[FR] Skipping segments

[zangue]

To achieve low, constant delay during live stream sessions, some algorithms rely on the ability to skip single segments, i.e. to abort download of segment that would take longer - that would end pass the presentation time of the segment and thus would increase the delay - and proceed with the download of the next segment.

Now, skipping segments leads to gaps in the play-out buffer and so to discontinuity of timestamps of coded frames which causes playback to stop on error. It would be very handy if dash.js could handle skipped segment in a way that e.g for one skipped segment of 2s the player would be 'stuck' or would stall for 2 seconds and seamlessly proceed whit the playback of the next segment after the gap.

[sandersaares]

Related: #651

[dsparacio]

This is a duplication of #651 and we are working on this for next release. @zangue are you interested in participating in the design of this feature? I am going to close this now and have referenced it in #651

[zangue]

@AkamaiDASH as far as I can, yeah sure