Handle listallinfo failures more gracefully

src/helpers.cpp

@@ -42,40 +42,6 @@ const MPD::Song *currentSong(const BaseScreen *screen)
 	return ptr;
 }
 
-MPD::SongIterator getDatabaseIterator(MPD::Connection &mpd)
-{
-	MPD::SongIterator result;
-	try
-	{
-		result = mpd.GetDirectoryRecursive("/");
-	}
-	catch (MPD::ClientError &e)
-	{
-		if (e.code() == MPD_ERROR_CLOSED)
-		{
-			// If we can't get the database, display appropriate
-			// error message and reconnect with the MPD server.
-			Statusbar::print("Unable to fetch the data, increase max_output_buffer_size in your MPD configuration file");
-			mpd.Disconnect();
-			mpd.Connect();
-		}
-		else
-			throw;
-	}
-	catch (MPD::ServerError &e)
-	{
-		// mopidy blacklists 'listallinfo' command by default and throws server
-		// error when it receives it. Work around that to prevent ncmpcpp from
-		// continuously retrying to send the command and looping.
-		if (strstr(e.what(), "listallinfo") != nullptr
-		    && strstr(e.what(), "disabled") != nullptr)
-			Statusbar::print("Unable to fetch the data, server refused to process 'listallinfo' command");
-		else
-			throw;
-	}
-	return result;
-}
-
 void deleteSelectedSongsFromPlaylist(NC::Menu<MPD::Song> &playlist)
 {
 	selectCurrentIfNoneSelected(playlist);

src/helpers.h

@@ -534,8 +534,6 @@ bool addSongToPlaylist(const MPD::Song &s, bool play, int position = -1);
 
 const MPD::Song *currentSong(const BaseScreen *screen);
 
-MPD::SongIterator getDatabaseIterator(MPD::Connection &mpd);
-
 std::string timeFormat(const char *format, time_t t);
 
 std::string Timestamp(time_t t);

src/mpdpp.h

@@ -38,36 +38,42 @@ void checkConnectionErrors(mpd_connection *conn);
 enum PlayerState { psUnknown, psStop, psPlay, psPause };
 enum ReplayGainMode { rgmOff, rgmTrack, rgmAlbum };
 
-struct ClientError: public std::exception
+struct Error: public std::exception
 {
-	ClientError(mpd_error code_, std::string msg, bool clearable_)
-	: m_code(code_), m_msg(msg), m_clearable(clearable_) { }
-	virtual ~ClientError() noexcept { }
-	
+	Error(std::string msg, bool clearable_)
+		: m_msg(msg), m_clearable(clearable_) { }
+	virtual ~Error() noexcept { }
+
 	virtual const char *what() const noexcept { return m_msg.c_str(); }
-	mpd_error code() const { return m_code; }
 	bool clearable() const { return m_clearable; }
-	
+
 private:
-	mpd_error m_code;
 	std::string m_msg;
 	bool m_clearable;
 };
 
-struct ServerError: public std::exception
+struct ClientError: public Error
+{
+	ClientError(mpd_error code_, std::string msg, bool clearable_)
+		: Error(msg, clearable_), m_code(code_) { }
+	virtual ~ClientError() noexcept { }
+	
+	mpd_error code() const { return m_code; }
+
+private:
+	mpd_error m_code;
+};
+
+struct ServerError: public Error
 {
 	ServerError(mpd_server_error code_, std::string msg, bool clearable_)
-	: m_code(code_), m_msg(msg), m_clearable(clearable_) { }
+		: Error(msg, clearable_), m_code(code_) { }
 	virtual ~ServerError() noexcept { }
 	
-	virtual const char *what() const noexcept { return m_msg.c_str(); }
 	mpd_server_error code() const { return m_code; }
-	bool clearable() const { return m_clearable; }
-	
+
 private:
 	mpd_server_error m_code;
-	std::string m_msg;
-	bool m_clearable;
 };
 
 struct Statistics

src/screens/media_library.cpp

@@ -302,7 +302,18 @@ void MediaLibrary::update()
 			m_albums_update_request = false;
 			sunfilter_albums.set(ReapplyFilter::Yes, true);
 			std::map<std::tuple<std::string, std::string, std::string>, time_t> albums;
-			for (MPD::SongIterator s = getDatabaseIterator(Mpd), end; s != end; ++s)
+			MPD::SongIterator s, end;
+			try
+			{
+				s = Mpd.GetDirectoryRecursive("/");
+			}
+			catch (MPD::Error &e)
+			{
+				// If there was a problem, fall back to a different column mode.
+				toggleColumnsMode();
+				throw;
+			}
+			for (; s != end; ++s)
 			{
 				std::string tag;
 				unsigned idx = 0;
@@ -349,7 +360,18 @@ void MediaLibrary::update()
 				std::map<std::string, time_t> tags;
 				if (Config.media_library_sort_by_mtime)
 				{
-					for (MPD::SongIterator s = getDatabaseIterator(Mpd), end; s != end; ++s)
+					MPD::SongIterator s, end;
+					try
+					{
+						s = Mpd.GetDirectoryRecursive("/");
+					}
+					catch (MPD::Error &e)
+					{
+						// If there was a problem, fall back to a different sorting mode.
+						toggleSortMode();
+						throw;
+					}
+					for (; s != end; ++s)
 					{
 						std::string tag;
 						unsigned idx = 0;

src/screens/search_engine.cpp

@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ void SearchEngine::Search()
 	input_song_iterator s, end;
 	if (Config.search_in_db)
 	{
-		s = input_song_iterator(getDatabaseIterator(Mpd));
+		s = input_song_iterator(Mpd.GetDirectoryRecursive("/"));
 		end = input_song_iterator(MPD::SongIterator());
 	}
 	else