From 5320b551c153330fdcfc2e6ec272833f48d83d5b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marcos Cevallos <mjcevallos007@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 15:53:30 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/5] Updated player ctl script for scrolling

---
 scripts/playerctl.sh | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 56 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/playerctl.sh b/scripts/playerctl.sh
index a813a5ea..4a9fe262 100755
--- a/scripts/playerctl.sh
+++ b/scripts/playerctl.sh
@@ -2,23 +2,71 @@
 # setting the locale, some users have issues with different locales, this forces the correct one
 export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
 
-current_dir="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+current_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 source $current_dir/utils.sh
 
-main()
-{
+function slice_loop() {
+  local str="$1"
+  local start="$2"
+  local how_many="$3"
+  local len=${#str}
+
+  local result=""
+
+  for ((i = 0; i < how_many; i++)); do
+    local index=$(((start + i) % len))
+    local char="${str:index:1}"
+    result="$result$char"
+  done
+
+  echo "$result"
+}
+
+function update_playerctl_playback() {
+  FORMAT=$(get_tmux_option "@dracula-playerctl-format" "Now playing: {{ artist }} - {{ album }} - {{ title }}")
+
+  playerctl_playback=$(playerctl metadata --format "${FORMAT}")
+  msg="${playerctl_playback}"
+
+  len=${#msg}
+}
+
+main() {
   # storing the refresh rate in the variable RATE, default is 5
   RATE=$(get_tmux_option "@dracula-refresh-rate" 5)
 
-  if ! command -v playerctl &> /dev/null
-  then
+  if ! command -v playerctl &>/dev/null; then
     exit 1
   fi
 
-  FORMAT=$(get_tmux_option "@dracula-playerctl-format" "Now playing: {{ artist }} - {{ album }} - {{ title }}")
-  playerctl_playback=$(playerctl metadata --format "${FORMAT}")
-  echo ${playerctl_playback}
+  update_playerctl_playback
+  window_size=25 # Number of characters to display at once
+  begin=0
+
+  while true; do
+    slice=$(slice_loop "$msg" $begin $window_size)
+    echo -ne " \r"
+    echo -n "$slice"
+    echo -ne "\r"
+    sleep 0.1
+
+    ((begin++))
+
+    # Check if playerctl_playback has changed
+    updated_msg=$(playerctl metadata --format "${FORMAT}")
+    updated_msg="$updated_msg "
+
+    if [ "$updated_msg" != "$playerctl_playback" ]; then
+      playerctl_playback="$updated_msg"
+
+      msg="$playerctl_playback"
+
+      len=${#msg}
 
+      begin=0
+      sleep 1
+    fi
+  done
 }
 
 # run the main driver

From 16929611b1d239de2e1602b3c360ce23d34f2602 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marcos Cevallos <mjcevallos007@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:46:02 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/5] Updated player ctl

---
 scripts/playerctl.sh | 19 +++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/playerctl.sh b/scripts/playerctl.sh
index 4a9fe262..9ba8c304 100755
--- a/scripts/playerctl.sh
+++ b/scripts/playerctl.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,20 @@ main() {
   begin=0
 
   while true; do
-    slice=$(slice_loop "$msg" $begin $window_size)
+    # Check if playerctl metadata command is available
+    if ! command -v playerctl metadata &>/dev/null; then
+      echo ""
+      exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Slice the message to display
+    if [ "$len" -le "$window_size" ]; then
+      # If msg length is smaller than window_size, display the entire msg
+      slice="$msg"
+    else
+      slice=$(slice_loop "$msg" $begin $window_size)
+    fi
+
     echo -ne " \r"
     echo -n "$slice"
     echo -ne "\r"
@@ -58,15 +71,13 @@ main() {
 
     if [ "$updated_msg" != "$playerctl_playback" ]; then
       playerctl_playback="$updated_msg"
-
       msg="$playerctl_playback"
-
       len=${#msg}
-
       begin=0
       sleep 1
     fi
   done
+
 }
 
 # run the main driver

From d796fa2b1e73678250429b75aef1065cd7d21a62 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marcos Cevallos <mjcevallos007@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 18:50:07 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 3/5] Updated the player to be shorter and better

---
 scripts/playerctl.sh | 67 ++++++++++++++++----------------------------
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/playerctl.sh b/scripts/playerctl.sh
index 9ba8c304..227ba87b 100755
--- a/scripts/playerctl.sh
+++ b/scripts/playerctl.sh
@@ -22,15 +22,6 @@ function slice_loop() {
   echo "$result"
 }
 
-function update_playerctl_playback() {
-  FORMAT=$(get_tmux_option "@dracula-playerctl-format" "Now playing: {{ artist }} - {{ album }} - {{ title }}")
-
-  playerctl_playback=$(playerctl metadata --format "${FORMAT}")
-  msg="${playerctl_playback}"
-
-  len=${#msg}
-}
-
 main() {
   # storing the refresh rate in the variable RATE, default is 5
   RATE=$(get_tmux_option "@dracula-refresh-rate" 5)
@@ -39,45 +30,35 @@ main() {
     exit 1
   fi
 
-  update_playerctl_playback
-  window_size=25 # Number of characters to display at once
-  begin=0
-
-  while true; do
-    # Check if playerctl metadata command is available
-    if ! command -v playerctl metadata &>/dev/null; then
-      echo ""
-      exit 1
-    fi
-
-    # Slice the message to display
-    if [ "$len" -le "$window_size" ]; then
-      # If msg length is smaller than window_size, display the entire msg
-      slice="$msg"
-    else
-      slice=$(slice_loop "$msg" $begin $window_size)
-    fi
-
-    echo -ne " \r"
-    echo -n "$slice"
+  FORMAT=$(get_tmux_option "@dracula-playerctl-format" "Now playing: {{ artist }} - {{ album }} - {{ title }}")
+  playerctl_playback=$(playerctl metadata --format "${FORMAT}")
+  playerctl_playback="${playerctl_playback} "
+
+  # Determine the length of the terminal window (not implemented here)
+  # Adjust 'terminal_width' based on your actual terminal width
+  terminal_width=25
+
+  # Initial start point for scrolling
+  start=0
+  len=${#playerctl_playback}
+
+  scrolling_text=""
+
+  for ((i = 0; i <= len; i++)); do
+    # Slice the string starting from 'start' index and display 'terminal_width' characters
+    scrolling_text=$(slice_loop "$playerctl_playback" "$start" "$terminal_width")
+    echo -ne "\r"
+    echo "$scrolling_text"
     echo -ne "\r"
-    sleep 0.1
 
-    ((begin++))
+    # Check if the beginning of the original string reappears at the start of the visible area
 
-    # Check if playerctl_playback has changed
-    updated_msg=$(playerctl metadata --format "${FORMAT}")
-    updated_msg="$updated_msg "
+    # Update the start index for the next iteration
+    ((start++))
 
-    if [ "$updated_msg" != "$playerctl_playback" ]; then
-      playerctl_playback="$updated_msg"
-      msg="$playerctl_playback"
-      len=${#msg}
-      begin=0
-      sleep 1
-    fi
+    # Sleep for RATE seconds before updating the display (adjust RATE as needed)
+    sleep 0.08
   done
-
 }
 
 # run the main driver

From 6d7809eb289764ed541186901818b6988e465346 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marcos Cevallos <mjcevallos007@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 18:59:56 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 4/5] Updated the playerctl.sh

---
 scripts/playerctl.sh | 15 +++++++--------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/playerctl.sh b/scripts/playerctl.sh
index 227ba87b..f9c7e180 100755
--- a/scripts/playerctl.sh
+++ b/scripts/playerctl.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ main() {
   playerctl_playback="${playerctl_playback} "
 
   # Determine the length of the terminal window (not implemented here)
-  # Adjust 'terminal_width' based on your actual terminal width
+  # Adjust width of string
   terminal_width=25
 
   # Initial start point for scrolling
@@ -44,21 +44,20 @@ main() {
 
   scrolling_text=""
 
-  for ((i = 0; i <= len; i++)); do
+  for ((start = 0; start <= len; start++)); do
     # Slice the string starting from 'start' index and display 'terminal_width' characters
     scrolling_text=$(slice_loop "$playerctl_playback" "$start" "$terminal_width")
     echo -ne "\r"
-    echo "$scrolling_text"
+    echo "$scrolling_text "
     echo -ne "\r"
 
-    # Check if the beginning of the original string reappears at the start of the visible area
-
-    # Update the start index for the next iteration
-    ((start++))
-
     # Sleep for RATE seconds before updating the display (adjust RATE as needed)
     sleep 0.08
   done
+
+  echo -ne "\r"
+  echo "$scrolling_text "
+  echo -ne "\r"
 }
 
 # run the main driver

From dae8e6a019d48a9e1a51ef96562413c045f71b5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marcos Cevallos <mjcevallos007@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 19:05:23 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] Removed useless comments

---
 scripts/playerctl.sh | 3 ---
 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/playerctl.sh b/scripts/playerctl.sh
index f9c7e180..70e94729 100755
--- a/scripts/playerctl.sh
+++ b/scripts/playerctl.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ main() {
   playerctl_playback=$(playerctl metadata --format "${FORMAT}")
   playerctl_playback="${playerctl_playback} "
 
-  # Determine the length of the terminal window (not implemented here)
   # Adjust width of string
   terminal_width=25
 
@@ -45,13 +44,11 @@ main() {
   scrolling_text=""
 
   for ((start = 0; start <= len; start++)); do
-    # Slice the string starting from 'start' index and display 'terminal_width' characters
     scrolling_text=$(slice_loop "$playerctl_playback" "$start" "$terminal_width")
     echo -ne "\r"
     echo "$scrolling_text "
     echo -ne "\r"
 
-    # Sleep for RATE seconds before updating the display (adjust RATE as needed)
     sleep 0.08
   done