refactor: remove placeholder video, fix type hints in preview_thumb.py (#906)

* type fixes

* remove `stop_file_use()` method and release the file properly.

* remove "placeholder_mp4" from resources.json

src/tagstudio/qt/resources.json

@@ -122,9 +122,5 @@
   "thumb_loading": {
     "path": "qt/images/thumb_loading.png",
     "mode": "pil"
-  },
-  "placeholder_mp4": {
-    "path": "qt/videos/placeholder.mp4",
-    "mode": "rb"
   }
 }

src/tagstudio/qt/ts_qt.py

@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ class QtDriver(DriverMixin, QObject):
                 for i, tup in enumerate(pending):
                     e_id, f = tup
                     if (origin_path == f) or (not origin_path):
-                        self.preview_panel.thumb.stop_file_use()
+                        self.preview_panel.thumb.media_player.stop()
                     if delete_file(self.lib.library_dir / f):
                         self.main_window.statusbar.showMessage(
                             Translations.format(

src/tagstudio/qt/widgets/media_player.py

@@ -416,9 +416,9 @@ class MediaPlayer(QGraphicsView):
             self.scene().removeItem(self.video_preview)
 
     def stop(self) -> None:
-        """Clear the filepath and stop the player."""
+        """Clear the filepath, stop the player and release the source."""
         self.filepath = None
-        self.player.stop()
+        self.player.setSource(QUrl())
 
     def play(self, filepath: Path) -> None:
         """Set the source of the QMediaPlayer and play."""

src/tagstudio/qt/widgets/preview/preview_thumb.py

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 import io
 import time
-import typing
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, override
 from warnings import catch_warnings
 
 import cv2
@@ -24,12 +24,11 @@ from tagstudio.qt.helpers.file_tester import is_readable_video
 from tagstudio.qt.helpers.qbutton_wrapper import QPushButtonWrapper
 from tagstudio.qt.helpers.rounded_pixmap_style import RoundedPixmapStyle
 from tagstudio.qt.platform_strings import open_file_str, trash_term
-from tagstudio.qt.resource_manager import ResourceManager
 from tagstudio.qt.translations import Translations
 from tagstudio.qt.widgets.media_player import MediaPlayer
 from tagstudio.qt.widgets.thumb_renderer import ThumbRenderer
 
-if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from tagstudio.qt.ts_qt import QtDriver
 
 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ Image.MAX_IMAGE_PIXELS = None
 class PreviewThumb(QWidget):
     """The Preview Panel Widget."""
 
-    def __init__(self, library: Library, driver: "QtDriver"):
+    def __init__(self, library: Library, driver: "QtDriver") -> None:
         super().__init__()
 
         self.is_connected = False
@@ -54,6 +53,7 @@ class PreviewThumb(QWidget):
         self.image_layout.setStackingMode(QStackedLayout.StackingMode.StackAll)
         self.image_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
 
+        self.opener: FileOpenerHelper | None = None
         self.open_file_action = QAction(Translations["file.open_file"], self)
         self.open_explorer_action = QAction(open_file_str(), self)
         self.delete_action = QAction(
@@ -133,17 +133,17 @@ class PreviewThumb(QWidget):
     def _has_video_changed(self, video: bool) -> None:
         self.update_image_size((self.size().width(), self.size().height()))
 
-    def _stacked_page_setup(self, page: QWidget, widget: QWidget):
+    def _stacked_page_setup(self, page: QWidget, widget: QWidget) -> None:
         layout = QHBoxLayout(page)
         layout.addWidget(widget)
         layout.setAlignment(widget, Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignCenter)
         layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
         page.setLayout(layout)
 
-    def set_image_ratio(self, ratio: float):
+    def set_image_ratio(self, ratio: float) -> None:
         self.image_ratio = ratio
 
-    def update_image_size(self, size: tuple[int, int], ratio: float | None = None):
+    def update_image_size(self, size: tuple[int, int], ratio: float | None = None) -> None:
         if ratio:
             self.set_image_ratio(ratio)
 
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class PreviewThumb(QWidget):
             self.size().height(),
         )
 
-    def switch_preview(self, preview: str):
+    def switch_preview(self, preview: str) -> None:
         if preview in ["audio", "video"]:
             self.media_player.show()
             self.image_layout.setCurrentWidget(self.media_player_page)
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class PreviewThumb(QWidget):
                 self.gif_buffer.close()
             self.preview_gif.hide()
 
-    def _display_fallback_image(self, filepath: Path, ext: str) -> dict:
+    def _display_fallback_image(self, filepath: Path, ext: str) -> dict[str, int]:
         """Renders the given file as an image, no matter its media type.
 
         Useful for fallback scenarios.
@@ -244,9 +244,9 @@ class PreviewThumb(QWidget):
         )
         return self._update_image(filepath, ext)
 
-    def _update_image(self, filepath: Path, ext: str) -> dict:
+    def _update_image(self, filepath: Path, ext: str) -> dict[str, int]:
         """Update the static image preview from a filepath."""
-        stats: dict = {}
+        stats: dict[str, int] = {}
         self.switch_preview("image")
 
         image: Image.Image | None = None
@@ -287,9 +287,9 @@ class PreviewThumb(QWidget):
 
         return stats
 
-    def _update_animation(self, filepath: Path, ext: str) -> dict:
+    def _update_animation(self, filepath: Path, ext: str) -> dict[str, int]:
         """Update the animated image preview from a filepath."""
-        stats: dict = {}
+        stats: dict[str, int] = {}
 
         # Ensure that any movie and buffer from previous animations are cleared.
         if self.preview_gif.movie():
@@ -351,8 +351,8 @@ class PreviewThumb(QWidget):
         image = Image.fromarray(frame)
         return (success, QSize(image.width, image.height))
 
-    def _update_media(self, filepath: Path, type: MediaType) -> dict:
-        stats: dict = {}
+    def _update_media(self, filepath: Path, type: MediaType) -> dict[str, int]:
+        stats: dict[str, int] = {}
 
         self.media_player.play(filepath)
 
@@ -380,9 +380,9 @@ class PreviewThumb(QWidget):
         stats["duration"] = self.media_player.player.duration() * 1000
         return stats
 
-    def update_preview(self, filepath: Path, ext: str) -> dict:
+    def update_preview(self, filepath: Path, ext: str) -> dict[str, int]:
         """Render a single file preview."""
-        stats: dict = {}
+        stats: dict[str, int] = {}
 
         # Video
         if MediaCategories.is_ext_in_category(
@@ -448,17 +448,11 @@ class PreviewThumb(QWidget):
 
         return stats
 
-    def hide_preview(self):
+    def hide_preview(self) -> None:
         """Completely hide the file preview."""
         self.switch_preview("")
 
-    def stop_file_use(self):
-        """Stops the use of the currently previewed file. Used to release file permissions."""
-        logger.info("[PreviewThumb] Stopping file use in video playback...")
-        # This swaps the video out for a placeholder so the previous video's file
-        # is no longer in use by this object.
-        self.media_player.play(ResourceManager.get_path("placeholder_mp4"))
-
-    def resizeEvent(self, event: QResizeEvent) -> None:  # noqa: N802
+    @override
+    def resizeEvent(self, event: QResizeEvent) -> None:
         self.update_image_size((self.size().width(), self.size().height()))
         return super().resizeEvent(event)