Patch against rhythmbox-random-album-player to make it use library filters instead of play queue

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Index: __init__.py
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--- __init__.py	(revision 4)
+++ __init__.py	(working copy)
@@ -39,17 +39,24 @@
   def __init__(self):
     rb.Plugin.__init__(self)
   
-  def queue_random_album(self):
+  def get_random_album_first_song(self):
     #find all of the albums in the user's library
     albums = []
     library = self.shell.props.library_source
     for row in library.props.query_model:
       entry = row[0]
+      track_num = self.shell.props.db.entry_get(entry, rhythmdb.PROP_TRACK_NUMBER)
+      if not track_num or track_num < 5:
+        #ignore entries without track number or track_number too low to represent
+        #a "real" album (arbitrary decision: "real" albums need to have at least
+        #5 tracks - this is pretty awful but good enough for my 99% of my library)
+        continue
       album_name = self.shell.props.db.entry_get(entry, rhythmdb.PROP_ALBUM)
       if (album_name not in albums):
         albums.append(album_name)
     
     #choose a random album
+    print '%d albums' % (len(albums), )
     selected_album = albums[random.randint(0, len(albums) - 1)]
     print 'queuing ' + selected_album
     
@@ -59,17 +66,14 @@
       entry = row[0]
       album = self.shell.props.db.entry_get(entry, rhythmdb.PROP_ALBUM)
       if (album == selected_album):
-        song_uri = entry.get_playback_uri()
         track_num = self.shell.props.db.entry_get(entry, rhythmdb.PROP_TRACK_NUMBER)
-        song_info.append((song_uri, track_num))
+        song_info.append((entry, track_num))
     
     #sort the songs
     song_info = sorted(song_info, key=lambda song_info: song_info[1])
+    
+    return song_info[0][0]
         
-    #add the songs to the play queue      
-    for info in song_info:
-      self.shell.add_to_queue(info[0])
-        
   #loads the plugin  
   def activate(self, shell):
     self.shell = shell
@@ -112,21 +116,29 @@
       entry = row[0]
       song_uri = entry.get_playback_uri()
       shell.remove_from_queue(song_uri)
+      
+    #make sure to reset browse filters
+    library = shell.props.library_source
+    library.reset_filters()
+
+    #get the first song of a random album
+    entry = self.get_random_album_first_song()
     
+    #stop music, change source 
+    player = shell.props.shell_player
+    player.stop()
+    player.set_playing_source(library)
     
-    #queue a random album
-    self.queue_random_album()
-     
+    #jump to selected entry
+    view = library.get_entry_view()
+    view.scroll_to_entry(entry)
     
-    #start the music!(well, first stop it, but it'll start up agian.)
-    print 'Playing Album'
-    player = shell.props.shell_player
-    player.stop()
-    player.set_playing_source(shell.props.queue_source)
+    #find and activate browse artist & album
+    mainactions = [x for x in shell.get_ui_manager().get_action_groups() if x.get_name() == "BrowserSourceActions"][0]
+    action = mainactions.get_action("BrowserSrcChooseArtist")
+    action.activate()
+    action = mainactions.get_action("BrowserSrcChooseAlbum")
+    action.activate()
+    
+    #play :)    
     player.playpause()
-      
-    #scroll to song playing
-    shell.props.shell_player.play()
-    library = shell.props.library_source
-    content_viewer = library.get_entry_view()
-    #content_viewer.scroll_to_entry(player.get_playing_entry())