def mpd_event_listener(self):
""" Starts the loop for listening MPD events """
while self.playing:
c = MpdConnection(self.host,
self.port,
reader_flags='r',
encoding=None)
c.connect()
if not c.writer:
continue
c.writer.write(IDLE + "\n")
c.writer.flush()
line = None
try:
line = c.reader.readline() # blocking line
logging.debug("line from idle: " + line)
except Exception as e:
logging.debug(e)
if line and "mixer" in line:
volume = self.get_volume()
self.notify_volume_listeners(volume)
continue
self.dispatch_callback(line)
c.disconnect()
def start_client(self):
""" Start client thread """
self.conn = MpdConnection(self.host, self.port)
self.conn.connect()
thread = threading.Thread(target=self.mpd_event_listener)
thread.start()
