From 96c6f1a4abdd2fb0be169027aee5efffcb7f718c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Victor Giers <mail@victorgiers.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 23:42:25 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Enhance VideoPlayer component with autoplay, mute handling,
 and replay functionality

---
 client/src/components/VideoPlayer.tsx | 67 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 65 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/client/src/components/VideoPlayer.tsx b/client/src/components/VideoPlayer.tsx
index 65a3ad4..3f11877 100644
--- a/client/src/components/VideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/VideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,77 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
+
 interface Props {
   src: string;
   variant?: 'compact' | 'wide';
+  quizLink?: string;
 }
 
-export default function VideoPlayer({ src, variant = 'wide' }: Props) {
+export default function VideoPlayer({ src, variant = 'wide', quizLink }: Props) {
+  const videoRef = useRef<HTMLVideoElement | null>(null);
+  const [muted, setMuted] = useState(true);
+  const [ended, setEnded] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setEnded(false);
+    const video = videoRef.current;
+    if (!video) return;
+
+    const tryPlay = async () => {
+      try {
+        video.muted = false;
+        setMuted(false);
+        await video.play();
+      } catch {
+        video.muted = true;
+        setMuted(true);
+        try {
+          await video.play();
+        } catch (err) {
+          console.warn('Autoplay failed', err);
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    tryPlay();
+  }, [src]);
+
   if (!src) return null;
   const className = variant === 'compact' ? 'video-shell compact' : 'video-shell';
+
+  const handleReplay = () => {
+    const video = videoRef.current;
+    if (!video) return;
+    video.currentTime = 0;
+    setEnded(false);
+    video.play().catch(() => {});
+  };
+
   return (
     <div className={className}>
-      <video controls src={src} preload="metadata" />
+      <video
+        ref={videoRef}
+        controls
+        autoPlay
+        playsInline
+        muted={muted}
+        src={src}
+        preload="metadata"
+        onEnded={() => setEnded(true)}
+        onPlay={() => setEnded(false)}
+      />
+      {ended && (
+        <div className="video-overlay">
+          <button className="button button--primary" onClick={handleReplay}>
+            Play again
+          </button>
+          {quizLink && (
+            <Link className="button" to={quizLink}>
+              Start quiz
+            </Link>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }