Async Tauri Commands: Building a Robust, Multithreaded RetroPulse Player

In the previous video, we got the initial RetroPulse Mod player up and running. However, we quickly ran into an issue - as soon as we started playing audio, the main application thread became blocked, preventing us from responding to user input or performing any other tasks.

In this video, I'll show you how we can solve this problem by creating a dedicated, encapsulated Player component that runs in its own independent system thread. The communication between the main application and the Player thread will be handled using Rust's MPSC (Multi-Producer, Single-Consumer) channels, ensuring a thread-safe and transparent integration.

By the end of this video, you'll see me implement a clean abstraction that handles all the low-level details, allowing us to control the audio playback without ever blocking the main application thread. This is a crucial step towards building a responsive, user-friendly RetroPulse experience.

*Key Highlights*

Isolating audio playback in a separate thread
Implementing a thread-safe Player component
Using Rust's MPSC channels for inter-thread communication
Designing a high-level API for seamless playback control

*Previous Video in the Series*

Part 1:    • Revive Retro Tunes - Using tauri and ...  

*Links*
Source code: https://github.com/jakobwesthoff/retr...

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