Update:Send android device info when opening playback sessions

android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/data/DeviceClasses.kt

@@ -66,3 +66,20 @@ data class LocalFolder(
   JsonSubTypes.Type(LocalLibraryItem::class)
 )
 open class LibraryItemWrapper()
+
+@JsonIgnoreProperties(ignoreUnknown = true)
+data class DeviceInfo(
+  var manufacturer:String,
+  var model:String,
+  var brand:String,
+  var sdkVersion:Int,
+  var clientVersion: String
+)
+
+@JsonIgnoreProperties(ignoreUnknown = true)
+data class PlayItemRequestPayload(
+  var mediaPlayer:String,
+  var forceDirectPlay:Boolean,
+  var forceTranscode:Boolean,
+  var deviceInfo:DeviceInfo
+)

android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/media/MediaManager.kt

@@ -213,13 +213,13 @@ class MediaManager(var apiHandler: ApiHandler, var ctx: Context) {
     }
   }
 
-  fun play(libraryItemWrapper:LibraryItemWrapper, episode:PodcastEpisode?, mediaPlayer:String, cb: (PlaybackSession) -> Unit) {
+  fun play(libraryItemWrapper:LibraryItemWrapper, episode:PodcastEpisode?, playItemRequestPayload:PlayItemRequestPayload, cb: (PlaybackSession) -> Unit) {
    if (libraryItemWrapper is LocalLibraryItem) {
     val localLibraryItem = libraryItemWrapper as LocalLibraryItem
     cb(localLibraryItem.getPlaybackSession(episode))
    } else {
      val libraryItem = libraryItemWrapper as LibraryItem
-     apiHandler.playLibraryItem(libraryItem.id,episode?.id ?: "",false, mediaPlayer) {
+     apiHandler.playLibraryItem(libraryItem.id,episode?.id ?: "",playItemRequestPayload) {
        cb(it)
      }
    }

android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/MediaSessionCallback.kt

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class MediaSessionCallback(var playerNotificationService:PlayerNotificationServi
   override fun onPrepare() {
     Log.d(tag, "ON PREPARE MEDIA SESSION COMPAT")
     playerNotificationService.mediaManager.getFirstItem()?.let { li ->
-      playerNotificationService.mediaManager.play(li, null, playerNotificationService.getMediaPlayer()) {
+      playerNotificationService.mediaManager.play(li, null, playerNotificationService.getPlayItemRequestPayload(false)) {
         Log.d(tag, "About to prepare player with ${it.displayTitle}")
         Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).post() {
           playerNotificationService.preparePlayer(it,true,null)
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class MediaSessionCallback(var playerNotificationService:PlayerNotificationServi
   override fun onPlayFromSearch(query: String?, extras: Bundle?) {
     Log.d(tag, "ON PLAY FROM SEARCH $query")
     playerNotificationService.mediaManager.getFromSearch(query)?.let { li ->
-      playerNotificationService.mediaManager.play(li, null, playerNotificationService.getMediaPlayer()) {
+      playerNotificationService.mediaManager.play(li, null, playerNotificationService.getPlayItemRequestPayload(false)) {
         Log.d(tag, "About to prepare player with ${it.displayTitle}")
         Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).post() {
           playerNotificationService.preparePlayer(it,true,null)
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class MediaSessionCallback(var playerNotificationService:PlayerNotificationServi
     }
 
     libraryItemWrapper?.let { li ->
-      playerNotificationService.mediaManager.play(li, podcastEpisode, playerNotificationService.getMediaPlayer()) {
+      playerNotificationService.mediaManager.play(li, podcastEpisode, playerNotificationService.getPlayItemRequestPayload(false)) {
         Log.d(tag, "About to prepare player with ${it.displayTitle}")
         Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).post() {
           playerNotificationService.preparePlayer(it,true,null)

android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/MediaSessionPlaybackPreparer.kt

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class MediaSessionPlaybackPreparer(var playerNotificationService:PlayerNotificat
   override fun onPrepare(playWhenReady: Boolean) {
     Log.d(tag, "ON PREPARE $playWhenReady")
     playerNotificationService.mediaManager.getFirstItem()?.let { li ->
-      playerNotificationService.mediaManager.play(li, null, playerNotificationService.getMediaPlayer()) {
+      playerNotificationService.mediaManager.play(li, null, playerNotificationService.getPlayItemRequestPayload(false)) {
         Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).post() {
           playerNotificationService.preparePlayer(it,playWhenReady,null)
         }
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class MediaSessionPlaybackPreparer(var playerNotificationService:PlayerNotificat
     }
 
     libraryItemWrapper?.let { li ->
-      playerNotificationService.mediaManager.play(li, podcastEpisode, playerNotificationService.getMediaPlayer()) {
+      playerNotificationService.mediaManager.play(li, podcastEpisode, playerNotificationService.getPlayItemRequestPayload(false)) {
         Log.d(tag, "About to prepare player with ${it.displayTitle}")
         Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).post() {
           playerNotificationService.preparePlayer(it,playWhenReady,null)
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class MediaSessionPlaybackPreparer(var playerNotificationService:PlayerNotificat
   override fun onPrepareFromSearch(query: String, playWhenReady: Boolean, extras: Bundle?) {
     Log.d(tag, "ON PREPARE FROM SEARCH $query")
     playerNotificationService.mediaManager.getFromSearch(query)?.let { li ->
-      playerNotificationService.mediaManager.play(li, null, playerNotificationService.getMediaPlayer()) {
+      playerNotificationService.mediaManager.play(li, null, playerNotificationService.getPlayItemRequestPayload(false)) {
         Log.d(tag, "About to prepare player with ${it.displayTitle}")
         Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).post() {
           playerNotificationService.preparePlayer(it,playWhenReady,null)

android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt

@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi
 import androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat
 import androidx.media.MediaBrowserServiceCompat
 import androidx.media.utils.MediaConstants
+import com.audiobookshelf.app.BuildConfig
 import com.audiobookshelf.app.data.*
+import com.audiobookshelf.app.data.DeviceInfo
 import com.audiobookshelf.app.device.DeviceManager
 import com.audiobookshelf.app.media.MediaManager
 import com.audiobookshelf.app.server.ApiHandler
@@ -373,12 +375,12 @@ class PlayerNotificationService : MediaBrowserServiceCompat()  {
     // On error and was attempting to direct play - fallback to transcode
     currentPlaybackSession?.let { playbackSession ->
       if (playbackSession.isDirectPlay) {
-        val mediaPlayer = getMediaPlayer()
+        val playItemRequestPayload = getPlayItemRequestPayload(true)
-        Log.d(tag, "Fallback to transcode $mediaPlayer")
+        Log.d(tag, "Fallback to transcode $playItemRequestPayload.mediaPlayer")
 
         val libraryItemId = playbackSession.libraryItemId ?: "" // Must be true since direct play
         val episodeId = playbackSession.episodeId
-        apiHandler.playLibraryItem(libraryItemId, episodeId, true, mediaPlayer) {
+        apiHandler.playLibraryItem(libraryItemId, episodeId, playItemRequestPayload) {
           Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).post {
             preparePlayer(it, true, null)
           }
@@ -549,6 +551,21 @@ class PlayerNotificationService : MediaBrowserServiceCompat()  {
     return if(currentPlayer == castPlayer) "cast-player" else "exo-player"
   }
 
+  fun getDeviceInfo(): DeviceInfo {
+    /* EXAMPLE
+      manufacturer: Google
+      model: Pixel 6
+      brand: google
+      sdkVersion: 32
+      appVersion: 0.9.46-beta
+     */
+    return DeviceInfo(Build.MANUFACTURER, Build.MODEL, Build.BRAND, Build.VERSION.SDK_INT, BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME)
+  }
+
+  fun getPlayItemRequestPayload(forceTranscode:Boolean):PlayItemRequestPayload {
+    return PlayItemRequestPayload(getMediaPlayer(), getDeviceInfo(), !forceTranscode, forceTranscode)
+  }
+
   fun getContext():Context {
     return ctx
   }

android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/plugins/AbsAudioPlayer.kt

@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ class AbsAudioPlayer : Plugin() {
         return call.resolve(JSObject())
       }
     } else { // Play library item from server
-      val mediaPlayer = playerNotificationService.getMediaPlayer()
+      val playItemRequestPayload = playerNotificationService.getPlayItemRequestPayload(false)
 
-      apiHandler.playLibraryItem(libraryItemId, episodeId, false, mediaPlayer) {
+      apiHandler.playLibraryItem(libraryItemId, episodeId, playItemRequestPayload) {
 
         Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).post {
           Log.d(tag, "Preparing Player TEST ${jacksonMapper.writeValueAsString(it)}")

android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/server/ApiHandler.kt

@@ -172,13 +172,8 @@ class ApiHandler(var ctx:Context) {
     }
   }
 
-  fun playLibraryItem(libraryItemId:String, episodeId:String?, forceTranscode:Boolean, mediaPlayer:String, cb: (PlaybackSession) -> Unit) {
+  fun playLibraryItem(libraryItemId:String, episodeId:String?, playItemRequestPayload:PlayItemRequestPayload, cb: (PlaybackSession) -> Unit) {
-    val payload = JSObject()
+    val payload = JSObject(jacksonMapper.writeValueAsString(playItemRequestPayload))
-    payload.put("mediaPlayer", mediaPlayer)
-
-    // Only if direct play fails do we force transcode
-    if (!forceTranscode) payload.put("forceDirectPlay", true)
-    else payload.put("forceTranscode", true)
 
     val endpoint = if (episodeId.isNullOrEmpty()) "/api/items/$libraryItemId/play" else "/api/items/$libraryItemId/play/$episodeId"
     postRequest(endpoint, payload) {