[vorbis-dev] HTTP streaming / mime type

[Anthony Arcieri]

> The only way to check would be with the MIME type or give each plugin
> the first few kbytes of the stream and see which one can decode the
> audio.

The media architecture I'm developing tests for which codec to use using
leading context, either by magic numbers or by an identification function.
This leading context is buffered until a positive match has been made, at
which point the buffered data is passed on to the proper module.

On a similar note, I was wondering if anyone could think of a case where a
fixed amount of leading context would be unworkable for identifying a
stream.

Tony Arcieri

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