more consolidation

Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay/Services/MediaSourceFactory.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Api.Models;
@@ -78,16 +79,18 @@ public class MediaSourceFactory : IMediaSourceFactory
             itemId,
             isLiveStream);
 
-        // Create MediaSourceInfo with minimal settings to let clients determine playback
-        // Don't specify Container or MediaStreams - let the .m3u8 path trigger HLS detection
+        // Create MediaSourceInfo with codec info so clients know they can direct play
+        // Provide MediaStreams with H.264+AAC so Android TV/ExoPlayer doesn't trigger transcoding
+        var mediaStreams = CreateMediaStreams(qualityPreference);
+
         var mediaSource = new MediaSourceInfo
         {
             Id = itemId,
             Name = chapter.Title,
             Path = proxyUrl,
             Protocol = MediaProtocol.Http,
-            // Empty container - let clients detect HLS from .m3u8 extension
-            Container = string.Empty,
+            // Use "hls" to trigger hls.js player in web client
+            Container = "hls",
             SupportsDirectStream = true,
             SupportsDirectPlay = true,
             SupportsTranscoding = false,
@@ -98,15 +101,13 @@ public class MediaSourceFactory : IMediaSourceFactory
             IsInfiniteStream = isLiveStream,
             RequiresOpening = false,
             RequiresClosing = false,
+            // Disable probing - we provide stream info directly
             SupportsProbing = false,
             ReadAtNativeFramerate = isLiveStream,
-            // Don't specify MediaStreams - let client determine codec compatibility
-            MediaStreams = new List<MediaStream>(),
-            // Reduce analyze duration for faster startup (3000ms is Jellyfin default, 1000ms for live)
+            // Provide codec info so clients know they can direct play H.264+AAC
+            MediaStreams = mediaStreams.ToList(),
             AnalyzeDurationMs = isLiveStream ? 1000 : 3000,
-            // Ignore DTS timestamps for live streams to avoid sync issues
             IgnoreDts = isLiveStream,
-            // Ignore index for live streams
             IgnoreIndex = isLiveStream,
         };