Use QSoundEffect for notification sounds

service/service.pro

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ TARGET = harbour-batterybuddy-daemon
 
 CONFIG = sailfishapp qt console c++11 sailfish_build
 
-QT = core network dbus
+QT = core network dbus multimedia
 
 PKGCONFIG += nemonotifications-qt5
 

service/src/mynotification.cpp

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ MyNotification::MyNotification(QObject* parent) : QObject(parent)
 {
     notification.setAppName("Battery Buddy");
     notification.setAppIcon("harbour-batterybuddy");
+    playSound = false;
+    connect(&sound, SIGNAL(loadedChanged()), &sound, SLOT(play()));
 }
 
 MyNotification::~MyNotification()
@@ -33,13 +35,15 @@ void MyNotification::send(QString title, QString body, QString soundFile)
     title = title.replace("\"", "\\\"");
     body = body.replace("\"", "\\\"");
 
-    QStringList args;
+    playSound = true;
-
+    if(sound.source() != QUrl::fromLocalFile(soundFile)) {
-    QProcess aplay;
+        // Signalled to play()
-    if(!soundFile.isEmpty()) {
+        sound.setSource(QUrl::fromLocalFile(soundFile));
-        QStringList aplayArgs;
+    }
-        aplayArgs << soundFile;
+    else if (playSound){
-        aplay.start("paplay", aplayArgs);
+        // Must manually trigger play()
+        sound.play();
+        playSound = false;
     }
 
     notification.setSummary(title);
@@ -48,10 +52,6 @@ void MyNotification::send(QString title, QString body, QString soundFile)
     notification.setPreviewBody(body);
     notification.publish();
 
-    // Playing the sound may take a while, so let's do this as late as possible.
-    // Shouldn't matter though, because the minimum delay is 1:00
-    // and the sound plays for a few seconds.
-    aplay.waitForFinished();
     return;
 }
 
@@ -60,3 +60,10 @@ void MyNotification::close()
     notification.close();
     return;
 }
+
+void MyNotification::soundLoadedChanged() {
+    if(playSound && sound.status() == QSoundEffect::Ready) {
+        sound.play();
+        playSound = false;
+    }
+}

service/src/mynotification.h

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QProcess>
 #include <QTimer>
+#include <QSoundEffect>
 #include <nemonotifications-qt5/notification.h>
 #include <QDebug>
 
@@ -39,6 +40,11 @@ public slots:
 private:
     QString noteID = "1";
     Notification notification;
+    QSoundEffect sound;
+    bool playSound;
+
+private slots:
+    void soundLoadedChanged();
 };
 
 #endif // MYNOTIFICATION_H