Merge pull request #50 from videojs/feature/playlist-loader

Refactor M3U8 loading

@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
               'src/aac-stream.js',
               'src/segment-parser.js',
               'src/stream.js',
-              'src/m3u8/m3u8-parser.js'
+              'src/m3u8/m3u8-parser.js',
+              'src/playlist-loader.js'
             ],
         dest: 'dist/videojs.hls.js'
       }

@@ -68,19 +68,25 @@ See html5rocks's [article](http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/cors/)
 for more info.
 
 ### Runtime Properties
-#### player.hls.master
+#### player.hls.playlists.master
 Type: `object`
 
 An object representing the parsed master playlist. If a media playlist
 is loaded directly, a master playlist with only one entry will be
 created.
 
-#### player.hls.media
-Type: `object`
+#### player.hls.playlists.media
+Type: `function`
 
-An object representing the currently selected media playlist. This is
-the playlist that is being referred to when a additional video data
-needs to be downloaded.
+A function that can be used to retrieve or modify the currently active
+media playlist. The active media playlist is referred to when
+additional video data needs to be downloaded. Calling this function
+with no arguments returns the parsed playlist object for the active
+media playlist. Calling this function with a playlist object from the
+master playlist or a URI string as specified in the master playlist
+will kick off an asynchronous load of the specified media
+playlist. Once it has been retreived, it will become the active media
+playlist.
 
 #### player.hls.mediaIndex
 Type: `number`

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   <!-- m3u8 handling -->
   <script src="src/stream.js"></script>
   <script src="src/m3u8/m3u8-parser.js"></script>
+  <script src="src/playlist-loader.js"></script>
   
   <!-- example MPEG2-TS segments -->
   <!-- bipbop -->

+/**
+ * A state machine that manages the loading, caching, and updating of
+ * M3U8 playlists.
+ */
+(function(window, videojs) {
+  'use strict';
+  var
+    resolveUrl = videojs.hls.resolveUrl,
+    xhr = videojs.hls.xhr,
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a new master playlist that is the result of merging an
+     * updated media playlist into the original version. If the
+     * updated media playlist does not match any of the playlist
+     * entries in the original master playlist, null is returned.
+     * @param master {object} a parsed master M3U8 object
+     * @param media {object} a parsed media M3U8 object
+     * @return {object} a new object that represents the original
+     * master playlist with the updated media playlist merged in, or
+     * null if the merge produced no change.
+     */
+    updateMaster = function(master, media) {
+      var
+        changed = false,
+        result = videojs.util.mergeOptions(master, {}),
+        i,
+        playlist;
+
+      i = master.playlists.length;
+      while (i--) {
+        playlist = result.playlists[i];
+        if (playlist.uri === media.uri) {
+          // consider the playlist unchanged if the number of segments
+          // are equal and the media sequence number is unchanged
+          if (playlist.segments &&
+              media.segments &&
+              playlist.segments.length === media.segments.length &&
+              playlist.mediaSequence === media.mediaSequence) {
+            continue;
+          }
+
+          result.playlists[i] = videojs.util.mergeOptions(playlist, media);
+          result.playlists[media.uri] = result.playlists[i];
+          changed = true;
+        }
+      }
+      return changed ? result : null;
+    },
+
+    PlaylistLoader = function(srcUrl, withCredentials) {
+      var
+        loader = this,
+        media,
+        request,
+
+        haveMetadata = function(error, xhr, url) {
+          var parser, refreshDelay, update;
+
+          // any in-flight request is now finished
+          request = null;
+
+          if (error) {
+            loader.error = {
+              status: xhr.status,
+              message: 'HLS playlist request error at URL: ' + url,
+              code: (xhr.status >= 500) ? 4 : 2
+            };
+            return loader.trigger('error');
+          }
+
+          loader.state = 'HAVE_METADATA';
+
+          parser = new videojs.m3u8.Parser();
+          parser.push(xhr.responseText);
+          parser.manifest.uri = url;
+
+          // merge this playlist into the master
+          update = updateMaster(loader.master, parser.manifest);
+          refreshDelay = (parser.manifest.targetDuration || 10) * 1000;
+          if (update) {
+            loader.master = update;
+            media = loader.master.playlists[url];
+          } else {
+            // if the playlist is unchanged since the last reload,
+            // try again after half the target duration
+            refreshDelay /= 2;
+          }
+
+          // refresh live playlists after a target duration passes
+          if (!loader.media().endList) {
+            window.setTimeout(function() {
+              loader.trigger('mediaupdatetimeout');
+            }, refreshDelay);
+          }
+
+          loader.trigger('loadedplaylist');
+        };
+
+      PlaylistLoader.prototype.init.call(this);
+
+      if (!srcUrl) {
+        throw new Error('A non-empty playlist URL is required');
+      }
+
+      loader.state = 'HAVE_NOTHING';
+
+      /**
+       * When called without any arguments, returns the currently
+       * active media playlist. When called with a single argument,
+       * triggers the playlist loader to asynchronously switch to the
+       * specified media playlist. Calling this method while the
+       * loader is in the HAVE_NOTHING or HAVE_MASTER states causes an
+       * error to be emitted but otherwise has no effect.
+       * @param playlist (optional) {object} the parsed media playlist
+       * object to switch to
+       */
+      loader.media = function(playlist) {
+        // getter
+        if (!playlist) {
+          return media;
+        }
+
+        // setter
+        if (loader.state === 'HAVE_NOTHING' || loader.state === 'HAVE_MASTER') {
+          throw new Error('Cannot switch media playlist from ' + loader.state);
+        }
+
+        // find the playlist object if the target playlist has been
+        // specified by URI
+        if (typeof playlist === 'string') {
+          if (!loader.master.playlists[playlist]) {
+            throw new Error('Unknown playlist URI: ' + playlist);
+          }
+          playlist = loader.master.playlists[playlist];
+        }
+
+        if (playlist.uri === media.uri) {
+          // switching to the currently active playlist is a no-op
+          return;
+        }
+
+        loader.state = 'SWITCHING_MEDIA';
+
+        // abort any outstanding playlist refreshes
+        if (request) {
+          request.abort();
+          request = null;
+        }
+
+        // request the new playlist
+        request = xhr({
+          url: resolveUrl(loader.master.uri, playlist.uri),
+          withCredentials: withCredentials
+        }, function(error) {
+          haveMetadata(error, this, playlist.uri);
+        });
+      };
+
+      // live playlist staleness timeout
+      loader.on('mediaupdatetimeout', function() {
+        if (loader.state !== 'HAVE_METADATA') {
+          // only refresh the media playlist if no other activity is going on
+          return;
+        }
+
+        loader.state = 'HAVE_CURRENT_METADATA';
+        request = xhr({
+          url: resolveUrl(loader.master.uri, loader.media().uri),
+          withCredentials: withCredentials
+        }, function(error) {
+          haveMetadata(error, this, loader.media().uri);
+        });
+      });
+
+      // request the specified URL
+      xhr({
+        url: srcUrl,
+        withCredentials: withCredentials
+      }, function(error) {
+        var parser, i;
+
+        if (error) {
+          loader.error = {
+            status: this.status,
+            message: 'HLS playlist request error at URL: ' + srcUrl,
+            code: 2 // MEDIA_ERR_NETWORK
+          };
+          return loader.trigger('error');
+        }
+
+        parser = new videojs.m3u8.Parser();
+        parser.push(this.responseText);
+
+        loader.state = 'HAVE_MASTER';
+
+        parser.manifest.uri = srcUrl;
+
+        // loaded a master playlist
+        if (parser.manifest.playlists) {
+          loader.master = parser.manifest;
+
+          // setup by-URI lookups
+          i = loader.master.playlists.length;
+          while (i--) {
+            loader.master.playlists[loader.master.playlists[i].uri] = loader.master.playlists[i];
+          }
+
+          request = xhr({
+            url: resolveUrl(srcUrl, parser.manifest.playlists[0].uri),
+            withCredentials: withCredentials
+          }, function(error) {
+            // pass along the URL specified in the master playlist
+            haveMetadata(error,
+                         this,
+                         parser.manifest.playlists[0].uri);
+            loader.trigger('loadedmetadata');
+          });
+          return loader.trigger('loadedplaylist');
+        }
+
+        // loaded a media playlist
+        // infer a master playlist if none was previously requested
+        loader.master = {
+          uri: window.location.href,
+          playlists: [{
+            uri: srcUrl
+          }]
+        };
+        loader.master.playlists[srcUrl] = loader.master.playlists[0];
+        haveMetadata(null, this, srcUrl);
+        return loader.trigger('loadedmetadata');
+      });
+    };
+  PlaylistLoader.prototype = new videojs.hls.Stream();
+
+  videojs.hls.PlaylistLoader = PlaylistLoader;
+})(window, window.videojs);

@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ videojs.hls = {
 
 var
 
-  settings,
-
   // the desired length of video to maintain in the buffer, in seconds
   goalBufferLength = 5,
 
@@ -104,9 +102,12 @@ var
    * inititated. If it is an object, it should contain a `url`
    * property that indicates the URL to request and optionally a
    * `method` which is the type of HTTP request to send.
+   * @param callback (optional) {function} a function to call when the
+   * request completes. If the request was not successful, the first
+   * argument will be falsey.
    * @return {object} the XMLHttpRequest that was initiated.
    */
-  xhr = function(url, callback) {
+  xhr = videojs.hls.xhr = function(url, callback) {
     var
       options = {
         method: 'GET'
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ var
     if (options.responseType) {
       request.responseType = options.responseType;
     }
-    if (settings.withCredentials) {
+    if (options.withCredentials) {
       request.withCredentials = true;
     }
 
@@ -193,15 +194,20 @@ var
    */
   translateMediaIndex = function(mediaIndex, original, update) {
     var
-      i = update.segments.length,
+      i,
       originalSegment;
 
     // no segments have been loaded from the original playlist
     if (mediaIndex === 0) {
       return 0;
     }
+    if (!(update && update.segments)) {
+      // let the media index be zero when there are no segments defined
+      return 0;
+    }
 
     // try to sync based on URI
+    i = update.segments.length;
     originalSegment = original.segments[mediaIndex - 1];
     while (i--) {
       if (originalSegment.uri === update.segments[i].uri) {
@@ -250,7 +256,7 @@ var
    * with `path`
    * @see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/470832/getting-an-absolute-url-from-a-relative-one-ie6-issue
    */
-  resolveUrl = function(basePath, path) {
+  resolveUrl = videojs.hls.resolveUrl = function(basePath, path) {
     // use the base element to get the browser to handle URI resolution
     var
       oldBase = document.querySelector('base'),
@@ -291,11 +297,9 @@ var
       player = this,
       srcUrl,
 
-      playlistXhr,
       segmentXhr,
-      loadedPlaylist,
+      settings,
       fillBuffer,
-      updateCurrentPlaylist,
       updateDuration;
 
     // if the video element supports HLS natively, do nothing
@@ -374,7 +378,8 @@ var
 
     player.on('seeking', function() {
       var currentTime = player.currentTime();
-      player.hls.mediaIndex = getMediaIndexByTime(player.hls.media, currentTime);
+      player.hls.mediaIndex = getMediaIndexByTime(player.hls.playlists.media(),
+                                                  currentTime);
 
       // abort any segments still being decoded
       player.hls.sourceBuffer.abort();
@@ -405,36 +410,6 @@ var
     };
 
     /**
-     * Determine whether the current media playlist should be changed
-     * and trigger a switch if necessary. If a sufficiently fresh
-     * version of the target playlist is available, the switch will take
-     * effect immediately. Otherwise, the target playlist will be
-     * refreshed.
-     */
-    updateCurrentPlaylist = function() {
-      var playlist, mediaSequence;
-      playlist = player.hls.selectPlaylist();
-      mediaSequence = player.hls.mediaIndex + (player.hls.media.mediaSequence || 0);
-      if (!playlist.segments ||
-          mediaSequence < (playlist.mediaSequence || 0) ||
-          mediaSequence > (playlist.mediaSequence || 0) + playlist.segments.length) {
-
-        if (playlistXhr) {
-          playlistXhr.abort();
-        }
-        playlistXhr = xhr(resolveUrl(srcUrl, playlist.uri), loadedPlaylist);
-      } else {
-        player.hls.mediaIndex =
-          translateMediaIndex(player.hls.mediaIndex,
-                              player.hls.media,
-                              playlist);
-        player.hls.media = playlist;
-
-        updateDuration(player.hls.media);
-      }
-    };
-
-    /**
      * Chooses the appropriate media playlist based on the current
      * bandwidth estimate and the player size.
      * @return the highest bitrate playlist less than the currently detected
@@ -443,7 +418,7 @@ var
     player.hls.selectPlaylist = function () {
       var
         effectiveBitrate,
-        sortedPlaylists = player.hls.master.playlists.slice(),
+        sortedPlaylists = player.hls.playlists.master.playlists.slice(),
         bandwidthPlaylists = [],
         i = sortedPlaylists.length,
         variant,
@@ -508,97 +483,6 @@ var
     };
 
     /**
-     * Callback that is invoked when a media playlist finishes
-     * downloading. Triggers `loadedmanifest` once for each playlist
-     * that is downloaded and `loadedmetadata` after at least one
-     * media playlist has been parsed.
-     *
-     * @param error {*} truthy if the request was not successful
-     * @param url {string} a URL to the M3U8 file to process
-     */
-    loadedPlaylist = function(error, url) {
-      var i, parser, playlist, playlistUri, refreshDelay;
-
-      // clear the current playlist XHR
-      playlistXhr = null;
-
-      if (error) {
-        player.hls.error = {
-          status: this.status,
-          message: 'HLS playlist request error at URL: ' + url,
-          code: (this.status >= 500) ? 4 : 2
-        };
-        return player.trigger('error');
-      }
-
-      parser = new videojs.m3u8.Parser();
-      parser.push(this.responseText);
-
-      // merge this playlist into the master
-      i = player.hls.master.playlists.length;
-      refreshDelay = (parser.manifest.targetDuration || 10) * 1000;
-      while (i--) {
-        playlist = player.hls.master.playlists[i];
-        playlistUri = resolveUrl(srcUrl, playlist.uri);
-        if (playlistUri === url) {
-          // if the playlist is unchanged since the last reload,
-          // try again after half the target duration
-          // http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-pantos-http-live-streaming-12#section-6.3.4
-          if (playlist.segments &&
-              playlist.segments.length === parser.manifest.segments.length) {
-            refreshDelay /= 2;
-          }
-
-          player.hls.master.playlists[i] =
-            videojs.util.mergeOptions(playlist, parser.manifest);
-
-          if (playlist !== player.hls.media) {
-            continue;
-          }
-
-          // determine the new mediaIndex if we're updating the
-          // current media playlist
-          player.hls.mediaIndex =
-            translateMediaIndex(player.hls.mediaIndex,
-                                playlist,
-                                parser.manifest);
-          player.hls.media = parser.manifest;
-        }
-      }
-
-      // check the playlist for updates if EXT-X-ENDLIST isn't present
-      if (!parser.manifest.endList) {
-        window.setTimeout(function() {
-          if (!playlistXhr &&
-              resolveUrl(srcUrl, player.hls.media.uri) === url) {
-            playlistXhr = xhr(url, loadedPlaylist);
-          }
-        }, refreshDelay);
-      }
-
-      // always start playback with the default rendition
-      if (!player.hls.media) {
-        player.hls.media = player.hls.master.playlists[0];
-
-        // update the duration
-        updateDuration(parser.manifest);
-
-        // periodicaly check if the buffer needs to be refilled
-        player.on('timeupdate', fillBuffer);
-
-        player.trigger('loadedmanifest');
-        player.trigger('loadedmetadata');
-        fillBuffer();
-        return;
-      }
-
-      // select a playlist and download its metadata if necessary
-      updateCurrentPlaylist();
-
-      player.trigger('loadedmanifest');
-    };
-
-    /**
      * Determines whether there is enough video data currently in the buffer
      * and downloads a new segment if the buffered time is less than the goal.
      * @param offset (optional) {number} the offset into the downloaded segment
@@ -618,12 +502,12 @@ var
       }
 
       // if no segments are available, do nothing
-      if (!player.hls.media.segments) {
+      if (!player.hls.playlists.media().segments) {
         return;
       }
 
       // if the video has finished downloading, stop trying to buffer
-      segment = player.hls.media.segments[player.hls.mediaIndex];
+      segment = player.hls.playlists.media().segments[player.hls.mediaIndex];
       if (!segment) {
         return;
       }
@@ -639,10 +523,10 @@ var
       }
 
       // resolve the segment URL relative to the playlist
-      if (player.hls.media.uri === srcUrl) {
+      if (player.hls.playlists.media().uri === srcUrl) {
         segmentUri = resolveUrl(srcUrl, segment.uri);
       } else {
-        segmentUri = resolveUrl(resolveUrl(srcUrl, player.hls.media.uri || ''),
+        segmentUri = resolveUrl(resolveUrl(srcUrl, player.hls.playlists.media().uri || ''),
                                 segment.uri);
       }
 
@@ -651,7 +535,8 @@ var
       // request the next segment
       segmentXhr = xhr({
         url: segmentUri,
-        responseType: 'arraybuffer'
+        responseType: 'arraybuffer',
+        withCredentials: settings.withCredentials
       }, function(error, url) {
         // the segment request is no longer outstanding
         segmentXhr = null;
@@ -702,43 +587,55 @@ var
 
         player.hls.mediaIndex++;
 
-        if (player.hls.mediaIndex === player.hls.media.segments.length) {
+        if (player.hls.mediaIndex === player.hls.playlists.media().segments.length) {
           mediaSource.endOfStream();
         }
 
         // figure out what stream the next segment should be downloaded from
         // with the updated bandwidth information
-        updateCurrentPlaylist();
+        player.hls.playlists.media(player.hls.selectPlaylist());
       });
     };
 
     // load the MediaSource into the player
     mediaSource.addEventListener('sourceopen', function() {
       // construct the video data buffer and set the appropriate MIME type
-      var sourceBuffer = mediaSource.addSourceBuffer('video/flv; codecs="vp6,aac"');
+      var
+        sourceBuffer = mediaSource.addSourceBuffer('video/flv; codecs="vp6,aac"'),
+        oldMediaPlaylist;
+
       player.hls.sourceBuffer = sourceBuffer;
       sourceBuffer.appendBuffer(segmentParser.getFlvHeader());
 
       player.hls.mediaIndex = 0;
-      xhr(srcUrl, function(error, url) {
-        var uri, parser = new videojs.m3u8.Parser();
-        parser.push(this.responseText);
-
-        // master playlists
-        if (parser.manifest.playlists) {
-          player.hls.master = parser.manifest;
-          playlistXhr = xhr(resolveUrl(url, parser.manifest.playlists[0].uri), loadedPlaylist);
-          return player.trigger('loadedmanifest');
-        } else {
-          // infer a master playlist if a media playlist is loaded directly
-          uri = resolveUrl(window.location.href, url);
-          player.hls.master = {
-            playlists: [{
-              uri: uri
-            }]
-          };
-          loadedPlaylist.call(this, error, uri);
+      player.hls.playlists =
+        new videojs.hls.PlaylistLoader(srcUrl, settings.withCredentials);
+      player.hls.playlists.on('loadedmetadata', function() {
+        oldMediaPlaylist = player.hls.playlists.media();
+
+        // periodicaly check if the buffer needs to be refilled
+        fillBuffer();
+        player.on('timeupdate', fillBuffer);
+
+        player.trigger('loadedmetadata');
+      });
+      player.hls.playlists.on('error', function() {
+        player.hls.error = player.hls.playlists.error;
+        player.trigger('error');
+      });
+      player.hls.playlists.on('loadedplaylist', function() {
+        var updatedPlaylist = player.hls.playlists.media();
+
+        if (!updatedPlaylist) {
+          // do nothing before an initial media playlist has been activated
+          return;
         }
+
+        updateDuration(player.hls.playlists.media());
+        player.hls.mediaIndex = translateMediaIndex(player.hls.mediaIndex,
+                                                    oldMediaPlaylist,
+                                                    updatedPlaylist);
+        oldMediaPlaylist = updatedPlaylist;
       });
     });
     player.src([{

@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
       '../node_modules/sinon/lib/sinon/util/event.js',
       '../node_modules/sinon/lib/sinon/util/fake_xml_http_request.js',
       '../node_modules/sinon/lib/sinon/util/xhr_ie.js',
+      '../node_modules/sinon/lib/sinon/util/fake_timers.js',
       '../node_modules/video.js/dist/video-js/video.js',
       '../node_modules/videojs-contrib-media-sources/src/videojs-media-sources.js',
       '../test/karma-qunit-shim.js',
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
       '../src/segment-parser.js',
       '../src/stream.js',
       '../src/m3u8/m3u8-parser.js',
+      '../src/playlist-loader.js',
       '../tmp/manifests.js',
       '../tmp/expected.js',
       'tsSegment-bc.js',

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
       '../node_modules/sinon/lib/sinon/util/event.js',
       '../node_modules/sinon/lib/sinon/util/fake_xml_http_request.js',
       '../node_modules/sinon/lib/sinon/util/xhr_ie.js',
+      '../node_modules/sinon/lib/sinon/util/fake_timers.js',
       '../node_modules/video.js/dist/video-js/video.js',
       '../node_modules/videojs-contrib-media-sources/src/videojs-media-sources.js',
       '../test/karma-qunit-shim.js',
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
       '../src/segment-parser.js',
       '../src/stream.js',
       '../src/m3u8/m3u8-parser.js',
+      '../src/playlist-loader.js',
       '../tmp/manifests.js',
       '../tmp/expected.js',
       'tsSegment-bc.js',

+(function(window) {
+  'use strict';
+  var
+    sinonXhr,
+    clock,
+    requests,
+    videojs = window.videojs,
+
+    // Attempts to produce an absolute URL to a given relative path
+    // based on window.location.href
+    urlTo = function(path) {
+      return window.location.href
+        .split('/')
+        .slice(0, -1)
+        .concat([path])
+        .join('/');
+    };
+
+  module('Playlist Loader', {
+    setup: function() {
+      // fake XHRs
+      sinonXhr = sinon.useFakeXMLHttpRequest();
+      requests = [];
+      sinonXhr.onCreate = function(xhr) {
+        requests.push(xhr);
+      };
+
+      // fake timers
+      clock = sinon.useFakeTimers();
+    },
+    teardown: function() {
+      sinonXhr.restore();
+      clock.restore();
+    }
+  });
+
+  test('throws if the playlist url is empty or undefined', function() {
+    throws(function() {
+      videojs.hls.PlaylistLoader();
+    }, 'requires an argument');
+    throws(function() {
+      videojs.hls.PlaylistLoader('');
+    }, 'does not accept the empty string');
+  });
+
+  test('starts without any metadata', function() {
+    var loader = new videojs.hls.PlaylistLoader('master.m3u8');
+    strictEqual(loader.state, 'HAVE_NOTHING', 'no metadata has loaded yet');
+  });
+
+  test('requests the initial playlist immediately', function() {
+    new videojs.hls.PlaylistLoader('master.m3u8');
+    strictEqual(requests.length, 1, 'made a request');
+    strictEqual(requests[0].url, 'master.m3u8', 'requested the initial playlist');
+  });
+
+  test('moves to HAVE_MASTER after loading a master playlist', function() {
+    var loader = new videojs.hls.PlaylistLoader('master.m3u8');
+    requests.pop().respond(200, null,
+                           '#EXTM3U\n' +
+                           '#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:\n' +
+                           'media.m3u8\n');
+    ok(loader.master, 'the master playlist is available');
+    strictEqual(loader.state, 'HAVE_MASTER', 'the state is correct');
+  });
+
+  test('jumps to HAVE_METADATA when initialized with a media playlist', function() {
+    var
+      loadedmetadatas = 0,
+      loader = new videojs.hls.PlaylistLoader('media.m3u8');
+    loader.on('loadedmetadata', function() {
+      loadedmetadatas++;
+    });
+    requests.pop().respond(200, null,
+                           '#EXTM3U\n' +
+                           '#EXTINF:10,\n' +
+                           '0.ts\n' +
+                           '#EXT-X-ENDLIST\n');
+    ok(loader.master, 'infers a master playlist');
+    ok(loader.media(), 'sets the media playlist');
+    ok(loader.media().uri, 'sets the media playlist URI');
+    strictEqual(loader.state, 'HAVE_METADATA', 'the state is correct');
+    strictEqual(requests.length, 0, 'no more requests are made');
+    strictEqual(loadedmetadatas, 1, 'fired one loadedmetadata');
+  });
+
+  test('jumps to HAVE_METADATA when initialized with a live media playlist', function() {
+    var loader = new videojs.hls.PlaylistLoader('media.m3u8');
+    requests.pop().respond(200, null,
+                           '#EXTM3U\n' +
+                           '#EXTINF:10,\n' +
+                           '0.ts\n');
+    ok(loader.master, 'infers a master playlist');
+    ok(loader.media(), 'sets the media playlist');
+    strictEqual(loader.state, 'HAVE_METADATA', 'the state is correct');
+  });
+
+  test('moves to HAVE_METADATA after loading a media playlist', function() {
+    var
+      loadedPlaylist = 0,
+      loadedMetadata = 0,
+      loader = new videojs.hls.PlaylistLoader('master.m3u8');
+    loader.on('loadedplaylist', function() {
+      loadedPlaylist++;
+    });
+    loader.on('loadedmetadata', function() {
+      loadedMetadata++;
+    });
+    requests.pop().respond(200, null,
+                           '#EXTM3U\n' +
+                           '#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:\n' +
+                           'media.m3u8\n' +
+                           'alt.m3u8\n');
+    strictEqual(loadedPlaylist, 1, 'fired loadedplaylist once');
+    strictEqual(loadedMetadata, 0, 'did not fire loadedmetadata');
+    strictEqual(requests.length, 1, 'requests the media playlist');
+    strictEqual(requests[0].method, 'GET', 'GETs the media playlist');
+    strictEqual(requests[0].url,
+                urlTo('media.m3u8'),
+                'requests the first playlist');
+
+    requests.pop().respond(200, null,
+                           '#EXTM3U\n' +
+                           '#EXTINF:10,\n' +
+                           '0.ts\n');
+    ok(loader.master, 'sets the master playlist');
+    ok(loader.media(), 'sets the media playlist');
+    strictEqual(loadedPlaylist, 2, 'fired loadedplaylist twice');
+    strictEqual(loadedMetadata, 1, 'fired loadedmetadata once');
+    strictEqual(loader.state, 'HAVE_METADATA', 'the state is correct');
+  });
+
+  test('moves to HAVE_CURRENT_METADATA when refreshing the playlist', function() {
+    var loader = new videojs.hls.PlaylistLoader('live.m3u8');
+    requests.pop().respond(200, null,
+                           '#EXTM3U\n' +
+                           '#EXTINF:10,\n' +
+                           '0.ts\n');
+    clock.tick(10 * 1000); // 10s, one target duration
+    strictEqual(loader.state, 'HAVE_CURRENT_METADATA', 'the state is correct');
+    strictEqual(requests.length, 1, 'requested playlist');
+    strictEqual(requests[0].url,
+                urlTo('live.m3u8'),
+                'refreshes the media playlist');
+  });
+
+  test('returns to HAVE_METADATA after refreshing the playlist', function() {
+    var loader = new videojs.hls.PlaylistLoader('live.m3u8');
+    requests.pop().respond(200, null,
+                           '#EXTM3U\n' +
+                           '#EXTINF:10,\n' +
+                           '0.ts\n');
+    clock.tick(10 * 1000); // 10s, one target duration
+    requests.pop().respond(200, null,
+                           '#EXTM3U\n' +
+                           '#EXTINF:10,\n' +
+                           '1.ts\n');
+    strictEqual(loader.state, 'HAVE_METADATA', 'the state is correct');
+  });
+
+  test('emits an error when an initial playlist request fails', function() {
+    var
+      errors = [],
+      loader = new videojs.hls.PlaylistLoader('master.m3u8');
+
+    loader.on('error', function() {
+      errors.push(loader.error);
+    });
+    requests.pop().respond(500);
+
+    strictEqual(errors.length, 1, 'emitted one error');
+    strictEqual(errors[0].status, 500, 'http status is captured');
+  });
+
+  test('errors when an initial media playlist request fails', function() {
+    var
+      errors = [],
+      loader = new videojs.hls.PlaylistLoader('master.m3u8');
+
+    loader.on('error', function() {
+      errors.push(loader.error);
+    });
+    requests.pop().respond(200, null,
+                           '#EXTM3U\n' +
+                           '#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:\n' +
+                           'media.m3u8\n');
+
+    strictEqual(errors.length, 0, 'emitted no errors');
+
+    requests.pop().respond(500);
+
+    strictEqual(errors.length, 1, 'emitted one error');
+    strictEqual(errors[0].status, 500, 'http status is captured');
+  });
+
+
+  // http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-pantos-http-live-streaming-12#section-6.3.4
+  test('halves the refresh timeout if a playlist is unchanged' +
+       'since the last reload', function() {
+    new videojs.hls.PlaylistLoader('live.m3u8');
+    requests.pop().respond(200, null,
+                           '#EXTM3U\n' +
+                           '#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:0\n' +
+                           '#EXTINF:10,\n' +
+                           '0.ts\n');
+    clock.tick(10 * 1000); // trigger a refresh
+    requests.pop().respond(200, null,
+                           '#EXTM3U\n' +
+                           '#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:0\n' +
+                           '#EXTINF:10,\n' +
+                           '0.ts\n');
+    clock.tick(5 * 1000); // half the default target-duration
+
+    strictEqual(requests.length, 1, 'sent a request');
+    strictEqual(requests[0].url,
+                urlTo('live.m3u8'),
+                'requested the media playlist');
+  });
+
+  test('media-sequence updates are considered a playlist change', function() {
+    new videojs.hls.PlaylistLoader('live.m3u8');
+    requests.pop().respond(200, null,
+                           '#EXTM3U\n' +
+                           '#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:0\n' +
+                           '#EXTINF:10,\n' +
+                           '0.ts\n');
+    clock.tick(10 * 1000); // trigger a refresh
+    requests.pop().respond(200, null,
+                           '#EXTM3U\n' +
+                           '#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:1\n' +
+                           '#EXTINF:10,\n' +
+                           '0.ts\n');
+    clock.tick(5 * 1000); // half the default target-duration
+
+    strictEqual(requests.length, 0, 'no request is sent');
+  });
+
+  test('emits an error if a media refresh fails', function() {
+    var
+      errors = 0,
+      loader = new videojs.hls.PlaylistLoader('live.m3u8');
+
+    loader.on('error', function() {
+      errors++;
+    });
+    requests.pop().respond(200, null,
+                           '#EXTM3U\n' +
+                           '#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:0\n' +
+                           '#EXTINF:10,\n' +
+                           '0.ts\n');
+    clock.tick(10 * 1000); // trigger a refresh
+    requests.pop().respond(500);
+
+    strictEqual(errors, 1, 'emitted an error');
+    strictEqual(loader.error.status, 500, 'captured the status code');
+  });
+
+  test('switches media playlists when requested', function() {
+    var loader = new videojs.hls.PlaylistLoader('master.m3u8');
+    requests.pop().respond(200, null,
+                           '#EXTM3U\n' +
+                           '#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=1\n' +
+                           'low.m3u8\n' +
+                           '#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=2\n' +
+                           'high.m3u8\n');
+    requests.pop().respond(200, null,
+                           '#EXTM3U\n' +
+                           '#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:0\n' +
+                           '#EXTINF:10,\n' +
+                           'low-0.ts\n');
+
+    loader.media(loader.master.playlists[1]);
+    strictEqual(loader.state, 'SWITCHING_MEDIA', 'updated the state');
+
+    requests.pop().respond(200, null,
+                           '#EXTM3U\n' +
+                           '#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:0\n' +
+                           '#EXTINF:10,\n' +
+                           'high-0.ts\n');
+    strictEqual(loader.state, 'HAVE_METADATA', 'switched active media');
+    strictEqual(loader.media(),
+                loader.master.playlists[1],
+                'updated the active media');
+  });
+
+  test('can switch media playlists based on URI', function() {
+    var loader = new videojs.hls.PlaylistLoader('master.m3u8');
+    requests.pop().respond(200, null,
+                           '#EXTM3U\n' +
+                           '#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=1\n' +
+                           'low.m3u8\n' +
+                           '#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=2\n' +
+                           'high.m3u8\n');
+    requests.pop().respond(200, null,
+                           '#EXTM3U\n' +
+                           '#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:0\n' +
+                           '#EXTINF:10,\n' +
+                           'low-0.ts\n');
+
+    loader.media('high.m3u8');
+    strictEqual(loader.state, 'SWITCHING_MEDIA', 'updated the state');
+
+    requests.pop().respond(200, null,
+                           '#EXTM3U\n' +
+                           '#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:0\n' +
+                           '#EXTINF:10,\n' +
+                           'high-0.ts\n');
+    strictEqual(loader.state, 'HAVE_METADATA', 'switched active media');
+    strictEqual(loader.media(),
+                loader.master.playlists[1],
+                'updated the active media');
+  });
+
+  test('aborts in-flight playlist refreshes when switching', function() {
+    var loader = new videojs.hls.PlaylistLoader('master.m3u8');
+    requests.pop().respond(200, null,
+                           '#EXTM3U\n' +
+                           '#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=1\n' +
+                           'low.m3u8\n' +
+                           '#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=2\n' +
+                           'high.m3u8\n');
+    requests.pop().respond(200, null,
+                           '#EXTM3U\n' +
+                           '#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:0\n' +
+                           '#EXTINF:10,\n' +
+                           'low-0.ts\n');
+    clock.tick(10 * 1000);
+    loader.media('high.m3u8');
+    strictEqual(requests[0].aborted, true, 'aborted refresh request');
+    strictEqual(loader.state, 'SWITCHING_MEDIA', 'updated the state');
+  });
+
+  test('switching to the active playlist is a no-op', function() {
+    var loader = new videojs.hls.PlaylistLoader('master.m3u8');
+    requests.pop().respond(200, null,
+                           '#EXTM3U\n' +
+                           '#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=1\n' +
+                           'low.m3u8\n' +
+                           '#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=2\n' +
+                           'high.m3u8\n');
+    requests.pop().respond(200, null,
+                           '#EXTM3U\n' +
+                           '#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:0\n' +
+                           '#EXTINF:10,\n' +
+                           'low-0.ts\n' +
+                           '#EXT-X-ENDLIST\n');
+    loader.media('low.m3u8');
+
+    strictEqual(requests.length, 0, 'no requests is sent');
+  });
+
+  test('throws an error if a media switch is initiated too early', function() {
+    var loader = new videojs.hls.PlaylistLoader('master.m3u8');
+
+    throws(function() {
+      loader.media('high.m3u8');
+    }, 'threw an error from HAVE_NOTHING');
+
+    requests.pop().respond(200, null,
+                           '#EXTM3U\n' +
+                           '#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=1\n' +
+                           'low.m3u8\n' +
+                           '#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=2\n' +
+                           'high.m3u8\n');
+    throws(function() {
+      loader.media('high.m3u8');
+    }, 'throws an error from HAVE_MASTER');
+  });
+
+  test('throws an error if a switch to an unrecognized playlist is requested', function() {
+    var loader = new videojs.hls.PlaylistLoader('master.m3u8');
+    requests.pop().respond(200, null,
+                           '#EXTM3U\n' +
+                           '#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=1\n' +
+                           'media.m3u8\n');
+
+    throws(function() {
+      loader.media('unrecognized.m3u8');
+    }, 'throws an error');
+  });
+})(window);

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   <script src="../node_modules/sinon/lib/sinon/util/event.js"></script>
   <script src="../node_modules/sinon/lib/sinon/util/fake_xml_http_request.js"></script>
   <script src="../node_modules/sinon/lib/sinon/util/xhr_ie.js"></script>
+  <script src="../node_modules/sinon/lib/sinon/util/fake_timers.js"></script>
 
   <!-- Load local QUnit. -->
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="../libs/qunit/qunit.css" media="screen">
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@
   <!-- M3U8 -->
   <script src="../src/stream.js"></script>
   <script src="../src/m3u8/m3u8-parser.js"></script>
+  <script src="../src/playlist-loader.js"></script>
   <!-- M3U8 TEST DATA -->
   <script src="../tmp/manifests.js"></script>
   <script src="../tmp/expected.js"></script>
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@
   <script src="exp-golomb_test.js"></script>
   <script src="flv-tag_test.js"></script>
   <script src="m3u8_test.js"></script>
+  <script src="playlist-loader_test.js"></script>
 </head>
 <body>
   <div id="qunit"></div>

@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ module('HLS', {
     oldSegmentParser = videojs.hls.SegmentParser;
     oldSetTimeout = window.setTimeout;
 
-    // make XHRs synchronous
+    // fake XHRs
     xhr = sinon.useFakeXMLHttpRequest();
     requests = [];
     xhr.onCreate = function(xhr) {
@@ -149,30 +149,25 @@ test('starts playing if autoplay is specified', function() {
   strictEqual(1, plays, 'play was called');
 });
 
-test('loads the specified manifest URL on init', function() {
-  var loadedmanifest = false, loadedmetadata = false;
-  player.on('loadedmanifest', function() {
-    loadedmanifest = true;
-  });
+test('creates a PlaylistLoader on init', function() {
+  var loadedmetadata = false;
   player.on('loadedmetadata', function() {
     loadedmetadata = true;
   });
 
   player.hls('manifest/playlist.m3u8');
-  strictEqual(player.hls.readyState(), 0, 'the readyState is HAVE_NOTHING');
+  ok(!player.hls.playlists, 'waits for sourceopen to create the loader');
   videojs.mediaSources[player.currentSrc()].trigger({
     type: 'sourceopen'
   });
   standardXHRResponse(requests[0]);
-  ok(loadedmanifest, 'loadedmanifest fires');
   ok(loadedmetadata, 'loadedmetadata fires');
-  ok(player.hls.master, 'a master is inferred');
-  ok(player.hls.media, 'the manifest is available');
-  ok(player.hls.media.segments, 'the segment entries are parsed');
-  strictEqual(player.hls.master.playlists[0],
-              player.hls.media,
+  ok(player.hls.playlists.master, 'set the master playlist');
+  ok(player.hls.playlists.media(), 'set the media playlist');
+  ok(player.hls.playlists.media().segments, 'the segment entries are parsed');
+  strictEqual(player.hls.playlists.master.playlists[0],
+              player.hls.playlists.media(),
               'the playlist is selected');
-  strictEqual(player.hls.readyState(), 1, 'the readyState is HAVE_METADATA');
 });
 
 test('sets the duration if one is available on the playlist', function() {
@@ -189,8 +184,9 @@ test('sets the duration if one is available on the playlist', function() {
   });
 
   standardXHRResponse(requests[0]);
+  strictEqual(calls, 1, 'duration is set');
   standardXHRResponse(requests[1]);
-  strictEqual(calls, 2, 'duration is set');
+  strictEqual(calls, 1, 'duration is set');
 });
 
 test('calculates the duration if needed', function() {
@@ -207,10 +203,9 @@ test('calculates the duration if needed', function() {
   });
 
   standardXHRResponse(requests[0]);
-  standardXHRResponse(requests[1]);
-  strictEqual(durations.length, 2, 'duration is set');
+  strictEqual(durations.length, 1, 'duration is set');
   strictEqual(durations[0],
-              player.hls.media.segments.length * 10,
+              player.hls.playlists.media().segments.length * 10,
               'duration is calculated');
 });
 
@@ -269,18 +264,7 @@ test('re-initializes the plugin for each source', function() {
 });
 
 test('triggers an error when a master playlist request errors', function() {
-  var
-    status = 0,
-    error;
-  window.XMLHttpRequest = function() {
-    this.open = function() {};
-    this.send = function() {
-      this.readyState = 4;
-      this.status = status;
-      this.onreadystatechange();
-    };
-  };
-
+  var error;
   player.on('error', function() {
     error = player.hls.error;
   });
@@ -288,6 +272,7 @@ test('triggers an error when a master playlist request errors', function() {
   videojs.mediaSources[player.currentSrc()].trigger({
     type: 'sourceopen'
   });
+  requests.pop().respond(500);
 
   ok(error, 'an error is triggered');
   strictEqual(2, error.code, 'a network error is triggered');
@@ -355,7 +340,7 @@ test('selects a playlist after segment downloads', function() {
   player.hls('manifest/master.m3u8');
   player.hls.selectPlaylist = function() {
     calls++;
-    return player.hls.master.playlists[0];
+    return player.hls.playlists.master.playlists[0];
   };
   videojs.mediaSources[player.currentSrc()].trigger({
     type: 'sourceopen'
@@ -375,6 +360,7 @@ test('selects a playlist after segment downloads', function() {
   player.trigger('timeupdate');
 
   standardXHRResponse(requests[3]);
+  console.log(requests.map(function(i) { return i.url; }));
   strictEqual(calls, 2, 'selects after additional segments');
 });
 
@@ -403,14 +389,14 @@ test('updates the duration after switching playlists', function() {
   player.hls('manifest/master.m3u8');
   player.hls.selectPlaylist = function() {
     selectedPlaylist = true;
-    return player.hls.master.playlists[1];
+    return player.hls.playlists.master.playlists[1];
   };
   player.duration = function(duration) {
     if (duration === undefined) {
       return 0;
     }
     // only track calls that occur after the playlist has been switched
-    if (player.hls.media === player.hls.master.playlists[1]) {
+    if (player.hls.playlists.media() === player.hls.playlists.master.playlists[1]) {
       calls++;
     }
   };
@@ -462,8 +448,10 @@ test('downloads additional playlists if required', function() {
               '/manifest/' +
               playlist.uri,
               'made playlist request');
-  strictEqual(playlist, player.hls.media, 'a new playlists was selected');
-  ok(player.hls.media.segments, 'segments are now available');
+  strictEqual(playlist.uri,
+              player.hls.playlists.media().uri,
+              'a new playlists was selected');
+  ok(player.hls.playlists.media().segments, 'segments are now available');
 });
 
 test('selects a playlist below the current bandwidth', function() {
@@ -476,15 +464,15 @@ test('selects a playlist below the current bandwidth', function() {
   standardXHRResponse(requests[0]);
 
   // the default playlist has a really high bitrate
-  player.hls.master.playlists[0].attributes.BANDWIDTH = 9e10;
+  player.hls.playlists.master.playlists[0].attributes.BANDWIDTH = 9e10;
   // playlist 1 has a very low bitrate
-  player.hls.master.playlists[1].attributes.BANDWIDTH = 1;
+  player.hls.playlists.master.playlists[1].attributes.BANDWIDTH = 1;
   // but the detected client bandwidth is really low
   player.hls.bandwidth = 10;
 
   playlist = player.hls.selectPlaylist();
   strictEqual(playlist,
-              player.hls.master.playlists[1],
+              player.hls.playlists.master.playlists[1],
               'the low bitrate stream is selected');
 });
 
@@ -498,15 +486,15 @@ test('raises the minimum bitrate for a stream proportionially', function() {
   standardXHRResponse(requests[0]);
 
   // the default playlist's bandwidth + 10% is equal to the current bandwidth
-  player.hls.master.playlists[0].attributes.BANDWIDTH = 10;
+  player.hls.playlists.master.playlists[0].attributes.BANDWIDTH = 10;
   player.hls.bandwidth = 11;
 
   // 9.9 * 1.1 < 11
-  player.hls.master.playlists[1].attributes.BANDWIDTH = 9.9;
+  player.hls.playlists.master.playlists[1].attributes.BANDWIDTH = 9.9;
   playlist = player.hls.selectPlaylist();
 
   strictEqual(playlist,
-              player.hls.master.playlists[1],
+              player.hls.playlists.master.playlists[1],
               'a lower bitrate stream is selected');
 });
 
@@ -525,7 +513,7 @@ test('uses the lowest bitrate if no other is suitable', function() {
 
   // playlist 1 has the lowest advertised bitrate
   strictEqual(playlist,
-              player.hls.master.playlists[1],
+              player.hls.playlists.master.playlists[1],
               'the lowest bitrate stream is selected');
 });
 
@@ -855,30 +843,21 @@ test('clears pending buffer updates when seeking', function() {
 
 test('playlist 404 should trigger MEDIA_ERR_NETWORK', function() {
   var errorTriggered = false;
-
-  window.XMLHttpRequest = function() {
-    this.open = function(method, url) {
-      xhrUrls.push(url);
-    };
-    this.send = function() {
-      this.readyState = 4;
-      this.status = 404;
-      this.onreadystatechange();
-    };
-  };
-
-  player.hls('manifest/media.m3u8');
-
   player.on('error', function() {
     errorTriggered = true;
   });
-
+  player.hls('manifest/media.m3u8');
   videojs.mediaSources[player.currentSrc()].trigger({
     type: 'sourceopen'
   });
-
-  equal(true, errorTriggered, 'Missing Playlist error event should trigger');
-  equal(2, player.hls.error.code, 'Player error code should be set to MediaError.MEDIA_ERR_NETWORK');
+  requests.pop().respond(404);
+
+  equal(errorTriggered,
+        true,
+        'Missing Playlist error event should trigger');
+  equal(player.hls.error.code,
+        2,
+        'Player error code should be set to MediaError.MEDIA_ERR_NETWORK');
   ok(player.hls.error.message, 'Player error type should inform user correctly');
 });
 
@@ -916,24 +895,6 @@ test('has no effect if native HLS is available', function() {
      'no media source was opened');
 });
 
-test('reloads live playlists', function() {
-  var callbacks = [];
-  // capture timeouts
-  window.setTimeout = function(callback, timeout) {
-    callbacks.push({ callback: callback, timeout: timeout });
-  };
-  player.hls('http://example.com/manifest/missingEndlist.m3u8');
-  videojs.mediaSources[player.currentSrc()].trigger({
-    type: 'sourceopen'
-  });
-  standardXHRResponse(requests[0]);
-
-  strictEqual(1, callbacks.length, 'refresh was scheduled');
-  strictEqual(player.hls.media.targetDuration * 1000,
-              callbacks[0].timeout,
-              'waited one target duration');
-});
-
 test('duration is Infinity for live playlists', function() {
   player.hls('http://example.com/manifest/missingEndlist.m3u8');
   videojs.mediaSources[player.currentSrc()].trigger({
@@ -959,88 +920,37 @@ test('does not reload playlists with an endlist tag', function() {
   strictEqual(0, callbacks.length, 'no refresh was scheduled');
 });
 
-test('reloads a live playlist after half a target duration if it has not ' +
-     'changed since the last request', function() {
-  var callbacks = [];
-  // capture timeouts
-  window.setTimeout = function(callback, timeout) {
-    callbacks.push({ callback: callback, timeout: timeout });
-  };
-  player.hls('http://example.com/manifest/missingEndlist.m3u8');
-  videojs.mediaSources[player.currentSrc()].trigger({
-    type: 'sourceopen'
-  });
-
-  standardXHRResponse(requests[0]);
-  standardXHRResponse(requests[1]);
-  strictEqual(callbacks.length, 1, 'full-length refresh scheduled');
-  callbacks.pop().callback();
-  standardXHRResponse(requests[2]);
-
-  strictEqual(callbacks.length, 1, 'half-length refresh was scheduled');
-  strictEqual(callbacks[0].timeout,
-              player.hls.media.targetDuration / 2 * 1000,
-              'waited half a target duration');
-});
-
-test('merges playlist reloads', function() {
-  var oldPlaylist,
-      callback;
-
-  // capture timeouts
-  window.setTimeout = function(cb) {
-    callback = cb;
-  };
-
-  player.hls('http://example.com/manifest/missingEndlist.m3u8');
+test('updates the media index when a playlist reloads', function() {
+  player.hls('http://example.com/live-updating.m3u8');
   videojs.mediaSources[player.currentSrc()].trigger({
     type: 'sourceopen'
   });
-  standardXHRResponse(requests[0]);
-  standardXHRResponse(requests[1]);
-  oldPlaylist = player.hls.media;
-
-  callback();
-  standardXHRResponse(requests[2]);
-  ok(oldPlaylist !== player.hls.media, 'player.hls.media was updated');
-});
 
-test('updates the media index when a playlist reloads', function() {
-  var callback;
-  window.setTimeout = function(cb) {
-    callback = cb;
-  };
-  // the initial playlist
-  window.manifests['live-updating'] =
+  requests[0].respond(200, null,
                       '#EXTM3U\n' +
                       '#EXTINF:10,\n' +
                       '0.ts\n' +
                       '#EXTINF:10,\n' +
                       '1.ts\n' +
                       '#EXTINF:10,\n' +
-    '2.ts\n';
-
-  player.hls('http://example.com/live-updating.m3u8');
-  videojs.mediaSources[player.currentSrc()].trigger({
-    type: 'sourceopen'
-  });
-
-  standardXHRResponse(requests[0]);
+                      '2.ts\n');
   standardXHRResponse(requests[1]);
   // play the stream until 2.ts is playing
   player.hls.mediaIndex = 3;
 
   // reload the updated playlist
-  window.manifests['live-updating'] =
-    '#EXTM3U\n' +
-    '#EXTINF:10,\n' +
-    '1.ts\n' +
-    '#EXTINF:10,\n' +
-    '2.ts\n' +
-    '#EXTINF:10,\n' +
-    '3.ts\n';
-  callback();
-  standardXHRResponse(requests[2]);
+  player.hls.playlists.media = function() {
+    return {
+      segments: [{
+        uri: '1.ts'
+      }, {
+        uri: '2.ts'
+      }, {
+        uri: '3.ts'
+      }]
+    };
+  };
+  player.hls.playlists.trigger('loadedplaylist');
 
   strictEqual(player.hls.mediaIndex, 2, 'mediaIndex is updated after the reload');
 });
@@ -1112,64 +1022,6 @@ test('does not reload master playlists', function() {
   strictEqual(callbacks.length, 0, 'no reload scheduled');
 });
 
-test('only reloads the active media playlist', function() {
-  var callbacks = [],
-      i = 0,
-      filteredRequests = [],
-      customResponse;
-
-  customResponse = function(request) {
-    request.response = new Uint8Array([1]).buffer;
-    request.respond(200,
-                    {'Content-Type': 'application/vnd.apple.mpegurl'},
-                    '#EXTM3U\n' +
-                    '#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:1\n' +
-                    '#EXTINF:10,\n' +
-                    '1.ts\n');
-  };
-
-  window.setTimeout = function(callback) {
-    callbacks.push(callback);
-  };
-
-  player.hls('http://example.com/missingEndlist.m3u8');
-  videojs.mediaSources[player.currentSrc()].trigger({
-    type: 'sourceopen'
-  });
-
-  standardXHRResponse(requests[0]);
-  standardXHRResponse(requests[1]);
-
-  videojs.mediaSources[player.currentSrc()].endOfStream = function() {};
-
-  player.hls.selectPlaylist = function() {
-    return player.hls.master.playlists[1];
-  };
-  player.hls.master.playlists.push({
-    uri: 'http://example.com/switched.m3u8'
-  });
-
-  player.trigger('timeupdate');
-  strictEqual(callbacks.length, 1, 'a refresh is scheduled');
-
-  standardXHRResponse(requests[2]); // segment response
-  customResponse(requests[3]); // loaded witched.m3u8
-
-  callbacks.shift()(); // out-of-date refresh of missingEndlist.m3u8
-  callbacks.shift()(); // refresh switched.m3u8
-
-  for (; i < requests.length; i++) {
-    if (/switched/.test(requests[i].url)) {
-      filteredRequests.push(requests[i]);
-    }
-  }
-  strictEqual(filteredRequests.length, 2, 'one refresh was made');
-  strictEqual(filteredRequests[1].url,
-              'http://example.com/switched.m3u8',
-              'refreshed the active playlist');
-
-});
-
 test('if withCredentials option is used, withCredentials is set on the XHR object', function() {
   player.hls({
     url: 'http://example.com/media.m3u8',
@@ -1182,20 +1034,15 @@ test('if withCredentials option is used, withCredentials is set on the XHR objec
 });
 
 test('does not break if the playlist has no segments', function() {
-  var customResponse = function(request) {
-    request.response = new Uint8Array([1]).buffer;
-    request.respond(200,
-                    {'Content-Type': 'application/vnd.apple.mpegurl'},
-                    '#EXTM3U\n' +
-                    '#EXT-X-PLAYLIST-TYPE:VOD\n' +
-                    '#EXT-X-TARGETDURATION:10\n');
-  };
   player.hls('manifest/master.m3u8');
   try {
     videojs.mediaSources[player.currentSrc()].trigger({
       type: 'sourceopen'
     });
-    customResponse(requests[0]);
+    requests[0].respond(200, null,
+                        '#EXTM3U\n' +
+                        '#EXT-X-PLAYLIST-TYPE:VOD\n' +
+                        '#EXT-X-TARGETDURATION:10\n');
   } catch(e) {
     ok(false, 'an error was thrown');
     throw e;