v0.8.0

[photovoltex]

What's Changed

Added

• [connect] Add method transfer to Spirc to automatically transfer the playback to ourselves
• [core] Add method transfer to SpClient
• [core] Add SpotifyUri type to represent more types of URI than SpotifyId can
• [discovery] Add support for device aliases
• [main] --local-file-dir / -l option added to binary to specify local file directories to pull from
• [metadata] Local variant added to UniqueFields enum (breaking)
• [playback] Local files can now be played with the following caveats:
  • They must be sampled at 44,100 Hz
  • They cannot be played from a Connect device using the dedicated 'Local Files' playlist; they must be added to another playlist first
• [playback] local_file_directories field added to PlayerConfig struct (breaking)

Changed

• [contrib] Switched contrib/Dockerfile to new Debian stable (trixie)
• [core] get_radio_for_track function changed from accepting a SpotifyId to accepting a SpotifyUri (breaking)
• [core] Changed return type of get_extended_metadata to return BatchedExtensionResponse (breaking)
• [core] Changed parameter of get_<item>_metadata from SpotifyId to SpotifyUri (breaking)
• [metadata] Changed arguments for Metadata trait from &SpotifyId to &SpotifyUri (breaking)
• [playback] Changed type of SpotifyId fields in PlayerEvent members to SpotifyUri (breaking)
• [playback] load function changed from accepting a SpotifyId to accepting a SpotifyUri (breaking)
• [playback] preload function changed from accepting a SpotifyId to accepting a SpotifyUri (breaking)

Fixed

• [connect] Fixed failed transferring with transfer data that had an empty context uri and no tracks
• [connect] Use the provided index or the first as fallback value to always play a track on loading
• [core] Fixed a problem where the metadata didn't include the audio file by switching to get_extended_metadata
• [core] Fixed connection issues after system suspend on Linux

Removed

• [core] Removed SpotifyItemType enum; the new SpotifyUri is an enum over all item types and so which variant it is
  describes its item type (breaking)
• [core] Removed NamedSpotifyId struct; it was made obsolete by SpotifyUri (breaking)
• [core] The following methods have been removed from SpotifyId and moved to SpotifyUri (breaking):
  • is_playable
  • from_uri
  • to_uri

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Commit Summary

• chore: update libmdns to 0.10.1 by @willstott101 in chore: update libmdns to 0.10.1 #1575
• docs: Document examples by @SapiensAnatis in docs: Document examples #1567
• refactor: Introduce SpotifyUri struct by @SapiensAnatis in refactor: Introduce SpotifyUri struct #1538
• refactor: remove parking_lot dependency and refine feature selections by @roderickvd in refactor: remove parking_lot dependency and refine feature selections #1543
• Fix cross compilation (add required TLS backend selection) by @starypatyk in Fix cross compilation (add required TLS backend selection) #1594
• chore: update alpine version to 3.20 and ensure openssl-dev is included by @matsch82 in chore: update alpine version to 3.20 and ensure openssl-dev is included #1608
• Add rustfmt and clippy to toolchain components by @kingosticks in Add rustfmt and clippy to toolchain components #1607
• feat: add inital flac decoding support via the symphonia crate by @KernelFreeze in feat: add inital flac decoding support via the symphonia crate #1589
• Add pre-commit configuration by @paulfariello in Add pre-commit configuration #1606
• Add RoPieee to Related Projects by @spockfish in Add RoPieee to Related Projects #1615
• feat: Add aliases to discovery by @lucasdrufva in feat: Add aliases to discovery #1602
• Fix: Use the provided index or the first track as fallback value by @photovoltex in Fix: Use the provided index or the first track as fallback value #1599
• feat: Initiate transfer playback via spclient api by @photovoltex in feat: Initiate transfer playback via spclient api #1530
• Fix: Harden the transfer flow for unexpected data by @photovoltex in Fix: Harden the transfer flow for unexpected data #1581
• Fix: Add missing feature for with-avahi feature by @photovoltex in Fix: Add missing feature for with-avahi feature #1600
• Fix: use extended-metadata endpoint to acquire metadata by @photovoltex in Fix: use extended-metadata endpoint to acquire metadata #1622
• fix: connection issues after system suspend on Linux by @zappolowski in fix: connection issues after system suspend on Linux #1626
• feat: Basic local file support by @SapiensAnatis in feat: Basic local file support #1595
• fix: Fix build failure with passthrough-decoder by @SapiensAnatis in fix: Fix build failure with passthrough-decoder #1630
• update cross-compile oldstable debian to stable(trixie) by @tomodachi in update cross-compile oldstable debian to stable(trixie) #1619
• fix: correct dependabot config file by @mpsq in fix: correct dependabot config file #1629
• CI: Add a release preparation and release workflow by @photovoltex in CI: Add a release preparation and release workflow #1559
• CI: Create a PR for the release preparations by @photovoltex in CI: Create a PR for the release preparations #1631
• Preparations for v0.8.0 by @github-actions[bot] in Preparations for v0.8.0 #1632

New Contributors

• @SapiensAnatis made their first contribution in docs: Document examples #1567
• @matsch82 made their first contribution in chore: update alpine version to 3.20 and ensure openssl-dev is included #1608
• @KernelFreeze made their first contribution in feat: add inital flac decoding support via the symphonia crate #1589
• @paulfariello made their first contribution in Add pre-commit configuration #1606
• @spockfish made their first contribution in Add RoPieee to Related Projects #1615
• @lucasdrufva made their first contribution in feat: Add aliases to discovery #1602
• @zappolowski made their first contribution in fix: connection issues after system suspend on Linux #1626
• @mpsq made their first contribution in fix: correct dependabot config file #1629
• @github-actions[bot] made their first contribution in Preparations for v0.8.0 #1632

Full Changelog: v0.7.1...v0.8.0

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This discussion was created from the release v0.8.0.

[roderickvd]

✅ I set the secret to a token that also includes publish-new for patterns librespot and librespot-*. It was probably the latter that was missing, but anyway this one will allow to create a new librespot-whizbang crate in the future too.

[photovoltex]

I triggered another run, if everything goes as planned we should have v0.8 in about 4-5min.

[roderickvd]

woop woop woop:

Hello roderickvd!

A new version of librespot-oauth crate was published by your account (https://crates.io/users/roderickvd) at 2025-11-10T22:56:36Z.

View v0.8.0 here: https://crates.io/crates/librespot-oauth/0.8.0

[photovoltex]

Nice nice. Will create some changes to the workflow but as is, this should hopefully improve the overall output of releases :D

Thanks for your help on the topic^^

[roderickvd]

Mad props to @photovoltex for the automated release and much of the hard work!

[gramss]

Amazing time to market 🙌 anyone already using the device alias? Would love to have a simple multi room setup though that with moode audio.
Any link towards ongoing discussions for that? 🙂