osd/media playback: delay showing until album art is ready and avoid

re-showing when duplicate metadata comes from mpris
related #2787
port 1.5

quickshell/Modules/OSD/MediaPlaybackOSD.qml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ DankOSD {
         if (!player) {
             _displayIcon = "music_note";
             iconDebounce.stop();
-            return;
+            return false;
         }
         let icon = "music_note";
         switch (player.playbackState) {
@@ -35,10 +35,13 @@ DankOSD {
             icon = "play_arrow";
             break;
         }
-        if (icon === _displayIcon)
+        if (icon === _displayIcon) {
-            return;
+            iconDebounce.stop();
+            return false;
+        }
         iconDebounce.pendingIcon = icon;
         iconDebounce.restart();
+        return true;
     }
 
     function togglePlaying() {
@@ -52,6 +55,29 @@ DankOSD {
     property string _displayArtist: ""
     property string _displayAlbum: ""
 
+    function _showPending() {
+        _pendingShow = false;
+        pendingShowFallback.stop();
+        show();
+    }
+
+    function _evaluateShow() {
+        // art url can land in a later metadata update than the title
+        if (TrackArtService.getArtworkUrl(player) === "") {
+            _pendingShow = true;
+            pendingShowFallback.interval = 600;
+            pendingShowFallback.restart();
+            return;
+        }
+        if (TrackArtService.artReadyFor(player) && artPreloader.status === Image.Ready) {
+            _showPending();
+            return;
+        }
+        _pendingShow = true;
+        pendingShowFallback.interval = 1500;
+        pendingShowFallback.restart();
+    }
+
     Timer {
         id: iconDebounce
         interval: 150
@@ -59,6 +85,17 @@ DankOSD {
         onTriggered: root._displayIcon = pendingIcon
     }
 
+    Timer {
+        id: pendingShowFallback
+        interval: 1500
+        onTriggered: {
+            if (!root._pendingShow)
+                return;
+            root._pendingShow = false;
+            root.show();
+        }
+    }
+
     Image {
         id: artPreloader
         source: TrackArtService.resolvedArtUrl
@@ -70,6 +107,7 @@ DankOSD {
     onPlayerChanged: {
         if (!player) {
             _pendingShow = false;
+            pendingShowFallback.stop();
             hide();
         }
     }
@@ -77,12 +115,19 @@ DankOSD {
     Connections {
         target: TrackArtService
         function onLoadingChanged() {
-            if (TrackArtService.loading || !root._pendingShow)
+            if (!root._pendingShow)
+                return;
+            if (TrackArtService.loading) {
+                pendingShowFallback.interval = 1500;
+                pendingShowFallback.restart();
                 return;
-            if (!TrackArtService.resolvedArtUrl || artPreloader.status === Image.Ready) {
-                root._pendingShow = false;
-                root.show();
             }
+            if (!TrackArtService.resolvedArtUrl) {
+                root._showPending();
+                return;
+            }
+            if (TrackArtService.artReadyFor(root.player) && artPreloader.status === Image.Ready)
+                root._showPending();
         }
     }
 
@@ -94,8 +139,7 @@ DankOSD {
             switch (artPreloader.status) {
             case Image.Ready:
             case Image.Error:
-                root._pendingShow = false;
+                root._showPending();
-                root.show();
                 break;
             }
         }
@@ -112,26 +156,32 @@ DankOSD {
             if (MprisController.isFirefoxYoutubeHoverPreview(player))
                 return;
 
-            root._displayTitle = player.trackTitle || "";
+            const newTitle = player.trackTitle || "";
-            root._displayArtist = player.trackArtist || "";
+            const newArtist = player.trackArtist || "";
-            root._displayAlbum = player.trackAlbum || "";
+            const newAlbum = player.trackAlbum || "";
+            const trackChanged = newTitle !== root._displayTitle || newArtist !== root._displayArtist || newAlbum !== root._displayAlbum;
 
-            root.updatePlaybackIcon();
+            root._displayTitle = newTitle;
-            const resolvedArtUrl = TrackArtService.resolvedArtUrl;
+            root._displayArtist = newArtist;
+            root._displayAlbum = newAlbum;
 
-            if (!resolvedArtUrl || resolvedArtUrl === "") {
+            const iconChanged = root.updatePlaybackIcon();
+
+            // live streams re-emit metadata as mpris:length grows - ignore churn
+            if (!trackChanged && !iconChanged)
+                return;
+
+            // vertical layout has no art background
+            if (root.useVertical) {
                 root.show();
                 return;
             }
-            if (TrackArtService.loading) {
+            if (trackChanged) {
-                root._pendingShow = true;
+                root._evaluateShow();
                 return;
             }
-            if (!TrackArtService.resolvedArtUrl || artPreloader.status === Image.Ready) {
+            if (!root._pendingShow)
                 root.show();
-                return;
-            }
-            root._pendingShow = true;
         }
 
         function onTrackArtUrlChanged() {

quickshell/Modules/OSD/MicVolumeOSD.qml

@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ DankOSD {
     Connections {
         target: AudioService.source?.audio ?? null
 
-        // Sync only - apps adjusting mic gain (WebRTC AGC etc.) fire this
+        // sync only - app AGC rewrites mic gain constantly, must not surface the OSD
-        // constantly, so external volume changes must not surface the OSD
         function onVolumeChanged() {
             root._syncVolume();
         }

quickshell/Services/TrackArtService.qml

@@ -191,6 +191,11 @@ Singleton {
         return (p.trackTitle || "") + "
" + (p.trackArtist || "") + "
" + (p.trackAlbum || "");
     }
 
+    function artReadyFor(player) {
+        const url = getArtworkUrl(player);
+        return url !== "" && url === _lastArtUrl && !loading && resolvedArtUrl !== "";
+    }
+
     function _updateArtUrl() {
         const key = _trackKey();
         // Skip once real art is committed for this track (dedup Chrome's multi-size