From 4b7bc4fe138ea73fc9d0d02391e67b7afd0de204 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nicolas Mowen <nickmowen213@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:23:28 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Handle back seeking going to previous clip

---
 web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx         | 12 ++++++++++--
 .../components/player/dynamic/DynamicVideoPlayer.tsx |  3 +++
 web/src/views/recording/RecordingView.tsx            | 11 +++++++++++
 3 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx b/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx
index 91cf0c210d..c1aaa09d68 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ type HlsVideoPlayerProps = {
   frigateControls?: boolean;
   inpointOffset?: number;
   onClipEnded?: (currentTime: number) => void;
+  onClipPrevious?: (diff: number) => void;
   onPlayerLoaded?: () => void;
   onTimeUpdate?: (time: number) => void;
   onPlaying?: () => void;
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ export default function HlsVideoPlayer({
   frigateControls = true,
   inpointOffset = 0,
   onClipEnded,
+  onClipPrevious,
   onPlayerLoaded,
   onTimeUpdate,
   onPlaying,
@@ -339,11 +341,17 @@ export default function HlsVideoPlayer({
           onSeek={(diff) => {
             const currentTime = videoRef.current?.currentTime;
 
-            if (!videoRef.current || !currentTime) {
+            if (!videoRef.current || currentTime == undefined) {
               return;
             }
 
-            videoRef.current.currentTime = Math.max(0, currentTime + diff);
+            const newTime = currentTime + diff;
+
+            if (newTime < 0 && onClipPrevious) {
+              onClipPrevious(diff);
+            } else {
+              videoRef.current.currentTime = Math.max(0, newTime);
+            }
           }}
           onSetPlaybackRate={(rate) => {
             setPlaybackRate(rate, true);
diff --git a/web/src/components/player/dynamic/DynamicVideoPlayer.tsx b/web/src/components/player/dynamic/DynamicVideoPlayer.tsx
index 1578f4d1d7..8998be7a60 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/dynamic/DynamicVideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/dynamic/DynamicVideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ type DynamicVideoPlayerProps = {
   onControllerReady: (controller: DynamicVideoController) => void;
   onTimestampUpdate?: (timestamp: number) => void;
   onClipEnded?: () => void;
+  onClipPrevious?: (diff: number) => void;
   onSeekToTime?: (timestamp: number, play?: boolean) => void;
   setFullResolution: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<VideoResolutionType>>;
   toggleFullscreen: () => void;
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ export default function DynamicVideoPlayer({
   onControllerReady,
   onTimestampUpdate,
   onClipEnded,
+  onClipPrevious,
   onSeekToTime,
   setFullResolution,
   toggleFullscreen,
@@ -343,6 +345,7 @@ export default function DynamicVideoPlayer({
           onTimeUpdate={onTimeUpdate}
           onPlayerLoaded={onPlayerLoaded}
           onClipEnded={onValidateClipEnd}
+          onClipPrevious={onClipPrevious}
           onSeekToTime={(timestamp, play) => {
             if (onSeekToTime) {
               onSeekToTime(timestamp, play);
diff --git a/web/src/views/recording/RecordingView.tsx b/web/src/views/recording/RecordingView.tsx
index 30d3152b4b..924538cff5 100644
--- a/web/src/views/recording/RecordingView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/recording/RecordingView.tsx
@@ -336,6 +336,16 @@ export function RecordingView({
     [currentTimeRange, updateSelectedSegment],
   );
 
+  const onClipPrevious = useCallback(
+    (diff: number) => {
+      manuallySetCurrentTime(
+        currentTime + diff,
+        mainControllerRef.current?.isPlaying() ?? false,
+      );
+    },
+    [currentTime, manuallySetCurrentTime],
+  );
+
   const onShareReviewLink = useCallback(
     (timestamp: number) => {
       const reviewUrl = createRecordingReviewUrl(location.pathname, {
@@ -902,6 +912,7 @@ export function RecordingView({
                     );
                   }}
                   onClipEnded={onClipEnded}
+                  onClipPrevious={onClipPrevious}
                   onSeekToTime={manuallySetCurrentTime}
                   onControllerReady={(controller) => {
                     mainControllerRef.current = controller;