add more immich control options

[CI SKIP] update deb format
2026-02-01 21:24:24 +11:00 · 2026-02-01 19:35:52 +11:00
11 changed files with 366 additions and 40 deletions
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ steps:
  - ls -la dist

 - name: build-deb-armhf
-  image: cache.coadcorp.com/library/buildpack-deps:jammy
+  image: cache.coadcorp.com/library/buildpack-deps:bullseye
  environment:
    DEBIAN_FRONTEND: noninteractive
    ARM_CFLAGS: -march=armv6 -mfpu=vfp -mfloat-abi=hard -marm
@@ -22,14 +22,12 @@ steps:
  - dpkg --add-architecture armhf
  - |
    cat > /etc/apt/sources.list <<'EOF'
-    deb [arch=amd64] http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy main restricted universe multiverse
-    deb [arch=amd64] http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
-    deb [arch=amd64] http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
-    deb [arch=amd64] http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-security main restricted universe multiverse
-    deb [arch=armhf] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports jammy main restricted universe multiverse
-    deb [arch=armhf] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports jammy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
-    deb [arch=armhf] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports jammy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
-    deb [arch=armhf] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports jammy-security main restricted universe multiverse
+    deb [arch=amd64] http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free
+    deb [arch=amd64] http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates main contrib non-free
+    deb [arch=amd64] http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main contrib non-free
+    deb [arch=armhf] http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free
+    deb [arch=armhf] http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates main contrib non-free
+    deb [arch=armhf] http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main contrib non-free
    EOF
  - apt-get update
  - apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends build-essential qt5-qmake qtbase5-dev qtbase5-dev-tools libexif-dev qt5-image-formats-plugins libmosquitto-dev dpkg-dev fakeroot ca-certificates gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf qtbase5-dev:armhf libqt5core5a:armhf libqt5gui5:armhf libqt5widgets5:armhf libqt5network5:armhf libexif-dev:armhf libmosquitto-dev:armhf qt5-image-formats-plugins:armhf
@@ -37,7 +35,7 @@ steps:
  - ls -la dist

 - name: build-deb-arm64
-  image: cache.coadcorp.com/library/buildpack-deps:jammy
+  image: cache.coadcorp.com/library/buildpack-deps:bullseye
  environment:
    DEBIAN_FRONTEND: noninteractive
    ARM64_CFLAGS: -march=armv8-a
@@ -45,14 +43,12 @@ steps:
  - dpkg --add-architecture arm64
  - |
    cat > /etc/apt/sources.list <<'EOF'
-    deb [arch=amd64] http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy main restricted universe multiverse
-    deb [arch=amd64] http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
-    deb [arch=amd64] http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
-    deb [arch=amd64] http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-security main restricted universe multiverse
-    deb [arch=arm64] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports jammy main restricted universe multiverse
-    deb [arch=arm64] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports jammy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
-    deb [arch=arm64] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports jammy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
-    deb [arch=arm64] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports jammy-security main restricted universe multiverse
+    deb [arch=amd64] http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free
+    deb [arch=amd64] http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates main contrib non-free
+    deb [arch=amd64] http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main contrib non-free
+    deb [arch=arm64] http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free
+    deb [arch=arm64] http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates main contrib non-free
+    deb [arch=arm64] http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main contrib non-free
    EOF
  - apt-get update
  - apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends build-essential qt5-qmake qtbase5-dev qtbase5-dev-tools libexif-dev qt5-image-formats-plugins libmosquitto-dev dpkg-dev fakeroot ca-certificates gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu g++-aarch64-linux-gnu qtbase5-dev:arm64 libqt5core5a:arm64 libqt5gui5:arm64 libqt5widgets5:arm64 libqt5network5:arm64 libexif-dev:arm64 libmosquitto-dev:arm64 qt5-image-formats-plugins:arm64
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ This project depends on the following dynamically linked libraries:

 * qt5
 * libexif
+* qt5-image-formats-plugins
+* libmosquitto1

 ### OSX

@@ -13,28 +15,29 @@ This project depends on the following dynamically linked libraries:
 brew install qt libexif
 ```

-### Raspbian Stretch
+### Debian / Ubuntu / Raspberry Pi OS (runtime dependencies)

 ```
-brew install qt5 libexif12
+sudo apt-get install -y qt5-image-formats-plugins libmosquitto1
 ```

-## Extract binaries
+### Raspberry Pi Zero / Raspbian (additional image format support)

 ```
-tar xf slide_<arch>_<version>.tar.gz
+sudo apt-get install -y qt5-image-formats-plugins libmosquitto1 libmng1
 ```

-## Move binary to executable folder
+## Install .deb package

-### OSX
+Use apt so dependencies are resolved automatically:

 ```
-mv slide_<version>/slide.app/Contents/MacOS/slide /usr/local/bin/
+sudo apt-get install ./slide_<version>_<arch>.deb
 ```

-### Linux
+If you must use dpkg, install runtime dependencies first:

 ```
-mv slide_<version>/slide /usr/bin/
+sudo apt-get install -y qt5-image-formats-plugins libmosquitto1
+sudo dpkg -i slide_<version>_<arch>.deb
 ```
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ Example:
    "host": "mqtt.local",
    "port": 1883,
    "topic": "slide/control",
+    "immichTopic": "slide/immich",
    "clientId": "slide-frame",
    "username": "slide",
    "password": "secret",
@@ -151,6 +152,16 @@ Commands:
 * `next` / `next-image` — advance to next image
 * `next-folder` — jump to next configured path (if multiple paths are configured)
 * `restart` / `reset` — recreate the selector and restart playback
+If `immichTopic` is not set, it defaults to `<topic>/immich`.
+
+Immich control topic (`immichTopic`):
+* `album:<id>` or `albumIds:id1,id2` — filter to one or more album IDs
+* `person:<id>` or `personIds:id1,id2` — filter to one or more person IDs
+* `reset` / `clear` — clear album/person filters
+* JSON payloads are also accepted, for example:
+```
+{"albumIds":["..."],"personIds":["..."],"order":"desc","size":"fullsize"}
+```

 ### Immich configuration (lightweight + low power)

@@ -195,6 +206,7 @@ Immich settings:
 * `url`: base Immich server URL (the integration appends `/api` automatically if missing).
 * `apiKey`: Immich API key (needs `asset.view`, and `asset.download` if `size` is `original`).
 * `albumId` or `albumIds`: optional album filters.
+* `personId` or `personIds`: optional person filters.
 * `size`: `"fullsize"`, `"preview"`, `"thumbnail"`, or `"original"` (original uses the download endpoint).
 * `order`: `"asc"` or `"desc"` ordering for asset search.
 * `pageSize`: assets fetched per page.
--- a/sbin/build_deb.sh
+++ b/sbin/build_deb.sh
@@ -66,4 +66,4 @@ Description: Lightweight slideshow for photo frames
 Simple, lightweight slideshow designed for low power devices.
 EOF

-dpkg-deb --build "$STAGE_DIR" "$DIST_DIR/${PACKAGE_NAME}_${VERSION}_${ARCH}.deb"
+dpkg-deb --build -Zgzip "$STAGE_DIR" "$DIST_DIR/${PACKAGE_NAME}_${VERSION}_${ARCH}.deb"
--- a/src/appconfig.cpp
+++ b/src/appconfig.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ ImmichConfig ParseImmichConfigObject(QJsonObject immichJson) {
  if(albumIds.size() > 0)
    config.albumIds = albumIds;

+  std::string personId = ParseJSONString(immichJson, "personId");
+  if(!personId.empty())
+    config.personIds.push_back(personId);
+
+  std::vector<std::string> personIds = ParseJSONStrings(immichJson, "personIds");
+  if(personIds.size() > 0)
+    config.personIds = personIds;
+
  SetJSONInt(config.pageSize, immichJson, "pageSize");
  SetJSONInt(config.maxAssets, immichJson, "maxAssets");
  SetJSONInt(config.cacheMaxMB, immichJson, "cacheMaxMB");
@@ -123,6 +131,10 @@ MqttConfig ParseMqttConfigObject(QJsonObject mqttJson) {
  if(!topic.empty())
    config.topic = topic;

+  std::string immichTopic = ParseJSONString(mqttJson, "immichTopic");
+  if(!immichTopic.empty())
+    config.immichTopic = immichTopic;
+
  std::string clientId = ParseJSONString(mqttJson, "clientId");
  if(!clientId.empty())
    config.clientId = clientId;
@@ -139,6 +151,9 @@ MqttConfig ParseMqttConfigObject(QJsonObject mqttJson) {
  SetJSONInt(config.keepAlive, mqttJson, "keepAlive");
  SetJSONInt(config.qos, mqttJson, "qos");

+  if(config.immichTopic.empty() && !config.topic.empty())
+    config.immichTopic = config.topic + "/immich";
+
  if(!config.host.empty() && !config.topic.empty())
    config.enabled = true;

--- a/src/appconfig.h
+++ b/src/appconfig.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ struct ImmichConfig {
  std::string url = "";
  std::string apiKey = "";
  std::vector<std::string> albumIds;
+  std::vector<std::string> personIds;
  std::string size = "fullsize";
  std::string order = "desc";
  int pageSize = 200;
@@ -40,6 +41,13 @@ struct ImmichConfig {
      if (albumIds[i] != b.albumIds[i])
        return false;
    }
+    if (personIds.size() != b.personIds.size())
+      return false;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < personIds.size(); ++i)
+    {
+      if (personIds[i] != b.personIds[i])
+        return false;
+    }
    return true;
  }

@@ -54,6 +62,7 @@ struct MqttConfig {
  std::string host = "localhost";
  int port = 1883;
  std::string topic = "slide/control";
+  std::string immichTopic = "";
  std::string clientId = "slide";
  std::string username = "";
  std::string password = "";
@@ -66,6 +75,7 @@ struct MqttConfig {
           host == b.host &&
           port == b.port &&
           topic == b.topic &&
+           immichTopic == b.immichTopic &&
           clientId == b.clientId &&
           username == b.username &&
           password == b.password &&
--- a/src/immichclient.cpp
+++ b/src/immichclient.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,14 @@ QVector<ImmichAsset> ImmichClient::fetchAssets()
  bool triedZero = false;
  int page = 1;

+  if (ShouldLog())
+  {
+    Log("Immich search: size=", config.size, ", order=", config.order,
+        ", pageSize=", pageSize, ", maxAssets=", maxAssets,
+        ", albumIds=", config.albumIds.size(),
+        ", personIds=", config.personIds.size());
+  }
+
  while (true)
  {
    QJsonObject body;
@@ -121,6 +129,13 @@ QVector<ImmichAsset> ImmichClient::fetchAssets()
        ids.append(QString::fromStdString(id));
      body["albumIds"] = ids;
    }
+    if (config.personIds.size() > 0)
+    {
+      QJsonArray ids;
+      for (const auto &id : config.personIds)
+        ids.append(QString::fromStdString(id));
+      body["personIds"] = ids;
+    }

    QByteArray response = postJson(apiUrl("/search/metadata"), body, nullptr, kMetadataTimeoutMs);
    if (response.isEmpty())
@@ -134,6 +149,7 @@ QVector<ImmichAsset> ImmichClient::fetchAssets()
    QJsonObject assetsObj = root["assets"].toObject();
    QJsonArray items = assetsObj["items"].toArray();
    int total = assetsObj["total"].toInt();
+    Log("Immich page ", page, ": ", items.size(), " assets (total ", total, ")");
    if (items.isEmpty())
    {
      if (total > 0 && page == 1 && !triedZero)
@@ -194,6 +210,7 @@ bool ImmichClient::downloadAsset(const QString &assetId, QByteArray &data, QStri
    url.setQuery(query);
  }

+  Log("Immich download asset ", assetId.toStdString(), " (", size.toStdString(), ")");
  QByteArray payload = getBytes(url, &contentType, kAssetTimeoutMs);
  if (payload.isEmpty())
    return false;
@@ -297,7 +314,10 @@ QString ImmichAssetCache::getCachedPath(const QString &assetId, const QString &a

  QString existing = findExisting(assetId);
  if (!existing.isEmpty())
+  {
+    Log("Immich cache hit: ", assetId.toStdString());
    return existing;
+  }

  QByteArray data;
  QString contentType;
@@ -318,6 +338,8 @@ QString ImmichAssetCache::getCachedPath(const QString &assetId, const QString &a
  if (!file.commit())
    return "";

+  Log("Immich cached asset: ", assetId.toStdString(), " -> ", filePath.toStdString());
+
  if (cacheMaxBytes > 0)
  {
    if (!cacheSizeKnown)
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <memory>
+#include <QJsonDocument>
+#include <QJsonObject>
+#include <QJsonArray>

 void usage(std::string programName) {
    std::cerr << "Usage: " << programName << " [-t rotation_seconds] [-T transition_seconds] [-h/--overlay-color #rrggbb] [-a aspect('l','p','a', 'm')] [-o background_opacity(0..255)] [-b blur_radius] -p image_folder [-r] [-s] [-S] [-v] [--verbose] [--stretch] [-c config_file_path]" << std::endl;
@@ -243,6 +246,216 @@ void ReloadConfigIfNeeded(AppConfig &appConfig, MainWindow &w, ImageSwitcher *sw
  }
 }

+static bool ParseBooleanString(const QString &value, bool &outValue)
+{
+  QString v = value.trimmed().toLower();
+  if (v == "true" || v == "1" || v == "yes" || v == "on")
+  {
+    outValue = true;
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (v == "false" || v == "0" || v == "no" || v == "off")
+  {
+    outValue = false;
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+static std::vector<std::string> SplitCsv(const QString &value)
+{
+  std::vector<std::string> output;
+  QStringList parts = value.split(',', Qt::SkipEmptyParts);
+  for (const auto &part : parts)
+  {
+    QString trimmed = part.trimmed();
+    if (!trimmed.isEmpty())
+      output.push_back(trimmed.toStdString());
+  }
+  return output;
+}
+
+static bool ApplyImmichPayload(ImmichConfig &config, const QString &payload)
+{
+  bool changed = false;
+  QString trimmed = payload.trimmed();
+  if (trimmed.isEmpty())
+    return false;
+
+  if (trimmed.startsWith("{"))
+  {
+    QJsonDocument doc = QJsonDocument::fromJson(trimmed.toUtf8());
+    if (!doc.isObject())
+      return false;
+    QJsonObject obj = doc.object();
+
+    if (obj.contains("albumId") && obj["albumId"].isString())
+    {
+      config.albumIds = { obj["albumId"].toString().toStdString() };
+      changed = true;
+    }
+    if (obj.contains("albumIds") && obj["albumIds"].isArray())
+    {
+      config.albumIds.clear();
+      QJsonArray arr = obj["albumIds"].toArray();
+      for (const auto &value : arr)
+      {
+        if (value.isString())
+          config.albumIds.push_back(value.toString().toStdString());
+      }
+      changed = true;
+    }
+    if (obj.contains("personId") && obj["personId"].isString())
+    {
+      config.personIds = { obj["personId"].toString().toStdString() };
+      changed = true;
+    }
+    if (obj.contains("personIds") && obj["personIds"].isArray())
+    {
+      config.personIds.clear();
+      QJsonArray arr = obj["personIds"].toArray();
+      for (const auto &value : arr)
+      {
+        if (value.isString())
+          config.personIds.push_back(value.toString().toStdString());
+      }
+      changed = true;
+    }
+    if (obj.contains("order") && obj["order"].isString())
+    {
+      config.order = obj["order"].toString().toStdString();
+      changed = true;
+    }
+    if (obj.contains("size") && obj["size"].isString())
+    {
+      config.size = obj["size"].toString().toStdString();
+      changed = true;
+    }
+    if (obj.contains("pageSize") && obj["pageSize"].isDouble())
+    {
+      config.pageSize = (int)obj["pageSize"].toDouble();
+      changed = true;
+    }
+    if (obj.contains("maxAssets") && obj["maxAssets"].isDouble())
+    {
+      config.maxAssets = (int)obj["maxAssets"].toDouble();
+      changed = true;
+    }
+    if (obj.contains("includeArchived"))
+    {
+      if (obj["includeArchived"].isBool())
+      {
+        config.includeArchived = obj["includeArchived"].toBool();
+        changed = true;
+      }
+      else if (obj["includeArchived"].isString())
+      {
+        bool parsed = false;
+        bool boolValue = false;
+        parsed = ParseBooleanString(obj["includeArchived"].toString(), boolValue);
+        if (parsed)
+        {
+          config.includeArchived = boolValue;
+          changed = true;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    if (obj.contains("reset") && obj["reset"].isBool() && obj["reset"].toBool())
+    {
+      config.albumIds.clear();
+      config.personIds.clear();
+      changed = true;
+    }
+    return changed;
+  }
+
+  QString key;
+  QString value;
+  int idx = trimmed.indexOf('=');
+  if (idx < 0)
+    idx = trimmed.indexOf(':');
+  if (idx < 0)
+    idx = trimmed.indexOf(' ');
+
+  if (idx >= 0)
+  {
+    key = trimmed.left(idx).trimmed().toLower();
+    value = trimmed.mid(idx + 1).trimmed();
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    key = trimmed.toLower();
+  }
+
+  if (key == "reset" || key == "clear" || key == "all")
+  {
+    config.albumIds.clear();
+    config.personIds.clear();
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (key == "album" || key == "albumid")
+  {
+    config.albumIds = { value.toStdString() };
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (key == "albums" || key == "albumids")
+  {
+    config.albumIds = SplitCsv(value);
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (key == "person" || key == "personid")
+  {
+    config.personIds = { value.toStdString() };
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (key == "persons" || key == "personids")
+  {
+    config.personIds = SplitCsv(value);
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (key == "order")
+  {
+    config.order = value.toStdString();
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (key == "size")
+  {
+    config.size = value.toStdString();
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (key == "includearchived")
+  {
+    bool boolValue = false;
+    if (ParseBooleanString(value, boolValue))
+    {
+      config.includeArchived = boolValue;
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  if (key == "pagesize")
+  {
+    bool ok = false;
+    int parsed = value.toInt(&ok);
+    if (ok)
+    {
+      config.pageSize = parsed;
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  if (key == "maxassets")
+  {
+    bool ok = false;
+    int parsed = value.toInt(&ok);
+    if (ok)
+    {
+      config.maxAssets = parsed;
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
  QApplication a(argc, argv);
@@ -292,6 +505,32 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
      std::unique_ptr<ImageSelector> newSelector = GetSelectorForApp(appConfig);
      switcher.restart(newSelector);
    });
+    QObject::connect(mqttController.get(), &MqttController::immichControl, [&appConfig, &switcher](const QString &payload) {
+      bool updated = false;
+      for (int i = 0; i < appConfig.paths.count(); ++i)
+      {
+        if (!appConfig.paths[i].immich.enabled)
+          continue;
+        ImmichConfig newConfig = appConfig.paths[i].immich;
+        if (ApplyImmichPayload(newConfig, payload))
+        {
+          appConfig.paths[i].immich = newConfig;
+          updated = true;
+        }
+      }
+      if (updated)
+      {
+        Log("MQTT immich update applied.");
+        std::unique_ptr<ImageSelector> newSelector = GetSelectorForApp(appConfig);
+        switcher.setImageSelector(newSelector);
+        if (!switcher.isPaused())
+          switcher.scheduleImageUpdate();
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        Log("MQTT immich update ignored: ", payload.toStdString());
+      }
+    });
    mqttController->start();
  }
  switcher.start();
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <QGraphicsPixmapItem>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QScreen>
+#include <QTransform>

 MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
    QMainWindow(parent),
@@ -170,11 +171,11 @@ void MainWindow::updateImage()
      return;

    QLabel *label = this->findChild<QLabel*>("image");
-    const QPixmap* oldImage = label->pixmap();
-    if (oldImage != NULL && transitionSeconds > 0)
+    QPixmap oldImage = label->pixmap(Qt::ReturnByValue);
+    if (!oldImage.isNull() && transitionSeconds > 0)
    {
      QPalette palette;
-      palette.setBrush(QPalette::Background, *oldImage);
+      palette.setBrush(QPalette::Window, oldImage);
      this->setPalette(palette);
    }

@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ void MainWindow::updateImage()

    label->setPixmap(background);

-    if (oldImage != NULL && transitionSeconds > 0)
+    if (!oldImage.isNull() && transitionSeconds > 0)
    {
      auto effect = new QGraphicsOpacityEffect(label);
      effect->setOpacity(0.0);
@@ -273,9 +274,9 @@ QPixmap MainWindow::getBlurredBackground(const QPixmap& originalSize, const QPix

 QPixmap MainWindow::getRotatedPixmap(const QPixmap& p)
 {
-    QMatrix matrix;
-    matrix.rotate(currentImage.rotation);
-    return p.transformed(matrix);
+    QTransform transform;
+    transform.rotate(currentImage.rotation);
+    return p.transformed(transform);
 }

 QPixmap MainWindow::getScaledPixmap(const QPixmap& p)
@@ -325,12 +326,12 @@ void MainWindow::drawBackground(const QPixmap& originalSize, const QPixmap& scal
        QPixmap background = blur(originalSize.scaledToHeight(height()));
        QRect rect((background.width() - width())/2, 0, width(), height());
        background = background.copy(rect);
-        palette.setBrush(QPalette::Background, background);
+        palette.setBrush(QPalette::Window, background);
    } else {
        QPixmap background = blur(originalSize.scaledToHeight(height()));
        QRect rect((background.width() - width())/2, 0, width(), height());
        background = background.copy(rect);
-        palette.setBrush(QPalette::Background, background);
+        palette.setBrush(QPalette::Window, background);
    }
    this->setPalette(palette);
 }
--- a/src/mqttcontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/mqttcontroller.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ MqttController::MqttController(const MqttConfig &configIn, QObject *parent)
    mosquitto_lib_init();
    g_mqttInitialized = true;
  }
+  controlTopic = QString::fromStdString(config.topic);
+  immichTopic = QString::fromStdString(config.immichTopic);
 }

 MqttController::~MqttController()
@@ -103,6 +105,18 @@ void MqttController::subscribe()
  {
    Log("MQTT subscribed to ", config.topic);
  }
+  if (!config.immichTopic.empty() && config.immichTopic != config.topic)
+  {
+    rc = mosquitto_subscribe(client, nullptr, config.immichTopic.c_str(), config.qos);
+    if (rc != MOSQ_ERR_SUCCESS)
+    {
+      Log("MQTT subscribe (immich) failed: ", mosquitto_strerror(rc));
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      Log("MQTT subscribed to ", config.immichTopic);
+    }
+  }
 }

 void MqttController::HandleMessage(struct mosquitto *mosq, void *userdata, const struct mosquitto_message *message)
@@ -113,15 +127,26 @@ void MqttController::HandleMessage(struct mosquitto *mosq, void *userdata, const
    return;

  QString payload = QString::fromUtf8(static_cast<const char *>(message->payload), message->payloadlen);
-  QMetaObject::invokeMethod(self, "handleCommand", Qt::QueuedConnection, Q_ARG(QString, payload));
+  QString topic = QString::fromUtf8(message->topic);
+  QMetaObject::invokeMethod(self, "handleMessage", Qt::QueuedConnection,
+                            Q_ARG(QString, topic),
+                            Q_ARG(QString, payload));
 }

-void MqttController::handleCommand(const QString &payload)
+void MqttController::handleMessage(const QString &topic, const QString &payload)
 {
  QString cmd = payload.trimmed().toLower();
  if (cmd.isEmpty())
    return;

+  Log("MQTT message on ", topic.toStdString(), ": ", cmd.toStdString());
+
+  if (!immichTopic.isEmpty() && topic == immichTopic)
+  {
+    emit immichControl(payload);
+    return;
+  }
+
  if (cmd == "play" || cmd == "resume")
  {
    emit play();
--- a/src/mqttcontroller.h
+++ b/src/mqttcontroller.h
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ signals:
  void nextImage();
  void nextFolder();
  void restart();
+  void immichControl(const QString &payload);

 private slots:
-  void handleCommand(const QString &payload);
+  void handleMessage(const QString &topic, const QString &payload);

 private:
  static void HandleConnect(struct mosquitto *mosq, void *userdata, int rc);
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ private:
  void subscribe();

  MqttConfig config;
+  QString controlTopic;
+  QString immichTopic;
  struct mosquitto *client = nullptr;
  bool connected = false;
 };
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Nathan Coad	806d701535	add more immich control options All checks were successful continuous-integration/drone/push Build is passing Details continuous-integration/drone/tag Build is passing Details	2026-02-01 21:24:24 +11:00
Nathan Coad	3644001dbc	[CI SKIP] update deb format All checks were successful continuous-integration/drone/tag Build is passing Details	2026-02-01 19:35:52 +11:00