Fix Stremio playback: lazy sessions, remove notWebReady, node ACK.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

apps/admin-ui/src/app/settings/page.tsx

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
     });
     const data = await res.json();
     setAddonToken(data.token);
-    const base = window.location.origin.replace(":3001", ":3000");
+    // Addon draait op Master, niet op Admin
-    setInstallUrl(`${base}/stremio/${data.token}/manifest.json`);
+    setInstallUrl(`https://master.vonas.nl/stremio/${data.token}/manifest.json`);
   }
 
   return (

apps/master-api/src/playback/service.ts

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class PlaybackService {
       },
     });
 
-    const pushed = nodeConnectionManager.createPlaybackSession(mediaFile.nodeId, {
+    const acked = await nodeConnectionManager.createPlaybackSessionAcked(mediaFile.nodeId, {
       sessionId,
       tokenHash,
       localFileId: mediaFile.localFileId,
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export class PlaybackService {
       absoluteExpiresAt: absoluteExpiresAt.toISOString(),
     });
 
-    if (!pushed) {
+    if (!acked) {
       await prisma.playbackSession.update({
         where: { id: sessionId },
         data: { status: "REVOKED", revoked: true },
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ export class PlaybackService {
     };
   }
 
+  /** Public stream URL for Stremio — session is created only when this URL is opened. */
+  resolveStreamUrl(addonToken: string, mediaFileId: string): string {
+    const base = this.config.PUBLIC_URL.replace(/\/$/, "");
+    return `${base}/stremio/${addonToken}/play/${mediaFileId}`;
+  }
+
   async revokeSession(sessionId: string): Promise<void> {
     const session = await prisma.playbackSession.findUnique({
       where: { id: sessionId },

apps/master-api/src/stremio/routes.ts

@@ -110,9 +110,30 @@ export async function registerStremioRoutes(app: FastifyInstance, config: Config
       return reply.status(401).send({ error: "Invalid addon token" });
     }
 
-    const streams = await getStreams(type, id, userId, playback);
+    const streams = await getStreams(type, id, token, playback);
     return { streams };
   });
+
+  // Lazy session: Stremio opens this URL only when actually playing (or prefetching media).
+  app.route({
+    method: ["GET", "HEAD"],
+    url: "/stremio/:token/play/:mediaFileId",
+    handler: async (request, reply) => {
+      const { token, mediaFileId } = request.params as { token: string; mediaFileId: string };
+      const userId = await validateAddonToken(token);
+      if (!userId) {
+        return reply.status(401).send({ error: "Invalid addon token" });
+      }
+
+      try {
+        const session = await playback.createSession(mediaFileId, userId);
+        return reply.redirect(session.streamUrl);
+      } catch (err) {
+        const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Playback unavailable";
+        return reply.status(503).send({ error: message });
+      }
+    },
+  });
 }
 
 function parseExtraSearch(extra: string): string | undefined {
@@ -247,7 +268,12 @@ async function getSeriesMeta(id: string) {
     },
     include: {
       seasons: {
-        include: { episodes: { orderBy: [{ seasonNumber: "asc" }, { episodeNumber: "asc" }] } },
+        include: {
+          episodes: {
+            orderBy: [{ seasonNumber: "asc" }, { episodeNumber: "asc" }],
+            include: { mediaFiles: { where: { available: true }, take: 1 } },
+          },
+        },
         orderBy: { seasonNumber: "asc" },
       },
     },
@@ -255,14 +281,16 @@ async function getSeriesMeta(id: string) {
   if (!series) return null;
 
   const videos = series.seasons.flatMap((season) =>
-    season.episodes.map((ep) => ({
+    season.episodes
-      id: `${series.imdbId ?? `sth:series:${series.id}`}:${ep.seasonNumber}:${ep.episodeNumber}`,
+      .filter((ep) => ep.mediaFiles.length > 0)
-      title: ep.title ?? `Episode ${ep.episodeNumber}`,
+      .map((ep) => ({
-      season: ep.seasonNumber,
+        id: `${series.imdbId ?? `sth:series:${series.id}`}:${ep.seasonNumber}:${ep.episodeNumber}`,
-      episode: ep.episodeNumber,
+        title: ep.title ?? `Episode ${ep.episodeNumber}`,
-      overview: ep.overview ?? undefined,
+        season: ep.seasonNumber,
-      released: ep.airDate?.toISOString().slice(0, 10),
+        episode: ep.episodeNumber,
-    }))
+        overview: ep.overview ?? undefined,
+        released: ep.airDate?.toISOString().slice(0, 10),
+      }))
   );
 
   return {
@@ -281,7 +309,7 @@ async function getSeriesMeta(id: string) {
 async function getStreams(
   type: string,
   id: string,
-  userId: string,
+  addonToken: string,
   playback: PlaybackService
 ) {
   if (type === "movie") {
@@ -299,17 +327,12 @@ async function getStreams(
     const streams = [];
     for (const file of movie.mediaFiles) {
       if (file.node.status !== "ONLINE" || file.node.revoked) continue;
-      try {
+      streams.push({
-        const session = await playback.createSession(file.id, userId);
+        name: playback.formatStreamLabel(file),
-        streams.push({
+        title: playback.formatStreamLabel(file),
-          name: playback.formatStreamLabel(file),
+        url: playback.resolveStreamUrl(addonToken, file.id),
-          title: playback.formatStreamLabel(file),
+        behaviorHints: { bingeGroup: `sth-movie-${movie.id}` },
-          url: session.streamUrl,
+      });
-          behaviorHints: { bingeGroup: movie.id, notWebReady: true },
-        });
-      } catch {
-        // skip unavailable nodes
-      }
     }
     return streams;
   }
@@ -348,17 +371,12 @@ async function getStreams(
     const streams = [];
     for (const file of episode.mediaFiles) {
       if (file.node.status !== "ONLINE" || file.node.revoked) continue;
-      try {
+      streams.push({
-        const session = await playback.createSession(file.id, userId);
+        name: playback.formatStreamLabel(file),
-        streams.push({
+        title: playback.formatStreamLabel(file),
-          name: playback.formatStreamLabel(file),
+        url: playback.resolveStreamUrl(addonToken, file.id),
-          title: playback.formatStreamLabel(file),
+        behaviorHints: { bingeGroup: `sth-series-${series.id}-S${seasonNumber}` },
-          url: session.streamUrl,
+      });
-          behaviorHints: { bingeGroup: `${series.id}-S${seasonNumber}`, notWebReady: true },
-        });
-      } catch {
-        // skip
-      }
     }
     return streams;
   }

apps/master-api/src/websocket/manager.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import type {
   HelloPayload,
   LibraryEventPayload,
   PlaybackSessionEndedPayload,
+  CreatePlaybackSessionAckPayload,
 } from "@media-cluster/protocol";
 
 interface NodeConnection {
@@ -21,11 +22,17 @@ interface NodeConnection {
   lastHeartbeat: Date;
 }
 
+interface PendingAck {
+  resolve: (ok: boolean) => void;
+  timer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>;
+}
+
 class NodeConnectionManager {
   private connections = new Map<string, NodeConnection>();
   private librarySync: LibrarySyncService | null = null;
   private config: Config | null = null;
   private offlineCheckInterval: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null;
+  private pendingSessionAcks = new Map<string, PendingAck>();
 
   init(config: Config): void {
     this.config = config;
@@ -112,6 +119,9 @@ class NodeConnectionManager {
       case "PLAYBACK_SESSION_ENDED":
         await this.handlePlaybackEnded(message.payload as PlaybackSessionEndedPayload);
         break;
+      case "CREATE_PLAYBACK_SESSION_ACK":
+        this.handlePlaybackSessionAck(message.payload as CreatePlaybackSessionAckPayload);
+        break;
       default:
         this.send(socket, createMessage("ERROR", { message: `Unknown type: ${message.type}` }));
     }
@@ -230,6 +240,14 @@ class NodeConnectionManager {
     this.send(socket, createMessage("FULL_LIBRARY_SYNC_ACK", { accepted: true }));
   }
 
+  private handlePlaybackSessionAck(payload: CreatePlaybackSessionAckPayload): void {
+    const pending = this.pendingSessionAcks.get(payload.sessionId);
+    if (!pending) return;
+    clearTimeout(pending.timer);
+    this.pendingSessionAcks.delete(payload.sessionId);
+    pending.resolve(payload.ok);
+  }
+
   private async handlePlaybackEnded(payload: PlaybackSessionEndedPayload): Promise<void> {
     await prisma.playbackSession.updateMany({
       where: { id: payload.sessionId },
@@ -252,6 +270,36 @@ class NodeConnectionManager {
     return this.sendToNode(nodeId, "CREATE_PLAYBACK_SESSION", payload);
   }
 
+  /** Push session to node and wait for ACK (or timeout). */
+  async createPlaybackSessionAcked(
+    nodeId: string,
+    payload: CreatePlaybackSessionPayload,
+    timeoutMs = 800
+  ): Promise<boolean> {
+    if (!this.isOnline(nodeId)) return false;
+
+    const acked = new Promise<boolean>((resolve) => {
+      const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+        // Older nodes may not send ACK — proceed optimistically; node has grace retry.
+        this.pendingSessionAcks.delete(payload.sessionId);
+        resolve(true);
+      }, timeoutMs);
+      this.pendingSessionAcks.set(payload.sessionId, { resolve, timer });
+    });
+
+    const pushed = this.createPlaybackSession(nodeId, payload);
+    if (!pushed) {
+      const pending = this.pendingSessionAcks.get(payload.sessionId);
+      if (pending) {
+        clearTimeout(pending.timer);
+        this.pendingSessionAcks.delete(payload.sessionId);
+      }
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return acked;
+  }
+
   revokePlaybackSession(nodeId: string, sessionId: string): boolean {
     return this.sendToNode(nodeId, "REVOKE_PLAYBACK_SESSION", { sessionId });
   }

node/media-node/internal/control/client.go

@@ -229,16 +229,38 @@ func (c *Client) handleMessage(msgType string, payload json.RawMessage) {
 			AbsoluteExpiresAt  string `json:"absoluteExpiresAt"`
 		}
 		if json.Unmarshal(payload, &p) == nil {
-			expires, _ := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, p.AbsoluteExpiresAt)
+			expires, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339Nano, p.AbsoluteExpiresAt)
-			_ = c.streamer.CreateSession(database.PlaybackSession{
+			if err != nil {
+				expires, err = time.Parse(time.RFC3339, p.AbsoluteExpiresAt)
+			}
+			ok := true
+			errMsg := ""
+			if err != nil {
+				ok = false
+				errMsg = "invalid absoluteExpiresAt"
+				log.Printf("Playback session rejected: bad expiry for %s", p.SessionID)
+			} else if err := c.streamer.CreateSession(database.PlaybackSession{
 				SessionID:          p.SessionID,
 				TokenHash:          p.TokenHash,
 				LocalFileID:        p.LocalFileID,
 				IdleTimeoutSeconds: p.IdleTimeoutSeconds,
 				AbsoluteExpiresAt:  expires,
 				LastActivity:       time.Now().UTC(),
+			}); err != nil {
+				ok = false
+				errMsg = err.Error()
+				log.Printf("Playback session create failed: %s (%v)", p.SessionID, err)
+			} else {
+				log.Printf("Playback session created: %s", p.SessionID)
+			}
+			ack := controlMessage("CREATE_PLAYBACK_SESSION_ACK", map[string]interface{}{
+				"sessionId": p.SessionID,
+				"ok":        ok,
+				"error":     errMsg,
 			})
-			log.Printf("Playback session created: %s", p.SessionID)
+			if werr := c.write(ack); werr != nil {
+				log.Printf("failed to send session ACK: %v", werr)
+			}
 		}
 	case "REVOKE_PLAYBACK_SESSION":
 		var p struct {

node/media-node/internal/streaming/server.go

@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ func (s *Server) handlePlay(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	tokenHash := hashToken(token)
 	sess, err := s.store.GetSessionByTokenHash(tokenHash)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Brief grace: Master may have redirected before WS session landed.
+		for i := 0; i < 20 && err != nil; i++ {
+			time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+			sess, err = s.store.GetSessionByTokenHash(tokenHash)
+		}
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("GET /play/[REDACTED] invalid session from %s", clientIP)
 		http.NotFound(w, r)

packages/protocol/src/index.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export type ControlMessageType =
   | "FULL_LIBRARY_SYNC"
   | "FULL_LIBRARY_SYNC_ACK"
   | "CREATE_PLAYBACK_SESSION"
+  | "CREATE_PLAYBACK_SESSION_ACK"
   | "REVOKE_PLAYBACK_SESSION"
   | "RESCAN"
   | "CONFIG_UPDATE"
@@ -68,6 +69,12 @@ export interface PlaybackSessionEndedPayload {
   reason: string;
 }
 
+export interface CreatePlaybackSessionAckPayload {
+  sessionId: string;
+  ok: boolean;
+  error?: string;
+}
+
 export function createMessage<T>(
   type: ControlMessageType,
   payload: T,