release v2026.05.13.3: full-player seed + MediaSession expansion (Wear) #46

2026-05-14T14:19:32-04:00

bvandeusen commented

2026-05-14 14:19:32 -04:00

(Migrated from git.fabledsword.com)

Patch batch on top of v2026.05.13.2.

Fixes

Full player showed "Nothing playing." while the mini bar showed a
live track. Regression from v2026.05.13.2's load-then-swap
rewrite: _displayedMedia only got populated by the ref.listen
callback on mediaItem changes, but ref.listen doesn't fire on
initial subscription. initState now reads the current mediaItem
synchronously and seeds _displayedMedia (and _displayedDominant
from the color provider's cached value when available) before the
first build runs; a post-frame _scheduleSwap covers the cold-color
case. (2df35e6)

Features

External media controllers (Android Wear, Auto, Bluetooth dashes,
lock-screen widgets) now see a complete MediaSession surface.
Several handler methods were already implemented but never
advertised in PlaybackState.systemActions; Android 13+ silently
drops any callback for an action not in that set, which matched
user reports of "watch sometimes works but doesn't play nice with
Minstrel."
- controls list adds MediaControl.stop
- systemActions adds stop, skipToQueueItem, setShuffleMode,
  setRepeatMode, setRating
- stop() override now actually halts the player + dismisses the
  foreground notification (BaseAudioHandler default was a no-op
  that just flipped processingState)
Native heart-rating wired through to LikesController. The
setRating action is the standard MediaSession protocol for
favorite-style buttons on Wear, lock-screen widgets, and Auto.
New LikeBridge adapter (toggleTrackLike + isTrackLiked closures)
passes through configure(); _toMediaItem populates MediaItem.
rating from likedIdsProvider so the right filled/outlined heart
shows on every track change; PlayerActions listens to
likedIdsProvider and calls refreshCurrentRating so toggles from
TrackRow / kebab / another device (SSE) also reflect on the watch
without waiting for the next track. (d1e2762, bfad4dd)
MediaItem.artUri populated on the first broadcast for warm-cache
tracks. New AlbumCoverCache.peekCached returns the file path
synchronously when the cover is already on disk; _toMediaItem
uses it to seed artUri so external controllers see the cover
immediately instead of waiting for the later async
_loadArtForCurrentItem path. Cold-cache tracks fall through to
that path unchanged. (d1e2762)

Operator notes

No schema changes.
In-app updater should upgrade cleanly (versionCode 3 → 4).

Patch batch on top of v2026.05.13.2. ## Fixes - **Full player showed "Nothing playing." while the mini bar showed a live track.** Regression from v2026.05.13.2's load-then-swap rewrite: _displayedMedia only got populated by the ref.listen callback on mediaItem changes, but ref.listen doesn't fire on initial subscription. initState now reads the current mediaItem synchronously and seeds _displayedMedia (and _displayedDominant from the color provider's cached value when available) before the first build runs; a post-frame _scheduleSwap covers the cold-color case. (`2df35e6`) ## Features - **External media controllers (Android Wear, Auto, Bluetooth dashes, lock-screen widgets) now see a complete MediaSession surface.** Several handler methods were already implemented but never advertised in PlaybackState.systemActions; Android 13+ silently drops any callback for an action not in that set, which matched user reports of "watch sometimes works but doesn't play nice with Minstrel." - controls list adds MediaControl.stop - systemActions adds stop, skipToQueueItem, setShuffleMode, setRepeatMode, setRating - stop() override now actually halts the player + dismisses the foreground notification (BaseAudioHandler default was a no-op that just flipped processingState) - **Native heart-rating wired through to LikesController.** The setRating action is the standard MediaSession protocol for favorite-style buttons on Wear, lock-screen widgets, and Auto. New LikeBridge adapter (toggleTrackLike + isTrackLiked closures) passes through configure(); _toMediaItem populates MediaItem. rating from likedIdsProvider so the right filled/outlined heart shows on every track change; PlayerActions listens to likedIdsProvider and calls refreshCurrentRating so toggles from TrackRow / kebab / another device (SSE) also reflect on the watch without waiting for the next track. (`d1e2762`, `bfad4dd`) - **MediaItem.artUri populated on the first broadcast for warm-cache tracks.** New AlbumCoverCache.peekCached returns the file path synchronously when the cover is already on disk; _toMediaItem uses it to seed artUri so external controllers see the cover immediately instead of waiting for the later async _loadArtForCurrentItem path. Cold-cache tracks fall through to that path unchanged. (`d1e2762`) ## Operator notes - No schema changes. - In-app updater should upgrade cleanly (versionCode 3 → 4).

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Reference: bvandeusen/minstrel#46