# torttube

Kodi addon for YouTube via [RustyPipe](https://codeberg.org/ThetaDev/rustypipe)
extraction + [SponsorBlock](https://sponsor.ajay.app/) segment skipping.

Replaces the dead `plugin.video.youtube` on LibreELEC RPi TVs after Google
required account-linking for the upstream addon.

## Architecture

```
Kodi (LibreELEC, RPi)
  └── plugin.video.torttube     [Python addon — UI, browse, settings]
        └── torttube-sidecar    [Rust binary — Innertube extraction,
                                 SponsorBlock fetch, JSON-over-stdio]
              ├── rustypipe     [YouTube Innertube client + sig decode]
              └── sponsorblock  [REST API client, SHA-256 prefix lookup]
```

Kodi addons are Python — the engine layer (n-param sig decoding, Innertube,
SponsorBlock hashing) lives in a Rust sidecar so we get a single maintained
extraction surface and clean aarch64/armv7 cross-compiles.

## Status

M0 scaffold. Nothing playable yet — see [MILESTONES.md](MILESTONES.md).

## Upstream contributions

NewPipeExtractor (Java) is the canonical reference for Innertube behaviour.
When we hit a corner case RustyPipe doesn't cover we look at NPE for the
fix, then either port it to RustyPipe (Rust PR) or fix NPE directly (Java
PR). Either way upstream lands a real improvement.

Issues we're watching:
- [NPE #1339](https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor/issues/1339) — n-parameter deobfuscation
- [NPE #1444](https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor/issues/1444) — distinguish unavailable vs unextractable
- [NPE #1360](https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor/issues/1360) — refactor link handlers (help wanted)
- [NPE #1357](https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor/issues/1357) — JDoc checks in PR pipeline (good first issue)

## License

GPL-3.0-or-later. Matches RustyPipe and NewPipeExtractor.