feat: you can now set updateFrequency in the settings window

src/constants/settings.js

@@ -9,34 +9,35 @@
  *    windowBounds: { width: 800, height: 600 },
  */
 const settings = {
-  notifications: "notifications",
-  api: "api",
-  menuBar: "menuBar",
-  playBackControl: "playBackControl",
-  skipArtists: "skipArtists",
-  skippedArtists: "skippedArtists",
   adBlock: "adBlock",
-  disableBackgroundThrottle: "disableBackgroundThrottle",
+  api: "api",
   apiSettings: {
     root: "apiSettings",
     port: "apiSettings.port",
   },
-  singleInstance: "singleInstance",
+  disableBackgroundThrottle: "disableBackgroundThrottle",
   disableHardwareMediaKeys: "disableHardwareMediaKeys",
+  enableCustomHotkeys: "enableCustomHotkeys",
+  enableDiscord: "enableDiscord",
   flags: {
     disableHardwareMediaKeys: "flags.disableHardwareMediaKeys",
     gpuRasterization: "flags.gpuRasterization",
   },
+  menuBar: "menuBar",
+  minimizeOnClose: "minimizeOnClose",
   mpris: "mpris",
-  enableCustomHotkeys: "enableCustomHotkeys",
+  notifications: "notifications",
+  playBackControl: "playBackControl",
+  singleInstance: "singleInstance",
+  skipArtists: "skipArtists",
+  skippedArtists: "skippedArtists",
   trayIcon: "trayIcon",
-  enableDiscord: "enableDiscord",
+  updateFrequency: "updateFrequency",
   windowBounds: {
     root: "windowBounds",
     width: "windowBounds.width",
     height: "windowBounds.height",
   },
-  minimizeOnClose: "minimizeOnClose",
 };
 
 module.exports = settings;

src/pages/settings/preload.js

@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
-let trayIcon,
-  minimizeOnClose,
-  mpris,
+let adBlock,
+  api,
+  disableBackgroundThrottle,
+  disableHardwareMediaKeys,
   enableCustomHotkeys,
   enableDiscord,
-  skipArtists,
+  gpuRasterization,
+  menuBar,
+  minimizeOnClose,
+  mpris,
   notifications,
   playBackControl,
-  api,
   port,
-  menuBar,
-  skippedArtists,
-  adBlock,
-  disableBackgroundThrottle,
   singleInstance,
-  disableHardwareMediaKeys,
-  gpuRasterization;
+  skipArtists,
+  skippedArtists,
+  trayIcon,
+  updateFrequency;
 
 const { store, settings } = require("./../../scripts/settings");
 const { ipcRenderer } = require("electron");
@@ -25,23 +26,24 @@ const { app } = remote;
  * Sync the UI forms with the current settings
  */
 function refreshSettings() {
-  notifications.checked = store.get(settings.notifications);
-  playBackControl.checked = store.get(settings.playBackControl);
+  adBlock.checked = store.get(settings.adBlock);
   api.checked = store.get(settings.api);
-  port.value = store.get(settings.apiSettings.port);
-  menuBar.checked = store.get(settings.menuBar);
-  trayIcon.checked = store.get(settings.trayIcon);
-  mpris.checked = store.get(settings.mpris);
+  disableBackgroundThrottle.checked = store.get("disableBackgroundThrottle");
+  disableHardwareMediaKeys.checked = store.get(settings.flags.disableHardwareMediaKeys);
   enableCustomHotkeys.checked = store.get(settings.enableCustomHotkeys);
   enableDiscord.checked = store.get(settings.enableDiscord);
+  gpuRasterization.checked = store.get(settings.flags.gpuRasterization);
+  menuBar.checked = store.get(settings.menuBar);
   minimizeOnClose.checked = store.get(settings.minimizeOnClose);
+  mpris.checked = store.get(settings.mpris);
+  notifications.checked = store.get(settings.notifications);
+  playBackControl.checked = store.get(settings.playBackControl);
+  port.value = store.get(settings.apiSettings.port);
+  singleInstance.checked = store.get(settings.singleInstance);
   skipArtists.checked = store.get(settings.skipArtists);
   skippedArtists.value = store.get(settings.skippedArtists).join("\n");
-  adBlock.checked = store.get(settings.adBlock);
-  singleInstance.checked = store.get(settings.singleInstance);
-  disableHardwareMediaKeys.checked = store.get(settings.flags.disableHardwareMediaKeys);
-  gpuRasterization.checked = store.get(settings.flags.gpuRasterization);
-  disableBackgroundThrottle.checked = store.get("disableBackgroundThrottle");
+  trayIcon.checked = store.get(settings.trayIcon);
+  updateFrequency.value = store.get(settings.updateFrequency);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -109,41 +111,43 @@ window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
     document.getElementById(tab).click();
   });
 
-  notifications = get("notifications");
-  playBackControl = get("playBackControl");
+  adBlock = get("adBlock");
   api = get("apiCheckbox");
-  port = get("port");
-  menuBar = get("menuBar");
-  trayIcon = get("trayIcon");
-  minimizeOnClose = get("minimizeOnClose");
-  mpris = get("mprisCheckbox");
+  disableBackgroundThrottle = get("disableBackgroundThrottle");
+  disableHardwareMediaKeys = get("disableHardwareMediaKeys");
   enableCustomHotkeys = get("enableCustomHotkeys");
   enableDiscord = get("enableDiscord");
+  gpuRasterization = get("gpuRasterization");
+  menuBar = get("menuBar");
+  minimizeOnClose = get("minimizeOnClose");
+  mpris = get("mprisCheckbox");
+  notifications = get("notifications");
+  playBackControl = get("playBackControl");
+  port = get("port");
+  trayIcon = get("trayIcon");
   skipArtists = get("skipArtists");
   skippedArtists = get("skippedArtists");
-  adBlock = get("adBlock");
-  disableBackgroundThrottle = get("disableBackgroundThrottle");
   singleInstance = get("singleInstance");
-  disableHardwareMediaKeys = get("disableHardwareMediaKeys");
-  gpuRasterization = get("gpuRasterization");
+  updateFrequency = get("updateFrequency");
 
   refreshSettings();
 
-  addInputListener(notifications, settings.notifications);
-  addInputListener(playBackControl, settings.playBackControl);
+  addInputListener(adBlock, settings.adBlock);
   addInputListener(api, settings.api);
-  addInputListener(port, settings.apiSettings.port);
-  addInputListener(menuBar, settings.menuBar);
-  addInputListener(trayIcon, settings.trayIcon);
-  addInputListener(mpris, settings.mpris);
+  addInputListener(disableBackgroundThrottle, settings.disableBackgroundThrottle);
+  addInputListener(disableHardwareMediaKeys, settings.flags.disableHardwareMediaKeys);
   addInputListener(enableCustomHotkeys, settings.enableCustomHotkeys);
   addInputListener(enableDiscord, settings.enableDiscord);
+  addInputListener(gpuRasterization, settings.flags.gpuRasterization);
+  addInputListener(menuBar, settings.menuBar);
   addInputListener(minimizeOnClose, settings.minimizeOnClose);
+  addInputListener(mpris, settings.mpris);
+  addInputListener(notifications, settings.notifications);
+  addInputListener(playBackControl, settings.playBackControl);
+  addInputListener(port, settings.apiSettings.port);
   addInputListener(skipArtists, settings.skipArtists);
   addTextAreaListener(skippedArtists, settings.skippedArtists);
-  addInputListener(adBlock, settings.adBlock);
-  addInputListener(disableBackgroundThrottle, settings.disableBackgroundThrottle);
   addInputListener(singleInstance, settings.singleInstance);
-  addInputListener(disableHardwareMediaKeys, settings.flags.disableHardwareMediaKeys);
-  addInputListener(gpuRasterization, settings.flags.gpuRasterization);
+  addInputListener(trayIcon, settings.trayIcon);
+  addInputListener(updateFrequency, settings.updateFrequency);
 });

src/pages/settings/settings.html

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
             <div class="group__option">
               <div class="group__description">
                 <label for="port">API port</label>
-                <input id="port" type="text" class="text-input" name="port" />
+                <input id="port" type="number" class="text-input" name="port" />
               </div>
             </div>
             <div class="group__option">
@@ -212,6 +212,22 @@
         </section>
 
         <section id="advanced-section" class="tabs__section">
+          <div class="group">
+            <p class="group__title">Settings</p>
+            <div class="group__option">
+              <div class="group__description">
+                <h4>Update frequency</h4>
+                <p>
+                  The amount of time, in milliseconds, that tidal-hifi will refresh its playback info by scraping the
+                  website.
+                  The default of 500 seems to work in more cases but if you are fine with a bit more resource usage you
+                  can decrease it as well.
+                </p>
+                <input id="updateFrequency" type="number" class="text-input" name="updateFrequency" />
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
           <div class="group">
             <p class="group__title">Flags</p>
             <div class="group__option">

src/preload.js

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const { downloadFile } = require("./scripts/download");
 const statuses = require("./constants/statuses");
 const hotkeys = require("./scripts/hotkeys");
 const globalEvents = require("./constants/globalEvents");
-const { skipArtists } = require("./constants/settings");
+const { skipArtists, updateFrequency } = require("./constants/settings");
 const notificationPath = `${app.getPath("userData")}/notification.jpg`;
 const appName = "Tidal Hifi";
 let currentSong = "";
@@ -68,14 +68,13 @@ const elements = {
   /**
    * returns an array of all artists in the current song
    * @returns {Array} artists
-    */
+   */
   getArtistsArray: function () {
     const footer = this.get("footer");
 
     if (footer) {
       const artists = footer.querySelectorAll(this.artists);
-      if (artists)
-        return Array.from(artists).map((artist) => artist.textContent);
+      if (artists) return Array.from(artists).map((artist) => artist.textContent);
     }
     return [];
   },
@@ -84,10 +83,9 @@ const elements = {
    * unify the artists array into a string separated by commas
    * @param {Array} artistsArray
    * @returns {String} artists
-    */
+   */
   getArtistsString: function (artistsArray) {
-    if (artistsArray.length > 0)
-      return artistsArray.join(", ");
+    if (artistsArray.length > 0) return artistsArray.join(", ");
     return "unknown artist(s)";
   },
 
@@ -145,6 +143,21 @@ const elements = {
   },
 };
 
+/**
+ * Get the update frequency from the store
+ * make sure it returns a number, if not use the default
+ */
+function getUpdateFrequency() {
+  const storeValue = store.get(updateFrequency);
+  const defaultValue = 500;
+
+  if (!isNaN(storeValue)) {
+    return storeValue;
+  } else {
+    return defaultValue;
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Play or pause the current song
  */
@@ -416,7 +429,7 @@ setInterval(function () {
       }
     }
   }
-}, 100);
+}, getUpdateFrequency());
 
 if (process.platform === "linux" && store.get(settings.mpris)) {
   try {

src/scripts/settings.js

@@ -7,29 +7,30 @@ let settingsWindow;
 
 const store = new Store({
   defaults: {
-    notifications: true,
-    api: true,
-    playBackControl: true,
-    skipArtists: false,
-    skippedArtists: [""],
     adBlock: false,
-    disableBackgroundThrottle: true,
-    menuBar: true,
+    api: true,
     apiSettings: {
       port: 47836,
     },
-    singleInstance: true,
+    disableBackgroundThrottle: true,
     disableHardwareMediaKeys: false,
-    trayIcon: true,
-    minimizeOnClose: false,
-    mpris: false,
     enableCustomHotkeys: false,
     enableDiscord: false,
-    windowBounds: { width: 800, height: 600 },
     flags: {
       gpuRasterization: true,
       disableHardwareMediaKeys: false,
     },
+    menuBar: true,
+    minimizeOnClose: false,
+    mpris: false,
+    notifications: true,
+    playBackControl: true,
+    singleInstance: true,
+    skipArtists: false,
+    skippedArtists: [""],
+    trayIcon: true,
+    updateFrequency: 500,
+    windowBounds: { width: 800, height: 600 },
   },
   migrations: {
     "3.1.0": (migrationStore) => {