Require Last.fm to be configured and working to start

Author: rollecode

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 * Suppress Spotify API HTTP errors from flooding console output
 * Change default volume from 80% to 100%
+* Require Last.fm to be configured and working to start
 
 ### 1.0.10: 2026-01-07
 

omnishuffle/main.py

@@ -368,19 +368,20 @@ def _init_sources(self):
                 console.print("[green]✓[/green] YouTube Music available")
 
     def _init_scrobbler(self):
-        """Initialize Last.fm scrobbler."""
+        """Initialize Last.fm scrobbler. Exits if Last.fm fails."""
         lastfm_config = self.config.get("lastfm", {})
         api_key = lastfm_config.get("api_key")
         api_secret = lastfm_config.get("api_secret")
         username = lastfm_config.get("username")
         password = lastfm_config.get("password")
 
         if not all([api_key, api_secret, username, password]):
-            return
+            console.print("[red]✗[/red] Last.fm not configured (required)")
+            sys.exit(1)
 
         if not PYLAST_AVAILABLE:
-            console.print("[yellow]![/yellow] pylast not installed, scrobbling disabled")
-            return
+            console.print("[red]✗[/red] pylast not installed (required for Last.fm)")
+            sys.exit(1)
 
         password_hash = pylast.md5(password)
         self.scrobbler = Scrobbler(api_key, api_secret, username, password_hash)
@@ -390,6 +391,7 @@ def _init_scrobbler(self):
         else:
             error = getattr(self.scrobbler, '_last_error', 'unknown error')
             console.print(f"[red]✗[/red] Last.fm: {error}")
+            sys.exit(1)
 
     def _setup_callbacks(self):
         """Set up player callbacks."""