Complete OWE service setup and lock feed fallback

shell/plugins/lock/LockFeedSurface.qml

@@ -4,8 +4,4 @@ import Owe.LockFeed
 // Loaded through a Loader from LockView, so a system without the module shows
 // no lock video instead of losing the whole lock screen.
 LockFeed {
-  id: root
-
-  property bool feedEnabled: true
-  active: root.feedEnabled
 }

shell/plugins/lock/LockView.qml

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Item {
   id: root
 
   property string backgroundPath: ""
+  property string videoPosterPath: ""
   property int backgroundVersion: 0
   property bool fingerprintConfigured: false
   property bool authenticatingPassword: false
@@ -91,34 +92,15 @@ Item {
 
     BackgroundMedia {
       id: wallpaper
+      objectName: "lockWallpaper"
       anchors.fill: parent
-      path: root.video ? "" : root.backgroundPath
+      path: root.loadBackground ? (root.video ? root.videoPosterPath : root.backgroundPath) : ""
       version: root.backgroundVersion
-      visible: !root.video
-    }
-
-    // OWE decodes the video once and feeds these frames to every lock surface.
-    // The feed pauses when this output blanks or on battery power saver.
-    Loader {
-      id: feedLoader
-      anchors.fill: parent
-      active: root.video
-      source: "LockFeedSurface.qml"
-      visible: status === Loader.Ready
-
-      Binding {
-        target: feedLoader.item
-        property: "feedEnabled"
-        value: root.feedActive
-        when: feedLoader.item !== null
-        restoreMode: Binding.RestoreNone
-      }
     }
 
     MultiEffect {
       anchors.fill: wallpaper
-      source: root.video ? null : wallpaper
-      visible: !root.video
+      source: wallpaper
       autoPaddingEnabled: false
       blurEnabled: root.loadBackground && wallpaper.ready
       blur: 1.0
@@ -127,6 +109,17 @@ Item {
       contrast: -0.08
     }
 
+    // The cached poster stays behind the feed when policy pauses playback,
+    // the module is unavailable, or a new connection has not received a frame.
+    Loader {
+      id: feedLoader
+      objectName: "lockFeedLoader"
+      anchors.fill: parent
+      active: root.feedActive
+      source: "LockFeedSurface.qml"
+      visible: status === Loader.Ready
+    }
+
     // The feed item cannot be sampled by MultiEffect on every renderer.
     // Keep video wallpapers visible and darken them slightly for legibility.
     Rectangle {

shell/plugins/lock/Service.qml

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Item {
   property string failureMessage: ""
   property int failedAttempts: 0
   property string backgroundPath: ""
+  property string videoPosterPath: ""
   property int backgroundVersion: 0
   property string lastEvent: "init"
   property string lastEventAt: ""
@@ -113,6 +114,16 @@ Item {
     if (!readlinkProc.running) readlinkProc.running = true
   }
 
+  function refreshPoster() {
+    if (!root.videoBackground) {
+      root.videoPosterPath = ""
+      return
+    }
+    if (posterProc.running) return
+    posterProc.sourcePath = root.backgroundPath
+    posterProc.running = true
+  }
+
   function refreshFingerprintStatus() {
     if (!fingerprintCheckProc.running) fingerprintCheckProc.running = true
   }
@@ -307,6 +318,7 @@ Item {
         id: lockView
         anchors.fill: parent
         backgroundPath: root.backgroundPath
+        videoPosterPath: root.videoPosterPath
         backgroundVersion: root.backgroundVersion
         fingerprintConfigured: root.fingerprintConfigured
         authenticatingPassword: root.authenticatingPassword
@@ -339,6 +351,7 @@ Item {
     LockView {
       anchors.fill: parent
       backgroundPath: root.backgroundPath
+      videoPosterPath: root.videoPosterPath
       backgroundVersion: root.backgroundVersion
       fingerprintConfigured: root.fingerprintConfigured
       authenticatingPassword: false
@@ -409,9 +422,25 @@ Item {
       onStreamFinished: {
         var next = String(text || "").trim()
         if (next !== root.backgroundPath) {
+          root.videoPosterPath = ""
           root.backgroundPath = next
           root.backgroundVersion += 1
         }
+        root.refreshPoster()
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  Process {
+    id: posterProc
+    property string sourcePath: ""
+    command: ["bash", Quickshell.env("OMARCHY_PATH") + "/shell/plugins/lock/poster.sh", sourcePath]
+    stdout: StdioCollector { id: posterOutput; waitForEnd: true }
+    onExited: function(exitCode) {
+      if (sourcePath !== root.backgroundPath) {
+        root.refreshPoster()
+      } else {
+        root.videoPosterPath = exitCode === 0 ? String(posterOutput.text || "").trim() : ""
       }
     }
   }

shell/plugins/lock/poster.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# One cached frame shared by all lock outputs, including when OWE is paused.
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source_path=$1
+cache_dir="${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/omarchy/lock-poster"
+signature=$(stat -Lc '%s:%y:%z' "$source_path")
+key=$(printf '%s\n%s' "$source_path" "$signature" | sha256sum | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
+poster="$cache_dir/poster-$key.jpg"
+mkdir -p "$cache_dir"
+exec {lock_fd}>"$cache_dir/.lock"
+flock -w 10 "$lock_fd"
+
+if [[ ! -s $poster ]]; then
+  temporary=$(mktemp "$cache_dir/.poster-XXXXXX.jpg")
+  trap 'rm -f "$temporary"' EXIT
+  timeout -k 1 5 ffmpegthumbnailer -i "$source_path" -o "$temporary" -s 1920 -q 8 {lock_fd}>&-
+  [[ -s $temporary ]]
+  mv -f "$temporary" "$poster"
+  find "$cache_dir" -maxdepth 1 -type f -name 'poster-*.jpg' ! -name "poster-$key.jpg" -delete
+fi
+
+printf '%s\n' "$poster"