[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v2 1/1] avformat: Add IPFS protocol support.

[Lynne]

1 Feb 2022, 22:58 by markg85 at gmail.com:

> This patch adds support for:
> - ffplay ipfs://<cid>
> - ffplay ipns://<cid>
>
> IPFS data can be played from so called "ipfs gateways".
> A gateway is essentially a webserver that gives access to the
> distributed IPFS network.
>
> This protocol support (ipfs and ipns) therefore translates
> ipfs:// and ipns:// to a http:// url. This resulting url is
> then handled by the http protocol. It could also be https
> depending on the gateway provided.
>
> To use this protocol, a gateway must be provided.
> If you do nothing it will try to find it in your
> $HOME/.ipfs/gateway file. The ways to set it manually are:
> 1. Define a -gateway <url> to the gateway.
> 2. Define $IPFS_GATEWAY with the full http link to the gateway.
> 3. Define $IPFS_PATH and point it to the IPFS data path.
> 4. Have IPFS running in your local user folder (under $HOME/.ipfs).
>
> Signed-off-by: Mark Gaiser <markg85 at gmail.com>
> ---
>  configure                 |   2 +
>  doc/protocols.texi        |  30 +++++
>  libavformat/Makefile      |   2 +
>  libavformat/ipfsgateway.c | 267 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  libavformat/protocols.c   |   2 +
>  5 files changed, 303 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 libavformat/ipfsgateway.c
>

Fix all the coding style issues first...