pvandrunen opened a new issue, #346:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-media/issues/346
# Feature Request
## Motivation Behind Feature
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On Android I am unable to stream mp3 files that require authentication
header to access.
I've set this as a feature because it looks like it was never intentionally
implemented, HOWEVER, it might be a bug if other users are not experiencing
this problem.
Note: I am using Capacitor.
## Feature Description
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The media.create function would include an additional boolean parameter to
indicate whether the streaming file should include headers, or an array of
headers to include.
AFAICT this is only a problem on Android. I'm surprised that this doesn't
work or hasn't been implemented so maybe I'm doing something wrong:
Using the cordova-plugin-filetransfer I am able to download files that
require authentication. When I look at the Java code I see there is a function
that pulls the cookie's from webview and includes them in the header with the
file request.
When I look at the Java code for cordova-plugin-media I see this, which does
not include any headers
` if (this.isStreaming(file)) {
this.player.setDataSource(file);`
And looking at the API for setDataSource, it looks like I can include the
headers. But it also says that they might already be managed by the apps own
CookieManager.
https://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/MediaPlayer#setDataSource(android.content.Context,%20android.net.Uri,%20java.util.Map%3Cjava.lang.String,%20java.lang.String%3E,%20java.util.List%3Cjava.net.HttpCookie%3E)
## Alternatives or Workarounds
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- I am able to playback files that do not require authentication.
- I am able to download with fileTransfer files that require authentication.
- I could download the files before playing them back. But that's not a
great experience.
- I could also add an endpoint to the API to create a token for the file url
to authenticate that way, but that would be fairly involved as well.
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