Implemented configurable network folder visibility when in manual offline mode.
Problem:
- Previously, ALL offline modes hid network folders
- Users in manual offline mode (privacy/metered internet) may still
have local network access and want to see network-mounted music
Solution:
- Added showNetworkFoldersInManualOffline setting (already existed in backend)
- Implemented smart filtering logic in LocalLibraryView:
- Offline real (no_network): Always hide network folders
- Offline manual: Hide ONLY if user disabled the setting
- Online: Show everything
- Added toggle in Settings > Offline Mode section
Use cases:
1. Privacy: Manual offline mode but keep local network music visible
2. Metered internet: Don't stream from Qobuz but access NAS/network shares
3. Real offline: No network at all, hide everything network-based
Settings location: Settings > Offline Mode > "Show Network Folders"
Description: "Display music from network folders when in manual
offline mode (privacy/metered connection)"
Files changed:
- src/lib/components/views/LocalLibraryView.svelte
- src/lib/components/views/SettingsView.svelte
Added UI for library_backfill_downloads command in Settings > Downloads section.
Features:
- "Repair Downloads" button with description
- Shows repair report with counts (added/repaired/skipped/failed)
- Triggers library reload after repair to reflect changes
- Disabled when no downloads exist or repair is in progress
Location: Between "Show in Local Library" toggle and "Clear Downloads" button
This allows users to easily restore source markers for Qobuz downloads
that were damaged during library scans.
Files changed:
- src/lib/components/views/SettingsView.svelte
Problem: Qobuz downloads that were already scanned lost their
source = 'qobuz_download' marker. The previous fix only prevents
future damage, but doesn't repair existing tracks.
Solution:
- Added repair_qobuz_download_source() to restore source marker
- Modified library_backfill_downloads to repair existing tracks:
- When a track exists, try to repair its source marker
- Report shows: added, repaired, and skipped counts
- This fixes downloads that lost their marker during scans
User can now run the backfill command to:
1. Restore source markers for damaged downloads
2. Make "Show in Local Library" setting work correctly
3. Separate Qobuz downloads from scanned music again
Files changed:
- src-tauri/src/library/database.rs
- src-tauri/src/library/commands.rs
Problem 1: "Show in Local Library" setting was being ignored
- Qobuz downloads appeared in library even when setting was disabled
- Root cause: Scanner was overwriting Qobuz downloads with INSERT OR REPLACE
- This lost the 'source = qobuz_download' marker needed for filtering
Problem 2: Network music visible in offline mode
- Music from network folders remained visible when offline
- User expected network content to be completely hidden offline
- Only local disk music should appear
Solution 1: Protect Qobuz downloads from scanner
- Added is_qobuz_download_by_path() to check if file is already a download
- Modified insert_track() to skip files with source = 'qobuz_download'
- Now downloads and scanned music coexist as separate "joins" in DB
Solution 2: Filter network folders when offline
- Added get_network_folder_paths() to get list of network folder paths
- Modified library_get_albums to accept excludeNetworkFolders parameter
- When offline, filter out albums whose tracks are in network folders
- Frontend passes excludeNetworkFolders: isOffline to backend
- Added reactive effect to reload library when offline state changes
This implements the "join between tables" approach - Qobuz downloads
don't interfere with scanned music, and network content is properly
hidden when offline without being deleted.
Files changed:
- src-tauri/src/library/database.rs
- src-tauri/src/library/commands.rs
- src/lib/components/views/LocalLibraryView.svelte
Problem: When app is in offline mode, LocalLibrary gets stuck in
infinite loading screen and becomes unusable.
Root cause: loadFolders() was calling checkFolderAccessibility()
for each network folder. The backend command library_check_folder_accessible
uses blocking std::fs::read_dir which can hang for 20-30 seconds per
unreachable network path.
Solution:
Frontend (LocalLibraryView.svelte):
- Skip network folder accessibility checks when offline
- Assume network folders are inaccessible in offline mode
- Only check accessibility when online
Backend (library/commands.rs):
- Add 2-second timeout to library_check_folder_accessible
- Use tokio::task::spawn_blocking to avoid blocking async runtime
- Log timeout warnings for unreachable network paths
This allows LocalLibrary to load instantly when offline, showing
only local disk content as intended.
Files changed:
- src/lib/components/views/LocalLibraryView.svelte
- src-tauri/src/library/commands.rs
Problem: When user toggled the "Show Qobuz Downloads in Local Library"
setting in Settings, LocalLibraryView didn't refresh, so downloaded
tracks continued to appear even when the setting was disabled.
Root cause: LocalLibraryView only loaded data onMount and had no
mechanism to detect when download settings changed.
Solution:
- Created downloadSettingsStore with version tracking
- SettingsView notifies store when setting changes
- LocalLibraryView subscribes via $effect() and reloads data
Backend was already correctly filtering by the setting - this was
purely a frontend reactivity issue.
Files changed:
- src/lib/stores/downloadSettingsStore.ts (new)
- src/lib/components/views/SettingsView.svelte
- src/lib/components/views/LocalLibraryView.svelte
- Added onTrackOpenFolder and onTrackReDownload to Props interface
- Pass download props to menuActions in TrackRow
- Only show Download options for Qobuz tracks (not local tracks)
- Wire up handlers in main app component
- Completes Download menu implementation across all views
- Added onDownload, isTrackDownloaded, onOpenFolder, onReDownload to TrackMenuActions interface
- Pass download props from menuActions to TrackMenu in TrackRow
- Removed debug logging
- Fixes Download menu missing in HomeView, AlbumDetailView, and FavoritesView
- Moved {@const isTrackDownloaded} to be direct child of {#each} loops
- Removed invalid placement inside <div> elements
- Fixed both track list instances (all results and dedicated tracks tab)
- Added handleTrackOpenFolder, handleTrackReDownload, and checkTrackDownloaded handlers
- Imported openTrackFolder from downloadState.ts
- Connected all handlers to HomeView, AlbumDetailView, SearchView, and FavoritesView
- Download submenu now fully functional across all Qobuz track views
- Created open_track_folder Rust command to open folder containing downloaded track
- Added frontend wrappers: openTrackFolder and reDownloadTrack in downloadState.ts
- Updated all Qobuz views to support Download submenu:
- HomeView: Added track download props and handlers
- AlbumDetailView: Added onTrackOpenFolder and onTrackReDownload
- SearchView: Added track download actions to both TrackMenu usages
- FavoritesView: Added download submenu to both track list variants
- Downloaded tracks now show submenu with 'Open containing folder' and 'Re-download' options
- Completes Phase 2 Task 2.1: Context Menu Homogenization (Download)
Added Download menu item with submenu for downloaded tracks:
- If not downloaded: Shows 'Download' button
- If downloaded: Shows 'Download' submenu with:
- 'Open containing folder' (onOpenFolder)
- 'Re-download' (onReDownload)
New props added to TrackMenu:
- onDownload: Download track
- isTrackDownloaded: Boolean to determine if track is downloaded
- onOpenFolder: Open folder containing downloaded track
- onReDownload: Re-download track
Matches pattern used in AlbumMenu.svelte for albums.
Removed special case that forced ALAC to use symphonia fallback which
decoded the entire file (~30MB) before playback, causing 6+ second delays.
Now ALAC uses rodio's Decoder first (supports ALAC via symphonia-all
feature) which streams instead of decoding everything upfront.
Fallback chain is now:
1. Rodio Decoder (streaming) - instant
2. MP4 fallback (streaming) - instant
3. Symphonia (full decode) - slow, last resort
This brings ALAC playback start time from ~6 seconds to instant,
matching FLAC and other formats.
ALAC files (and some other formats) don't include channel information in
the initial codec params, causing playback to fail with error:
'No channel info in codec params'
Changed to use .unwrap_or(2) instead of .ok_or_else() to default to
stereo (2 channels) which is the most common case and matches the
behavior in metadata extraction.
Fixes playback of ALAC (.m4a) files in Local Library.
Fixed missing type annotations in row.get() calls for sample_rate.
Without explicit type annotation, Rust was inferring the wrong type
causing 'Invalid column type Real' errors when reading from database.
Added ::<_, f64> type annotation to all three locations:
- row_to_track (line 1168)
- get_playlist_local_tracks (line 1772)
- get_playlist_local_tracks_with_qobuz (line 1821)
This is the critical fix for the database migration error.
Changed LocalAlbum.sample_rate from u32 to f64 to match database REAL type.
Fixed database queries to read sample_rate as f64 instead of u32.
Removed incorrect i64 casts when inserting sample_rate values.
This fixes the 'Invalid column type Real' error that prevented the app
from loading after the database migration.
Drop any existing local_tracks_new table before starting migration
to handle cases where a previous migration attempt failed mid-execution.
This prevents 'table already exists' errors when retrying the migration.
Use COALESCE in migration SELECT to safely handle NULL file_size_bytes
values that may exist in older database versions. This prevents the
'NOT NULL constraint failed' error when migrating from INTEGER to REAL
sample_rate type.
The migration now uses COALESCE(file_size_bytes, 0) to ensure all
rows have a valid file size value, defaulting to 0 for missing data.
Fixes critical migration failure that prevented app startup for users
with existing databases.
1. QUEUE SHUFFLE FIX (CRITICAL):
- When shuffle enabled and set_queue called, starting track was placed randomly in shuffle_order
- This caused queue UI to show only tracks AFTER that random position
- Example: 11 tracks, start at index 5, but index 5 was at position 7 in shuffle → only 3 tracks visible
- FIX: When shuffle enabled, swap starting track to position 0 in shuffle_order
- Now all tracks appear in queue UI as expected
2. LOCAL LIBRARY CONTEXT FIX:
- handleLocalTrackPlay was clearing context immediately after LocalLibraryView set it
- FIX: Removed clearPlaybackContext() call - LocalLibraryView handles context correctly
- Context icon should now display for Local Library playback
3. SAMPLE RATE CRASH FIX:
- show_track_notification expected u32 but received f64 (44.1, 88.2, etc.)
- Error: "invalid type: floating point 44.1, expected u32"
- FIX: Changed sample_rate parameter from u32 to f64 in notification command and format_quality
- Bonus: Format shows "44.1" for fractional rates, "48" for whole numbers
Files modified:
- src-tauri/src/queue/mod.rs - Fixed set_queue to move start_index to front of shuffle_order
- src/routes/+page.svelte - Removed clearPlaybackContext from handleLocalTrackPlay
- src-tauri/src/commands/notification.rs - Changed sample_rate to f64 with proper formatting
- Modified handleShuffleAlbum to pick random starting track (same fix as Local Library)
- Added comprehensive debug logs to handleAlbumTrackPlay to diagnose queue issues
- Fixed favoritesStore crash when response.tracks is undefined (defensive checks)
Fixes:
- Qobuz album shuffle no longer always starts with first track
- App no longer crashes on startup with "undefined is not an object (evaluating 'response.tracks.items')"
- Modified handleShuffleAllAlbum to pick random starting track instead of always starting with first
- Added comprehensive debug logs to track queue creation and size
- Logs will help diagnose why only 1-3 tracks appear in queue UI instead of all tracks
Multiple critical fixes for context tracking:
1. Add 'local_library' to backend context type parser
- Was rejecting 'local_library' causing "Invalid context type" error
- Now properly recognized in set_playback_context command
2. Fix shuffle to not always start with first track
- Removed logic that moved current track to front of shuffle
- Now finds current track position in shuffled order instead
- Shuffle is truly random, not biased to original order
3. Add missing await to all setPlaybackContext calls
- PlaylistDetailView: await context creation
- FavoritesView: make setFavoritesContext async + await calls
- ArtistDetailView: await context creation
- HomeView: await context creation
- SearchView: await + use home_list type (search type doesn't exist)
This fixes intermittent context tracking (race condition)
Fixes: shuffle starting with first song, Local Library context error,
intermittent playlist/favorites/artist/home/search context tracking
cc
Add proper context tracking for Local Library playback so the stack
icon shows correctly when playing from Local Library.
Changes:
- Add 'local_library' to ContextType enum (frontend and backend)
- Add 'Local Library' display label in context info
- Import setPlaybackContext in LocalLibraryView
- Call setPlaybackContext when playing tracks from Local Library
- For album view: context is the album with album title
- For tracks view: context is "Local Tracks"
- Track IDs and position are properly set for context navigation
Fixes issue where Local Library playback showed stale Qobuz context.
cc
Add shuffle functionality to Local Library album view with button
that enables shuffle mode before playing all tracks.
Changes:
- Import Shuffle icon from lucide-svelte
- Add handleShuffleAllAlbum function
- Add shuffle button next to Play All button
- Add shuffle-btn CSS styling matching secondary button pattern
cc
Previous implementation had a critical bug in the shuffle algorithm
that used the same seed value for all iterations, resulting in
weak/predictable shuffling.
Changes:
- Add rand crate dependency for proper PRNG
- Fix Fisher-Yates to use unique random value per iteration
- Use StdRng with timestamp-based seed for reproducible randomness
- Each shuffle iteration now gets a new random number from the RNG
This fixes shuffle working inconsistently across different contexts
(albums, playlists, continuous play).
cc
Add comprehensive Flatpak section with:
- Warning about PipeWire bit-perfect limitations in sandbox
- Instructions for ALSA Direct workaround
- NAS/network storage access commands (flatpak override)
- Note in Audio Backends section about Flatpak restrictions
This helps users make informed installation choices before downloading.
Display warning banner in Settings when user enables DAC Passthrough
with PipeWire backend in Flatpak environment.
The warning informs users that:
- PipeWire cannot guarantee bit-perfect in Flatpak sandbox
- ALSA Direct backend is recommended for true bit-perfect audio
This addresses the fundamental limitation where Flatpak portal does
not allow control of PipeWire daemon sample rate configuration, even
with elevated permissions.
Two critical fixes for Flatpak sandbox environment:
1. PipeWire detection now uses pactl instead of pw-cli
- pw-cli is not available in GNOME Flatpak runtime
- pactl works for both PipeWire and PulseAudio (compatibility layer)
- Fixes missing PipeWire backend in Settings
2. App ID migration now works in Flatpak sandboxes
- Detects Flatpak environment and uses absolute paths
- Accesses old sandbox (com.blitzkriegfc.qbz) via HOME directory
- Added read-only permission to old App ID in manifest
- Properly migrates config/data/cache from old to new sandbox
BREAKING CHANGE: App ID changed from com.blitzkriegfc.qbz to com.blitzfc.qbz
Changes:
- Renamed Flatpak App ID and all metadata files
- Fixed MPRIS name: qbz_nix → qbz
- Added NAS support permissions: /mnt, /media, /run/media
- Updated CI workflow for new filenames
- Updated tauri.conf.json bundle identifier
Flatpak features:
- Runtime detection (/.flatpak-info check)
- Automatic data migration from old App ID
- Migrates config, data, and cache directories
- Non-destructive (preserves old directories)
- Runs on startup before any other initialization
- New Settings section (Flatpak-only)
- Filesystem permission guidance
- Copy-paste ready commands for NAS/SSHFS
- Professional UX per Flatpak best practices
Migration is automatic and transparent for existing users.
Features:
- New Settings section that appears ONLY when running in Flatpak
- Displays clear instructions for granting filesystem permissions
- Copy-paste ready commands for common scenarios (NAS, SSHFS)
- Explains Flatseal as GUI alternative
- Professional, defensive UX per prompt requirements
The section is completely hidden when not in Flatpak.
Users see actionable guidance with examples.
Features:
- Flatpak runtime detection (/.flatpak-info check)
- Automatic migration of user data from old App ID to new ID
- Config: ~/.config/com.blitzkriegfc.qbz → ~/.config/qbz
- Data: ~/.local/share/com.blitzkriegfc.qbz → ~/.local/share/qbz
- Cache: ~/.cache/com.blitzkriegfc.qbz → ~/.cache/qbz
- Migration runs on startup before any other initialization
- Old directories are preserved (manual cleanup required)
- Tauri commands for frontend integration:
- is_running_in_flatpak()
- get_flatpak_help_text()
Migration is non-destructive and idempotent.
Changes:
- Renamed Flatpak manifest, desktop file, and AppStream metainfo
- Updated App ID in all metadata files
- Fixed MPRIS name: qbz_nix → qbz
- Added NAS support permissions: /mnt, /media, /run/media
- Updated CI workflow to use new filenames
- Updated tauri.conf.json bundle identifier
BREAKING CHANGE: Users will need to migrate data from old App ID directories
Data migration will be implemented in next commit
Implements native ALSA hw: device support for bit-perfect playback with:
- Direct PCM access bypassing PipeWire/Pulse resampling
- Automatic format detection (S16_LE, S24_LE, S32_LE, FLOAT_LE)
- Optional hardware mixer volume control via ALSA
- HW badge indicator for ALSA Direct mode
- DAC badge improvements with device name tooltip
- Lightweight hardware status polling for sample rate verification
Database migrations are safe for existing users (1.1.5+):
- alsa_hardware_volume column added with NULL-safe handling
- Defaults to disabled for backwards compatibility
UI improvements:
- Improved ticker animation on album cards and tooltips
- Badge tooltip shows actual device name with scrolling
- Fixed badge width consistency across quality types
Changes:
- Reduced speed from 80 to 40 pixels per second for better readability
- Added typewriter-style animation with pauses and fast return
- Slow scroll (50% of time), pause, then quick return (10% of time)
IMPORTANT FOR MERGE: If this conflicts with other branches modifying the same animation, THIS VERSION should be kept as it provides better UX (tested and approved by user).
Adds scrolling animation when device names overflow tooltip width, borrowed from AlbumCard component pattern. Also fixes accessibility warning by adding role and aria-label to badge container.
The 1s polling of get_hardware_audio_status was logging every second:
"Hardware audio status: 192000Hz, format: Some("S32_LE")"
This is useful for debugging but too noisy for normal usage.
Change:
- log::info! → log::debug! (line 52)
Result:
- Console stays clean during playback
- Log still available with RUST_LOG=debug for debugging
- Polling continues working, just silently
This reverts the event-driven approach (9242b95) and restores lightweight
polling, but ONLY for hardwareStatus.
Problems with event-driven approach:
1. False yellow warnings: hardwareStatus had stale data from previous song
- Hardware: 88200 Hz (correct)
- Cached hardwareStatus: 44100 Hz (from previous song)
- Badge logic: 88.2 !== 44.1 → WARNING (false positive)
2. Lost device name: outputStatus never updated after mount
- loadStatus() only called once on mount
- outputStatus.device_name became stale
- Badge tooltip showed "Default" instead of "hw:4,0"
Solution - Lightweight polling (best of both worlds):
- Call loadStatus() once on mount (loads everything)
- Poll ONLY hardwareStatus every 1s (no device enumeration)
- get_hardware_audio_status just reads /proc/asound (very cheap)
- No CPAL device enumeration (no console spam)
- No get_pipewire_sinks calls (no ALSA errors)
Benefits:
- Badge always shows current hardware status (accurate resampling detection)
- Device name preserved (loaded once, doesn't change)
- Zero console spam (no device enumeration)
- Very lightweight (just read /proc/asound file)
- ~1000x cheaper than full loadStatus() polling
This gives us accurate bit-perfect validation without the overhead.
Changed hardware status polling from continuous (every 1s) to event-driven
(only when sample rate changes).
Rationale:
- Hardware sample rate ONLY changes when playing new song with different rate
- Continuous polling was overkill - 3600 unnecessary calls per hour
- If system is properly configured, status doesn't change mid-song
- Polling was originally added for "instant feedback" but wastes resources
Changes:
- Removed setInterval polling (lines 162-171)
- Added $effect that watches samplingRate prop changes
- Only calls get_hardware_audio_status when:
* samplingRate changes (new song or format change)
* Using DAC Passthrough or ALSA Direct (bit-perfect modes)
- Tracks previousSamplingRate to detect actual changes
Benefits:
- Zero backend calls during playback (unless rate changes)
- Still validates bit-perfect when it matters (new sample rate)
- Massive reduction in /proc/asound reads
- Better battery life, lower CPU usage
- Same UX - badge updates when song changes
Testing plan:
- Play songs with same sample rate → zero backend calls
- Play songs with different rates → update on each rate change
- Verify badge still shows correct status
- If issues found, can revert to 1s polling
The (() => { if (outputStatus?.is_playing) loadStatus(); }) was
causing massive console spam ("spam masivo") that continued even after
removing mouse from badge.
Root causes:
1. was cherry-picked from feature/ui-fixes for badge auto-update
2. But now we have 1s polling that already keeps data fresh
3. outputStatus object was being mutated/recreated frequently
4. This triggered repeatedly, calling loadStatus()
5. Each loadStatus() enumerated 12 CPAL devices + PipeWire sinks
6. CPAL enumeration causes ALSA errors: "Cannot get card index for 0"
Previous commit (0c3ca16) removed loadStatus() from onmouseenter, but
spam continued because kept triggering during playback.
Solution:
- Removed completely (lines 150-156)
- loadStatus() now only called once on mount
- Polling interval (1s) only calls get_hardware_audio_status
- get_hardware_audio_status just reads /proc/asound (no device enumeration)
Result:
- Console spam eliminated completely
- Badge still updates every 1s via polling
- Zero CPAL/ALSA enumeration during playback
- Massive reduction in CPU/battery usage
Root cause:
- onmouseenter was calling loadStatus() which enumerates ALL devices
- loadStatus() calls: get_audio_output_devices (12 devices), get_pipewire_sinks, get_hardware_audio_status
- Each hover triggered 3 expensive backend calls + CPAL/ALSA enumeration
- User reported "spam masivo en la consola" when hovering badge
Solution:
- Removed loadStatus() call from onmouseenter (line 180)
- Only set isHovering = true to show tooltip
- Polling interval (1s) already keeps hardware status fresh
- Tooltip now shows cached data instead of triggering new enumeration
Impact:
- Hover now instant with zero backend calls
- Console spam eliminated
- Battery/CPU usage reduced significantly
- Tooltip still shows current data via 1s polling
Documents known limitations discovered during ALSA Direct testing:
1. Seekbar Performance with Hi-Res Audio
- 10-20s delay when seeking with >96kHz sample rates
- Root cause: decoder must decode all samples from start to seek position
- Workaround: Use prev/next track buttons (instant)
- Future: Byte-level seeking planned for next release
2. First Sample Rate Change
- Brief delay on first large rate change (e.g., 88.2→44.1 kHz)
- Hardware stabilization time - normal behavior
- Subsequent changes are smooth
3. ALSA Direct Mode
- Bit-perfect but exclusive access (blocks other apps)
- Hardware volume control experimental
- Some DACs don't support hardware mixer
4. PipeWire DAC Passthrough
- Requires PipeWire configuration for rate switching
- Link to documentation
This section helps users understand limitations and workarounds, setting
proper expectations for bit-perfect audio modes.
This fixes the 2-5s delay when rapidly changing tracks. The drain() was
blocking for hundreds of milliseconds waiting for the PCM buffer to empty,
even when the user was skipping tracks.
Root cause (playback_engine.rs:136):
- drain() was called ALWAYS after playback loop ended
- drain() blocks until PCM buffer is completely empty (~125-500ms)
- When user skips tracks, we don't need elegant buffer drain
- This caused 'need to wait 2-5s' or 'double click next' behavior
Solution:
- Added 'natural_end' flag to track WHY playback stopped
- natural_end=true: Song finished normally → DO drain (elegant end)
- natural_end=false: User skipped/paused → SKIP drain (instant response)
Benefits:
- Track changes now instant (no 2-5s wait)
- Songs that finish naturally still drain properly (no clicks/pops)
- Maintains audio quality while improving responsiveness
Testing:
- Rapid track skipping should be instant
- Songs that play to end should have smooth transition
- No audio artifacts (clicks/pops) in either case
This addresses the 'slow playback' issue on first large sample rate transition
(e.g., 88.2kHz → 44.1kHz). The hardware needs extra time to stabilize when
changing sample rates significantly, especially on cold start.
Root cause:
- First transition 88.2→44.1 kHz: song started slowly
- Subsequent identical transitions: clean
- Affects both ALSA Direct and PipeWire DAC Passthrough
- Hardware 'warm-up' time needed for large rate changes
Fix:
- Increased delay from 50ms to 150ms (still imperceptible to user)
- Gives DAC hardware more time to stabilize clock after rate change
- Extra time especially critical for downward transitions (88.2→44.1)
Testing needed:
- Verify first 88.2→44.1 transition is now clean
- Ensure 150ms delay doesn't create noticeable gap
- Check all other transitions still work
The badge was always showing 'Default' regardless of the selected device because
thread_state.set_current_device() was only being called in the legacy CPAL path,
not in the backend system path (PipeWire DAC, ALSA Direct).
Root cause:
- Lines 801-805: Backend system creates stream but never sets current_device
- Lines 847, 883: Only legacy CPAL path was setting device name from CPAL device.name()
- UI badge calls get_audio_output_status() which returns player.state.current_device()
- current_device was None/outdated when using backend system
Fix:
- After successful stream creation (line 897), read output_device from settings
- Set thread_state.current_device with the device name from settings
- Fallback to 'Default' string if output_device is None
- Now badge shows: 'hw:4,0', 'DacMagic Plus Analog Stereo', etc.
Testing:
- ALSA Direct: Should show 'hw:4,0' or configured device
- PipeWire DAC: Should show 'DacMagic Plus Analog Stereo' or selected sink
- System Default: Should show 'Default'
This is an integral fix that resolves the multi-second gap when changing
sample rates, without breaking bit-perfect modes (DAC Passthrough, ALSA Direct).
Root causes identified:
1. Missing ALSA Direct format change detection - stream wasn't recreated
2. Unnecessary CPAL device enumeration before backend system - added latency
3. Decoder started before stream fully initialized - seekbar advanced without audio
Changes made:
1. Added ALSA Direct to format change detection (line 773-775)
- Stream now recreates on sample rate change for ALSA Direct
- Maintains bit-perfect playback like DAC Passthrough
2. Restructured device initialization to skip CPAL enumeration (lines 798-893)
- Backend system (PipeWire DAC, ALSA Direct) checked FIRST
- CPAL enumeration only used as fallback for legacy path
- Eliminates "Device 'hw:4,0' not found" warning for ALSA Direct
3. Added 50ms delay after stream creation (line 904-906)
- Ensures stream is fully initialized before decoder starts
- Prevents seekbar advancing without audio output
- Small enough not to be noticeable, large enough to prevent gap
Testing needed:
- ALSA Direct: 192→96→192→44.1→48→88.2 kHz transitions
- PipeWire + DAC Passthrough: Same sample rate transitions
- System Default: Verify gapless still works
- Verify bit-perfect modes still work (no resampling)
Add effect that reloads audio settings and status when playback begins, ensuring DAC/EXC badges show correct state without requiring hover interaction.
The current track is now marked as active even when paused, matching standard player behavior. This fixes the issue where after app restoration, the loaded track doesn't appear active until user interaction.
Changed: Remove isPlaybackActive condition from track active state logic in AlbumDetailView and PlaylistDetailView.
1. Change hardware volume to visible help text (like Offline settings)
- More critical info should be always visible
- Clearer explanation of experimental nature
2. Add blue HW badge for ALSA Direct mode
- Replaces DAC badge (mutually exclusive)
- Blue color simulates audio equipment LED
- Shows 'Hardware Direct: Bit-perfect ALSA' in tooltip
- Displays device name and sample rate
- Only visible when: ALSA Direct + hw plugin
3. Gapless logic already correct
- Only restricts gapless with DAC Passthrough (PipeWire)
- ALSA Direct can do gapless (same sample rate)
- Note: Different sample rates need investigation
Backend returns 'hw (Direct Hardware)' (lowercase) but UI was comparing with 'Hw (Direct Hardware)' (uppercase). Fixed all occurrences to use lowercase.
- Add alsa_hardware_volume to AudioSettings interface
- Add Tauri command set_audio_alsa_hardware_volume
- Add checkbox in Settings (visible only for ALSA Direct + Hw plugin)
- Checkbox disabled by default for maximum compatibility
- Clear tooltip explaining experimental nature and risks
- Add hardware_volume parameter to PlaybackEngine::new_alsa_direct()
- Update all three call sites in player.rs to pass alsa_hardware_volume setting
- Implement conditional volume control: hardware mixer or DAC/amplifier
- Add device_id() getter to AlsaDirectStream for mixer access
- Hardware volume disabled by default for maximum compatibility
Added set_hardware_volume() to AlsaDirectStream:
- Tries common mixer control names (Master, PCM, Speaker, Headphone, Digital)
- Returns error if DAC doesn't support mixer (doesn't break playback)
- Stores device_id in struct for mixer access
This enables bit-perfect volume control via DAC hardware when supported.
Falls back gracefully if not supported.
PROBLEM: App crashed on startup with existing databases:
'table audio_settings has no column named alsa_hardware_volume'
CAUSE: ALTER TABLE with 'NOT NULL' constraint fails on SQLite migrations.
FIX:
- Removed NOT NULL from ALTER TABLE statement
- Handle NULL values with unwrap_or(0) in get_settings()
- Defaults to false (disabled) for old databases
Now works with both new and existing databases.
Preparation for hybrid volume control (B+C option):
- New field: alsa_hardware_volume: bool (default: false)
- Database schema updated with migration support
- Setter/getter methods added
When enabled, will attempt to control DAC volume via ALSA mixer.
When disabled (default), in-app volume control is disabled for maximum
compatibility (user controls volume on DAC/amplifier).
PROBLEM: Hardcoding S32_LE only worked for Cambridge Audio DAC, not generic.
SOLUTION: Auto-detect best format at runtime:
- Try formats in priority order: FloatLE > S32LE > S24LE > S16LE
- Store detected format in AlsaDirectStream struct
- write() auto-converts from i16 based on detected format:
* FloatLE: i16 -> f32 (normalize to -1.0..1.0)
* S32LE: i16 -> i32 (bit-perfect: shift left 16 bits)
* S16LE: i16 -> i16 (no conversion)
Now works with any DAC regardless of supported formats.
PROBLEM: Cambridge Audio DAC only supports S32_LE format, not FloatLE.
Previous code failed with 'Invalid argument (22)' when trying to set FloatLE.
SOLUTION:
- alsa_direct.rs: Changed format from FloatLE to S32_LE
- alsa_direct.rs: Changed write() to accept i32 samples instead of f32
- playback_engine.rs: Convert i16 to i32 using bit-perfect left shift:
i32 = (i16 as i32) << 16
This maintains full bit-perfect precision while using hardware-supported format.
PROBLEM: Original code tried to collect() entire audio source into memory
before playback, causing 600+ MB allocations for 192kHz tracks and silent
failures.
SOLUTION: Stream samples in 8192-frame chunks:
- Read chunk from source iterator
- Convert i16 to f32
- Write to ALSA immediately
- Repeat until end of stream
This reduces memory usage from 600+ MB to ~300 KB per chunk and fixes
the no-audio issue.
- Replace Sink with PlaybackEngine abstraction throughout player
- Update StreamType to use Arc<AlsaDirectStream> for sharing
- Adapt all player commands (Play, Pause, Resume, Seek, Stop, SetVolume, ReinitDevice)
- Add as_any() trait method for backend downcasting
- Fix all type mismatches and compilation errors
- Compilation successful with 0 errors, 30 warnings
- Remove await from onMount (not async)
- Use .then() chain for proper async handling
- Initialize activeTab from preferences on mount
- Fixes tab order not persisting
- Fixes custom icon not displaying
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Removed continuous sync that was overriding user tab clicks.
Now only syncs activeTab with currentTab on initial mount to respect
configured first tab, then allows normal tab navigation.
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- Extended navigationStore with FavoritesTab state tracking
- Added setFavoritesTab() to push tab changes to history
- Modified navigateTo() to support favorites sub-navigation
- Wired handleTabChange() to call setFavoritesTab()
- Synced activeTab with navigation store via currentTab prop
- Back button now returns to correct Favorites tab
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