Revert "fix(media): gate spectrum pipeline on playback to cut idle CPU"

This reverts commit a0093e509b.

Modules/Bar/Widgets/AudioVisualizer.qml

@@ -45,27 +45,21 @@ Item {
 
   readonly property bool shouldShow: (currentVisualizerType !== "" && currentVisualizerType !== "none") && (!hideWhenIdle || MediaService.isPlaying)
 
-  readonly property bool needsSpectrum: root.shouldShow && MediaService.isPlaying
-
   // Register/unregister with SpectrumService based on visibility (use screenName — screen can be null after DPMS/output changes)
   readonly property string spectrumComponentId: "bar:audiovisualizer:" + screenName + ":" + root.section + ":" + root.sectionWidgetIndex
 
-  onNeedsSpectrumChanged: {
-    if (root.needsSpectrum) {
+  onShouldShowChanged: {
+    if (root.shouldShow) {
       SpectrumService.registerComponent(root.spectrumComponentId);
     } else {
       SpectrumService.unregisterComponent(root.spectrumComponentId);
     }
   }
 
-  Component.onCompleted: {
-    if (root.needsSpectrum) {
-      SpectrumService.registerComponent(root.spectrumComponentId);
-    }
-  }
-
   Component.onDestruction: {
-    SpectrumService.unregisterComponent(root.spectrumComponentId);
+    if (root.shouldShow) {
+      SpectrumService.unregisterComponent(root.spectrumComponentId);
+    }
   }
 
   // Content dimensions for implicit sizing
@@ -110,7 +104,7 @@ Item {
       id: visualizerLoader
       anchors.fill: parent
       anchors.margins: Style.marginS
-      active: root.needsSpectrum
+      active: shouldShow
       asynchronous: true
 
       sourceComponent: {

Modules/Bar/Widgets/MediaMini.qml

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Item {
 
   // SpectrumService registration for visualizer
   readonly property string spectrumComponentId: "bar:mediamini:" + root.screen?.name + ":" + root.section + ":" + root.sectionWidgetIndex
-  readonly property bool needsSpectrum: root.showVisualizer && root.visualizerType !== "" && root.visualizerType !== "none" && !root.isHidden && MediaService.isPlaying
+  readonly property bool needsSpectrum: root.showVisualizer && root.visualizerType !== "" && root.visualizerType !== "none" && !root.isHidden
 
   Layout.preferredHeight: isVertical ? -1 : Style.getBarHeightForScreen(screenName)
   Layout.preferredWidth: isVertical ? Style.getBarHeightForScreen(screenName) : -1
@@ -265,10 +265,10 @@ Item {
         y: Style.pixelAlignCenter(parent.height, height)
         width: Style.toOdd(parent.width)
         height: Style.toOdd(parent.height)
-        active: root.needsSpectrum
+        active: showVisualizer
         z: 0
         sourceComponent: {
-          if (!root.needsSpectrum)
+          if (!showVisualizer)
             return null;
           if (visualizerType === "linear")
             return linearSpectrum;

Modules/Cards/MediaCard.qml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ NBox {
   readonly property bool hasActivePlayer: MediaService.currentPlayer && MediaService.canPlay
 
   // SpectrumService registration for visualizer
-  readonly property bool needsSpectrum: Settings.data.audio.visualizerType !== "" && Settings.data.audio.visualizerType !== "none" && MediaService.isPlaying
+  readonly property bool needsSpectrum: Settings.data.audio.visualizerType !== "" && Settings.data.audio.visualizerType !== "none"
 
   onNeedsSpectrumChanged: {
     if (root.needsSpectrum) {
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ NBox {
     // Background visualizer on top of the artwork
     Loader {
       anchors.fill: parent
-      active: root.needsSpectrum
+      active: Settings.data.audio.visualizerType !== "" && Settings.data.audio.visualizerType !== "none"
 
       sourceComponent: {
         switch (Settings.data.audio.visualizerType) {

Modules/DesktopWidgets/Widgets/DesktopAudioVisualizer.qml

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ DraggableDesktopWidget {
 
   readonly property bool shouldShow: visualizerType !== "" && visualizerType !== "none" && (!hideWhenIdle || MediaService.isPlaying)
   readonly property bool isHidden: !shouldShow
-  readonly property bool shouldRegisterSpectrum: shouldShow && MediaService.isPlaying
+  readonly property bool shouldRegisterSpectrum: shouldShow
 
   // Keep widget visible in edit mode so users can move/configure it
   visible: !root.isHidden || DesktopWidgetRegistry.editMode
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ DraggableDesktopWidget {
       id: visualizerLoader
       anchors.fill: parent
       anchors.margins: root.showBackground ? Math.round(Style.marginXS * root.widgetScale) : 0
-      active: root.shouldRegisterSpectrum
+      active: root.shouldShow
       asynchronous: true
 
       sourceComponent: {

Modules/DesktopWidgets/Widgets/DesktopMediaPlayer.qml

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ DraggableDesktopWidget {
 
   // SpectrumService registration for visualizer
   readonly property string spectrumComponentId: "desktopmediaplayer:" + (root.screen ? root.screen.name : "unknown")
-  readonly property bool needsSpectrum: root.shouldShowVisualizer && !root.isHidden && root.isPlaying
+  readonly property bool needsSpectrum: root.shouldShowVisualizer && !root.isHidden
 
   onNeedsSpectrumChanged: {
     if (root.needsSpectrum) {

Modules/LockScreen/LockScreen.qml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Loader {
   active: false
 
   // Track if the visualizer should be shown (lockscreen active + media playing + non-compact mode)
-  readonly property bool needsSpectrum: root.active && !Settings.data.general.compactLockScreen && Settings.data.audio.visualizerType !== "" && Settings.data.audio.visualizerType !== "none" && MediaService.isPlaying
+  readonly property bool needsSpectrum: root.active && !Settings.data.general.compactLockScreen && Settings.data.audio.visualizerType !== "" && Settings.data.audio.visualizerType !== "none"
 
   onActiveChanged: {
     if (root.active && root.needsSpectrum) {

Modules/LockScreen/LockScreenPanel.qml

@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ Item {
           Loader {
             anchors.fill: parent
             anchors.margins: 4
-            active: Settings.data.audio.visualizerType === "linear" && MediaService.isPlaying
+            active: Settings.data.audio.visualizerType === "linear"
             z: 0
             sourceComponent: NLinearSpectrum {
               anchors.fill: parent
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ Item {
           Loader {
             anchors.fill: parent
             anchors.margins: 4
-            active: Settings.data.audio.visualizerType === "mirrored" && MediaService.isPlaying
+            active: Settings.data.audio.visualizerType === "mirrored"
             z: 0
             sourceComponent: NMirroredSpectrum {
               anchors.fill: parent
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ Item {
           Loader {
             anchors.fill: parent
             anchors.margins: 4
-            active: Settings.data.audio.visualizerType === "wave" && MediaService.isPlaying
+            active: Settings.data.audio.visualizerType === "wave"
             z: 0
             sourceComponent: NWaveSpectrum {
               anchors.fill: parent

Modules/Panels/Media/MediaPlayerPanel.qml

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ SmartPanel {
 
   readonly property bool isSideBySide: root.compactMode && root.showAlbumArt
 
-  readonly property bool needsSpectrum: root.showVisualizer && root.visualizerType !== "" && root.visualizerType !== "none" && root.isPanelOpen && MediaService.isPlaying
+  readonly property bool needsSpectrum: root.showVisualizer && root.visualizerType !== "" && root.visualizerType !== "none" && root.isPanelOpen
 
   onNeedsSpectrumChanged: {
     if (root.needsSpectrum) {