From ebb3491005ba50b0bf8a76ca55bc814eff00ea2e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Trevor Mears <trevor.mears@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2025 01:35:17 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Added non-fatal media error recovery and buffer stall
 recovery

---
 public/js/components/VideoPlayer.js | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/public/js/components/VideoPlayer.js b/public/js/components/VideoPlayer.js
index 5939eba..85237ae 100644
--- a/public/js/components/VideoPlayer.js
+++ b/public/js/components/VideoPlayer.js
@@ -125,9 +125,24 @@ class VideoPlayer {
                             this.stop();
                             break;
                     }
+                } else if (data.type === Hls.ErrorTypes.MEDIA_ERROR) {
+                    // Non-fatal media error - try to recover (handles audio codec issues)
+                    console.log('Non-fatal media error, attempting recovery...');
+                    this.hls.recoverMediaError();
                 }
             });
 
+            // Detect audio track switches (can cause audio glitches on some streams)
+            this.hls.on(Hls.Events.AUDIO_TRACK_SWITCHED, (event, data) => {
+                console.log('Audio track switched:', data);
+            });
+
+            // Detect buffer stalls which may indicate codec issues
+            this.hls.on(Hls.Events.BUFFER_STALLED_ERROR, () => {
+                console.log('Buffer stalled, attempting recovery...');
+                this.hls.recoverMediaError();
+            });
+
             this.hls.on(Hls.Events.MANIFEST_PARSED, () => {
                 this.video.play().catch(e => console.log('Autoplay prevented:', e));
             });