From 19df74b4e095d6f1a5edaa048c9aebe6a3f6326a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: PranAD-dev <pranjal.adhikari@sjsu.edu>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 20:44:47 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] yt shorts now work, (playlist containing shorts do NOT
 work yet.)

---
 modules/cache.py | 24 +++++++++++++++++++-----
 requirements.txt |  2 +-
 server.py        |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/modules/cache.py b/modules/cache.py
index 3d2b9f4..21b70c7 100644
--- a/modules/cache.py
+++ b/modules/cache.py
@@ -36,10 +36,9 @@ def __init__(
         self.video_id_to_path = OrderedDict()
 
     def add(self, url: str):
-        video = YouTube(url)
-        # Download video of set resolution
+        yt = YouTube(url)
         video = (
-            video.streams.filter(
+            yt.streams.filter(
                 resolution="360p",
                 progressive=True,
             )
@@ -47,6 +46,17 @@ def add(self, url: str):
             .desc()
             .first()
         )
+        # Fallback for Shorts - get any progressive stream
+        if video is None:
+            video = (
+                yt.streams.filter(progressive=True)
+                .order_by("resolution")
+                .asc()
+                .first()
+            )
+        if video is None:
+            logging.error(f"No suitable stream found for {url}")
+            return None
         if video.filesize > self.max_size_bytes:
             logging.info(
                 f"Video size ({video.filesize} bytes) exceeds max cache size ({self.max_size_bytes} bytes). Caching cancelled."
@@ -67,8 +77,8 @@ def add(self, url: str):
         logging.info(f"downloaded {url} to path {video_file_path}")
         video_info = VideoInfo(
             file_path=video_file_path,
-            thumbnail=YouTube(url).thumbnail_url,
-            title=YouTube(url).title,
+            thumbnail=yt.thumbnail_url,
+            title=yt.title,
             size_bytes=video.filesize,
         )
         self.video_id_to_path[video_id] = video_info
@@ -156,5 +166,9 @@ def write_cache(self):
     @staticmethod
     def get_video_id(url) -> str:
         parsed_url = urlparse(url)
+        # handled yt shorts URL format: youtube.com/shorts/id
+        if "/shorts/" in parsed_url.path:
+            return parsed_url.path.split("/shorts/")[1].split("?")[0]
+        # handled regular URL format: youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
         video_id = parse_qs(parsed_url.query)["v"][0]
         return video_id
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index aa4276d..d7a9dce 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ fastapi==0.96.0
 uvicorn==0.22.0
 py-grpc-prometheus==0.7.0
 psutil==5.9.8
-pytubefix==9.1.1
\ No newline at end of file
+pytubefix>=9.1.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 06c23e5..5a81043 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def create_ffmpeg_stream(
         "-i",
         video_path,
         "-vf",
-        f"scale=640:360",
+        "scale=640:360:force_original_aspect_ratio=decrease,pad=640:360:(ow-iw)/2:(oh-ih)/2",
         "-c:v",
         "libx264",
         "-preset",

From 2f237ae88e561a97ee88b6767d4c4fe401daf2f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: PranAD-dev <pranjal.adhikari@sjsu.edu>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 21:02:36 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] check

---
 static/index.html | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index 3867f2c..2056326 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ <h2 id="cache_tag">SCE TV</h2>
                 </div>
                 <div style="display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; padding-bottom: 10px;">
                     <button id="show-logs-btn">Show Logs</button>
-                    <button id="debug-btn">Debug</button>
+                    <button id="debug-btn"> Debug </button>
                 </div>
             </div>
 

From fc8671bfc668a0dc9815967321698b1f6d6b5248 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: PranAD-dev <pranjal.adhikari@sjsu.edu>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 21:59:58 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] you can now play youtube shorts on sce-tv!!

---
 modules/cache.py  | 24 +++++++++++++++++++-----
 requirements.txt  |  2 +-
 server.py         |  3 ++-
 static/index.html |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/modules/cache.py b/modules/cache.py
index 3d2b9f4..4c3071f 100644
--- a/modules/cache.py
+++ b/modules/cache.py
@@ -36,10 +36,9 @@ def __init__(
         self.video_id_to_path = OrderedDict()
 
     def add(self, url: str):
-        video = YouTube(url)
-        # Download video of set resolution
+        yt = YouTube(url)
         video = (
-            video.streams.filter(
+            yt.streams.filter(
                 resolution="360p",
                 progressive=True,
             )
@@ -47,6 +46,17 @@ def add(self, url: str):
             .desc()
             .first()
         )
+        # for shorts get any progressive stream
+        if video is None:
+            video = (
+                yt.streams.filter(progressive=True)
+                .order_by("resolution")
+                .asc()
+                .first()
+            )
+        if video is None:
+            logging.error(f"No suitable stream found for {url}")
+            return None
         if video.filesize > self.max_size_bytes:
             logging.info(
                 f"Video size ({video.filesize} bytes) exceeds max cache size ({self.max_size_bytes} bytes). Caching cancelled."
@@ -67,8 +77,8 @@ def add(self, url: str):
         logging.info(f"downloaded {url} to path {video_file_path}")
         video_info = VideoInfo(
             file_path=video_file_path,
-            thumbnail=YouTube(url).thumbnail_url,
-            title=YouTube(url).title,
+            thumbnail=yt.thumbnail_url,
+            title=yt.title,
             size_bytes=video.filesize,
         )
         self.video_id_to_path[video_id] = video_info
@@ -156,5 +166,9 @@ def write_cache(self):
     @staticmethod
     def get_video_id(url) -> str:
         parsed_url = urlparse(url)
+        # handled yt shorts URL format: youtube.com/shorts/id
+        if "/shorts/" in parsed_url.path:
+            return parsed_url.path.split("/shorts/")[1].split("?")[0]
+        # handled regular URL format: youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
         video_id = parse_qs(parsed_url.query)["v"][0]
         return video_id
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index aa4276d..d7a9dce 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ fastapi==0.96.0
 uvicorn==0.22.0
 py-grpc-prometheus==0.7.0
 psutil==5.9.8
-pytubefix==9.1.1
\ No newline at end of file
+pytubefix>=9.1.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 06c23e5..de17b93 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ def create_ffmpeg_stream(
         "-i",
         video_path,
         "-vf",
-        f"scale=640:360",
+        # this helps the shorts to actually be vertical and not compressed 
+        "scale=640:360:force_original_aspect_ratio=decrease,pad=640:360:(ow-iw)/2:(oh-ih)/2",
         "-c:v",
         "libx264",
         "-preset",
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index 3867f2c..2056326 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ <h2 id="cache_tag">SCE TV</h2>
                 </div>
                 <div style="display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; padding-bottom: 10px;">
                     <button id="show-logs-btn">Show Logs</button>
-                    <button id="debug-btn">Debug</button>
+                    <button id="debug-btn"> Debug </button>
                 </div>
             </div>