Summary

HLS.js v1.6.0-beta.3 includes bug fixes and improvements over the last release. These changes focus on interstitials and playback stability.

Changes Since The Last Release

Improved Interstitial fragment loading and buffering (#7002) @robwalch
Fix live duration override by interstitials (#6991)
Trigger INTERSTITIALS_PRIMARY_RESUMED after ending interstitial with CUE ONCE (#6915)
Interstitials: Fix additional asset player creation between assets at start (#6914)
Fix Interstitial asset inline buffering with other items buffered ahead (#6913)

Gap controller fixes (#6941) @robwalch
Flush MSE rendering pipeline when crossing video buffer holes with audio (#6972)
Fix seeking into and over multiple EXT-X-GAP segments (#6988)
Make Fragment.stats enumerable (#6999)
Split the _close method from mediaDetach (#6966) @JackPu
Workaround Safari "ended" event not firing when EoS is marked before seek on start (#6980) @robwalch
Fix reset of "ended" state after main muxed audio flush (#6921
Fix audio track switch where only characteristics differ (#6963)
Fix delta updates with discontinuity tags (#6950)
Fix assumptions in multi-drm cases where only playready is available for playback. (#6946) @cjpillsbury
Support HEVC VPS coming after SPS (#6940) @devoldemar
Exclude AC3 and HEVC remuxing from light build (#6944) @robwalch
Add shortcut for light version (#6925) @denisx
Do not adjust initPTS without accurate playlist time offset (#6922) @robwalch
Replace non-null assertions in xhr-loader and gate evoking of loader callbacks (#6942)

Flush back buffer when backBufferLength is set to 0 (#6781) (#6784) @tmiller02
Configure maxDevicePixelRatio to limit browser value (#6825) @signalwerk
Additional key-system cleanup error details (#6807) @JackPu
#EXT-X-BITRATE support (#6843) @robwalch

Added config.detectStallWithCurrentTimeMs
Added config.nudgeOnVideoHole
Added hls.pathways getter (#6997) @grabofus
Added hls.inFlightFragments
Added hjs.loadLevelObj
Added hls.loadingEnabled (toggled with hls.startLoad() and hls.stopLoad() - for internal use)
Added Events.EVENT_CUE_ENTER (for internal use)
Added levelInfo: Level to LevelLoadingData and LevelLoadedData event data
Added track: MediaPlaylist to TrackLoadingData and TrackLoadedData event data (audio and subtitle events)
Added withoutMultiVariant: boolean to LevelLoadedData event
Added LevelDetais.expired: boolean readonly getter
Added LevelDetais.requestScheduled: number property (for internal use)
Added readonly Fragment.bitrate and Fragment.byteLength getters
Several Fragment properties have been changed to readonly getters or getter/setters: get baseurl(), get/set stats(), get/set programDateTime(). This impacts serialization and extension of these properties (stats will not be copied with spread operator or Object.assign).

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