fixes bug receiving inconsistent level updates

patch bump

examples/gui/__main__.py

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class App(tk.Tk):
 def main():
     KIND_ID = 'banana'
     conn = {
-        'ip': os.environ.get('VBANCMD_IP', 'localhost'),
+        'host': os.environ.get('VBANCMD_HOST', 'localhost'),
         'port': int(os.environ.get('VBANCMD_PORT', 6980)),
         'streamname': os.environ.get('VBANCMD_STREAMNAME', 'Command1'),
     }

examples/obs/__main__.py

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class Observer:
 def main():
     KIND_ID = 'potato'
     conn = {
-        'ip': os.environ.get('VBANCMD_IP', 'localhost'),
+        'host': os.environ.get('VBANCMD_HOST', 'localhost'),
         'port': int(os.environ.get('VBANCMD_PORT', 6980)),
         'streamname': os.environ.get('VBANCMD_STREAMNAME', 'Command1'),
     }

examples/observer/__main__.py

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class App:
 def main():
     KIND_ID = 'banana'
     conn = {
-        'ip': os.environ.get('VBANCMD_IP', 'localhost'),
+        'host': os.environ.get('VBANCMD_HOST', 'localhost'),
         'port': int(os.environ.get('VBANCMD_PORT', 6980)),
         'streamname': os.environ.get('VBANCMD_STREAMNAME', 'Command1'),
     }

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "vban-cmd"
-version = "2.9.7"
+version = "2.10.1"
 description = "Python interface for the VBAN RT Packet Service (Sendtext)"
 authors = [{ name = "Onyx and Iris", email = "code@onyxandiris.online" }]
 license = { text = "MIT" }

vban_cmd/packet/headers.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import struct
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 from vban_cmd.enums import NBS
@@ -34,15 +35,16 @@ class VbanPingHeader:
         """Creates the PING header bytes only."""
         header = cls(framecounter=framecounter)
 
-        data = bytearray()
+        return struct.pack(
-        data.extend(header.vban)
+            '<4s4B16sI',
-        data.extend(header.format_sr.to_bytes(1, 'little'))
+            header.vban,
-        data.extend(header.format_nbs.to_bytes(1, 'little'))
+            header.format_sr,
-        data.extend(header.format_nbc.to_bytes(1, 'little'))
+            header.format_nbs,
-        data.extend(header.format_bit.to_bytes(1, 'little'))
+            header.format_nbc,
-        data.extend(header.streamname)
+            header.format_bit,
-        data.extend(header.framecounter.to_bytes(4, 'little'))
+            header.streamname,
-        return bytes(data)
+            header.framecounter,
+        )
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -163,15 +165,16 @@ class VbanRTSubscribeHeader:
     def to_bytes(cls, nbs: NBS, framecounter: int) -> bytes:
         header = cls(nbs=nbs)
 
-        data = bytearray()
+        return struct.pack(
-        data.extend(header.vban)
+            '<4s4B16sI',
-        data.extend(header.format_sr)
+            header.vban,
-        data.extend(header.format_nbs)
+            header.format_sr[0],
-        data.extend(header.format_nbc)
+            header.format_nbs[0],
-        data.extend(header.format_bit)
+            header.format_nbc[0],
-        data.extend(header.streamname)
+            header.format_bit[0],
-        data.extend(framecounter.to_bytes(4, 'little'))
+            header.streamname,
-        return bytes(data)
+            framecounter,
+        )
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -215,15 +218,16 @@ class VbanRTRequestHeader:
             name=name, bps_index=bps_index, channel=channel, framecounter=framecounter
         )
 
-        data = bytearray()
+        return struct.pack(
-        data.extend(header.vban)
+            '<4s4B16sI',
-        data.extend(header.sr)
+            header.vban,
-        data.extend(header.nbs)
+            header.sr[0],
-        data.extend(header.nbc)
+            header.nbs[0],
-        data.extend(header.bit)
+            header.nbc[0],
-        data.extend(header.streamname)
+            header.bit[0],
-        data.extend(header.framecounter.to_bytes(4, 'little'))
+            header.streamname,
-        return bytes(data)
+            header.framecounter,
+        )
 
     @classmethod
     def encode_with_payload(

vban_cmd/packet/nbs0.py

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+import struct
 from dataclasses import dataclass
+from functools import cached_property
 from typing import NamedTuple
 
 from vban_cmd.enums import NBS
@@ -21,6 +23,13 @@ class ChannelState:
         # Convert 4-byte state to integer once for efficient lookups
         self._state = int.from_bytes(state_bytes, 'little')
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_int(cls, state_int: int):
+        """Create ChannelState directly from integer for efficiency"""
+        instance = cls.__new__(cls)
+        instance._state = state_int
+        return instance
+
     def get_mode(self, mode_value: int) -> bool:
         """Get boolean state for a specific mode"""
         return (self._state & mode_value) != 0
@@ -147,32 +156,17 @@ class VbanRTPacketNBS0(VbanRTPacket):
 
     def pdirty(self, other) -> bool:
         """True iff any defined parameter has changed"""
-
-        self_gains = (
-            self._stripGaindB100Layer1
-            + self._stripGaindB100Layer2
-            + self._stripGaindB100Layer3
-            + self._stripGaindB100Layer4
-            + self._stripGaindB100Layer5
-            + self._stripGaindB100Layer6
-            + self._stripGaindB100Layer7
-            + self._stripGaindB100Layer8
-        )
-        other_gains = (
-            other._stripGaindB100Layer1
-            + other._stripGaindB100Layer2
-            + other._stripGaindB100Layer3
-            + other._stripGaindB100Layer4
-            + other._stripGaindB100Layer5
-            + other._stripGaindB100Layer6
-            + other._stripGaindB100Layer7
-            + other._stripGaindB100Layer8
-        )
-
         return (
             self._stripState != other._stripState
             or self._busState != other._busState
-            or self_gains != other_gains
+            or self._stripGaindB100Layer1 != other._stripGaindB100Layer1
+            or self._stripGaindB100Layer2 != other._stripGaindB100Layer2
+            or self._stripGaindB100Layer3 != other._stripGaindB100Layer3
+            or self._stripGaindB100Layer4 != other._stripGaindB100Layer4
+            or self._stripGaindB100Layer5 != other._stripGaindB100Layer5
+            or self._stripGaindB100Layer6 != other._stripGaindB100Layer6
+            or self._stripGaindB100Layer7 != other._stripGaindB100Layer7
+            or self._stripGaindB100Layer8 != other._stripGaindB100Layer8
             or self._busGaindB100 != other._busGaindB100
             or self._stripLabelUTF8c60 != other._stripLabelUTF8c60
             or self._busLabelUTF8c60 != other._busLabelUTF8c60
@@ -186,77 +180,54 @@ class VbanRTPacketNBS0(VbanRTPacket):
         )
         return any(self._strip_comp) or any(self._bus_comp)
 
-    @property
+    @cached_property
     def strip_levels(self) -> tuple[float, ...]:
         """Returns strip levels in dB"""
-        return tuple(
+        strip_raw = struct.unpack('<34h', self._inputLeveldB100)
-            round(
+        return tuple(round(val * 0.01, 1) for val in strip_raw)[
-                int.from_bytes(self._inputLeveldB100[i : i + 2], 'little', signed=True)
+            : self._kind.num_strip_levels
-                * 0.01,
+        ]
-                1,
-            )
-            for i in range(0, len(self._inputLeveldB100), 2)
-        )[: self._kind.num_strip_levels]
 
-    @property
+    @cached_property
     def bus_levels(self) -> tuple[float, ...]:
         """Returns bus levels in dB"""
-        return tuple(
+        bus_raw = struct.unpack('<64h', self._outputLeveldB100)
-            round(
+        return tuple(round(val * 0.01, 1) for val in bus_raw)[
-                int.from_bytes(self._outputLeveldB100[i : i + 2], 'little', signed=True)
+            : self._kind.num_bus_levels
-                * 0.01,
+        ]
-                1,
-            )
-            for i in range(0, len(self._outputLeveldB100), 2)
-        )[: self._kind.num_bus_levels]
 
     @property
     def levels(self) -> Levels:
         """Returns strip and bus levels as a namedtuple"""
         return Levels(strip=self.strip_levels, bus=self.bus_levels)
 
-    @property
+    @cached_property
     def states(self) -> States:
         """returns States object with processed strip and bus channel states"""
+        strip_states = struct.unpack('<8I', self._stripState)
+        bus_states = struct.unpack('<8I', self._busState)
         return States(
-            strip=tuple(
+            strip=tuple(ChannelState.from_int(state) for state in strip_states),
-                ChannelState(self._stripState[i : i + 4]) for i in range(0, 32, 4)
+            bus=tuple(ChannelState.from_int(state) for state in bus_states),
-            ),
-            bus=tuple(ChannelState(self._busState[i : i + 4]) for i in range(0, 32, 4)),
         )
 
-    @property
+    @cached_property
     def gainlayers(self) -> tuple:
         """returns tuple of all strip gain layers as tuples"""
-        return tuple(
+        layer_data = []
-            tuple(
+        for layer in range(1, 9):
-                round(
+            layer_bytes = getattr(self, f'_stripGaindB100Layer{layer}')
-                    int.from_bytes(
+            layer_raw = struct.unpack('<8h', layer_bytes)
-                        getattr(self, f'_stripGaindB100Layer{layer}')[i : i + 2],
+            layer_data.append(tuple(round(val * 0.01, 2) for val in layer_raw))
-                        'little',
+        return tuple(layer_data)
-                        signed=True,
-                    )
-                    * 0.01,
-                    2,
-                )
-                for i in range(0, 16, 2)
-            )
-            for layer in range(1, 9)
-        )
 
-    @property
+    @cached_property
     def busgain(self) -> tuple:
         """returns tuple of bus gains"""
-        return tuple(
+        bus_gain_raw = struct.unpack('<8h', self._busGaindB100)
-            round(
+        return tuple(round(val * 0.01, 2) for val in bus_gain_raw)
-                int.from_bytes(self._busGaindB100[i : i + 2], 'little', signed=True)
-                * 0.01,
-                2,
-            )
-            for i in range(0, 16, 2)
-        )
 
-    @property
+    @cached_property
     def labels(self) -> Labels:
         """returns Labels namedtuple of strip and bus labels"""
 

vban_cmd/packet/nbs1.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import struct
 from dataclasses import dataclass
+from functools import cached_property
 from typing import NamedTuple
 
 from vban_cmd.enums import NBS
@@ -193,11 +194,15 @@ class VbanVMParamStrip:
             _Pitch_formant_high=data[172:174],
         )
 
-    @property
+    @cached_property
     def mode(self) -> int:
         return int.from_bytes(self._mode, 'little')
 
-    @property
+    @cached_property
+    def karaoke(self) -> int:
+        return int.from_bytes(self._nKaraoke, 'little')
+
+    @cached_property
     def audibility(self) -> Audibility:
         return Audibility(
             round(int.from_bytes(self._audibility, 'little', signed=True) * 0.01, 2),
@@ -206,7 +211,7 @@ class VbanVMParamStrip:
             round(int.from_bytes(self._audibility_d, 'little', signed=True) * 0.01, 2),
         )
 
-    @property
+    @cached_property
     def positions(self) -> Positions:
         return Positions(
             round(int.from_bytes(self._pos3D_x, 'little', signed=True) * 0.01, 2),
@@ -217,7 +222,7 @@ class VbanVMParamStrip:
             round(int.from_bytes(self._posMod_y, 'little', signed=True) * 0.01, 2),
         )
 
-    @property
+    @cached_property
     def eqgains(self) -> EqGains:
         return EqGains(
             *[
@@ -230,7 +235,7 @@ class VbanVMParamStrip:
             ]
         )
 
-    @property
+    @cached_property
     def parametric_eq(self) -> tuple[ParametricEQSettings, ...]:
         return tuple(
             ParametricEQSettings(
@@ -243,7 +248,7 @@ class VbanVMParamStrip:
             for i in range(6)
         )
 
-    @property
+    @cached_property
     def sends(self) -> Sends:
         return Sends(
             round(int.from_bytes(self._send_reverb, 'little', signed=True) * 0.01, 2),
@@ -252,11 +257,7 @@ class VbanVMParamStrip:
             round(int.from_bytes(self._send_fx2, 'little', signed=True) * 0.01, 2),
         )
 
-    @property
+    @cached_property
-    def karaoke(self) -> int:
-        return int.from_bytes(self._nKaraoke, 'little')
-
-    @property
     def compressor(self) -> CompressorSettings:
         return CompressorSettings(
             gain_in=round(
@@ -276,7 +277,7 @@ class VbanVMParamStrip:
             ),
         )
 
-    @property
+    @cached_property
     def gate(self) -> GateSettings:
         return GateSettings(
             threshold_in=round(
@@ -295,7 +296,7 @@ class VbanVMParamStrip:
             release_ms=round(int.from_bytes(self._GATE_release_ms, 'little') * 0.1, 2),
         )
 
-    @property
+    @cached_property
     def denoiser(self) -> DenoiserSettings:
         return DenoiserSettings(
             threshold=round(
@@ -303,7 +304,7 @@ class VbanVMParamStrip:
             )
         )
 
-    @property
+    @cached_property
     def pitch(self) -> PitchSettings:
         return PitchSettings(
             enabled=bool(int.from_bytes(self._PitchEnabled, 'little')),

vban_cmd/packet/ping0.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import struct
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from enum import Enum
 
@@ -65,30 +66,31 @@ class VbanPing0Payload:
         """Convert payload to bytes"""
         payload = cls()
 
-        data = bytearray()
+        return struct.pack(
-        data.extend(payload.bit_type.to_bytes(4, 'little'))
+            '<7I4s8s8s8s8s64s32s2H64s64s64s64s128s128s',
-        data.extend(payload.bit_feature.to_bytes(4, 'little'))
+            payload.bit_type,
-        data.extend(payload.bit_feature_ex.to_bytes(4, 'little'))
+            payload.bit_feature,
-        data.extend(payload.preferred_rate.to_bytes(4, 'little'))
+            payload.bit_feature_ex,
-        data.extend(payload.min_rate.to_bytes(4, 'little'))
+            payload.preferred_rate,
-        data.extend(payload.max_rate.to_bytes(4, 'little'))
+            payload.min_rate,
-        data.extend(payload.color_rgb.to_bytes(4, 'little'))
+            payload.max_rate,
-        data.extend(payload.version)
+            payload.color_rgb,
-        data.extend(payload.gps_position)
+            payload.version,
-        data.extend(payload.user_position)
+            payload.gps_position,
-        data.extend(payload.lang_code)
+            payload.user_position,
-        data.extend(payload.reserved)
+            payload.lang_code,
-        data.extend(payload.reserved_ex)
+            payload.reserved,
-        data.extend(payload.distant_ip)
+            payload.reserved_ex,
-        data.extend(payload.distant_port.to_bytes(2, 'little'))
+            payload.distant_ip,
-        data.extend(payload.distant_reserved.to_bytes(2, 'little'))
+            payload.distant_port,
-        data.extend(payload.device_name)
+            payload.distant_reserved,
-        data.extend(payload.manufacturer_name)
+            payload.device_name,
-        data.extend(payload.application_name)
+            payload.manufacturer_name,
-        data.extend(payload.host_name)
+            payload.application_name,
-        data.extend(payload.user_name)
+            payload.host_name,
-        data.extend(payload.user_comment)
+            payload.user_name,
-        return bytes(data)
+            payload.user_comment,
+        )
 
     @classmethod
     def create_packet(cls, framecounter: int) -> bytes:

vban_cmd/util.py

@@ -124,16 +124,11 @@ def comp(t0: tuple, t1: tuple) -> Iterator[bool]:
     """
     Generator function, accepts two tuples of dB values.
 
-    Evaluates equality of each member in both tuples.
+    Returns True when levels are equal (no change), False when different.
-    Only ignores changes when levels are very quiet (below -72 dB).
     """
 
     for a, b in zip(t0, t1):
-        # If both values are very quiet (below -72dB), ignore small changes
+        yield a == b
-        if a <= -72.0 and b <= -72.0:
-            yield a == b  # Both quiet, check if they're equal
-        else:
-            yield a != b  # At least one has significant level, detect changes
 
 
 def deep_merge(dict1, dict2):