Relax resource requirements for audio analysis providers

music_assistant/helpers/util.py

@@ -157,23 +157,50 @@ def verify_system_meets_requirements(
         torch inference (AVX2 on x86). Checked last, as it imports torch.
     :raises UnsupportedSystemError: If the system does not meet the requirements.
     """
-    cpu_cores = os.process_cpu_count() or os.cpu_count() or 1
-    if min_cpu_cores and cpu_cores < min_cpu_cores:
+    if shortfall := _resource_shortfall(min_memory_gb=min_memory_gb, min_cpu_cores=min_cpu_cores):
         raise UnsupportedSystemError(
-            f"This system does not meet the minimal requirements for {feature_name}: "
-            f"at least {min_cpu_cores} CPU cores are required ({cpu_cores} detected)."
+            f"This system does not meet the minimal requirements for {feature_name}: {shortfall}"
         )
+    if require_ml_inference:
+        verify_cpu_supports_ml_inference()
+
+
+def system_meets_requirements(
+    *,
+    min_memory_gb: float = 0.0,
+    min_cpu_cores: int = 0,
+) -> bool:
+    """
+    Return whether the host meets the given RAM/CPU thresholds.
+
+    A non-raising companion to verify_system_meets_requirements for soft UI hints
+    (e.g. hiding a recommended-hardware notice) rather than gating setup. The
+    ML-inference capability is not considered here.
+
+    :param min_memory_gb: Minimum total system RAM in GB (0 disables the check).
+    :param min_cpu_cores: Minimum CPU core count (0 disables the check).
+    """
+    return _resource_shortfall(min_memory_gb=min_memory_gb, min_cpu_cores=min_cpu_cores) is None
+
+
+def _resource_shortfall(*, min_memory_gb: float, min_cpu_cores: int) -> str | None:
+    """
+    Return why the host falls short of the RAM/CPU thresholds, or None if it meets them.
+
+    :param min_memory_gb: Minimum total system RAM in GB (0 disables the check).
+    :param min_cpu_cores: Minimum CPU core count (0 disables the check).
+    """
+    cpu_cores = os.process_cpu_count() or os.cpu_count() or 1
+    if min_cpu_cores and cpu_cores < min_cpu_cores:
+        return f"at least {min_cpu_cores} CPU cores are required ({cpu_cores} detected)."
     total_memory_gb = get_total_system_memory()
     # get_total_system_memory() returns 0.0 when the platform cannot report memory
-    # (e.g. Windows); treat that as unknown and fail open rather than block setup.
+    # (e.g. Windows); treat that as unknown and pass rather than block on a guess.
     if min_memory_gb and total_memory_gb and total_memory_gb < min_memory_gb:
-        raise UnsupportedSystemError(
-            f"This system does not meet the minimal requirements for {feature_name}: "
-            f"at least {min_memory_gb:.0f}GB of RAM is required "
-            f"({total_memory_gb:.1f}GB detected)."
+        return (
+            f"at least {min_memory_gb:.0f}GB of RAM is required ({total_memory_gb:.1f}GB detected)."
         )
-    if require_ml_inference:
-        verify_cpu_supports_ml_inference()
+    return None
 
 
 def verify_cpu_supports_ml_inference() -> None:

music_assistant/providers/smart_fades/__init__.py

@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import os
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from music_assistant_models.config_entries import ConfigEntry, ConfigValueType
 from music_assistant_models.enums import ConfigEntryType
 
-from music_assistant.helpers.util import verify_system_meets_requirements
+from music_assistant.helpers.util import (
+    system_meets_requirements,
+    verify_system_meets_requirements,
+)
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from music_assistant_models.config_entries import ProviderConfig
@@ -24,7 +26,11 @@
 # Smart Fades runs on-device ML (torch) inference; gate it to capable hardware.
 # 4GB matches the Balanced buffer threshold, the minimum buffer smart crossfade needs.
 MIN_RAM_GB = 4.0
-MIN_CPU_CORES = 4
+MIN_CPU_CORES = 2
+# Below the recommended thresholds the provider still runs, but we surface an
+# informational notice (see get_config_entries) as it may be tight under load.
+RECOMMENDED_RAM_GB = 6.0
+RECOMMENDED_CPU_CORES = 4
 
 
 async def setup(
@@ -56,9 +62,12 @@ async def get_config_entries(
     # ruff: noqa: ARG001
     return (
         ConfigEntry(
-            key="single_cpu_warning",
+            key="resource_warning",
             type=ConfigEntryType.ALERT,
             required=False,
-            hidden=(os.cpu_count() or 1) > 1,
+            hidden=system_meets_requirements(
+                min_memory_gb=RECOMMENDED_RAM_GB,
+                min_cpu_cores=RECOMMENDED_CPU_CORES,
+            ),
         ),
     )

music_assistant/providers/smart_fades/strings.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "config_entries": {
-    "single_cpu_warning": {
-      "label": "Only 1 CPU core detected on this system. Smart Fades analysis typically takes some CPU time during model inference. Enabling it on single-CPU hosts may cause performance issues and block normal playback. Enable at your own risk."
+    "resource_warning": {
+      "label": "Smart Fades is powerful but resource-intensive: it loads a machine-learning model into memory to analyze your music. The minimum requirements are 4 GB of RAM, 2 CPU cores and (on Intel/AMD CPUs) AVX2 support. For the best experience we recommend 6 GB or more of RAM and 4 CPU cores. On systems near the minimum, or under heavy load, you may still run into out-of-memory situations."
     }
   },
   "manifest": {

music_assistant/providers/sonic_analysis/__init__.py

@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@
 from music_assistant_models.config_entries import ConfigEntry, ConfigValueOption
 from music_assistant_models.enums import ConfigEntryType, ContentType
 
-from music_assistant.helpers.util import verify_system_meets_requirements
+from music_assistant.helpers.util import (
+    system_meets_requirements,
+    verify_system_meets_requirements,
+)
 from music_assistant.models.audio_analysis import AudioAnalysisData
 from music_assistant.models.audio_analysis_provider import (
     AnalysisSessionData,
@@ -67,8 +70,12 @@
 CONF_CLAP_SAMPLING: str = "clap_sampling"
 
 # Sonic Analysis runs on-device CLAP inference; gate it to capable hardware.
-MIN_RAM_GB: float = 8.0
-MIN_CPU_CORES: int = 4
+MIN_RAM_GB: float = 4.0
+MIN_CPU_CORES: int = 2
+# Below the recommended thresholds the provider still runs, but we surface an
+# informational notice (see get_config_entries) as it may be tight under load.
+RECOMMENDED_RAM_GB: float = 6.0
+RECOMMENDED_CPU_CORES: int = 4
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -118,6 +125,15 @@ async def get_config_entries(
     :param values: the (intermediate) raw values for config entries sent with the action.
     """
     return (
+        ConfigEntry(
+            key="resource_warning",
+            type=ConfigEntryType.ALERT,
+            required=False,
+            hidden=system_meets_requirements(
+                min_memory_gb=RECOMMENDED_RAM_GB,
+                min_cpu_cores=RECOMMENDED_CPU_CORES,
+            ),
+        ),
         ConfigEntry(
             key=CONF_CLAP_SAMPLING,
             type=ConfigEntryType.STRING,

music_assistant/providers/sonic_analysis/strings.json

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 {
   "config_entries": {
+    "resource_warning": {
+      "label": "Sonic Analysis is powerful but resource-intensive: it loads a machine-learning model (CLAP) into memory to analyze how your music sounds. The minimum requirements are 4 GB of RAM, 2 CPU cores and (on Intel/AMD CPUs) AVX2 support. For the best experience we recommend 6 GB or more of RAM and 4 CPU cores. On systems near the minimum, or under heavy load, you may still run into out-of-memory situations."
+    },
     "clap_sampling": {
       "label": "CLAP quality (windows per track)",
       "description": "Number of 7-second windows CLAP analyzes per track. More windows produce more representative scalars at linear CPU cost. Thorough is most useful for instrumentalness, where vocals can be missed by a single window.",

music_assistant/translations/en.json

@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@
   "provider.siriusxm.config_entries.sxm_region.options.CA": "Canada",
   "provider.siriusxm.config_entries.sxm_region.options.US": "United States",
   "provider.siriusxm.manifest.description": "Stream SiriusXM’s radio, talk, and curated music channels.",
-  "provider.smart_fades.config_entries.single_cpu_warning.label": "Only 1 CPU core detected on this system. Smart Fades analysis typically takes some CPU time during model inference. Enabling it on single-CPU hosts may cause performance issues and block normal playback. Enable at your own risk.",
+  "provider.smart_fades.config_entries.resource_warning.label": "Smart Fades is powerful but resource-intensive: it loads a machine-learning model into memory to analyze your music. The minimum requirements are 4 GB of RAM, 2 CPU cores and (on Intel/AMD CPUs) AVX2 support. For the best experience we recommend 6 GB or more of RAM and 4 CPU cores. On systems near the minimum, or under heavy load, you may still run into out-of-memory situations.",
   "provider.smart_fades.manifest.description": "Smart fades analyzes beat and downbeat detection, energy and musical key for smart crossfades.",
   "provider.smart_playlist.config_entries.ai_descriptions.description": "When a provider with AI support is available, use it to write a natural-language description for each smart playlist. Falls back to a plain rules summary when no AI provider is available.",
   "provider.smart_playlist.config_entries.ai_descriptions.label": "Generate descriptions with AI",
@@ -1182,6 +1182,7 @@
   "provider.sonic_analysis.config_entries.clap_sampling.options.balanced": "Balanced (3 windows, 2.4x CPU)",
   "provider.sonic_analysis.config_entries.clap_sampling.options.fast": "Fast (1 window)",
   "provider.sonic_analysis.config_entries.clap_sampling.options.thorough": "Thorough (8 windows, 6.6x CPU)",
+  "provider.sonic_analysis.config_entries.resource_warning.label": "Sonic Analysis is powerful but resource-intensive: it loads a machine-learning model (CLAP) into memory to analyze how your music sounds. The minimum requirements are 4 GB of RAM, 2 CPU cores and (on Intel/AMD CPUs) AVX2 support. For the best experience we recommend 6 GB or more of RAM and 4 CPU cores. On systems near the minimum, or under heavy load, you may still run into out-of-memory situations.",
   "provider.sonic_analysis.manifest.description": "Analyses how each track sounds to power similarity, mood-based playlists, and other audio-aware features.",
   "provider.sonic_similarity.config_entries.discover_diversity.description": "0 keeps results closest to the seeds; 10 maximises variety via MMR (some results may be less similar but more distinct from each other). Traits engine only.",
   "provider.sonic_similarity.config_entries.discover_diversity.label": "Discover row diversity",

tests/core/test_helpers.py

@@ -504,3 +504,22 @@ def test_verify_system_meets_requirements_ml_inference() -> None:
                 feature_name="X", min_cpu_cores=4, min_memory_gb=8.0, require_ml_inference=True
             )
         util.verify_system_meets_requirements(feature_name="X", min_cpu_cores=4, min_memory_gb=8.0)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("cpu_cores", "total_gb", "expected"),
+    [
+        (4, 6.0, True),  # meets both recommended thresholds
+        (8, 16.0, True),
+        (2, 6.0, False),  # below recommended cores
+        (4, 4.0, False),  # below recommended RAM
+        (4, 0.0, True),  # unknown memory -> fail open, same as the gate
+    ],
+)
+def test_system_meets_requirements(cpu_cores: int, total_gb: float, expected: bool) -> None:
+    """The non-raising predicate mirrors the gate's RAM/CPU checks, failing open on unknown RAM."""
+    with (
+        patch("music_assistant.helpers.util.os.process_cpu_count", return_value=cpu_cores),
+        patch("music_assistant.helpers.util.get_total_system_memory", return_value=total_gb),
+    ):
+        assert util.system_meets_requirements(min_memory_gb=6.0, min_cpu_cores=4) is expected