TeamNewPipe/NewPipe · error · ResolverException

Non URI progressive contents are not supported

Error message

Non URI progressive contents are not supported

What it means

Thrown by PlaybackResolver.buildProgressiveMediaSource when a stream whose DeliveryMethod is PROGRESSIVE_HTTP does not satisfy stream.isUrl(). Progressive playback in ExoPlayer requires a URL it can fetch as a byte stream; a progressive stream with non-URL (e.g. embedded/inline) content cannot be played this way.

Source

Thrown at app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/resolver/PlaybackResolver.java:291

            case DASH:
                return buildDashMediaSource(dataSource, stream, cacheKey, metadata);
            case HLS:
                return buildHlsMediaSource(dataSource, stream, cacheKey, metadata);
            case SS:
                return buildSSMediaSource(dataSource, stream, cacheKey, metadata);
            // Torrent streams are not supported by ExoPlayer
            default:
                throw new ResolverException("Unsupported delivery type: " + deliveryMethod);
        }
    }

    private static ProgressiveMediaSource buildProgressiveMediaSource(
            final PlayerDataSource dataSource,
            final Stream stream,
            final String cacheKey,
            final MediaItemTag metadata) throws ResolverException {
        if (!stream.isUrl()) {
            throw new ResolverException("Non URI progressive contents are not supported");
        }
        throwResolverExceptionIfUrlNullOrEmpty(stream.getContent());
        return dataSource.getProgressiveMediaSourceFactory().createMediaSource(
                new MediaItem.Builder()
                        .setTag(metadata)
                        .setUri(Uri.parse(stream.getContent()))
                        .setCustomCacheKey(cacheKey)
                        .build());
    }

    private static DashMediaSource buildDashMediaSource(final PlayerDataSource dataSource,
                                                        final Stream stream,
                                                        final String cacheKey,
                                                        final MediaItemTag metadata)
            throws ResolverException {

        if (stream.isUrl()) {
            throwResolverExceptionIfUrlNullOrEmpty(stream.getContent());

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Solutions

1. Validate stream.isUrl() before attempting progressive playback and skip the stream if false.
2. Update the extractor for the affected service so progressive streams carry proper URLs.
3. Surface a user-facing message that this stream type cannot be played rather than failing silently.

if (stream.getDeliveryMethod() == DeliveryMethod.PROGRESSIVE_HTTP && !stream.isUrl()) {
    // skip; progressive content must be a URL
}

try {
    return buildProgressiveMediaSource(dataSource, stream, cacheKey, metadata);
} catch (final ResolverException e) {
    // non-URL progressive content; fall back to another stream
}

When it happens

Trigger: buildProgressiveMediaSource receives a Stream where stream.isUrl() is false, meaning getContent() holds data that is not a URL. The guard fires before any MediaSource is built.

Common situations: An extractor mistakenly marks non-URL content as PROGRESSIVE_HTTP, or a stream object's content field contains raw data/a malformed identifier rather than a URL. Indicates an extractor bug or an unexpected stream shape for the service.

Related errors

• Null stream URL
• Empty stream URL
• Unsupported type: {}
• Unsupported delivery type: {}
• Could not create a DASH media source/manifest from the manif

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