killall -q playerctl
# delete all the copied image files first
find "$HOME/.cache/ncspot/" -type f -exec sh -c 'file -b --mime-type "$0" | grep -q "^image/" && rm "$0"' {} \;
playerctl metadata --follow --format '{{ mpris:trackid }}' | while read -r line; do
    title=$(playerctl metadata title)
    album=$(playerctl metadata album)
    artist=$(playerctl metadata artist)
    art_url=$(playerctl metadata mpris:artUrl)
    ap="${art_url##*/}"

    if [[ -n $ap ]]; then
        cfp="$HOME/.cache/ncspot/covers/$ap"

        until [ -e $cfp ]; do
            sleep 1
        done
        MIME_TYPE=$(file -b --mime-type "$cfp")
        SUB_TYPE=$(echo "$MIME_TYPE" | cut -d'/' -f2)
        curr_dir="$HOME/.cache/ncspot"
        nfp="$curr_dir/$ap.$SUB_TYPE" 
        cp $cfp $nfp

        # Extract the subtype (e.g., "jpeg", "plain")
        SUB_TYPE=$(echo "$MIME_TYPE" | cut -d'/' -f2)
        notify-send -a ncspot "$title" "$album\n$artist" --hint=string:image-path:$nfp --icon "/usr/share/icons/Papirus-Dark/24x24/devices/audio-speakers.svg"
    fi
done