NetStream

Below is a comparison of the NetStream information objects (supported by the Flashplayer 6 and up) sent by RTMPy vs. Flash Media Server.

Tested with

Flash Media Server 2.0.3 on Ubuntu 6.1 and the publisher application against RTMPy:

• 2007-06-19: r21

NetStream information objects

- couldn't reproduce or didn't test this yet
- tested and working
- doesn't work as expected
- doesn't work at all

The following messages notify the Flash Player when certain NetStream activities occur:

Code property	Level property	Meaning	FMS	RTMPy	Comments
NetStream.InvalidArg	Error	Invalid arguments were passed to a NetStream method, for example ns.seek("asdasdas").
NetStream.Buffer.Empty	Status	Data is not being received quickly enough to fill the buffer. Data flow is interrupted until the buffer refills, at which time a NetStream.Buffer.Full message is sent and the stream begins playing again.
NetStream.Buffer.Full	Status	The buffer is full and the stream begins playing.
NetStream.Buffer.Flush	Status	Data has finished streaming, and the remaining buffer will be emptied.
NetStream.Failed	Error	An error has occurred for a reason other than those listed elsewhere in this table, such as the subscriber trying to use the seek command to move to a particular location in the recorded stream, but with invalid parameters.
NetStream.Pause.Notify	Status	The subscriber has paused playback.
NetStream.Play.Complete	Status	Playback has completed.
NetStream.Play.Failed	Error	An error has occurred in playback for a reason other than those listed elsewhere in this table, such as the subscriber not having read access.
NetStream.Play.InsufficientBW	Warning	Data is playing behind the normal speed.
NetStream.Play.PublishNotify	Status	Publishing has begun; this message is sent to all subscribers.
NetStream.Play.Reset	Status	The playlist has reset (pending play commands have been flushed).
NetStream.Play.Start	Status	Playback has started.
NetStream.Play.Stop	Status	Playback has stopped.
NetStream.Play.StreamNotFound	Error	The client tried to play a live or recorded stream that does not exist. The FLV passed to the play() method can't be found.
NetStream.Play.Switch	Status	The subscriber is switching from one stream to another in a playlist.
NetStream.Play.FileStructureInvalid	Error	Flash Player detects an invalid file structure and will not try to play this type of file.
NetStream.Play.NoSupportedTrackFound	Error	Flash Player does not detect any supported tracks (video, audio or data) and will not try to play the file.
NetStream.Play.UnpublishNotify	Status	Publishing has stopped; this message is sent to all subscribers.
NetStream.Publish.BadName	Error	The client tried to publish a stream that is already being published by someone else.
NetStream.Publish.Idle	Status	The publisher of the stream has been idling for too long.
NetStream.Publish.Start	Status	Publishing has started.
NetStream.Record.Failed	Error	An error has occurred in recording for a reason other than those listed elsewhere in this table; for example, the disk is full.
NetStream.Record.NoAccess	Error	The client tried to record a stream that is still playing, or the client tried to record (overwrite) a stream that already exists on the server with read-only status.
NetStream.Record.Start	Status	Recording has started.
NetStream.Record.Stop	Status	Recording has stopped.
NetStream.Seek.Failed	Error	The subscriber tried to use the seek command to move to a particular location in the recorded stream, but failed, which happens if the stream is not seekable.
NetStream.Seek.Notify	Status	The subscriber has used the seek command to move to a particular location in the recorded stream.
NetStream.Unpause.Notify	Status	The subscriber has resumed playback.
NetStream.Unpublish.Success	Status	Publishing has stopped.