fix(livetv): debounce rapid time-shift skips to stop overshoot

lib/screens/video_player/parts/build.dart

@@ -306,7 +306,8 @@ extension _VideoPlayerBuildMethods on VideoPlayerScreenState {
                           isAtLiveEdge: _isAtLiveEdge,
                           streamStartEpoch: _streamStartEpoch,
                           currentPositionEpoch: widget.isLive ? _currentPositionEpoch : null,
-                          onLiveSeek: _captureBuffer != null ? _seekLivePosition : null,
+                          onLiveSeek: _captureBuffer != null ? _seekLiveToEpoch : null,
+                          onLiveSeekBy: _captureBuffer != null ? _liveSeek.seekBy : null,
                           onJumpToLive: _captureBuffer != null && !_isAtLiveEdge ? _jumpToLiveEdge : null,
                           isAmbientLightingEnabled: _ambientLightingService?.isEnabled ?? false,
                           onToggleAmbientLighting: _ambientLightingService?.isSupported == true

lib/screens/video_player/parts/companion_remote.dart

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ extension _VideoPlayerCompanionRemoteMethods on VideoPlayerScreenState {
       final settings = await SettingsService.getInstance();
       final seekSeconds = settings.read(SettingsService.seekTimeSmall);
       if (widget.isLive && _captureBuffer != null) {
-        await _seekLivePosition(_currentPositionEpoch + seekSeconds);
+        _liveSeek.seekBy(seekSeconds);
         return;
       }
       final target = clampSeekPosition(player!, player!.state.position + Duration(seconds: seekSeconds));
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ extension _VideoPlayerCompanionRemoteMethods on VideoPlayerScreenState {
       final settings = await SettingsService.getInstance();
       final seekSeconds = settings.read(SettingsService.seekTimeSmall);
       if (widget.isLive && _captureBuffer != null) {
-        await _seekLivePosition(_currentPositionEpoch - seekSeconds);
+        _liveSeek.seekBy(-seekSeconds);
         return;
       }
       final target = clampSeekPosition(player!, player!.state.position - Duration(seconds: seekSeconds));

lib/screens/video_player/parts/live_tv.dart

@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ extension _VideoPlayerLiveTvMethods on VideoPlayerScreenState {
   /// channel directly with a session-less URL, so retry is just re-opening
   /// that URL — degradation knobs apply only to the Plex transcoder branch.
   Future<void> _retryLiveStream() async {
+    _liveSeek.cancel();
     final client = _liveClient;
     final ds = _liveStreamFallbackLevel < 1;
     final dsa = _liveStreamFallbackLevel < 2;
@@ -164,8 +165,19 @@ extension _VideoPlayerLiveTvMethods on VideoPlayerScreenState {
     await player!.setProperty('force-seekable', 'no');
   }
 
+  /// The raw live playback position as an absolute epoch second
+  /// (`_streamStartEpoch + player position`).
+  int get _rawPositionEpoch => (_streamStartEpoch + (player?.state.position.inSeconds ?? 0)).round();
+
   /// The current playback position as an absolute epoch second (for live TV time-shift).
-  int get _currentPositionEpoch => (_streamStartEpoch + (player?.state.position.inSeconds ?? 0)).round();
+  ///
+  /// While a relative skip is pending/settling, this returns the accumulator's
+  /// target rather than the raw sum. During a live re-open `_streamStartEpoch`
+  /// is advanced to the target before the new stream's position resets to ~0,
+  /// so the raw sum transiently overshoots; pinning to the pending target keeps
+  /// seek accumulation and the live-edge heartbeat ([_sendLiveTimeline]) correct
+  /// (close #1253).
+  int get _currentPositionEpoch => _liveSeek.pendingEpoch ?? _rawPositionEpoch;
 
   /// Show "Watch from Start" / "Watch Live" dialog.
   /// Returns true if user chose "Watch from start", false for "Watch Live", null if dismissed.
@@ -221,10 +233,54 @@ extension _VideoPlayerLiveTvMethods on VideoPlayerScreenState {
     if (mounted) _setPlayerState(() {});
   }
 
+  /// Current seekable epoch window for [_liveSeek], or null when there is no
+  /// live capture buffer.
+  LiveSeekBounds? _liveSeekBounds() {
+    final buffer = _captureBuffer;
+    if (buffer == null) return null;
+    return (start: buffer.seekableStartEpoch, end: buffer.seekableEndEpoch);
+  }
+
+  /// Rebuild and refresh live-edge state when [_liveSeek]'s pending target
+  /// changes (a skip was accumulated, or the post-seek pin was released).
+  void _onLiveSeekTargetChanged() {
+    if (!mounted) return;
+    final pending = _liveSeek.pendingEpoch;
+    final buffer = _captureBuffer;
+    _setPlayerState(() {
+      if (pending != null && buffer != null) {
+        _isAtLiveEdge = pending >= buffer.seekableEndEpoch - VideoPlayerScreenState._liveEdgeThresholdSeconds;
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  /// Re-open the live stream at [targetEpochSeconds], logging (rather than
+  /// throwing) on failure. A throw is rethrown so [_liveSeek] releases its
+  /// pending pin; direct callers catch it.
+  Future<void> _runLiveSeek(int targetEpochSeconds) async {
+    try {
+      await _seekLivePosition(targetEpochSeconds);
+    } catch (e, st) {
+      appLogger.w('Live time-shift seek failed', error: e, stackTrace: st);
+      rethrow;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Seek the live stream to an absolute epoch (scrubber / jump-to-live). Drops
+  /// any pending relative-skip burst first so a queued seek can't override it.
+  Future<void> _seekLiveToEpoch(int targetEpochSeconds) async {
+    _liveSeek.cancel();
+    try {
+      await _runLiveSeek(targetEpochSeconds);
+    } catch (_) {
+      // Already logged; an absolute live seek is best-effort.
+    }
+  }
+
   /// Jump to the live edge of the capture buffer.
   Future<void> _jumpToLiveEdge() async {
     if (_captureBuffer == null) return;
-    await _seekLivePosition(_captureBuffer!.seekableEndEpoch);
+    await _seekLiveToEpoch(_captureBuffer!.seekableEndEpoch);
   }
 
   Future<void> _switchLiveChannel(int delta) async {
@@ -236,6 +292,7 @@ extension _VideoPlayerLiveTvMethods on VideoPlayerScreenState {
     if (newIndex < 0 || newIndex >= channels.length) return;
 
     _isSwitchingChannel = true;
+    _liveSeek.cancel();
 
     // Stop old session heartbeats and notify server
     _stopLiveTimelineUpdates();

lib/screens/video_player_screen.dart

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import '../media/media_item.dart';
 import '../media/media_item_types.dart';
 import '../media/media_server_client.dart';
 import '../services/jellyfin_client.dart';
+import '../services/live_seek_accumulator.dart';
 import '../services/live_session_tracker.dart';
 import '../services/plex_client.dart';
 import '../utils/session_identifier.dart';
@@ -345,6 +346,17 @@ class VideoPlayerScreenState extends State<VideoPlayerScreen> with WidgetsBindin
   bool _isAtLiveEdge = true;
   String? _transcodeSessionId;
 
+  /// Coalesces rapid relative live-TV skips into a single transcode re-open so
+  /// mashing skip-forward can't compound into an overshoot to live (#1253).
+  /// Lazily built; its closures read the current live state on each call.
+  late final LiveSeekAccumulator _liveSeek = LiveSeekAccumulator(
+    seek: _runLiveSeek,
+    currentEpoch: () => _rawPositionEpoch,
+    positionSeconds: () => player?.state.position.inSeconds ?? 0,
+    bounds: _liveSeekBounds,
+    onChanged: _onLiveSeekTargetChanged,
+  );
+
   /// Fallback level for live TV stream errors (mirrors Plex web client behavior).
   /// 0 = directStream+directStreamAudio, 1 = no directStream, 2 = no DS + no DS audio.
   int _liveStreamFallbackLevel = 0;
@@ -1183,6 +1195,8 @@ class VideoPlayerScreenState extends State<VideoPlayerScreen> with WidgetsBindin
 
     _stillWatchingTimer?.cancel();
 
+    _liveSeek.dispose();
+
     _playNextCancelFocusNode.dispose();
     _playNextConfirmFocusNode.dispose();
 

lib/services/keyboard_shortcuts_service.dart

@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ class KeyboardShortcutsService extends ChangeNotifier {
     VoidCallback? onZoomReset,
     int? currentPositionEpoch,
     ValueChanged<int>? onLiveSeek,
+    ValueChanged<int>? onLiveSeekBy,
     Future<void> Function(Duration position)? onSeekRequested,
   }) {
     final isRepeat = event is KeyRepeatEvent;
@@ -276,6 +277,7 @@ class KeyboardShortcutsService extends ChangeNotifier {
           onZoomReset: onZoomReset,
           currentPositionEpoch: currentPositionEpoch,
           onLiveSeek: onLiveSeek,
+          onLiveSeekBy: onLiveSeekBy,
           onSeekRequested: onSeekRequested,
         );
         return KeyEventResult.handled;
@@ -304,11 +306,14 @@ class KeyboardShortcutsService extends ChangeNotifier {
     VoidCallback? onZoomReset,
     int? currentPositionEpoch,
     ValueChanged<int>? onLiveSeek,
+    ValueChanged<int>? onLiveSeekBy,
     Future<void> Function(Duration position)? onSeekRequested,
   }) {
     void performSeek(int offsetSeconds) {
-      if (onLiveSeek != null && currentPositionEpoch != null) {
+      // Relative live-TV skip: route through the parent accumulator, which
-        onLiveSeek(currentPositionEpoch + offsetSeconds);
+      // coalesces a rapid burst into one transcode re-open (#1253).
+      if (onLiveSeekBy != null) {
+        onLiveSeekBy(offsetSeconds);
       } else {
         final target = clampSeekPosition(player, player.state.position + Duration(seconds: offsetSeconds));
         unawaited((onSeekRequested ?? player.seek)(target));

lib/services/live_seek_accumulator.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+import 'dart:async';
+
+/// Inclusive epoch-second window a live seek may target (the capture buffer's
+/// seekable range). `start` ≈ earliest seekable point, `end` ≈ the live edge.
+typedef LiveSeekBounds = ({int start, int end});
+
+/// Coalesces rapid relative live-TV skips into a single transcode re-open.
+///
+/// Live time-shift seeks don't use `player.seek()` — each one re-opens a fresh
+/// Plex transcode session at an epoch offset, and the new stream's reported
+/// position lags behind the new origin for a second or two. Deriving each skip
+/// target from the live `streamStart + position` epoch therefore compounds into
+/// wild overshoots when the user mashes skip-forward, occasionally jumping all
+/// the way to live (#1253).
+///
+/// This accumulates a stable in-memory target ([pendingEpoch]) — every press
+/// adds onto the previous target, never re-reading the laggy live epoch — and
+/// debounces the actual re-open so a whole burst collapses into one [seek].
+/// The pending target is held until the re-opened stream's position settles
+/// near zero, so a subsequent idle press still bases off a correct value.
+///
+/// Pure-Dart and timer-driven (no wall-clock reads), so it virtualizes cleanly
+/// under `fakeAsync` in tests.
+class LiveSeekAccumulator {
+  LiveSeekAccumulator({
+    required this.seek,
+    required this.currentEpoch,
+    required this.positionSeconds,
+    required this.bounds,
+    this.onChanged,
+    this.debounce = const Duration(milliseconds: 300),
+    this.settleCeiling = const Duration(milliseconds: 1500),
+    this.settlePoll = const Duration(milliseconds: 100),
+  });
+
+  /// Re-open the live stream at the target epoch (a fresh transcode session).
+  /// Should log its own errors; if it throws, the pending pin is released so a
+  /// failed re-open can't freeze the masked position.
+  final Future<void> Function(int targetEpoch) seek;
+
+  /// The live playback position as an absolute epoch second
+  /// (`streamStart + position`) — used as the base for a fresh burst.
+  final int Function() currentEpoch;
+
+  /// Player position in seconds — used to detect that a re-opened stream has
+  /// settled (position reset to ~0) before unpinning [pendingEpoch].
+  final int Function() positionSeconds;
+
+  /// Current seekable window, or null when there is no live capture buffer.
+  final LiveSeekBounds? Function() bounds;
+
+  /// Notified whenever [pendingEpoch] changes (so the owner can rebuild UI and
+  /// recompute live-edge state).
+  final void Function()? onChanged;
+
+  /// How long after the last press to wait before executing the seek.
+  final Duration debounce;
+
+  /// Upper bound on how long [pendingEpoch] stays pinned after a re-open before
+  /// it is cleared regardless of whether the position has settled.
+  final Duration settleCeiling;
+
+  /// Interval at which the post-seek settle is polled.
+  final Duration settlePoll;
+
+  int? _pendingEpoch;
+  Timer? _debounceTimer;
+  Timer? _settleTimer;
+  bool _flushing = false;
+  bool _disposed = false;
+
+  /// The accumulated target while a skip is pending or settling, else null.
+  /// Callers mask their "current position" with this so accumulation and the
+  /// live-edge heartbeat stay correct across the re-open's position lag.
+  int? get pendingEpoch => _pendingEpoch;
+
+  /// Accumulate a relative skip of [deltaSeconds] and (re)arm the debounce.
+  /// No-op when there is no seekable window.
+  void seekBy(int deltaSeconds) {
+    if (_disposed) return;
+    final window = bounds();
+    if (window == null) return;
+
+    final base = _pendingEpoch ?? currentEpoch();
+    final target = (base + deltaSeconds).clamp(window.start, window.end);
+    if (target != _pendingEpoch) {
+      _pendingEpoch = target;
+      onChanged?.call();
+    }
+
+    _debounceTimer?.cancel();
+    _debounceTimer = Timer(debounce, () => unawaited(_flush()));
+  }
+
+  Future<void> _flush() async {
+    if (_flushing || _disposed) return;
+    final target = _pendingEpoch;
+    if (target == null) return;
+    // We're committing to this seek; don't let a stale debounce double-fire it.
+    _debounceTimer?.cancel();
+
+    _flushing = true;
+    var failed = false;
+    try {
+      await seek(target);
+    } catch (_) {
+      // A failed re-open must release the pin, or the masked position would
+      // freeze at a target the stream never reached. `seek` is expected to log
+      // its own errors; here we only guarantee forward progress.
+      failed = true;
+    } finally {
+      _flushing = false;
+    }
+    if (_disposed) return;
+
+    if (failed) {
+      if (_pendingEpoch == target) {
+        _pendingEpoch = null;
+        onChanged?.call();
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // A press landed during the network round-trip + open: flush the newer
+    // target immediately rather than waiting for another debounce.
+    if (_pendingEpoch != target) {
+      unawaited(_flush());
+      return;
+    }
+    _scheduleClear(target);
+  }
+
+  /// Hold the pinned target until the fresh transcode's position resets to ~0
+  /// (then `streamStart + position` == target and unpinning is seamless), with
+  /// [settleCeiling] as a backstop in case it never settles.
+  void _scheduleClear(int target) {
+    _settleTimer?.cancel();
+    var elapsed = Duration.zero;
+    void tick() {
+      if (_disposed || _pendingEpoch != target) return;
+      elapsed += settlePoll;
+      if (positionSeconds() < 2 || elapsed >= settleCeiling) {
+        _pendingEpoch = null;
+        onChanged?.call();
+        return;
+      }
+      _settleTimer = Timer(settlePoll, tick);
+    }
+
+    _settleTimer = Timer(settlePoll, tick);
+  }
+
+  /// Drop any queued/settling seek. Used when the session is about to be
+  /// replaced (channel switch, retry) or superseded by an absolute seek, so a
+  /// stale debounced seek can't fire against the new stream.
+  void cancel() {
+    _debounceTimer?.cancel();
+    _debounceTimer = null;
+    _settleTimer?.cancel();
+    _settleTimer = null;
+    _flushing = false;
+    if (_pendingEpoch != null) {
+      _pendingEpoch = null;
+      onChanged?.call();
+    }
+  }
+
+  void dispose() {
+    _disposed = true;
+    _debounceTimer?.cancel();
+    _settleTimer?.cancel();
+  }
+}

lib/widgets/video_controls/desktop_video_controls.dart

@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ class DesktopVideoControls extends StatefulWidget {
   final double streamStartEpoch;
   final int? currentPositionEpoch;
   final ValueChanged<int>? onLiveSeek;
+
+  /// Relative live-TV skip callback (delta seconds); parent accumulates+debounces.
+  final ValueChanged<int>? onLiveSeekBy;
   final VoidCallback? onJumpToLive;
 
   /// Whether to use dpad navigation for content strip (TV or keyboard nav mode)
@@ -134,6 +137,7 @@ class DesktopVideoControls extends StatefulWidget {
     this.streamStartEpoch = 0,
     this.currentPositionEpoch,
     this.onLiveSeek,
+    this.onLiveSeekBy,
     this.onJumpToLive,
     this.useDpadNavigation = false,
     this.serverId,
@@ -530,11 +534,13 @@ class DesktopVideoControlsState extends State<DesktopVideoControls> {
       final isForward = key == LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowRight;
       final effectiveMultiplier = event is KeyRepeatEvent ? _getSeekMultiplier() : 1.0;
 
-      // Live TV: epoch-based seeking via onLiveSeek
+      // Live TV: relative epoch-based seeking via the parent accumulator, which
-      if (_isLive && widget.onLiveSeek != null && widget.currentPositionEpoch != null) {
+      // coalesces a rapid/held burst into one transcode re-open (#1253). The
+      // acceleration multiplier still grows the per-press step; the accumulator
+      // sums them.
+      if (_isLive && widget.onLiveSeekBy != null) {
         final stepSeconds = (widget.seekTimeSmall * effectiveMultiplier).clamp(1, 300).round();
-        final targetEpoch = widget.currentPositionEpoch! + (isForward ? stepSeconds : -stepSeconds);
+        widget.onLiveSeekBy!(isForward ? stepSeconds : -stepSeconds);
-        widget.onLiveSeek!(targetEpoch);
         widget.onFocusActivity?.call();
         return KeyEventResult.handled;
       }

lib/widgets/video_controls/parts/key_events.dart

@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ extension _PlexVideoControlsKeyEventMethods on _PlexVideoControlsState {
         onZoomReset: widget.onResetVideoZoom,
         currentPositionEpoch: widget.currentPositionEpoch,
         onLiveSeek: widget.onLiveSeek,
+        onLiveSeekBy: widget.onLiveSeekBy,
       );
       if (result == KeyEventResult.handled) {
         _focusNode.requestFocus(); // self-heal focus
@@ -315,6 +316,7 @@ extension _PlexVideoControlsKeyEventMethods on _PlexVideoControlsState {
       onZoomReset: widget.onResetVideoZoom,
       currentPositionEpoch: widget.currentPositionEpoch,
       onLiveSeek: widget.onLiveSeek,
+      onLiveSeekBy: widget.onLiveSeekBy,
       onSeekRequested: widget.onSeekRequested,
     );
     if (!event.logicalKey.isNavigationKey) return result;

lib/widgets/video_controls/parts/navigation.dart

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ extension _PlexVideoControlsNavigationMethods on _PlexVideoControlsState {
         streamStartEpoch: widget.streamStartEpoch,
         currentPositionEpoch: widget.currentPositionEpoch,
         onLiveSeek: widget.onLiveSeek,
+        onLiveSeekBy: widget.onLiveSeekBy,
         onJumpToLive: widget.onJumpToLive,
         useDpadNavigation: useDpad,
         serverId: widget.metadata.serverId,

lib/widgets/video_controls/parts/playback_input.dart

@@ -63,9 +63,11 @@ extension _PlexVideoControlsPlaybackInputMethods on _PlexVideoControlsState {
   }
 
   Future<void> _seekByOffset(Duration delta, {bool notifyCompletion = true}) async {
-    // Route through live seek callback for time-shifted live TV
+    // Route relative live-TV skips through the parent accumulator, which
-    if (widget.isLive && widget.onLiveSeek != null && widget.currentPositionEpoch != null) {
+    // coalesces a rapid burst into a single transcode re-open and computes the
-      widget.onLiveSeek!(widget.currentPositionEpoch! + delta.inSeconds);
+    // target from a stable base rather than the laggy live epoch (#1253).
+    if (widget.isLive && widget.onLiveSeekBy != null) {
+      widget.onLiveSeekBy!(delta.inSeconds);
       return;
     }
     final target = widget.player.state.position + delta;

lib/widgets/video_controls/video_controls.dart

@@ -241,9 +241,14 @@ class PlexVideoControls extends StatefulWidget {
   /// Current playback position as absolute epoch seconds (for live TV)
   final int? currentPositionEpoch;
 
-  /// Seek callback for live TV time-shift (epoch seconds)
+  /// Seek callback for live TV time-shift (absolute epoch seconds; scrubber)
   final ValueChanged<int>? onLiveSeek;
 
+  /// Relative live-TV skip callback (delta seconds). The owning screen
+  /// accumulates rapid presses and debounces the transcode re-open, so skip
+  /// buttons/dpad/remote keys must use this rather than `onLiveSeek` (#1253).
+  final ValueChanged<int>? onLiveSeekBy;
+
   /// Jump to live edge callback
   final VoidCallback? onJumpToLive;
 
@@ -306,6 +311,7 @@ class PlexVideoControls extends StatefulWidget {
     this.streamStartEpoch = 0,
     this.currentPositionEpoch,
     this.onLiveSeek,
+    this.onLiveSeekBy,
     this.onJumpToLive,
     this.isAmbientLightingEnabled = false,
     this.onToggleAmbientLighting,

pubspec.lock

@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ packages:
     source: hosted
     version: "4.0.3"
   fake_async:
-    dependency: transitive
+    dependency: "direct dev"
     description:
       name: fake_async
       sha256: "5368f224a74523e8d2e7399ea1638b37aecfca824a3cc4dfdf77bf1fa905ac44"

pubspec.yaml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: plezy
 description: "A beautiful Plex and Jellyfin client for Flutter"
 publish_to: "none"
-version: 2.4.1+106
+version: 2.4.1+107
 
 environment:
   sdk: ">=3.12.0 <4.0.0"
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ dev_dependencies:
   flutter_test:
     sdk: flutter
   flutter_lints: ^6.0.0
+  fake_async: ^1.3.3
   build_runner: ^2.13.0
   json_serializable: ^6.7.1
   slang_build_runner: ^4.14.0

test/services/live_seek_accumulator_test.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,226 @@
+import 'dart:async';
+
+import 'package:fake_async/fake_async.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/services/live_seek_accumulator.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  group('LiveSeekAccumulator', () {
+    late List<int> seeks; // recorded re-open targets
+    late int currentEpoch; // mutable "live" epoch (streamStart + position)
+    late int positionSeconds; // mutable player position, drives settle
+    late LiveSeekBounds? window; // mutable seekable window
+    late int changes; // onChanged call count
+    late bool seekThrows; // make the seek re-open fail
+    Completer<void>? gate; // optionally stalls a seek mid-flight
+
+    LiveSeekAccumulator build() => LiveSeekAccumulator(
+      seek: (target) async {
+        seeks.add(target);
+        if (gate != null) await gate!.future;
+        if (seekThrows) throw Exception('seek failed');
+      },
+      currentEpoch: () => currentEpoch,
+      positionSeconds: () => positionSeconds,
+      bounds: () => window,
+      onChanged: () => changes++,
+      debounce: const Duration(milliseconds: 300),
+      settleCeiling: const Duration(milliseconds: 1500),
+      settlePoll: const Duration(milliseconds: 100),
+    );
+
+    setUp(() {
+      seeks = [];
+      currentEpoch = 1000;
+      positionSeconds = 0; // re-opened stream settles immediately by default
+      window = (start: 0, end: 1000000);
+      changes = 0;
+      seekThrows = false;
+      gate = null;
+    });
+
+    test('coalesces a rapid burst into a single seek at the summed target', () {
+      fakeAsync((async) {
+        final acc = build();
+        for (var i = 0; i < 14; i++) {
+          acc.seekBy(15);
+        }
+        // Nothing fires while the burst is still arriving.
+        expect(seeks, isEmpty);
+
+        async.elapse(const Duration(milliseconds: 300));
+        // 14 presses of 15s from epoch 1000 => one re-open at 1000 + 210.
+        expect(seeks, [1210]);
+        acc.dispose();
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('accumulates off the pending target, not the laggy live epoch', () {
+      fakeAsync((async) {
+        final acc = build();
+        acc.seekBy(15); // base 1000 -> 1015
+        expect(acc.pendingEpoch, 1015);
+
+        // Simulate the post-reopen overshoot: the raw live epoch jumps wildly.
+        // The next press must still compound off the pending target.
+        currentEpoch = 99999;
+        acc.seekBy(15); // 1015 -> 1030, NOT 99999 + 15
+        expect(acc.pendingEpoch, 1030);
+
+        async.elapse(const Duration(milliseconds: 300));
+        expect(seeks, [1030]);
+        acc.dispose();
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('clamps the accumulated target to the live edge', () {
+      fakeAsync((async) {
+        window = (start: 950, end: 1050);
+        final acc = build();
+        acc.seekBy(100); // 1000 -> 1100, clamped to 1050
+        expect(acc.pendingEpoch, 1050);
+        acc.seekBy(100); // stays at the edge
+        expect(acc.pendingEpoch, 1050);
+
+        async.elapse(const Duration(milliseconds: 300));
+        expect(seeks, [1050]);
+        acc.dispose();
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('clamps backward skips to the window start', () {
+      fakeAsync((async) {
+        window = (start: 950, end: 1050);
+        final acc = build();
+        acc.seekBy(-100); // 1000 -> 900, clamped to 950
+        expect(acc.pendingEpoch, 950);
+        acc.dispose();
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('flushes the newer target when a press lands during the seek', () {
+      fakeAsync((async) {
+        gate = Completer<void>();
+        final acc = build();
+        acc.seekBy(15); // pending 1015
+
+        async.elapse(const Duration(milliseconds: 300));
+        expect(seeks, [1015]); // first seek in flight, awaiting the gate
+
+        acc.seekBy(15); // pending 1030 while the first seek is still open
+        gate!.complete(); // first seek resolves
+        gate = null; // later seeks resolve immediately
+        async.flushMicrotasks();
+
+        // The re-entrant flush picks up the newer target — no waiting for a
+        // second debounce, no lost press.
+        expect(seeks, [1015, 1030]);
+        acc.dispose();
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('unpins the pending target once the re-opened stream settles', () {
+      fakeAsync((async) {
+        positionSeconds = 0; // settled
+        final acc = build();
+        acc.seekBy(15);
+
+        async.elapse(const Duration(milliseconds: 300));
+        expect(acc.pendingEpoch, 1015); // still pinned right after the re-open
+
+        async.elapse(const Duration(milliseconds: 100)); // settle poll
+        expect(acc.pendingEpoch, isNull);
+        acc.dispose();
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('unpins via the ceiling if the position never settles', () {
+      fakeAsync((async) {
+        positionSeconds = 100; // never below the settle threshold
+        final acc = build();
+        acc.seekBy(15);
+
+        async.elapse(const Duration(milliseconds: 300));
+        expect(acc.pendingEpoch, 1015);
+
+        async.elapse(const Duration(milliseconds: 1500)); // ceiling
+        expect(acc.pendingEpoch, isNull);
+        acc.dispose();
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('a fresh burst after settling re-seeds off the live epoch', () {
+      fakeAsync((async) {
+        final acc = build();
+        acc.seekBy(15); // 1000 -> 1015
+        async.elapse(const Duration(milliseconds: 300));
+        async.elapse(const Duration(milliseconds: 100)); // settle clears pending
+        expect(acc.pendingEpoch, isNull);
+
+        // New stream origin: raw epoch now reflects the previous target.
+        currentEpoch = 1015;
+        acc.seekBy(15); // base 1015 -> 1030
+        async.elapse(const Duration(milliseconds: 300));
+
+        expect(seeks, [1015, 1030]);
+        acc.dispose();
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('releases the pending pin when the re-open fails', () {
+      fakeAsync((async) {
+        seekThrows = true;
+        final acc = build();
+        acc.seekBy(15);
+        expect(acc.pendingEpoch, 1015);
+
+        async.elapse(const Duration(milliseconds: 300));
+        expect(seeks, [1015]); // the re-open was attempted
+        expect(acc.pendingEpoch, isNull); // pin released despite the failure
+        acc.dispose();
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('cancel drops the pending target and prevents the debounced seek', () {
+      fakeAsync((async) {
+        final acc = build();
+        acc.seekBy(15);
+        expect(acc.pendingEpoch, 1015);
+
+        acc.cancel();
+        expect(acc.pendingEpoch, isNull);
+
+        async.elapse(const Duration(milliseconds: 300));
+        expect(seeks, isEmpty);
+        acc.dispose();
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('is a no-op when there is no seekable window', () {
+      fakeAsync((async) {
+        window = null;
+        final acc = build();
+        acc.seekBy(15);
+        expect(acc.pendingEpoch, isNull);
+
+        async.elapse(const Duration(milliseconds: 300));
+        expect(seeks, isEmpty);
+        acc.dispose();
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('notifies onChanged when the target changes and when it clears', () {
+      fakeAsync((async) {
+        positionSeconds = 0;
+        final acc = build();
+        acc.seekBy(15);
+        expect(changes, 1); // accumulate
+
+        async.elapse(const Duration(milliseconds: 300));
+        async.elapse(const Duration(milliseconds: 100)); // settle clears
+        expect(changes, 2); // clear
+        acc.dispose();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+}