nova-shell/shell/services/MprisService.qml

pragma Singleton

import QtQuick
import Quickshell.Services.Mpris

QtObject {
    id: root

    readonly property var players: (Mpris.players.values ?? []).filter(p => p.trackTitle || p.playbackState === MprisPlaybackState.Playing || p.playbackState === MprisPlaybackState.Paused)
    property int playerIdx: 0
    readonly property MprisPlayer player: players[playerIdx] ?? players[0] ?? null
    readonly property bool playing: player?.playbackState === MprisPlaybackState.Playing

    // Track the identity of the selected player so we can find it after list changes
    property string _selectedIdentity: ""

    // Track which player played most recently (by identity)
    property var _lastPlayedTime: ({})

    onPlayerChanged: {
        if (player)
            _selectedIdentity = player.identity ?? "";
    }

    onPlayersChanged: {
        // Try to find the previously selected player by identity
        if (_selectedIdentity) {
            const idx = players.findIndex(p => (p.identity ?? "") === _selectedIdentity);
            if (idx >= 0) {
                playerIdx = idx;
                return;
            }
        }

        // Selected player disappeared - switch to most recently playing
        _switchToBest();
    }

    // Watch playback state changes on all players
    property Connections _mprisConn: Connections {
        target: Mpris

        function onPlayersChanged() {
            // Re-evaluate when the global player list changes
            Qt.callLater(_reconnectWatchers);
        }
    }

    property var _watchedPlayers: []

    function _reconnectWatchers() {
        // Clean up old watchers
        for (const w of _watchedPlayers) {
            if (w.conn)
                w.conn.destroy();
        }
        _watchedPlayers = [];

        // Watch each player's playback state
        for (const p of players) {
            const conn = _watcherComp.createObject(root, {
                target: p
            });
            _watchedPlayers.push({
                player: p,
                conn: conn
            });
        }
    }

    property Component _watcherComp: Component {
        Connections {
            function onPlaybackStateChanged() {
                root._onPlaybackStateChanged(target);
            }
        }
    }

    function _onPlaybackStateChanged(p) {
        if (!p)
            return;

        const identity = p.identity ?? "";

        if (p.playbackState === MprisPlaybackState.Playing) {
            // Record this as the most recently playing
            const times = Object.assign({}, _lastPlayedTime);
            times[identity] = Date.now();
            _lastPlayedTime = times;

            // If current player is not playing, switch to this one
            if (player !== p && player?.playbackState !== MprisPlaybackState.Playing) {
                const idx = players.indexOf(p);
                if (idx >= 0) {
                    playerIdx = idx;
                    _selectedIdentity = identity;
                }
            }
        } else if (p.playbackState === MprisPlaybackState.Paused && p === player) {
            // Current player paused - switch to a playing one if available
            _switchToPlaying();
        }
    }

    function _switchToPlaying() {
        // Find a playing player, prefer most recently started
        let best = -1;
        let bestTime = 0;
        for (let i = 0; i < players.length; i++) {
            if (players[i].playbackState === MprisPlaybackState.Playing) {
                const t = _lastPlayedTime[players[i].identity ?? ""] || 0;
                if (best < 0 || t > bestTime) {
                    best = i;
                    bestTime = t;
                }
            }
        }
        if (best >= 0) {
            playerIdx = best;
            _selectedIdentity = players[best].identity ?? "";
        }
    }

    function _switchToBest() {
        // Switch to playing player, or most recently played
        let best = -1;
        let bestTime = 0;
        let bestPlaying = -1;
        let bestPlayingTime = 0;

        for (let i = 0; i < players.length; i++) {
            const identity = players[i].identity ?? "";
            const t = _lastPlayedTime[identity] || 0;
            if (players[i].playbackState === MprisPlaybackState.Playing) {
                if (bestPlaying < 0 || t > bestPlayingTime) {
                    bestPlaying = i;
                    bestPlayingTime = t;
                }
            }
            if (best < 0 || t > bestTime) {
                best = i;
                bestTime = t;
            }
        }

        const chosen = bestPlaying >= 0 ? bestPlaying : (best >= 0 ? best : 0);
        playerIdx = chosen;
        if (players[chosen])
            _selectedIdentity = players[chosen].identity ?? "";
    }

    function switchPlayer(idx) {
        playerIdx = idx;
        if (players[idx])
            _selectedIdentity = players[idx].identity ?? "";
    }

    Component.onCompleted: Qt.callLater(_reconnectWatchers)
}