def __init__(self):

        self.player=None # xmlrpc Proxy to player

        self.recenttime=0

        dispatcher.connect(self.seekplay_or_pause,"music seek")

    def seekplay_or_pause(self,t):

        self.music.seekplay_or_pause(t)

    def current_time(self):

        """return deferred which gets called with the current time"""

        if self.player is None:

            self.player = Proxy(networking.musicUrl())

#            d = self.player.callRemote("songlength")

#            d.addCallback(lambda l: dispatcher.send("max time",maxtime=l))

#            d = self.player.callRemote("songname")

#            d.addCallback(lambda n: dispatcher.send("songname",name=n))

        d = self.player.callRemote('gettime')

        def sendtime(t):

            dispatcher.send("input time",val=t)

            return t # pass along to the real receiver

        def error(e):

            pass#self.player=None

        d.addCallback(sendtime)