From 4a7f616c4bd64cea2ea3ae1c8228c8a110fb788f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jure <44338+hoornet@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2026 19:04:23 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Stop V4V streaming when audio playback fails

When audio hits the 15s loading timeout or fires an error event,
stop any active V4V streaming to prevent phantom sat payments
on episodes that aren't actually playing.
---
 src/components/podcast/PodcastPlayerBar.tsx | 14 +++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/components/podcast/PodcastPlayerBar.tsx b/src/components/podcast/PodcastPlayerBar.tsx
index 8060645..2a24869 100644
--- a/src/components/podcast/PodcastPlayerBar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/podcast/PodcastPlayerBar.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useRef, useEffect, useCallback, useState } from "react";
 import type { PodcastEpisode } from "../../types/podcast";
 import { usePodcastStore } from "../../stores/podcast";
 import { publishNote } from "../../lib/nostr";
+import { stopStreaming } from "../../lib/podcast/v4v";
 import { V4VIndicator } from "./V4VIndicator";
 
 function formatTime(seconds: number): string {
@@ -104,12 +105,18 @@ export function PodcastPlayerBar() {
     };
     audio.addEventListener("canplaythrough", onCanPlay);
 
-    // Timeout: if audio doesn't load within 15s, show helpful error
+    // Timeout: if audio doesn't load within 15s, show helpful error and stop V4V
     const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
       if (!loaded) {
         audio.removeEventListener("canplaythrough", onCanPlay);
         setAudioError("Audio file not available — the podcast host may be down or the episode URL is broken.");
         setPlaybackState("paused");
+        // Stop V4V streaming if it auto-started before the audio failed
+        if (usePodcastStore.getState().v4vStreaming) {
+          stopStreaming();
+          usePodcastStore.getState().setV4VStreaming(false);
+          usePodcastStore.getState().setV4VEnabled(false);
+        }
       }
     }, 15000);
 
@@ -246,6 +253,11 @@ export function PodcastPlayerBar() {
           const msg = audioRef.current?.error?.message;
           setAudioError(`Audio error ${code}: ${msg || "failed to load"}`);
           setPlaybackState("paused");
+          if (usePodcastStore.getState().v4vStreaming) {
+            stopStreaming();
+            usePodcastStore.getState().setV4VStreaming(false);
+            usePodcastStore.getState().setV4VEnabled(false);
+          }
         }}
       />
       {!episode ? null : (