WIP: copilot is forgetful and doesn't remember how queueing works

music-api.py

@@ -175,11 +175,20 @@ def pick_station_id_file():
         return None
     return os.path.join(STATION_ID_DIR, random.choice(files))
 
+### FIXME:
 def pick_random_track():
-    """Return a random music track (relative path) from TRACKS."""
-    if not TRACKS:
-        return None
-    return random.choice(list(TRACKS.keys()))
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(DB_PATH)
+    c = conn.cursor()
+    c.execute("""
+        SELECT path
+        FROM tracks
+        WHERE is_station_id = 0
+        ORDER BY RANDOM()
+        LIMIT 1
+    """)
+    row = c.fetchone()
+    conn.close()
+    return row[0] if row else None
 
 def set_rds(text: str):
     global rds_pipe
@@ -430,6 +439,9 @@ def restart_radio_chain():
     print("[WATCHDOG] Restarting pifmadv")
     start_pifm()
 
+    print("[WATCHDOG] Restarting persistent WAV wrapper")
+    start_persistent_wav()
+
     # Your addition: broadcast station ID
     id_file = pick_station_id_file()
     if id_file:
@@ -644,15 +656,16 @@ def worker():
                     empty = True
                 else:
                     empty = False
-
-                if empty:
-                    track = pick_random_track()
-                    if track:
-                        print(f"[WORKER] Queue empty — adding random track: {track}")
-                        with queue_lock:
-                            queue.append(track)
-                    continue
-
+### FIXME:
+            if empty:
+                write_silence(0.25)
+                time.sleep(0.5)
+                # Ensure the queue is never empty
+                track = pick_random_track()
+                if track:
+                    print(f"[WORKER] Queue empty — adding random track: {track}")
+                    queue.append(track)
+                continue
 
             # Shuffle only when building the play order
             if shuffle_mode: