trying parse different url, but failed

spec/url_parsing.md

@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+# Feature Request: Advanced Playlist Parsing & Mix Handling
+
+## Context
+We are upgrading the **StreamCapture** application. Currently, the app only supports parsing standard single video URLs.
+We need to implement robust support for **Standard Playlists** and **YouTube Mixes (Radio)**, while solving performance issues and thumbnail loading errors.
+
+## Problem Statement
+1.  **Playlists (`/playlist?list=...`)**: Fails to parse entries or hangs because it attempts to resolve full metadata for every video. Thumbnails are missing.
+2.  **Mixes (`/watch?v=...&list=RD...`)**: Currently fails or behaves unpredictably.
+3.  **UI/UX**: Users need a specific choice when encountering a "Mix" link:
+    * **Option A (Default):** Treat it as a single video (ignore the list).
+    * **Option B:** Parse the Mix as a playlist (limit to top 20 items).
+
+## Technical Requirements
+
+### 1. Rust Backend Refactoring (`src-tauri/src/ytdlp.rs`)
+
+Refactor the `fetch_metadata` command to use a unified, efficient parsing strategy.
+
+#### A. Command Construction
+For **ALL** metadata fetching, use the `--flat-playlist` flag to prevent deep extraction (which causes the hang).
+
+**Base Command:**
+```bash
+yt-dlp --dump-single-json --flat-playlist --no-warnings [URL]
+```
+
+#### B. Handling Different URL Types
+1. Single Video:
+    - `yt-dlp` returns a single JSON object with `_type: "video"` (or no type).
+    - Action: Wrap it in a list of 1.
+
+2. Standard Playlist:
+    - `yt-dlp` returns `_type: "playlist"` with an `entries` array.
+    - Action: Map the `entries` to our `Video` struct.
+
+3. Mix / Radio (Infinite List):
+    - Condition: If the frontend flags this request as a "Mix Playlist scan".
+    - Modification: Add flag --playlist-end 20 to the command.
+    - Reason: Mixes are infinite; we must cap them.
+
+#### C. Data Normalization & Thumbnail Fallback
+
+When using `--flat-playlist`, the `entries` often lack full `thumbnail` URLs or return webp formats that might not render immediately.
+
+- Logic: If the `thumbnail` field is missing or empty in an entry, construct it manually using the ID:
+    - https://i.ytimg.com/vi/{video_id}/mqdefault.jpg
+
+### 2. Frontend Logic (`src/views/Home.vue` & Stores)
+
+#### A. URL Detection & User Choice
+
+Before sending the URL to Rust, analyze the string:
+
+1. Regex Check: Detect if the URL contains both `v=` AND `list=` (typical for Mixes).
+
+2. New UI Element:
+    - If a Mix link is detected, show a **Checkbox** or **Toggle** near the "Analyze" button.
+    - Label: "Scan Playlist (Max 20)"
+    - Default State: Unchecked (Off).
+
+3. Submission Logic:
+    - If Unchecked (Default): Strip the `&list=...` parameter from the URL string before calling Rust. Treat it as a pure single video.
+    - If Checked: Keep the full URL and pass a flag (e.g., `is_mix: true`) to the Rust backend (or handle the logic to request the top 20).
+
+#### B. Displaying Results
+
+- Ensure the "Selection Area" can render a list of cards whether it contains 1 video or 20 videos.
+- If it's a playlist, show a "Select All" / "Deselect All" control.
+
+## Implementation Plan
+
+### Step 1: Rust Structs Update
+
+Update the Serde structs in `ytdlp.rs` to handle the `flat-playlist` JSON structure.
+
+```rust
+// Example structure hint
+struct YtDlpResponse {
+    _type: Option<String>,
+    entries: Option<Vec<VideoEntry>>,
+    // ... fields for single video fallback
+    id: Option<String>,
+    title: Option<String>,
+}
+
+struct VideoEntry {
+    id: String,
+    title: String,
+    duration: Option<f64>,
+    thumbnail: Option<String>, // Might be missing
+}
+```
+
+### Step 2: Rust Logic Update
+
+Modify `command::fetch_metadata`.
+
+- Accept an optional argument `parse_mix_playlist: bool`.
+- If `true`, append `--playlist-end 20`.
+- Implement the thumbnail fallback logic (if `thumbnail` is None, use `i.ytimg.com`).
+
+### Step 3: Frontend Update
+
+- Add the "Mix Detected" logic in `Home.vue`.
+- Add the toggle UI.
+- Update the `analyze` function to handle URL stripping vs. passing through based on the toggle.
+
+## Deliverables
+
+Please rewrite the necessary parts of `src-tauri/src/ytdlp.rs`, `src-tauri/src/commands.rs`, and `src/views/Home.vue` to implement this logic.

src-tauri/src/commands.rs

@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ pub fn get_ytdlp_version(app: AppHandle) -> Result<String, String> {
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]
-pub async fn fetch_metadata(app: AppHandle, url: String) -> Result<downloader::MetadataResult, String> {
-    downloader::fetch_metadata(&app, &url).await.map_err(|e| e.to_string())
+pub async fn fetch_metadata(app: AppHandle, url: String, parse_mix_playlist: bool) -> Result<downloader::MetadataResult, String> {
+    downloader::fetch_metadata(&app, &url, parse_mix_playlist).await.map_err(|e| e.to_string())
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]

src-tauri/src/downloader.rs

@@ -46,18 +46,22 @@ pub struct ProgressEvent {
     pub status: String, // "downloading", "processing", "finished", "error"
 }
 
-pub async fn fetch_metadata(app: &AppHandle, url: &str) -> Result<MetadataResult> {
+pub async fn fetch_metadata(app: &AppHandle, url: &str, parse_mix_playlist: bool) -> Result<MetadataResult> {
     let ytdlp_path = ytdlp::get_ytdlp_path(app)?;
     
-    // Use std::process for simple output capture if it's short, but tokio is safer for async.
-    let output = Command::new(ytdlp_path)
-        .arg("--dump-single-json")
+    let mut cmd = Command::new(ytdlp_path);
+    cmd.arg("--dump-single-json")
        .arg("--flat-playlist")
-        .arg(url)
-        // Stop errors from cluttering
-        .stderr(Stdio::piped())
-        .output()
-        .await?;
+       .arg("--no-warnings");
+
+    if parse_mix_playlist {
+        cmd.arg("--playlist-end").arg("20");
+    }
+
+    cmd.arg(url);
+    cmd.stderr(Stdio::piped());
+    
+    let output = cmd.output().await?;
 
     if !output.status.success() {
         let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
@@ -90,10 +94,18 @@ pub async fn fetch_metadata(app: &AppHandle, url: &str) -> Result<MetadataResult
 }
 
 fn parse_video_metadata(json: &serde_json::Value) -> VideoMetadata {
+    let id = json["id"].as_str().unwrap_or("").to_string();
+    
+    // Thumbnail fallback logic
+    let thumbnail = match json.get("thumbnail").and_then(|t| t.as_str()) {
+        Some(t) if !t.is_empty() => t.to_string(),
+        _ => format!("https://i.ytimg.com/vi/{}/mqdefault.jpg", id),
+    };
+
     VideoMetadata {
-        id: json["id"].as_str().unwrap_or("").to_string(),
+        id,
         title: json["title"].as_str().unwrap_or("Unknown Title").to_string(),
-        thumbnail: json["thumbnail"].as_str().unwrap_or("").to_string(), // Note: thumbnails might be an array sometimes, usually string in flat-playlist
+        thumbnail,
         duration: json["duration"].as_f64(),
         uploader: json["uploader"].as_str().map(|s| s.to_string()),
     }

src/stores/analysis.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ export const useAnalysisStore = defineStore('analysis', () => {
   const error = ref('')
   const metadata = ref<any>(null)
   
+  // New state for mix detection
+  const isMix = ref(false)
+  const scanMix = ref(false)
+
   const options = ref({
     is_audio_only: false,
     quality: 'best',
@@ -19,10 +23,9 @@ export const useAnalysisStore = defineStore('analysis', () => {
       loading.value = false
       error.value = ''
       metadata.value = null
-      // We keep options as is, or reset them? 
-      // Usually keeping user preference for "Audio Only" is nice, 
-      // but let's just reset the content-related stuff.
+      isMix.value = false
+      scanMix.value = false
   }
 
-  return { url, loading, error, metadata, options, reset }
+  return { url, loading, error, metadata, options, isMix, scanMix, reset }
 })

src/views/Home.vue

@@ -26,6 +26,17 @@ watch(() => settingsStore.settings.download_path, (newPath) => {
     }
 }, { immediate: true })
 
+// Detect Mix URL
+watch(() => analysisStore.url, (newUrl) => {
+    if (newUrl && newUrl.includes('v=') && newUrl.includes('list=')) {
+        analysisStore.isMix = true
+    } else {
+        analysisStore.isMix = false
+        // Reset scanMix if URL changes to non-mix
+        analysisStore.scanMix = false 
+    }
+})
+
 async function analyze() {
   if (!analysisStore.url) return
   analysisStore.loading = true
@@ -33,7 +44,29 @@ async function analyze() {
   analysisStore.metadata = null
   
   try {
-    const res = await invoke('fetch_metadata', { url: analysisStore.url })
+    let urlToScan = analysisStore.url;
+    let parseMix = false;
+
+    if (analysisStore.isMix) {
+        if (analysisStore.scanMix) {
+             // Keep URL as is, tell backend to limit scan
+             parseMix = true;
+        } else {
+             // Strip list param
+             try {
+                 const u = new URL(urlToScan);
+                 u.searchParams.delete('list');
+                 u.searchParams.delete('index');
+                 u.searchParams.delete('start_radio');
+                 urlToScan = u.toString();
+             } catch (e) {
+                 // Fallback regex if URL parsing fails
+                 urlToScan = urlToScan.replace(/&list=[^&]+/, '');
+             }
+        }
+    }
+
+    const res = await invoke('fetch_metadata', { url: urlToScan, parseMixPlaylist: parseMix })
     analysisStore.metadata = res
   } catch (e: any) {
     analysisStore.error = e.toString()
@@ -55,8 +88,28 @@ async function startDownload() {
          { title: analysisStore.metadata.title, thumbnail: "", id: analysisStore.metadata.id } : 
          analysisStore.metadata; 
 
+    // Note: We might want to pass the *cleaned* URL if it was cleaned during analyze
+    // But for now we pass the original URL or whatever was scanned.
+    // Actually, if we scanned as a single video (unchecked), we should probably download as single video.
+    // The user might expect the same result as analysis.
+    // Let's reconstruct the URL logic or just use what `analyze` used?
+    // Since `start_download` just takes a URL string, we should probably use the same logic.
+    
+    let urlToDownload = analysisStore.url;
+     if (analysisStore.isMix && !analysisStore.scanMix) {
+          try {
+             const u = new URL(urlToDownload);
+             u.searchParams.delete('list');
+             u.searchParams.delete('index');
+             u.searchParams.delete('start_radio');
+             urlToDownload = u.toString();
+         } catch (e) {
+             urlToDownload = urlToDownload.replace(/&list=[^&]+/, '');
+         }
+     }
+
     const id = await invoke<string>('start_download', { 
-        url: analysisStore.url,
+        url: urlToDownload,
         options: analysisStore.options,
         metadata: metaToSend
     })
@@ -104,6 +157,22 @@ async function startDownload() {
           <span v-else>Analyze</span>
         </button>
       </div>
+      
+      <!-- Mix Toggle -->
+      <div v-if="analysisStore.isMix" class="mt-4 flex items-center gap-3">
+          <button 
+            @click="analysisStore.scanMix = !analysisStore.scanMix"
+            class="w-12 h-6 rounded-full relative transition-colors duration-200 ease-in-out flex-shrink-0"
+            :class="analysisStore.scanMix ? 'bg-blue-600' : 'bg-gray-300 dark:bg-zinc-600'"
+          >
+            <span 
+              class="absolute top-1 left-1 w-4 h-4 bg-white rounded-full transition-transform duration-200"
+              :class="analysisStore.scanMix ? 'translate-x-6' : 'translate-x-0'"
+            />
+          </button>
+          <span class="text-sm font-medium text-zinc-700 dark:text-gray-300">Scan Playlist (Max 20)</span>
+      </div>
+
       <p v-if="analysisStore.error" class="mt-3 text-red-500 text-sm">{{ analysisStore.error }}</p>
     </div>