer


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@startuml

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box "Container" #LightGreen
participant Cobalt
participant Starboard
participant GStreamer_client_appsrc
participant decrypter_element
participant ocdmProxy
end box


Cobalt       --> DPI:              status
DPI  ->  Starboard:            --> Netflix:       SbPlayerWriteSample2(player, sample[])
note right: Currently  status

@enduml

Media data pipeline

Note that the data pipelines for different data sources (e.g. audio & video) should operate entirely independently. Rialto should

  • attempt to keep the shm buffer as full as possible by requesting a refill for that source whenever the source's memory buffer is empty
  • attempt to push all available frames for a source to GStreamer, i.e. push until Gstreamer indicates that it can accept no more data

Cobalt to Gstreamer

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@startuml

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box "Container" #LightGreen
participant Cobalt
participant Starboard
participant GStreamer_client_appsrc
participant decrypter_element
participant ocdmProxy
end box


Cobalt   sample array size must be 1
Starboard                     ->  Starboard:                    Create GstBuffer and add media data from sample to it

opt Sample encrypted
Starboard                      ->  StarboardGStreamer_client_appsrc:                    SbPlayerWriteSample2(player, sample[])
note right: Currently sample array size must be 1gst_buffer_add_protection_meta(gst_buffer, decrytion_params)
end


Starboard                     ->  StarboardGStreamer_client_appsrc:      gst_app_src_push_buffer(app_src, gst_buffer)
GStreamer_client_appsrc       --> decrypter_element:     Create   GstBuffer and add media data fromflows samplethrough toclient it

opt Sample encrypted
Starboardpipeline
decrypter_element             ->  decrypter_element:          ->  GStreamer_client_appsrc:       gst_buffer_addget_protection_meta(gst_buffer, decrytion_params)
end


Starboard
opt Implementation before CBCS support added
decrypter_element             ->  ocdmProxy:        ->      GStreamer_client_appsrc:      gstopencdm_gstreamer_appsession_srcdecrypt_push_buffer(app_src, gst_buffer)
GStreamer_client_appsrc ex(key_session, buffer, sub_samples, iv, kid, init_with_last_15, caps)
ocdmProxy      --> decrypter_element:            data flows through-> client pipeline
decrypter_element ocdmProxy:             ->  decrypter_element:        Create gst struct containing encryption data gst_buffer_get_protection_meta(buffer)

optdecrytion_params
else Implementation beforeafter CBCS support added
decrypter_element             ->  ocdmProxy:                    opencdm_gstreamer_session_decrypt_exbuffer(key_session, buffer, sub_samples, iv, kid, init_with_last_15, caps)
end

ocdmProxy                     ->  ocdmProxy decrypter_element:            gst_buffer_add_protection_meta(buffer, metadata)
note left
Decryption is deferred until the data Createis gstsent structto containing encryption data decrytion_params
else Implementation after CBCS support added
decrypter_element             ->  ocdmProxy:      Rialto so
attach the required decryption parameters to the media frame
which are then ready to be passed to Rialto when it requests
more data.
end note

@enduml


Netflix to Rialto Client


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box "Container" #LightGreen
participant Netflix
participant DPI
participant rialtoClient
end box

rialtoClient      -/  DPI:              opencdm_gstreamer_session_decrypt_buffer(key_session, buffer, caps)
end

ocdmProxynotifyNeedMediaData(pipeline_session, sourceId, frame_count, need_data_request_id, shm_info)
DPI               --> rialtoClient:

opt Cached segment stored from previous  ->  decrypter_element:need data request
DPI               ->  rialtoClient:     gstaddSegment(need_bufferdata_add_protection_meta(buffer, metadata)
note left
Decryption is deferred until the data is sent to Rialto so
attach the required decryption parameters to the media frame
which are then ready to be passed to Rialto when it requests
more data.
end note

@enduml

Netflix to Rialto Client

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@startuml

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box "Container" #LightGreen
participant Netflix
participant DPI
participant rialtoClient
end box

rialtoClientrequest_id, cached_media_segment)
rialtoClient      --> DPI:              status
note right: status!=OK should never happen here
end

loop While (frames_written < frame_count) && (addSegment() returns OK) && (get_next_media_sample_status == OK)

DPI        -/  DPI:     -/  Netflix:       notifyNeedMediaData(pipeline_session, sourceId, frame_count, need_data_request_id, shm_info)
DPI getNextMediaSample(es_player, sample_writer)
Netflix           ->  DPI:      --> rialtoClient:

opt Cached segment stored from previous need data request initSample(sample_writer, sample_attributes)
DPI               ->  rialtoClient:DPI:           addSegment(need_data_request_id, cached_media_segment)
rialtoClient   Cache sample_attributes
DPI               --> DPINetflix:          status
Netflix     status
note right: status!=OK should never happen here
end

loop While (frames_written < frame_count) && (addSegment() returns OK) && (get_next_media_sample_status == OK)
 ->  DPI:              write(sample_writer, data)
DPI               -/>  NetflixDPI:          getNextMediaSample(es_player, sample_writer)
Netflix   Create MediaSegment object from data and cached\nsample_attributes (including ->any decryption DPI:attributes)
DPI               ->  rialtoClient:     initSample(sample_writeraddSegment(need_data_request_id, samplemedia_attributessegment)
DPI
opt Encrypted content && key session ID present in map (see Select Key ID)
rialtoClient  ->  DPI:  ->  rialtoClient:     Set key_id in   Cache sample_attributes
DPI               --> Netflix:          status
Netflix media_segment to value\nfound in map for this key session ID
note left: MKS ID should only be found in map for Netflix content
end

rialtoClient          -->  DPI:              write(sample_writer, data)status

opt status==NO_SPACE
DPI  ->  DPI:            ->  DPI:             Cache Createsegment MediaSegmentfor objectnext fromneed data and cached\nsample_attributes (including any decryption attributes)
DPI               ->  rialtoClient:     addSegment(need_data_request_id, media_segment)

opt Encrypted content && key session ID present in map (see Select Key ID)
rialtoClientrequest
note right
This will require allocating temporary
buffer to store the media data but this
should happen very rarely in practise.

*TODO:* Consider adding canAddSegment()
Rialto API so that initSample() could
return NO_AVAILABLE_BUFFERS to cancel
this request and avoid the need for 
the temporary media data cache.
end note
end

DPI       ->  rialtoClient:     Set key_id in media_segment to value\nfound in map for this key session ID
note left: MKS ID should only be found in map for Netflix content
end

rialtoClient --> Netflix:          write_status
Netflix           --> DPI:              get_next_media_sample_status
end

opt get_next_media_sample_status ==NO_SPACE OK
DPI  ->  DPI:           ->  DPI:              Cache segment for next need data request
note right
This will require allocating temporary
buffer to store the media data but this
should happen very rarely in practise.

*TODO:* Consider adding canAddSegment()
Rialto API so that initSample() could
return NO_AVAILABLE_BUFFERS to cancel
this request and avoid the need for 
the temporary media data cache.
end note
end

have_data_status = OK
else get_next_media_sample_status == NO_AVAILABLE_SAMPLES
DPI               ->  DPI:              have_data_status = NO_AVAILABLE_SAMPLES
else get_next_media_sample_status == END_OF_STREAM
DPI               -->  NetflixDPI:           write   have_data_status
Netflix = EOS
else
DPI               -->  DPI:              get_next_media_samplehave_data_status = ERROR
end

opt get_next_media_sample_status == OK
DPIDPI                  ->  DPIrialtoClient:             haveData(pipeline_session, have_data_status = OK
else get_next_media_sample_status == NO_AVAILABLE_SAMPLES
DPI          , need_data_request_id)


opt Data accepted

opt Frames pushed for all attached sources && buffered not sent
rialtoClient      ->/  DPI:              havenotifyNetworkState(NETWORK_data_status = NO_AVAILABLE_SAMPLES
else get_next_media_sample_status == END_OF_STREAM
DPISTATE_BUFFERED)
end

rialtoClient      --> DPI:              OK
else Errror
rialtoClient      --> DPI: ERROR
rialtoClient      -/  DPI:              havenotifyPlaybackState(PLAYBACK_data_status = EOS
else
DPI               ->  DPI:STATE_FAILURE)
end

opt First video frame at start of playback or after seek ready for rendering
opt notifyFrameReady not currently implemented
rialtoClient      -/  DPI:      have_data_status = ERROR
end

DPI      notifyFrameReady(time_position)
else
rialtoClient      -/  DPI: ->    rialtoClient:         haveData notifyPlaybackState(pipeline_session, have_data_status, need_data_request_id)


opt Data accepted

opt Frames pushed for all attached sources && buffered not sent
rialtoClientPLAYBACK_STATE_PAUSED)
end
DPI               -/  DPINetflix:              notifyNetworkState(NETWORK_STATE_BUFFEREDreadyToRenderFrame(pts=time_position)
end

rialtoClient      --> DPI: @enduml


Cobalt to Rialto Client


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@startuml

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box "Container" #LightGreen
participant Cobalt
participant Starboard
participant rialtoClient
end box

== Initialisation ==

Cobalt            -> OK
else Errror
rialtoClient Starboard:       --> DPI: ERROR
rialtoClient SbPlayerGetMaximumNumberOfSamplesPerWrite(player, sample_type)
Starboard      -/  DPI: --> Cobalt:            notifyPlaybackState(PLAYBACK_STATE_FAILURE)
end

opt First video frame at start of playback or after seek ready for rendering
opt notifyFrameReady not currently implementedmax_samples=1
note right: Specify that Cobalt only send 1 sample at a time


== Write samples ==

rialtoClient      -/  DPIStarboard:        notifyNeedMediaData(pipeline_session, sourceId, frame_count,    notifyFrameReady(time_position)
else
rialtoClientneed_data_request_id, shm_info)
Starboard         --/>  DPI:              notifyPlaybackState(PLAYBACK_STATE_PAUSED)
end
DPIrialtoClient:

opt Cached segment stored from previous need data request
Starboard         ->  rialtoClient:     -/  NetflixaddSegment(need_data_request_id, cached_media_segment)
rialtoClient      --> Starboard:        status
note  readyToRenderFrame(pts=time_position)
end

@enduml

Cobalt to Rialto Client

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titleNetflix to Rialto Client
@startuml

autonumber

box "Container" #LightGreen
participant Cobalt
participant Starboard
participant rialtoClient
end box

== Initialisation ==

Cobaltright: status!=OK should\nnever happen here
end

loop While (frames_written < frame_count) && (addSegment() returns OK) && (not end of stream)

Starboard            ->  Starboard:        Convert sourceId to SbPlayerGetMaximumNumberOfSamplesPerWrite(player, sample_type)media type
Starboard         -->/  Cobalt:           SbPlayerDecoderStatusFunc(player, max_samples=1media_type, kSbPlayerDecoderStateNeedsData, ticket)
note right: ticket Specifyshould thatbe Cobaltset onlyto sendticket 1value samplein atlast a time


== Write samples ==

rialtoClientcall to SbPlayerSeek()
Cobalt            --> Starboard:

opt Not end of stream
Cobalt            -/>  Starboard:        notifyNeedMediaDataSbPlayerWriteSample2(pipeline_sessionplayer, sourceId, frame_count, need_data_request_id, shm_info)
Starboard     sample_type, samples, num_samples)
note right: num_samples!=1 is an error
Starboard    --> rialtoClient:

opt Cached segment stored from-> previous need data request
Starboard:        Construct ->media_segment from rialtoClient:sample, including any decryption parameters (drm_info)
Starboard         ->  rialtoClient:     addSegment(need_data_request_id, cached_media_segment)
rialtoClient      --> Starboard:        status
note right:opt status!=OK should\nnever happen here
end

loop While (frames_written < frame_count) && (addSegment() returns OK) && (not end of stream)

==NO_SPACE
Starboard         ->  Starboard:        ConvertCache sourceIdsegment tofor medianext type
Starboardneed data request
note right
This will require allocating temporary
buffer to -/store the Cobalt:media data but this
should happen very rarely in practise.

*TODO:* Consider adding SbPlayerDecoderStatusFunc(player, media_type, kSbPlayerDecoderStateNeedsData, ticketcanAddSegment()
noteRialto right:API ticketso shouldthat be set to ticket value in last call to SbPlayerSeek()
Cobalt            --> Starboard:

opt Not endinitSample() could
return NO_AVAILABLE_BUFFERS to cancel
this request and avoid the need for 
the temporary media data cache.
end note
end

else End of stream
Cobalt            ->  Starboard:        SbPlayerWriteSample2SbPlayerWriteEndOfStream(player, samplestream_type, samples, num_samples)
note right: num_samples!=1 is an error
Starboardend

Starboard           -->  Starboard:     Cobalt:
end

opt Not end of stream
Starboard   Construct media_segment from sample, including any decryption-> parameters (drm_info)
Starboard:         ->  rialtoClient:     addSegment(need_data_request_id, media_segment)
rialtoClienthave_data_status = OK
else End of stream
Starboard          -->  Starboard:        have_data_status
opt status==NO_SPACE= EOS
end

Starboard         ->  StarboardrialtoClient:     haveData(pipeline_session,   Cache segment for next need data request
note right
This will require allocating temporary
buffer to store the media data but this
should happen very rarely in practise.

*TODO:* Consider adding canAddSegment()
Rialto API so that initSample() could
return NO_AVAILABLE_BUFFERS to cancel
this request and avoid the need for 
the temporary media data cache.
end note
end

else End of stream
Cobalt            ->  Starboard:        SbPlayerWriteEndOfStream(player, stream_type)
end

Starboard         --> Cobalt:
end

opt Not end of stream
Starboard         ->  Starboard:        have_data_status = OK
else End of stream
Starboard         ->  Starboard:        have_data_status = EOS
end

Starboard         ->  rialtoClient:     haveData(pipeline_session, have_data_status, need_data_request_id)

@enduml

Gstreamer Client to Rialto Server

Note: Due to the common APIs on the client and server the parameters must be used slightly differently depending on whether the app is running in a client process or directly on the Rialto server as shown in the following two diagrams. The shared memory buffer is refilled as follows when running in the client-server mode:

have_data_status, need_data_request_id)

@enduml

Gstreamer Client to Rialto Server

Note: Due to the common APIs on the client and server the parameters must be used slightly differently depending on whether the app is running in a client process or directly on the Rialto server as shown in the following two diagrams. The shared memory buffer is refilled as follows when running in the client-server mode:


PlantUML Macro
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@startuml

autonumber

box "Container" #LightGreen
participant GStreamer_client
participant rialtoClient
end box

box "Platform" #LightBlue
participant rialtoServer
end box

Note across
Whenever the audio or video region of the shared memory buffer is empty a refill should be initiated (unless the source is at EOS). The buffer may be empty for various reasons,
such as new attachSource occurred, buffered frames all consumed or flush due to seek.
end note

rialtoServer      -/  rialtoClient:     notifyNeedMediaData(pipeline_session, sourceId, frameCount, needDataRequestId, shmInfo)
note left
shmInfo specifies the size and offset of the region to
populate with the media data in the shm buffer. This
data is used by the Rialto client to write the shm buffer.
end note
rialtoClient      ->  rialtoClient:     Store shmInfo & frameCount with request ID
rialtoClient      --> rialtoServer:
rialtoClient      -/  GStreamer_client: notifyNeedMediaData(pipeline_session, sourceId, frameCount,\n\t\t\t\t\tneedDataRequestId, shmInfo)
note right
The shmInfo should be set to invalid in this event as it is not used by the
application. It is only present to allow a common interface on client and server.
end note
GStreamer_client  --> rialtoClient:

loop While (framesFetched < frameCount) && (addSegment() returns OK)
GStreamer_client  ->  GStreamer_client: Pull frame from pipeline (use cached frame first if available)
note right: See below "Cache excess frame"
GStreamer_client  ->  GStreamer_client: Get any encryption metadata from media frame buffer
GStreamer_client  ->  GStreamer_client: Create media segment from sample data, sample\nmetadata and, if relevant, decryption metadata
GStreamer_client  ->
PlantUML Macro
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titleShared memory buffer refill
@startuml

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box "Container" #LightGreen
participant GStreamer_client
participant rialtoClient
end box

box "Platform" #LightBlue
participant rialtoServer
end box

Note across
Whenever the audio or video region of the shared memory buffer is empty a refill should be initiated (unless the source is at EOS). The buffer may be empty for various reasons,
such as new attachSource occurred, buffered frames all consumed or flush due to seek.
end note

rialtoServer      -/  rialtoClient:     notifyNeedMediaData(pipeline_session, sourceId, frameCount, addSegment(needDataRequestId, shmInfosegment)
noteopt left
shmInfoneedDataRequestId specifiesis thevalid size&& andenough offset of the region to
populate with the media data in the shm buffer. This
data is used by the Rialto client to write the shm buffer.
end notespace to write segment and its metadata to shm region && client not trying to send too many frames
rialtoClient      ->  rialtoClient:     StoreCopy shmInfosegment & frameCount with metadata to shm buffer based on previously stored shmInfo for this request ID
rialtoClient      --> rialtoServerGStreamer_client: OK
rialtoClientelse Not enough space in shm -/region || GStreamer_client: notifyNeedMediaData(pipeline_session, sourceId, frameCount,\n\t\t\t\t\tneedDataRequestId, shmInfo)
note right
The shmInfo should be set to invalid in this event as it is not used by the
application. It is only present to allow a common interface on client and server.
end note
GStreamer_client  --> rialtoClient:

loop While (framesFetched < frameCount) && (addSegment() returns OK) trying to send too many frames
rialtoClient      --> GStreamer_client: NO_SPACE
else needDataRequestId not found
rialtoClient      --> GStreamer_client: OK
note right: Silently ignore calls with invalid request ID as this is possible due to race conditions
end
end
note right
If not enough frames are available do not wait but
return whatever data is available immediately.
end note

opt Last call to addSegment() returned NO_SPACE
GStreamer_client  ->  GStreamer_client: PullCache frame from pipeline (use cached frame first if available)excess frame
end
note right:
In Seeprevious belowloop "Cacheit excess frame"
GStreamer_client  ->  GStreamer_client: Get any encryption metadata from media frame bufferis possible that the final frame pulled from the pipeline would not
fit within the shm region. In this case that frame should be cached and sent when the
next notifyNeedMediaData() request arrives for the source.
end note

opt No frames available AND not EOS not reached
GStreamer_client  ->  GStreamer_client: Createstatus media segment from sample data, sample\nmetadata and, if relevant, decryption metadata= NO_AVAILABLE_SAMPLES
else EOS reached (with or without any frames available)
GStreamer_client  ->  rialtoClientGStreamer_client: status = EOS
else Samples addSegment(needDataRequestIdavailable, segment)
opt needDataRequestId is valid && enough space to write segment and its metadata to shm region && client not trying to send too many frames
rialtoClient    not EOS
GStreamer_client  ->  GStreamer_client: status = OK
else
GStreamer_client  ->  GStreamer_client: status = ERROR
end

GStreamer_client  ->  rialtoClient:     Copy segment & metadata to shm buffer based on previously stored shmInfo for thishaveData(pipeline_session, status, needDataRequestId)

opt needDataRequestId is valid - i.e. it matches the last sent notifyNeedMediaData request ID
rialtoClient for an attached source

rialtoClient      -->  GStreamer_clientrialtoServer: OK
else Not enough space in shm region || client trying to send too many frames
rialtoClient      --> GStreamer_client: NO_SPACE
else needDataRequestId not found
rialtoClient haveData(pipeline_session, status, needDataRequestId)

opt version in metadata is supported by Rialto Server && needDataRequestId is valid

opt At least one frame available
rialtoServer      -->  GStreamer_clientrialtoServer: OK
note right: Silently ignore callsTrigger withalgorithm invalidto requestpush IDdata asto this is possible due to race conditions
end
end
note right
If not enough frames are available do not wait but
return whateverGstreamer
note left: This must not block, it notifies the worker thread that new data is available immediately.
end note

opt Last call to addSegment() returned NO_SPACE
GStreamer_client  
else
rialtoServer      ->  GStreamer_clientrialtoServer: Cache excess frame
end
note right
In previousSet looptimer itto issend possiblenew thatneedData the final frame pulled from the pipeline would not
fit within the shm region. In this case that frame should be cached and sent when the
next notifyNeedMediaData() request arrives for the source.
end note

opt No frames available AND not EOS not reached
GStreamer_client  ->request
note left: A timer is used to prevent a needData/haveData message\nstorm when client has no samples to send
end

opt Frames pushed for all attached sources && buffered not sent
rialtoServer      -/  rialtoClient:     notifyNetworkState(NETWORK_STATE_BUFFERED)
rialtoClient      -/  GStreamer_client: status = NO_AVAILABLE_SAMPLES
else EOS reached (with or without any frames available)
GStreamer_client  ->  GStreamer_client: status = EOS
else Samples available, not EOS
GStreamer_client  -> notifyNetworkState(NETWORK_STATE_BUFFERED)
end

rialtoServer      --> rialtoClient:     OK
rialtoClient      --> GStreamer_client: status = OK
else
GStreamer_client metadata ->version  GStreamer_client: status = ERROR
end

GStreamer_client  -> unsupported
rialtoServer      --> rialtoClient:     haveData(pipeline_session, status, needDataRequestId)

opt needDataRequestId is valid - i.e. it matches the last sent notifyNeedMediaData request ID for an attached source

ERROR
rialtoClient      --> GStreamer_client: ERROR
rialtoServer      -/  rialtoClient:     notifyPlaybackState(PLAYBACK_STATE_FAILURE)
rialtoClient      ->/  rialtoServerGStreamer_client:     haveData(pipeline_session, status, needDataRequestId)

opt version in metadata is supported by Rialto Server && needDataRequestId is valid

opt At least one frame available
rialtoServer      ->  rialtoServer:     Trigger algorithm to push data to Gstreamer
note left: This must not block, it notifies the worker thread that new data is available
else
rialtoServernotifyPlaybackState(PLAYBACK_STATE_FAILURE)
else needDataRequestId not valid
rialtoServer      --> rialtoClient:     OK
note right
There are various race conditions, especially when seeking,
that can cause the request ID to not match the cached
value. This should be logged as a warning for
troubleshooting purposes but not treated as an error.
end note
rialtoClient      -->  rialtoServer:     Set timer to send new needData request
note left: A timer is used to prevent a needData/haveData message\nstorm when client has no samples to send
end

opt Frames pushed for all attached sources && buffered not sent
rialtoServerGStreamer_client: OK
end

else needDataRequestId is not valid
rialtoClient      -/  rialtoClient-> GStreamer_client: OK
note right
See note  notifyNetworkState(NETWORK_STATE_BUFFERED)
rialtoClient      -/  GStreamer_client: notifyNetworkState(NETWORK_STATE_BUFFERED)
endabove
end note
end

@enduml


1. Rialto server notifies client that refill is required. sourceId should match that specified in attachSource() call for the A/V data stream. needDataRequestId must be a unique ID for this playback session.


Media data flows as follows when running in server only mode:


PlantUML Macro
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titleServer only mode
@startuml

autonumber

box "Platform" #LightBlue
participant client
participant rialtoServer
end box

rialtoServer      -->/  rialtoClientclient:     OK
rialtoClient      --> GStreamer_client: OK
else metadata version unsupported
rialtoServernotifyNeedMediaData(pipeline_session, sourceId, frameCount, maxBytes, needDataRequestId, shmInfo)
client            -->  rialtoClientclient:     ERROR
rialtoClient      --> GStreamer_client: ERROR
rialtoServerIgnore shmInfo
client       -/  rialtoClient:   --> rialtoServer:

loop While notifyPlaybackState(PLAYBACK_STATE_FAILURE)
rialtoClient      -/  GStreamer_client: notifyPlaybackState(PLAYBACK_STATE_FAILURE)
else needDataRequestId not valid
rialtoServer(framesFetched < frameCount) && (addSegment() returns OK)
client            -->  rialtoClientclient:     OK
note right
There are various race conditions, especially when seeking,
that can cause the request ID to not match the cached
value. This should be logged as a warning for
troubleshooting purposes but not treated as an error.
end note
rialtoClient      --> GStreamer_client: OK
end

else needDataRequestId is not valid
rialtoClient   Get next frame & any decryption metadata
client            ->  rialtoServer:     addSegment(needDataRequestId, segment)

opt needDataRequestId is valid && enough space to write segment and its metadata to shm region && client not trying to send too many frames
rialtoServer      -->  GStreamer_clientrialtoServer: OK
note right
See note above
end note
end

@enduml

1. Rialto server notifies client that refill is required. sourceId should match that specified in attachSource() call for the A/V data stream. needDataRequestId must be a unique ID for this playback session.

Media data flows as follows when running in server only mode:

PlantUML Macro
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titleServer only mode
@startuml

autonumber

box "Platform" #LightBlue
participant client
participant rialtoServer
end box

rialtoServer      -/  client:    Copy segment & metadata to shm buffer based on shmInfo for this request ID
rialtoServer      --> client:    notifyNeedMediaData(pipeline_session, sourceId, frameCount, maxBytes, needDataRequestId, shmInfo)
client  OK
else Not enough space in shm     -> region || client: trying to send too       Ignore shmInfo
clientmany frames
rialtoServer            --> rialtoServerclient:

loop While (framesFetched < frameCount) && (addSegment() returns OK)
client   NO_SPACE
else needDataRequestId not found
rialtoServer      -->  client:           Get next frame & any decryption metadata
client            ->  rialtoServer:     addSegment(needDataRequestId, segment)

opt needDataRequestId is valid && enough space to write segment and its metadata to shm region && client not trying to send too many frames
rialtoServer      ->  rialtoServer:     Copy segment & metadata to shm buffer based on shmInfo for this request ID
rialtoServer      --> client:           OK
else Not enough space in shm region || client trying to send too many frames
rialtoServer      --> client:           NO_SPACE
else needDataRequestId not found
rialtoServer      --> client:           OK
note right: Silently ignore calls with invalid request ID as this is possible due to race conditions
end



end

note over client
Set status following same rules as in client/server mode
end note
client            ->  rialtoServer:     haveData(pipeline_session, status, needDataRequestId)
note across: From this point processing follows the same flow as shown in the client-server diagram.

@enduml
Note

The code for populating the shm buffer from the parameters to addSegment() will be common on the client & server side so this should be stored in a common location to be used by both implementations.

See also Rialto Client MSE Player Session Streaming State Machine for some additional clarity on how the Rialto client should manage the flow of data in particular regard to seek operations.

Rialto Server to Gstreamer server

This algorithm should be run for all attached sources. A haveData() call in the above sequence can restart the algorithm when it previously stopped due to data exhaustion.

OK
note right: Silently ignore calls with invalid request ID as this is possible due to race conditions
end



end

note over client
Set status following same rules as in client/server mode
end note
client            ->  rialtoServer:     haveData(pipeline_session, status, needDataRequestId)
note across: From this point processing follows the same flow as shown in the client-server diagram.

@enduml
Note

The code for populating the shm buffer from the parameters to addSegment() will be common on the client & server side so this should be stored in a common location to be used by both implementations.


See also Rialto Client MSE Player Session Streaming State Machine for some additional clarity on how the Rialto client should manage the flow of data in particular regard to seek operations.

Rialto Server to Gstreamer server

This algorithm should be run for all attached sources. A haveData() call in the above sequence can restart the algorithm when it previously stopped due to data exhaustion.


PlantUML Macro
formatSVG
titlePushing data to Gstreamer server pipeline
@startuml

autonumber

box "Platform" #LightGreen
participant rialtoClient
end box

box "Platform" #LightBlue
participant rialtoServer
participant GStreamer_server
participant Ocdm
end box

note across
Gstreamer app source uses 2 signals, need-data and enough-data,
to notify its client whether it needs more data. Rialto server
should only push data when the appsrc indicates that it is in
the need-data state.
end note


loop While appsrc needs data && appsrc data available in shm buffer

rialtoServer       ->  rialtoServer:      Extract frame's metadata from shm
opt Frame encrypted

rialtoServer	   ->  GStreamer_server:  gst_buffer_add_protection_meta(buffer, meta)

end

rialtoServer       ->  GStreamer_server:  Set width/height caps
opt new codec_data in frame
rialtoServer       ->  GStreamer_server:  Set codec_data caps
end

rialtoServer       ->  GStreamer_server:  gst_app_src_push_buffer(src, gst_buffer)
rialtoServer       ->  rialtoServer:      'Remove' frame from shm

opt First video frame pushed at start of playback / after seek
note across: Not currently implemented
PlantUML Macro
formatSVG
titlePushing data to Gstreamer server pipeline
@startuml

autonumber

box "Platform" #LightGreen
participant rialtoClient
end box

box "Platform" #LightBlue
participant rialtoServer
participant GStreamer_server
participant Ocdm
end box

note across
Gstreamer app source uses 2 signals, need-data and enough-data,
to notify its client whether it needs more data. Rialto server
should only push data when the appsrc indicates that it is in
the need-data state.
end note


loop While appsrc needs data && appsrc data available in shm buffer

rialtoServer       ->  rialtoServer:      Extract frame's metadata from shm
opt Frame encrypted

rialtoServer	--/ rialtoClient:      notifyFrameReady(frame_timestamp)
end

opt Appsrc data exhausted from shm
opt (status == EOS) for this appsrc
rialtoServer       ->   GStreamerGStreamer_server:    gst_buffer_add_protection_meta(buffer, meta)

end
  notify EOS
else Not EOS
rialtoServer       ->  GStreamer_server:  Set width/height caps
opt new codec_data in frame
rialtoServer    --/ rialtoClient:      notifyNeedMediaData(...)
end
end

end

@enduml


Frames are decrypted in the pipeline when they are pulled for playback.


PlantUML Macro
formatSVG
titleDecrypt Frames on Gstreamer server pipeline
@startuml

autonumber

box "Platform" #LightGreen
participant rialtoClient
end box

box "Platform" #LightBlue
participant rialtoServer
participant GStreamer_server
participant Ocdm
end box

GStreamer_server   ->  GStreamer_serverrialtoServer:    Set codec_data caps
end decrypt(buffer)

rialtoServer  	     ->  GStreamer GStreamer_server:  gst_appbuffer_srcget_pushprotection_meta(buffer(src, gst_buffer)
)
 
opt Protection Meta exists (Frame encrypted)
 
rialtoServer       ->  rialtoServer:      'Remove'Extract frame's from shmmetadata

opt First video frame pushed at start of playback / after seek
note across: Not currently implemented
rialtoServermedia_keys.key_system == "com.netflix.playready"
rialtoServer       ->  Ocdm:       --/ rialtoClient:      notifyFrameReady(frame_timestampopencdm_select_key_id(ocdm_session, kid)
end


opt AppsrcImplementation databefore exhaustedCBCS fromsupport shm
opt (status == EOS) for this appsrc
rialtoServeradded
rialtoServer       ->  Ocdm:              ->  GStreamer_server:      notify EOS
else Not EOSopencdm_gstreamer_session_decrypt_ex(ocdm_session, gst_buffer, subsample_info, iv, key, init_with_last_15, caps)
else Implementation after CBCS support added
rialtoServer       --/>  rialtoClientOcdm:            notifyNeedMediaData(...)
end   opencdm_gstreamer_session_decrypt_buffer(ocdm_session, gst_buffer, caps)
end

end

@enduml

Playback State

Position Reporting

The position reporting timer should be started whenever the PLAYING state is entered and stopped whenever the session moves to another playback state, i.e. stop polling during IDLE, BUFFERING, SEEKING etc.Frames are decrypted in the pipeline when they are pulled for playback.


PlantUML Macro
formatSVG
titleDecrypt Frames on Gstreamer server pipelinePosition updates
@startuml


autonumber

box "PlatformContainer" #LightGreen
participant Cobalt
participant Starboard
participant GStreamer_client
participant rialtoClient
end box

box "Platform" #LightBlue
participant rialtoServer
participant GStreamer_server
participant Ocdm
end box

GStreamer_server== Regular position ->update notifications rialtoServer:      decrypt(buffer)

rialtoServer	==

rialtoServer     ->   GStreamer_serverrialtoServer:  gst_buffer_get_protection_meta(buffer)
 
opt Protection MetaPosition exists (Frame encrypted)
 timer fired
rialtoServer       ->  rialtoServerGStreamer_server: Get position from pipeline
GStreamer_server --> rialtoServer: Extract frame's metadata

opt media_keys.key_system == "com.netflix.playready"
rialtoServer   Current position
rialtoServer     ->/  OcdmrialtoClient:     notifyPosition(pipeline_session, position)
rialtoClient     -/    opencdm_select_key_id(ocdmGStreamer_client: notifyPosition(pipeline_session, kidposition)
end


opt Implementation before CBCS support added
rialtoServer       ->  Ocdm:   note over GStreamer_client: Not used by Cobalt as some conformance\ntests require very high position accuracy


== Get position ==

Cobalt           opencdm_gstreamer_session_decrypt_ex(ocdm_session, gst_buffer, subsample_info, iv, key, init_with_last_15, caps)
else Implementation after CBCS support added
rialtoServer->  Starboard:        SbPlayerGetInfo2(player)
Starboard        ->  Ocdm:              opencdm_gstreamer_session_decrypt_buffer(ocdm_session, gst_buffer, caps)
end

end

@enduml

Playback State

Position Reporting

The position reporting timer should be started whenever the PLAYING state is entered and stopped whenever the session moves to another playback state, i.e. stop polling during IDLE, BUFFERING, SEEKING etc.

PlantUML Macro
formatSVG
titlePosition updates
@startuml


autonumber

box "Container" #LightGreen
participant Cobalt
participant Starboard
participant GStreamer_client
participant rialtoClient
end box

box "Platform" #LightBlue
participant rialtoServer
participant GStreamer_server
end box

== Regular position update notifications ==

rialtoServer     ->  rialtoServer:     Position timer fired
rialtoServerGStreamer_client: Get position
GStreamer_client ->  rialtoClient:     getPosition(pipeline_session)
rialtoClient     ->  rialtoServer:     getPosition(pipeline_session)
rialtoServer     ->  GStreamer_server: Get position from pipeline
GStreamer_server --> rialtoServer:     position
rialtoServer     --> rialtoClient:     position
rialtoClient     --> GStreamer_client: position
GStreamer_client --> Starboard:        position
Starboard        ->  GStreamer_serverStarboard: Get position from pipeline
GStreamer_server --> rialtoServer:  Set   Currentplayer_info.pos = position
rialtoServerStarboard        --/>  rialtoClientCobalt:     notifyPosition(pipeline_session, position)
rialtoClient     -/ player_info

@enduml


End of stream

PlantUML Macro
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titleEnd of stream
@startuml

autonumber

box "Container" #LightGreen
participant Cobalt
participant Starboard
participant GStreamer_client: notifyPosition(pipeline_session, position)
note over GStreamer_client: Not used by Cobalt as some conformance\ntests require very high position accuracy


== Get position ==

Cobalt    
participant rialtoClient
end box

box "Platform" #LightBlue
participant rialtoServer
participant GStreamer_server
end box

opt End of content reached
GStreamer_server   -/  rialtoServer:         GST_MESSAGE_EOS
rialtoServer       ->/  StarboardrialtoClient:         SbPlayerGetInfo2(player)
Starboard notifyPlaybackState(pipeline_session, END_OF_STREAM)
rialtoClient       ->/  GStreamer_client: Get position    notifyPlaybackState(pipeline_session, END_OF_STREAM)
note left
This should notify all attached sinks of EOS
end note
GStreamer_client   ->/  rialtoClientStarboard:     getPosition(pipeline_session)
rialtoClient     ->  rialtoServer:GST_MESSAGE_EOS
Starboard     getPosition(pipeline_session)
rialtoServer     ->/  GStreamer_serverCobalt: Get position from pipeline
GStreamer_server --> rialtoServer:     position
rialtoServer    PlayerStatus(player, kSbPlayerStateEndOfStream)
end

@enduml


Underflow

PlantUML Macro
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titleUnderflow
@startuml

autonumber

box "Container" #LightGreen
participant Cobalt
participant Starboard
participant GStreamer_client
participant rialtoClient
end box

box "Platform" #LightBlue
participant rialtoServer
participant GStreamer_server
end box

== Initialisation - register for callbacks ==

opt Video source attached
rialtoServer --> rialtoClient:     position
rialtoClient     --> GStreamer_client: position
GStreamer_client --> Starboard:        position
Starboard        ->  StarboardGStreamer_server:     g_signal_connect(video_decoder, getVideoUnderflowSignalName_soc(),  Set player_info.pos = position
Starboard        video_underflow_cb, user_data);
GStreamer_server   --> CobaltrialtoServer:           player_info

@enduml

End of stream

PlantUML Macro
formatSVG
titleEnd of stream
@startuml

autonumber

box "Container" #LightGreen
participant Cobalt
participant Starboard
participant GStreamer_client
participant rialtoClient
end box

box "Platform" #LightBlue
participant rialtoServer
participant GStreamer_server
end box

opt End of content reached    video_handler_id
end

opt Audio source attached
rialtoServer       ->  GStreamer_server:     g_signal_connect(audio_decoder, getAudioUnderflowSignalName_soc(), audio_underflow_cb, user_data);
GStreamer_server   --/>  rialtoServer:         audio_handler_id
end


== Termination - unregister for callbacks ==

opt Video source GST_MESSAGE_EOSremoved
rialtoServer       -/>  rialtoClientGStreamer_server:         notifyPlaybackState(pipeline_session, END_OF_STREAM)
rialtoClientg_signal_handler_disconnect(video_decoder, video_handler_id);
GStreamer_server   --> rialtoServer:
end

opt Audio source removed
rialtoServer       -/ > GStreamer_clientserver:     notifyPlaybackState(pipeline_session, END_OF_STREAM)
note left
This should notify all attached sinks of EOS
end note
GStreamer_clientg_signal_handler_disconnect(audio_decoder, audio_handler_id);
GStreamer_server   --> rialtoServer:
end


== Underflow ==

opt Data starvation in server AV pipeline
GStreamer_server   -/  StarboardrialtoServer:         video_underflow_cb() or  GSTaudio_MESSAGE_EOS
Starboard          -/  Cobalt:               PlayerStatus(player, kSbPlayerStateEndOfStream)
end

@enduml

Underflow

PlantUML Macro
formatSVG
titleUnderflow
@startuml

autonumber

box "Container" #LightGreen
participant Cobalt
participant Starboard
participant GStreamer_client
participant rialtoClient
end box

box "Platform" #LightBlue
participant rialtoServer
participant GStreamer_server
end box

== Initialisation - register for callbacks ==

opt Video source attached
rialtoServerunderflow_cb()
note across
underflow_enabled: Underflow is enabled when we're in playing state and source is attached.
underflow_cancelled: Underflow may be cancelled when haveData is called between notification from GStreamer and Underflow task handling.
end note
opt underflow_enabled && !underflow_cancelled
rialtoServer       -/  rialtoClient:         notifyBufferUnderflow(source_id)
rialtoClient       ->/  GStreamer_serverclient:      g_signal_connect(video_decoder, getVideoUnderflowSignalName_soc(), video_underflow_cb, user_data);
GStreamer_server   --> rialtoServer:  notifyBufferUnderflow(source_id)
GStreamer_client   -/  Starboard:            emit video_underflow_cb() or videoaudio_handlerunderflow_idcb()
end

opt Audio source attached
rialtoServer       ->  GStreamer_server:     g_signal_connect(audio_decoder, getAudioUnderflowSignalName_soc(), audio_underflow_cb, user_data);
GStreamer_server   --> rialtoServer:         audio_handler_id
end


== Termination - unregister for callbacks ==

opt Video source removed
rialtoServer       ->  GStreamer_server:     g_signal_handler_disconnect(video_decoder, video_handler_id);
note over Starboard, GStreamer_client
Starboard does not have any support for underflow
so the event can be ignored for this integration.
end note

end

note across
There will be one re more pending need data requests at this point which if serviced will allow playback to resume
end note

end

@enduml


Non-fatal Playback Failures

Decryption: Any encrypted frames that fail to decrypt are dropped, and an error notification is propagated to the rialto-gstreamer, at which point a decryption error is raised on the sink.

PlantUML Macro
formatSVG
titleNon-fatal Errors
@startuml

autonumber

box "Container" #LightGreen
participant Application
participant rialtoGstreamer
participant rialtoClient
end box

box "Platform" #LightBlue
participant rialtoServer
participant GStreamer_server 
end box

== Decryption ==
GStreamer_server   -->  rialtoServer:
end

opt Audio source removed
rialtoServer          decrypt(buffer)

rialtoServer	   ->  GStreamer_server:  MediaKeyErrorStatus::Fail
GStreamer_server   ->  GStreamer_server:     g_signal_handler_disconnect(audio_decoder, audio_handler_id);
GStreamer_server   --> rialtoServer:
end


== Underflow ==

opt Data starvation in server AV pipelineGST_BASE_TRANSFORM_FLOW_DROPPED 

note over GStreamer_server
Frame is dropped but playback is unaffected.
end note 

GStreamer_server   -/>  rialtoServer:         video_underflow_cb() or audio_underflow_cb()GST_MESSAGE_WARNING(src, GST_STREAM_ERROR_DECRYPT)

rialtoServer          -/  rialtoClient rialtoClient:         notifyBufferUnderflow(source_id notifyPlaybackError(MediaSourceType, PlaybackError::DECRYPTION)
rialtoClient       -/  GStreamer_client:     notifyBufferUnderflow(source_id)
GStreamer_client   -/  Starboard:            emit video_underflow_cb() or audio_underflow_cb()
 rialtoGstreamer:   notifyPlaybackError(MediaSourceType, PlaybackError::DECRYPTION)
 
note over Starboard, GStreamer_client
Starboard does not have any support for underflow
so the event can be ignored for this integrationrialtoGstreamer
Posting an error message on the sink make the\n
sink unable to continue playing back content.
end note

note across
There will be
rialtoGstreamer one re more pending-/ need Application: data  requests  at this point which if serviced will allow playback to resume
end note

end  GST_MESSAGE_ERROR(sink, GST_STREAM_ERROR_DECRYPT)

@enduml