2 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/IMediaSourceManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/IMediaSourceManager.cs
index c06470c5e..1ab0e4cb0 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/IMediaSourceManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/IMediaSourceManager.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.IO;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Library
 {
@@ -79,6 +80,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Library
         /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
         /// <returns>Task&lt;MediaSourceInfo&gt;.</returns>
         Task<MediaSourceInfo> GetLiveStream(string id, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+
+        Task<Tuple<MediaSourceInfo, IDirectStreamProvider>> GetLiveStreamWithDirectStreamProvider(string id, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
         
         /// <summary>
         /// Pings the media source.
@@ -95,4 +98,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Library
         /// <returns>Task.</returns>
         Task CloseLiveStream(string id);
     }
+
+    public interface IDirectStreamProvider
+    {
+        Task CopyToAsync(Stream stream, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/IMediaSourceProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/IMediaSourceProvider.cs
index 56366e5a8..b0881ba7c 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/IMediaSourceProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/IMediaSourceProvider.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using MediaBrowser.Model.Dto;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Library
 {
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Library
         /// <param name="openToken">The open token.</param>
         /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
         /// <returns>Task&lt;MediaSourceInfo&gt;.</returns>
-        Task<MediaSourceInfo> OpenMediaSource(string openToken, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+        Task<Tuple<MediaSourceInfo,IDirectStreamProvider>> OpenMediaSource(string openToken, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Closes the media source.