From d0febd046037d050e0388b78740b30c1b578c00e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josh Hawkins <32435876+hawkeye217@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2025 12:38:05 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] remove extra gap controller overrides

---
 web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx | 21 ++------------------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx b/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx
index aabd93ac8..b254b7f8b 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ type HlsVideoPlayerProps = {
   isDetailMode?: boolean;
   camera?: string;
   currentTimeOverride?: number;
-  enableGapControllerRecovery?: boolean;
 };
 
 export default function HlsVideoPlayer({
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@ export default function HlsVideoPlayer({
   isDetailMode = false,
   camera,
   currentTimeOverride,
-  enableGapControllerRecovery = false,
 }: HlsVideoPlayerProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation("components/player");
   const { data: config } = useSWR<FrigateConfig>("config");
@@ -173,21 +171,12 @@ export default function HlsVideoPlayer({
     }
 
     // Base HLS configuration
-    const baseConfig: Partial<HlsConfig> = {
+    const hlsConfig: Partial<HlsConfig> = {
       maxBufferLength: 10,
       maxBufferSize: 20 * 1000 * 1000,
       startPosition: currentSource.startPosition,
     };
 
-    const hlsConfig = { ...baseConfig };
-
-    if (enableGapControllerRecovery) {
-      hlsConfig.highBufferWatchdogPeriod = 1; // Check for stalls every 1 second (default: 3)
-      hlsConfig.nudgeOffset = 0.2; // Nudge playhead forward 0.2s when stalled (default: 0.1)
-      hlsConfig.nudgeMaxRetry = 5; // Try up to 5 nudges before giving up (default: 3)
-      hlsConfig.maxBufferHole = 0.5; // Tolerate up to 0.5s gaps between fragments (default: 0.1)
-    }
-
     hlsRef.current = new Hls(hlsConfig);
     hlsRef.current.attachMedia(videoRef.current);
     hlsRef.current.loadSource(currentSource.playlist);
@@ -201,13 +190,7 @@ export default function HlsVideoPlayer({
         hlsRef.current.destroy();
       }
     };
-  }, [
-    videoRef,
-    hlsRef,
-    useHlsCompat,
-    currentSource,
-    enableGapControllerRecovery,
-  ]);
+  }, [videoRef, hlsRef, useHlsCompat, currentSource]);
 
   // state handling