feat(library and playback): Support for serverside channel plugins and hls streaming

src/lib/api/bindings.ts

@@ -1134,6 +1134,24 @@ async repositoryGetVideoStreamUrl(handle: string, itemId: string, mediaSourceId:
 async repositoryGetAudioStreamUrl(handle: string, itemId: string) : Promise<string> {
     return await TAURI_INVOKE("repository_get_audio_stream_url", { handle, itemId });
 },
+/**
+ * Get Live TV channels (broadcast / IPTV) for browsing
+ */
+async repositoryGetLiveTvChannels(handle: string) : Promise<MediaItem[]> {
+    return await TAURI_INVOKE("repository_get_live_tv_channels", { handle });
+},
+/**
+ * Get the root list of plugin "Channels"
+ */
+async repositoryGetChannels(handle: string) : Promise<SearchResult> {
+    return await TAURI_INVOKE("repository_get_channels", { handle });
+},
+/**
+ * Open a live stream for a Live TV channel / live item
+ */
+async repositoryOpenLiveStream(handle: string, itemId: string) : Promise<LiveStreamInfo> {
+    return await TAURI_INVOKE("repository_open_live_stream", { handle, itemId });
+},
 /**
  * Report playback start
  */
@@ -1539,6 +1557,14 @@ export type ImageType = "Primary" | "Backdrop" | "Banner" | "Thumb" | "Logo"
  * Library (media collection)
  */
 export type Library = { id: string; name: string; collectionType: string; imageTag?: string | null }
+/**
+ * Live stream information returned from opening a Live TV / channel stream.
+ * 
+ * Unlike on-demand video, a live channel must be "opened" before it can be
+ * streamed; the server returns a transcoding URL (already absolute) plus a
+ * `live_stream_id` that can later be used to close the stream.
+ */
+export type LiveStreamInfo = { streamUrl: string; playSessionId: string | null; liveStreamId: string | null; mediaSourceId: string | null }
 /**
  * An LMS multi-room sync group, as returned by JellyLMS `/JellyLms/SyncGroups`.
  * 
@@ -1549,7 +1575,12 @@ export type LmsSyncGroup = { masterMac: string; masterName?: string; slaveMacs?:
 /**
  * Media item
  */
-export type MediaItem = { id: string; name: string; type: string; serverId: string; parentId?: string | null; libraryId?: string | null; overview?: string | null; genres?: string[] | null; productionYear?: number | null; communityRating?: number | null; officialRating?: string | null; runTimeTicks?: number | null; primaryImageTag?: string | null; backdropImageTags?: string[] | null; parentBackdropImageTags?: string[] | null; albumId?: string | null; albumName?: string | null; albumArtist?: string | null; artists?: string[] | null; artistItems?: ArtistItem[] | null; indexNumber?: number | null; parentIndexNumber?: number | null; seriesId?: string | null; seriesName?: string | null; seasonId?: string | null; seasonName?: string | null; userData?: UserData | null; mediaStreams?: MediaStream[] | null; mediaSources?: MediaSource[] | null; people?: Person[] | null }
+export type MediaItem = { id: string; name: string; type: string; 
+/**
+ * Whether this item is a folder/container (vs a playable leaf). Used to
+ * decide whether a channel item drills into a list or plays directly.
+ */
+isFolder?: boolean; serverId: string; parentId?: string | null; libraryId?: string | null; overview?: string | null; genres?: string[] | null; productionYear?: number | null; communityRating?: number | null; officialRating?: string | null; runTimeTicks?: number | null; primaryImageTag?: string | null; backdropImageTags?: string[] | null; parentBackdropImageTags?: string[] | null; albumId?: string | null; albumName?: string | null; albumArtist?: string | null; artists?: string[] | null; artistItems?: ArtistItem[] | null; indexNumber?: number | null; parentIndexNumber?: number | null; seriesId?: string | null; seriesName?: string | null; seasonId?: string | null; seasonName?: string | null; userData?: UserData | null; mediaStreams?: MediaStream[] | null; mediaSources?: MediaSource[] | null; people?: Person[] | null }
 /**
  * Media session type tracking the high-level playback context
  */
@@ -1927,7 +1958,12 @@ export type PlaylistEntry =
 /**
  * The underlying media item
  */
-({ id: string; name: string; type: string; serverId: string; parentId?: string | null; libraryId?: string | null; overview?: string | null; genres?: string[] | null; productionYear?: number | null; communityRating?: number | null; officialRating?: string | null; runTimeTicks?: number | null; primaryImageTag?: string | null; backdropImageTags?: string[] | null; parentBackdropImageTags?: string[] | null; albumId?: string | null; albumName?: string | null; albumArtist?: string | null; artists?: string[] | null; artistItems?: ArtistItem[] | null; indexNumber?: number | null; parentIndexNumber?: number | null; seriesId?: string | null; seriesName?: string | null; seasonId?: string | null; seasonName?: string | null; userData?: UserData | null; mediaStreams?: MediaStream[] | null; mediaSources?: MediaSource[] | null; people?: Person[] | null }) & { 
+({ id: string; name: string; type: string; 
+/**
+ * Whether this item is a folder/container (vs a playable leaf). Used to
+ * decide whether a channel item drills into a list or plays directly.
+ */
+isFolder?: boolean; serverId: string; parentId?: string | null; libraryId?: string | null; overview?: string | null; genres?: string[] | null; productionYear?: number | null; communityRating?: number | null; officialRating?: string | null; runTimeTicks?: number | null; primaryImageTag?: string | null; backdropImageTags?: string[] | null; parentBackdropImageTags?: string[] | null; albumId?: string | null; albumName?: string | null; albumArtist?: string | null; artists?: string[] | null; artistItems?: ArtistItem[] | null; indexNumber?: number | null; parentIndexNumber?: number | null; seriesId?: string | null; seriesName?: string | null; seasonId?: string | null; seasonName?: string | null; userData?: UserData | null; mediaStreams?: MediaStream[] | null; mediaSources?: MediaSource[] | null; people?: Person[] | null }) & { 
 /**
  * The playlist-scoped entry ID (Jellyfin's PlaylistItemId)
  */

src/lib/api/repository-client.ts

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import type {
   GetItemsOptions,
   SearchOptions,
   PlaybackInfo,
+  LiveStreamInfo,
   ImageType,
   ImageOptions,
   Genre,
@@ -161,6 +162,23 @@ export class RepositoryClient {
     );
   }
 
+  // ===== Live TV / Channels =====
+
+  /** Browse Live TV channels (broadcast / IPTV). */
+  async getLiveTvChannels(): Promise<MediaItem[]> {
+    return commands.repositoryGetLiveTvChannels(this.ensureHandle());
+  }
+
+  /** Browse the root list of plugin "Channels". Drill-down uses getItems(channelId). */
+  async getChannels(): Promise<SearchResult> {
+    return commands.repositoryGetChannels(this.ensureHandle());
+  }
+
+  /** Open a live stream for a Live TV channel / live item before HLS playback. */
+  async openLiveStream(itemId: string): Promise<LiveStreamInfo> {
+    return commands.repositoryOpenLiveStream(this.ensureHandle(), itemId);
+  }
+
   // ===== URL Construction Methods (sync, no server call) =====
 
   /**

src/lib/api/types.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export type {
   ImageOptions,
   ImageType,
   Library,
+  LiveStreamInfo,
   MediaItem,
   MediaSource,
   MediaStream,
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ export type ItemType =
   | "CollectionFolder"
   | "Channel"
   | "ChannelFolderItem"
+  | "TvChannel"
   | "Person";
 
 export type LibraryType =
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ export type LibraryType =
   | "boxsets"
   | "playlists"
   | "channels"
+  | "livetv"
   | "unknown";
 
 export type PersonType =