Run pwire loop on separate thread

src/audio/mod.rs

@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ use std::{
 
 use std::sync::mpsc::Receiver;
 
-use pipewire::PipewireContext;
-
 use crate::{config::Settings, player::PlayerEvent, utils::Error};
 
 pub enum AudioEvent {
@@ -21,7 +19,6 @@ pub struct SoundManager {
     error_chan: Sender<Error>,
     audio_controls: Receiver<AudioEvent>,
     player_chan: Sender<PlayerEvent>,
-    pwire: PipewireContext,
 }
 
 pub fn init(
@@ -44,7 +41,14 @@ pub fn init(
             }
             Ok(x) => x,
         };
-        sound_mgr.begin()
+        match sound_mgr.begin() {
+            Err(err) => {
+                error_chan.send(err).unwrap();
+                thread::park();
+                return;
+            }
+            Ok(_) => (),
+        };
     });
     Ok(audio_control_in)
 }

src/audio/sound_mgr.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-use std::sync::{
+use std::{
-    mpsc::{Receiver, Sender},
+    sync::{
-    Arc,
+        mpsc::{Receiver, Sender},
+        Arc,
+    },
+    thread,
 };
 
 use crate::{config::Settings, player::PlayerEvent, utils::Error};
@@ -14,16 +17,31 @@ impl SoundManager {
         audio_control_chan: Receiver<AudioEvent>,
         player_chan: Sender<PlayerEvent>,
     ) -> Result<SoundManager, Error> {
-        let pwire_context = pipewire::init()?;
+        let error_chan_clone = error_chan.clone();
+        thread::spawn(move || {
+            let pwire_context = match pipewire::init() {
+                Err(err) => {
+                    error_chan_clone.send(err).unwrap();
+                    thread::park();
+                    return;
+                }
+                Ok(x) => x,
+            };
+            pwire_context.mainloop.run();
+        });
         Ok(SoundManager {
             settings,
             error_chan,
             audio_controls: audio_control_chan,
             player_chan,
-            pwire: pwire_context,
         })
     }
-    pub fn begin(&mut self) {
+    pub fn begin(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.pwire.mainloop.run();
+        loop {
+            match self.audio_controls.recv()? {
+                AudioEvent::DecodeChunk(chunk) => (),
+                _ => unimplemented!(),
+            }
+        }
     }
 }