Tardsplaya

A Twitch stream player for Windows with enhanced TLS support.

Features

• Multi-tab stream viewing
• Quality selection
• Windows 7+ compatibility
• Enhanced TLS Client Support - Custom TLS implementation for better compatibility with older Windows versions

TX-Queue IPC Integration for Enhanced Performance

TX-Queue IPC Mode - Advanced high-performance inter-process communication system:

• Lock-Free Queues: Uses tx-queue's transactional lock-free circular queues for maximum throughput
• Producer/Consumer Pattern: Separate threads for downloading segments and feeding to media player
• Named Pipe Integration: Maintains compatibility with media players via stdin piping
• Checksum Validation: Built-in data integrity verification for reliable streaming
• Zero-Copy Operations: Minimizes memory allocations and data copying
• Cross-Stream Isolation: Each stream uses independent tx-queue for optimal multi-stream performance

TX-Queue Technical Details

The TX-Queue integration includes:

• tx_queue_ipc.h/cpp - High-level IPC management with tx-queue integration
• tx_queue_wrapper.h - Wrapper for tx-queue headers with proper Windows compatibility
• Enhanced segment buffering with transactional semantics
• Real-time statistics and performance monitoring
• Adaptive buffer sizing based on stream characteristics

Performance Benefits

Feature	Before	After
IPC Method	std::queue with mutexes	Lock-free tx-queue transactions
Memory Efficiency	Standard allocations	Cache-line aligned zero-copy operations
Thread Safety	Mutex-based synchronization	Lock-free atomic operations
Multi-Stream Performance	Degrades with concurrent streams	Scales linearly with isolated tx-queues
Data Integrity	Basic error handling	Built-in checksum validation
Throughput	Limited by lock contention	High-performance lock-free design

The integration works transparently:

1. Primary: TX-Queue IPC mode for optimal performance (default)
2. Fallback: TSDuck transport stream mode for professional compatibility
3. Legacy: Traditional HLS segment streaming for maximum compatibility

TX-Queue IPC Mode (Default)

Default Streaming Mode: TX-Queue IPC Mode is now the standard streaming method:

• High-Performance IPC: Lock-free producer/consumer queues between download and playback threads
• Transactional Semantics: Guaranteed data integrity with automatic rollback on errors
• Named Pipe Output: Maintains compatibility with all media players expecting stdin input
• Adaptive Buffering: Dynamic buffer sizing based on stream characteristics and system load
• Zero-Copy Design: Minimizes memory allocations and data movement

TX-Queue IPC Mode provides superior performance and reliability compared to traditional mutex-based streaming.

TLS Client Integration

This version includes an integrated TLS client from the tlsclient repository, providing:

• TLS 1.2/1.3 Support: Modern encryption standards
• Windows 7 Compatibility: Better HTTPS support on older Windows versions
• Fallback Mechanism: Automatically switches to TLS client when WinHTTP fails
• Certificate Bypass: Designed for compatibility without strict certificate validation

Technical Details

The TLS client integration includes:

• tlsclient.h/cpp - Main TLS client wrapper
• Crypto components: chacha20.c, ecc.c, gcm.c, sha2.c
• TLS protocol implementation: tls.h, tlsclient_source.cpp
• Thread-safe locking: lock.h

The integration works as a fallback system:

1. Primary: WinHTTP (standard Windows HTTP library)
2. Fallback: Custom TLS client (when WinHTTP fails or on older systems)

Building

Requires Visual Studio 2015 or later. The project includes all necessary TLS client components and will compile them automatically.

Compatibility

• Windows 7 SP1 and later
• Enhanced TLS support for older Windows versions
• Automatically handles TLS compatibility issues - Twitch Stream Buffer

A C++ application that buffers Twitch streams to media players like MPC-HC, MPC-BE, VLC, and MPV.

Features

• Stream Buffering: Downloads and buffers stream segments before sending to media player for smooth playback
• Multiple Quality Support: Automatically detects and allows selection of available stream qualities
• Multi-Stream Support: Open multiple tabs to watch different streams simultaneously
• Windows 7 Compatibility: Includes certificate validation workarounds for older Windows versions
• Real-time Logging: Shows detailed logs of streaming operations
• Modern C++ Implementation: Clean, efficient C++17 code with minimal dependencies

Requirements

• Windows 7 or later
• Media player (MPV recommended, also supports VLC, MPC-HC, MPC-BE)
• Internet connection

Usage

1. Launch the application
2. Enter a Twitch channel name in the Channel field
3. Click "Load" to fetch available stream qualities
4. Select a quality from the dropdown list
5. Click "Watch" to start buffered streaming
6. Click "Stop" to stop the stream

Multiple Streams

• Use File → New Stream (Ctrl+T) to open additional tabs
• Use File → Close Active Stream (Ctrl+W) to close the current tab
• Use File → Close All Streams to close all tabs

Configuration

The application defaults to using MPV as the media player. To use a different player:

1. Go to Tools → Settings (when implemented)
2. Set the player path and arguments

Default settings:

• Player: mpv.exe
• Arguments: - (reads from stdin)

Technical Improvements

This C++ version includes several improvements over the original:

Windows 7 Compatibility

• Certificate validation bypass for HTTPS requests
• Compatible with older root certificate stores

Modern API Usage

• Updated Twitch API endpoints
• Proper error handling and retry logic
• Thread-safe logging system

Memory Efficiency

• Minimal memory footprint
• Efficient stream buffering
• Clean resource management

Code Quality

• Removed deprecated <codecvt> header usage
• Modern C++17 features
• Comprehensive error handling

Building

Requirements:

• Visual Studio 2019 or later
• Windows SDK 10.0

Build steps:

1. Open Tardsplaya.sln in Visual Studio
2. Select Release configuration
3. Build → Build Solution

License

GNU General Public License v3.0

Contributing

Feel free to submit issues and pull requests to improve the application.