altdesktop/playerctl v2.0.1

Version 2.0.1

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Version 2.0.1 includes new major features and breaking changes to the library and CLI.

CLI

• Add --ignore-player flag to ignore specific players (#2)
• Add --follow flag to block and print updated values when they change (#37, #98, #101)
• The --player command acts on the first player without --all-players (breaking) (#54)
• Accept multiple keys for metadata [key] command (#68)
• metadata command has tabular output. (breaking) (#72)
• Add --format [fmt] for metadata formatting (#73)
• Add duration() template formatter for formatting durations (#75)
• Print player name and instance with format strings (#90)
• Add command to get and set shuffle status (#92)
• Add a command to get and set loop status (#99)
• Add the open command to open a URI with the player (#79)
• Fix some errors with utf8 printing (#80)
• Skip players from selection when they don't support a command (determined by the can-* properties)
• Select all player instances with the --player and --ignore-player command
• Print help information to stdout (not stderr) when no arguments are passed

Library

• add playerctl_list_players() to public api for listing players (#47)
• Implement the "seeked" signal on the player (#94)
• Add the "volume" signal on the player (#95)
• Deprecate the "play", "pause", and "stopped" signal for a single "status" signal (#96)
• Add the PlayerctlPlayerManager() class (#100)
• Cache and compute the position property (#102)
• Remove chaining abilities from the library (breaking)
• Library query functions return NULL instead of empty string when properties aren't found (breaking)
• Deprecate status property in favor of the playback-status property as an enum
• Add library functions for shuffle and loop status (#92, #99)
• Deprecate setting volume via the object properties interface
• Fix the "exit" signal
• Add properties "can-control", "can-play", "can-pause", "can-seek", "can-go-next", "can-go-previous"
• Add the "source" property to determine the source of the player (session or system bus)
• Change first keyword arg for playerctl_player_new() from name to player_name (breaking)
• Add playerctl_player_new_for_source() to select players based on the source (session or system bus)
• Add playerctl_player_new_from_name() to create a player from a PlayerManager name
• playerctl_player_new() selects an instance of the player_name if found
• Add documentation for the entire public library API

Build

• Remove autotools and switch to the meson build system (breaking) (#57)
• Fix various compiler warnings (#97)
• Remove library version from pkg-config name and add it to the so in the standard way (new pkg-config name is just playerctl).