Stream Access

class Stream:
    def __init__(self, session):
        """
        Initialize stream with Streamlink session.
        
        Parameters:
        - session: Streamlink session instance
        """

    def open(self) -> StreamIO:
        """
        Open stream connection for reading.
        
        Returns:
        StreamIO object for data access
        
        Raises:
        StreamError: If stream cannot be opened
        """

    def to_url(self) -> str:
        """
        Convert stream to direct URL if supported.
        
        Returns:
        Direct stream URL
        
        Raises:
        TypeError: If stream type doesn't support URL conversion
        """

    def to_manifest_url(self) -> str:
        """
        Convert stream to manifest URL if supported.
        
        Returns:
        Manifest URL (e.g., M3U8 or MPD)
        
        Raises:
        TypeError: If stream type doesn't support manifest URLs
        """

    @classmethod
    def shortname(cls) -> str:
        """
        Get stream type identifier.
        
        Returns:
        Short name identifying the stream type
        """

    @property
    def json(self) -> str:
        """JSON representation of stream metadata"""

class StreamIO:
    """Base class for stream I/O operations with file-like interface"""

class HTTPStream(Stream):
    def __init__(self, session, url, buffered=True, **kwargs):
        """
        Initialize HTTP stream.
        
        Parameters:
        - session: Streamlink session
        - url: HTTP URL to stream
        - buffered: Whether to use buffered I/O (default: True)
        - **kwargs: Additional request arguments (headers, params, etc.)
        """

    @property
    def url(self) -> str:
        """Prepared request URL"""

    @property  
    def args(self) -> dict:
        """Request arguments dictionary"""

class HLSStream(Stream):
    """
    HTTP Live Streaming implementation supporting:
    - M3U8 playlist parsing
    - Adaptive bitrate streaming  
    - AES encryption
    - Subtitle tracks
    """

class MuxedHLSStream(Stream):
    """
    HLS stream combining multiple tracks (video, audio, subtitles).
    
    Automatically muxes separate video and audio streams into
    a single output stream using FFmpeg.
    """

class DASHStream(Stream):
    """
    DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP) implementation supporting:
    - MPD manifest parsing
    - Multi-period content
    - Multiple representations
    - Audio/video track selection
    """

class MuxedStream(Stream):
    def __init__(self, session, *substreams, **options):
        """
        Combine multiple streams into a single output.
        
        Parameters:
        - session: Streamlink session
        - *substreams: Input streams to mux together
        - **options: FFmpeg options and stream mapping
        """

class StreamIOWrapper:
    """Wraps non-IOBase file-like objects to provide consistent interface"""

class StreamIOIterWrapper:
    """Wraps iterators as file-like objects for streaming data"""

class StreamIOThreadWrapper:
    """Adds threading support to stream I/O operations"""

import streamlink

# Get streams for a URL
streams = streamlink.streams("https://www.twitch.tv/example")

if streams:
    # Access best quality stream
    best_stream = streams['best']
    print(f"Stream type: {best_stream.shortname()}")
    
    # Open stream for reading
    with best_stream.open() as stream_fd:
        # Read first 1KB
        data = stream_fd.read(1024)
        print(f"Read {len(data)} bytes")

streams = streamlink.streams("https://example.com/stream")

# Check available qualities
print("Available streams:")
for quality, stream in streams.items():
    print(f"  {quality}: {stream}")

# Select specific quality
if '720p' in streams:
    selected_stream = streams['720p']
elif 'best' in streams:
    selected_stream = streams['best']
else:
    print("No suitable stream found")

from streamlink.stream import HTTPStream

session = streamlink.Streamlink()

# Create HTTP stream with custom headers
http_stream = HTTPStream(
    session, 
    "https://example.com/video.mp4",
    headers={'Referer': 'https://example.com'}
)

# Get direct URL
try:
    direct_url = http_stream.to_url()
    print(f"Direct URL: {direct_url}")
except TypeError:
    print("Stream doesn't support direct URL access")

# Read stream data
with http_stream.open() as fd:
    chunk = fd.read(8192)
    while chunk:
        # Process chunk
        process_data(chunk)
        chunk = fd.read(8192)

streams = streamlink.streams("https://example.com/hls_stream")

for quality, stream in streams.items():
    if hasattr(stream, 'to_manifest_url'):
        try:
            manifest_url = stream.to_manifest_url()
            print(f"{quality}: {manifest_url}")
        except TypeError:
            pass

from streamlink.stream import MuxedStream

# Assuming we have separate video and audio streams
video_stream = streams.get('720p_video')
audio_stream = streams.get('audio_en')

if video_stream and audio_stream:
    # Create muxed stream
    muxed = MuxedStream(
        session,
        video_stream,
        audio_stream,
        format='mp4',
        acodec='aac',
        vcodec='h264'
    )
    
    with muxed.open() as fd:
        # Process combined stream
        data = fd.read(1024)

streams = streamlink.streams("https://example.com")

for quality, stream in streams.items():
    stream_type = stream.shortname()
    
    if stream_type == 'hls':
        print(f"{quality}: HLS stream")
    elif stream_type == 'dash':  
        print(f"{quality}: DASH stream")
    elif stream_type == 'http':
        print(f"{quality}: HTTP stream")
    elif stream_type == 'muxed':
        print(f"{quality}: Muxed stream")