Transform MediaSession.kind into a set of bools/enums about mediasession HOT 7 CLOSED

Some combinations don't make sense, do they? E.g. { transient: false, mixable: true }

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There's a certain simplicity in having a kind of media session.

As a web dev, I would much prefer to do new MediaSession('content') (or potentially even new MediaSession('music')) than new MediaSession({transient: false, mixable: false, pauseInBackground: false}).

These bools/enums also don't capture other behaviors like whether you want media key access or want to show interfaces in the notification or lock screen.

There is probably a compromise in here, where var session = new MediaSession('content') actually lists readonly properties of the media session as per your proposal (e.g. session.mixable === false, session.pauseInBackground === false, session.hasRemoteControls === true, etc).

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For the combinations that don't make sense, we could throw an exception or (preferably) just coerce it into a state that does make sense, so new MediaSession({transient: false, mixable: true}) would give a session where both transient and mixable are false.

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For some context, my concern here is that we'll have to double the number of kinds if a new aspect of media sessions are added, or have a mix of kind and bools. There is already one somewhat sensible thing we cannot express, namely a non-transient session that interrupts other playback, like content, but which also automatically pauses and resumes when it goes into the background, like ambient.

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Fwiw, foolip's last use case is present and called SoloAmbient on iOS.

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There is already one somewhat sensible thing we cannot express, namely a non-transient session that interrupts other playback, like content, but which also automatically pauses and resumes when it goes into the background, like ambient.

Something like ambient-solo?

Fwiw, foolip's last use case is present and called SoloAmbient on iOS.

But it is not called {transient: false, mixable: false: pauseInBackground: true}.

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Since we have not been able to actually come up with something better here, I'm going to close this.

@domenic, I know you supported this idea, so if you have some ideas for improvement please just suggest it and we'll try it out.

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