Failed to start pulsemeeter. Invalid json

[GonzaDOD]

Describe the bug A clear and concise description of what the bug is.

I can't open the pulsemeeter, there's an error.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Go to Terminal
2. Type pulsemeeter
3. See error

Expected behavior A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen. I expected the program to open normally

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Desktop (please complete the following information):

• Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) x86_64
• Python Version Python 3.11.2

Additional context Add any other context about the problem here.

When I finished installing pulsemeeter with pip, i got an error running pulsemeeter, the problem was with appindicator3, so i had to install it manually on "https://packages.debian.org/buster/gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1". When i finish, I try to run it again, and I can't start the program:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/gonzadev/.local/bin/pulsemeeter", line 8, in <module>
    sys.exit(main())
             ^^^^^^
  File "/home/gonzadev/.local/pipx/venvs/pulsemeeter/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pulsemeeter/__main__.py", line 481, in main
    start_app(isserver, trayonly)
  File "/home/gonzadev/.local/pipx/venvs/pulsemeeter/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pulsemeeter/__main__.py", line 423, in start_app
    app = MainWindow(isserver=isserver, trayonly=trayonly)
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/gonzadev/.local/pipx/venvs/pulsemeeter/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pulsemeeter/interface/main_window.py", line 48, in __init__
    self.windowinstance = self.start_window(isserver)
                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/gonzadev/.local/pipx/venvs/pulsemeeter/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pulsemeeter/interface/main_window.py", line 103, in start_window
    self.devices['hi'] = self.client.list_hardware_devices('sources')
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/gonzadev/.local/pipx/venvs/pulsemeeter/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pulsemeeter/socket/client.py", line 395, in list_hardware_devices
    return json.loads(self.send_command(f'get-hd {device_type}'))
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3.11/json/__init__.py", line 346, in loads
    return _default_decoder.decode(s)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3.11/json/decoder.py", line 337, in decode
    obj, end = self.raw_decode(s, idx=_w(s, 0).end())
               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3.11/json/decoder.py", line 355, in raw_decode
    raise JSONDecodeError("Expecting value", s, err.value) from None
json.decoder.JSONDecodeError: Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)```

[Prabesh01]

same here. i tried installing both from aur and pip.

pip one gave this error when trying to run pulsemeeter:

``` Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/prabesh/.venv/bin/pulsemeeter", line 8, in sys.exit(main()) ^^^^^^ File "/home/prabesh/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pulsemeeter/__main__.py", line 481, in main start_app(isserver, trayonly) File "/home/prabesh/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pulsemeeter/__main__.py", line 423, in start_app app = MainWindow(isserver=isserver, trayonly=trayonly) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/home/prabesh/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pulsemeeter/interface/main_window.py", line 48, in __init__ self.windowinstance = self.start_window(isserver) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/home/prabesh/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pulsemeeter/interface/main_window.py", line 102, in start_window self.devices['a'] = self.client.list_hardware_devices('sinks') ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/home/prabesh/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pulsemeeter/socket/client.py", line 395, in list_hardware_devices return json.loads(self.send_command(f'get-hd {device_type}')) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/lib/python3.12/json/__init__.py", line 346, in loads return _default_decoder.decode(s) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/lib/python3.12/json/decoder.py", line 337, in decode obj, end = self.raw_decode(s, idx=_w(s, 0).end()) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/lib/python3.12/json/decoder.py", line 355, in raw_decode raise JSONDecodeError("Expecting value", s, err.value) from None json.decoder.JSONDecodeError: Expecting value: line 1 column 2 (char 1) ```

pulsemeeter-git from aur gave this:

``` Could not start vumeter for Virtual_Input_3 invalid json from server App sinks returned an error, audio backend returned error object of type 'bool' has no len() Could not join subscribe_thread (maybe there is none) closing socket (pulsemeeter:35332): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 18:32:49.395: gtk_main_quit: assertion 'main_loops != NULL' failed ```

pulsemeeter from aur gave this:

``` Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python3.12/importlib/metadata/__init__.py", line 397, in from_name return next(cls.discover(name=name)) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ StopIteration During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/pulsemeeter", line 33, in sys.exit(load_entry_point('pulsemeeter==1.2.14', 'console_scripts', 'pulsemeeter')()) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/bin/pulsemeeter", line 22, in importlib_load_entry_point for entry_point in distribution(dist_name).entry_points ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/lib/python3.12/importlib/metadata/__init__.py", line 862, in distribution return Distribution.from_name(distribution_name) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/lib/python3.12/importlib/metadata/__init__.py", line 399, in from_name raise PackageNotFoundError(name) importlib.metadata.PackageNotFoundError: No package metadata was found for pulsemeeter ```