covers (mpris)

[Manix80]

as described in the title, I don't have the album covers in the mpris module, but they do appear in the notifications.
nothing similar found on the net or there: #157

I use this configuration: #183 @JannisPetschenka

Hyprland with arch and player ncspot. do I need a complement like uberzug++ or something else?
thank you for your work!

[ErikReider]

It's the applications responsibility to provide a cover art so this isn't a swaync issue. Spotify and Firefox works for me :)

[sharak]

Hi!

I am having the same problem using Spotify. If I use playerctl to look at the player metadata I get this:

Running G_MESSAGES_DEBUG=all swaync I get the following log:

It's as if it's trying to download the cover but can't for some reason.

[ErikReider]

Hi!

I am having the same problem using Spotify. If I use playerctl to look at the player metadata I get this:

Running G_MESSAGES_DEBUG=all swaync I get the following log:

It's as if it's trying to download the cover but can't for some reason.

Could you copy&paste the url here?

[sharak]

Sure:
https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273968059c0bdab66e2b558e582

However, this happens with any URL.

[ErikReider]

Seems like I'm able to download that when manually changing the url variable...

[ErikReider]

Could you try using this patch, run it and send me the new error message?

diff --git a/src/controlCenter/widgets/mpris/mpris_player.vala b/src/controlCenter/widgets/mpris/mpris_player.vala
index cec2322..bc5df65 100644
--- a/src/controlCenter/widgets/mpris/mpris_player.vala
+++ b/src/controlCenter/widgets/mpris/mpris_player.vala
@@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ namespace SwayNotificationCenter.Widgets.Mpris {
                     pixbuf = yield new Gdk.Pixbuf.from_stream_async (
                         stream, album_art_cancellable);
                 } catch (Error e) {
-                    debug ("Could not download album art for %s. Using fallback...",
-                           source.media_player.identity);
+                    debug ("Could not download album art for %s. Using fallback...\n\tURL: %s\n\tError: %s",
+                           source.media_player.identity, url, e.message);
                 }
                 if (pixbuf != null) {
                     pixbuf = Functions.scale_round_pixbuf (pixbuf,

[Manix80]

as far as i'm concerned, it's working properly now. i didn't do any manipulations. just the system updates.
EDIT: i don't know if it's due to this but i modified the systemd unit :
WantedBy=default.target
starting hyprland from a tty,
and in the hyprland config :
exec-once = sleep 1 && notify-send "Coucou NICO !!!"

[sharak]

Could you try using this patch, run it and send me the new error message?

diff --git a/src/controlCenter/widgets/mpris/mpris_player.vala b/src/controlCenter/widgets/mpris/mpris_player.vala
index cec2322..bc5df65 100644
--- a/src/controlCenter/widgets/mpris/mpris_player.vala
+++ b/src/controlCenter/widgets/mpris/mpris_player.vala
@@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ namespace SwayNotificationCenter.Widgets.Mpris {
                     pixbuf = yield new Gdk.Pixbuf.from_stream_async (
                         stream, album_art_cancellable);
                 } catch (Error e) {
-                    debug ("Could not download album art for %s. Using fallback...",
-                           source.media_player.identity);
+                    debug ("Could not download album art for %s. Using fallback...\n\tURL: %s\n\tError: %s",
+                           source.media_player.identity, url, e.message);
                 }
                 if (pixbuf != null) {
                     pixbuf = Functions.scale_round_pixbuf (pixbuf,

Error: Operation not supported (in my main language on the screenshot)

[ErikReider]

Do you have gvfs installed?

[sharak]

No

[ErikReider]

No

Can you try with it installed?

[sharak]

Yes, it's works.

Today I received an update from AUR and it included the gvfs dependency.

Thank you!

[carettt]

Hi, I am having this same issue with gvfs installed. playerctl metadata shows an artUrl that does work, but I am still getting the following error:

** (swaync:33956): DEBUG: 18:41:58.093: mpris_player.vala:335: Could not download album art for ncspot. Using fallback...

The artUrl is: https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2733ebc5b9d8942069d3b920550 if that helps?