fix(packet_pool): reduce latency for single-packet PES by flushing immediately when complete

data.go

@@ -182,3 +182,42 @@ func isPSIComplete(ps []*Packet) bool {
 
 	return i.Len() >= i.Offset()
 }
+
+// isPESComplete checks whether payload fully contains PES packet
+func isPESComplete(ps []*Packet) bool {
+	// Get payload length
+	var l int
+	for _, p := range ps {
+		l += len(p.Payload)
+	}
+
+	// Get the slice for payload from pool
+	payload := bytesPool.get(l)
+	defer bytesPool.put(payload)
+
+	// Append payload
+	var o int
+	for _, p := range ps {
+		o += copy(payload.s[o:], p.Payload)
+	}
+
+	// Create reader
+	i := astikit.NewBytesIterator(payload.s)
+
+	// Skip first 3 bytes that are there to identify the PES payload
+	i.Seek(3)
+
+	// Parse header
+	h, _, dataEnd, err := parsePESHeader(i)
+	if err != nil {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("astits: parsing PES header failed: %w", err)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if h.PacketLength == 0 {
+		// There's no other way to know whether the packet is complete
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return i.Len() >= dataEnd
+}

packet_pool.go

@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ func (b *packetAccumulator) add(p *Packet) (ps []*Packet) {
 		isPSIComplete(mps) {
 		ps = mps
 		mps = nil
+	} else if isPESPayload(mps[0].Payload) && isPESComplete(mps) { // Check if PES payload is complete
+		ps = mps
+		mps = nil
 	}
 
 	b.q = mps

packet_pool_test.go

@@ -49,3 +49,38 @@ func TestPacketPool(t *testing.T) {
 	ps = b.dumpUnlocked()
 	assert.Len(t, ps, 0)
 }
+
+func TestPacketPoolWithRarePackets(t *testing.T) {
+	payloadDVBTeletext := hexToBytes(`000001bd00b2848024293c972af5ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
+	ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff10032cf5e4a8a80b0ba80ba80b2692
+	040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404
+	0404032cd5e4a8a85757a8a8a80b26a80404040404040404040404040404
+	040404040404040404040404040404040404ff2cffffffffffffffffffff
+	ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
+	ffffffff`)
+	b := newPacketPool(nil)
+	ps := b.addUnlocked(&Packet{Header: PacketHeader{ContinuityCounter: 0, HasPayload: true, PayloadUnitStartIndicator: true, PID: 1004}, Payload: payloadDVBTeletext})
+	assert.Len(t, ps, 1)
+	ps = b.addUnlocked(&Packet{Header: PacketHeader{ContinuityCounter: 1, HasPayload: true, PayloadUnitStartIndicator: true, PID: 1004}, Payload: payloadDVBTeletext})
+	assert.Len(t, ps, 1)
+	ps = b.addUnlocked(&Packet{Header: PacketHeader{ContinuityCounter: 2, HasPayload: true, PayloadUnitStartIndicator: true, PID: 1004}, Payload: payloadDVBTeletext})
+	assert.Len(t, ps, 1)
+	ps = b.addUnlocked(&Packet{Header: PacketHeader{ContinuityCounter: 3, HasPayload: true, PayloadUnitStartIndicator: true, PID: 1004}, Payload: payloadDVBTeletext})
+	assert.Len(t, ps, 1)
+	ps = b.addUnlocked(&Packet{Header: PacketHeader{ContinuityCounter: 3, HasPayload: true, PayloadUnitStartIndicator: true, PID: 1004}, Payload: payloadDVBTeletext})
+	assert.Len(t, ps, 1)
+	ps = b.addUnlocked(&Packet{Header: PacketHeader{ContinuityCounter: 4, HasPayload: true, PayloadUnitStartIndicator: true, PID: 1004}, Payload: payloadDVBTeletext})
+	assert.Len(t, ps, 1)
+	ps = b.addUnlocked(&Packet{Header: PacketHeader{ContinuityCounter: 6, HasPayload: true, PayloadUnitStartIndicator: true, PID: 1004}, Payload: payloadDVBTeletext})
+	assert.Len(t, ps, 1)
+	ps = b.addUnlocked(&Packet{Header: PacketHeader{ContinuityCounter: 7, HasPayload: true, PayloadUnitStartIndicator: true, PID: 1004}, Payload: payloadDVBTeletext})
+	assert.Len(t, ps, 1)
+	ps = b.addUnlocked(&Packet{Header: PacketHeader{ContinuityCounter: 7, HasPayload: true, PayloadUnitStartIndicator: true, PID: 1004}, Payload: payloadDVBTeletext})
+	assert.Len(t, ps, 1)
+	ps = b.addUnlocked(&Packet{Header: PacketHeader{ContinuityCounter: 9, HasPayload: true, PayloadUnitStartIndicator: true, PID: 1004}, Payload: payloadDVBTeletext})
+	assert.Len(t, ps, 1)
+	ps = b.addUnlocked(&Packet{Header: PacketHeader{ContinuityCounter: 10, HasPayload: true, PayloadUnitStartIndicator: true, PID: 1004}, Payload: payloadDVBTeletext})
+	assert.Len(t, ps, 1)
+	ps = b.dumpUnlocked()
+	assert.Len(t, ps, 0)
+}