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A launch with a non-Spotify source still forced Spotify on you. Boot decided Spotify was mandatory from the browse scope, so it opened a browser before the first frame. Boot now derives the mode from a cached token instead:

  • Interactive only right after the client wizard or --reconfigure-auth. You just asked for Spotify.
  • A cached token, or a clear exit with a message, for a CLI subcommand.
  • A cached token, or no session at all, for a UI launch. The in-app login is still there.

The Spotify browse scope reaches state.yml only after the login succeeds, so a cancelled login does not force a browser at the next boot.

The transport chains (play/pause, next, previous, seek, shuffle, repeat, volume) all ended on a bare Spotify dispatch. They now end on dispatch_spotify_fallback, which answers "Nothing is playing" when there is neither a local player nor a session. App::playback_owner() folds the three ownership predicates into one PlaybackOwner value.

The rest are session-free failures found in the same pass:

  • A StartPlayback that no source and no session could take still reached the pump's routers, whose foreign-start arms tear the audible player down. It started nothing and stopped what was playing. A claim gate now drops it first and says either which feature this build lacks or that Spotify is not connected. An empty URI list no longer leaves the sink.
  • A party message with no Spotify client panicked the pump for the rest of the session, because every relay handler goes through Network::spotify(), which is an expect. The drain now returns early, and hosting or joining a party needs a session too.
  • SMTC registered only when native streaming was attempted, so on Windows a decoded source had no media keys and no position. It now registers unconditionally, like MPRIS, and the position poll reads the playback snapshot instead of the Spotify context.
  • Radio has no position and is not seekable. It fell through the decoded seek branch and repositioned the paused Spotify player underneath it. All three seek paths now stop at the decoded branch.
  • The keep-awake tick read only native and Spotify state, so a decoded source let the screen sleep.
  • A Web API volume change with no session latched is_volume_change_in_flight forever, because no Spotify reply ever cleared it. The auth gate clears it, and a decoded source no longer reaches the API branch at all.

Testing

  • cargo fmt --all -- --check clean
  • cargo clippy --no-default-features --features telemetry,tui -- -D warnings clean
  • cargo test --no-default-features --features telemetry,tui 903 passed, 0 failed
  • cargo clippy --no-default-features --features telemetry -- -D warnings clean (headless leg, forced rebuild)
  • cargo clippy --features all-sources -- -D warnings clean
  • cargo test 1203 passed, 0 failed

32 new tests: the boot auth mode table, the claim gate per source scheme, the owner predicate, the fallback dispatch, the party session gate, the keep-awake decision, and session-free party handling in the network layer.

Not yet run, and I will do these myself before merging:

  • A fresh config and state sandbox launched with a free source only, to confirm the TUI reaches the first frame with no browser prompt.
  • A party message against a session-free host, to confirm the pump survives it.
  • Windows media keys against a local file, to confirm SMTC now drives it.

Additional notes

tools/gates.count moves test_attribute_total from 1721 to 1745, in the ratchet's direction.

active_decoded_player loses its allow(dead_code): the new decoded_is_playing calls it in every build that has a decoded source, so the attribute is no longer true.

Follow-up work stays out of this PR: the CLI subcommands still cannot reach a running instance, and the DJ auto-queue still assumes a Spotify catalogue.


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  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved playback routing across local, radio, queue, and Spotify sources.
    • Prevented unsupported or empty playback requests from triggering unnecessary actions.
    • Improved disconnected-Spotify behavior, including clearer messages and safer party controls.
    • Fixed seeking, volume handling, keep-awake behavior, and media-control fallbacks.
    • Prevented cancelled Spotify sign-ins from being saved as the active source.
    • Preserved party join details after submitting a valid request.
  • Authentication

    • Refined sign-in behavior for interactive launches, reconfiguration, and command-line usage.
  • Documentation

    • Updated guidance for authentication, playback ownership, and source handling.

Boot decided Spotify was mandatory from the browse scope, so a
free-source launch opened a browser. It now derives the mode from a
cached token: interactive only right after the client wizard or
--reconfigure-auth, a cached token or a clear exit for a subcommand, and
a cached token or no session for a UI launch. The Spotify scope reaches
state.yml only after the login succeeds.

The transport chains ended on a bare Spotify dispatch. They now end on
dispatch_spotify_fallback, which answers "Nothing is playing" when no
player and no session exist. App::playback_owner folds the three
ownership predicates into one value.

Other session-free failures this repairs:

- A StartPlayback nobody can take reached the pump's routers, whose
  foreign-start arms tore the audible player down and started nothing.
  A claim gate now drops it and names the missing feature or session.
- A party message with no Spotify client panicked the pump through
  Network::spotify. Hosting and joining now need a session too.
- SMTC registered only when native streaming was attempted, so decoded
  sources lost their media keys on Windows. It registers like MPRIS now,
  and the position poll reads the playback snapshot.
- Radio (no position) fell through the decoded seek branch and moved the
  paused Spotify player underneath it.
- The keep-awake tick ignored decoded playback.
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The change adds explicit Spotify authentication modes, unified playback ownership, source-aware playback start gating, session-aware transport and party actions, media integration updates, and tests for Spotify-free behavior.

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Authentication and playback behavior

Layer / File(s) Summary
Boot authentication modes
.github/copilot-instructions.md, AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, src/core/auth.rs, src/core/config.rs, src/runtime/bootstrap.rs, src/infra/network/mod.rs, src/runtime/startup.rs
Bootstrap distinguishes interactive, cached, and optional Spotify authentication. Configuration loading reports whether the wizard ran. Missing-session status handling uses shared constants.
Playback ownership and transport fallback
src/core/app/playback_routing.rs, src/core/app/transport.rs, src/core/app/volume.rs, src/core/app/seek.rs, src/core/app/shuffle_repeat.rs, src/core/app/tick.rs, src/core/action/apply.rs, src/core/action/tests.rs, src/core/app/test_support.rs, src/core/app/construction.rs, src/core/app/mod.rs, src/tui/handlers/mouse.rs
PlaybackOwner centralizes output ownership. Transport and volume actions use dispatch_spotify_fallback. Seek and keep-awake logic distinguish decoded playback. Tests cover session-free behavior.
Source claim gate and media integration
src/runtime/pump.rs, src/runtime/startup.rs, .github/copilot-instructions.md, AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md
The IoEvent pump drops starts without a compiled-in handler or Spotify session. Windows metadata and media controls use decoded state and shared fallback routing.
Party actions and session-aware state
src/core/app/party.rs, src/core/app/route.rs, src/infra/network/mod.rs, src/core/action/apply.rs, src/tui/handlers/party.rs, tools/gates.count
Party actions require a Spotify session. Spotify source persistence waits for a successful session. Party relay processing exits without a Spotify client. Related tests and the adoption counter were updated.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 9f033

A fresh CLI command can still launch Spotify setup and browser authentication instead of failing when no cached session exists, which violates the intended non-interactive CLI behavior and creates a merge-readiness issue until corrected or explicitly accepted.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant bootstrap
  participant ClientConfig
  participant authenticate_cached
  participant Spotify
  bootstrap->>ClientConfig: load_config
  ClientConfig-->>bootstrap: report whether wizard ran
  bootstrap->>bootstrap: select SpotifyAuthMode
  bootstrap->>authenticate_cached: load cached token
  authenticate_cached->>Spotify: authenticate without browser
  Spotify-->>bootstrap: session or error
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sequenceDiagram
  participant IoEventPump
  participant start_playback_has_taker
  participant SourceRouter
  participant Spotify
  IoEventPump->>start_playback_has_taker: inspect StartPlayback source
  start_playback_has_taker->>SourceRouter: check source handler
  start_playback_has_taker->>Spotify: check session claim
  alt handler or session exists
    IoEventPump->>SourceRouter: route playback start
  else no handler and no session
    IoEventPump->>IoEventPump: clear loading and set status
  end
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366-381: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Add Windows SMTC regression coverage.

These changes register SMTC without Spotify and change metadata, position, and transport routing. Add Windows coverage for decoded playback without a Spotify session, including Play, Pause, Next, Previous, and position updates.

The PR objectives state that Windows media-key behavior remains to be tested before merge. As per coding guidelines, “Add/adjust tests when changing behavior.”

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In `@src/runtime/startup.rs` around lines 366 - 381, Add Windows regression tests
covering decoded playback without a Spotify session, including Play, Pause,
Next, Previous, metadata and position updates, and transport routing. Anchor the
coverage to Windows SMTC initialization via WindowsMediaManager::new and the
affected startup playback-routing paths, while preserving existing non-Windows
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src/runtime/bootstrap.rs (1)

580-606: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Do not run interactive setup for a CLI subcommand.

At Line 580, a missing client.yml runs the wizard before the mode is selected. wizard_ran then makes Line 602 select Interactive, even when a subcommand is active. A fresh CLI invocation can prompt for setup and open browser OAuth instead of failing for a missing cached token.

Reject a subcommand before load_config can start the wizard, or make the CLI path load existing configuration only. Also change the test at Lines 947-964 so a subcommand cannot select Interactive from wizard_ran.

Based on PR objectives, “CLI commands require a cached token or exit.”

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In `@src/runtime/bootstrap.rs` around lines 580 - 606, Prevent interactive
authentication setup when a CLI subcommand is present: adjust the bootstrap flow
around load_config, reconfigure_auth, and spotify_auth_mode so subcommands only
load existing configuration and require a cached token, exiting when it is
unavailable. Ensure wizard_ran cannot cause Interactive mode for subcommands,
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In `@src/core/app/party.rs`:
- Line 48: Re-export session_free_app from the core app module, then update the
import in party.rs to use crate::core::app rather than the test_support
submodule. Ensure app-module files consistently import this helper through the
public crate::core::app path.

In `@src/core/app/tick.rs`:
- Around line 205-209: Update the keep-awake condition in update_on_tick to
derive playing state from the active playback owner, avoiding retained
native_is_playing Spotify state when decoded playback owns the sink and is
paused. Preserve correct behavior for active native and decoded playback, and
add a regression test covering Spotify-to-decoded handoff followed by pause.

In `@src/infra/network/mod.rs`:
- Around line 1459-1463: Update the no-session branch in process_party_messages
to clear or close party_incoming_rx and terminate the associated party
connection before returning, preventing undrained relay messages from
accumulating when self.spotify is None.

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In `@src/runtime/bootstrap.rs`:
- Around line 580-606: Prevent interactive authentication setup when a CLI
subcommand is present: adjust the bootstrap flow around load_config,
reconfigure_auth, and spotify_auth_mode so subcommands only load existing
configuration and require a cached token, exiting when it is unavailable. Ensure
wizard_ran cannot cause Interactive mode for subcommands, and update the related
test covering subcommand auth-mode selection to assert this behavior.

In `@src/runtime/startup.rs`:
- Around line 366-381: Add Windows regression tests covering decoded playback
without a Spotify session, including Play, Pause, Next, Previous, metadata and
position updates, and transport routing. Anchor the coverage to Windows SMTC
initialization via WindowsMediaManager::new and the affected startup
playback-routing paths, while preserving existing non-Windows behavior.
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Comment thread src/infra/network/mod.rs
decoded_playing_state now answers Some(false) for a paused decoded
source, so a suspended librespot flag and the stale Spotify context it
left behind can no longer hold keep-awake on. playing_for_keepawake is
the pure decision, with tests for the handoff-then-pause flow.

process_party_messages closes the party when no Spotify session exists
instead of returning with a live receiver, so relay messages cannot
accumulate unread.
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In `@src/infra/network/mod.rs`:
- Around line 1459-1474: Add an early Spotify-session guard at the start of the
StartParty and JoinParty handlers, before relay setup or connect_to_relay, using
SPOTIFY_NOT_CONNECTED_STATUS and returning when self.spotify is absent. Retain
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Comment thread src/infra/network/mod.rs
start_party and join_party bypass the auth gate, so each handler now
carries the requirement itself. Without a session they answer with a
status message instead of opening a relay socket and entering
Connecting, which the drain would then have to close again.

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- Around line 1306-1314: In the Rust tests, add regression coverage for
session-free party handling: verify start_party and join_party return before
relay setup when self.spotify is None, and verify process_party_messages closes
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Three tests against a Network built with no Spotify client: start_party
and join_party return before the relay setup, and
process_party_messages closes a party that outlived its session.
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