9 files changed, 140 insertions, 169 deletions

diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/live.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/live.ts
index 7a623c169..56116848f 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/live.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/live.ts
@@ -2,27 +2,24 @@
 
 import 'mocha'
 import { omit } from 'lodash'
-import { LiveVideo, VideoCreateResult, VideoPrivacy } from '@shared/models'
+import { VideoCreateResult, VideoPrivacy } from '@shared/models'
 import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import {
   buildAbsoluteFixturePath,
   cleanupTests,
   createUser,
   flushAndRunServer,
-  getLive,
   getMyUserInformation,
   immutableAssign,
+  LiveCommand,
   makePostBodyRequest,
   makeUploadRequest,
-  runAndTestFfmpegStreamError,
   sendRTMPStream,
   ServerInfo,
   setAccessTokensToServers,
   stopFfmpeg,
-  updateLive,
   uploadVideoAndGetId,
-  userLogin,
-  waitUntilLivePublished
+  userLogin
 } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils'
 
 describe('Test video lives API validator', function () {
@@ -32,6 +29,7 @@ describe('Test video lives API validator', function () {
   let channelId: number
   let video: VideoCreateResult
   let videoIdNotLive: number
+  let command: LiveCommand
 
   // ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -66,6 +64,8 @@ describe('Test video lives API validator', function () {
     {
       videoIdNotLive = (await uploadVideoAndGetId({ server, videoName: 'not live' })).id
     }
+
+    command = server.liveCommand
   })
 
   describe('When creating a live', function () {
@@ -337,70 +337,72 @@ describe('Test video lives API validator', function () {
   describe('When getting live information', function () {
 
     it('Should fail without access token', async function () {
-      await getLive(server.url, '', video.id, HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401)
+      await command.getLive({ token: '', videoId: video.id, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401 })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad access token', async function () {
-      await getLive(server.url, 'toto', video.id, HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401)
+      await command.getLive({ token: 'toto', videoId: video.id, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401 })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with access token of another user', async function () {
-      await getLive(server.url, userAccessToken, video.id, HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
+      await command.getLive({ token: userAccessToken, videoId: video.id, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403 })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad video id', async function () {
-      await getLive(server.url, server.accessToken, 'toto', HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
+      await command.getLive({ videoId: 'toto', expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400 })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an unknown video id', async function () {
-      await getLive(server.url, server.accessToken, 454555, HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+      await command.getLive({ videoId: 454555, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404 })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a non live video', async function () {
-      await getLive(server.url, server.accessToken, videoIdNotLive, HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+      await command.getLive({ videoId: videoIdNotLive, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404 })
     })
 
     it('Should succeed with the correct params', async function () {
-      await getLive(server.url, server.accessToken, video.id)
-      await getLive(server.url, server.accessToken, video.shortUUID)
+      await command.getLive({ videoId: video.id })
+      await command.getLive({ videoId: video.uuid })
+      await command.getLive({ videoId: video.shortUUID })
     })
   })
 
   describe('When updating live information', async function () {
 
     it('Should fail without access token', async function () {
-      await updateLive(server.url, '', video.id, {}, HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401)
+      await command.updateLive({ token: '', videoId: video.id, fields: {}, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401 })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad access token', async function () {
-      await updateLive(server.url, 'toto', video.id, {}, HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401)
+      await command.updateLive({ token: 'toto', videoId: video.id, fields: {}, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401 })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with access token of another user', async function () {
-      await updateLive(server.url, userAccessToken, video.id, {}, HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
+      await command.updateLive({ token: userAccessToken, videoId: video.id, fields: {}, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403 })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad video id', async function () {
-      await updateLive(server.url, server.accessToken, 'toto', {}, HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
+      await command.updateLive({ videoId: 'toto', fields: {}, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400 })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an unknown video id', async function () {
-      await updateLive(server.url, server.accessToken, 454555, {}, HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+      await command.updateLive({ videoId: 454555, fields: {}, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404 })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a non live video', async function () {
-      await updateLive(server.url, server.accessToken, videoIdNotLive, {}, HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+      await command.updateLive({ videoId: videoIdNotLive, fields: {}, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404 })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with save replay and permanent live set to true', async function () {
       const fields = { saveReplay: true, permanentLive: true }
 
-      await updateLive(server.url, server.accessToken, video.id, fields, HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
+      await command.updateLive({ videoId: video.id, fields, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400 })
     })
 
     it('Should succeed with the correct params', async function () {
-      await updateLive(server.url, server.accessToken, video.id, { saveReplay: false })
-      await updateLive(server.url, server.accessToken, video.shortUUID, { saveReplay: false })
+      await command.updateLive({ videoId: video.id, fields: { saveReplay: false } })
+      await command.updateLive({ videoId: video.uuid, fields: { saveReplay: false } })
+      await command.updateLive({ videoId: video.shortUUID, fields: { saveReplay: false } })
     })
 
     it('Should fail to update replay status if replay is not allowed on the instance', async function () {
@@ -413,36 +415,34 @@ describe('Test video lives API validator', function () {
         }
       })
 
-      await updateLive(server.url, server.accessToken, video.id, { saveReplay: true }, HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
+      await command.updateLive({ videoId: video.id, fields: { saveReplay: true }, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403 })
     })
 
     it('Should fail to update a live if it has already started', async function () {
       this.timeout(40000)
 
-      const resLive = await getLive(server.url, server.accessToken, video.id)
-      const live: LiveVideo = resLive.body
+      const live = await command.getLive({ videoId: video.id })
 
-      const command = sendRTMPStream(live.rtmpUrl, live.streamKey)
+      const ffmpegCommand = sendRTMPStream(live.rtmpUrl, live.streamKey)
 
-      await waitUntilLivePublished(server.url, server.accessToken, video.id)
-      await updateLive(server.url, server.accessToken, video.id, {}, HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
+      await command.waitUntilLivePublished({ videoId: video.id })
+      await command.updateLive({ videoId: video.id, fields: {}, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400 })
 
-      await stopFfmpeg(command)
+      await stopFfmpeg(ffmpegCommand)
     })
 
     it('Should fail to stream twice in the save live', async function () {
       this.timeout(40000)
 
-      const resLive = await getLive(server.url, server.accessToken, video.id)
-      const live: LiveVideo = resLive.body
+      const live = await command.getLive({ videoId: video.id })
 
-      const command = sendRTMPStream(live.rtmpUrl, live.streamKey)
+      const ffmpegCommand = sendRTMPStream(live.rtmpUrl, live.streamKey)
 
-      await waitUntilLivePublished(server.url, server.accessToken, video.id)
+      await command.waitUntilLivePublished({ videoId: video.id })
 
-      await runAndTestFfmpegStreamError(server.url, server.accessToken, video.id, true)
+      await command.runAndTestFfmpegStreamError({ videoId: video.id, shouldHaveError: true })
 
-      await stopFfmpeg(command)
+      await stopFfmpeg(ffmpegCommand)
     })
   })
 
diff --git a/server/tests/api/live/live-constraints.ts b/server/tests/api/live/live-constraints.ts
index c64d10dcd..5c4817b40 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/live/live-constraints.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/live/live-constraints.ts
@@ -7,19 +7,16 @@ import {
   checkLiveCleanup,
   cleanupTests,
   ConfigCommand,
-  createLive,
   doubleFollow,
   flushAndRunMultipleServers,
   generateUser,
   getVideo,
-  runAndTestFfmpegStreamError,
   ServerInfo,
   setAccessTokensToServers,
   setDefaultVideoChannel,
   updateUser,
   wait,
-  waitJobs,
-  waitUntilLivePublished
+  waitJobs
 } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils'
 
 const expect = chai.expect
@@ -38,8 +35,8 @@ describe('Test live constraints', function () {
       saveReplay
     }
 
-    const res = await createLive(servers[0].url, userAccessToken, liveAttributes)
-    return res.body.video.uuid as string
+    const { uuid } = await servers[0].liveCommand.createLive({ token: userAccessToken, fields: liveAttributes })
+    return uuid
   }
 
   async function checkSaveReplay (videoId: string, resolutions = [ 720 ]) {
@@ -56,7 +53,7 @@ describe('Test live constraints', function () {
 
   async function waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers (videoId: string) {
     for (const server of servers) {
-      await waitUntilLivePublished(server.url, server.accessToken, videoId)
+      await server.liveCommand.waitUntilLivePublished({ videoId })
     }
   }
 
@@ -108,7 +105,7 @@ describe('Test live constraints', function () {
     this.timeout(60000)
 
     const userVideoLiveoId = await createLiveWrapper(false)
-    await runAndTestFfmpegStreamError(servers[0].url, userAccessToken, userVideoLiveoId, false)
+    await servers[0].liveCommand.runAndTestFfmpegStreamError({ token: userAccessToken, videoId: userVideoLiveoId, shouldHaveError: false })
   })
 
   it('Should have size limit depending on user global quota if save replay is enabled', async function () {
@@ -118,7 +115,7 @@ describe('Test live constraints', function () {
     await wait(5000)
 
     const userVideoLiveoId = await createLiveWrapper(true)
-    await runAndTestFfmpegStreamError(servers[0].url, userAccessToken, userVideoLiveoId, true)
+    await servers[0].liveCommand.runAndTestFfmpegStreamError({ token: userAccessToken, videoId: userVideoLiveoId, shouldHaveError: true })
 
     await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(userVideoLiveoId)
     await waitJobs(servers)
@@ -135,7 +132,7 @@ describe('Test live constraints', function () {
     await updateQuota({ total: -1, daily: 1 })
 
     const userVideoLiveoId = await createLiveWrapper(true)
-    await runAndTestFfmpegStreamError(servers[0].url, userAccessToken, userVideoLiveoId, true)
+    await servers[0].liveCommand.runAndTestFfmpegStreamError({ token: userAccessToken, videoId: userVideoLiveoId, shouldHaveError: true })
 
     await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(userVideoLiveoId)
     await waitJobs(servers)
@@ -152,7 +149,7 @@ describe('Test live constraints', function () {
     await updateQuota({ total: 10 * 1000 * 1000, daily: -1 })
 
     const userVideoLiveoId = await createLiveWrapper(true)
-    await runAndTestFfmpegStreamError(servers[0].url, userAccessToken, userVideoLiveoId, false)
+    await servers[0].liveCommand.runAndTestFfmpegStreamError({ token: userAccessToken, videoId: userVideoLiveoId, shouldHaveError: false })
   })
 
   it('Should have max duration limit', async function () {
@@ -173,7 +170,7 @@ describe('Test live constraints', function () {
     })
 
     const userVideoLiveoId = await createLiveWrapper(true)
-    await runAndTestFfmpegStreamError(servers[0].url, userAccessToken, userVideoLiveoId, true)
+    await servers[0].liveCommand.runAndTestFfmpegStreamError({ token: userAccessToken, videoId: userVideoLiveoId, shouldHaveError: true })
 
     await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(userVideoLiveoId)
     await waitJobs(servers)
diff --git a/server/tests/api/live/live-permanent.ts b/server/tests/api/live/live-permanent.ts
index b9e37c834..a0f70dfdb 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/live/live-permanent.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/live/live-permanent.ts
@@ -6,22 +6,15 @@ import { LiveVideoCreate, VideoDetails, VideoPrivacy, VideoState } from '@shared
 import {
   cleanupTests,
   ConfigCommand,
-  createLive,
   doubleFollow,
   flushAndRunMultipleServers,
-  getLive,
-  getPlaylistsCount,
   getVideo,
-  sendRTMPStreamInVideo,
   ServerInfo,
   setAccessTokensToServers,
   setDefaultVideoChannel,
   stopFfmpeg,
-  updateLive,
   wait,
-  waitJobs,
-  waitUntilLivePublished,
-  waitUntilLiveWaiting
+  waitJobs
 } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils'
 
 const expect = chai.expect
@@ -39,8 +32,8 @@ describe('Permanent live', function () {
       permanentLive
     }
 
-    const res = await createLive(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, attributes)
-    return res.body.video.uuid
+    const { uuid } = await servers[0].liveCommand.createLive({ fields: attributes })
+    return uuid
   }
 
   async function checkVideoState (videoId: string, state: VideoState) {
@@ -83,15 +76,15 @@ describe('Permanent live', function () {
     const videoUUID = await createLiveWrapper(false)
 
     {
-      const res = await getLive(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, videoUUID)
-      expect(res.body.permanentLive).to.be.false
+      const live = await servers[0].liveCommand.getLive({ videoId: videoUUID })
+      expect(live.permanentLive).to.be.false
     }
 
-    await updateLive(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, videoUUID, { permanentLive: true })
+    await servers[0].liveCommand.updateLive({ videoId: videoUUID, fields: { permanentLive: true } })
 
     {
-      const res = await getLive(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, videoUUID)
-      expect(res.body.permanentLive).to.be.true
+      const live = await servers[0].liveCommand.getLive({ videoId: videoUUID })
+      expect(live.permanentLive).to.be.true
     }
   })
 
@@ -100,8 +93,8 @@ describe('Permanent live', function () {
 
     videoUUID = await createLiveWrapper(true)
 
-    const res = await getLive(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, videoUUID)
-    expect(res.body.permanentLive).to.be.true
+    const live = await servers[0].liveCommand.getLive({ videoId: videoUUID })
+    expect(live.permanentLive).to.be.true
 
     await waitJobs(servers)
   })
@@ -109,16 +102,16 @@ describe('Permanent live', function () {
   it('Should stream into this permanent live', async function () {
     this.timeout(120000)
 
-    const command = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, videoUUID)
+    const ffmpegCommand = await servers[0].liveCommand.sendRTMPStreamInVideo({ videoId: videoUUID })
 
     for (const server of servers) {
-      await waitUntilLivePublished(server.url, server.accessToken, videoUUID)
+      await server.liveCommand.waitUntilLivePublished({ videoId: videoUUID })
     }
 
     await checkVideoState(videoUUID, VideoState.PUBLISHED)
 
-    await stopFfmpeg(command)
-    await waitUntilLiveWaiting(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, videoUUID)
+    await stopFfmpeg(ffmpegCommand)
+    await servers[0].liveCommand.waitUntilLiveWaiting({ videoId: videoUUID })
 
     await waitJobs(servers)
   })
@@ -160,19 +153,19 @@ describe('Permanent live', function () {
       }
     })
 
-    const command = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, videoUUID)
+    const ffmpegCommand = await servers[0].liveCommand.sendRTMPStreamInVideo({ videoId: videoUUID })
 
     for (const server of servers) {
-      await waitUntilLivePublished(server.url, server.accessToken, videoUUID)
+      await server.liveCommand.waitUntilLivePublished({ videoId: videoUUID })
     }
 
     await checkVideoState(videoUUID, VideoState.PUBLISHED)
 
-    const count = await getPlaylistsCount(servers[0], videoUUID)
+    const count = await servers[0].liveCommand.getPlaylistsCount({ videoUUID })
     // master playlist and 720p playlist
     expect(count).to.equal(2)
 
-    await stopFfmpeg(command)
+    await stopFfmpeg(ffmpegCommand)
   })
 
   after(async function () {
diff --git a/server/tests/api/live/live-save-replay.ts b/server/tests/api/live/live-save-replay.ts
index e74bc3e8d..d3c252ffd 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/live/live-save-replay.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/live/live-save-replay.ts
@@ -10,13 +10,11 @@ import {
   checkLiveCleanup,
   cleanupTests,
   ConfigCommand,
-  createLive,
   doubleFollow,
   flushAndRunMultipleServers,
   getVideo,
   getVideosList,
   removeVideo,
-  sendRTMPStreamInVideo,
   ServerInfo,
   setAccessTokensToServers,
   setDefaultVideoChannel,
@@ -24,10 +22,7 @@ import {
   testFfmpegStreamError,
   updateVideo,
   wait,
-  waitJobs,
-  waitUntilLiveEnded,
-  waitUntilLivePublished,
-  waitUntilLiveSaved
+  waitJobs
 } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils'
 
 const expect = chai.expect
@@ -52,8 +47,8 @@ describe('Save replay setting', function () {
       saveReplay
     }
 
-    const res = await createLive(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, attributes)
-    return res.body.video.uuid
+    const { uuid } = await servers[0].liveCommand.createLive({ fields: attributes })
+    return uuid
   }
 
   async function checkVideosExist (videoId: string, existsInList: boolean, getStatus?: number) {
@@ -79,13 +74,13 @@ describe('Save replay setting', function () {
 
   async function waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers (videoId: string) {
     for (const server of servers) {
-      await waitUntilLivePublished(server.url, server.accessToken, videoId)
+      await server.liveCommand.waitUntilLivePublished({ videoId })
     }
   }
 
   async function waitUntilLiveSavedOnAllServers (videoId: string) {
     for (const server of servers) {
-      await waitUntilLiveSaved(server.url, server.accessToken, videoId)
+      await server.liveCommand.waitUntilLiveSaved({ videoId })
     }
   }
 
@@ -136,7 +131,7 @@ describe('Save replay setting', function () {
     it('Should correctly have updated the live and federated it when streaming in the live', async function () {
       this.timeout(30000)
 
-      ffmpegCommand = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoUUID)
+      ffmpegCommand = await servers[0].liveCommand.sendRTMPStreamInVideo({ videoId: liveVideoUUID })
 
       await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(liveVideoUUID)
 
@@ -152,7 +147,7 @@ describe('Save replay setting', function () {
       await stopFfmpeg(ffmpegCommand)
 
       for (const server of servers) {
-        await waitUntilLiveEnded(server.url, server.accessToken, liveVideoUUID)
+        await server.liveCommand.waitUntilLiveEnded({ videoId: liveVideoUUID })
       }
       await waitJobs(servers)
 
@@ -169,7 +164,7 @@ describe('Save replay setting', function () {
 
       liveVideoUUID = await createLiveWrapper(false)
 
-      ffmpegCommand = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoUUID)
+      ffmpegCommand = await servers[0].liveCommand.sendRTMPStreamInVideo({ videoId: liveVideoUUID })
 
       await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(liveVideoUUID)
 
@@ -198,7 +193,7 @@ describe('Save replay setting', function () {
 
       liveVideoUUID = await createLiveWrapper(false)
 
-      ffmpegCommand = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoUUID)
+      ffmpegCommand = await servers[0].liveCommand.sendRTMPStreamInVideo({ videoId: liveVideoUUID })
 
       await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(liveVideoUUID)
 
@@ -234,7 +229,7 @@ describe('Save replay setting', function () {
     it('Should correctly have updated the live and federated it when streaming in the live', async function () {
       this.timeout(20000)
 
-      ffmpegCommand = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoUUID)
+      ffmpegCommand = await servers[0].liveCommand.sendRTMPStreamInVideo({ videoId: liveVideoUUID })
       await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(liveVideoUUID)
 
       await waitJobs(servers)
@@ -278,7 +273,7 @@ describe('Save replay setting', function () {
 
       liveVideoUUID = await createLiveWrapper(true)
 
-      ffmpegCommand = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoUUID)
+      ffmpegCommand = await servers[0].liveCommand.sendRTMPStreamInVideo({ videoId: liveVideoUUID })
       await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(liveVideoUUID)
 
       await waitJobs(servers)
@@ -306,7 +301,7 @@ describe('Save replay setting', function () {
 
       liveVideoUUID = await createLiveWrapper(true)
 
-      ffmpegCommand = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoUUID)
+      ffmpegCommand = await servers[0].liveCommand.sendRTMPStreamInVideo({ videoId: liveVideoUUID })
       await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(liveVideoUUID)
 
       await waitJobs(servers)
diff --git a/server/tests/api/live/live-socket-messages.ts b/server/tests/api/live/live-socket-messages.ts
index 20fec16a9..73a300384 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/live/live-socket-messages.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/live/live-socket-messages.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@ import * as chai from 'chai'
 import { VideoPrivacy, VideoState } from '@shared/models'
 import {
   cleanupTests,
-  createLive,
   doubleFollow,
   flushAndRunMultipleServers,
   getVideoIdFromUUID,
-  sendRTMPStreamInVideo,
   ServerInfo,
   setAccessTokensToServers,
   setDefaultVideoChannel,
@@ -17,7 +15,6 @@ import {
   viewVideo,
   wait,
   waitJobs,
-  waitUntilLiveEnded,
   waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers
 } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils'
 
@@ -60,8 +57,8 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
         privacy: VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC
       }
 
-      const res = await createLive(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveAttributes)
-      return res.body.video.uuid
+      const { uuid } = await servers[0].liveCommand.createLive({ fields: liveAttributes })
+      return uuid
     }
 
     it('Should correctly send a message when the live starts and ends', async function () {
@@ -89,7 +86,7 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
         remoteSocket.emit('subscribe', { videoId })
       }
 
-      const command = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoUUID)
+      const ffmpegCommand = await servers[0].liveCommand.sendRTMPStreamInVideo({ videoId: liveVideoUUID })
 
       await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(servers, liveVideoUUID)
       await waitJobs(servers)
@@ -99,10 +96,10 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
         expect(stateChanges[stateChanges.length - 1]).to.equal(VideoState.PUBLISHED)
       }
 
-      await stopFfmpeg(command)
+      await stopFfmpeg(ffmpegCommand)
 
       for (const server of servers) {
-        await waitUntilLiveEnded(server.url, server.accessToken, liveVideoUUID)
+        await server.liveCommand.waitUntilLiveEnded({ videoId: liveVideoUUID })
       }
       await waitJobs(servers)
 
@@ -137,7 +134,7 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
         remoteSocket.emit('subscribe', { videoId })
       }
 
-      const command = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoUUID)
+      const ffmpegCommand = await servers[0].liveCommand.sendRTMPStreamInVideo({ videoId: liveVideoUUID })
 
       await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(servers, liveVideoUUID)
       await waitJobs(servers)
@@ -155,7 +152,7 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
       expect(localLastVideoViews).to.equal(2)
       expect(remoteLastVideoViews).to.equal(2)
 
-      await stopFfmpeg(command)
+      await stopFfmpeg(ffmpegCommand)
     })
 
     it('Should not receive a notification after unsubscribe', async function () {
@@ -172,7 +169,7 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
       socket.on('state-change', data => stateChanges.push(data.state))
       socket.emit('subscribe', { videoId })
 
-      const command = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoUUID)
+      const command = await servers[0].liveCommand.sendRTMPStreamInVideo({ videoId: liveVideoUUID })
 
       await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(servers, liveVideoUUID)
       await waitJobs(servers)
diff --git a/server/tests/api/live/live-views.ts b/server/tests/api/live/live-views.ts
index ca571c962..ae6af7cfd 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/live/live-views.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/live/live-views.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@ import { FfmpegCommand } from 'fluent-ffmpeg'
 import { VideoDetails, VideoPrivacy } from '@shared/models'
 import {
   cleanupTests,
-  createLive,
   doubleFollow,
   flushAndRunMultipleServers,
   getVideo,
-  sendRTMPStreamInVideo,
   ServerInfo,
   setAccessTokensToServers,
   setDefaultVideoChannel,
@@ -73,10 +71,10 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
         privacy: VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC
       }
 
-      const res = await createLive(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveAttributes)
-      liveVideoId = res.body.video.uuid
+      const live = await servers[0].liveCommand.createLive({ fields: liveAttributes })
+      liveVideoId = live.uuid
 
-      command = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoId)
+      command = await servers[0].liveCommand.sendRTMPStreamInVideo({ videoId: liveVideoId })
       await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(servers, liveVideoId)
       await waitJobs(servers)
     })
diff --git a/server/tests/api/live/live.ts b/server/tests/api/live/live.ts
index 2c3102994..5b4e479b6 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/live/live.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/live/live.ts
@@ -13,41 +13,36 @@ import {
   checkLiveSegmentHash,
   checkResolutionsInMasterPlaylist,
   cleanupTests,
-  createLive,
   doubleFollow,
   flushAndRunMultipleServers,
-  getLive,
   getMyVideosWithFilter,
   getPlaylist,
   getVideo,
   getVideosList,
   getVideosWithFilters,
   killallServers,
+  LiveCommand,
   makeRawRequest,
   removeVideo,
   reRunServer,
   sendRTMPStream,
-  sendRTMPStreamInVideo,
   ServerInfo,
   setAccessTokensToServers,
   setDefaultVideoChannel,
   stopFfmpeg,
   testFfmpegStreamError,
   testImage,
-  updateLive,
   uploadVideoAndGetId,
   wait,
   waitJobs,
-  waitUntilLiveEnded,
-  waitUntilLivePublished,
-  waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers,
-  waitUntilLiveSegmentGeneration
+  waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers
 } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils'
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
 describe('Test live', function () {
   let servers: ServerInfo[] = []
+  let commands: LiveCommand[]
 
   before(async function () {
     this.timeout(120000)
@@ -72,6 +67,8 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
 
     // Server 1 and server 2 follow each other
     await doubleFollow(servers[0], servers[1])
+
+    commands = servers.map(s => s.liveCommand)
   })
 
   describe('Live creation, update and delete', function () {
@@ -99,8 +96,8 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
         thumbnailfile: 'video_short1.webm.jpg'
       }
 
-      const res = await createLive(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, attributes)
-      liveVideoUUID = res.body.video.uuid
+      const live = await commands[0].createLive({ fields: attributes })
+      liveVideoUUID = live.uuid
 
       await waitJobs(servers)
 
@@ -130,8 +127,7 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
         await testImage(server.url, 'video_short1-preview.webm', video.previewPath)
         await testImage(server.url, 'video_short1.webm', video.thumbnailPath)
 
-        const resLive = await getLive(server.url, server.accessToken, liveVideoUUID)
-        const live: LiveVideo = resLive.body
+        const live = await server.liveCommand.getLive({ videoId: liveVideoUUID })
 
         if (server.url === servers[0].url) {
           expect(live.rtmpUrl).to.equal('rtmp://' + server.hostname + ':' + servers[0].rtmpPort + '/live')
@@ -155,8 +151,8 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
         nsfw: true
       }
 
-      const res = await createLive(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, attributes)
-      const videoId = res.body.video.uuid
+      const live = await commands[0].createLive({ fields: attributes })
+      const videoId = live.uuid
 
       await waitJobs(servers)
 
@@ -182,20 +178,19 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should not be able to update a live of another server', async function () {
-      await updateLive(servers[1].url, servers[1].accessToken, liveVideoUUID, { saveReplay: false }, HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
+      await commands[1].updateLive({ videoId: liveVideoUUID, fields: { saveReplay: false }, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403 })
     })
 
     it('Should update the live', async function () {
       this.timeout(10000)
 
-      await updateLive(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoUUID, { saveReplay: false })
+      await commands[0].updateLive({ videoId: liveVideoUUID, fields: { saveReplay: false } })
       await waitJobs(servers)
     })
 
     it('Have the live updated', async function () {
       for (const server of servers) {
-        const res = await getLive(server.url, server.accessToken, liveVideoUUID)
-        const live: LiveVideo = res.body
+        const live = await server.liveCommand.getLive({ videoId: liveVideoUUID })
 
         if (server.url === servers[0].url) {
           expect(live.rtmpUrl).to.equal('rtmp://' + server.hostname + ':' + servers[0].rtmpPort + '/live')
@@ -219,13 +214,13 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
     it('Should have the live deleted', async function () {
       for (const server of servers) {
         await getVideo(server.url, liveVideoUUID, HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-        await getLive(server.url, server.accessToken, liveVideoUUID, HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+        await server.liveCommand.getLive({ videoId: liveVideoUUID, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404 })
       }
     })
   })
 
   describe('Live filters', function () {
-    let command: any
+    let ffmpegCommand: any
     let liveVideoId: string
     let vodVideoId: string
 
@@ -235,10 +230,10 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
       vodVideoId = (await uploadVideoAndGetId({ server: servers[0], videoName: 'vod video' })).uuid
 
       const liveOptions = { name: 'live', privacy: VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC, channelId: servers[0].videoChannel.id }
-      const resLive = await createLive(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveOptions)
-      liveVideoId = resLive.body.video.uuid
+      const live = await commands[0].createLive({ fields: liveOptions })
+      liveVideoId = live.uuid
 
-      command = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoId)
+      ffmpegCommand = await servers[0].liveCommand.sendRTMPStreamInVideo({ videoId: liveVideoId })
       await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(servers, liveVideoId)
       await waitJobs(servers)
     })
@@ -262,7 +257,7 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
     it('Should display my lives', async function () {
       this.timeout(60000)
 
-      await stopFfmpeg(command)
+      await stopFfmpeg(ffmpegCommand)
       await waitJobs(servers)
 
       const res = await getMyVideosWithFilter(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, { isLive: true })
@@ -302,13 +297,12 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
         saveReplay: false
       }
 
-      const res = await createLive(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveAttributes)
-      const uuid = res.body.video.uuid
+      const { uuid } = await commands[0].createLive({ fields: liveAttributes })
 
-      const resLive = await getLive(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, uuid)
+      const live = await commands[0].getLive({ videoId: uuid })
       const resVideo = await getVideo(servers[0].url, uuid)
 
-      return Object.assign(resVideo.body, resLive.body) as LiveVideo & VideoDetails
+      return Object.assign(resVideo.body as VideoDetails, live)
     }
 
     it('Should not allow a stream without the appropriate path', async function () {
@@ -382,8 +376,8 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
         saveReplay
       }
 
-      const res = await createLive(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveAttributes)
-      return res.body.video.uuid
+      const { uuid } = await commands[0].createLive({ fields: liveAttributes })
+      return uuid
     }
 
     async function testVideoResolutions (liveVideoId: string, resolutions: number[]) {
@@ -409,7 +403,7 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
         for (let i = 0; i < resolutions.length; i++) {
           const segmentNum = 3
           const segmentName = `${i}-00000${segmentNum}.ts`
-          await waitUntilLiveSegmentGeneration(servers[0], video.uuid, i, segmentNum)
+          await commands[0].waitUntilLiveSegmentGeneration({ videoUUID: video.uuid, resolution: i, segment: segmentNum })
 
           const res = await getPlaylist(`${servers[0].url}/static/streaming-playlists/hls/${video.uuid}/${i}.m3u8`)
           const subPlaylist = res.text
@@ -454,13 +448,13 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
 
       liveVideoId = await createLiveWrapper(false)
 
-      const command = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoId)
+      const ffmpegCommand = await commands[0].sendRTMPStreamInVideo({ videoId: liveVideoId })
       await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(servers, liveVideoId)
       await waitJobs(servers)
 
       await testVideoResolutions(liveVideoId, [ 720 ])
 
-      await stopFfmpeg(command)
+      await stopFfmpeg(ffmpegCommand)
     })
 
     it('Should enable transcoding with some resolutions', async function () {
@@ -470,13 +464,13 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
       await updateConf(resolutions)
       liveVideoId = await createLiveWrapper(false)
 
-      const command = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoId)
+      const ffmpegCommand = await commands[0].sendRTMPStreamInVideo({ videoId: liveVideoId })
       await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(servers, liveVideoId)
       await waitJobs(servers)
 
       await testVideoResolutions(liveVideoId, resolutions)
 
-      await stopFfmpeg(command)
+      await stopFfmpeg(ffmpegCommand)
     })
 
     it('Should enable transcoding with some resolutions and correctly save them', async function () {
@@ -487,14 +481,14 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
       await updateConf(resolutions)
       liveVideoId = await createLiveWrapper(true)
 
-      const command = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoId, 'video_short2.webm')
+      const ffmpegCommand = await commands[0].sendRTMPStreamInVideo({ videoId: liveVideoId, fixtureName: 'video_short2.webm' })
       await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(servers, liveVideoId)
       await waitJobs(servers)
 
       await testVideoResolutions(liveVideoId, resolutions)
 
-      await stopFfmpeg(command)
-      await waitUntilLiveEnded(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoId)
+      await stopFfmpeg(ffmpegCommand)
+      await commands[0].waitUntilLiveEnded({ videoId: liveVideoId })
 
       await waitJobs(servers)
 
@@ -565,8 +559,8 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
         saveReplay
       }
 
-      const res = await createLive(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveAttributes)
-      return res.body.video.uuid
+      const { uuid } = await commands[0].createLive({ fields: liveAttributes })
+      return uuid
     }
 
     before(async function () {
@@ -576,17 +570,17 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
       liveVideoReplayId = await createLiveWrapper(true)
 
       await Promise.all([
-        sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoId),
-        sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoReplayId)
+        commands[0].sendRTMPStreamInVideo({ videoId: liveVideoId }),
+        commands[0].sendRTMPStreamInVideo({ videoId: liveVideoReplayId })
       ])
 
       await Promise.all([
-        waitUntilLivePublished(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoId),
-        waitUntilLivePublished(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoReplayId)
+        commands[0].waitUntilLivePublished({ videoId: liveVideoId }),
+        commands[0].waitUntilLivePublished({ videoId: liveVideoReplayId })
       ])
 
-      await waitUntilLiveSegmentGeneration(servers[0], liveVideoId, 0, 2)
-      await waitUntilLiveSegmentGeneration(servers[0], liveVideoReplayId, 0, 2)
+      await commands[0].waitUntilLiveSegmentGeneration({ videoUUID: liveVideoId, resolution: 0, segment: 2 })
+      await commands[0].waitUntilLiveSegmentGeneration({ videoUUID: liveVideoReplayId, resolution: 0, segment: 2 })
 
       await killallServers([ servers[0] ])
       await reRunServer(servers[0])
@@ -597,13 +591,13 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
     it('Should cleanup lives', async function () {
       this.timeout(60000)
 
-      await waitUntilLiveEnded(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoId)
+      await commands[0].waitUntilLiveEnded({ videoId: liveVideoId })
     })
 
     it('Should save a live replay', async function () {
       this.timeout(120000)
 
-      await waitUntilLivePublished(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoReplayId)
+      await commands[0].waitUntilLivePublished({ videoId: liveVideoReplayId })
     })
   })
 
diff --git a/server/tests/api/search/search-videos.ts b/server/tests/api/search/search-videos.ts
index 7dc89c447..af74b26a7 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/search/search-videos.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/search/search-videos.ts
@@ -2,23 +2,20 @@
 
 import 'mocha'
 import * as chai from 'chai'
-import { VideoPrivacy } from '@shared/models'
 import {
   cleanupTests,
-  createLive,
+  createVideoCaption,
   flushAndRunServer,
   immutableAssign,
   SearchCommand,
-  sendRTMPStreamInVideo,
   ServerInfo,
   setAccessTokensToServers,
   setDefaultVideoChannel,
   stopFfmpeg,
   uploadVideo,
-  wait,
-  waitUntilLivePublished
-} from '../../../../shared/extra-utils'
-import { createVideoCaption } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/videos/video-captions'
+  wait
+} from '@shared/extra-utils'
+import { VideoPrivacy } from '@shared/models'
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
@@ -502,12 +499,13 @@ describe('Test videos search', function () {
     }
 
     {
-      const liveOptions = { name: 'live', privacy: VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC, channelId: server.videoChannel.id }
-      const resLive = await createLive(server.url, server.accessToken, liveOptions)
-      const liveVideoId = resLive.body.video.uuid
+      const liveCommand = server.liveCommand
+
+      const liveAttributes = { name: 'live', privacy: VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC, channelId: server.videoChannel.id }
+      const live = await liveCommand.createLive({ fields: liveAttributes })
 
-      const ffmpegCommand = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(server.url, server.accessToken, liveVideoId)
-      await waitUntilLivePublished(server.url, server.accessToken, liveVideoId)
+      const ffmpegCommand = await liveCommand.sendRTMPStreamInVideo({ videoId: live.id })
+      await liveCommand.waitUntilLivePublished({ videoId: live.id })
 
       const body = await command.advancedVideoSearch({ search: { isLive: true } })
 
diff --git a/server/tests/api/videos/video-change-ownership.ts b/server/tests/api/videos/video-change-ownership.ts
index 89dba14b1..88e4d51a2 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/videos/video-change-ownership.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/videos/video-change-ownership.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import {
   acceptChangeOwnership,
   changeVideoOwnership,
   cleanupTests,
-  createLive,
   createUser,
   doubleFollow,
   flushAndRunMultipleServers,
@@ -112,9 +111,9 @@ describe('Test video change ownership - nominal', function () {
 
     {
       const attributes = { name: 'live', channelId: firstUserChannelId, privacy: VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC }
-      const res = await createLive(servers[0].url, firstUserAccessToken, attributes)
+      const video = await servers[0].liveCommand.createLive({ token: firstUserAccessToken, fields: attributes })
 
-      liveId = res.body.video.id
+      liveId = video.id
     }
 
     await doubleFollow(servers[0], servers[1])