From f907e19b0812fd6e4ca49df118137caa6f60fa85 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alessandro Ros <aler9.dev@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:17:15 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] hls: in client, support storing and sending cookies (#5444)

---
 internal/staticsources/hls/source.go      |  4 ++
 internal/staticsources/hls/source_test.go | 82 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 86 insertions(+)

diff --git a/internal/staticsources/hls/source.go b/internal/staticsources/hls/source.go
index 6b4d642d..cde35ab9 100644
--- a/internal/staticsources/hls/source.go
+++ b/internal/staticsources/hls/source.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package hls
 
 import (
 	"net/http"
+	"net/http/cookiejar"
 	"net/url"
 	"time"
 
@@ -68,12 +69,15 @@ func (s *Source) Run(params defs.StaticSourceRunParams) error {
 	}
 	defer tr.CloseIdleConnections()
 
+	jar, _ := cookiejar.New(nil)
+
 	var c *gohlslib.Client
 	c = &gohlslib.Client{
 		URI: params.ResolvedSource,
 		HTTPClient: &http.Client{
 			Timeout:   time.Duration(s.ReadTimeout),
 			Transport: tr,
+			Jar:       jar,
 		},
 		OnDownloadPrimaryPlaylist: func(u string) {
 			s.Log(logger.Debug, "downloading primary playlist %v", u)
diff --git a/internal/staticsources/hls/source_test.go b/internal/staticsources/hls/source_test.go
index 8d167c88..22d9876b 100644
--- a/internal/staticsources/hls/source_test.go
+++ b/internal/staticsources/hls/source_test.go
@@ -120,3 +120,85 @@ func TestSource(t *testing.T) {
 	// the source must be listening on ReloadConf
 	reloadConf <- nil
 }
+
+func TestSourceCookie(t *testing.T) {
+	track1 := &mpegts.Track{
+		Codec: &tscodecs.H264{},
+	}
+
+	tracks := []*mpegts.Track{track1}
+
+	s := &http.Server{
+		Handler: http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			switch {
+			case r.Method == http.MethodGet && r.URL.Path == "/stream.m3u8":
+				w.Header().Set("Set-Cookie", "testcookie=123456; Path=/; Max-Age=3600")
+				w.Header().Set("Content-Type", `application/vnd.apple.mpegurl`)
+				w.Write([]byte("#EXTM3U\n" +
+					"#EXT-X-VERSION:3\n" +
+					"#EXT-X-ALLOW-CACHE:NO\n" +
+					"#EXT-X-TARGETDURATION:2\n" +
+					"#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:0\n" +
+					"#EXTINF:2,\n" +
+					"segment1.ts\n" +
+					"#EXTINF:2,\n" +
+					"segment2.ts\n" +
+					"#EXTINF:2,\n" +
+					"segment2.ts\n" +
+					"#EXT-X-ENDLIST\n"))
+
+			case r.Method == http.MethodGet && r.URL.Path == "/segment1.ts":
+				require.Equal(t, "testcookie=123456", r.Header.Get("Cookie"))
+				w.Header().Set("Content-Type", `video/MP2T`)
+
+				w := &mpegts.Writer{W: w, Tracks: tracks}
+				err := w.Initialize()
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+
+				err = w.WriteH264(track1, 2*90000, 2*90000, [][]byte{
+					{7, 1, 2, 3}, // SPS
+					{8},          // PPS
+				})
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			case r.Method == http.MethodGet && r.URL.Path == "/segment2.ts":
+				w.Header().Set("Content-Type", `video/MP2T`)
+
+				w := &mpegts.Writer{W: w, Tracks: tracks}
+				err := w.Initialize()
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+		}),
+	}
+
+	ln, err := net.Listen("tcp", "localhost:5780")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	go s.Serve(ln)
+	defer s.Shutdown(context.Background())
+
+	p := &test.StaticSourceParent{}
+	p.Initialize()
+	defer p.Close()
+
+	so := &Source{
+		Parent: p,
+	}
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	defer func() { <-done }()
+
+	ctx, ctxCancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer ctxCancel()
+
+	go func() {
+		so.Run(defs.StaticSourceRunParams{ //nolint:errcheck
+			Context:        ctx,
+			ResolvedSource: "http://localhost:5780/stream.m3u8",
+			Conf:           &conf.Path{},
+		})
+		close(done)
+	}()
+
+	<-p.Unit
+}