make vlc range cache startup non-blocking

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{"id":"int-ffb67dfa","kind":"field_change","created_at":"2026-05-27T00:43:02.592758Z","actor":"dirtydishes","issue_id":"dreamio-5cz","extra":{"field":"status","new_value":"closed","old_value":"in_progress","reason":"Implemented bounded non-blocking range-cache startup for VLC, with direct fallback on timeout, skipped probes, or local server failures; added focused startup policy tests and updated the turn document."}}

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{"_type":"issue","id":"dreamio-btc","title":"Bound VLC range cache probe startup latency","description":"After enabling MKV range cache probing, some Torrentio/Real-Debrid MKV streams log cache-probe but never reach opening mode before the native-player startup timeout. Add a bounded probe/local-cache startup path that falls back to direct playback when the range probe is slow or inconclusive.","status":"closed","priority":0,"issue_type":"bug","assignee":"dirtydishes","owner":"dishes@dpdrm.com","created_at":"2026-05-26T12:14:02Z","created_by":"dirtydishes","updated_at":"2026-05-26T12:16:53Z","started_at":"2026-05-26T12:14:11Z","closed_at":"2026-05-26T12:16:53Z","close_reason":"Added a short timeout to range-cache probe requests so slow MKV HEAD/range probes fall back to direct VLC startup instead of tripping the native-player startup timeout.","dependency_count":0,"dependent_count":0,"comment_count":0}
{"_type":"issue","id":"dreamio-mun","title":"fix vlc cache loopback port startup","description":"Device logs showed local-cache playback opening http://127.0.0.1:0, because the NWListener ephemeral port was read before the listener reached ready. Wait for the real assigned port before returning the local cache URL.","status":"closed","priority":0,"issue_type":"bug","assignee":"dirtydishes","owner":"dishes@dpdrm.com","created_at":"2026-05-25T22:32:41Z","created_by":"dirtydishes","updated_at":"2026-05-25T22:33:15Z","started_at":"2026-05-25T22:33:14Z","closed_at":"2026-05-25T22:33:15Z","close_reason":"Wait for NWListener ready state before returning the local cache URL; verified tests and simulator build.","dependency_count":0,"dependent_count":0,"comment_count":0}
{"_type":"issue","id":"dreamio-8cz","title":"fix stremio external subtitle loading regression","description":"After adding late subtitle forwarding for native playback, Stremio external subtitle loading is failing. Investigate the injected bridge and native subtitle forwarding path, then adjust behavior so Stremio can still load external subtitles while native playback receives late candidates.","status":"closed","priority":0,"issue_type":"bug","assignee":"dirtydishes","owner":"dishes@dpdrm.com","created_at":"2026-05-25T11:05:42Z","created_by":"dirtydishes","updated_at":"2026-05-25T11:07:35Z","started_at":"2026-05-25T11:05:55Z","closed_at":"2026-05-25T11:07:35Z","close_reason":"Hardened subtitle bridge network observers so non-text Stremio subtitle loads are not touched, and made parser traversal deterministic for metadata preservation.","dependency_count":0,"dependent_count":0,"comment_count":0}
{"_type":"issue","id":"dreamio-5cz","title":"Make VLC range cache non-blocking at startup","description":"Native playback startup currently bypasses Dreamio's local range cache after cache probing caused VLC startup timeouts. Reintroduce cache startup only when preparation is fast and safe, otherwise fall back to direct playback immediately, with focused tests and clear logs.","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"bug","assignee":"dirtydishes","owner":"dishes@dpdrm.com","created_at":"2026-05-27T00:36:56Z","created_by":"dirtydishes","updated_at":"2026-05-27T00:43:03Z","started_at":"2026-05-27T00:37:03Z","closed_at":"2026-05-27T00:43:03Z","close_reason":"Implemented bounded non-blocking range-cache startup for VLC, with direct fallback on timeout, skipped probes, or local server failures; added focused startup policy tests and updated the turn document.","dependency_count":0,"dependent_count":0,"comment_count":0}
{"_type":"issue","id":"dreamio-3sw","title":"Fix VLC range cache fallback for tail-index MKV streams","description":"Video range caching currently refuses streams classified as tail-index containers, causing VLC playback to use direct mode and lose seek prefetch behavior. Investigate the probe logic and enable safe local range caching for these streams without breaking playback startup.","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"bug","assignee":"dirtydishes","owner":"dishes@dpdrm.com","created_at":"2026-05-26T12:05:20Z","created_by":"dirtydishes","updated_at":"2026-05-26T12:10:16Z","started_at":"2026-05-26T12:05:38Z","closed_at":"2026-05-26T12:10:16Z","close_reason":"Removed the Matroska/WebM extension-level range-cache bypass and added a regression test proving MKV URLs use the cache when the origin advertises byte-range support.","dependency_count":0,"dependent_count":0,"comment_count":0}
{"_type":"issue","id":"dreamio-816","title":"Fix local range cache playback buffering","description":"Normal VLC playback can stay in buffering after the local progressive HTTP range cache is enabled. Logs show VLC repeatedly probes header/tail MKV ranges through the loopback server while the cache foreground fetch path serializes 1 MB remote requests. Investigate and adjust the cache path so normal direct-file playback can start reliably.","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"bug","assignee":"dirtydishes","owner":"dishes@dpdrm.com","created_at":"2026-05-26T04:54:13Z","created_by":"dirtydishes","updated_at":"2026-05-26T04:56:14Z","started_at":"2026-05-26T04:54:17Z","closed_at":"2026-05-26T04:56:14Z","close_reason":"Bypassed the local range cache for Matroska-family tail-index containers and added a regression test confirming MKV probes fall back to direct VLC playback without issuing cache probe requests.","dependency_count":0,"dependent_count":0,"comment_count":0}
{"_type":"issue","id":"dreamio-2hw","title":"Fix range cache prefetch cursor after cached seek reads","description":"Skipping after the local range cache has warmed can leave prefetch following an older foreground cursor instead of the post-seek cached read position. Update the cache so cached foreground reads can reset the follow cursor and add regression coverage.","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"bug","assignee":"dirtydishes","owner":"dishes@dpdrm.com","created_at":"2026-05-26T04:45:44Z","created_by":"dirtydishes","updated_at":"2026-05-26T04:47:44Z","started_at":"2026-05-26T04:46:36Z","closed_at":"2026-05-26T04:47:44Z","close_reason":"Fixed stale local range-cache prefetch state after cached seek reads and documented the validation.","dependency_count":0,"dependent_count":0,"comment_count":0}