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# Roadmap / TODO
Near-term work after the working MVP (connect + auto-connect, now-playing with
transport/volume/options, DataStore-persisted settings). Roughly ordered by
priority; not a commitment.
Status legend: `[ ]` todo · `[~]` in progress · `[x]` done
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## [ ] 1. Proper icons
Replace the placeholder unicode glyphs (`GlyphText` in `NowPlayingScreen.kt`
`⏮ ▶ ⏸ ⏭ 🔈`) with real Material icons.
- Preferred source: **Google Material Symbols / Icons**. In Compose the usual
route is the `androidx.compose.material:material-icons-*` artifacts
(`Icons.Filled.PlayArrow`, `SkipNext`, `VolumeUp`, …). `material-icons-core`
covers the common set; `material-icons-extended` has everything but is large —
prefer core, or import only the specific vector assets we use.
- Platform-bundled drawables (`android.R.drawable.ic_media_*`) exist but look
dated and vary by OEM — avoid; bundle our own for a consistent look.
- Adding the dependency means a `deps.json` regen (see README).
## [ ] 2. Settings menu
A dedicated settings screen where the user can view every setting and reset it.
- Currently settings (host/port) are only editable by hitting **Disconnect** to
get back to the connect form. Add a real settings route.
- Include a **Reset** action that clears DataStore (add a `clear()` to
`SettingsRepository`).
- Will likely want simple navigation (Navigation-Compose, or a screen enum in
`PlayerViewModel`/`AppScreen`).
- Room to grow: password field, connection timeout, theme, keep-screen-on.
## [ ] 3. Cast-style volume control
When the MPD server is playing, present the volume control as a **"casting"
style** remote-volume control — the way MALP (and Google Cast) do — making it
visually clear you're controlling the *server's* output, not the phone's.
- Functionally we already send `setvol` to the server (`MpdClient.setVolume`);
this is mostly a UX/affordance change: a cast icon, "Casting to <host>" label,
distinct styling for remote vs local volume.
- Reference behaviour: MALP.
## [ ] 4. Library browse — albums
A screen to browse all albums on the server (artists can come later).
- MPD commands: `list album group albumartist` (or `list album`), and
`find album "<name>"` to fetch an album's tracks; add to the queue with
`add`/`findadd`. Extend `MpdCommands` + `MpdClient`.
- Grid or list of albums → tap to view/queue tracks.
## [ ] 5. Album / artist images
Pull artwork for the now-playing track and for the album browse grid.
- MPD serves art over the protocol via `albumart <uri> <offset>` and
`readpicture <uri> <offset>` (embedded art). **`MpdConnection` already handles
binary responses**, so the transport groundwork is done — add the commands,
loop over offsets to fetch the whole image, and decode.
- Needs an image loader + caching. Coil (`io.coil-kt`) is the standard Compose
choice; a custom `MpdArtFetcher` could feed it. Dependency → `deps.json` regen.
## [ ] 6. BUG: idle connection drops after a few minutes → kicked to connect page
After a few minutes idling, the app surfaces **"connection closed mid-response"**
and falls back to the connect screen. MALP does not do this.
- Error origin: `MpdConnection.readResponse()` hits EOF and throws
`MpdConnectionException("connection closed mid-response")`; the idle loop's
`catch (IOException)` calls `failAndClose()``MpdConnectionState.Error`
UI shows the connect form.
- Likely causes to investigate:
- **Android Doze / WiFi power-save** tearing down sockets when the screen is
off or the app is backgrounded (most likely on a portable DAP/phone).
- MPD's `connection_timeout` (default 60s) closing a connection it considers
idle — a parked `idle` should count as active, but the *command* connection
sits silent; a periodic `ping` keepalive may be needed.
- NAT/router idle-connection reaping (less likely on LAN).
- Fix direction: don't treat an idle-connection drop as a fatal error — instead
**auto-reconnect transparently** (re-open connections, re-issue `idle`, resync
state) and keep showing the player. Consider a keepalive ping and, for
backgrounded playback control, a foreground service / partial wakelock.