Add metadata to fifo pipe output #203

iVolt1 · 2025-09-07T15:19:28Z

Add metadata to fifo pipe output as requested in: Add metadata output to a pipe as it is in librespot-java #157

Functionally this works very well showing track info, duration and timing, and artwork when piped into owntone and the Home Assistant dashboard when running when running in an addon.

I used AI to help write it and don't see any issues at this point. This is my first pull request so I expect there will be nits and other issues, but I will do will what I can to help push this forward.

iVolt1 · 2025-09-07T16:01:34Z

This is the config.yml I have been using:

zeroconf_enabled: true # Whether to keep the device discoverable at all times, even if authenticated via other means
zeroconf_port: 0 # The port to use for Zeroconf, 0 for random
credentials:
  type: zeroconf
  zeroconf:
    persist_credentials: true # Whether to persist zeroconf user credentials even after disconnecting
server:
  enabled: true
  address: '0.0.0.0' #localhost # Which address to bind to
  port: 3678 #24879 #3678 # The server port
  allow_origin: '192.168.1.123' # Value for the Access-Control-Allow-Origin header
  cert_file: '' # Path to certificate file for TLS
  key_file: '' # Path to key file for TLS  
log_level: info # Log level configuration (trace, debug, info, warn, error)
device_id: '' # Spotify device ID (auto-generated)
device_name: 'Spotify Go' # Spotify device name
device_type: computer # Spotify device type (icon)
audio_backend: pipe # alsa # Audio backend to use (alsa, pipe, pulseaudio)
audio_output_pipe: '/media/music/librespot-java' # Path to a named pipe for audio output
audio_output_pipe_format: s16le # Audio output pipe format (s16le, s32le, f32le)
audio_buffer_time: 100
bitrate: 320 # Playback bitrate (96, 160, 320)
volume_steps: 100 # Volume steps count
initial_volume: 100 # Initial volume in steps (not applied to the mixer device)
external_volume: true # Whether volume is controlled externally 
disable_autoplay: false # Whether autoplay of more songs should be disabled
metadata_pipe:
  enabled: true
  path: '/media/music/librespot-java.metadata' # Audio pipe + .metadata
  format: "xml"
  buffer_size: 100

devgianlu

First review, I did not test it and generally glazed over some things.

Thank you for your effort!

devgianlu · 2025-09-10T17:26:55Z

cmd/daemon/controls.go

 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 )

+// Update extractMetadataFromStream method signature:


Tautological comment

devgianlu · 2025-09-10T17:27:22Z

cmd/daemon/controls.go

+		}
+	}
+
+	return title, artist, album, trackID, duration, artworkURL, artworkData


We should not be returning that many values

devgianlu · 2025-09-10T17:27:32Z

cmd/daemon/controls.go

+		/*
+			if p.primaryStream != nil {
+				title, artist, album, trackID, duration, artworkURL := p.extractMetadataFromStream(p.primaryStream)
+				p.app.log.Debugf("Sending metadata: %s by %s", title, artist)
+				p.UpdateTrack(title, artist, album, trackID, duration, true, artworkURL) // true = playing
+			}
+		*/


Can this be definitely removed?

devgianlu · 2025-09-10T17:27:44Z

cmd/daemon/controls.go


+		p.UpdatePlayingState(true)
+
+		// Add this line to update position on resume


Tautological comment

devgianlu · 2025-09-10T17:28:04Z

cmd/daemon/controls.go


 	p.sess.Events().PostPrimaryStreamLoad(p.primaryStream, paused)

+	// In loadCurrentTrack method:


Tautological comment

devgianlu · 2025-09-10T17:35:14Z

player/player.go

 	drop    bool
 }

+// Update MetadataCallback interface:


Tautological comment

devgianlu · 2025-09-10T17:35:49Z

.gitignore

+/daemon
+/go-librespot


I guess these are because you are cross-compiling, but they are a bit misleading

devgianlu · 2025-09-10T17:37:39Z

metadata/fifo.go

+
+	_, err := fm.pipe.Write(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Close and attempt to reopen on error


Doesn't seem reconnection happens on error

devgianlu · 2025-09-10T17:38:24Z

metadata/fifo.go

+	switch fm.format {
+	//	case "json":
+	//		data = metadata.ToJSONFormat()
+	case "xml": // ADD THIS CASE
+		data = metadata.ToXMLFormat()
+		//default: // "dacp"
+		//	data = metadata.ToDACPFormat()
+	}


These should be supported right?

devgianlu · 2025-09-10T17:39:25Z

metadata/player_wrapper.go

+}
+
+// Update UpdateTrack method signature:
+func (pm *PlayerMetadata) UpdateTrack(title, artist, album, trackID string, duration time.Duration, playing bool, artworkURL string, artworkData []byte) {


Perhaps we can use a struct here

- Remove tautological comments throughout codebase - Refactor UpdateTrack to use TrackUpdateInfo struct instead of 8 parameters - Refactor extractMetadataFromStream to return struct instead of 7 values - Support all metadata format cases (JSON, XML, DACP) in FIFO manager - Fix misleading reconnection comment - Clean up merge conflicts and duplicate function definitions

- Add variable declarations in extractMetadataFromStream - Update AppPlayer.UpdateTrack to accept TrackUpdateInfo struct - Remove duplicate timer initialization in main.go - Change FIFO startup error to warning - Handle EEXIST gracefully in FIFO creation - Add binaries to .gitignore

iVolt1 · 2025-11-21T23:52:10Z

Hi @devgianlu,

I've addressed all the review feedback:

✅ Removed tautological comments throughout the codebase
✅ Refactored UpdateTrack to use TrackUpdateInfo struct instead of 8 parameters
✅ Refactored extractMetadataFromStream to return struct instead of 7 return values
✅ Implemented all format cases (JSON, XML, DACP) in FIFO manager
✅ Fixed misleading reconnection comment
✅ Cleaned up commented code and merge conflicts

The code now compiles successfully and I've tested it in my Home Assistant addon with OwnTone - metadata (including track info, artwork, and position updates) is flowing correctly.

Let me know if there's anything else you'd like me to change!

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		p.UpdatePlayingState(true)

		// Add this line to update position on resume


		p.sess.Events().PostPrimaryStreamLoad(p.primaryStream, paused)

		// In loadCurrentTrack method:

		/daemon
		/go-librespot

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