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+import struct
+import binascii
+import asyncio
+import aiohttp
+import logging
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import Optional
+from ..models import SCTE35Marker
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def _encode_33bit_pts(value: int) -> bytes:
+    """Encode 33-bit PTS value into 5 bytes per MPEG-2 spec."""
+    byte1 = ((value >> 30) & 0x07) << 1 | 0x01  # top 3 bits + marker
+    byte2 = (value >> 22) & 0xFF
+    byte3 = ((value >> 15) & 0x7F) << 1 | 0x01  # 7 bits + marker
+    byte4 = (value >> 7) & 0xFF
+    byte5 = (value & 0x7F) << 1 | 0x01  # bottom 7 bits + marker
+    return struct.pack('>BBBBB', byte1, byte2, byte3, byte4, byte5)
+
+
+class SCTE35Manager:
+    """Manage SCTE35 splice insert cues for broadcast recording."""
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        """Initialize the SCTE35 manager with empty history."""
+        self._marker_history: list[SCTE35Marker] = []
+    
+    def encode_splice_insert(
+        self,
+        event_id: int,
+        duration_seconds: float,
+        pts_time: int = 0,
+        out_of_network: bool = True,
+        splice_immediate: bool = False
+    ) -> bytes:
+        """
+        Encode a SCTE35 splice_insert command as binary bytes.
+        Returns the binary SCTE35 cue.
+
+        Args:
+            event_id: Unique identifier for the splice event
+            duration_seconds: Duration of the splice in seconds
+            pts_time: PTS time in seconds (90kHz clock)
+            out_of_network: Whether this is an out-of-network splice
+            splice_immediate: Whether splice should happen immediately
+
+        Returns:
+            Binary SCTE35 cue bytes
+        """
+        # Validate inputs
+        if not (0 <= event_id <= 0xFFFFFFFF):
+            raise ValueError(f"event_id must be a 32-bit unsigned integer (0-4294967295), got {event_id}")
+        if duration_seconds < 0:
+            raise ValueError(f"duration_seconds must be non-negative, got {duration_seconds}")
+
+        # Build the splice_insert command
+        flags = 0x00
+        if out_of_network:
+            flags |= 0x80  # out_of_network_indicator (bit 7)
+        flags |= 0x40  # program_splice_flag (bit 6)
+        
+        if duration_seconds > 0:
+            flags |= 0x20  # duration_flag (bit 5)
+        
+        if splice_immediate:
+            flags |= 0x10  # splice_immediate_flag (bit 4)
+        
+        # Build splice_insert command: event_id (4 bytes) + cancel_indicator (1 byte)
+        splice_cmd = struct.pack('>I', event_id)
+        splice_cmd += struct.pack('>B', 0x00)  # splice_event_cancel_indicator = 0
+        splice_cmd += struct.pack('>B', flags)
+        
+        # If not immediate, encode PTS time
+        if not splice_immediate:
+            pts_90k = pts_time * 90000
+            pts_bytes = _encode_33bit_pts(pts_90k)
+            splice_cmd += pts_bytes
+        
+        # If duration specified, encode duration
+        if duration_seconds > 0:
+            dur_90k = int(duration_seconds * 90000)
+            # Auto return flag (bit 7) = 1, 33-bit duration
+            duration_byte = 0xFE  # 1111 1110 (auto_return=1)
+            splice_cmd += struct.pack('>B', duration_byte)
+            dur_bytes = _encode_33bit_pts(dur_90k)
+            splice_cmd += dur_bytes
+        
+        # Unique program ID, avail num, avails expected
+        splice_cmd += struct.pack('>H', 0x0001)  # unique_program_id
+        splice_cmd += struct.pack('>B', 0x00)   # avail_num
+        splice_cmd += struct.pack('>B', 0x00)   # avails_expected
+        
+        # Calculate splice command length
+        splice_cmd_length = len(splice_cmd)
+        
+        # Build SCTE35 section header
+        # Table ID: 0xFC
+        section = struct.pack('>B', 0xFC)
+        
+        # Section Syntax Indicator (1 bit) + Private Indicator (1 bit) + Reserved (2 bits) = 0x30
+        section += struct.pack('>B', 0x30)
+        
+        # The remainder is: protocol_version (1) + encrypted_packet (1) + pts_adj (5) + 
+        # cw_index (1) + tier (2) + splice_cmd_length (2) + splice_cmd + 
+        # unique_program_id (2) + avail_num (1) + avails_expected (1) + 
+        # descriptor_loop_length (2)
+        
+        # Build the payload
+        payload = struct.pack('>B', 0x00)  # protocol_version
+        payload += struct.pack('>B', 0x00)  # encrypted_packet
+        payload += struct.pack('>5s', b'\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00')  # PTS adjustment (5 bytes)
+        payload += struct.pack('>B', 0x00)  # CW index
+        # Tier (reserved=0xFF, reserved=0xF0)
+        payload += struct.pack('>H', 0xFFF0)
+        payload += struct.pack('>H', splice_cmd_length)  # Splice command length
+        payload += splice_cmd
+        payload += struct.pack('>H', 0x0000)  # descriptor_loop_length
+        
+        # Section length (length of everything after the 2-byte section_length field)
+        section_length = len(payload)
+        section += struct.pack('>H', section_length)
+        section += payload
+        
+        # Calculate and append CRC32
+        crc = binascii.crc32(section) & 0xFFFFFFFF
+        section += struct.pack('>I', crc)
+        
+        return section
+    
+    async def inject_marker(
+        self,
+        event_id: int,
+        duration_seconds: float,
+        webhook_url: Optional[str] = None,
+        out_of_network: bool = True,
+        splice_immediate: bool = False
+    ) -> SCTE35Marker:
+        """
+        Create SCTE35 marker, trigger webhook if configured, add to history.
+        
+        Args:
+            event_id: Unique identifier for the splice event
+            duration_seconds: Duration of the ad break in seconds
+            webhook_url: Optional webhook URL to POST marker data to
+            out_of_network: Whether this is an out-of-network splice
+            splice_immediate: Whether splice should happen immediately
+        
+        Returns:
+            The created SCTE35Marker object
+        """
+        # Generate binary cue
+        cue_bytes = self.encode_splice_insert(
+            event_id=event_id,
+            duration_seconds=duration_seconds,
+            out_of_network=out_of_network,
+            splice_immediate=splice_immediate
+        )
+        
+        # Create marker object - event_id must be a string per model
+        marker = SCTE35Marker(
+            event_id=str(event_id),
+            duration_seconds=int(duration_seconds),
+            out_of_network=out_of_network,
+            splice_immediate=splice_immediate,
+            timestamp=datetime.utcnow(),
+            webhook_url=webhook_url
+        )
+        
+        # Add to history
+        self._marker_history.append(marker)
+        
+        # Trigger webhook if configured
+        if webhook_url:
+            try:
+                await self._trigger_webhook(marker, cue_bytes)
+            except Exception as e:
+                # Log but don't fail - marker is already added to history
+                logger.error(f"Webhook trigger failed for event_id {event_id}: {e}")
+        
+        return marker
+    
+    async def _trigger_webhook(self, marker: SCTE35Marker, cue_bytes: bytes) -> None:
+        """
+        POST JSON payload to webhook_url with marker metadata.
+        
+        Args:
+            marker: SCTE35Marker object with metadata
+            cue_bytes: Binary SCTE35 cue bytes
+        """
+        if not marker.webhook_url:
+            return
+        
+        payload = {
+            "event_id": marker.event_id,
+            "duration_seconds": marker.duration_seconds,
+            "out_of_network": marker.out_of_network,
+            "splice_immediate": marker.splice_immediate,
+            "timestamp": marker.timestamp.isoformat(),
+            "cue_hex": cue_bytes.hex()
+        }
+        
+        async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
+            async with session.post(marker.webhook_url, json=payload) as response:
+                # Just log the status
+                if response.status != 200:
+                    logger.warning(f"Webhook returned status {response.status}")
+    
+    def get_marker_history(self) -> list[SCTE35Marker]:
+        """
+        Return all markers in history as a copy.
+        
+        Returns:
+            List of SCTE35Marker objects
+        """
+        return list(self._marker_history)
+    
+    def clear_history(self) -> None:
+        """Clear the marker history."""
+        self._marker_history.clear()