Error while implementing AVAssetDownloadURLSession to download HLS stream - ios

Question

I'm trying to implement an offline mode to a streaming application.
The goal is to be able to download an HLS stream on the device of the user to make it possible to watch the stream even while the user is offline.
I have recently stumble on this tutorial.
It seems to answer the exact requirements of what I was trying to implement but I'm facing a problem while trying to make it work.
I've created a little DownloadManager to apply the logic of the tutorial.
Here is my singleton class:
import AVFoundation
class DownloadManager:NSObject {
static var shared = DownloadManager()
private var config: URLSessionConfiguration!
private var downloadSession: AVAssetDownloadURLSession!
override private init() {
super.init()
config = URLSessionConfiguration.background(withIdentifier: "\(Bundle.main.bundleIdentifier!).background")
downloadSession = AVAssetDownloadURLSession(configuration: config, assetDownloadDelegate: self, delegateQueue: OperationQueue.main)
}
func setupAssetDownload(_ url: URL) {
let options = [AVURLAssetAllowsCellularAccessKey: false]
let asset = AVURLAsset(url: url, options: options)
// Create new AVAssetDownloadTask for the desired asset
let downloadTask = downloadSession.makeAssetDownloadTask(asset: asset,
assetTitle: "Test Download",
assetArtworkData: nil,
options: nil)
// Start task and begin download
downloadTask?.resume()
}
func restorePendingDownloads() {
// Grab all the pending tasks associated with the downloadSession
downloadSession.getAllTasks { tasksArray in
// For each task, restore the state in the app
for task in tasksArray {
guard let downloadTask = task as? AVAssetDownloadTask else { break }
// Restore asset, progress indicators, state, etc...
let asset = downloadTask.urlAsset
downloadTask.resume()
}
}
}
func playOfflineAsset() -> AVURLAsset? {
guard let assetPath = UserDefaults.standard.value(forKey: "assetPath") as? String else {
// Present Error: No offline version of this asset available
return nil
}
let baseURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: NSHomeDirectory())
let assetURL = baseURL.appendingPathComponent(assetPath)
let asset = AVURLAsset(url: assetURL)
if let cache = asset.assetCache, cache.isPlayableOffline {
return asset
// Set up player item and player and begin playback
} else {
return nil
// Present Error: No playable version of this asset exists offline
}
}
func getPath() -> String {
return UserDefaults.standard.value(forKey: "assetPath") as? String ?? ""
}
func deleteOfflineAsset() {
do {
let userDefaults = UserDefaults.standard
if let assetPath = userDefaults.value(forKey: "assetPath") as? String {
let baseURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: NSHomeDirectory())
let assetURL = baseURL.appendingPathComponent(assetPath)
try FileManager.default.removeItem(at: assetURL)
userDefaults.removeObject(forKey: "assetPath")
}
} catch {
print("An error occured deleting offline asset: \(error)")
}
}
}
extension DownloadManager: AVAssetDownloadDelegate {
func urlSession(_ session: URLSession, assetDownloadTask: AVAssetDownloadTask, didLoad timeRange: CMTimeRange, totalTimeRangesLoaded loadedTimeRanges: [NSValue], timeRangeExpectedToLoad: CMTimeRange) {
var percentComplete = 0.0
// Iterate through the loaded time ranges
for value in loadedTimeRanges {
// Unwrap the CMTimeRange from the NSValue
let loadedTimeRange = value.timeRangeValue
// Calculate the percentage of the total expected asset duration
percentComplete += loadedTimeRange.duration.seconds / timeRangeExpectedToLoad.duration.seconds
}
percentComplete *= 100
debugPrint("Progress \( assetDownloadTask) \(percentComplete)")
let params = ["percent": percentComplete]
NotificationCenter.default.post(name: NSNotification.Name(rawValue: "completion"), object: nil, userInfo: params)
// Update UI state: post notification, update KVO state, invoke callback, etc.
}
func urlSession(_ session: URLSession, assetDownloadTask: AVAssetDownloadTask, didFinishDownloadingTo location: URL) {
// Do not move the asset from the download location
UserDefaults.standard.set(location.relativePath, forKey: "assetPath")
}
func urlSession(_ session: URLSession, downloadTask: URLSessionDownloadTask, didFinishDownloadingTo location: URL) {
debugPrint("Download finished: \(location)")
}
func urlSession(_ session: URLSession, task: URLSessionTask, didCompleteWithError error: Error?) {
debugPrint("Task completed: \(task), error: \(String(describing: error))")
guard error == nil else { return }
guard let task = task as? AVAssetDownloadTask else { return }
print("DOWNLOAD: FINISHED")
}
}
My problem comes when I try to call my setupAssetDownload function.
Everytime time I try to resume a downloadTask I get an error message in the urlSession(_ session: URLSession, task: URLSessionTask, didCompleteWithError error: Error?) delegate function.
The log of the message is:
Task completed: <__NSCFBackgroundAVAssetDownloadTask:
0x7ff57fc024a0>{ taskIdentifier: 1 }, error: Optional(Error
Domain=AVFoundationErrorDomain Code=-11800 \"The operation could not
be completed\" UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailureReason=An unknown error
occurred (-12780), NSLocalizedDescription=The operation could not be
completed})
To give you all the relevant information the URL I past to my setupAssetDownload function is of type
URL(string: "https://bitdash-a.akamaihd.net/content/MI201109210084_1/m3u8s/f08e80da-bf1d-4e3d-8899-f0f6155f6efa.m3u8")!
I been looking for a cause and solution for this error but I don't seem to be able to find one for the time being.
I would be very grateful for any tips or any clues on how resolve this issue or any indication of errors in my singleton implementation that could explain this behaviour.
Thank you in advance.
Martin
EDIT:
It seems that this bug occurs on a simulator. I launch my app on a real device and the download started without any problem. Hope this helps. Still don't understand why I cannot try this behaviour on a simulator.