fix(screenshare): per-app audio capture to kill call-loopback echo (A23)

Screen sharing spawned pixelpass with a bare `--host`, so pixelpass
captured the whole default-sink monitor — which contains peerspeak's own
call playout. A viewer therefore heard their OWN voice echoed back out of
the sharer's machine (confirmed live, backlog A23).

pixelpass already supports `--app <NAME>` (capture only one app's audio,
per-app PipeWire routing); peerspeak just never passed it. This wires that
flag through, peerspeak-side only — no pixelpass change.

- screenshare: pure `host_args(audio_app)` builds the host argv, appending
  `--app=<name>` (single-token form so a hyphen-leading name can't be
  reparsed as a flag) when an app is chosen; `sanitize_app_name` guards the
  locally-chosen value; `list_audio_apps`/`parse_audio_apps` enumerate
  currently-playing apps via `pactl -f json list sink-inputs` (mirroring how
  pixelpass builds its own picker, so the names match what `--app` matches).
- core: `StartScreenShare { audio_app }` + `ListAudioApps`/`AudioAppsListed`.
- GUI: Share Screen now opens a small audio picker (radio-style modal) listing
  the playing apps + "All system audio" (warned, = legacy whole-desktop);
  picking one starts the share with `--app=<name>`. Reset on room leave.

+6 unit tests (host_args with/without/blank app, sanitize_app_name,
parse_audio_apps dedup + garbage). 430 lib tests, clippy --all-targets clean.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

src/app/mod.rs

@@ -426,8 +426,16 @@ pub enum AppMessage {
     SetBackgroundDim(f32),
     /// Toggle the Chat drawer open/closed (drawer layout).
     ToggleDrawerChat,
-    /// Start/stop sharing our own screen (spawns/kills a pixelpass host).
+    /// Start/stop sharing our own screen. When not sharing, opens the audio
+    /// picker (A23) instead of starting immediately; when sharing, stops.
     ToggleScreenShare,
+    /// Close the screen-share audio picker without sharing.
+    CloseSharePicker,
+    /// Select which app's audio to share in the picker: `Some(name)` for one app,
+    /// `None` for the whole desktop ("All system audio").
+    SelectShareAudioApp(Option<String>),
+    /// Confirm the picker: start the share with the currently selected audio app.
+    ConfirmShareScreen,
     /// Watch a peer's screen share, identified by their pixelpass ticket.
     WatchShare(String),
     /// Result of asynchronously enqueueing the core shutdown command.
@@ -565,6 +573,16 @@ pub struct AppState {
     hotkey_info_open: bool,
     /// Whether the pixelpass screen-share explainer popup is open (A11).
     pixelpass_help_open: bool,
+    /// Whether the screen-share audio picker is open (A23). Opened by Share
+    /// Screen when not already sharing; lets the user capture one app's audio
+    /// instead of the whole desktop (which echoes the call back to viewers).
+    share_picker_open: bool,
+    /// Apps currently producing audio, shown in the share picker. Populated from
+    /// `UiEvent::AudioAppsListed` after the picker requests an enumeration.
+    share_audio_apps: Vec<String>,
+    /// The picker's current selection: `Some(name)` = capture that app's audio,
+    /// `None` = "All system audio" (whole desktop; may echo the call).
+    share_audio_selection: Option<String>,
     /// Whether the Chat drawer is open (drawer layout only).
     drawer_chat_open: bool,
     /// Raw mic level (normalized RMS, `0.0..=1.0`) for the settings meter.
@@ -634,6 +652,9 @@ impl AppState {
         self.call_started = None;
         self.mic_level = 0.0;
         self.self_sharing = false;
+        self.share_picker_open = false;
+        self.share_audio_apps.clear();
+        self.share_audio_selection = None;
     }
 
     fn custom_sound_path(&self, sound: Sound) -> &str {
@@ -755,6 +776,9 @@ impl Default for AppState {
             layout_picker_open: false,
             hotkey_info_open: false,
             pixelpass_help_open: false,
+            share_picker_open: false,
+            share_audio_apps: Vec::new(),
+            share_audio_selection: None,
             drawer_chat_open: false,
             mic_level: 0.0,
             mic_test_active: false,
@@ -1139,10 +1163,31 @@ fn update(state: &mut AppState, message: AppMessage) -> Task<AppMessage> {
             if state.self_sharing {
                 let _ = state.controller.send(CoreCommand::StopScreenShare);
             } else {
-                let _ = state.controller.send(CoreCommand::StartScreenShare);
+                // Open the audio picker instead of sharing immediately, so the
-                state.status_message = "Starting screen share…".to_string();
+                // user chooses which app's audio to capture rather than the whole
+                // desktop (which echoes the call back to viewers, A23). Default
+                // selection is "All system audio" (None). Kick off a fresh
+                // enumeration so the list reflects what's playing right now.
+                state.share_picker_open = true;
+                state.share_audio_selection = None;
+                state.share_audio_apps.clear();
+                let _ = state.controller.send(CoreCommand::ListAudioApps);
             }
         }
+        AppMessage::CloseSharePicker => {
+            state.share_picker_open = false;
+        }
+        AppMessage::SelectShareAudioApp(app) => {
+            state.share_audio_selection = app;
+        }
+        AppMessage::ConfirmShareScreen => {
+            state.share_picker_open = false;
+            let audio_app = state.share_audio_selection.clone();
+            let _ = state
+                .controller
+                .send(CoreCommand::StartScreenShare { audio_app });
+            state.status_message = "Starting screen share…".to_string();
+        }
         AppMessage::WatchShare(ticket) => {
             let _ = state.controller.send(CoreCommand::ViewShare(ticket));
             state.status_message = "Opening screen share…".to_string();
@@ -1298,6 +1343,20 @@ fn update(state: &mut AppState, message: AppMessage) -> Task<AppMessage> {
                     state.attachments.insert(key, AttachmentState::Failed(error.clone()), None);
                     state.status_message = format!("Attachment failed: {error}");
                 }
+                UiEvent::AudioAppsListed(apps) => {
+                    // Only meaningful while the picker is open; if the user
+                    // already cancelled, drop it. Keep the current selection if it
+                    // still exists in the refreshed list, else fall back to "All
+                    // system audio".
+                    if state.share_picker_open {
+                        if let Some(sel) = &state.share_audio_selection
+                            && !apps.iter().any(|a| a == sel)
+                        {
+                            state.share_audio_selection = None;
+                        }
+                        state.share_audio_apps = apps;
+                    }
+                }
                 UiEvent::ScreenShareStarted => {
                     state.self_sharing = true;
                     state.status_message = "Sharing your screen".to_string();
@@ -4753,7 +4812,10 @@ fn view(state: &AppState) -> Element<'_, AppMessage> {
         .style(c_style(root_bg, Color::TRANSPARENT, 0.0));
 
         with_hotkey_info(
-            with_pixelpass_help(with_layout_picker(room.into(), state), state),
+            with_share_picker(
+                with_pixelpass_help(with_layout_picker(room.into(), state), state),
+                state,
+            ),
             state,
         )
     }
@@ -5302,6 +5364,174 @@ fn with_pixelpass_help<'a>(
     .into()
 }
 
+/// Overlay the screen-share **audio picker** when open (A23). Lets the user
+/// capture a single app's audio instead of the whole desktop sink — the default
+/// whole-desktop capture contains our own call playout, so a viewer would
+/// otherwise hear themselves echoed back. "All system audio" keeps the legacy
+/// behavior (with a warning); picking an app passes `--app=<name>` to pixelpass.
+fn with_share_picker<'a>(
+    base: Element<'a, AppMessage>,
+    state: &'a AppState,
+) -> Element<'a, AppMessage> {
+    if !state.share_picker_open {
+        return base;
+    }
+    let pal = state.config.theme.palette();
+    let crust = pal.crust;
+    let mantle = pal.mantle;
+    let surface = pal.surface;
+    let text_c = pal.text;
+    let subtext = pal.subtext;
+    let blue = pal.blue;
+    let yellow = pal.yellow;
+
+    let backdrop = mouse_area(
+        container(horizontal_space())
+            .width(iced::Length::Fill)
+            .height(iced::Length::Fill)
+            .style(move |_t: &Theme| container::Style {
+                background: Some(Background::Color(Color { a: 0.55, ..crust })),
+                ..Default::default()
+            }),
+    )
+    .on_press(AppMessage::CloseSharePicker);
+
+    // One selectable row: a radio-style dot + label. Highlighted when selected.
+    let opt_row = |selected: bool, label: String, sublabel: Option<&'static str>, msg: AppMessage| {
+        let dot = text(if selected { "●" } else { "○" })
+            .size(14)
+            .color(if selected { blue } else { subtext });
+        let mut labels = column![text(label).size(13).color(text_c)].spacing(2);
+        if let Some(s) = sublabel {
+            labels = labels.push(text(s).size(11).color(yellow));
+        }
+        button(
+            row![dot, labels]
+                .spacing(10)
+                .align_y(iced::alignment::Vertical::Center),
+        )
+        .on_press(msg)
+        .width(iced::Length::Fill)
+        .padding(8)
+        .style(move |_t: &Theme, status: button::Status| {
+            let bg = if selected {
+                Some(Background::Color(surface))
+            } else if matches!(status, button::Status::Hovered) {
+                Some(Background::Color(Color { a: 0.5, ..surface }))
+            } else {
+                None
+            };
+            button::Style {
+                background: bg,
+                text_color: text_c,
+                border: Border { color: Color::TRANSPARENT, width: 0.0, radius: 6.0.into() },
+                ..Default::default()
+            }
+        })
+    };
+
+    // "All system audio" first (the whole-desktop default — carries the echo
+    // warning), then each currently-playing app.
+    let mut options = column![opt_row(
+        state.share_audio_selection.is_none(),
+        "All system audio".to_string(),
+        Some("⚠ may echo the call back to viewers"),
+        AppMessage::SelectShareAudioApp(None),
+    )]
+    .spacing(4);
+    for app in &state.share_audio_apps {
+        let selected = state.share_audio_selection.as_deref() == Some(app.as_str());
+        options = options.push(opt_row(
+            selected,
+            app.clone(),
+            None,
+            AppMessage::SelectShareAudioApp(Some(app.clone())),
+        ));
+    }
+
+    let list: Element<'_, AppMessage> = if state.share_audio_apps.is_empty() {
+        column![
+            options,
+            text("No other apps are playing audio right now.")
+                .size(11)
+                .color(subtext),
+        ]
+        .spacing(8)
+        .into()
+    } else {
+        scrollable(options).height(iced::Length::Shrink).into()
+    };
+
+    let cancel_btn = button(text("Cancel").size(13).color(text_c))
+        .on_press(AppMessage::CloseSharePicker)
+        .style(move |_t: &Theme, status: button::Status| button::Style {
+            background: Some(Background::Color(match status {
+                button::Status::Hovered => surface,
+                _ => mantle,
+            })),
+            text_color: text_c,
+            border: Border { color: surface, width: 1.0, radius: 6.0.into() },
+            ..Default::default()
+        })
+        .padding(8);
+    let share_btn = button(text("Share").size(13).color(crust))
+        .on_press(AppMessage::ConfirmShareScreen)
+        .style(move |_t: &Theme, status: button::Status| button::Style {
+            background: Some(Background::Color(match status {
+                button::Status::Hovered => pal.lavender,
+                _ => blue,
+            })),
+            text_color: crust,
+            border: Border { color: Color::TRANSPARENT, width: 0.0, radius: 6.0.into() },
+            ..Default::default()
+        })
+        .padding(8);
+
+    let dialog = container(
+        column![
+            row![
+                text("Share screen audio").size(16).color(blue),
+                horizontal_space(),
+                button(text("✕").size(16).color(subtext))
+                    .on_press(AppMessage::CloseSharePicker)
+                    .style(|_t: &Theme, _s: button::Status| button::Style {
+                        background: None,
+                        ..Default::default()
+                    })
+                    .padding(2),
+            ]
+            .align_y(iced::alignment::Vertical::Center),
+            text("Capture audio from:").size(13).color(text_c),
+            list,
+            row![
+                horizontal_space(),
+                cancel_btn,
+                share_btn,
+            ]
+            .spacing(8),
+        ]
+        .spacing(14),
+    )
+    .style(move |_t: &Theme| container::Style {
+        text_color: Some(text_c),
+        background: Some(Background::Color(mantle)),
+        border: Border { color: surface, width: 1.0, radius: 12.0.into() },
+        ..Default::default()
+    })
+    .padding(20)
+    .width(iced::Length::Fixed(420.0))
+    .max_height(460.0);
+
+    stack![
+        base,
+        backdrop,
+        container(dialog)
+            .center_x(iced::Length::Fill)
+            .center_y(iced::Length::Fill),
+    ]
+    .into()
+}
+
 /// Overlay the "Regenerate identity?" confirm dialog when open (W7). A
 /// destructive action — minting a new id discards the old one — so it's gated
 /// behind an explicit confirm with a clear warning.
@@ -6059,6 +6289,9 @@ mod tests {
         state.call_started = Some(now);
         state.mic_level = 0.75;
         state.self_sharing = true;
+        state.share_picker_open = true;
+        state.share_audio_apps = vec!["Firefox".to_string()];
+        state.share_audio_selection = Some("Firefox".to_string());
         state.clip_status.lock().unwrap().playing_id = Some(attachment_id);
 
         state.reset_room_state();
@@ -6079,6 +6312,9 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(state.call_started.is_none());
         assert_eq!(state.mic_level, 0.0);
         assert!(!state.self_sharing);
+        assert!(!state.share_picker_open);
+        assert!(state.share_audio_apps.is_empty());
+        assert!(state.share_audio_selection.is_none());
 
         for _ in 0..50 {
             if crate::audio::clip_player::status_snapshot(&state.clip_status).playing_id.is_none() {

src/core/messages.rs

@@ -64,9 +64,16 @@ pub enum CoreCommand {
     /// Set the pixelpass binary location (config override, empty = use `$PATH`).
     /// Sent at startup so screen-share can resolve the binary.
     SetPixelpassPath(Option<String>),
+    /// Enumerate apps currently producing audio (for the screen-share audio
+    /// picker, A23). Replies with [`UiEvent::AudioAppsListed`]. Cheap shell-out;
+    /// safe to call each time the picker opens.
+    ListAudioApps,
     /// Start sharing our screen: spawn a pixelpass host and announce its ticket
     /// on our presence so the room can watch. No-op when not in a call.
-    StartScreenShare,
+    /// `audio_app` selects which app's audio to capture: `Some(name)` captures
+    /// only that app (avoiding the call-loopback echo, A23); `None` shares the
+    /// whole desktop audio (the legacy behavior).
+    StartScreenShare { audio_app: Option<String> },
     /// Stop sharing our screen: kill the pixelpass host and clear the presence
     /// ticket. No-op when not sharing.
     StopScreenShare,
@@ -140,6 +147,10 @@ pub enum UiEvent {
     AttachmentReady { from: EndpointId, id: crate::files::AttachmentId, data: Vec<u8> },
     /// An attachment fetch failed (sender gone, too large, decode error, etc.).
     AttachmentFailed { from: EndpointId, id: crate::files::AttachmentId, error: String },
+    /// The apps currently producing audio, for the screen-share audio picker
+    /// (A23). Sorted, deduplicated `application.name`s; empty when nothing is
+    /// playing or enumeration isn't available.
+    AudioAppsListed(Vec<String>),
     /// Our own screen share started; the UI flips the Share button to "Stop".
     ScreenShareStarted,
     /// Our own screen share stopped (or failed to start).

src/core/mod.rs

@@ -2634,7 +2634,12 @@ async fn run_core_loop(
                 pixelpass_override = path.filter(|p| !p.trim().is_empty());
             }
 
-            CoreCommand::StartScreenShare => {
+            CoreCommand::ListAudioApps => {
+                let apps = crate::screenshare::list_audio_apps().await;
+                let _ = ui_tx.send(UiEvent::AudioAppsListed(apps)).await;
+            }
+
+            CoreCommand::StartScreenShare { audio_app } => {
                 let Some(session) = &mut active_session else {
                     let _ = ui_tx
                         .send(UiEvent::Error("Join a call before sharing your screen".into()))
@@ -2655,7 +2660,7 @@ async fn run_core_loop(
                         continue;
                     }
                 };
-                match crate::screenshare::spawn_host(&bin).await {
+                match crate::screenshare::spawn_host(&bin, audio_app.as_deref()).await {
                     Ok((child, ticket)) => {
                         crate::log_msg("Screen share host started");
                         session.screenshare_host = Some(child);

src/screenshare/mod.rs

@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ fn pixelpass_path_candidates(dir: &Path) -> [PathBuf; 1] {
 /// growth, but reject unbounded gossip payloads before the UI offers "Watch".
 const MAX_TICKET_LEN: usize = 512;
 
+/// Upper bound on a PipeWire `application.name` we'll pass to `--app`. Real names
+/// are short ("Firefox", "mpv"); this only guards against a pathological value.
+const MAX_APP_NAME_LEN: usize = 256;
+
 /// How long to wait for the host to emit its ticket / the viewer to connect
 /// before giving up and killing the child. Startup is normally sub-second; this
 /// is only a safety net so a hung pixelpass can't wedge the caller forever.
@@ -107,6 +111,88 @@ fn json_u32(v: &serde_json::Value, key: &str) -> u32 {
     v.get(key).and_then(|x| x.as_u64()).unwrap_or(0) as u32
 }
 
+/// Build the argv for a pixelpass *host*. Always `--host --output json`; when
+/// `audio_app` is `Some`, append `--app=<name>` so pixelpass captures only that
+/// app's audio instead of the whole desktop sink monitor (which contains our own
+/// call playout → the viewer would hear themselves echoed back, backlog A23).
+///
+/// The name is passed in the single-token `--app=<name>` form so a value that
+/// happens to begin with `-` can never be reparsed as a pixelpass flag (clap
+/// otherwise rejects hyphen-leading option values). The name is locally chosen
+/// (our own enumeration / the user's pick), not peer-supplied, but is still
+/// sanitized via [`sanitize_app_name`] before reaching here. Pure: no I/O.
+pub fn host_args(audio_app: Option<&str>) -> Vec<String> {
+    let mut args = vec![
+        "--host".to_string(),
+        "--output".to_string(),
+        "json".to_string(),
+    ];
+    if let Some(name) = audio_app.and_then(sanitize_app_name) {
+        args.push(format!("--app={name}"));
+    }
+    args
+}
+
+/// Validate a locally-chosen audio app name before it becomes a `--app` value:
+/// trim, reject empty / overlong, and reject names carrying control characters
+/// (newlines etc.) that have no place in a real `application.name`. `None` means
+/// "no valid app selected" — the caller then shares the whole desktop audio.
+pub fn sanitize_app_name(name: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    let name = name.trim();
+    let ok = !name.is_empty()
+        && name.len() <= MAX_APP_NAME_LEN
+        && !name.chars().any(|c| c.is_control());
+    ok.then(|| name.to_string())
+}
+
+/// Enumerate the apps currently sending audio to a sink, deduplicated by
+/// `application.name`. Mirrors how pixelpass itself builds its interactive
+/// picker (`pactl -f json list sink-inputs`), so the names we return are exactly
+/// the ones `--app` matches against. Returns an empty list on any error (pactl
+/// missing, non-PipeWire host, nothing playing) — a normal, handled state that
+/// leaves the picker showing only "All system audio".
+pub async fn list_audio_apps() -> Vec<String> {
+    let output = Command::new("pactl")
+        .args(["-f", "json", "list", "sink-inputs"])
+        .stdin(Stdio::null())
+        .stdout(Stdio::piped())
+        .stderr(Stdio::null())
+        .output()
+        .await;
+    match output {
+        Ok(o) if o.status.success() => parse_audio_apps(&o.stdout),
+        _ => Vec::new(),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Parse `pactl -f json list sink-inputs` stdout into a sorted, deduplicated list
+/// of `application.name`s. Pure: no I/O. Unparseable input yields an empty list.
+pub fn parse_audio_apps(stdout: &[u8]) -> Vec<String> {
+    let Ok(entries) = serde_json::from_slice::<Vec<SinkInput>>(stdout) else {
+        return Vec::new();
+    };
+    let mut names: Vec<String> = entries
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter_map(|e| e.properties.application_name)
+        .map(|n| n.trim().to_string())
+        .filter(|n| !n.is_empty())
+        .collect();
+    names.sort_unstable();
+    names.dedup();
+    names
+}
+
+#[derive(serde::Deserialize)]
+struct SinkInput {
+    properties: SinkInputProperties,
+}
+
+#[derive(serde::Deserialize)]
+struct SinkInputProperties {
+    #[serde(rename = "application.name")]
+    application_name: Option<String>,
+}
+
 /// Build the argv for a pixelpass *viewer*. The `ticket` is peer-supplied (it
 /// rides gossip presence, which is untrusted and spoofable), so flags come first
 /// and the ticket is passed as a positional **after a `--` end-of-options
@@ -162,17 +248,17 @@ pub fn is_available(config_override: Option<&str>) -> bool {
     pixelpass_path(config_override).is_some()
 }
 
-/// Spawn a pixelpass host (`pixelpass --host --output json`), wait for its
+/// Spawn a pixelpass host (`pixelpass --host --output json [--app=<name>]`), wait
-/// startup ticket, and return the live child plus the ticket. The child keeps
+/// for its startup ticket, and return the live child plus the ticket. When
+/// `audio_app` is `Some`, pixelpass captures only that app's audio instead of the
+/// whole desktop sink, which avoids the call-loopback echo (A23). The child keeps
 /// running (streaming to viewers) until killed or dropped; remaining stdout is
 /// drained in a background task so a full pipe can't stall the host. We do
 /// **not** pass `--max-viewers`: pixelpass bandwidth-measures its own safe cap,
 /// protecting the sharer's uplink, and refuses extras with `viewer_refused`.
-pub async fn spawn_host(bin: &Path) -> std::io::Result<(Child, String)> {
+pub async fn spawn_host(bin: &Path, audio_app: Option<&str>) -> std::io::Result<(Child, String)> {
     let mut child = Command::new(bin)
-        .arg("--host")
+        .args(host_args(audio_app))
-        .arg("--output")
-        .arg("json")
         .stdin(Stdio::null())
         .stdout(Stdio::piped())
         .stderr(Stdio::null())
@@ -384,6 +470,68 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn host_args_without_app_shares_whole_desktop() {
+        // No app selected → no --app flag → pixelpass keeps its default
+        // (whole-desktop) audio capture.
+        assert_eq!(host_args(None), vec!["--host", "--output", "json"]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn host_args_with_app_appends_single_token_flag() {
+        // The chosen app rides in the `--app=<name>` single-token form so a
+        // name beginning with `-` can never be reparsed as a flag (A23).
+        assert_eq!(
+            host_args(Some("Firefox")),
+            vec!["--host", "--output", "json", "--app=Firefox"]
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            host_args(Some("-rm -rf")).last().unwrap(),
+            "--app=-rm -rf",
+            "hyphen-leading name stays a single token bound to --app"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn host_args_blank_or_control_app_is_dropped() {
+        // An empty / whitespace / control-laden selection is sanitized away,
+        // falling back to whole-desktop capture rather than a broken flag.
+        assert_eq!(host_args(Some("   ")), vec!["--host", "--output", "json"]);
+        assert_eq!(host_args(Some("bad\nname")), vec!["--host", "--output", "json"]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn sanitize_app_name_trims_and_rejects_garbage() {
+        assert_eq!(sanitize_app_name("  Firefox \n"), Some("Firefox".to_string()));
+        assert_eq!(sanitize_app_name(""), None);
+        assert_eq!(sanitize_app_name("   "), None);
+        assert_eq!(sanitize_app_name("a\tb"), None);
+        assert_eq!(sanitize_app_name(&"x".repeat(MAX_APP_NAME_LEN + 1)), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_audio_apps_dedups_and_sorts_by_application_name() {
+        let stdout = br#"[
+            {"index":1,"properties":{"application.name":"Firefox"}},
+            {"index":2,"properties":{"application.name":"mpv"}},
+            {"index":3,"properties":{"application.name":"Firefox"}},
+            {"index":4,"properties":{"application.name":"  Spotify  "}},
+            {"index":5,"properties":{"application.name":""}},
+            {"index":6,"properties":{"other":"no name here"}}
+        ]"#;
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_audio_apps(stdout),
+            vec!["Firefox".to_string(), "Spotify".to_string(), "mpv".to_string()]
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_audio_apps_empty_or_garbage_is_empty() {
+        assert_eq!(parse_audio_apps(b""), Vec::<String>::new());
+        assert_eq!(parse_audio_apps(b"not json"), Vec::<String>::new());
+        assert_eq!(parse_audio_apps(b"[]"), Vec::<String>::new());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn sanitize_ticket_accepts_pixelpass_endpoint_ticket_shape() {
         let ticket = "endpointaabwxjexzensznfvuudiapn5tyzws3angd2merarm";