fix(plex): a finished HLS session outlives a throttled heartbeat

2026-11-03 19:15:18 +01:00
parent d5bc7e8031
commit f69725503f
4 changed files with 46 additions and 18 deletions
@@ -323,7 +323,8 @@ def item_progress(
    `_should_push_resume`). `final` (sent on pause / seek / pagehide / unmount) pushes immediately and
    resets the throttle window, so Plex sees a settled position the instant the user pauses or seeks."""
    it = item_or_404(db, rating_key)
-    # A player parked mid-item — playing or PAUSED — checkpoints every 10 s, so this is the signal
+    # A player parked mid-item — playing or PAUSED — keeps checkpointing (every 10 s, once a minute
+    # in a hidden silent page), so this is the signal
    # that such a viewer still wants their HLS session: the one thing `last_access` could not see,
    # since it moved only on a file fetch and a paused player fetches nothing (see
    # stream.reap_idle). It is NOT every open player: `usePlexProgress.flush` sends nothing once the