Fixes for tests

src/lib/components/common/CachedImage.svelte

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   let imageUrl = $state<string | null>(null);
   let loading = $state(true);
   let error = $state(false);
+  let lastLoadKey = "";
 
   async function loadImage() {
     if (!itemId) {
@@ -68,10 +69,14 @@
     }
   }
 
-  // Reload image when props change
+  // Only reload when the image identity changes (not on parent re-renders)
   $effect(() => {
-    imageUrl = null;
-    loadImage();
+    const loadKey = `${itemId}|${imageType}|${tag || ""}`;
+    if (loadKey !== lastLoadKey) {
+      lastLoadKey = loadKey;
+      imageUrl = null;
+      loadImage();
+    }
   });
 </script>
 

src/lib/components/library/GenericMediaListPage.svelte

@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@
     }
 
     try {
-      loading = true;
+      // Only show skeleton on first load (no data yet)
+      if (items.length === 0) loading = true;
       const repo = auth.getRepository();
 
       // Use backend search if search query is provided, otherwise use getItems with sort
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@
     </div>
   {:else}
     {#if config.displayComponent === "grid"}
-      <LibraryGrid items={items} onItemClick={handleItemClick} />
+      <LibraryGrid items={items} onItemClick={handleItemClick} musicContent={["MusicAlbum", "MusicArtist", "Audio", "Playlist"].includes(config.itemType)} />
     {:else if config.displayComponent === "tracklist"}
       <TrackList tracks={items} onTrackClick={handleTrackClick} />
     {/if}

src/lib/components/library/LibraryGrid.svelte

@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@
     loading?: boolean;
     showViewToggle?: boolean;
     forceGrid?: boolean;
+    musicContent?: boolean;
     onItemClick?: (item: MediaItem | Library) => void;
   }
 
-  let { items, title, loading = false, showViewToggle = true, forceGrid = false, onItemClick }: Props = $props();
+  let { items, title, loading = false, showViewToggle = true, forceGrid = false, musicContent = false, onItemClick }: Props = $props();
 </script>
 
 <div class="space-y-4">
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@
     <div class="flex gap-4 overflow-hidden">
       {#each Array(6) as _}
         <div class="w-36 flex-shrink-0 animate-pulse">
-          <div class="aspect-[2/3] bg-[var(--color-surface)] rounded-lg"></div>
+          <div class="{musicContent ? 'aspect-square' : 'aspect-[2/3]'} bg-[var(--color-surface)] rounded-lg"></div>
           <div class="mt-2 h-4 bg-[var(--color-surface)] rounded w-3/4"></div>
           <div class="mt-1 h-3 bg-[var(--color-surface)] rounded w-1/2"></div>
         </div>

src/lib/components/library/MediaCard.svelte

@@ -30,13 +30,16 @@
     large: "w-48",
   };
 
+  const isMusicType = $derived(
+    "type" in item && (item.type === "Audio" || item.type === "MusicAlbum" || item.type === "MusicArtist" || item.type === "Playlist")
+  );
+
   const aspectRatio = $derived(() => {
     if ("type" in item) {
-      // MediaItem
-      return item.type === "Audio" || item.type === "MusicAlbum" ? "aspect-square" : "aspect-[2/3]";
+      return isMusicType ? "aspect-square" : "aspect-[2/3]";
     }
     // Library
-    return "aspect-video";
+    return "collectionType" in item && item.collectionType === "music" ? "aspect-square" : "aspect-video";
   });
 
   const imageTag = $derived(

src/lib/components/library/RelatedItemsSection.svelte

@@ -133,10 +133,11 @@
 
   {#if loading}
     <!-- Skeleton loading state -->
+    {@const isMusicContent = itemType === "MusicAlbum" || itemType === "Audio"}
     <div class="grid grid-cols-2 md:grid-cols-6 gap-4">
       {#each Array(6) as _}
         <div class="animate-pulse">
-          <div class="aspect-[2/3] bg-[var(--color-surface)] rounded-lg mb-2"></div>
+          <div class="{isMusicContent ? 'aspect-square' : 'aspect-[2/3]'} bg-[var(--color-surface)] rounded-lg mb-2"></div>
           <div class="h-4 bg-[var(--color-surface)] rounded w-3/4 mb-1"></div>
           <div class="h-3 bg-[var(--color-surface)] rounded w-1/2"></div>
         </div>

src/lib/components/player/VideoPlayer.svelte

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
   let controlsTimeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
   let seekOffset = $state(0); // Track offset when seeking in transcoded streams
   let isSeeking = $state(false);
-  let currentStreamUrl = $derived(streamUrl);
+  let currentStreamUrl = $state(streamUrl);
   let hasReportedStart = $state(false);
   let progressInterval: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null;
   let isMediaReady = $state(false); // Track if media is ready to play (implements Loading state from DR-001)
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
   let didStopBackendEarly = $state(false); // Track if we stopped backend early for non-transcoded content
   let swipeType = $state<"brightness" | null>(null);
   let hls: Hls | null = null; // HLS.js instance for streaming HLS content
+  let hlsFatalRecoveryAttempts = 0; // Track recovery attempts to prevent infinite restarts
 
   // Audio track selection
   let showAudioTrackMenu = $state(false);
@@ -260,14 +261,36 @@
           console.log('[VideoPlayer] HLS manifest parsed, ready to play');
         });
 
+        // Reset recovery attempts for new HLS instance
+        hlsFatalRecoveryAttempts = 0;
+
         // Handle errors
         hls.on(Hls.Events.ERROR, (event, data) => {
           console.error('[VideoPlayer] HLS error:', data);
           if (data.fatal) {
+            // Check if we're near the end of the video - if so, this is likely
+            // end-of-stream rather than a real error. Jellyfin transcoded HLS
+            // streams may not always terminate cleanly with #EXT-X-ENDLIST.
+            const knownDuration = media?.runTimeTicks ? media.runTimeTicks / 10_000_000 : videoDuration;
+            const effectiveTime = currentTime + seekOffset;
+            const isNearEnd = knownDuration > 0 && effectiveTime > 0 && effectiveTime / knownDuration > 0.9;
+
             switch (data.type) {
               case Hls.ErrorTypes.NETWORK_ERROR:
-                console.error('[VideoPlayer] Fatal network error, trying to recover');
-                hls!.startLoad();
+                hlsFatalRecoveryAttempts++;
+                if (isNearEnd) {
+                  // Near end of stream - treat as natural end, don't restart
+                  console.log('[VideoPlayer] Fatal network error near end of stream - treating as ended');
+                  if (onEnded) {
+                    onEnded();
+                  }
+                } else if (hlsFatalRecoveryAttempts <= 3) {
+                  console.error('[VideoPlayer] Fatal network error, trying to recover (attempt', hlsFatalRecoveryAttempts, ')');
+                  hls!.startLoad();
+                } else {
+                  console.error('[VideoPlayer] Fatal network error, max recovery attempts reached');
+                  hls!.destroy();
+                }
                 break;
               case Hls.ErrorTypes.MEDIA_ERROR:
                 console.error('[VideoPlayer] Fatal media error, trying to recover');
@@ -528,17 +551,17 @@
   // Smooth time updates using requestAnimationFrame (60fps)
   function updateTimeLoop() {
     if (videoElement && !isSeeking && !isDraggingSeekBar && isPlaying) {
-      // Add seek offset to get actual position in the full video
       const newCurrentTime = seekOffset + videoElement.currentTime;
-
-      // Safety check: only update if the video element is actually playing
-      // This prevents stale data from overwriting currentTime after failed seeks
-      if (videoElement.readyState >= 2) { // HAVE_CURRENT_DATA or better
+      if (videoElement.readyState >= 2) {
         currentTime = newCurrentTime;
       }
+    }
 
-      // Continue the loop while playing
+    // Keep the loop alive while playing — stopped by handlePause/handleEnded
+    if (isPlaying) {
       rafId = requestAnimationFrame(updateTimeLoop);
+    } else {
+      rafId = null;
     }
   }
 

src/lib/stores/home.ts

@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ function createHomeStore() {
   const { subscribe, set, update } = writable<HomeState>(initialState);
 
   async function loadHomeSections() {
-    update(s => ({ ...s, isLoading: true, error: null }));
+    // Only show loading spinner when no data is available yet
+    update(s => ({ ...s, isLoading: s.heroItems.length === 0 && s.latestItems.length === 0, error: null }));
 
     try {
       const repo = auth.getRepository();