Fixed buffering for GStreamer

src/music_controller/controller.rs

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl<P: Player> Controller<P> {
             queue: Queue::default(),
             config: config_.clone(),
             library,
-            player: Box::new(P::new()),
+            player: Box::new(P::new()?),
         })
     }
 

src/music_player/gstreamer.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Crate things
 //use crate::music_controller::config::Config;
 use crate::music_storage::library::URI;
-use crossbeam_channel::unbounded;
+use crossbeam_channel::{unbounded, Receiver, Sender};
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock, RwLockReadGuard, RwLockWriteGuard};
 
@@ -13,29 +13,10 @@ use gstreamer::prelude::*;
 
 // Extra things
 use chrono::Duration;
-use thiserror::Error;
 
-use super::player::{Player, PlayerError};
+use super::player::{Player, PlayerCommand, PlayerError, PlayerState};
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+impl From<gst::State> for PlayerState {
-pub enum GstCmd {
-    Play,
-    Pause,
-    Eos,
-    AboutToFinish,
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub enum GstState {
-    Playing,
-    Paused,
-    Ready,
-    Buffering(u8),
-    Null,
-    VoidPending,
-}
-
-impl From<gst::State> for GstState {
     fn from(value: gst::State) -> Self {
         match value {
             gst::State::VoidPending => Self::VoidPending,
@@ -47,7 +28,7 @@ impl From<gst::State> for GstState {
     }
 }
 
-impl TryInto<gst::State> for GstState {
+impl TryInto<gst::State> for PlayerState {
     fn try_into(self) -> Result<gst::State, Box<dyn Error>> {
         match self {
             Self::VoidPending => Ok(gst::State::VoidPending),
@@ -63,191 +44,48 @@ impl TryInto<gst::State> for GstState {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
-enum PlaybackStats {
+enum PlaybackInfo {
     Idle,
     Switching,
     Playing{
         start: Duration,
         end:   Duration,
     },
-    Finished // When this is sent, the thread will die!
+
+    /// When this is sent, the thread will die! Use it when the [Player] is
+    /// done playing
+    Finished
 }
 
 /// An instance of a music player with a GStreamer backend
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct GStreamer {
     source:     Option<URI>,
-    //pub message_tx: Sender<PlayerCmd>,
-    pub message_rx: crossbeam::channel::Receiver<GstCmd>,
 
-    playback_tx: crossbeam::channel::Sender<PlaybackStats>,
+    message_rx: crossbeam::channel::Receiver<PlayerCommand>,
+    playback_tx: crossbeam::channel::Sender<PlaybackInfo>,
+
     playbin:    Arc<RwLock<Element>>,
     volume:     f64,
     start:      Option<Duration>,
     end:        Option<Duration>,
-    paused:     bool,
+    paused:     Arc<RwLock<bool>>,
     position:   Arc<RwLock<Option<Duration>>>,
 }
 
+impl From<gst::StateChangeError> for PlayerError {
+    fn from(value: gst::StateChangeError) -> Self {
+        PlayerError::StateChange(value.to_string())
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<glib::BoolError> for PlayerError {
+    fn from(value: glib::BoolError) -> Self {
+        PlayerError::General(value.to_string())
+    }
+}
+
 impl GStreamer {
-    pub fn new() -> Result<Self, PlayerError> {
-        // Initialize GStreamer, maybe figure out how to nicely fail here
-        gst::init()?;
-        let ctx = glib::MainContext::default();
-        let _guard = ctx.acquire();
-        let mainloop = glib::MainLoop::new(Some(&ctx), false);
-
-        let playbin_arc = Arc::new(RwLock::new(
-            gst::ElementFactory::make("playbin3").build()?,
-        ));
-
-        let playbin = playbin_arc.clone();
-
-        let flags = playbin.read().unwrap().property_value("flags");
-        let flags_class = FlagsClass::with_type(flags.type_()).unwrap();
-
-        // Set up the Playbin flags to only play audio
-        let flags = flags_class
-            .builder_with_value(flags)
-            .ok_or(PlayerError::Build)?
-            .set_by_nick("audio")
-            .set_by_nick("download")
-            .unset_by_nick("video")
-            .unset_by_nick("text")
-            .build()
-            .ok_or(PlayerError::Build)?;
-
-        playbin.write().unwrap().set_property_from_value("flags", &flags);
-        playbin.write().unwrap().set_property("instant-uri", true);
-
-        let position = Arc::new(RwLock::new(None));
-
-        // Set up the thread to monitor the position
-        let (playback_tx, playback_rx) = unbounded();
-        let (stat_tx, stat_rx) = unbounded::<PlaybackStats>();
-        let position_update = Arc::clone(&position);
-        let _playback_monitor = std::thread::spawn(move || { //TODO: Figure out how to return errors nicely in threads
-            let mut stats = PlaybackStats::Idle;
-            let mut pos_temp;
-            loop {
-                // Check for new messages or updates about how to proceed
-                if let Ok(res) = stat_rx.recv_timeout(std::time::Duration::from_millis(100)) {
-                    stats = res
-                }
-
-                pos_temp = playbin_arc
-                    .read()
-                    .unwrap()
-                    .query_position::<ClockTime>()
-                    .map(|pos| Duration::nanoseconds(pos.nseconds() as i64));
-
-                match stats {
-                    PlaybackStats::Playing{start, end} if pos_temp.is_some() => {
-                        // Check if the current playback position is close to the end
-                        let finish_point = end - Duration::milliseconds(250);
-                        if pos_temp.unwrap() >= end {
-                            let _ = playback_tx.try_send(GstCmd::Eos);
-                            playbin_arc
-                                .write()
-                                .unwrap()
-                                .set_state(gst::State::Ready)
-                                .expect("Unable to set the pipeline state");
-                        } else if pos_temp.unwrap() >= finish_point {
-                            let _ = playback_tx.try_send(GstCmd::AboutToFinish);
-                        }
-
-                        // This has to be done AFTER the current time in the file
-                        // is calculated, or everything else is wrong
-                        pos_temp = Some(pos_temp.unwrap() - start)
-                    },
-                    PlaybackStats::Finished => {
-                        *position_update.write().unwrap() = None;
-                        break
-                    },
-                    PlaybackStats::Idle | PlaybackStats::Switching => {},
-                    _ => ()
-                }
-
-                *position_update.write().unwrap() = pos_temp;
-            }
-        });
-
-        // Set up the thread to monitor bus messages
-        let playbin_bus_ctrl = Arc::clone(&playbin);
-        let bus_watch = playbin
-            .read()
-            .unwrap()
-            .bus()
-            .expect("Failed to get GStreamer message bus")
-            .add_watch(move |_bus, msg| {
-                match msg.view() {
-                    gst::MessageView::Eos(_) => {}
-                    gst::MessageView::StreamStart(_) => println!("Stream start"),
-                    gst::MessageView::Error(_) => {
-                        playbin_bus_ctrl
-                            .write()
-                            .unwrap()
-                            .set_state(gst::State::Ready)
-                            .unwrap();
-
-                        playbin_bus_ctrl
-                            .write()
-                            .unwrap()
-                            .set_state(gst::State::Playing)
-                            .unwrap();
-                    }
-                    /* TODO: Fix buffering!!
-                    gst::MessageView::Buffering(buffering) => {
-                        let percent = buffering.percent();
-                        if percent < 100 {
-                            playbin_bus_ctrl
-                                .write()
-                                .unwrap()
-                                .set_state(gst::State::Paused)
-                                .unwrap();
-                        } else if !(buffering) {
-                            playbin_bus_ctrl
-                                .write()
-                                .unwrap()
-                                .set_state(gst::State::Playing)
-                                .unwrap();
-                        }
-                    }
-                    */
-                    _ => (),
-                }
-                glib::ControlFlow::Continue
-            })
-            .expect("Failed to connect to GStreamer message bus");
-
-        // Set up a thread to watch the messages
-        std::thread::spawn(move || {
-            let _watch = bus_watch;
-            mainloop.run()
-        });
-
-        let source = None;
-        Ok(Self {
-            source,
-            playbin,
-            message_rx: playback_rx,
-            playback_tx: stat_tx,
-            volume: 1.0,
-            start: None,
-            end: None,
-            paused: false,
-            position,
-        })
-    }
-
-    pub fn source(&self) -> &Option<URI> {
-        &self.source
-    }
-
-    pub fn enqueue_next(&mut self, next_track: &URI) -> Result<(), PlayerError> {
-        self.set_source(next_track)
-    }
-
     /// Set the playback URI
     fn set_source(&mut self, source: &URI) -> Result<(), PlayerError> {
         if !source.exists().is_ok_and(|x| x) {
@@ -256,7 +94,7 @@ impl GStreamer {
         }
 
         // Make sure the playback tracker knows the stuff is stopped
-        self.playback_tx.send(PlaybackStats::Switching).unwrap();
+        self.playback_tx.send(PlaybackInfo::Switching).unwrap();
 
         let uri = self.playbin.read().unwrap().property_value("current-uri");
         self.source = Some(source.clone());
@@ -272,7 +110,7 @@ impl GStreamer {
                 self.end = Some(Duration::from_std(*end).unwrap());
 
                 // Send the updated position to the tracker
-                self.playback_tx.send(PlaybackStats::Playing{
+                self.playback_tx.send(PlaybackInfo::Playing{
                     start: self.start.unwrap(),
                     end: self.end.unwrap()
                 }).unwrap();
@@ -286,7 +124,8 @@ impl GStreamer {
                     }
                     std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(1));
                 }
-                panic!("Couldn't seek to beginning of cue track in reasonable time (>20ms)");
+                //panic!("Couldn't seek to beginning of cue track in reasonable time (>20ms)");
+                return Err(PlayerError::StateChange("Could not seek to beginning of CUE track".into()))
             }
             _ => {
                 self.playbin
@@ -307,7 +146,7 @@ impl GStreamer {
                 self.end = self.raw_duration();
 
                 // Send the updated position to the tracker
-                self.playback_tx.send(PlaybackStats::Playing{
+                self.playback_tx.send(PlaybackInfo::Playing{
                     start: self.start.unwrap(),
                     end: self.end.unwrap()
                 }).unwrap();
@@ -341,62 +180,212 @@ impl GStreamer {
         Ok(element)
     }
 
-    /// Set the playback volume, accepts a float from 0 to 1
-    pub fn set_volume(&mut self, volume: f64) {
-        self.volume = volume.clamp(0.0, 1.0);
-        self.set_gstreamer_volume(self.volume);
-    }
-
     /// Set volume of the internal playbin player, can be
     /// used to bypass the main volume control for seeking
     fn set_gstreamer_volume(&mut self, volume: f64) {
         self.playbin_mut().unwrap().set_property("volume", volume)
     }
 
-    /// Returns the current volume level, a float from 0 to 1
-    pub fn volume(&mut self) -> f64 {
-        self.volume
-    }
-
     fn set_state(&mut self, state: gst::State) -> Result<(), gst::StateChangeError> {
         self.playbin_mut().unwrap().set_state(state)?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn ready(&mut self) -> Result<(), gst::StateChangeError> {
+    fn raw_duration(&self) -> Option<Duration> {
-        self.set_state(gst::State::Ready)
+        self.playbin()
+            .unwrap()
+            .query_duration::<ClockTime>()
+            .map(|pos| Duration::nanoseconds(pos.nseconds() as i64))
+    }
+
+    /// Get the current state of the playback
+    fn state(&mut self) -> PlayerState {
+        self.playbin().unwrap().current_state().into()
+        /*
+        match *self.buffer.read().unwrap() {
+            None => self.playbin().unwrap().current_state().into(),
+            Some(value) => PlayerState::Buffering(value),
+        }
+        */
+    }
+
+    fn property(&self, property: &str) -> glib::Value {
+        self.playbin().unwrap().property_value(property)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Player for GStreamer {
+    fn new() -> Result<Self, PlayerError> {
+        // Initialize GStreamer, maybe figure out how to nicely fail here
+        if let Err(err) = gst::init() {
+            return Err(PlayerError::Init(err.to_string()))
+        };
+        let ctx = glib::MainContext::default();
+        let _guard = ctx.acquire();
+        let mainloop = glib::MainLoop::new(Some(&ctx), false);
+
+        let playbin_arc = Arc::new(RwLock::new(
+            match gst::ElementFactory::make("playbin3").build() {
+                Ok(playbin) => playbin,
+                Err(error) => return Err(PlayerError::Init(error.to_string())),
+            }
+        ));
+
+        let playbin = playbin_arc.clone();
+
+        let flags = playbin.read().unwrap().property_value("flags");
+        let flags_class = FlagsClass::with_type(flags.type_()).unwrap();
+
+        // Set up the Playbin flags to only play audio
+        let flags = flags_class
+            .builder_with_value(flags)
+            .ok_or(PlayerError::Build)?
+            .set_by_nick("audio")
+            .set_by_nick("download")
+            .unset_by_nick("video")
+            .unset_by_nick("text")
+            .build()
+            .ok_or(PlayerError::Build)?;
+
+        playbin.write().unwrap().set_property_from_value("flags", &flags);
+        playbin.write().unwrap().set_property("instant-uri", true);
+
+        let position = Arc::new(RwLock::new(None));
+
+        // Set up the thread to monitor the position
+        let (playback_tx, playback_rx) = unbounded();
+        let (status_tx, status_rx) = unbounded::<PlaybackInfo>();
+        let position_update = Arc::clone(&position);
+
+        let _playback_monitor =
+            std::thread::spawn(|| playback_monitor(playbin_arc, status_rx, playback_tx, position_update));
+
+        // Set up the thread to monitor bus messages
+        let playbin_bus_ctrl = Arc::clone(&playbin);
+        let paused = Arc::new(RwLock::new(false));
+        let bus_paused = Arc::clone(&paused);
+        let bus_watch = playbin
+            .read()
+            .unwrap()
+            .bus()
+            .expect("Failed to get GStreamer message bus")
+            .add_watch(move |_bus, msg| {
+                match msg.view() {
+                    gst::MessageView::Eos(_) => println!("End of stream"),
+                    gst::MessageView::StreamStart(_) => println!("Stream start"),
+                    gst::MessageView::Error(err) => {
+                        println!("Error recieved: {}", err);
+                        return glib::ControlFlow::Break
+                    }
+                    gst::MessageView::Buffering(buffering) => {
+                        if *bus_paused.read().unwrap() == true {
+                            return glib::ControlFlow::Continue
+                        }
+
+                        // If the player is not paused, pause it
+                        let percent = buffering.percent();
+                        if percent < 100 {
+                            playbin_bus_ctrl
+                                .write()
+                                .unwrap()
+                                .set_state(gst::State::Paused)
+                                .unwrap();
+                        } else if percent >= 100 {
+                            println!("Finished buffering");
+                            playbin_bus_ctrl
+                                .write()
+                                .unwrap()
+                                .set_state(gst::State::Playing)
+                                .unwrap();
+                        }
+                    }
+                    _ => (),
+                }
+                glib::ControlFlow::Continue
+            })
+            .expect("Failed to connect to GStreamer message bus");
+
+        // Set up a thread to watch the messages
+        std::thread::spawn(move || {
+            let _watch = bus_watch;
+            mainloop.run()
+        });
+
+        let source = None;
+        Ok(Self {
+            source,
+            playbin,
+            message_rx: playback_rx,
+            playback_tx: status_tx,
+            volume: 1.0,
+            start: None,
+            end: None,
+            paused,
+            position,
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn source(&self) -> &Option<URI> {
+        &self.source
+    }
+
+    /// Insert a new track to be played. This method should be called at the
+    /// beginning to start playback of something, and once the [PlayerCommand]
+    /// indicates the track is about to finish to enqueue gaplessly.
+    fn enqueue_next(&mut self, next_track: &URI) -> Result<(), PlayerError> {
+        self.set_source(next_track)
+    }
+
+    /// Set the playback volume, accepts a float from 0 to 1
+    fn set_volume(&mut self, volume: f64) {
+        self.volume = volume.clamp(0.0, 1.0);
+        self.set_gstreamer_volume(self.volume);
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the current volume level, a float from 0 to 1
+    fn volume(&mut self) -> f64 {
+        self.volume
+    }
+
+    fn ready(&mut self) -> Result<(), PlayerError> {
+        self.set_state(gst::State::Ready)?;
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     /// If the player is paused or stopped, starts playback
-    pub fn play(&mut self) -> Result<(), gst::StateChangeError> {
+    fn play(&mut self) -> Result<(), PlayerError> {
-        self.set_state(gst::State::Playing)
+        *self.paused.write().unwrap() = false;
+        self.set_state(gst::State::Playing)?;
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Pause, if playing
-    pub fn pause(&mut self) -> Result<(), gst::StateChangeError> {
+    fn pause(&mut self) -> Result<(), PlayerError> {
-        //*self.paused.write().unwrap() = true;
+        *self.paused.write().unwrap() = true;
-        self.set_state(gst::State::Paused)
+        self.set_state(gst::State::Paused)?;
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Resume from being paused
-    pub fn resume(&mut self) -> Result<(), gst::StateChangeError> {
+    fn resume(&mut self) -> Result<(), PlayerError> {
-        //*self.paused.write().unwrap() = false;
+        *self.paused.write().unwrap() = false;
-        self.set_state(gst::State::Playing)
+        self.set_state(gst::State::Playing)?;
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Check if playback is paused
-    pub fn is_paused(&mut self) -> bool {
+    fn is_paused(&mut self) -> bool {
         self.playbin().unwrap().current_state() == gst::State::Paused
     }
 
     /// Get the current playback position of the player
-    pub fn position(&mut self) -> Option<Duration> {
+    fn position(&mut self) -> Option<Duration> {
         *self.position.read().unwrap()
     }
 
     /// Get the duration of the currently playing track
-    pub fn duration(&mut self) -> Option<Duration> {
+    fn duration(&mut self) -> Option<Duration> {
         if self.end.is_some() && self.start.is_some() {
             Some(self.end.unwrap() - self.start.unwrap())
         } else {
@@ -404,18 +393,11 @@ impl GStreamer {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn raw_duration(&self) -> Option<Duration> {
-        self.playbin()
-            .unwrap()
-            .query_duration::<ClockTime>()
-            .map(|pos| Duration::nanoseconds(pos.nseconds() as i64))
-    }
-
     /// Seek relative to the current position
-    pub fn seek_by(&mut self, seek_amount: Duration) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    fn seek_by(&mut self, seek_amount: Duration) -> Result<(), PlayerError> {
         let time_pos = match *self.position.read().unwrap() {
             Some(pos) => pos,
-            None => return Err("No position".into()),
+            None => return Err(PlayerError::Seek("No position".into())),
         };
         let seek_pos = time_pos + seek_amount;
 
@@ -424,15 +406,15 @@ impl GStreamer {
     }
 
     /// Seek absolutely
-    pub fn seek_to(&mut self, target_pos: Duration) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    fn seek_to(&mut self, target_pos: Duration) -> Result<(), PlayerError> {
         let start = if self.start.is_none() {
-            return Err("Failed to seek: No START time".into());
+            return Err(PlayerError::Seek("No START time".into()));
         } else {
             self.start.unwrap()
         };
 
         let end = if self.end.is_none() {
-            return Err("Failed to seek: No END time".into());
+            return Err(PlayerError::Seek("No END time".into()));
         } else {
             self.end.unwrap()
         };
@@ -451,28 +433,13 @@ impl GStreamer {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    /// Get the current state of the playback
-    pub fn state(&mut self) -> GstState {
-        self.playbin().unwrap().current_state().into()
-        /*
-        match *self.buffer.read().unwrap() {
-            None => self.playbin().unwrap().current_state().into(),
-            Some(value) => PlayerState::Buffering(value),
-        }
-        */
-    }
-
-    pub fn property(&self, property: &str) -> glib::Value {
-        self.playbin().unwrap().property_value(property)
-    }
-
     /// Stop the playback entirely
-    pub fn stop(&mut self) -> Result<(), gst::StateChangeError> {
+    fn stop(&mut self) -> Result<(), PlayerError> {
         self.pause()?;
         self.ready()?;
 
         // Send the updated position to the tracker
-        self.playback_tx.send(PlaybackStats::Idle).unwrap();
+        self.playback_tx.send(PlaybackInfo::Idle).unwrap();
 
         // Set all positions to none
         *self.position.write().unwrap() = None;
@@ -480,9 +447,12 @@ impl GStreamer {
         self.end = None;
         Ok(())
     }
-}
 
-// impl Player for GStreamer {}
+    /// Return a reference to the player message channel
+    fn message_channel(&self) -> &crossbeam::channel::Receiver<PlayerCommand> {
+        &self.message_rx
+    }
+}
 
 impl Drop for GStreamer {
     /// Cleans up the `GStreamer` pipeline and the monitoring
@@ -492,6 +462,63 @@ impl Drop for GStreamer {
             .unwrap()
             .set_state(gst::State::Null)
             .expect("Unable to set the pipeline to the `Null` state");
-        let _ = self.playback_tx.send(PlaybackStats::Finished);
+        let _ = self.playback_tx.send(PlaybackInfo::Finished);
+    }
+}
+
+fn playback_monitor(
+    playbin: Arc<RwLock<Element>>,
+    status_rx: Receiver<PlaybackInfo>,
+    playback_tx: Sender<PlayerCommand>,
+    position: Arc<RwLock<Option<Duration>>>,
+) {
+    let mut stats = PlaybackInfo::Idle;
+    let mut pos_temp;
+    let mut sent_atf = false;
+    loop {
+        // Check for new messages to decide how to proceed
+        if let Ok(result) = status_rx.recv_timeout(std::time::Duration::from_millis(10)) {
+            stats = result
+        }
+
+        pos_temp = playbin
+            .read()
+            .unwrap()
+            .query_position::<ClockTime>()
+            .map(|pos| Duration::nanoseconds(pos.nseconds() as i64));
+
+        match stats {
+            PlaybackInfo::Playing{start, end} if pos_temp.is_some() => {
+                // Check if the current playback position is close to the end
+                let finish_point = end - Duration::milliseconds(250);
+                if pos_temp.unwrap().num_microseconds() >= end.num_microseconds() {
+                    let _ = playback_tx.try_send(PlayerCommand::EndOfStream);
+                    playbin
+                        .write()
+                        .unwrap()
+                        .set_state(gst::State::Ready)
+                        .expect("Unable to set the pipeline state");
+                    sent_atf = false
+                } else if pos_temp.unwrap().num_microseconds() >= finish_point.num_microseconds()
+                    && !sent_atf {
+                    let _ = playback_tx.try_send(PlayerCommand::AboutToFinish);
+                    sent_atf = true;
+                }
+
+                // This has to be done AFTER the current time in the file
+                // is calculated, or everything else is wrong
+                pos_temp = Some(pos_temp.unwrap() - start)
+            },
+            PlaybackInfo::Finished => {
+                *position.write().unwrap() = None;
+                break
+            },
+            PlaybackInfo::Idle | PlaybackInfo::Switching => {
+                sent_atf = false
+            },
+            _ => ()
+        }
+
+        *position.write().unwrap() = pos_temp;
     }
 }

src/music_player/player.rs

@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 use chrono::Duration;
-use gstreamer as gst;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
 use crate::music_storage::library::URI;
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum PlayerError {
-    #[error("player initialization failed")]
+    #[error("player initialization failed: {0}")]
-    Init(#[from] glib::Error),
+    Init(String),
-    #[error("element factory failed to create playbin3")]
-    Factory(#[from] glib::BoolError),
     #[error("could not change playback state")]
-    StateChange(#[from] gst::StateChangeError),
+    StateChange(String),
+    #[error("seeking failed: {0}")]
+    Seek(String),
     #[error("the file or source is not found")]
     NotFound,
     #[error("failed to build gstreamer item")]
@@ -19,11 +18,31 @@ pub enum PlayerError {
     #[error("poison error")]
     Poison,
     #[error("general player error")]
-    General,
+    General(String),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum PlayerState {
+    Playing,
+    Paused,
+    Ready,
+    Buffering(u8),
+    Null,
+    VoidPending,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum PlayerCommand {
+    Play,
+    Pause,
+    EndOfStream,
+    AboutToFinish,
 }
 
 pub trait Player {
-    fn new() -> Self;
+    /// Create a new player
+    fn new() -> Result<Self, PlayerError> where Self: Sized;
+
     fn source(&self) -> &Option<URI>;
 
     fn enqueue_next(&mut self, next_track: &URI) -> Result<(), PlayerError>;
@@ -48,9 +67,9 @@ pub trait Player {
 
     fn duration(&mut self) -> Option<Duration>;
 
-    fn raw_duration(&self) -> Option<Duration>;
-
     fn seek_by(&mut self, seek_amount: Duration) -> Result<(), PlayerError>;
 
     fn seek_to(&mut self, target_pos: Duration) -> Result<(), PlayerError>;
+
+    fn message_channel(&self) -> &crossbeam::channel::Receiver<PlayerCommand>;
 }

src/music_storage/library.rs

@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ impl Song {
         self.tags.remove(target_key);
     }
 
-    /// Creates a `Song` from a song file
+    /// Creates a `Song` from a music file
-    pub fn from_file(target_file: &Path) -> Result<Self, Box<dyn Error>> {
+    pub fn from_file<P: ?Sized + AsRef<Path>>(target_file: &P) -> Result<Self, Box<dyn Error>> {
         let normal_options = ParseOptions::new().parsing_mode(lofty::ParsingMode::Relaxed);
 
         let blank_tag = &lofty::Tag::new(TagType::Id3v2);
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ impl Song {
         }
 
         // Find images around the music file that can be used
-        let mut found_images = find_images(target_file).unwrap();
+        let mut found_images = find_images(target_file.as_ref()).unwrap();
         album_art.append(&mut found_images);
 
         // Get the format as a string
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ impl URI {
         match self {
             URI::Local(loc) => loc.try_exists(),
             URI::Cue { location, .. } => location.try_exists(),
-            URI::Remote(_, _loc) => todo!(),
+            URI::Remote(_, _loc) => Ok(true), // TODO: Investigate a way to do this?
         }
     }
 }

src/music_storage/utils.rs

@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ pub fn find_images(song_path: &Path) -> Result<Vec<AlbumArt>, Box<dyn Error>> {
         .filter(|e| e.depth() < 3)
     // Don't recurse very deep
     {
-        println!("{:?}", target_file);
         let path = target_file.path();
         if !path.is_file() || !path.exists() {
             continue;