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# YellowJacket
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Music how it was meant to bee.
YellowJacket is a cross-platform desktop music player built with Go and web technologies. It focuses on local music library management with a clean, responsive interface.
## Install
Grab the latest release for your platform:
**[Download Latest Release](https://github.com/onion-4-dinner/yellowjacket/releases/latest)**
| Platform | Binary |
|----------|--------|
| Linux | `yellowjacket-linux-amd64` |
| macOS | `yellowjacket-darwin-universal.app.zip` (Apple Silicon + Intel) |
| Windows | `yellowjacket-windows-amd64.exe` |
## Features
**Playback**
- Play, pause, seek, and volume control with mute toggle
- Support for MP3, FLAC, OGG Vorbis, and WAV
- Queue management with add, remove, reorder, and play-next
- Shuffle mode (Fisher-Yates) and repeat modes (off, all, one)
- Session persistence -- resumes volume, track, and seek position on restart
**Library**
- Concurrent library scanning with automatic metadata extraction
- ID3v2, Vorbis Comments, and other tag format support
- Embedded cover art extraction with content-hash deduplication
- Incremental sync -- only processes new or changed files
- Orphan cleanup for deleted files
**Interface**
- Album cover grid view and track list view
- Now playing display with cover art
- Resizable sidebar navigation
- Slide-out queue panel
- Context menus for tracks and albums (play, add to queue, play next)
- Settings page for library directory configuration
## Architecture
YellowJacket uses the [Wails v2](https://wails.io/) framework to bridge a Go backend with a TypeScript/[Lit](https://lit.dev/) frontend running in a native webview.
- **Go backend** -- audio decoding and playback ([beep](https://github.com/gopxl/beep)), library scanning, SQLite database, cover art serving, TOML configuration
- **TypeScript frontend** -- Lit web components, singleton stores with reactive controllers, [Web Awesome](https://www.webawesome.com/) UI components
- **Communication** -- bidirectional event system via Wails runtime; backend is the source of truth
- **Database** -- SQLite (pure-Go driver) with type-safe queries generated by [sqlc](https://sqlc.dev/); MusicBrainz-style data model (artists, artist credits, recordings, release groups)
- **Config page** -- HTMX-based, loads HTML fragments rendered by Go [templ](https://templ.guide/) templates
## Development
### Prerequisites
| Tool | Version |
|------|---------|
| Go | 1.25+ |
| Node.js | 22+ |
| pnpm | 10+ |
| Wails CLI | v2 (`go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/cmd/wails@latest`) |
**Linux system dependencies:**
```bash
sudo apt-get install libasound2-dev libgtk-3-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev
```
On macOS and Windows, no additional system dependencies are needed. Run `wails doctor` to verify your environment.
### Build & Run
```bash
make setup # Install git hooks (lefthook)
make dev # Development with hot-reload
make build-dev # Debug build
make build-prod # Production build (obfuscated + UPX compressed)
make generate # Run code generators (sqlc, templ)
```
### Testing
```bash
make test # All tests (race detector, no cache, 2min timeout)
# Run tests manually (build tag required):
go test -tags webkit2_41 ./backend/player/ # Single package
go test -tags webkit2_41 -run TestFunctionName ./backend/player/ # Single test
go test -tags webkit2_41 -v -run TestFunctionName ./backend/player/ # Verbose
```
### Linting
```bash
make lint # golangci-lint (v2 config, strict rules)
```
### Data Locations
| | Linux | macOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|---|
| Config | `~/.config/yellowjacket/` | `~/.config/yellowjacket/` | `%LOCALAPPDATA%\yellowjacket\config` |
| Data/DB | `~/.local/share/yellowjacket/` | `~/.local/share/yellowjacket/` | `%LOCALAPPDATA%\yellowjacket\data` |
### Project Structure
```
backend/ Go backend
player/ Audio playback (beep)
queue/ Queue management, shuffle, repeat
library/ Library scanning, metadata extraction, cover art
metadata/ Audio decoding and tag extraction
database/ SQLite connection, sqlc-generated queries
config/ TOML config, HTTP handler for settings page
events/ Event name constants (mirrored in frontend)
models/ Shared data types (Album, Track, Artist)
system/ OS-specific paths
frontend/src/ TypeScript/Lit frontend
components/ UI components (player, sidebar, track list, cover grid, queue)
store/ Singleton stores and reactive controllers
pages/ Config page (HTMX entry point)
internal/dev/ Build-tag dev/prod detection
test_data/ Audio test fixtures
```
Further development documentation is available in [`docs/dev/`](./docs/dev/overview.md).