The ReST interface¶

The video consumer¶

• GET /player.html : default web application page
• GET /channels : JSON list of available channels
• POST /channels/<stream_id> with payload ipaddr=<sourceip>&port=<sourceport> : create the streaming resource <stream_id> and launch the streaming instance; it returns a JSON describing the resource attributes with which initialize the plugin player
• UPDATE /channels/<stream_id> : heartbeat request, to be called frequently on <stream_id>

The video distributor¶

• GET /mysources.html: My source html page
• POST /mysources/<channel_name>: Create a new distribution overlay
• GET /mysources/<channel_name>: get channel parameters and statistics web page
• DELETE /mysources/<channel_name>: destroy the indicated distribution overlay