Can VLC download video files and play but not live stream?

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VLC can play local file and stream video from internet(such as http/ftp/tcp/udt..).
In my usage of VLC,the video files are deployed on web/ftp server,the VLC player downloads the video to local and plays in sequence one by one loop.
In the most time,VLC plays the local file.Only by the video files changed,VLC download to local again(Maybe can control by interface RC/Telent/Http).
I see the VLC stream solution will fit it,But our network maybe have many restrictions,low bandwidth or offline sometimes,such as wireless GPRS/WCDMA.

Can VLC do something like above?Or VLC script LUA do,Or I must do it in C++,playing videos with libvlc interface and download myself?Or others.

Any advice?