feat: optional transient notifications

docs/config.md

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ All configuration files should be placed inside the application's configuration
 | `playback_metadata_fields`        | list of ordered metadata fields to display in the playback UI's `{metadata}` section. Possible values: `"repeat"`, `"shuffle"`, `"volume"`, `"device"` | `["repeat", "shuffle", "volume", "device"]`                    |
 | `notify_format`                   | the format of a notification (`notify` feature only)                                                                                                   | `{ summary = "{track} • {artists}", body = "{album}" }`        |
 | `notify_timeout_in_secs`          | the timeout (in seconds) of a notification (`notify` feature only)                                                                                     | `0` (no timeout)                                               |
+| `notify_transient`                | notify sends a transient notification that doesn't stay in history (`notify` feature only)                                                             | `false`                                                        |
 | `player_event_hook_command`       | the hook command executed when there is a new player event                                                                                             | `None`                                                         |
 | `ap_port`                         | the application's Spotify session connection port                                                                                                      | `None`                                                         |
 | `proxy`                           | the application's Spotify session connection proxy                                                                                                     | `None`                                                         |

examples/app.toml

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ playback_format = "{status} {track} • {artists}\n{album} • {genres}\n{metada
 playback_metadata_fields = ["repeat", "shuffle", "volume", "device"]
 notify_format = { summary = "{track} • {artists}", body = "{album}" }
 notify_timeout_in_secs = 0
+notify_transient = false
 app_refresh_duration_in_ms = 32
 playback_refresh_duration_in_ms = 0
 page_size_in_rows = 20

spotify_player/src/client/mod.rs

@@ -1789,6 +1789,7 @@ impl AppClient {
         cover_img_path: &std::path::Path,
     ) -> Result<()> {
         let mut n = notify_rust::Notification::new();
+        use notify_rust::Hint;
 
         let re = regex::Regex::new(r"\{.*?\}").unwrap();
         // Generate a text described a track from a format string.
@@ -1856,6 +1857,9 @@ impl AppClient {
                 configs.app_config.notify_timeout_in_secs,
             ));
         }
+        if configs.app_config.notify_transient {
+            n.hint(Hint::Transient(true));
+        }
         n.show()?;
 
         Ok(())

spotify_player/src/config/mod.rs

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ pub struct AppConfig {
     pub notify_format: NotifyFormat,
     #[cfg(feature = "notify")]
     pub notify_timeout_in_secs: u64,
+    pub notify_transient: bool,
 
     pub tracks_playback_limit: usize,
 
@@ -298,6 +299,7 @@ impl Default for AppConfig {
             },
             #[cfg(feature = "notify")]
             notify_timeout_in_secs: 0,
+            notify_transient: false,
 
             player_event_hook_command: None,