various fixes

ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/videojs-events.jsx

@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ const VideoJsEvents = ({
     });
     // player.on('ended', onEnded);
 
-    if (isLivestreamClaim) {
+    if (isLivestreamClaim && player) {
       player.liveTracker.on('liveedgechange', async () => {
         // Only respond to when we fall behind
         if (player.liveTracker.atLiveEdge()) return;

ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/videojs.jsx

@@ -207,12 +207,12 @@ export default React.memo<Props>(function VideoJs(props: Props) {
     responsive: true,
     controls: true,
     html5: {
-      hls: {
+      vhs: {
         overrideNative: !videojs.browser.IS_ANY_SAFARI,
         allowSeeksWithinUnsafeLiveWindow: true,
         enableLowInitialPlaylist: false,
         handlePartialData: true,
-        smoothQualityChange: true,
+        fastQualityChange: true,
       },
     },
     liveTracker: {

ui/constants/livestream.js

@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ export const LIVESTREAM_KILL = 'https://api.stream.odysee.com/stream/kill';
 
 export const MAX_LIVESTREAM_COMMENTS = 50;
 
-export const LIVESTREAM_STATUS_CHECK_INTERVAL = 30 * 1000;
+export const LIVESTREAM_STATUS_CHECK_INTERVAL = 45 * 1000;
+export const LIVESTREAM_STATUS_CHECK_INTERVAL_SOON = 15 * 1000;
 export const LIVESTREAM_STARTS_SOON_BUFFER = 15;
 export const LIVESTREAM_STARTED_RECENTLY_BUFFER = 15;
 export const LIVESTREAM_UPCOMING_BUFFER = 35;

ui/page/livestream/view.jsx

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { formatLbryChannelName } from 'util/url';
 import { lazyImport } from 'util/lazyImport';
 import {
   LIVESTREAM_STATUS_CHECK_INTERVAL,
+  LIVESTREAM_STATUS_CHECK_INTERVAL_SOON,
   LIVESTREAM_STARTS_SOON_BUFFER,
   LIVESTREAM_STARTED_RECENTLY_BUFFER,
 } from 'constants/livestream';
@@ -98,16 +99,27 @@ export default function LivestreamPage(props: Props) {
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [claim, uri, doCommentSocketConnect, doCommentSocketDisconnect]);
 
-  // Find out current channels status + active live claim every 30 seconds
+  const claimReleaseStartingSoonStatic = () =>
+    release.isBetween(moment(), moment().add(LIVESTREAM_STARTS_SOON_BUFFER, 'minutes'));
+
+  const claimReleaseStartedRecentlyStatic = () =>
+    release.isBetween(moment().subtract(LIVESTREAM_STARTED_RECENTLY_BUFFER, 'minutes'), moment());
+
+  // Find out current channels status + active live claim every 30 seconds (or 15 if not live)
+  const fasterPoll = !isCurrentClaimLive && (claimReleaseStartingSoonStatic() || claimReleaseStartedRecentlyStatic());
+
   React.useEffect(() => {
     const fetch = () => doFetchChannelLiveStatus(livestreamChannelId);
 
     fetch();
 
-    const intervalId = setInterval(fetch, LIVESTREAM_STATUS_CHECK_INTERVAL);
+    const intervalId = setInterval(
+      fetch,
+      fasterPoll ? LIVESTREAM_STATUS_CHECK_INTERVAL_SOON : LIVESTREAM_STATUS_CHECK_INTERVAL
+    );
 
     return () => clearInterval(intervalId);
-  }, [livestreamChannelId, doFetchChannelLiveStatus]);
+  }, [livestreamChannelId, doFetchChannelLiveStatus, fasterPoll]);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     setActiveStreamUri(!isCurrentClaimLive && isChannelBroadcasting ? activeLivestreamForChannel.claimUri : false);
@@ -117,7 +129,6 @@ export default function LivestreamPage(props: Props) {
     if (!isInitialized) return;
 
     const claimReleaseInFuture = () => release.isAfter();
-
     const claimReleaseInPast = () => release.isBefore();
 
     const claimReleaseStartingSoon = () =>
@@ -127,7 +138,9 @@ export default function LivestreamPage(props: Props) {
       release.isBetween(moment().subtract(LIVESTREAM_STARTED_RECENTLY_BUFFER, 'minutes'), moment());
 
     const checkShowLivestream = () =>
-      isChannelBroadcasting && isCurrentClaimLive && (claimReleaseInPast() || claimReleaseStartingSoon());
+      isChannelBroadcasting &&
+      isCurrentClaimLive &&
+      (claimReleaseInPast() || claimReleaseStartingSoon() || claimReleaseInFuture());
 
     const checkShowScheduledInfo = () =>
       (!isChannelBroadcasting && (claimReleaseInFuture() || claimReleaseStartedRecently())) ||
@@ -144,7 +157,7 @@ export default function LivestreamPage(props: Props) {
     };
 
     calculateStreamReleaseState();
-    const intervalId = setInterval(calculateStreamReleaseState, 1000);
+    const intervalId = setInterval(calculateStreamReleaseState, 5000);
 
     if (isCurrentClaimLive && claimReleaseInPast() && isChannelBroadcasting === true) {
       clearInterval(intervalId);

ui/redux/actions/livestream.js

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ import {
   filterUpcomingLiveStreamClaims,
 } from 'util/livestream';
 import moment from 'moment';
+import { isLocalStorageAvailable } from 'util/storage';
+import { isEmpty } from 'util/object';
+
+const localStorageAvailable = isLocalStorageAvailable();
 
 const FETCH_ACTIVE_LIVESTREAMS_MIN_INTERVAL_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000;
 
@@ -100,26 +104,35 @@ const findActiveStreams = async (
   // Find the first upcoming claim (if one exists) for each channel that's actively broadcasting a stream.
   const upcomingClaims = await dispatch(fetchUpcomingLivestreamClaims(channelIDs, lang));
 
-  // Filter out any of those claims that aren't scheduled to start within the configured "soon" buffer time (ex. next 5 min).
+  // Filter out any of those claims that aren't scheduled to start within the configured "soon" buffer time (ex. next 15 min).
   const startingSoonClaims = filterUpcomingLiveStreamClaims(upcomingClaims);
 
   // Reduce the claim list to one "live" claim per channel, based on how close each claim's
   // release time is to the time the channels stream started.
-  const allClaims = Object.assign({}, mostRecentClaims, startingSoonClaims);
+  const allClaims = Object.assign(
+    {},
+    mostRecentClaims,
+    !isEmpty(startingSoonClaims) ? startingSoonClaims : upcomingClaims
+  );
 
   return determineLiveClaim(allClaims, liveChannels);
 };
 
 export const doFetchChannelLiveStatus = (channelId: string) => async (dispatch: Dispatch) => {
-  const statusForId = `live-status-${channelId}`;
+  const statusForId = `channel-live-status`;
-  // const localStatus = window.localStorage.getItem(statusForId);
+  const localStatus = localStorageAvailable && window.localStorage.getItem(statusForId);
 
   try {
     const { channelStatus, channelData } = await fetchLiveChannel(channelId);
+    // store live state locally, and force 2 non-live statuses before returninig NOT LIVE. This allows for the stream to finish before disposing player.
+    if (localStatus === LiveStatus.LIVE && channelStatus === LiveStatus.NOT_LIVE) {
+      localStorageAvailable && window.localStorage.removeItem(statusForId);
+      return;
+    }
 
-    if (channelStatus === LiveStatus.NOT_LIVE) {
+    if (channelStatus === LiveStatus.NOT_LIVE && !localStatus) {
       dispatch({ type: ACTIONS.REMOVE_CHANNEL_FROM_ACTIVE_LIVESTREAMS, data: { channelId } });
-      window.localStorage.removeItem(statusForId);
+      localStorageAvailable && window.localStorage.removeItem(statusForId);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -136,10 +149,10 @@ export const doFetchChannelLiveStatus = (channelId: string) => async (dispatch:
       dispatch({ type: ACTIONS.ADD_CHANNEL_TO_ACTIVE_LIVESTREAMS, data: { ...channelData } });
     }
 
-    window.localStorage.setItem(statusForId, channelStatus);
+    localStorageAvailable && window.localStorage.setItem(statusForId, channelStatus);
   } catch (err) {
     dispatch({ type: ACTIONS.REMOVE_CHANNEL_FROM_ACTIVE_LIVESTREAMS, data: { channelId } });
-    window.localStorage.removeItem(statusForId);
+    localStorageAvailable && window.localStorage.removeItem(statusForId);
   }
 };