fix: source.unsplash.com/random was deprecated in 2024 (now 503s) - #424
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now_playing/src/lib/api/UnsplashAPI.tsreferences the deprecatedsource.unsplash.com/randomendpoint, which Unsplash retired in mid-2024 and which now returns HTTP 503 instead of an image.Why this is needed
source.unsplash.com/randomwas deprecated by Unsplash in mid-2024 and the endpoint now returns HTTP 503 instead of an image. Browsers render a broken-image icon in place of the intended visual.Verify in any shell:
What this PR changes
Updates the
now_playingplugin'sFALLBACK_URLso when the Unsplash API call fails the user actually sees a background image instead of the deprecated endpoint's 503.Replacement details
The existing comment already acknowledges the deprecation (
occasional 503 response as of late); this PR completes the migration to a working fallback. 1920×1080 matches a typical now-playing background size.Background
I'm tracking the deprecated
source.unsplash.com/randomendpoint across public repos as part of tteg, a tiny CLI/HTTP API I built so projects can drop in real Unsplash photos without registering an Unsplash app or managing API keys. tteg isn't introduced as a dependency by this PR — the diff is dependency-freepicsum.photos. But if you want topic-matched real photos as a follow-up, the no-key HTTP API is athttps://tteg-api-53227342417.asia-south1.run.app/search?q=<query>&n=1(CORS-on, no auth).Research note covering ~16,500 files across ~885 unique repos that still hotlink the deprecated endpoint: https://github.com/kiluazen/tteg/blob/research-note-autark/RESEARCH.md.