feat(cli): stream — a film or a song played in a media player

2026-10-15T08:17:29Z

`meshbay-cli stream PATH` serves one video or sound file over HTTP on 127.0.0.1 for VLC, mpv or any player that reads HTTP; `--player PROGRAM` starts the player, and closing it stops the stream, as Ctrl+C does. The file goes as the node stores it: no remux, no transcode, no stream slot on the node. Byte ranges are answered from leaseless file_req chunks decrypted in memory, eight ahead and the last 24 kept. Loopback only, a random token in the address, a foreign Host refused (DNS rebinding), an audio or video type with nosniff. The connection is pinged and reopened when it dies; a refusal by the node stops the stream (exit 5). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5

meshbay.git/packages/meshbay-cli/src/meshbay_cli/commands/stream.py, branch main

feat(cli): stream — a film or a song played in a media player