Update manifest.json for version 1.0.14

Use title cards when non provided or is livestream

.gitea/workflows/release.yaml

@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ jobs:
           echo "artifact_name=${ARTIFACT_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "Found artifact: ${ARTIFACT}"
 
+      - name: Calculate checksum
+        id: checksum
+        run: |
+          CHECKSUM=$(md5sum "${{ steps.jprm.outputs.artifact }}" | awk '{print $1}')
+          echo "checksum=${CHECKSUM}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Checksum: ${CHECKSUM}"
+
       - name: Create Release
         env:
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -126,3 +133,38 @@ jobs:
 
           echo "✅ Release created successfully!"
           echo "View at: ${GITEA_URL}/${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}/releases/tag/${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}"
+
+      - name: Update manifest.json
+        env:
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          REPO_OWNER="${{ github.repository_owner }}"
+          REPO_NAME="${{ github.event.repository.name }}"
+          GITEA_URL="${{ github.server_url }}"
+          VERSION="${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version_number }}"
+          CHECKSUM="${{ steps.checksum.outputs.checksum }}"
+          ARTIFACT_NAME="${{ steps.jprm.outputs.artifact_name }}"
+          TIMESTAMP=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+          DOWNLOAD_URL="${GITEA_URL}/${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}/releases/download/${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}/${ARTIFACT_NAME}"
+
+          git config user.name "Gitea Actions"
+          git config user.email "actions@gitea.tourolle.paris"
+          git fetch origin master
+          git checkout master
+
+          NEW_VERSION=$(cat <<EOF
+          {
+            "version": "${VERSION}",
+            "changelog": "Release ${VERSION}",
+            "targetAbi": "10.9.0.0",
+            "sourceUrl": "${DOWNLOAD_URL}",
+            "checksum": "${CHECKSUM}",
+            "timestamp": "${TIMESTAMP}"
+          }
+          EOF
+          )
+
+          jq --argjson newver "${NEW_VERSION}" '.[0].versions = [$newver] + .[0].versions' manifest.json > manifest.tmp && mv manifest.tmp manifest.json
+          git add manifest.json
+          git commit -m "Update manifest.json for version ${VERSION}"
+          git push origin master

.gitignore

@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ obj/
 .vs/
 .idea/
 artifacts
+*.log

Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Tests/Program.cs

@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Tests
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Simple IHttpClientFactory implementation for tests.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal sealed class TestHttpClientFactory : IHttpClientFactory
+    {
+        public HttpClient CreateClient(string name) => new HttpClient();
+    }
+
     class Program
     {
         static async Task Main(string[] args)
@@ -33,8 +41,9 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Tests
                 builder.SetMinimumLevel(LogLevel.Warning); // Only show warnings and errors
             });
 
+            var httpClientFactory = new TestHttpClientFactory();
             var apiClient = new SRFApiClient(loggerFactory);
-            var streamResolver = new StreamUrlResolver(loggerFactory.CreateLogger<StreamUrlResolver>());
+            var streamResolver = new StreamUrlResolver(loggerFactory.CreateLogger<StreamUrlResolver>(), httpClientFactory);
 
             var cancellationToken = CancellationToken.None;
 

Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay/Api/Models/PlayV3/PlayV3TvProgramGuideResponse.cs

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
-
-namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Api.Models.PlayV3;
-
-/// <summary>
-/// TV Program Guide response from Play v3 API.
-/// </summary>
-public class PlayV3TvProgramGuideResponse
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Gets the list of TV program entries.
-    /// </summary>
-    [JsonPropertyName("data")]
-    public IReadOnlyList<PlayV3TvProgram>? Data { get; init; }
-}

Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay/Api/SRFApiClient.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ using System;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Encodings.Web;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -51,10 +53,23 @@ public class SRFApiClient : IDisposable
 
         _jsonOptions = new JsonSerializerOptions
         {
-            PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true
+            PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true,
+            Encoder = JavaScriptEncoder.UnsafeRelaxedJsonEscaping
         };
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Reads HTTP response content as UTF-8 string.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="content">The HTTP content to read.</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>The content as a UTF-8 decoded string.</returns>
+    private async Task<string> ReadAsUtf8StringAsync(HttpContent content, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        var bytes = await content.ReadAsByteArrayAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        return Encoding.UTF8.GetString(bytes);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Creates an HttpClient with optional proxy configuration.
     /// </summary>
@@ -110,6 +125,7 @@ public class SRFApiClient : IDisposable
         client.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.ParseAdd("Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/120.0.0.0 Safari/537.36");
         client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.ParseAdd("*/*");
         client.DefaultRequestHeaders.AcceptLanguage.ParseAdd("en-US,en;q=0.9");
+        client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Accept-Charset", "utf-8");
 
         _logger.LogInformation(
             "HttpClient created with HTTP/1.1 and headers - User-Agent: {UserAgent}, Accept: {Accept}, Accept-Language: {AcceptLanguage}",
@@ -135,54 +151,11 @@ public class SRFApiClient : IDisposable
     {
         try
         {
-            var url = $"/mediaComposition/byUrn/{urn}.json";
-            var fullUrl = $"{ApiEndpoints.IntegrationLayerBaseUrl}{url}";
-            _logger.LogInformation("Fetching media composition for URN: {Urn} from {Url}", urn, fullUrl);
+            var fullUrl = $"{ApiEndpoints.IntegrationLayerBaseUrl}/mediaComposition/byUrn/{urn}.json";
+            _logger.LogDebug("Fetching media composition for URN: {Urn} from {Url}", urn, fullUrl);
 
-            // HttpClient consistently fails with 404, use curl directly
-            // This is likely due to routing/network configuration on the Jellyfin server
+            // Use curl - HttpClient returns 404 due to server routing/network configuration
             return await FetchWithCurlAsync(fullUrl, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-
-            /* HttpClient fallback disabled - always returns 404
-            var response = await _httpClient.GetAsync(url, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-
-            // Log response headers to diagnose geo-blocking
-            var xLocation = response.Headers.Contains("x-location")
-                ? string.Join(", ", response.Headers.GetValues("x-location"))
-                : "not present";
-
-            _logger.LogInformation(
-                "Media composition response for URN {Urn}: StatusCode={StatusCode}, x-location={XLocation}",
-                urn,
-                response.StatusCode,
-                xLocation);
-
-            // If HttpClient fails, try curl as fallback
-            if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
-            {
-                _logger.LogWarning("HttpClient failed with {StatusCode}, trying curl fallback", response.StatusCode);
-                return await FetchWithCurlAsync(fullUrl, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            }
-
-            response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
-
-            var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            var result = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<MediaComposition>(content, _jsonOptions);
-
-            if (result?.ChapterList != null && result.ChapterList.Count > 0)
-            {
-                _logger.LogInformation(
-                    "Successfully fetched media composition for URN: {Urn} - Chapters: {ChapterCount}",
-                    urn,
-                    result.ChapterList.Count);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                _logger.LogWarning("Media composition for URN {Urn} has no chapters", urn);
-            }
-
-            return result;
-            */
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
@@ -227,7 +200,8 @@ public class SRFApiClient : IDisposable
                 RedirectStandardOutput = true,
                 RedirectStandardError = true,
                 UseShellExecute = false,
-                CreateNoWindow = true
+                CreateNoWindow = true,
+                StandardOutputEncoding = Encoding.UTF8
             };
 
             using var process = new System.Diagnostics.Process { StartInfo = processStartInfo };
@@ -287,12 +261,12 @@ public class SRFApiClient : IDisposable
 
             if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
             {
-                var errorContent = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                var errorContent = await ReadAsUtf8StringAsync(response.Content, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 _logger.LogError("API returned error {StatusCode}: {Error}", response.StatusCode, errorContent);
                 return null;
             }
 
-            var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var content = await ReadAsUtf8StringAsync(response.Content, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             _logger.LogDebug("Latest videos response length: {Length}", content.Length);
 
             var result = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<MediaComposition>(content, _jsonOptions);
@@ -326,12 +300,12 @@ public class SRFApiClient : IDisposable
 
             if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
             {
-                var errorContent = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                var errorContent = await ReadAsUtf8StringAsync(response.Content, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 _logger.LogError("API returned error {StatusCode}: {Error}", response.StatusCode, errorContent);
                 return null;
             }
 
-            var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var content = await ReadAsUtf8StringAsync(response.Content, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             _logger.LogDebug("Trending videos response length: {Length}", content.Length);
 
             var result = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<MediaComposition>(content, _jsonOptions);
@@ -361,7 +335,7 @@ public class SRFApiClient : IDisposable
             var response = await _httpClient.GetAsync(url, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
 
-            var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var content = await ReadAsUtf8StringAsync(response.Content, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             return content;
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
@@ -389,12 +363,12 @@ public class SRFApiClient : IDisposable
 
             if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
             {
-                var errorContent = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                var errorContent = await ReadAsUtf8StringAsync(response.Content, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 _logger.LogError("API returned error {StatusCode}: {Error}", response.StatusCode, errorContent);
                 return null;
             }
 
-            var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var content = await ReadAsUtf8StringAsync(response.Content, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             var result = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<PlayV3DirectResponse<PlayV3Show>>(content, _jsonOptions);
 
             _logger.LogInformation("Successfully fetched {Count} shows for business unit: {BusinessUnit}", result?.Data?.Count ?? 0, businessUnit);
@@ -425,12 +399,12 @@ public class SRFApiClient : IDisposable
 
             if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
             {
-                var errorContent = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                var errorContent = await ReadAsUtf8StringAsync(response.Content, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 _logger.LogError("API returned error {StatusCode}: {Error}", response.StatusCode, errorContent);
                 return null;
             }
 
-            var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var content = await ReadAsUtf8StringAsync(response.Content, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             var result = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<PlayV3DirectResponse<PlayV3Topic>>(content, _jsonOptions);
 
             _logger.LogInformation("Successfully fetched {Count} topics for business unit: {BusinessUnit}", result?.Data?.Count ?? 0, businessUnit);
@@ -462,12 +436,12 @@ public class SRFApiClient : IDisposable
 
             if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
             {
-                var errorContent = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                var errorContent = await ReadAsUtf8StringAsync(response.Content, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 _logger.LogError("API returned error {StatusCode}: {Error}", response.StatusCode, errorContent);
                 return null;
             }
 
-            var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var content = await ReadAsUtf8StringAsync(response.Content, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             var result = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<PlayV3Response<PlayV3Video>>(content, _jsonOptions);
 
             _logger.LogDebug("Successfully fetched {Count} videos for show {ShowId}", result?.Data?.Data?.Count ?? 0, showId);
@@ -502,12 +476,12 @@ public class SRFApiClient : IDisposable
 
             if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
             {
-                var errorContent = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                var errorContent = await ReadAsUtf8StringAsync(response.Content, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 _logger.LogError("API returned error {StatusCode}: {Error}", response.StatusCode, errorContent);
                 return null;
             }
 
-            var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var content = await ReadAsUtf8StringAsync(response.Content, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             // The response structure is: { "data": { "scheduledLivestreams": [...] } }
             var jsonDoc = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<JsonElement>(content, _jsonOptions);

Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay/Channels/SRFPlayChannel.cs

@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Security.Cryptography;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Api;
 using Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Constants;
 using Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Services.Interfaces;
+using Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Utilities;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Channels;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers;
@@ -24,11 +25,11 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Channels;
 public class SRFPlayChannel : IChannel, IHasCacheKey
 {
     private readonly ILogger<SRFPlayChannel> _logger;
-    private readonly ILoggerFactory _loggerFactory;
     private readonly IContentRefreshService _contentRefreshService;
     private readonly IStreamUrlResolver _streamResolver;
     private readonly IMediaSourceFactory _mediaSourceFactory;
     private readonly ICategoryService? _categoryService;
+    private readonly ISRFApiClientFactory _apiClientFactory;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="SRFPlayChannel"/> class.
@@ -38,26 +39,28 @@ public class SRFPlayChannel : IChannel, IHasCacheKey
     /// <param name="streamResolver">The stream resolver.</param>
     /// <param name="mediaSourceFactory">The media source factory.</param>
     /// <param name="categoryService">The category service (optional).</param>
+    /// <param name="apiClientFactory">The API client factory.</param>
     public SRFPlayChannel(
         ILoggerFactory loggerFactory,
         IContentRefreshService contentRefreshService,
         IStreamUrlResolver streamResolver,
         IMediaSourceFactory mediaSourceFactory,
-        ICategoryService? categoryService = null)
+        ICategoryService? categoryService,
+        ISRFApiClientFactory apiClientFactory)
     {
-        _loggerFactory = loggerFactory;
         _logger = loggerFactory.CreateLogger<SRFPlayChannel>();
         _contentRefreshService = contentRefreshService;
         _streamResolver = streamResolver;
         _mediaSourceFactory = mediaSourceFactory;
         _categoryService = categoryService;
+        _apiClientFactory = apiClientFactory;
 
         if (_categoryService == null)
         {
             _logger.LogWarning("CategoryService not available - category folders will be disabled");
         }
 
-        _logger.LogInformation("=== SRFPlayChannel constructor called! Channel is being instantiated ===");
+        _logger.LogDebug("SRFPlayChannel initialized");
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ public class SRFPlayChannel : IChannel, IHasCacheKey
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public InternalChannelFeatures GetChannelFeatures()
     {
-        _logger.LogInformation("=== GetChannelFeatures called for SRF Play channel ===");
+        _logger.LogDebug("GetChannelFeatures called");
 
         return new InternalChannelFeatures
         {
@@ -104,10 +107,19 @@ public class SRFPlayChannel : IChannel, IHasCacheKey
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public Task<DynamicImageResponse> GetChannelImage(ImageType type, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
-        // Could provide a channel logo here
+        var assembly = GetType().Assembly;
+        var resourceStream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Images.logo.png");
+
+        if (resourceStream == null)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult(new DynamicImageResponse { HasImage = false });
+        }
+
         return Task.FromResult(new DynamicImageResponse
         {
-            HasImage = false
+            HasImage = true,
+            Stream = resourceStream,
+            Format = MediaBrowser.Model.Drawing.ImageFormat.Png
         });
     }
 
@@ -124,12 +136,12 @@ public class SRFPlayChannel : IChannel, IHasCacheKey
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public async Task<ChannelItemResult> GetChannelItems(InternalChannelItemQuery query, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
-        _logger.LogInformation("=== GetChannelItems called! FolderId: {FolderId} ===", query.FolderId);
+        _logger.LogDebug("GetChannelItems called for folder {FolderId}", query.FolderId);
 
         try
         {
             var items = await GetFolderItemsAsync(query.FolderId, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            _logger.LogInformation("Returning {Count} channel items for folder {FolderId}", items.Count, query.FolderId);
+            _logger.LogDebug("Returning {Count} channel items for folder {FolderId}", items.Count, query.FolderId);
 
             return new ChannelItemResult
             {
@@ -236,7 +248,7 @@ public class SRFPlayChannel : IChannel, IHasCacheKey
         {
             var businessUnit = config?.BusinessUnit.ToString().ToLowerInvariant() ?? "srf";
 
-            using var apiClient = new Api.SRFApiClient(_loggerFactory);
+            using var apiClient = _apiClientFactory.CreateClient();
             var scheduledLivestreams = await apiClient.GetScheduledLivestreamsAsync(businessUnit, "SPORT", cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             if (scheduledLivestreams == null)
@@ -301,7 +313,7 @@ public class SRFPlayChannel : IChannel, IHasCacheKey
             var shows = await _categoryService.GetShowsByTopicAsync(topicId, businessUnit, 20, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             var urns = new List<string>();
 
-            using var apiClient = new Api.SRFApiClient(_loggerFactory);
+            using var apiClient = _apiClientFactory.CreateClient();
 
             foreach (var show in shows)
             {
@@ -390,8 +402,14 @@ public class SRFPlayChannel : IChannel, IHasCacheKey
         var enabledTopics = config?.EnabledTopics != null && config.EnabledTopics.Count > 0
             ? string.Join(",", config.EnabledTopics)
             : "all";
-        var date = DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
-        return $"{config?.BusinessUnit}_{config?.EnableLatestContent}_{config?.EnableTrendingContent}_{config?.EnableCategoryFolders}_{enabledTopics}_{date}";
+
+        // Use 15-minute time buckets for cache key so live content refreshes frequently
+        // This ensures livestream folders update as programs start/end throughout the day
+        var now = DateTime.Now;
+        var timeBucket = new DateTime(now.Year, now.Month, now.Day, now.Hour, (now.Minute / 15) * 15, 0);
+        var timeKey = timeBucket.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd-HH-mm", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+        return $"{config?.BusinessUnit}_{config?.EnableLatestContent}_{config?.EnableTrendingContent}_{config?.EnableCategoryFolders}_{enabledTopics}_{timeKey}";
     }
 
     private async Task<List<ChannelItemInfo>> ConvertUrnsToChannelItems(List<string> urns, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
@@ -407,7 +425,7 @@ public class SRFPlayChannel : IChannel, IHasCacheKey
 
         _logger.LogInformation("Converting {Count} URNs to channel items", urns.Count);
 
-        using var apiClient = new Api.SRFApiClient(_loggerFactory);
+        using var apiClient = _apiClientFactory.CreateClient();
         int successCount = 0;
         int failedCount = 0;
         int expiredCount = 0;
@@ -446,7 +464,7 @@ public class SRFPlayChannel : IChannel, IHasCacheKey
                 }
 
                 // Generate deterministic GUID from URN
-                var itemId = UrnToGuid(urn);
+                var itemId = UrnHelper.ToGuid(urn);
 
                 // Use factory to create MediaSourceInfo (handles stream URL, auth, proxy registration)
                 var mediaSource = await _mediaSourceFactory.CreateMediaSourceAsync(
@@ -482,21 +500,36 @@ public class SRFPlayChannel : IChannel, IHasCacheKey
                 // Build overview
                 var overview = chapter.Description ?? chapter.Lead;
 
-                // Get image URL - prefer chapter image, fall back to show image if available
-                var originalImageUrl = chapter.ImageUrl;
-                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(originalImageUrl) && mediaComposition.Show != null)
-                {
-                    originalImageUrl = mediaComposition.Show.ImageUrl;
-                    _logger.LogDebug("URN {Urn}: Using show image as fallback", urn);
-                }
+                // Determine image URL based on configuration
+                string? imageUrl;
+                var generateTitleCards = config.GenerateTitleCards;
 
-                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(originalImageUrl))
+                if (generateTitleCards)
                 {
-                    _logger.LogWarning("URN {Urn}: No image URL available for '{Title}'", urn, chapter.Title);
+                    // Generate title card with content name
+                    _logger.LogDebug("URN {Urn}: Generating title card for '{Title}'", urn, chapter.Title);
+                    imageUrl = CreatePlaceholderImageUrl(chapter.Title ?? "SRF Play", _mediaSourceFactory.GetServerBaseUrl());
                 }
+                else
+                {
+                    // Use SRF-provided images - prefer chapter image, fall back to show image
+                    var originalImageUrl = chapter.ImageUrl;
+                    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(originalImageUrl) && mediaComposition.Show != null)
+                    {
+                        originalImageUrl = mediaComposition.Show.ImageUrl;
+                        _logger.LogDebug("URN {Urn}: Using show image as fallback", urn);
+                    }
 
-                // Proxy image URL to fix Content-Type headers from SRF CDN
-                var imageUrl = CreateProxiedImageUrl(originalImageUrl, _mediaSourceFactory.GetServerBaseUrl());
+                    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(originalImageUrl))
+                    {
+                        _logger.LogDebug("URN {Urn}: No image URL available for '{Title}', using placeholder", urn, chapter.Title);
+                        imageUrl = CreatePlaceholderImageUrl(chapter.Title ?? "SRF Play", _mediaSourceFactory.GetServerBaseUrl());
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        imageUrl = CreateProxiedImageUrl(originalImageUrl, _mediaSourceFactory.GetServerBaseUrl());
+                    }
+                }
 
                 // Use ValidFrom for premiere date if this is a scheduled livestream, otherwise use Date
                 var premiereDate = chapter.Type == "SCHEDULED_LIVESTREAM" ? chapter.ValidFrom?.ToUniversalTime() : chapter.Date?.ToUniversalTime();
@@ -554,25 +587,6 @@ public class SRFPlayChannel : IChannel, IHasCacheKey
         return items;
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Generates a deterministic GUID from a URN.
-    /// This ensures the same URN always produces the same GUID.
-    /// MD5 is used for non-cryptographic purposes only (generating IDs).
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="urn">The URN to convert.</param>
-    /// <returns>A deterministic GUID.</returns>
-#pragma warning disable CA5351 // MD5 is used for non-cryptographic purposes (ID generation)
-    private static string UrnToGuid(string urn)
-    {
-        // Use MD5 to generate a deterministic hash from the URN
-        var hash = MD5.HashData(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(urn));
-
-        // Convert the first 16 bytes to a GUID
-        var guid = new Guid(hash);
-        return guid.ToString();
-    }
-#pragma warning restore CA5351
-
     /// <summary>
     /// Creates a proxy URL for an image to fix Content-Type headers from SRF CDN.
     /// </summary>
@@ -591,6 +605,18 @@ public class SRFPlayChannel : IChannel, IHasCacheKey
         return $"{serverUrl}/Plugins/SRFPlay/Proxy/Image?url={encodedUrl}";
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates a placeholder image URL with the given text.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="text">The text to display on the placeholder.</param>
+    /// <param name="serverUrl">The server base URL.</param>
+    /// <returns>The placeholder image URL.</returns>
+    private static string CreatePlaceholderImageUrl(string text, string serverUrl)
+    {
+        var encodedText = Convert.ToBase64String(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(text));
+        return $"{serverUrl}/Plugins/SRFPlay/Proxy/Placeholder?text={encodedText}";
+    }
+
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public bool IsEnabledFor(string userId)
     {

Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay/Configuration/PluginConfiguration.cs

@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public class PluginConfiguration : BasePluginConfiguration
         EnableTrendingContent = true;
         EnableCategoryFolders = true;
         EnabledTopics = new System.Collections.Generic.List<string>();
+        GenerateTitleCards = true;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -149,4 +150,10 @@ public class PluginConfiguration : BasePluginConfiguration
     /// This is important for Android and other remote clients to access streams.
     /// </summary>
     public string PublicServerUrl { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether to generate title card images with the content title.
+    /// When enabled, generates custom thumbnails instead of using SRF-provided images.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool GenerateTitleCards { get; set; }
 }

Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay/Configuration/configPage.html

@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@
                         </label>
                         <div class="fieldDescription">Automatically discover and add trending videos</div>
                     </div>
+                    <div class="checkboxContainer checkboxContainer-withDescription">
+                        <label class="emby-checkbox-label">
+                            <input id="GenerateTitleCards" name="GenerateTitleCards" type="checkbox" is="emby-checkbox" />
+                            <span>Generate Title Cards</span>
+                        </label>
+                        <div class="fieldDescription">Generate custom thumbnails with the content title instead of using SRF-provided images</div>
+                    </div>
                     <br />
                     <h2>Proxy Settings</h2>
                     <div class="checkboxContainer checkboxContainer-withDescription">
@@ -117,6 +124,7 @@
                         document.querySelector('#CacheDurationMinutes').value = config.CacheDurationMinutes;
                         document.querySelector('#EnableLatestContent').checked = config.EnableLatestContent;
                         document.querySelector('#EnableTrendingContent').checked = config.EnableTrendingContent;
+                        document.querySelector('#GenerateTitleCards').checked = config.GenerateTitleCards !== false;
                         document.querySelector('#UseProxy').checked = config.UseProxy || false;
                         document.querySelector('#ProxyAddress').value = config.ProxyAddress || '';
                         document.querySelector('#ProxyUsername').value = config.ProxyUsername || '';
@@ -137,6 +145,7 @@
                     config.CacheDurationMinutes = parseInt(document.querySelector('#CacheDurationMinutes').value);
                     config.EnableLatestContent = document.querySelector('#EnableLatestContent').checked;
                     config.EnableTrendingContent = document.querySelector('#EnableTrendingContent').checked;
+                    config.GenerateTitleCards = document.querySelector('#GenerateTitleCards').checked;
                     config.UseProxy = document.querySelector('#UseProxy').checked;
                     config.ProxyAddress = document.querySelector('#ProxyAddress').value;
                     config.ProxyUsername = document.querySelector('#ProxyUsername').value;

Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay/Controllers/StreamProxyController.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Net.Http.Headers;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Services.Interfaces;
+using Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Utilities;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
@@ -52,6 +53,29 @@ public class StreamProxyController : ControllerBase
         Response.Headers["Access-Control-Max-Age"] = "86400"; // Cache preflight for 24 hours
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Adds Cache-Control headers appropriate for the stream type.
+    /// Livestreams need frequent manifest refresh, VOD can be cached longer.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="itemId">The item ID to check.</param>
+    private void AddManifestCacheHeaders(string itemId)
+    {
+        var metadata = _proxyService.GetStreamMetadata(itemId);
+        var isLiveStream = metadata?.IsLiveStream ?? false;
+
+        if (isLiveStream)
+        {
+            // Livestreams need frequent manifest refresh (segments rotate every ~6-10s)
+            Response.Headers["Cache-Control"] = "max-age=2, must-revalidate";
+            _logger.LogDebug("Setting livestream cache headers for {ItemId}", itemId);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // VOD manifests are static, can cache longer
+            Response.Headers["Cache-Control"] = "max-age=3600";
+        }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Handles CORS preflight OPTIONS requests for all proxy endpoints.
     /// </summary>
@@ -120,8 +144,11 @@ public class StreamProxyController : ControllerBase
                 return NotFound();
             }
 
+            // Set cache headers based on stream type (live vs VOD)
+            AddManifestCacheHeaders(actualItemId);
+
             _logger.LogDebug("Returning master manifest for item {ItemId} ({Length} bytes)", itemId, manifestContent.Length);
-            return Content(manifestContent, "application/vnd.apple.mpegurl");
+            return Content(manifestContent, "application/vnd.apple.mpegurl; charset=utf-8");
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
@@ -170,8 +197,11 @@ public class StreamProxyController : ControllerBase
             var baseProxyUrl = $"{scheme}://{Request.Host}/Plugins/SRFPlay/Proxy/{itemId}";
             var rewrittenContent = RewriteSegmentUrls(manifestContent, baseProxyUrl);
 
+            // Set cache headers based on stream type (live vs VOD)
+            AddManifestCacheHeaders(actualItemId);
+
             _logger.LogDebug("Returning variant manifest for item {ItemId} ({Length} bytes)", itemId, rewrittenContent.Length);
-            return Content(rewrittenContent, "application/vnd.apple.mpegurl");
+            return Content(rewrittenContent, "application/vnd.apple.mpegurl; charset=utf-8");
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
@@ -213,7 +243,7 @@ public class StreamProxyController : ControllerBase
             }
 
             // Determine content type based on file extension
-            var contentType = GetContentType(segmentPath);
+            var contentType = MimeTypeHelper.GetSegmentContentType(segmentPath);
 
             _logger.LogDebug("Returning segment {SegmentPath} ({Length} bytes, {ContentType})", segmentPath, segmentData.Length, contentType);
             return File(segmentData, contentType);
@@ -353,32 +383,6 @@ public class StreamProxyController : ControllerBase
         return result.ToString();
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Gets the content type for a segment based on file extension.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="path">The segment path.</param>
-    /// <returns>The MIME content type.</returns>
-    private static string GetContentType(string path)
-    {
-        if (path.EndsWith(".ts", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-        {
-            return "video/MP2T";
-        }
-
-        if (path.EndsWith(".mp4", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
-            path.EndsWith(".m4s", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-        {
-            return "video/mp4";
-        }
-
-        if (path.EndsWith(".aac", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-        {
-            return "audio/aac";
-        }
-
-        return "application/octet-stream";
-    }
-
     /// <summary>
     /// Proxies image requests from SRF CDN, fixing Content-Type headers.
     /// </summary>
@@ -442,7 +446,7 @@ public class StreamProxyController : ControllerBase
                 .ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             // Determine correct content type
-            var contentType = GetImageContentType(decodedUrl);
+            var contentType = MimeTypeHelper.GetImageContentType(decodedUrl);
 
             _logger.LogDebug(
                 "Returning proxied image ({Length} bytes, {ContentType})",
@@ -459,36 +463,36 @@ public class StreamProxyController : ControllerBase
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Gets the content type for an image based on URL or file extension.
+    /// Generates a placeholder image with the given text centered.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="url">The image URL.</param>
-    /// <returns>The MIME content type.</returns>
-    private static string GetImageContentType(string url)
+    /// <param name="text">The text to display (base64 encoded).</param>
+    /// <returns>A PNG image with the text centered.</returns>
+    [HttpGet("Placeholder")]
+    [AllowAnonymous]
+    [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
+    [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status400BadRequest)]
+    public IActionResult GetPlaceholder([FromQuery] string text)
     {
-        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(url))
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
         {
-            return "image/jpeg";
+            return BadRequest("Text parameter is required");
         }
 
-        var uri = new Uri(url);
-        var path = uri.AbsolutePath.ToLowerInvariant();
-
-        if (path.EndsWith(".png", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+        string decodedText;
+        try
         {
-            return "image/png";
+            var bytes = Convert.FromBase64String(text);
+            decodedText = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(bytes);
+        }
+        catch (FormatException)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning("Invalid base64 text parameter: {Text}", text);
+            return BadRequest("Invalid text encoding");
         }
 
-        if (path.EndsWith(".gif", StringComparison.Ordinal))
-        {
-            return "image/gif";
-        }
+        _logger.LogDebug("Generating placeholder image for: {Text}", decodedText);
 
-        if (path.EndsWith(".webp", StringComparison.Ordinal))
-        {
-            return "image/webp";
-        }
-
-        // Default to JPEG for SRF images (most common)
-        return "image/jpeg";
+        var imageStream = PlaceholderImageGenerator.GeneratePlaceholder(decodedText);
+        return File(imageStream, "image/png");
     }
 }

Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay/Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.csproj

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Jellyfin.Controller" Version="10.9.11" />
     <PackageReference Include="Jellyfin.Model" Version="10.9.11" />
     <PackageReference Include="Socks5" Version="1.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SkiaSharp" Version="2.88.8" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -27,4 +28,9 @@
     <EmbeddedResource Include="Configuration\configPage.html" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Remove="..\assests\main logo.png" />
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="..\assests\main logo.png" LogicalName="Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Images.logo.png" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>

Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay/Providers/SRFEpisodeProvider.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -19,22 +18,18 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Providers;
 public class SRFEpisodeProvider : IRemoteMetadataProvider<Episode, EpisodeInfo>
 {
     private readonly ILogger<SRFEpisodeProvider> _logger;
-    private readonly IHttpClientFactory _httpClientFactory;
     private readonly IMediaCompositionFetcher _compositionFetcher;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="SRFEpisodeProvider"/> class.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="loggerFactory">The logger factory.</param>
-    /// <param name="httpClientFactory">The HTTP client factory.</param>
+    /// <param name="logger">The logger.</param>
     /// <param name="compositionFetcher">The media composition fetcher.</param>
     public SRFEpisodeProvider(
-        ILoggerFactory loggerFactory,
-        IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory,
+        ILogger<SRFEpisodeProvider> logger,
         IMediaCompositionFetcher compositionFetcher)
     {
-        _logger = loggerFactory.CreateLogger<SRFEpisodeProvider>();
-        _httpClientFactory = httpClientFactory;
+        _logger = logger;
         _compositionFetcher = compositionFetcher;
     }
 

Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay/Providers/SRFImageProvider.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Net.Http.Headers;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Services.Interfaces;
+using Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Utilities;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers;
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ public class SRFImageProvider : IRemoteImageProvider, IHasOrder
             if (needsContentTypeFix)
             {
                 // Determine correct content type from URL extension or default to JPEG
-                var contentType = GetContentTypeFromUrl(url);
+                var contentType = MimeTypeHelper.GetImageContentType(url);
                 if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(contentType))
                 {
                     _logger.LogInformation(
@@ -201,42 +202,4 @@ public class SRFImageProvider : IRemoteImageProvider, IHasOrder
 
         return response;
     }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Determines the correct content type based on URL file extension.
-    /// </summary>
-    private static string? GetContentTypeFromUrl(string url)
-    {
-        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(url))
-        {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        // Get the file extension from the URL (ignore query string)
-        var uri = new Uri(url);
-        var path = uri.AbsolutePath.ToLowerInvariant();
-
-        if (path.EndsWith(".jpg", StringComparison.Ordinal) || path.EndsWith(".jpeg", StringComparison.Ordinal))
-        {
-            return "image/jpeg";
-        }
-
-        if (path.EndsWith(".png", StringComparison.Ordinal))
-        {
-            return "image/png";
-        }
-
-        if (path.EndsWith(".gif", StringComparison.Ordinal))
-        {
-            return "image/gif";
-        }
-
-        if (path.EndsWith(".webp", StringComparison.Ordinal))
-        {
-            return "image/webp";
-        }
-
-        // Default to JPEG for SRF images (most common)
-        return "image/jpeg";
-    }
 }

Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay/Providers/SRFSeriesProvider.cs

@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Services.Interfaces;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Providers;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
@@ -19,22 +17,18 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Providers;
 public class SRFSeriesProvider : IRemoteMetadataProvider<Series, SeriesInfo>
 {
     private readonly ILogger<SRFSeriesProvider> _logger;
-    private readonly IHttpClientFactory _httpClientFactory;
     private readonly IMediaCompositionFetcher _compositionFetcher;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="SRFSeriesProvider"/> class.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="loggerFactory">The logger factory.</param>
-    /// <param name="httpClientFactory">The HTTP client factory.</param>
+    /// <param name="logger">The logger.</param>
     /// <param name="compositionFetcher">The media composition fetcher.</param>
     public SRFSeriesProvider(
-        ILoggerFactory loggerFactory,
-        IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory,
+        ILogger<SRFSeriesProvider> logger,
         IMediaCompositionFetcher compositionFetcher)
     {
-        _logger = loggerFactory.CreateLogger<SRFSeriesProvider>();
-        _httpClientFactory = httpClientFactory;
+        _logger = logger;
         _compositionFetcher = compositionFetcher;
     }
 

Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay/ScheduledTasks/ExpirationCheckTask.cs

@@ -15,18 +15,22 @@ public class ExpirationCheckTask : IScheduledTask
 {
     private readonly ILogger<ExpirationCheckTask> _logger;
     private readonly IContentExpirationService _expirationService;
+    private readonly IStreamProxyService _streamProxyService;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ExpirationCheckTask"/> class.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="logger">The logger instance.</param>
     /// <param name="expirationService">The content expiration service.</param>
+    /// <param name="streamProxyService">The stream proxy service.</param>
     public ExpirationCheckTask(
         ILogger<ExpirationCheckTask> logger,
-        IContentExpirationService expirationService)
+        IContentExpirationService expirationService,
+        IStreamProxyService streamProxyService)
     {
         _logger = logger;
         _expirationService = expirationService;
+        _streamProxyService = streamProxyService;
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
@@ -77,6 +81,10 @@ public class ExpirationCheckTask : IScheduledTask
             progress?.Report(50);
             var removedCount = await _expirationService.CheckAndRemoveExpiredContentAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
+            // Clean up old stream proxy mappings
+            progress?.Report(75);
+            _streamProxyService.CleanupOldMappings();
+
             progress?.Report(100);
             _logger.LogInformation("SRF Play expiration check task completed. Removed {Count} expired items", removedCount);
         }

Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay/Services/CategoryService.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -16,8 +15,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Services;
 /// </summary>
 public class CategoryService : ICategoryService
 {
-    private readonly ILogger _logger;
-    private readonly ILoggerFactory _loggerFactory;
+    private readonly ILogger<CategoryService> _logger;
+    private readonly ISRFApiClientFactory _apiClientFactory;
     private readonly TimeSpan _topicsCacheDuration = TimeSpan.FromHours(24);
     private Dictionary<string, PlayV3Topic>? _topicsCache;
     private DateTime _topicsCacheExpiry = DateTime.MinValue;
@@ -25,19 +24,15 @@ public class CategoryService : ICategoryService
     /// <summary>
     /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="CategoryService"/> class.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="loggerFactory">The logger factory.</param>
-    public CategoryService(ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
+    /// <param name="logger">The logger.</param>
+    /// <param name="apiClientFactory">The API client factory.</param>
+    public CategoryService(ILogger<CategoryService> logger, ISRFApiClientFactory apiClientFactory)
     {
-        _loggerFactory = loggerFactory;
-        _logger = loggerFactory.CreateLogger<CategoryService>();
+        _logger = logger;
+        _apiClientFactory = apiClientFactory;
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Gets all topics for a business unit.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="businessUnit">The business unit.</param>
-    /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
-    /// <returns>List of topics.</returns>
+    /// <inheritdoc />
     public async Task<List<PlayV3Topic>> GetTopicsAsync(string businessUnit, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
         // Return cached topics if still valid
@@ -48,7 +43,7 @@ public class CategoryService : ICategoryService
         }
 
         _logger.LogInformation("Fetching topics for business unit: {BusinessUnit}", businessUnit);
-        using var apiClient = new SRFApiClient(_loggerFactory);
+        using var apiClient = _apiClientFactory.CreateClient();
         var topics = await apiClient.GetAllTopicsAsync(businessUnit, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
         if (topics != null && topics.Count > 0)
@@ -65,13 +60,7 @@ public class CategoryService : ICategoryService
         return topics ?? new List<PlayV3Topic>();
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Gets a topic by ID.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="topicId">The topic ID.</param>
-    /// <param name="businessUnit">The business unit.</param>
-    /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
-    /// <returns>The topic, or null if not found.</returns>
+    /// <inheritdoc />
     public async Task<PlayV3Topic?> GetTopicByIdAsync(string topicId, string businessUnit, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
         // Ensure topics are loaded
@@ -83,70 +72,14 @@ public class CategoryService : ICategoryService
         return _topicsCache?.GetValueOrDefault(topicId);
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Filters shows by topic ID.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="shows">The shows to filter.</param>
-    /// <param name="topicId">The topic ID to filter by.</param>
-    /// <returns>Filtered list of shows.</returns>
-    public IReadOnlyList<PlayV3Show> FilterShowsByTopic(IReadOnlyList<PlayV3Show> shows, string topicId)
-    {
-        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(topicId))
-        {
-            return shows;
-        }
-
-        return shows
-            .Where(s => s.TopicList != null && s.TopicList.Contains(topicId))
-            .ToList();
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Groups shows by their topics.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="shows">The shows to group.</param>
-    /// <returns>Dictionary mapping topic IDs to shows.</returns>
-    public IReadOnlyDictionary<string, List<PlayV3Show>> GroupShowsByTopics(IReadOnlyList<PlayV3Show> shows)
-    {
-        var groupedShows = new Dictionary<string, List<PlayV3Show>>();
-
-        foreach (var show in shows)
-        {
-            if (show.TopicList == null || show.TopicList.Count == 0)
-            {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            foreach (var topicId in show.TopicList)
-            {
-                if (!groupedShows.TryGetValue(topicId, out var showList))
-                {
-                    showList = new List<PlayV3Show>();
-                    groupedShows[topicId] = showList;
-                }
-
-                showList.Add(show);
-            }
-        }
-
-        return groupedShows;
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Gets shows for a specific topic, sorted by number of episodes.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="topicId">The topic ID.</param>
-    /// <param name="businessUnit">The business unit.</param>
-    /// <param name="maxResults">Maximum number of results to return.</param>
-    /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
-    /// <returns>List of shows for the topic.</returns>
+    /// <inheritdoc />
     public async Task<List<PlayV3Show>> GetShowsByTopicAsync(
         string topicId,
         string businessUnit,
         int maxResults = 50,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
-        using var apiClient = new SRFApiClient(_loggerFactory);
+        using var apiClient = _apiClientFactory.CreateClient();
         var allShows = await apiClient.GetAllShowsAsync(businessUnit, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
         if (allShows == null || allShows.Count == 0)
@@ -165,43 +98,29 @@ public class CategoryService : ICategoryService
         return filteredShows;
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Gets video count for each topic.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="shows">The shows to analyze.</param>
-    /// <returns>Dictionary mapping topic IDs to video counts.</returns>
-    public IReadOnlyDictionary<string, int> GetVideoCountByTopic(IReadOnlyList<PlayV3Show> shows)
-    {
-        var topicCounts = new Dictionary<string, int>();
-
-        foreach (var show in shows)
-        {
-            if (show.TopicList == null || show.TopicList.Count == 0)
-            {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            foreach (var topicId in show.TopicList)
-            {
-                if (!topicCounts.TryGetValue(topicId, out var count))
-                {
-                    count = 0;
-                }
-
-                topicCounts[topicId] = count + show.NumberOfEpisodes;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return topicCounts;
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Clears the topics cache.
-    /// </summary>
+    /// <inheritdoc />
     public void ClearCache()
     {
         _topicsCache = null;
         _topicsCacheExpiry = DateTime.MinValue;
         _logger.LogInformation("Topics cache cleared");
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Filters shows by topic ID.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="shows">The shows to filter.</param>
+    /// <param name="topicId">The topic ID to filter by.</param>
+    /// <returns>Filtered list of shows.</returns>
+    private static IReadOnlyList<PlayV3Show> FilterShowsByTopic(IReadOnlyList<PlayV3Show> shows, string topicId)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(topicId))
+        {
+            return shows;
+        }
+
+        return shows
+            .Where(s => s.TopicList != null && s.TopicList.Contains(topicId))
+            .ToList();
+    }
 }

Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay/Services/ContentRefreshService.cs

@@ -37,111 +37,20 @@ public class ContentRefreshService : IContentRefreshService
     /// <returns>List of URNs for new content.</returns>
     public async Task<List<string>> RefreshLatestContentAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
-        var urns = new List<string>();
-
-        try
+        var config = Plugin.Instance?.Configuration;
+        if (config == null || !config.EnableLatestContent)
         {
-            var config = Plugin.Instance?.Configuration;
-            if (config == null || !config.EnableLatestContent)
-            {
-                _logger.LogDebug("Latest content refresh is disabled");
-                return urns;
-            }
-
-            _logger.LogInformation("Refreshing latest content for business unit: {BusinessUnit}", config.BusinessUnit);
-
-            using var apiClient = _apiClientFactory.CreateClient();
-            var businessUnit = config.BusinessUnit.ToString().ToLowerInvariant();
-
-            // Get all shows from Play v3 API
-            var shows = await apiClient.GetAllShowsAsync(businessUnit, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-
-            if (shows == null || shows.Count == 0)
-            {
-                _logger.LogWarning("No shows found for business unit: {BusinessUnit}", config.BusinessUnit);
-                return urns;
-            }
-
-            _logger.LogInformation("Found {Count} shows, fetching latest episodes from each", shows.Count);
-
-            // Get latest episodes from each show (limit to 20 shows to avoid overwhelming)
-            var showsToFetch = shows.Where(s => s.NumberOfEpisodes > 0)
-                .OrderByDescending(s => s.NumberOfEpisodes)
-                .Take(20)
-                .ToList();
-
-            foreach (var show in showsToFetch)
-            {
-                if (show.Id == null)
-                {
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                try
-                {
-                    var videos = await apiClient.GetVideosForShowAsync(businessUnit, show.Id, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-                    if (videos != null && videos.Count > 0)
-                    {
-                        _logger.LogDebug("Show {Show} ({ShowId}): Found {Count} videos", show.Title, show.Id, videos.Count);
-
-                        // Filter to videos that are actually published (validFrom in the past)
-                        var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
-                        var publishedVideos = videos.Where(v =>
-                            v.ValidFrom == null || v.ValidFrom.Value.ToUniversalTime() <= now).ToList();
-
-                        _logger.LogDebug("Show {Show}: {PublishedCount} published out of {TotalCount} videos", show.Title, publishedVideos.Count, videos.Count);
-
-                        if (publishedVideos.Count > 0)
-                        {
-                            // Take only the most recent published video from each show
-                            var latestVideo = publishedVideos.OrderByDescending(v => v.Date).FirstOrDefault();
-                            if (latestVideo?.Urn != null)
-                            {
-                                urns.Add(latestVideo.Urn);
-                                _logger.LogInformation(
-                                    "Added latest video from show {Show}: {Title} (URN: {Urn}, Date: {Date}, ValidFrom: {ValidFrom}, ValidTo: {ValidTo})",
-                                    show.Title,
-                                    latestVideo.Title,
-                                    latestVideo.Urn,
-                                    latestVideo.Date,
-                                    latestVideo.ValidFrom,
-                                    latestVideo.ValidTo);
-                            }
-                            else
-                            {
-                                _logger.LogWarning("Show {Show}: Latest video has null URN", show.Title);
-                            }
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            _logger.LogDebug("Show {Show} has no published videos yet", show.Title);
-                        }
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        _logger.LogDebug("Show {Show} ({ShowId}): No videos returned from API", show.Title, show.Id);
-                    }
-                }
-                catch (Exception ex)
-                {
-                    _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Error fetching videos for show {ShowId}", show.Id);
-                }
-
-                // Respect cancellation
-                if (cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
-                {
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-
-            _logger.LogInformation("Refreshed {Count} latest content items from {ShowCount} shows", urns.Count, showsToFetch.Count);
-        }
-        catch (Exception ex)
-        {
-            _logger.LogError(ex, "Error refreshing latest content");
+            _logger.LogDebug("Latest content refresh is disabled");
+            return new List<string>();
         }
 
-        return urns;
+        return await FetchVideosFromShowsAsync(
+            config.BusinessUnit.ToString().ToLowerInvariant(),
+            minEpisodeCount: 0,
+            maxShows: 20,
+            videosPerShow: 1,
+            contentType: "latest",
+            cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -151,43 +60,62 @@ public class ContentRefreshService : IContentRefreshService
     /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
     /// <returns>List of URNs for trending content.</returns>
     public async Task<List<string>> RefreshTrendingContentAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var config = Plugin.Instance?.Configuration;
+        if (config == null || !config.EnableTrendingContent)
+        {
+            _logger.LogDebug("Trending content refresh is disabled");
+            return new List<string>();
+        }
+
+        return await FetchVideosFromShowsAsync(
+            config.BusinessUnit.ToString().ToLowerInvariant(),
+            minEpisodeCount: 10,
+            maxShows: 15,
+            videosPerShow: 2,
+            contentType: "trending",
+            cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Fetches videos from shows based on filter criteria.
+    /// </summary>
+    private async Task<List<string>> FetchVideosFromShowsAsync(
+        string businessUnit,
+        int minEpisodeCount,
+        int maxShows,
+        int videosPerShow,
+        string contentType,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         var urns = new List<string>();
 
         try
         {
-            var config = Plugin.Instance?.Configuration;
-            if (config == null || !config.EnableTrendingContent)
-            {
-                _logger.LogDebug("Trending content refresh is disabled");
-                return urns;
-            }
-
-            _logger.LogInformation("Refreshing trending content for business unit: {BusinessUnit}", config.BusinessUnit);
+            _logger.LogInformation("Refreshing {ContentType} content for business unit: {BusinessUnit}", contentType, businessUnit);
 
             using var apiClient = _apiClientFactory.CreateClient();
-            var businessUnit = config.BusinessUnit.ToString().ToLowerInvariant();
-
-            // Get all shows from Play v3 API
             var shows = await apiClient.GetAllShowsAsync(businessUnit, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             if (shows == null || shows.Count == 0)
             {
-                _logger.LogWarning("No shows found for business unit: {BusinessUnit}", config.BusinessUnit);
+                _logger.LogWarning("No shows found for business unit: {BusinessUnit}", businessUnit);
                 return urns;
             }
 
-            _logger.LogInformation("Found {Count} shows, fetching popular content", shows.Count);
+            _logger.LogInformation("Found {Count} shows, fetching {ContentType} content", shows.Count, contentType);
 
-            // Get videos from popular shows (those with many episodes)
-            var popularShows = shows.Where(s => s.NumberOfEpisodes > 10)
+            var filteredShows = shows
+                .Where(s => s.NumberOfEpisodes > minEpisodeCount)
                 .OrderByDescending(s => s.NumberOfEpisodes)
-                .Take(15)
+                .Take(maxShows)
                 .ToList();
 
-            foreach (var show in popularShows)
+            var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
+
+            foreach (var show in filteredShows)
             {
-                if (show.Id == null)
+                if (show.Id == null || cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
                 {
                     continue;
                 }
@@ -195,64 +123,46 @@ public class ContentRefreshService : IContentRefreshService
                 try
                 {
                     var videos = await apiClient.GetVideosForShowAsync(businessUnit, show.Id, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-                    if (videos != null && videos.Count > 0)
+                    if (videos == null || videos.Count == 0)
                     {
-                        _logger.LogDebug("Show {Show} ({ShowId}): Found {Count} videos for trending", show.Title, show.Id, videos.Count);
-
-                        // Filter to videos that are actually published (validFrom in the past)
-                        var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
-                        var publishedVideos = videos.Where(v =>
-                            v.ValidFrom == null || v.ValidFrom.Value.ToUniversalTime() <= now).ToList();
-
-                        _logger.LogDebug("Show {Show}: {PublishedCount} published out of {TotalCount} videos for trending", show.Title, publishedVideos.Count, videos.Count);
-
-                        if (publishedVideos.Count > 0)
-                        {
-                            // Take 2 recent published videos from each popular show
-                            var recentVideos = publishedVideos.OrderByDescending(v => v.Date).Take(2);
-                            foreach (var video in recentVideos)
-                            {
-                                if (video.Urn != null)
-                                {
-                                    urns.Add(video.Urn);
-                                    _logger.LogInformation(
-                                        "Added trending video from show {Show}: {Title} (URN: {Urn}, Date: {Date}, ValidFrom: {ValidFrom}, ValidTo: {ValidTo})",
-                                        show.Title,
-                                        video.Title,
-                                        video.Urn,
-                                        video.Date,
-                                        video.ValidFrom,
-                                        video.ValidTo);
-                                }
-                                else
-                                {
-                                    _logger.LogWarning("Show {Show}: Trending video has null URN - {Title}", show.Title, video.Title);
-                                }
-                            }
-                        }
+                        _logger.LogDebug("Show {Show} ({ShowId}): No videos returned from API", show.Title, show.Id);
+                        continue;
                     }
-                    else
+
+                    _logger.LogDebug("Show {Show} ({ShowId}): Found {Count} videos", show.Title, show.Id, videos.Count);
+
+                    // Filter to videos that are actually published (validFrom in the past)
+                    var publishedVideos = videos
+                        .Where(v => v.ValidFrom == null || v.ValidFrom.Value.ToUniversalTime() <= now)
+                        .OrderByDescending(v => v.Date)
+                        .Take(videosPerShow)
+                        .ToList();
+
+                    foreach (var video in publishedVideos)
                     {
-                        _logger.LogDebug("Show {Show} ({ShowId}): No videos returned from API for trending", show.Title, show.Id);
+                        if (video.Urn != null)
+                        {
+                            urns.Add(video.Urn);
+                            _logger.LogDebug(
+                                "Added {ContentType} video from show {Show}: {Title} (URN: {Urn})",
+                                contentType,
+                                show.Title,
+                                video.Title,
+                                video.Urn);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
                     _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Error fetching videos for show {ShowId}", show.Id);
                 }
-
-                // Respect cancellation
-                if (cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
-                {
-                    break;
-                }
             }
 
-            _logger.LogInformation("Refreshed {Count} trending content items from {ShowCount} shows", urns.Count, popularShows.Count);
+            _logger.LogInformation("Refreshed {Count} {ContentType} content items from {ShowCount} shows", urns.Count, contentType, filteredShows.Count);
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            _logger.LogError(ex, "Error refreshing trending content");
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "Error refreshing {ContentType} content", contentType);
         }
 
         return urns;

Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay/Services/Interfaces/ICategoryService.cs

@@ -27,21 +27,6 @@ public interface ICategoryService
     /// <returns>The topic, or null if not found.</returns>
     Task<PlayV3Topic?> GetTopicByIdAsync(string topicId, string businessUnit, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Filters shows by topic ID.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="shows">The shows to filter.</param>
-    /// <param name="topicId">The topic ID to filter by.</param>
-    /// <returns>Filtered list of shows.</returns>
-    IReadOnlyList<PlayV3Show> FilterShowsByTopic(IReadOnlyList<PlayV3Show> shows, string topicId);
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Groups shows by their topics.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="shows">The shows to group.</param>
-    /// <returns>Dictionary mapping topic IDs to shows.</returns>
-    IReadOnlyDictionary<string, List<PlayV3Show>> GroupShowsByTopics(IReadOnlyList<PlayV3Show> shows);
-
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets shows for a specific topic, sorted by number of episodes.
     /// </summary>
@@ -56,13 +41,6 @@ public interface ICategoryService
         int maxResults = 50,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Gets video count for each topic.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="shows">The shows to analyze.</param>
-    /// <returns>Dictionary mapping topic IDs to video counts.</returns>
-    IReadOnlyDictionary<string, int> GetVideoCountByTopic(IReadOnlyList<PlayV3Show> shows);
-
     /// <summary>
     /// Clears the topics cache.
     /// </summary>

Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay/Services/Interfaces/IStreamProxyService.cs

@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ public interface IStreamProxyService
     /// Gets the authenticated URL for an item.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="itemId">The item ID.</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancellation token.</param>
     /// <returns>The authenticated URL, or null if not found or expired.</returns>
-    string? GetAuthenticatedUrl(string itemId);
+    Task<string?> GetAuthenticatedUrlAsync(string itemId, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Fetches and rewrites an HLS manifest to use proxy URLs.

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,
@@ -96,17 +99,16 @@ public class MediaSourceFactory : IMediaSourceFactory
             RunTimeTicks = chapter.Duration > 0 ? TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(chapter.Duration).Ticks : null,
             VideoType = VideoType.VideoFile,
             IsInfiniteStream = isLiveStream,
+            // Don't use RequiresOpening - it forces Jellyfin to transcode which breaks token auth
             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,
         };
 

Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay/Services/StreamProxyService.cs

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using System.Web;
 using Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Api;
 using Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Configuration;
 using Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Services.Interfaces;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Services;
@@ -17,14 +18,13 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Services;
 /// <summary>
 /// Service for proxying SRF Play streams and managing authentication.
 /// </summary>
-public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService, IDisposable
+public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService
 {
     private readonly ILogger<StreamProxyService> _logger;
     private readonly IStreamUrlResolver _streamResolver;
     private readonly IMediaCompositionFetcher _compositionFetcher;
-    private readonly HttpClient _httpClient;
+    private readonly IHttpClientFactory _httpClientFactory;
     private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, StreamInfo> _streamMappings;
-    private bool _disposed;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="StreamProxyService"/> class.
@@ -32,18 +32,17 @@ public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService, IDisposable
     /// <param name="logger">The logger.</param>
     /// <param name="streamResolver">The stream URL resolver.</param>
     /// <param name="compositionFetcher">The media composition fetcher.</param>
+    /// <param name="httpClientFactory">The HTTP client factory.</param>
     public StreamProxyService(
         ILogger<StreamProxyService> logger,
         IStreamUrlResolver streamResolver,
-        IMediaCompositionFetcher compositionFetcher)
+        IMediaCompositionFetcher compositionFetcher,
+        IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory)
     {
         _logger = logger;
         _streamResolver = streamResolver;
         _compositionFetcher = compositionFetcher;
-        _httpClient = new HttpClient
-        {
-            Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30)
-        };
+        _httpClientFactory = httpClientFactory;
         _streamMappings = new ConcurrentDictionary<string, StreamInfo>();
     }
 
@@ -70,33 +69,11 @@ public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService, IDisposable
             LastLivestreamFetchAt = isLiveStream ? DateTime.UtcNow : null
         };
 
-        // Register with the provided item ID
-        _streamMappings.AddOrUpdate(itemId, streamInfo, (key, old) => streamInfo);
-
-        // Also register with alternative GUID formats to handle Jellyfin's ID transformations
-        if (Guid.TryParse(itemId, out var guid))
-        {
-            var formats = new[]
-            {
-                guid.ToString("N"), // Without dashes: 00000000000000000000000000000000
-                guid.ToString("D"), // With dashes: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
-                guid.ToString("B"), // With braces: {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
-            };
-
-            foreach (var format in formats)
-            {
-                if (format != itemId) // Don't duplicate the original
-                {
-                    _streamMappings.AddOrUpdate(format, streamInfo, (key, old) => streamInfo);
-                }
-            }
-
-            _logger.LogDebug("Registered stream with {Count} GUID format variations", formats.Length);
-        }
+        RegisterWithGuidFormats(itemId, streamInfo);
 
         if (tokenExpiry.HasValue)
         {
-            _logger.LogInformation(
+            _logger.LogDebug(
                 "Registered stream for item {ItemId} (token expires at {ExpiresAt} UTC): {Url}",
                 itemId,
                 tokenExpiry.Value,
@@ -104,7 +81,7 @@ public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService, IDisposable
         }
         else
         {
-            _logger.LogInformation("Registered stream for item {ItemId}: {Url}", itemId, authenticatedUrl);
+            _logger.LogDebug("Registered stream for item {ItemId}: {Url}", itemId, authenticatedUrl);
         }
     }
 
@@ -129,27 +106,7 @@ public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService, IDisposable
             NeedsAuthentication = true
         };
 
-        // Register with the provided item ID
-        _streamMappings.AddOrUpdate(itemId, streamInfo, (key, old) => streamInfo);
-
-        // Also register with alternative GUID formats
-        if (Guid.TryParse(itemId, out var guid))
-        {
-            var formats = new[]
-            {
-                guid.ToString("N"),
-                guid.ToString("D"),
-                guid.ToString("B"),
-            };
-
-            foreach (var format in formats)
-            {
-                if (format != itemId)
-                {
-                    _streamMappings.AddOrUpdate(format, streamInfo, (key, old) => streamInfo);
-                }
-            }
-        }
+        RegisterWithGuidFormats(itemId, streamInfo);
 
         _logger.LogDebug(
             "Registered deferred stream for item {ItemId} (URN: {Urn}, will authenticate on first access)",
@@ -191,10 +148,11 @@ public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService, IDisposable
     /// Gets the authenticated URL for an item.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="itemId">The item ID.</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancellation token.</param>
     /// <returns>The authenticated URL, or null if not found or expired.</returns>
-    public string? GetAuthenticatedUrl(string itemId)
+    public async Task<string?> GetAuthenticatedUrlAsync(string itemId, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
-        _logger.LogInformation("GetAuthenticatedUrl called for itemId: {ItemId}", itemId);
+        _logger.LogInformation("GetAuthenticatedUrlAsync called for itemId: {ItemId}", itemId);
 
         // Try direct lookup first
         if (_streamMappings.TryGetValue(itemId, out var streamInfo))
@@ -204,7 +162,7 @@ public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService, IDisposable
                 ? (streamInfo.TokenExpiresAt.Value - DateTime.UtcNow).TotalSeconds
                 : -1;
             _logger.LogInformation(
-                "✅ Found stream by direct lookup for itemId: {ItemId} - NeedsAuth={NeedsAuth}, IsLive={IsLive}, Urn={Urn}, TokenLeft={TokenLeft:F0}s, AuthUrl={HasAuth}",
+                "Found stream by direct lookup for itemId: {ItemId} - NeedsAuth={NeedsAuth}, IsLive={IsLive}, Urn={Urn}, TokenLeft={TokenLeft:F0}s, AuthUrl={HasAuth}",
                 itemId,
                 streamInfo.NeedsAuthentication,
                 streamInfo.IsLiveStream,
@@ -225,14 +183,14 @@ public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService, IDisposable
                         itemId,
                         freshStream.Value.Key);
                     _streamMappings.AddOrUpdate(itemId, freshStream.Value.Value, (key, old) => freshStream.Value.Value);
-                    return ValidateAndReturnStream(itemId, freshStream.Value.Value);
+                    return await ValidateAndReturnStreamAsync(itemId, freshStream.Value.Value, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 }
             }
 
-            return ValidateAndReturnStream(itemId, streamInfo);
+            return await ValidateAndReturnStreamAsync(itemId, streamInfo, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
 
-        _logger.LogWarning("❌ No direct match for itemId: {ItemId}, trying fallbacks... (Registered streams: {Count})", itemId, _streamMappings.Count);
+        _logger.LogWarning("No direct match for itemId: {ItemId}, trying fallbacks... (Registered streams: {Count})", itemId, _streamMappings.Count);
 
         // Fallback: Try to find by GUID variations (with/without dashes)
         // This handles cases where Jellyfin uses different GUID formats
@@ -248,7 +206,7 @@ public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService, IDisposable
                         "Found stream by GUID normalization - Requested: {RequestedId}, Registered: {RegisteredId}",
                         itemId,
                         kvp.Key);
-                    var url = ValidateAndReturnStream(kvp.Key, kvp.Value);
+                    var url = await ValidateAndReturnStreamAsync(kvp.Key, kvp.Value, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                     if (url != null)
                     {
                         return url; // Found valid stream
@@ -261,6 +219,50 @@ public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService, IDisposable
             }
         }
 
+        // Fallback: Live TV channelId_guid format lookup
+        // For Live TV streams, itemId format is "channelId_urnGuid"
+        // Try matching by suffix (urnGuid part) or prefix (channelId part)
+        if (itemId.Contains('_', StringComparison.Ordinal))
+        {
+            var parts = itemId.Split('_', 2);
+            var prefix = parts[0]; // channelId part
+            var suffix = parts.Length > 1 ? parts[1] : null; // urnGuid part
+
+            foreach (var kvp in _streamMappings)
+            {
+                // Check if registered key contains the same suffix (urnGuid)
+                if (suffix != null && kvp.Key.Contains(suffix, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                {
+                    _logger.LogInformation(
+                        "Found stream by Live TV suffix match - Requested: {RequestedId}, Registered: {RegisteredId}",
+                        itemId,
+                        kvp.Key);
+                    var url = await ValidateAndReturnStreamAsync(kvp.Key, kvp.Value, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    if (url != null)
+                    {
+                        // Also register with the requested itemId for future lookups
+                        _streamMappings.AddOrUpdate(itemId, kvp.Value, (key, old) => kvp.Value);
+                        return url;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Check if registered key starts with the same prefix (channelId)
+                if (kvp.Key.StartsWith(prefix + "_", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                {
+                    _logger.LogInformation(
+                        "Found stream by Live TV prefix match - Requested: {RequestedId}, Registered: {RegisteredId}",
+                        itemId,
+                        kvp.Key);
+                    var url = await ValidateAndReturnStreamAsync(kvp.Key, kvp.Value, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    if (url != null)
+                    {
+                        _streamMappings.AddOrUpdate(itemId, kvp.Value, (key, old) => kvp.Value);
+                        return url;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         // Last resort: Use active stream fallbacks (helps when Jellyfin creates random transcoding session IDs)
         var activeStreams = _streamMappings.Where(kvp =>
         {
@@ -282,7 +284,7 @@ public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService, IDisposable
             // Register the transcoding session ID as an alias (update if stale alias exists)
             _streamMappings.AddOrUpdate(itemId, activeStreams[0].Value, (key, old) => activeStreams[0].Value);
 
-            return ValidateAndReturnStream(activeStreams[0].Key, activeStreams[0].Value);
+            return await ValidateAndReturnStreamAsync(activeStreams[0].Key, activeStreams[0].Value, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
 
         // If multiple active streams, use the most recently registered one (likely the one being transcoded)
@@ -305,7 +307,7 @@ public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService, IDisposable
                 // Register the transcoding session ID as an alias (update if stale alias exists)
                 _streamMappings.AddOrUpdate(itemId, mostRecent.Value, (key, old) => mostRecent.Value);
 
-                return ValidateAndReturnStream(mostRecent.Key, mostRecent.Value);
+                return await ValidateAndReturnStreamAsync(mostRecent.Key, mostRecent.Value, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
         }
 
@@ -320,7 +322,7 @@ public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService, IDisposable
     /// <summary>
     /// Validates a stream and returns its URL if valid.
     /// </summary>
-    private string? ValidateAndReturnStream(string itemId, StreamInfo streamInfo)
+    private async Task<string?> ValidateAndReturnStreamAsync(string itemId, StreamInfo streamInfo, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         // Handle deferred authentication (first playback after browsing)
         if (streamInfo.NeedsAuthentication)
@@ -329,7 +331,7 @@ public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService, IDisposable
                 "First playback for item {ItemId} - authenticating stream on-demand",
                 itemId);
 
-            var authenticatedUrl = AuthenticateOnDemand(itemId, streamInfo);
+            var authenticatedUrl = await AuthenticateOnDemandAsync(itemId, streamInfo, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             if (authenticatedUrl != null)
             {
                 return authenticatedUrl;
@@ -369,7 +371,7 @@ public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService, IDisposable
                 tokenTimeLeft,
                 timeSinceLastFetch);
 
-            var freshUrl = FetchFreshStreamUrl(itemId, streamInfo);
+            var freshUrl = await FetchFreshStreamUrlAsync(itemId, streamInfo, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             if (freshUrl != null)
             {
                 return freshUrl;
@@ -403,7 +405,7 @@ public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService, IDisposable
                     now);
 
                 // Try to refresh the token
-                var refreshedUrl = RefreshToken(itemId, streamInfo);
+                var refreshedUrl = await RefreshTokenAsync(itemId, streamInfo, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 if (refreshedUrl != null)
                 {
                     _logger.LogInformation("Successfully refreshed token for item {ItemId}", itemId);
@@ -428,7 +430,7 @@ public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService, IDisposable
     /// <summary>
     /// Fetches a fresh stream URL from the SRF API for livestreams.
     /// </summary>
-    private string? FetchFreshStreamUrl(string itemId, StreamInfo streamInfo)
+    private async Task<string?> FetchFreshStreamUrlAsync(string itemId, StreamInfo streamInfo, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(streamInfo.Urn))
         {
@@ -438,8 +440,7 @@ public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService, IDisposable
         try
         {
             // Use short cache duration (5 min) for livestreams
-            var mediaComposition = _compositionFetcher.GetMediaCompositionAsync(streamInfo.Urn, CancellationToken.None, 5)
-                .GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+            var mediaComposition = await _compositionFetcher.GetMediaCompositionAsync(streamInfo.Urn, cancellationToken, 5).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             if (mediaComposition?.ChapterList == null || mediaComposition.ChapterList.Count == 0)
             {
@@ -458,8 +459,7 @@ public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService, IDisposable
             }
 
             // Authenticate the fresh URL
-            var authenticatedUrl = _streamResolver.GetAuthenticatedStreamUrlAsync(streamUrl, CancellationToken.None)
-                .GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+            var authenticatedUrl = await _streamResolver.GetAuthenticatedStreamUrlAsync(streamUrl, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             // Update the stored stream info with the fresh data
             var newTokenExpiry = ExtractTokenExpiry(authenticatedUrl);
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService, IDisposable
     /// <summary>
     /// Attempts to refresh an expired token.
     /// </summary>
-    private string? RefreshToken(string itemId, StreamInfo streamInfo)
+    private async Task<string?> RefreshTokenAsync(string itemId, StreamInfo streamInfo, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(streamInfo.UnauthenticatedUrl))
         {
@@ -496,10 +496,10 @@ public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService, IDisposable
 
         try
         {
-            // Re-authenticate the stream URL synchronously (blocking call)
-            var newAuthenticatedUrl = _streamResolver.GetAuthenticatedStreamUrlAsync(
+            // Re-authenticate the stream URL
+            var newAuthenticatedUrl = await _streamResolver.GetAuthenticatedStreamUrlAsync(
                 streamInfo.UnauthenticatedUrl,
-                CancellationToken.None).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+                cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(newAuthenticatedUrl))
             {
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService, IDisposable
     /// <summary>
     /// Authenticates a stream on-demand (first playback after browsing).
     /// </summary>
-    private string? AuthenticateOnDemand(string itemId, StreamInfo streamInfo)
+    private async Task<string?> AuthenticateOnDemandAsync(string itemId, StreamInfo streamInfo, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(streamInfo.UnauthenticatedUrl))
         {
@@ -539,9 +539,9 @@ public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService, IDisposable
         try
         {
             // Authenticate the stream URL
-            var authenticatedUrl = _streamResolver.GetAuthenticatedStreamUrlAsync(
+            var authenticatedUrl = await _streamResolver.GetAuthenticatedStreamUrlAsync(
                 streamInfo.UnauthenticatedUrl,
-                CancellationToken.None).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+                cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(authenticatedUrl))
             {
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService, IDisposable
         string baseProxyUrl,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
-        var authenticatedUrl = GetAuthenticatedUrl(itemId);
+        var authenticatedUrl = await GetAuthenticatedUrlAsync(itemId, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
         if (authenticatedUrl == null)
         {
             return null;
@@ -678,14 +678,15 @@ public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService, IDisposable
         try
         {
             _logger.LogInformation("Fetching manifest from: {Url}", authenticatedUrl);
-            var manifestContent = await _httpClient.GetStringAsync(authenticatedUrl, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            using var httpClient = _httpClientFactory.CreateClient(NamedClient.Default);
+            var manifestContent = await httpClient.GetStringAsync(authenticatedUrl, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-            _logger.LogInformation("Original manifest ({Length} bytes):\n{Content}", manifestContent.Length, manifestContent);
+            _logger.LogDebug("Original manifest ({Length} bytes):\n{Content}", manifestContent.Length, manifestContent);
 
             // Rewrite the manifest to replace Akamai URLs with proxy URLs
             var rewrittenContent = RewriteManifestUrls(manifestContent, authenticatedUrl, baseProxyUrl);
 
-            _logger.LogInformation("Rewritten manifest for item {ItemId} ({Length} bytes):\n{Content}", itemId, rewrittenContent.Length, rewrittenContent);
+            _logger.LogDebug("Rewritten manifest for item {ItemId} ({Length} bytes):\n{Content}", itemId, rewrittenContent.Length, rewrittenContent);
             return rewrittenContent;
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
@@ -707,7 +708,7 @@ public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService, IDisposable
         string segmentPath,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
-        var authenticatedUrl = GetAuthenticatedUrl(itemId);
+        var authenticatedUrl = await GetAuthenticatedUrlAsync(itemId, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
         if (authenticatedUrl == null)
         {
             return null;
@@ -725,13 +726,14 @@ public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService, IDisposable
             // Build full segment URL
             var segmentUrl = $"{baseUrl}/{segmentPath}{queryParams}";
 
-            _logger.LogInformation(
+            _logger.LogDebug(
                 "Fetching segment - BaseUri: {BaseUri}, BaseUrl: {BaseUrl}, SegmentPath: {SegmentPath}, FullUrl: {FullUrl}",
                 authenticatedUrl,
                 baseUrl,
                 segmentPath,
                 segmentUrl);
-            var segmentData = await _httpClient.GetByteArrayAsync(segmentUrl, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            using var httpClient = _httpClientFactory.CreateClient(NamedClient.Default);
+            var segmentData = await httpClient.GetByteArrayAsync(segmentUrl, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             _logger.LogDebug("Successfully fetched segment {SegmentPath} ({Size} bytes)", segmentPath, segmentData.Length);
             return segmentData;
@@ -892,31 +894,33 @@ public class StreamProxyService : IStreamProxyService, IDisposable
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Disposes the service.
+    /// Registers a stream with multiple GUID format variations to handle Jellyfin's ID transformations.
     /// </summary>
-    public void Dispose()
+    /// <param name="itemId">The item ID.</param>
+    /// <param name="streamInfo">The stream information to register.</param>
+    private void RegisterWithGuidFormats(string itemId, StreamInfo streamInfo)
     {
-        Dispose(true);
-        GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
-    }
+        _streamMappings.AddOrUpdate(itemId, streamInfo, (key, old) => streamInfo);
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Disposes the service.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="disposing">True if disposing.</param>
-    protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)
-    {
-        if (_disposed)
+        if (Guid.TryParse(itemId, out var guid))
         {
-            return;
-        }
+            var formats = new[]
+            {
+                guid.ToString("N"), // Without dashes: 00000000000000000000000000000000
+                guid.ToString("D"), // With dashes: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
+                guid.ToString("B"), // With braces: {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
+            };
 
-        if (disposing)
-        {
-            _httpClient?.Dispose();
-        }
+            foreach (var format in formats)
+            {
+                if (format != itemId) // Don't duplicate the original
+                {
+                    _streamMappings.AddOrUpdate(format, streamInfo, (key, old) => streamInfo);
+                }
+            }
 
-        _disposed = true;
+            _logger.LogDebug("Registered stream with {Count} GUID format variations", formats.Length);
+        }
     }
 
     /// <summary>

Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay/Services/StreamUrlResolver.cs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Api.Models;
 using Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Configuration;
 using Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Constants;
 using Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Services.Interfaces;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Services;
@@ -15,20 +16,20 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Services;
 /// <summary>
 /// Service for resolving stream URLs from media composition resources.
 /// </summary>
-public class StreamUrlResolver : IStreamUrlResolver, IDisposable
+public class StreamUrlResolver : IStreamUrlResolver
 {
     private readonly ILogger<StreamUrlResolver> _logger;
-    private readonly HttpClient _httpClient;
-    private bool _disposed;
+    private readonly IHttpClientFactory _httpClientFactory;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="StreamUrlResolver"/> class.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="logger">The logger instance.</param>
-    public StreamUrlResolver(ILogger<StreamUrlResolver> logger)
+    /// <param name="httpClientFactory">The HTTP client factory.</param>
+    public StreamUrlResolver(ILogger<StreamUrlResolver> logger, IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory)
     {
         _logger = logger;
-        _httpClient = new HttpClient();
+        _httpClientFactory = httpClientFactory;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -141,8 +142,8 @@ public class StreamUrlResolver : IStreamUrlResolver, IDisposable
 
         if (selectedResource != null)
         {
-            _logger.LogInformation(
-                "✅ Selected stream for chapter {ChapterId}: Quality={Quality}, Protocol={Protocol}, URL={Url}",
+            _logger.LogDebug(
+                "Selected stream for chapter {ChapterId}: Quality={Quality}, Protocol={Protocol}, URL={Url}",
                 chapter.Id,
                 selectedResource.Quality ?? "NULL",
                 selectedResource.Protocol,
@@ -247,7 +248,8 @@ public class StreamUrlResolver : IStreamUrlResolver, IDisposable
 
             _logger.LogDebug("Fetching auth token from: {TokenUrl}", tokenUrl);
 
-            var response = await _httpClient.GetAsync(tokenUrl, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            using var httpClient = _httpClientFactory.CreateClient(NamedClient.Default);
+            var response = await httpClient.GetAsync(tokenUrl, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
 
             var jsonContent = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
@@ -278,28 +280,4 @@ public class StreamUrlResolver : IStreamUrlResolver, IDisposable
             return streamUrl; // Return original URL as fallback
         }
     }
-
-    /// <inheritdoc/>
-    public void Dispose()
-    {
-        Dispose(true);
-        GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Releases the unmanaged resources and optionally releases the managed resources.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="disposing">True to release both managed and unmanaged resources; false to release only unmanaged resources.</param>
-    protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)
-    {
-        if (!_disposed)
-        {
-            if (disposing)
-            {
-                _httpClient?.Dispose();
-            }
-
-            _disposed = true;
-        }
-    }
 }

Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay/Utilities/Extensions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+using Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Configuration;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
+
+namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Utilities;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Extension methods for common plugin operations.
+/// </summary>
+public static class Extensions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the SRF URN from the item's provider IDs.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="item">The base item.</param>
+    /// <returns>The SRF URN, or null if not found or empty.</returns>
+    public static string? GetSrfUrn(this BaseItem item)
+    {
+        return item.ProviderIds.TryGetValue("SRF", out var urn) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(urn)
+            ? urn
+            : null;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Converts the BusinessUnit enum to its lowercase string representation.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="businessUnit">The business unit.</param>
+    /// <returns>The lowercase string representation.</returns>
+    public static string ToLowerString(this BusinessUnit businessUnit)
+    {
+        return businessUnit.ToString().ToLowerInvariant();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the plugin configuration safely, returning null if not available.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>The plugin configuration, or null if not available.</returns>
+    public static PluginConfiguration? GetPluginConfig()
+    {
+        return Plugin.Instance?.Configuration;
+    }
+}

Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay/Utilities/MimeTypeHelper.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Utilities;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Helper class for determining MIME content types.
+/// </summary>
+public static class MimeTypeHelper
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the MIME content type for an image based on URL or file extension.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="url">The image URL.</param>
+    /// <returns>The MIME content type, defaulting to "image/jpeg" for SRF images.</returns>
+    public static string GetImageContentType(string? url)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(url))
+        {
+            return "image/jpeg";
+        }
+
+        var uri = new Uri(url);
+        var path = uri.AbsolutePath.ToLowerInvariant();
+
+        if (path.EndsWith(".png", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+        {
+            return "image/png";
+        }
+
+        if (path.EndsWith(".gif", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+        {
+            return "image/gif";
+        }
+
+        if (path.EndsWith(".webp", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+        {
+            return "image/webp";
+        }
+
+        if (path.EndsWith(".jpg", StringComparison.Ordinal) || path.EndsWith(".jpeg", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+        {
+            return "image/jpeg";
+        }
+
+        // Default to JPEG for SRF images (most common)
+        return "image/jpeg";
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the MIME content type for a media segment based on file extension.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="path">The segment path or filename.</param>
+    /// <returns>The MIME content type.</returns>
+    public static string GetSegmentContentType(string path)
+    {
+        if (path.EndsWith(".ts", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            return "video/MP2T";
+        }
+
+        if (path.EndsWith(".mp4", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+            path.EndsWith(".m4s", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            return "video/mp4";
+        }
+
+        if (path.EndsWith(".aac", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            return "audio/aac";
+        }
+
+        return "application/octet-stream";
+    }
+}

Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay/Utilities/PlaceholderImageGenerator.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+using System.IO;
+using SkiaSharp;
+
+namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Utilities;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Generates placeholder images for content without thumbnails.
+/// </summary>
+public static class PlaceholderImageGenerator
+{
+    private const int Width = 640;
+    private const int Height = 360; // 16:9 aspect ratio
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Generates a placeholder image with the given text centered.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="text">The text to display (typically channel/show name).</param>
+    /// <returns>A memory stream containing the PNG image.</returns>
+    public static MemoryStream GeneratePlaceholder(string text)
+    {
+        using var surface = SKSurface.Create(new SKImageInfo(Width, Height));
+        var canvas = surface.Canvas;
+
+        // Dark gradient background
+        using var backgroundPaint = new SKPaint();
+        using var shader = SKShader.CreateLinearGradient(
+            new SKPoint(0, 0),
+            new SKPoint(Width, Height),
+            new[] { new SKColor(45, 45, 48), new SKColor(28, 28, 30) },
+            null,
+            SKShaderTileMode.Clamp);
+        backgroundPaint.Shader = shader;
+        canvas.DrawRect(0, 0, Width, Height, backgroundPaint);
+
+        // Text
+        using var textPaint = new SKPaint
+        {
+            Color = SKColors.White,
+            IsAntialias = true,
+            TextAlign = SKTextAlign.Center,
+            Typeface = SKTypeface.FromFamilyName("Arial", SKFontStyle.Bold)
+        };
+
+        // Calculate font size and wrap text if needed
+        float fontSize = 48;
+        textPaint.TextSize = fontSize;
+        var maxWidth = Width * 0.85f;
+        var maxHeight = Height * 0.8f;
+
+        var lines = WrapText(text, textPaint, maxWidth, maxHeight, ref fontSize);
+
+        // Draw each line centered
+        var lineHeight = fontSize * 1.2f;
+        var totalHeight = lines.Count * lineHeight;
+        var startY = ((Height - totalHeight) / 2) + fontSize;
+
+        foreach (var line in lines)
+        {
+            canvas.DrawText(line, Width / 2, startY, textPaint);
+            startY += lineHeight;
+        }
+
+        // Encode to PNG
+        using var image = surface.Snapshot();
+        using var data = image.Encode(SKEncodedImageFormat.Png, 100);
+
+        var stream = new MemoryStream();
+        data.SaveTo(stream);
+        stream.Position = 0;
+        return stream;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Wraps text to fit within the specified width and height constraints.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="text">The text to wrap.</param>
+    /// <param name="paint">The paint to use for measuring.</param>
+    /// <param name="maxWidth">Maximum width for each line.</param>
+    /// <param name="maxHeight">Maximum total height.</param>
+    /// <param name="fontSize">Font size (will be adjusted if needed).</param>
+    /// <returns>List of text lines.</returns>
+    private static System.Collections.Generic.List<string> WrapText(
+        string text,
+        SKPaint paint,
+        float maxWidth,
+        float maxHeight,
+        ref float fontSize)
+    {
+        const float minFontSize = 20;
+        var words = text.Split(' ');
+        var lines = new System.Collections.Generic.List<string>();
+
+        while (fontSize >= minFontSize)
+        {
+            paint.TextSize = fontSize;
+            lines.Clear();
+
+            var currentLine = string.Empty;
+            foreach (var word in words)
+            {
+                var testLine = string.IsNullOrEmpty(currentLine) ? word : $"{currentLine} {word}";
+                var testWidth = paint.MeasureText(testLine);
+
+                if (testWidth > maxWidth && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(currentLine))
+                {
+                    lines.Add(currentLine);
+                    currentLine = word;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    currentLine = testLine;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(currentLine))
+            {
+                lines.Add(currentLine);
+            }
+
+            // Check if total height fits
+            var lineHeight = fontSize * 1.2f;
+            var totalHeight = lines.Count * lineHeight;
+
+            if (totalHeight <= maxHeight)
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            // Reduce font size and try again
+            fontSize -= 2;
+        }
+
+        // If still doesn't fit, just return what we have
+        if (lines.Count == 0)
+        {
+            lines.Add(text);
+        }
+
+        return lines;
+    }
+}

Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay/Utilities/UrnHelper.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+using System;
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.SRFPlay.Utilities;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Helper class for URN-related operations.
+/// </summary>
+public static class UrnHelper
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Generates a deterministic GUID from a URN.
+    /// This ensures the same URN always produces the same GUID.
+    /// MD5 is used for non-cryptographic purposes only (generating stable IDs).
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="urn">The URN to convert.</param>
+    /// <returns>A deterministic GUID string.</returns>
+#pragma warning disable CA5351 // MD5 is used for non-cryptographic purposes (ID generation)
+    public static string ToGuid(string urn)
+    {
+        var hash = MD5.HashData(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(urn));
+        var guid = new Guid(hash);
+        return guid.ToString();
+    }
+#pragma warning restore CA5351
+}

README.md

@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@ A Jellyfin plugin for accessing SRF Play (Swiss Radio and Television) video-on-d
 
 **Beta/Alpha** - This plugin has been tested on two Jellyfin instances and is working. Some clients may experience issues with hardware decoding, which appears to be client-specific behavior.
 
+## Quick Install
+
+Add this repository URL in Jellyfin (Dashboard → Plugins → Repositories):
+
+```
+https://gitea.tourolle.paris/dtourolle/jellyfin-srfPlay/raw/branch/master/manifest.json
+```
+
+Then install "SRF Play" from the plugin catalog.
+
 ## Features
 
 - Access to SRF Play VOD content (video-on-demand, no DRM-protected content)
@@ -102,7 +112,7 @@ dotnet build
 
 The compiled plugin will be in `bin/Debug/net8.0/`
 
-## Installation
+## Manual Installation
 
 1. Build the plugin (see above)
 2. Copy the compiled DLL to your Jellyfin plugins directory

manifest.json

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+[
+  {
+    "guid": "a4b12f86-8c3d-4e9a-b7f2-1d5e6c8a9b4f",
+    "name": "SRF Play",
+    "description": "SRF Play plugin for Jellyfin enables streaming of content from SRF (Swiss Radio and Television). Access live TV channels and on-demand content from Switzerland's German-language public broadcaster directly within Jellyfin.",
+    "overview": "Stream SRF content in Jellyfin",
+    "owner": "dtourolle",
+    "category": "Live TV",
+    "imageUrl": "https://gitea.tourolle.paris/dtourolle/jellyfin-srfPlay/raw/branch/master/assests/main%20logo.png",
+    "versions": [
+      {
+        "version": "1.0.14",
+        "changelog": "Release 1.0.14",
+        "targetAbi": "10.9.0.0",
+        "sourceUrl": "https://gitea.tourolle.paris/dtourolle/jellyfin-srfPlay/releases/download/v1.0.14/srfplay_1.0.14.0.zip",
+        "checksum": "49e6afe16f7abf95c099ecc1d016e725",
+        "timestamp": "2025-12-30T12:38:41Z"
+      },
+      {
+        "version": "1.0.13",
+        "changelog": "Release 1.0.13",
+        "targetAbi": "10.9.0.0",
+        "sourceUrl": "https://gitea.tourolle.paris/dtourolle/jellyfin-srfPlay/releases/download/v1.0.13/srfplay_1.0.13.0.zip",
+        "checksum": "ac7c1e33c926c21f8e4319da91ef079c",
+        "timestamp": "2025-12-21T13:02:37Z"
+      },
+      {
+        "version": "1.0.12",
+        "changelog": "Release 1.0.12",
+        "targetAbi": "10.9.0.0",
+        "sourceUrl": "https://gitea.tourolle.paris/dtourolle/jellyfin-srfPlay/releases/download/v1.0.12/srfplay_1.0.12.0.zip",
+        "checksum": "47baa02ade413253db94fe3ba0763f69",
+        "timestamp": "2025-12-20T13:35:38Z"
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+]