Car gateway

[simoncn]

This is a very interesting application for MinimServer/MinimStreamer and I would like to get it working if possible.

I am not quite clear on the details of the "normal" (with the Audi app) and "desired" (with MinimServer/MinimStreamer) setups for streaming internet radio to the car. Do both of these stream via UPnP to a UPnP renderer in the car? The URL that you posted (generated by the Audi app) looks like something that a UPnP renderer would consume. What device is at 192.168.1.100? I am probably missing some basic technical background information here.

In the failing case, the car renderer is closing the connection to MinimStreamer immediately after receiving the HTTP 200 OK response and the first part of the audio stream. This suggests that there is something present (or absent) in either the the HTTP 200 OK response or the audio stream that is causing the renderer to choke.

The URL from the Audi app contains a number of query parameters that look like proprietary Microsoft settings (WMContentFeatures, WMHME, HMEExt, WMDuration, WMHMETitle). These are not part of the UPnP or DLNA specifications and are not supported by MinimServer/MinimStreamer. A web search has not revealed any details of what these parameters mean. It seems likely that one or more of these parameters might be the "secret sauce" that enables the car renderer to work when using the Audi app but there could be some other reason for the difference.

How did you find the URL generated by the Audi app? Is there any means of looking at the HTTP messages that are exchanged in the case of successful streaming of radio stations via the Audi app?