playerctl 1.0.4

A Flutter plugin for Linux that provides robust media playback control using playerctl CLI with multi-player support and automatic error recovery.

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

1.0.4

• Added album cover/art URL support (artUrl field in MediaInfo)
  • Fetches mpris:artUrl from playerctl metadata
  • Included in JSON serialization/deserialization
  • Included in equality comparisons and change detection
  • Available for displaying album artwork in UI
• All tests passing (19 tests)

1.0.3

• Breaking Change: Implemented Equatable for all models (PlayerState and MediaInfo)
  • Removed manual == operator and hashCode implementations
  • More efficient and reliable equality comparisons
  • Better performance for state management solutions
  • Added equatable package as dependency
• Added stream optimization: metadata changes only emit when actual changes occur (ignores position updates)
  • Significantly reduces unnecessary UI updates
  • Ignores position changes that happen constantly during playback
  • Only emits when title, artist, album, status, player, or length changes
• Fixed test for invalid volume range to expect exception instead of false
• All tests passing (19 tests)

1.0.2

• Breaking Change: Implemented Equatable for all models (PlayerState and MediaInfo)
  • Removed manual == operator and hashCode implementations
  • More efficient and reliable equality comparisons
  • Better performance for state management solutions
• Added stream optimization: metadata changes only emit when actual changes occur (ignores position updates)
• Added JSON serialization support (toJson and fromJson) to PlayerState and MediaInfo
• Added platform specification to pubspec.yaml (Linux only)
• Fixed test for invalid volume range to expect exception instead of false
• Code formatting improvements and cleanup
• Enhanced type safety in JSON parsing with null checks

1.0.1

• Updated package description for better clarity
• Refined documentation and LICENSE file
• Minor cleanup and improvements

1.0.0

• Initial stable release
• State-agnostic core architecture with SOLID principles
• Real-time metadata streaming with automatic process restart (up to 5 attempts)
• Triple-layer synchronization (stream + metadata refresh + volume sync)
• Multi-player support with automatic player switching
• Shuffle and loop controls with cycle support
• Volume synchronization detects external changes
• Robust error handling and automatic recovery
• Optional GetX wrapper for reactive state management
• Special character support in metadata (handles pipe characters correctly)
• Debounced player switching prevents glitches during rapid changes