Added option to always clear the cache of the last track when another track starts to greatly reduce memory usage.

wobuzz/player/player.py

@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ class Player:
             self.track_progress.start()
             self.app.gui.on_track_change(previous_track, self.current_playlist.current_track)
 
+            if self.app.settings.clear_track_cache:
+                previous_track.clear_cache()
+
         else:
             self.stop()
 
@@ -70,6 +73,9 @@ class Player:
         self.track_progress.start()
         self.app.gui.on_track_change(previous_track, self.current_playlist.current_track)
 
+        if self.app.settings.clear_track_cache:
+            previous_track.clear_cache()
+
     def pause(self):
         self.music_channel.pause()
         self.track_progress.pause()

wobuzz/player/track.py

@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ class Track:
 
         self.cached = True
 
+    def clear_cache(self):
+        self.cached = False
+
+        self.audio = None
+        self.sound = None
+        self.duration = 0
+
     def load_audio(self):
         type = self.path.split(".")[-1]
 

wobuzz/settings.py

@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ class Settings:
     window_size: tuple[int, int]=None
     window_maximized: bool=False
     library_path: str="~/.wobuzz"
+    clear_track_cache: bool=True
 

wobuzz/ui/settings/behavior.py

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QWidget, QFormLayout, QCheckBox
+
+
+class BehaviourSettings(QWidget):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        self.layout = QFormLayout(self)
+        self.setLayout(self.layout)
+
+        self.clear_track_cache = QCheckBox(self)
+        self.layout.addRow("Clear track cache immediately when finished", self.clear_track_cache)

wobuzz/ui/settings/settings.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from PyQt6.QtCore import Qt
 from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QWidget, QDockWidget, QTabWidget, QPushButton, QVBoxLayout
 from .file import FileSettings
+from .behavior import BehaviourSettings
 
 
 class Settings(QDockWidget):
@@ -24,10 +25,13 @@ class Settings(QDockWidget):
         self.content.setLayout(self.content_layout)
 
         self.tabs = QTabWidget(self.content)
+        self.content_layout.addWidget(self.tabs)
 
         self.file_settings = FileSettings()
         self.tabs.addTab(self.file_settings, "Files")
-        self.content_layout.addWidget(self.tabs)
+
+        self.behavior_settings = BehaviourSettings()
+        self.tabs.addTab(self.behavior_settings, "Behavior")
 
         self.save_button = QPushButton("&Save", self.content)
         self.content_layout.addWidget(self.save_button)
@@ -39,12 +43,17 @@ class Settings(QDockWidget):
 
     def update_all(self, _=True):  # ignore visible parameter passed by visibilityChanged event
         self.file_settings.library_path_input.setText(self.app.settings.library_path)
+        self.behavior_settings.clear_track_cache.setChecked(self.app.settings.clear_track_cache)
 
     def update_settings(self, key, value):
         match key:
             case "library_path":
                 self.file_settings.library_path_input.setText(value)
 
+            case "clear_track_cache":
+                self.behavior_settings.clear_track_cache.setDown(value)
+
     def write_settings(self):
         self.app.settings.library_path = self.file_settings.library_path_input.text()
+        self.app.settings.clear_track_cache = self.behavior_settings.clear_track_cache.isChecked()