stream_resume_upon_network_error.mpv.lua

-- description : continuously reattempts playback of mpv streams upon network errors.
--      author : char101 (github.com/char101)

function check_stream()
    local prev_pos = 0
    local time_pos = mp.get_property_number('time-pos')
  
    if time_pos == prev_pos then
        mp.commandv('loadfile', mp.get_property('path'), 'replace')
    end
  
    prev_pos = time_pos
end

mp.add_periodic_timer(5, check_stream)