No approved API to play a local sound from a tool

[wildassoler]

• Summary
  I'm building a Pomodoro timer tool and need to play a short local sound (e.g. "focus session ended") from within the tool. I couldn't find an approved way to do this.
• What I tried
  Placed .mp3 files in res/raw and used the standard Android approach:
  val context = LocalContext.current
  MediaPlayer.create(context, R.raw.finished_pomodoro)?.apply {
  setOnCompletionListener { release() }
  start()
  }
  This fails at build time due to the SDK's lint rules:

blocked import 'androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext'
LocalContext.current is not allowed — use LightScreen APIs instead

• What I found in the plugin source

  Looking at LightSdkPlugin.kt, Context, getSystemService(), and similar APIs are intentionally blocked (makes sense for sandboxing). I couldn't find any alternative in LightScreen, LightViewModel, or LightServiceMethod for playing a short local sound.
  The only audio-related method is SetRingtone, but that permanently changes the user's system ringtone — not suitable for a one-off notification sound.
  Question
  Is there a planned/approved API for tools to play a short local sound (timers, reminders, alerts)? Happy to provide more context if useful.

[dupontgu]

Definitely planned, and high priority! Please see my recent announcement

[brunoro]

@wildassoler here's the PR with the first iteration of the audio API, LightAudioVoice might be just what you're looking for. We're curious to hear the thoughts of the community about the proposed API, it’s still very much in flux.

So far we only exposed the functionality for in-tool audio, since getting persistent audio on third-party tools to behave nicely with LightOS tools will require some further work.

[wildassoler]

Thanks for the update, @brunoro! I'll take a look at LightAudioVoice and test it out with my Pomodoro tool. Will report back if I run into anything.