From 8123b9a99f164e450d72b17b7d9100cef1c997c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Smith <m@michaelsmith.be>
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:55:48 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Remember last cassette on startup, always pause on cassette
 switch

Persist the current cassette filename to last_cassette.txt so the player
resumes the same cassette after restart. Switching cassettes now always
lands in a paused state to avoid jarring mid-playback jumps.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 docs/sdlamp2-fsd.md |  5 +++++
 src/sdlamp2.c       | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/sdlamp2-fsd.md b/docs/sdlamp2-fsd.md
index b814a23..18ddf80 100644
--- a/docs/sdlamp2-fsd.md
+++ b/docs/sdlamp2-fsd.md
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ This document specifies the functional requirements for an SDL2 based media play
 
 ## 6. Changelog
 
+### 2026-02-13 — Remember last cassette and pause on switch
+
+- **Remember last cassette**: The current cassette filename is saved to `last_cassette.txt` in the audio directory on every file switch. On startup, the player resumes the last-loaded cassette instead of always starting with the first file. Falls back to the first file if the saved file is missing or not found.
+- **Pause on cassette switch**: Switching cassettes (prev/next) now always lands in a paused state, even if the player was playing. This avoids the jarring effect of immediately resuming from a saved position in a different cassette.
+
 ### 2026-02-13 — Fix power button shutdown regression
 
 - **Consolidated input handling**: Power button long-press shutdown is now handled by `rg35xx-screen-monitor.py` instead of a separate `evtest`-based monitor in the wrapper. Both monitors were reading `/dev/input/event0` simultaneously, causing the `evtest` parser to miss power button events on the device's Linux 4.9 kernel.
diff --git a/src/sdlamp2.c b/src/sdlamp2.c
index a460624..36e1214 100644
--- a/src/sdlamp2.c
+++ b/src/sdlamp2.c
@@ -197,6 +197,37 @@ static void adjust_volume(float delta) {
   save_volume();
 }
 
+/* --- Last cassette persistence --- */
+
+static void save_last_cassette(const char* filename) {
+  char path[1024];
+  snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/last_cassette.txt", audio_dir);
+  FILE* f = fopen(path, "w");
+  if (f) {
+    fprintf(f, "%s\n", filename);
+    fclose(f);
+  }
+}
+
+static int load_last_cassette(void) {
+  char path[1024];
+  snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/last_cassette.txt", audio_dir);
+  FILE* f = fopen(path, "r");
+  if (!f) return 0;
+  char name[256];
+  if (!fgets(name, sizeof(name), f)) {
+    fclose(f);
+    return 0;
+  }
+  fclose(f);
+  char* nl = strchr(name, '\n');
+  if (nl) *nl = '\0';
+  for (int i = 0; i < num_audio_files; i++) {
+    if (strcmp(audio_files[i], name) == 0) return i;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
 /* --- File scanning --- */
 
 static int has_audio_extension(const char* name) {
@@ -484,11 +515,14 @@ static void switch_file(int index) {
         decoder_seek(pos);
       }
 
+      save_last_cassette(current_file);
+
       char title[768];
       snprintf(title, sizeof(title), "SDLamp2 - %s", current_file);
       SDL_SetWindowTitle(window, title);
 
-      SDL_PauseAudioDevice(audio_device, paused);
+      paused = SDL_TRUE;
+      SDL_PauseAudioDevice(audio_device, 1);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -674,7 +708,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   scan_audio_files(audio_dir);
   volume = load_volume();
   if (num_audio_files > 0) {
-    switch_file(0);
+    switch_file(load_last_cassette());
   } else {
     SDL_SetWindowTitle(window, "SDLamp2 - No audio files found");
   }