⚡ perf(modules/media): better implementation

src/app.ts

@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@ import { Wallpaper } from "./modules/wallpaper";
 import { Stylesheet } from "./modules/stylesheet";
 import { Clipboard } from "./modules/clipboard";
 import { Gdk, Gtk } from "ags/gtk4";
-import { createBinding, createRoot, getScope, Scope } from "ags";
+import { createBinding, createComputed, createRoot, getScope, Scope } from "ags";
 import { OSDModes, triggerOSD } from "./window/osd";
 import { programArgs, programInvocationName } from "system";
 import { setConsoleLogDomain } from "console";
-import { initPlayer } from "./modules/media";
 import { createSubscription, encoder, secureBaseBinding } from "./modules/utils";
 import { exec } from "ags/process";
 import { NightLight } from "./modules/nightlight";
 import { Backlights } from "./modules/backlight";
 import GObject, { register } from "ags/gobject";
 
+import Media from "./modules/media";
 import GLib from "gi://GLib?version=2.0";
 import Gio from "gi://Gio?version=2.0";
 import Adw from "gi://Adw?version=1";
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ you should use the socket in the XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/colorshell.sock for a faster re
 
             NightLight.getDefault();
 
-            initPlayer();
+            Media.getDefault();
             Clipboard.getDefault();
 
             console.log("Colorshell: Initializing Wallpaper and Stylesheet modules");
@@ -286,21 +286,14 @@ you should use the socket in the XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/colorshell.sock for a faster re
             runnerPlugins.forEach(plugin => Runner.addPlugin(plugin));
 
             createSubscription(
-                secureBaseBinding<AstalWp.Endpoint>(
-                    createBinding(AstalWp.get_default(), "defaultSpeaker"),
-                    "volume",
-                    null
-                ),
-                () => !Windows.getDefault().isOpen("control-center") &&
-                    triggerOSD(OSDModes.sink)
-            );
-
-            createSubscription(
-                secureBaseBinding<AstalWp.Endpoint>(
-                    createBinding(AstalWp.get_default(), "defaultSpeaker"),
-                    "mute",
-                    null
-                ),
+                createComputed([
+                    secureBaseBinding<AstalWp.Endpoint>(createBinding(
+                        AstalWp.get_default(), "defaultSpeaker"
+                    ), "volume", null),
+                    secureBaseBinding<AstalWp.Endpoint>(createBinding(
+                        AstalWp.get_default(), "defaultSpeaker"
+                    ), "mute", null)
+                ]),
                 () => !Windows.getDefault().isOpen("control-center") &&
                     triggerOSD(OSDModes.sink)
             );

src/cli/index.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Scope } from "ags";
-import { createScopedConnection, encoder } from "../modules/utils";
+import { createScopedConnection, decoder, encoder } from "../modules/utils";
 
 import windows from "./modules/windows";
 import volume from "./modules/volume";
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import GLib from "gi://GLib?version=2.0";
 
 export namespace Cli {
     let rootScope: Scope;
-    let service: Gio.SocketService;
     let initialized: boolean = false;
     const modules: Array<Module> = [
         // main module, no need for prefix
@@ -65,7 +64,12 @@ export namespace Cli {
         value?: string;
         /** help message for the argument */
         help?: string;
-        onCalled: (value?: string) => void;
+        onCalled?: (value?: string) => void;
+    };
+
+    export type ArgumentData = {
+        argument: Argument;
+        data?: string;
     };
 
     export type Command = {
@@ -76,7 +80,7 @@ export namespace Cli {
         /** data passed to the command. (only works when arguments are disabled) */
         data?: string;
         arguments?: Array<Argument>;
-        onCalled: (args: Array<string>, data?: string) => Output;
+        onCalled: (args: Array<ArgumentData>, data?: string) => Output;
     };
 
     export type Module = {
@@ -91,17 +95,17 @@ export namespace Cli {
     };
 
     /** initialize the cli */
-    export function init(scope: Scope, socketService: Gio.SocketService): void {
+    export function init(scope: Scope, communicationMethod: Gio.SocketService|Gio.ApplicationCommandLine, app?: Gio.Application): void {
         if(initialized) return;
 
         initialized = true;
         rootScope = scope;
-        service = socketService;
         DEVEL && modules.push(devel);
 
         scope.run(() => {
+            if(communicationMethod instanceof Gio.SocketService) {
                 createScopedConnection(
-                service, "incoming", (conn) => {
+                    communicationMethod, "incoming", (conn) => {
                         try {
                             return handleIncoming(conn);
                         } catch(_) {}
@@ -109,6 +113,41 @@ export namespace Cli {
                         return false;
                     }
                 );
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if(!app) 
+                throw new Error("GApplication not specified for GApplicationCommandLine communication method")
+            if(app.flags !& Gio.ApplicationFlags.HANDLES_COMMAND_LINE)
+                throw new Error("GApplication does not have the HANDLES_COMMAND_LINE flag or doesn't implement it")
+
+            createScopedConnection(
+                app,
+                "command-line",
+                (cmd) => {
+                    let hasError: boolean = false;
+                    try {
+                        handleArgs(
+                            cmd.get_arguments().toSpliced(0, 1), 
+                            (str, type) => {
+                                if(type === "err") {
+                                    cmd.printerr_literal(str);
+                                    hasError = true;
+                                    return;
+                                }
+
+                                cmd.print_literal(str);
+                            }
+                        );
+                    } catch(_) {
+                        // TODO better error message
+                        hasError = true;
+                    }
+
+                    return hasError ? 1 : 0;
+                }
+            );
         });
     }
 
@@ -131,7 +170,7 @@ export namespace Cli {
                 parsedArgs?.splice(0, 1); // remove the unnecessary `colorshell` part
 
                 if(success) {
-                    handleArgs(parsedArgs!);
+                    handleArgs(parsedArgs!, conn.outputStream);
 
                     conn.outputStream.flush(null);
                     conn.close(null);
@@ -153,8 +192,43 @@ export namespace Cli {
         });
     }
 
-    /** translate app arguments to modules/commands */
-    function handleArgs(args: Array<string>): void {
+    /** translate app arguments to modules/commands 
+    * order: module ?arg -> command ?arg */
+    function handleArgs(args: Array<string>, writeTo: Gio.OutputStream|((str: string, type: "out"|"err") => void)): void {
         let mod: Module;
+        let command: Command|undefined;
+        const modArgs: Array<Argument> = [];
+        const cmdArgs: Array<Argument> = [];
+
+        function print(out: Output): void {
+            const content = `${outputToString(out)}\n`;
+            const type: "out"|"err" = typeof out === "object" ?
+                out.type
+            : "out";
+
+            typeof writeTo === "function" ?
+                writeTo(content, type)
+            : writeTo.write_bytes(
+                encoder.encode(`${outputToString(out)}\n`),
+                null
+            );
+        }
+
+        for(let i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
+            const arg = args[i];
+
+            if(i === 0) {
+                
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    function outputToString(out: Output): string {
+        if(typeof out === "object")
+            return out.content instanceof Uint8Array ?
+                decoder.decode(out.content)
+            : out.content;
+
+        return out;
     }
 }

src/modules/arg-handler.ts

@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import { timeout } from "ags/time";
 import { Runner } from "../runner/Runner";
 import { showWorkspaceNumber } from "../window/bar/widgets/Workspaces";
 import { playSystemBell } from "./utils";
-import { player, setPlayer } from "./media";
 import { Shell } from "../app";
 import { generalConfig } from "../config";
 
+import Media from "./media";
 import AstalIO from "gi://AstalIO";
 import AstalMpris from "gi://AstalMpris";
 
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ Options:
         return 0;
     }
 
-    const activePlayer: AstalMpris.Player|undefined = player.get().available ? 
-        player.get() 
+    const activePlayer: AstalMpris.Player|undefined = Media.getDefault().player.available ? 
+        Media.getDefault().player 
     : undefined;
     const players = AstalMpris.get_default().players.filter(pl => pl.available);
 
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ specified bus name does not exist/is not available!`);
                 return 1;
             }
 
-            setPlayer(players.filter(pl => pl.busName === args[2])[0]);
+            Media.getDefault().player = players.filter(pl => pl.busName === args[2])[0];
             cmd.print_literal(`Done setting player to \`${args[2]}\`!`);
             return 0;
     }

src/modules/media.ts

@@ -1,61 +1,66 @@
-import { Accessor, createConnection, createRoot, createState, onCleanup } from "ags";
-import { decoder } from "./utils";
+import { Accessor, createConnection, getScope, Scope } from "ags";
+import { createScopedConnection, decoder } from "./utils";
 
-import GObject from "ags/gobject";
 import AstalMpris from "gi://AstalMpris";
+import GObject from "gi://GObject?version=2.0";
+import { property, register } from "ags/gobject";
 
 
-export const dummyPlayer = {
+@register({ GTypeName: "Media" })
+export default class Media extends GObject.Object {
+    private static instance: Media;
+    public static readonly dummyPlayer = {
         available: false,
         busName: "dummy_player",
         bus_name: "dummy_player"
-} as AstalMpris.Player;
+    } as AstalMpris.Player;
 
-export let [player, setPlayer] = createState(dummyPlayer);
+    @property(AstalMpris.Player)
+    player: AstalMpris.Player = Media.dummyPlayer;
 
-let disposeFun: undefined|(() => void);
+    constructor(scope: Scope) {
+        super();
         
-export function initPlayer(): void {
-    if(disposeFun) {
-        console.error("Media: cannot initialize, there's already an instance");
-        return;
+        scope.run(() => {
+            const firstPlayer = AstalMpris.get_default().players[0];
+            if(firstPlayer) 
+                this.player = firstPlayer;
+
+            createScopedConnection(
+                AstalMpris.get_default(), 
+                "player-added", 
+                (player) => {
+                    if(player.available) 
+                        this.player = player;
                 }
+            );
 
-    createRoot((dispose) => {
-        const connections = new Map<GObject.Object, Array<number>>();
-        disposeFun = dispose;
-
-        setPlayer(AstalMpris.get_default().players[0] ?? dummyPlayer);
-
-        connections.set(AstalMpris.get_default(), [
-            AstalMpris.get_default().connect("player-added", (_, player) => 
-                player.available && setPlayer(player)),
-
-            AstalMpris.get_default().connect("player-closed", (_, closedPlayer) => {
+            createScopedConnection(
+                AstalMpris.get_default(),
+                "player-closed", (closedPlayer) => {
                     const players = AstalMpris.get_default().players.filter(pl => pl?.available && 
                         pl.busName !== closedPlayer.busName);
 
+                    // go back to first player(if available) when the active player is closed
                     if(players.length > 0 && players[0]) {
-                    setPlayer(players[0]);
+                        this.player = players[0];
                         return;
                     } 
                     
-                setPlayer(dummyPlayer);
-            })
-        ]);
-
-        onCleanup(() => {
-            connections.forEach((ids, obj) => 
-                Array.isArray(ids) ?
-                    ids.forEach(id => obj.disconnect(id))
-                : obj.disconnect(ids)
+                    this.player = Media.dummyPlayer;
+                }
             );
-            disposeFun = undefined;
         });
-    });
-}
+    }
 
-export function accessMediaUrl(player: AstalMpris.Player): Accessor<string|undefined> {
+    public static getDefault(): Media {
+        if(!this.instance)
+            this.instance = new Media(getScope());
+
+        return this.instance;
+    }
+
+    public static accessMediaUrl(player: AstalMpris.Player): Accessor<string|undefined> {
         return createConnection(player.get_meta("xesam:url"),
             [player, "notify::metadata", () => player.get_meta("xesam:url")]
         ).as(url => {
@@ -65,13 +70,17 @@ export function accessMediaUrl(player: AstalMpris.Player): Accessor<string|undef
                 decoder.decode(byteString.toArray())
             : undefined;
           })
-}
-
-export function disposePlayer(): void {
-    if(disposeFun) {
-        disposeFun();
-        return;
     }
 
-    console.error("Media: Couldn't dispose player, there's no instance to dispose of");
+    
+    public static getMediaUrl(player: AstalMpris.Player): string|undefined {
+        if(!player.available) return;
+
+        const meta = player.get_meta("xesam:url");
+        const byteString = meta?.get_data_as_bytes();
+
+        return byteString ? 
+            decoder.decode(byteString.toArray())
+        : undefined;
+    }
 }

src/runner/plugins/media.ts

@@ -1,53 +1,99 @@
 import { createBinding, createComputed } from "ags";
 import { Runner } from "../Runner";
-import { player } from "../../modules/media";
+import { secureBaseBinding } from "../../modules/utils";
+import { tr } from "../../i18n/intl";
 
+import Media from "../../modules/media";
 import AstalMpris from "gi://AstalMpris";
 
 
 export const PluginMedia = {
     prefix: ":",
-    handle: () => !player.get().available ? {
+    handle: () => !Media.getDefault().player.available ? {
         icon: "folder-music-symbolic",
         title: "Couldn't find any players",
         closeOnClick: false,
         description: "No media / player found with mpris"
     } : [
         {
-            icon: createBinding(player.get(), "playbackStatus").as((status) => status === AstalMpris.PlaybackStatus.PLAYING ?
+            icon: secureBaseBinding<AstalMpris.Player>(
+                createBinding(Media.getDefault(), "player"), 
+                "playbackStatus",
+                AstalMpris.PlaybackStatus.PAUSED
+            ).as((status) => status === AstalMpris.PlaybackStatus.PLAYING ?
                 "media-playback-pause-symbolic"
             : "media-playback-start-symbolic"),
             closeOnClick: false,
             title: createComputed([
-                createBinding(player.get(), "title"),
-                createBinding(player.get(), "artist"),
-                createBinding(player.get(), "playbackStatus")
-            ], (title, artist, status) => `${ status === AstalMpris.PlaybackStatus.PLAYING ?
+                secureBaseBinding<AstalMpris.Player>(
+                    createBinding(Media.getDefault(), "player"), 
+                    "title",
+                    null
+                ).as(t => t ?? tr("media.no_title")),
+                secureBaseBinding<AstalMpris.Player>(
+                    createBinding(Media.getDefault(), "player"), 
+                    "artist",
+                    null
+                ).as(t => t ?? tr("media.no_artist")),
+                secureBaseBinding<AstalMpris.Player>(
+                    createBinding(Media.getDefault(), "player"), 
+                    "playbackStatus",
+                    AstalMpris.PlaybackStatus.PAUSED
+                )
+            ], (title, artist, status) => `${status === AstalMpris.PlaybackStatus.PLAYING ?
                 "Pause" : "Play"
             } ${title} | ${artist}`),
-            actionClick: () => player.get().play_pause()
+            actionClick: () => Media.getDefault().player.play_pause()
         },
         {
             icon: "media-skip-backward-symbolic",
             closeOnClick: false,
             title: createComputed([
-                createBinding(player.get(), "title"),
-                createBinding(player.get(), "artist")
-            ], (title, artist) =>
-                `Go Previous ${ title ? title : player.get().busName }${ artist ? ` | ${artist}` : "" }`
+                secureBaseBinding<AstalMpris.Player>(
+                    createBinding(Media.getDefault(), "player"), 
+                    "title",
+                    null
+                ).as(t => t ?? tr("media.no_title")),
+                secureBaseBinding<AstalMpris.Player>(
+                    createBinding(Media.getDefault(), "player"), 
+                    "artist",
+                    null
+                ).as(t => t ?? tr("media.no_artist")),
+                secureBaseBinding<AstalMpris.Player>(
+                    createBinding(Media.getDefault(), "player"),
+                    "identity",
+                    "Music Player"
+                )
+            ], (title, artist, identity) =>
+                `Go Previous ${title ? title : identity}${artist ? ` | ${artist}` : ""}`
             ),
-            actionClick: () => player.get().canGoPrevious && player.get().previous()
+            actionClick: () => Media.getDefault().player.canGoPrevious && 
+                Media.getDefault().player.previous()
         },
         {
             icon: "media-skip-forward-symbolic",
             closeOnClick: false,
             title: createComputed([
-                createBinding(player.get(), "title"),
-                createBinding(player.get(), "artist")
-            ], (title, artist) =>
-                `Go Next ${ title ? title : player.get().busName }${ artist ? ` | ${artist}` : "" }`
+                secureBaseBinding<AstalMpris.Player>(
+                    createBinding(Media.getDefault(), "player"), 
+                    "title",
+                    null
+                ).as(t => t ?? tr("media.no_title")),
+                secureBaseBinding<AstalMpris.Player>(
+                    createBinding(Media.getDefault(), "player"), 
+                    "artist",
+                    null
+                ).as(t => t ?? tr("media.no_artist")),
+                secureBaseBinding<AstalMpris.Player>(
+                    createBinding(Media.getDefault(), "player"),
+                    "identity",
+                    "Music Player"
+                )
+            ], (title, artist, identity) =>
+                `Go Next ${title ? title : identity}${artist ? ` | ${artist}` : ""}`
             ),
-            actionClick: () => player.get().canGoNext && player.get().next()
+            actionClick: () => Media.getDefault().player.canGoNext && 
+                Media.getDefault().player.next()
         }
     ]
 } as Runner.Plugin;

src/window/bar/widgets/Media.tsx

@@ -1,32 +1,25 @@
-import { createBinding, onCleanup, With } from "ags";
+import { createBinding, With } from "ags";
 import { Gtk } from "ags/gtk4";
 import { Separator } from "../../../widget/Separator";
 import { Windows } from "../../../windows";
 import { Clipboard } from "../../../modules/clipboard";
-import { getPlayerIconFromBusName, variableToBoolean } from "../../../modules/utils";
-import { accessMediaUrl, player, setPlayer } from "../../../modules/media";
-
-import GObject from "ags/gobject";
-import AstalMpris from "gi://AstalMpris";
-import Pango from "gi://Pango?version=1.0";
+import { getPlayerIconFromBusName, secureBaseBinding, variableToBoolean } from "../../../modules/utils";
 import { tr } from "../../../i18n/intl";
 
+import { default as Player } from "../../../modules/media";
+import AstalMpris from "gi://AstalMpris";
+import Pango from "gi://Pango?version=1.0";
 
-export const Media = () => {
-    const connections: Map<GObject.Object, Array<number>|number> = new Map();
 
-    onCleanup(() => connections.forEach((id, obj) => 
-        Array.isArray(id) ? 
-            id.forEach(id => obj.disconnect(id))
-        : obj.disconnect(id)
-    ));
-
-    return <Gtk.Box class={"media"} visible={player((pl) => pl.available)}>
+export const Media = () => 
+    <Gtk.Box class={"media"} visible={secureBaseBinding<AstalMpris.Player>(createBinding(
+            Player.getDefault(), "player"
+        ), "available", false)}>
         <Gtk.EventControllerScroll $={(self) => {
               self.set_flags(Gtk.EventControllerScrollFlags.VERTICAL)
           }} onScroll={(_, __, dy) => {
               if(AstalMpris.get_default().players.length === 1 && 
-                player.get()?.busName === AstalMpris.get_default().players[0].busName) 
+                Player.getDefault().player.busName === AstalMpris.get_default().players[0].busName) 
                   return true;
 
               const players = AstalMpris.get_default().players;
@@ -34,16 +27,16 @@ export const Media = () => {
               for(let i = 0; i < players.length; i++) {
                   const pl = players[i];
 
-                  if(pl.busName !== player.get().busName) 
+                  if(pl.busName !== Player.getDefault().player.busName) 
                       continue;
 
                   if(dy > 0 && players[i-1]) {
-                      setPlayer(players[i-1]);
+                      Player.getDefault().player = players[i-1];
                       break;
                   }
 
                   if(dy < 0 && players[i+1]) {
-                      setPlayer(players[i+1]);
+                      Player.getDefault().player = players[i+1];
                       break;
                   }
               }
@@ -60,19 +53,33 @@ export const Media = () => {
               revealer.set_reveal_child(false);
           }}
         />
-        <Gtk.Box spacing={4} visible={player(pl => pl.available)}>
-            <With value={player(pl => pl.available)}>
+        <Gtk.Box spacing={4} visible={secureBaseBinding<AstalMpris.Player>(createBinding(
+              Player.getDefault(), "player"
+          ), "available", false)
+        }>
+            <With value={secureBaseBinding<AstalMpris.Player>(createBinding(
+                  Player.getDefault(), "player"
+              ), "available", false)
+            }>
                 {(available: boolean) => available && <Gtk.Box>
                     <Gtk.Image class={"player-icon"} iconName={
-                        createBinding(player.get(), "busName").as(getPlayerIconFromBusName)} 
+                        secureBaseBinding<AstalMpris.Player>(createBinding(
+                            Player.getDefault(), "player"
+                        ), "busName", "org.MediaPlayer2.folder-music-symbolic").as(
+                            getPlayerIconFromBusName
+                        )} 
                     />
-                    <Gtk.Label class={"title"} label={createBinding(player.get(), "title").as(title =>
-                        title ?? tr("media.no_title"))} maxWidthChars={20} ellipsize={Pango.EllipsizeMode.END}
+                    <Gtk.Label class={"title"} label={secureBaseBinding<AstalMpris.Player>(createBinding(
+                          Player.getDefault(), "player"
+                      ), "title", "").as(title => title ?? tr("media.no_title"))} 
+                      maxWidthChars={20} ellipsize={Pango.EllipsizeMode.END}
                     />
                     <Separator orientation={Gtk.Orientation.HORIZONTAL} size={1} margin={5}
                       alpha={.3} spacing={6} />
-                    <Gtk.Label class={"artist"} label={createBinding(player.get(), "artist").as(artist =>
-                        artist ?? tr("media.no_artist"))} maxWidthChars={18} ellipsize={Pango.EllipsizeMode.END}
+                    <Gtk.Label class={"artist"} label={secureBaseBinding<AstalMpris.Player>(createBinding(
+                          Player.getDefault(), "player"
+                      ), "artist", "").as(artist => artist ?? tr("media.no_artist"))} 
+                      maxWidthChars={18} ellipsize={Pango.EllipsizeMode.END}
                     />
                 </Gtk.Box>}
             </With>
@@ -80,13 +87,16 @@ export const Media = () => {
         <Gtk.Revealer transitionType={Gtk.RevealerTransitionType.SLIDE_RIGHT} transitionDuration={260}
           revealChild={false}>
 
-            <With value={player(pl => pl.available)}>
+            <With value={secureBaseBinding<AstalMpris.Player>(createBinding(
+                  Player.getDefault(), "player"
+              ), "available", false)
+            }>
                 {(available: boolean) => available && <Gtk.Box class={"buttons"} spacing={4}>
                     <Gtk.Box class={"extra button-row"}>
                         <Gtk.Button class={"link"} iconName={"edit-paste-symbolic"} 
-                          visible={variableToBoolean(accessMediaUrl(player.get()))}
+                          visible={variableToBoolean(Player.accessMediaUrl(Player.getDefault().player))}
                           tooltipText={tr("copy_to_clipboard")} onClicked={() => {
-                              const url = accessMediaUrl(player.get()).get();
+                              const url = Player.getMediaUrl(Player.getDefault().player);
                               url && Clipboard.getDefault().copyAsync(url);
                           }}
                         />
@@ -94,25 +104,32 @@ export const Media = () => {
                     <Gtk.Box class={"media-controls button-row"}>
                         <Gtk.Button class={"previous"} iconName={"media-skip-backward-symbolic"}
                           tooltipText={tr("media.previous")} onClicked={() => 
-                              player.get().canGoPrevious && player.get().previous()}
+                              Player.getDefault().player.canGoPrevious && 
+                                  Player.getDefault().player.previous()
+                          }
                         />
-                        <Gtk.Button class={"play-pause"} iconName={createBinding(player.get(), "playbackStatus").as(status =>
-                            status === AstalMpris.PlaybackStatus.PAUSED ? 
+                        <Gtk.Button class={"play-pause"} iconName={secureBaseBinding<AstalMpris.Player>(
+                              createBinding(Player.getDefault(), "player"), 
+                              "playbackStatus", 
+                              AstalMpris.PlaybackStatus.PAUSED
+                          ).as(status => status === AstalMpris.PlaybackStatus.PAUSED ? 
                                   "media-playback-start-symbolic"
-                            : "media-playback-pause-symbolic")}
-                          tooltipText={createBinding(player.get(), "playbackStatus").as(status =>
-                              status === AstalMpris.PlaybackStatus.PAUSED ? 
-                                  tr("media.play")
-                              : tr("media.pause")
-                          )} onClicked={() => player.get().play_pause()}
+                              : "media-playback-pause-symbolic"
+                          )}
+                          tooltipText={secureBaseBinding<AstalMpris.Player>(
+                              createBinding(Player.getDefault(), "player"), 
+                              "playbackStatus", 
+                              AstalMpris.PlaybackStatus.PAUSED
+                          ).as(status => status === AstalMpris.PlaybackStatus.PAUSED ? 
+                              tr("media.play") : tr("media.pause")
+                          )} onClicked={() => Player.getDefault().player.play_pause()}
                         />
                         <Gtk.Button class={"next"} iconName={"media-skip-forward-symbolic"}
-                          tooltipText={tr("media.next")} onClicked={() => player.get().canGoNext &&
-                              player.get().next()}
+                          tooltipText={tr("media.next")} onClicked={() => Player.getDefault().player.canGoNext &&
+                              Player.getDefault().player.next()}
                         />
                     </Gtk.Box>
                 </Gtk.Box>}
             </With>
         </Gtk.Revealer>
-    </Gtk.Box>
-}
+    </Gtk.Box> as Gtk.Box;

src/window/center-window/index.tsx

@@ -4,17 +4,18 @@ import { PopupWindow } from "../../widget/PopupWindow";
 import { BigMedia } from "./widgets/BigMedia";
 import { time, variableToBoolean } from "../../modules/utils";
 import { createBinding } from "ags";
-import { player } from "../../modules/media";
 
+import Media from "../../modules/media";
 import AstalMpris from "gi://AstalMpris";
 
+
 export const CenterWindow = (mon: number) => 
     <PopupWindow namespace={"center-window"} marginTop={10} monitor={mon}
       halign={Gtk.Align.CENTER} valign={Gtk.Align.START}
       actionKeyPressed={(_, keyval) => {
           if(keyval === Gdk.KEY_space) {
-              player.get().available && 
-                  player.get().play_pause();
+              Media.getDefault().player.available && 
+                  Media.getDefault().player.play_pause();
               return true;
           }
       }}>

src/window/center-window/widgets/BigMedia.tsx

@@ -2,19 +2,16 @@ import { createBinding, For } from "ags";
 import { register } from "ags/gobject";
 import { Astal, Gtk } from "ags/gtk4";
 import { Clipboard } from "../../../modules/clipboard";
-import { accessMediaUrl } from "../../../modules/media";
-import { player, setPlayer } from "../../../modules/media";
 import { pathToURI, variableToBoolean } from "../../../modules/utils";
 import { tr } from "../../../i18n/intl";
 
+import Media from "../../../modules/media";
 import AstalMpris from "gi://AstalMpris";
 import Pango from "gi://Pango?version=1.0";
 import Adw from "gi://Adw?version=1";
 import GLib from "gi://GLib?version=2.0";
 
 
-let dragTimer: (GLib.Source|undefined);
-
 export const BigMedia = () => {
     const availablePlayers = createBinding(AstalMpris.get_default(), "players").as(pls => 
         pls.filter(p => p.available));
@@ -22,11 +19,11 @@ export const BigMedia = () => {
     const carousel = <Adw.Carousel orientation={Gtk.Orientation.HORIZONTAL} spacing={6} 
       onPageChanged={(self, num) => {
           const page = self.get_nth_page(num);
-          if(page instanceof PlayerWidget && player.get().busName !== page.player.busName) 
-              setPlayer(page.player);
+          if(page instanceof PlayerWidget && Media.getDefault().player.busName !== page.player.busName) 
+              Media.getDefault().player = page.player;
     }}>
         <For each={availablePlayers.as(players => players.sort(pl => 
-            pl.busName === player.get().busName ? -1 : 1))}>
+            pl.busName === Media.getDefault().player.busName ? -1 : 1))}>
 
             {(player: AstalMpris.Player) => <PlayerWidget player={player} />}
         </For>
@@ -48,6 +45,7 @@ export const BigMedia = () => {
 class PlayerWidget extends Gtk.Box {
     #player!: AstalMpris.Player;
     #copyClickTimeout?: GLib.Source;
+    #dragTimer?: GLib.Source;
 
     get player() { return this.#player; }
 
@@ -97,16 +95,16 @@ class PlayerWidget extends Gtk.Box {
                   onChangeValue={(_, type, value) => {
                       if(type == null) return;
 
-                      if(!dragTimer) {
-                          dragTimer = setTimeout(() => 
+                      if(!this.#dragTimer) {
+                          this.#dragTimer = setTimeout(() => 
                               player.position = Math.floor(value)
                           , 200);
 
                           return;
                       }
 
-                      dragTimer.destroy(); 
-                      dragTimer = setTimeout(() => 
+                      this.#dragTimer?.destroy(); 
+                      this.#dragTimer = setTimeout(() => 
                           player.position = Math.floor(value)
                       , 200);
                   }}
@@ -129,9 +127,9 @@ class PlayerWidget extends Gtk.Box {
                     <Gtk.Box class={"extra button-row"}>
                         <Gtk.Button class={"link"}
                           tooltipText={tr("copy_to_clipboard")}
-                          visible={variableToBoolean(accessMediaUrl(player))}
+                          visible={variableToBoolean(Media.accessMediaUrl(player))}
                           onClicked={(self) => {
-                              const url = accessMediaUrl(player).get();
+                              const url = Media.accessMediaUrl(player).get();
                               // a widget that supports adding multiple icons and allows switching
                               // through them would be pretty nice!! (i'll probably do this later)
                               url &&