From baf29cefa50bc3bb23dff12da690ea0f568335c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeeves <guydoodlesdev@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2025 22:37:14 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] better crash resistance with VLC client

---
 src/main.ts | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 87223c8..2ed17a8 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -38,18 +38,25 @@ const topic =
   "Something Fun For Everyone With Streamboy!!!!!!!! git.jeevio.xyz/jeeves/streamboy";
 
 setInterval(async () => {
-  const songinfo = await getVlcSongInfo();
+  let songinfo: SongInfo | null = null;
+  try {
+    songinfo = await getVlcSongInfo();
+  } catch {
+    // properly handling this error is by ignoring it,
+    // since then that leaves songinfo as null,
+    // and that is guaranteed to be handled correctly.
+  }
+
   const data = {
-    blocks: [
-      { text: topic, color: "#ffffff" },
-      { text: `♪ ${songinfo.title} - ${songinfo.artist}`, color: "#ffffff" },
-    ],
+    blocks: [{ text: topic, color: "#ffffff" }],
   };
+  if (songinfo != null) {
+    data.blocks.push({
+      text: `♪ ${songinfo.title} - ${songinfo.artist}`,
+      color: "#ffffff",
+    });
+  }
   for (const ws of wsClients) {
-    // ws.send(
-    //   `${topic}    |    ♪ ${songinfo.title} - ${songinfo.artist}    |    `,
-    // );
-    //
     ws.send(JSON.stringify(data));
   }
 }, 900);
@@ -72,17 +79,23 @@ async function getVlcSongInfo(): Promise<SongInfo> {
 
   const songinfo: SongInfo = {};
 
-  for (const category of json.root.information.category) {
-    if (category["@_name"] != "meta") continue;
-    for (const property of category.info) {
-      if (property["@_name"] == "title") {
-        songinfo.title = processBadXmlString(property["#text"]);
-      } else if (property["@_name"] == "artist") {
-        songinfo.artist = processBadXmlString(property["#text"]);
-      } else if (property["@_name"] == "album") {
-        songinfo.album = processBadXmlString(property["#text"]);
+  try {
+    for (const category of json.root.information.category) {
+      if (category["@_name"] != "meta") continue;
+      for (const property of category.info) {
+        if (property["@_name"] == "title") {
+          songinfo.title = processBadXmlString(property["#text"]);
+        } else if (property["@_name"] == "artist") {
+          songinfo.artist = processBadXmlString(property["#text"]);
+        } else if (property["@_name"] == "album") {
+          songinfo.album = processBadXmlString(property["#text"]);
+        }
       }
     }
+  } catch {
+    songinfo.title = "Unknown Title";
+    songinfo.artist = "Unknown Artist";
+    songinfo.album = "Unknown Album";
   }
 
   return songinfo;