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The "is_playing" query return a "1" when a stream is paused. This doesn't seem correct. It should return a "0" when paused or stopped, and a "1" only when its truly playing. But I was told: "it's been this way for so long that we don't know how many peopl...

How about implementing an "is_paused" query?

This is killing me. The only way I can find out if its playing or paused is to "get_time" twice and compare, this puts a significant delay in my script.

Why does the is_playing query return a "1" when a stream is paused? This doesn't seem correct.
Could it be changed to return a "0" when paused or stopped, and a "1" only when its truly playing.