The zload CDN URL (remote_control.php) is a valid faststart progressive mp4 that
ExoPlayer plays fine when fresh: 206, no IP/referer binding, ~2h token TTL,
verified from a residential IP. Real-device failures (player_error/gone
telemetry) come from the static URL going stale: a rotated or dead CDN node, or
an expired token.
Instead of falling back to the tube page in a WebView (removed, it papered over
the real issue), PlayerScreen now re-resolves the scene fresh via the backend on
initial-load error for backend-native KVS tubes (watchporn). That yields a live
node plus a fresh token and stays on the native direct stream (0 VPS bandwidth).
For these origins a CDN 'gone' (404) means stale URL, not deleted, so we
re-resolve on gone too; a genuinely deleted post raises HosterDead (410) and
falls through to the normal fallback chain.
Also: add playback_events.error_detail (raw ExoPlayer message) to pin down the
exact failure of tubes we cannot reproduce on the emulator. Keep FLAG_SECURE on
release builds only (!__DEV__) so debug builds stay screenshottable for local UI
verification.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Rates each source on three axes the user asked for:
- freshness: how recently/often new content arrives (newest age + 7d volume)
- richness: metadata coverage (thumbnail/tags/performers/description/studio/duration)
- plays: does it actually play — from real playback telemetry when available,
else a proxy from the resolve mechanism. 0★ = offline (gates the overall stars,
so a fresh+rich source that doesn't play still ranks bottom — the hqfap/4k69 case)
Backend:
- playback_events: fire-and-forget telemetry POST from the app per playback attempt
(origin + success/error + time-to-first-frame), append-only, 30d retention
- source_stats: per-origin computed scores, refreshed by a scheduler job (6h);
/sources joins it and sorts by stars
- models + local migration 0025; new GOON_SCHED_SOURCE_STATS_HOURS setting
Mobile:
- Sites rows show ★ rating; tap the stars for a breakdown (axes + metadata %, plus
whether "plays" is measured or estimated)
- PlayerScreen reports playback success/failure per source (native path only —
symmetric, conservative); origin threaded through Scene/Movie play callsites
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
