Function startAsyncPlayback

src/modules/others/audio.cpp:393–451

===== HELPER: Start async playback task =====

// ===== HELPER: Start async playback task =====
static bool startAsyncPlayback(
    AudioGenerator *generator, AudioFileSource *source, AudioOutputI2S *output, const String &filename
) {
    initAudioPlayer();

    if (!g_audioPlayer->lock(pdMS_TO_TICKS(1000))) {
        Serial.println("ERROR: Could not acquire lock for async playback");
        delete generator;
        delete source;
        delete output;
        _setup_codec_speaker(false);
        return false;
    }

    // Set up state
    g_audioPlayer->generator = generator;
    g_audioPlayer->source = source;
    g_audioPlayer->output = output;
    g_audioPlayer->state = PLAYBACK_PLAYING;
    g_audioPlayer->mode = PLAYBACK_ASYNC;
    g_audioPlayer->currentFile = filename;
    g_audioPlayer->stopRequested = false;
    g_audioPlayer->pauseRequested = false;
    g_audioPlayer->volumeChanged = false;
    g_audioPlayer->currentGain = bruceConfig.soundVolume / AUDIO_VOLUME_MAX; // Store initial gain
    g_audioPlayer->startTime = millis();
    g_audioPlayer->pausedTime = 0;
    g_audioPlayer->totalPausedDuration = 0;

    g_audioPlayer->unlock();

    // Create task
    BaseType_t result = xTaskCreatePinnedToCore(
        audioPlaybackTask,
        "AudioPlayback",
        AUDIO_TASK_STACK_SIZE,
        NULL,
        AUDIO_TASK_PRIORITY,
        &g_audioPlayer->taskHandle,
        AUDIO_TASK_CORE
    );

    if (result != pdPASS || !g_audioPlayer->taskHandle) {
        Serial.println("ERROR: Failed to create playback task");

        // Cleanup on failure
        if (g_audioPlayer->lock(pdMS_TO_TICKS(500))) {
            g_audioPlayer->cleanup();
            g_audioPlayer->state = PLAYBACK_IDLE;
            g_audioPlayer->taskHandle = nullptr;
            g_audioPlayer->unlock();
        }

        _setup_codec_speaker(false);
        return false;
    }

    return true;