[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] avformat/mpjpegdec: add support for X-Timestamp and X-Framerate headers

[Vladimir Sobolev via ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org>]

>From 31d73c6774c1ea6d621db57f26439e297cc23c3d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vladimir Sobolev <v.sobolev@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2025 02:28:13 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] avformat/mpjpegdec: add support for X-Timestamp and
 X-Framerate headers

Add support for parsing X-Timestamp and X-Framerate headers from
HTTP multipart MJPEG streams. These headers allow servers to provide
accurate timestamps and framerate information for each frame.

Changes:
- Parse X-Timestamp header (in seconds) and set packet PTS/DTS
- Parse X-Framerate/X-FrameRate header and update stream framerate
- Maintain backward compatibility (defaults to 25 fps if not provided)
- Add debug logging for parsed header values

This enables proper timestamp handling for MJPEG streams that provide
timing information in HTTP headers, improving synchronization accuracy.
---
 libavformat/mpjpegdec.c | 69 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 65 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/libavformat/mpjpegdec.c b/libavformat/mpjpegdec.c
index 125b17585e..c90d7a2ad4 100644
--- a/libavformat/mpjpegdec.c
+++ b/libavformat/mpjpegdec.c
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 #include "libavutil/avstring.h"
 #include "libavutil/mem.h"
 #include "libavutil/opt.h"
+#include "libavutil/parseutils.h"
+#include "libavutil/eval.h"
+#include "libavutil/intfloat.h"
 
 #include "avformat.h"
 #include "demux.h"
@@ -34,6 +37,11 @@ typedef struct MPJPEGDemuxContext {
     char       *searchstr;
     int         searchstr_len;
     int         strict_mime_boundary;
+    AVRational  framerate;      /* framerate from X-Framerate header */
+    int64_t     timestamp;      /* timestamp from X-Timestamp header */
+    int         has_timestamp;  /* flag indicating if timestamp was set */
+    int         framerate_set; /* flag indicating if framerate was set in header */
+    int         framerate_applied; /* flag indicating if framerate was applied to stream */
 } MPJPEGDemuxContext;
 
 static void trim_right(char *p)
@@ -97,7 +105,8 @@ static int split_tag_value(char **tag, char **value, char *line)
 static int parse_multipart_header(AVIOContext *pb,
                                     int* size,
                                     const char* expected_boundary,
-                                    void *log_ctx);
+                                    void *log_ctx,
+                                    MPJPEGDemuxContext *mpjpeg);
 
 static int mpjpeg_read_close(AVFormatContext *s)
 {
@@ -118,7 +127,7 @@ static int mpjpeg_read_probe(const AVProbeData *p)
 
     ffio_init_read_context(&pb, p->buf, p->buf_size);
 
-    ret = (parse_multipart_header(&pb.pub, &size, "--", NULL) >= 0) ? AVPROBE_SCORE_MAX : 0;
+    ret = (parse_multipart_header(&pb.pub, &size, "--", NULL, NULL) >= 0) ? AVPROBE_SCORE_MAX : 0;
 
     return ret;
 }
@@ -146,6 +155,12 @@ static int mpjpeg_read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
     st->codecpar->codec_type = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO;
     st->codecpar->codec_id   = AV_CODEC_ID_MJPEG;
 
+    /* Default framerate is 25 fps, will be updated from headers if available */
+    MPJPEGDemuxContext *mpjpeg = s->priv_data;
+    mpjpeg->framerate = (AVRational){25, 1};
+    mpjpeg->framerate_set = 0;
+    mpjpeg->framerate_applied = 0;
+    mpjpeg->has_timestamp = 0;
     avpriv_set_pts_info(st, 60, 1, 25);
 
     avio_seek(s->pb, pos, SEEK_SET);
@@ -167,7 +182,8 @@ static int parse_content_length(const char *value)
 static int parse_multipart_header(AVIOContext *pb,
                             int* size,
                             const char* expected_boundary,
-                            void *log_ctx)
+                            void *log_ctx,
+                            MPJPEGDemuxContext *mpjpeg)
 {
     char line[128];
     int found_content_type = 0;
@@ -235,6 +251,33 @@ static int parse_multipart_header(AVIOContext *pb,
                 av_log(log_ctx, AV_LOG_WARNING,
                            "Invalid Content-Length value : %s\n",
                            value);
+        } else if (mpjpeg && !av_strcasecmp(tag, "X-Timestamp")) {
+            double ts = av_strtod(value, NULL);
+            if (!isnan(ts) && isfinite(ts)) {
+                /* X-Timestamp is in seconds, convert to AV_TIME_BASE */
+                mpjpeg->timestamp = (int64_t)(ts * AV_TIME_BASE);
+                mpjpeg->has_timestamp = 1;
+                if (log_ctx)
+                    av_log(log_ctx, AV_LOG_DEBUG,
+                           "Parsed X-Timestamp: %s -> %"PRId64" (%.6f seconds)\n",
+                           value, mpjpeg->timestamp, ts);
+            } else if (log_ctx) {
+                av_log(log_ctx, AV_LOG_WARNING,
+                       "Invalid X-Timestamp value : %s\n", value);
+            }
+        } else if (mpjpeg && (!av_strcasecmp(tag, "X-Framerate") || !av_strcasecmp(tag, "X-FrameRate"))) {
+            AVRational fps = {0};
+            if (av_parse_video_rate(&fps, value) >= 0 && fps.num > 0 && fps.den > 0) {
+                mpjpeg->framerate = fps;
+                mpjpeg->framerate_set = 1;
+                if (log_ctx)
+                    av_log(log_ctx, AV_LOG_DEBUG,
+                           "Parsed X-Framerate: %s -> %d/%d fps\n",
+                           value, fps.num, fps.den);
+            } else if (log_ctx) {
+                av_log(log_ctx, AV_LOG_WARNING,
+                       "Invalid X-Framerate value : %s\n", value);
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -311,10 +354,21 @@ static int mpjpeg_read_packet(AVFormatContext *s, AVPacket *pkt)
         mpjpeg->searchstr_len = strlen(mpjpeg->searchstr);
     }
 
-    ret = parse_multipart_header(s->pb, &size, mpjpeg->boundary, s);
+    /* Reset timestamp flag for each packet */
+    mpjpeg->has_timestamp = 0;
+
+    ret = parse_multipart_header(s->pb, &size, mpjpeg->boundary, s, mpjpeg);
     if (ret < 0)
         return ret;
 
+    /* Update framerate if it was set in header and hasn't been applied yet */
+    if (mpjpeg->framerate_set && !mpjpeg->framerate_applied && s->nb_streams > 0) {
+        AVStream *st = s->streams[0];
+        st->avg_frame_rate = mpjpeg->framerate;
+        avpriv_set_pts_info(st, 60, mpjpeg->framerate.den, mpjpeg->framerate.num);
+        mpjpeg->framerate_applied = 1;
+    }
+
     if (size > 0) {
         /* size has been provided to us in MIME header */
         ret = av_get_packet(s->pb, pkt, size);
@@ -353,6 +407,13 @@ static int mpjpeg_read_packet(AVFormatContext *s, AVPacket *pkt)
         }
     }
 
+    /* Set timestamp from X-Timestamp header if available */
+    if (ret >= 0 && mpjpeg->has_timestamp && s->nb_streams > 0) {
+        AVStream *st = s->streams[0];
+        pkt->pts = av_rescale_q(mpjpeg->timestamp, AV_TIME_BASE_Q, st->time_base);
+        pkt->dts = pkt->pts;
+    }
+
     return ret;
 }
 
-- 
2.50.1 (Apple Git-155)

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