Fix legacy streams being closed early because they look idle

play-dl/YouTube/utils/extractor.ts

@@ -274,6 +274,13 @@ export async function video_basic_info(url: string, options: InfoOptions = {}):
     if (!upcoming) {
         format.push(...(player_response.streamingData.formats ?? []));
         format.push(...(player_response.streamingData.adaptiveFormats ?? []));
+
+        // get the formats for the android player for legacy videos
+        // fixes the stream being closed because not enough data
+        // arrived in time for ffmpeg to be able to extract audio data
+        if (parseAudioFormats(format).length === 0 && !options.htmldata) {
+            format = await getAndroidFormats(vid.videoId, cookieJar, body);
+        }
     }
     const LiveStreamData = {
         isLive: video_details.live,
@@ -373,6 +380,13 @@ export async function video_stream_info(url: string, options: InfoOptions = {}):
     if (!upcoming) {
         format.push(...(player_response.streamingData.formats ?? []));
         format.push(...(player_response.streamingData.adaptiveFormats ?? []));
+
+        // get the formats for the android player for legacy videos
+        // fixes the stream being closed because not enough data
+        // arrived in time for ffmpeg to be able to extract audio data
+        if (parseAudioFormats(format).length === 0 && !options.htmldata) {
+            format = await getAndroidFormats(player_response.videoDetails.videoId, cookieJar, body);
+        }
     }
 
     const LiveStreamData = {
@@ -639,6 +653,36 @@ async function acceptViewerDiscretion(
     return { streamingData };
 }
 
+async function getAndroidFormats(videoId: string, cookieJar: { [key: string]: string }, body: string): Promise<any[]> {
+    const apiKey =
+        body.split('INNERTUBE_API_KEY":"')[1]?.split('"')[0] ??
+        body.split('innertubeApiKey":"')[1]?.split('"')[0] ??
+        DEFAULT_API_KEY;
+
+    const response = await request(`https://www.youtube.com/youtubei/v1/player?key=${apiKey}`, {
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+            context: {
+                client: {
+                    clientName: 'ANDROID',
+                    clientVersion: '16.49',
+                    hl: 'en',
+                    timeZone: 'UTC',
+                    utcOffsetMinutes: 0
+                }
+            },
+            videoId: videoId,
+            playbackContext: { contentPlaybackContext: { html5Preference: 'HTML5_PREF_WANTS' } },
+            contentCheckOk: true,
+            racyCheckOk: true
+        }),
+        cookies: true,
+        cookieJar
+    });
+
+    return JSON.parse(response).streamingData.formats;
+}
+
 function getWatchPlaylist(response: any, body: any, url: string): YouTubePlayList {
     const playlist_details = response.contents.twoColumnWatchNextResults.playlist.playlist;