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Utility function to report seekability features for a given input.

Useful for ffprobe and to extend seek possibilities in fftools.
---
 doc/APIchanges         |  3 +++
 libavformat/avformat.h | 22 ++++++++++++++++++
 libavformat/seek.c     | 53 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 libavformat/version.h  |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 79 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/APIchanges b/doc/APIchanges
index 65bf5a9419..879f56b572 100644
--- a/doc/APIchanges
+++ b/doc/APIchanges
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ The last version increases of all libraries were on 2025-03-28
 
 API changes, most recent first:
 
+2025-04-xx - xxxxxxxxxx - lavf 62.1.100 - avformat.h
+  Add avformat_query_seekable().
+
 2025-04-07 - 19e9a203b7 - lavu 60.01.100 - dict.h
   Add AV_DICT_DEDUP.
 
diff --git a/libavformat/avformat.h b/libavformat/avformat.h
index 498c3020a5..e00f1ed0d9 100644
--- a/libavformat/avformat.h
+++ b/libavformat/avformat.h
@@ -2338,6 +2338,28 @@ int av_seek_frame(AVFormatContext *s, int stream_index, int64_t timestamp,
  */
 int avformat_seek_file(AVFormatContext *s, int stream_index, int64_t min_ts, int64_t ts, int64_t max_ts, int flags);
 
+#define AVSEEKABLE_NORMAL     0x01 ///< I/O is seekable like a local file
+#define AVSEEKABLE_PROTOCOL   0x02 ///< I/O seek is through protocol request via avio_seek_time
+#define AVSEEKABLE_DEMUXER    0x04 ///< demuxer has a seek function
+#define AVSEEKABLE_PKTSCAN    0x08 ///< seek is performed by consuming and scanning packet timestamps
+#define AVSEEKABLE_TIME       0x10 ///< seek target can be a timestamp
+#define AVSEEKABLE_BYTE       0x20 ///< seek target can be in bytes
+#define AVSEEKABLE_FRAME      0x40 ///< seek target can be a frame index
+#define AVSEEKABLE_PTS       0x100 ///< seek target timestamp is expected to be PTS
+#define AVSEEKABLE_FAST      0x200 ///< demuxer allows fast but inaccurate seeking
+#define AVSEEKABLE_FWDONLY   0x400 ///< set seek will be equal or forward of specified seek point
+
+/**
+ * Report if and how a seek can be performed in a given input.
+ *
+ * @param s            media file handle
+ *
+ * @return 0 if no seek can be performed on input,
+ *         -1 if the fmt ctx is NULL or is not an input
+ *         else return AVSEEKABLE_ bitflags indicating seekability features.
+ */
+int avformat_query_seekable(AVFormatContext *s);
+
 /**
  * Discard all internally buffered data. This can be useful when dealing with
  * discontinuities in the byte stream. Generally works only with formats that
diff --git a/libavformat/seek.c b/libavformat/seek.c
index c0d94371e6..776a09744a 100644
--- a/libavformat/seek.c
+++ b/libavformat/seek.c
@@ -712,6 +712,59 @@ int avformat_seek_file(AVFormatContext *s, int stream_index, int64_t min_ts,
     return ret;
 }
 
+int avformat_query_seekable(AVFormatContext *s)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+
+    if (!s || !s->iformat)
+        return -1;
+
+    if (!(s->pb && s->pb->seekable) || s->ctx_flags & AVFMTCTX_UNSEEKABLE)
+        return 0;
+
+    if (s->pb->seekable & AVIO_SEEKABLE_NORMAL)
+        ret |= AVSEEKABLE_NORMAL;
+
+    if (s->pb->seekable & AVIO_SEEKABLE_TIME)
+        ret |= AVSEEKABLE_PROTOCOL;
+
+    if (ffifmt(s->iformat)->read_seek || ffifmt(s->iformat)->read_seek2)
+        ret |= AVSEEKABLE_DEMUXER;
+
+    if (ffifmt(s->iformat)->read_timestamp && !(s->iformat->flags & AVFMT_NOBINSEARCH))
+        ret |= AVSEEKABLE_PKTSCAN;
+
+    if (!(s->iformat->flags & AVFMT_NOTIMESTAMPS))
+        ret |= AVSEEKABLE_TIME;
+
+    // TODO: incomplete, a few demuxers don't set flag but error out on byte seek
+    if (!(s->iformat->flags & AVFMT_NO_BYTE_SEEK))
+        ret |= AVSEEKABLE_BYTE;
+
+    // TODO: no flag for frame seeking. Add flag and update this check
+    if (s->iformat->flags & 0)
+        ret |= AVSEEKABLE_FRAME;
+
+    if (s->iformat->flags & AVFMT_SEEK_TO_PTS)
+        ret |= AVSEEKABLE_PTS;
+
+    // TODO: flag exists but not added to the demuxers which support it
+    if (s->iformat->flags & AVFMT_FLAG_FAST_SEEK)
+        ret |= AVSEEKABLE_FAST;
+
+    if (!(ret & AVSEEKABLE_DEMUXER) && ret & AVSEEKABLE_PKTSCAN)
+        ret |= AVSEEKABLE_FWDONLY;
+
+    if ( !(ret & AVSEEKABLE_DEMUXER) &&
+         !(ret & AVSEEKABLE_PKTSCAN) &&
+         !(ret & AVSEEKABLE_BYTE) &&
+         !(ret & AVSEEKABLE_PROTOCOL) &&
+         (s->iformat->flags & AVFMT_NOGENSEARCH) )
+        ret = 0;
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
 /** Flush the frame reader. */
 void ff_read_frame_flush(AVFormatContext *s)
 {
diff --git a/libavformat/version.h b/libavformat/version.h
index 752aac16f7..a7c80dc564 100644
--- a/libavformat/version.h
+++ b/libavformat/version.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 #include "version_major.h"
 
-#define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MINOR   0
+#define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MINOR   1
 #define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MICRO 100
 
 #define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_INT AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR, \
-- 
2.49.0

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