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Make MWEB return the original audio track #7846

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15 changes: 14 additions & 1 deletion src/renderer/helpers/api/local.js
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Expand Up @@ -230,7 +230,18 @@ export async function getLocalVideoInfo(id) {

const info = await webInnertube.getInfo(id, { po_token: contentPoToken })

// temporary workaround for SABR-only responses
// #region temporary workaround for SABR-only responses

// MWEB doesn't have an audio track selector so it picks the audio track on the server based on the request language.

const originalAudioTrackFormat = info.streaming_data?.adaptive_formats.find(format => {
return format.has_audio && format.is_original && format.language
})

if (originalAudioTrackFormat) {
webInnertube.session.context.client.hl = originalAudioTrackFormat.language
}

const mwebInfo = await webInnertube.getBasicInfo(id, { client: 'MWEB', po_token: contentPoToken })

if (mwebInfo.playability_status.status === 'OK' && mwebInfo.streaming_data) {
Expand All @@ -240,6 +251,8 @@ export async function getLocalVideoInfo(id) {
clientName = 'MWEB'
}

// #endregion temporary workaround for SABR-only responses

let hasTrailer = info.has_trailer
let trailerIsAgeRestricted = info.getTrailerInfo() === null

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