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Hey devs,

I'm hard at work with my new MyPlexMedia plugin at the moment and ran into the following problem:

1. PlexMediaServer uses HTTP basic authentication for stream requests
2. MediaPortals internal g_Player is absolutely capable of playing the plex stream types
3. Problem is when I try to play stream via "g_Player.PlayAudioStream(streamUrl)" it throws an error because plex needs authentication headers before sending the content over!
4. The quick fix was to use the same technique as the Trailers plugin: a local HttpProxy but this requires elevated privileges (start MediaPortal as administrator) as the HttpListener needs to be registered...

So the question is: Is there a way to override any of the BasePlayers to allow for HTTP authentication?

regards,
Anthrax

PS: I strumbled through /trunk/mediaportal/Core/Player/ for hours yesterday

<blockquote data-quote="Anthrax" data-source="post: 758409" data-attributes="member: 46494">Hey devs,I'm hard at work with my new <a href="https://www.team-mediaportal.com/extensions/pictures/myplexmedia" target="_blank">MyPlexMedia </a>plugin at the moment and ran into the following problem:1. PlexMediaServer uses HTTP basic authentication for stream requests2. MediaPortals internal g_Player is absolutely capable of playing the plex stream types3. Problem is when I try to play stream via &quot;g_Player.PlayAudioStream(streamUrl)&quot; it throws an error because plex needs authentication headers before sending the content over!4. The quick fix was to use the same technique as the Trailers plugin: a local HttpProxy but this requires elevated privileges (start MediaPortal as administrator) as the HttpListener needs to be registered...So the question is: Is there a way to override any of the BasePlayers to allow for HTTP authentication?regards,AnthraxPS: I strumbled through /trunk/mediaportal/Core/Player/ for hours yesterday <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Anthrax, post: 758409, member: 46494"] Hey devs, I'm hard at work with my new [URL="https://www.team-mediaportal.com/extensions/pictures/myplexmedia"]MyPlexMedia [/URL]plugin at the moment and ran into the following problem: 1. PlexMediaServer uses HTTP basic authentication for stream requests 2. MediaPortals internal g_Player is absolutely capable of playing the plex stream types 3. Problem is when I try to play stream via "g_Player.PlayAudioStream(streamUrl)" it throws an error because plex needs authentication headers before sending the content over! 4. The quick fix was to use the same technique as the Trailers plugin: a local HttpProxy but this requires elevated privileges (start MediaPortal as administrator) as the HttpListener needs to be registered... So the question is: Is there a way to override any of the BasePlayers to allow for HTTP authentication? regards, Anthrax PS: I strumbled through /trunk/mediaportal/Core/Player/ for hours yesterday :( [/QUOTE]