From 1612c21c8e9bda4dbc9bcbcfa3a8f4beb4e47bf5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: 3nd3r <lord3nd3r@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2026 21:59:26 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Improve listener error reporting and add auto-retry for empty
 buffers

---
 script.js | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/script.js b/script.js
index e3714a4..68e52c6 100644
--- a/script.js
+++ b/script.js
@@ -2397,9 +2397,28 @@ async function enableListenerAudio() {
 
         if (audioText) audioText.textContent = 'RETRY ENABLE';
         if (stashedStatus) {
-            stashedStatus.textContent = '⚠️ ' + (error.message === 'Timeout waiting for audio data'
-                ? 'No stream data yet. Is the DJ broadcasting?'
-                : 'Browser blocked audio. Please click again.');
+            // Show the actual error message to help debugging
+            let errorMsg = error.name + ': ' + error.message;
+            if (error.name === 'NotAllowedError') {
+                errorMsg = 'Browser blocked audio (NotAllowedError). Check permissions.';
+            } else if (error.name === 'NotSupportedError') {
+                errorMsg = 'Format not supported or buffer empty (NotSupportedError).';
+            }
+            
+            stashedStatus.textContent = '⚠️ ' + errorMsg;
+            
+            // If it was a NotSupportedError (likely empty buffer), we can try to recover automatically
+            // by waiting for data and trying to play again (even if it might fail without gesture)
+            if (error.name === 'NotSupportedError') {
+                console.log('🔄 Retrying playback in background once data arrives...');
+                const retryInterval = setInterval(() => {
+                    if (window.listenerAudio.buffered && window.listenerAudio.buffered.length > 0) {
+                        clearInterval(retryInterval);
+                        window.listenerAudio.play().catch(e => console.error('Background retry failed:', e));
+                        stashedStatus.textContent = '🟢 Recovered - Playing';
+                    }
+                }, 1000);
+            }
         }
     }
 }