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+import { useCallback } from 'react';
+import { getPlayedSongsNotification, filterPlayQueue } from '../shared/utils';
+import { notifyToast } from '../components/shared/toast';
+import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from '../redux/hooks';
+import { setStatus } from '../redux/playerSlice';
+import {
+  appendPlayQueue,
+  clearPlayQueue,
+  fixPlayer2Index,
+  setPlayQueue,
+} from '../redux/playQueueSlice';
+import { Item, Play, Song } from '../types';
+import { apiController } from '../api/controller';
+
+const usePlayHandler = () => {
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  const config = useAppSelector((state) => state.config);
+
+  const dispatchSongsToQueue = useCallback(
+    (entries: Song[], play: Play) => {
+      const filteredSongs = filterPlayQueue(config.playback.filters, entries);
+
+      if (play === Play.Play) {
+        if (filteredSongs.entries.length > 0) {
+          dispatch(setPlayQueue({ entries: filteredSongs.entries }));
+          dispatch(setStatus('PLAYING'));
+          dispatch(fixPlayer2Index());
+        } else {
+          dispatch(clearPlayQueue());
+          dispatch(setStatus('PAUSED'));
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (play === Play.Next || play === Play.Later) {
+        if (filteredSongs.entries.length > 0) {
+          dispatch(appendPlayQueue({ entries: filteredSongs.entries, type: play }));
+          dispatch(fixPlayer2Index());
+        }
+      }
+
+      notifyToast(
+        'info',
+        getPlayedSongsNotification({
+          ...filteredSongs.count,
+          type: play === Play.Play ? 'play' : 'add',
+        })
+      );
+    },
+    [config.playback.filters, dispatch]
+  );
+
+  const handlePlay = async (options: {
+    byData: Song[];
+    byItemType: { item: Item; id: string };
+    play: Play;
+    musicFolder: string;
+  }) => {
+    if (options.byData) {
+      dispatchSongsToQueue(options.byData, options.play);
+    }
+
+    if (options.byItemType) {
+      const getEndpoint = (item: Item) => {
+        switch (item) {
+          case Item.Album:
+            return 'getAlbum';
+          case Item.Artist:
+            return 'getArtistSongs';
+          default:
+            return 'getAlbum';
+        }
+      };
+
+      const data = await apiController({
+        serverType: config.serverType,
+        endpoint: getEndpoint(options.byItemType.item),
+        args: { id: options.byItemType.id, musicFolder: options.musicFolder },
+      });
+
+      if (data?.song) {
+        dispatchSongsToQueue(data.song, options.play);
+      } else {
+        dispatchSongsToQueue(data, options.play);
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  return { handlePlay };
+};
+
+export default usePlayHandler;