cleaner handling, remove unneeded Box on audio info

src/audio/mod.rs

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pub struct SoundManager {
     audio_controls: Receiver<AudioEvent>,
     player_chan: Sender<PlayerEvent>,
     sample_in: Sender<Vec<u8>>,
-    pw_signal_in: pipewire::channel::Sender<Box<Vec<u8>>>,
+    pw_signal_in: pipewire::channel::Sender<Vec<u8>>,
 }
 
 pub fn init(

src/audio/pw.rs

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use crate::utils::Error;
 
 pub fn init(
     samples: std::sync::mpsc::Receiver<Vec<u8>>,
-    pw_signal: Receiver<Box<Vec<u8>>>,
+    pw_signal: Receiver<Vec<u8>>,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let mainloop = MainLoop::new(None)?;
     let context = Context::new(&mainloop)?;
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ pub fn init(
             Some(mut buf) => {
                 let data = &mut (buf.datas_mut()[0]);
                 let n_iter = if let Some(sample_buf) = data.data() {
-                    let next_samples = samples
+                    if let Ok(next_samples) = samples.try_recv() {
-                        .recv()
-                        .expect("Sample sender disconnected unexpectedly");
                         if next_samples.len() > sample_buf.len() {
                             panic!("Buffer too small for given sample chunks");
                         }
@@ -49,6 +47,9 @@ pub fn init(
                         slice.len()
                     } else {
                         0
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    0
                 };
                 let chunk = data.chunk_mut();
                 *chunk.offset_mut() = 0;

src/audio/sound_mgr.rs

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ impl SoundManager {
         .unwrap()
         .0
         .into_inner();
-        pw_signal_in.send(Box::new(test_pod)).unwrap();
+        pw_signal_in.send(test_pod).unwrap();
         Ok(SoundManager {
             settings,
             error_chan,