Working through issue where Song does not start playing until a certain point. This is an issue because when retrieving the repeat mode status from the player it defaults to off even though it is initialized from the database.

Mear/Mear.Android/MainActivity.cs

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace Mear.Droid
             global::Xamarin.Forms.Forms.Init(this, savedInstanceState);
             LoadApplication(new App());
 
+            CrossMediaManager.Current.Init();
 			CrossMediaManager.Current.Init(this);
         }
         public override void OnRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, string[] permissions, [GeneratedEnum] Android.Content.PM.Permission[] grantResults)

Mear/Mear/Models/MusicControls.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ using System.Text;
 
 using SQLite;
 
+using Mear.Models.PlayerControls;
+
 namespace Mear.Models
 {
     [DataContract]
@@ -14,6 +16,6 @@ namespace Mear.Models
         [PrimaryKey, Column("Id"), AutoIncrement]
         public int Id { get; set; }
         public bool ShuffleOn { get; set; } = false;
-        public bool RepeatOn { get; set; } = false;
+        public int RepeatOn { get; set; } = (int)PlayerControls.Repeat.OFF;
     }
 }

Mear/Mear/Models/PlayerControls/Repeat.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace Mear.Models.PlayerControls
+{
+    public enum Repeat
+    {
+        OFF = 0,
+        ONE,
+        ALL 
+    }
+}

Mear/Mear/Playback/MearPlayer.cs

@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ using Mear.Constants;
 using Mear.Constants.API;
 using Mear.Models;
 using Mear.Models.Authentication;
+using Mear.Models.PlayerControls;
 using Mear.Repositories.Database;
+using Mear.Utilities;
 
 namespace Mear.Playback
 {
@@ -85,11 +87,13 @@ namespace Mear.Playback
 		}
         public static async Task<Song> ControlMusic(Song song, PlayControls control)
         {
+
             switch (control)
             {
                 case PlayControls.PLAYOFFLINE:
                     var songPath = song.SongPath;
                     await CrossMediaManager.Current.Play(songPath);
+                    InitializeRepeatMode();
                     break;
                 case PlayControls.PAUSE:
                     await CrossMediaManager.Current.Pause();
@@ -98,12 +102,11 @@ namespace Mear.Playback
                     await CrossMediaManager.Current.Play();
                     break;
                 case PlayControls.STREAM:
-                    return StreamSong(song);
+                    song = StreamSong(song);
-                    break;
+                    InitializeRepeatMode();
+                    return song;
                 case PlayControls.REPEAT:
-                    // TODO: Not fully implemented
+                    ToggleRepeat();
-                    CrossMediaManager.Current.ToggleRepeat();
-                    var i = CrossMediaManager.Current.RepeatMode;
                     break;
                 case PlayControls.SHUFFLE:
                     // TODO: Implement shuffling
@@ -119,6 +122,23 @@ namespace Mear.Playback
             return null;
         }
 
+        public static string RetrieveRepeatString()
+        {
+            var ctrlRepeatMode = CrossMediaManager.Current.RepeatMode;
+
+            switch (ctrlRepeatMode)
+            {
+                case MediaManager.Playback.RepeatMode.Off:
+                    return "RepOff";
+                case MediaManager.Playback.RepeatMode.One:
+                    return "RepOn";
+                case MediaManager.Playback.RepeatMode.All:
+                    return "RepAll";
+            }
+
+            return string.Empty;
+        }
+
         private static Song StreamSong(Song song)
         {
 			string tmpFile = Path.GetTempPath() + "track.mp3";
@@ -145,7 +165,8 @@ namespace Mear.Playback
 
 					var response = client.DownloadData(request);
 
-					CrossMediaManager.Current.Play(tmpFile);
+                    PlaySong(tmpFile);
+
 					song.SongPath = tmpFile;
 				}
 
@@ -158,6 +179,36 @@ namespace Mear.Playback
 
 			return null;
         }
+
+        private static void InitializeModes()
+        {
+            InitializeRepeatMode();
+        }
+        private static void InitializeRepeatMode()
+        {
+            var ctrlRepo = new DBMusicControlsRepository();
+            var repeatMode = ctrlRepo.IsRepeatOn();
+
+            var mode = RepeatUtility.RetrieveRepeatMode(repeatMode);
+
+            CrossMediaManager.Current.RepeatMode = mode;
+        }
+        private static async Task PlaySong(string songPath)
+        {
+            await CrossMediaManager.Current.Play(songPath);
+        }
+        private static void ToggleRepeat()
+        {
+            var musicCtrl = new DBMusicControlsRepository();
+            musicCtrl.UpdateRepeat();
+            var repeatMode = (Repeat)musicCtrl.IsRepeatOn();
+
+            for (var rpt = RepeatUtility.RetrieveRepeatMode(repeatMode);
+                CrossMediaManager.Current.RepeatMode != rpt;)
+            {
+                CrossMediaManager.Current.RepeatMode = RepeatUtility.RetrieveRepeatMode(repeatMode);
+            }
+        }
 		#endregion
 	}
 }

Mear/Mear/Repositories/Database/DBMusicControlsRepository.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Text;
 
 using Mear.Models;
+using Mear.Models.PlayerControls;
+using Mear.Utilities;
 
 namespace Mear.Repositories.Database
 {
@@ -48,18 +50,15 @@ namespace Mear.Repositories.Database
 
             return false;
         }
-        public bool IsRepeatOn()
+        public Repeat IsRepeatOn()
         {
             try
             {
                 if (DoesTableExist("MusicControls"))
                 {
-                    bool? repeat = _Db.Table<MusicControls>().First().RepeatOn;
+                    var repeat = _Db.Table<MusicControls>().First().RepeatOn;
 
-                    if (repeat != null)
+                    return (Repeat)repeat;
-                    {
-                        return repeat.Value;
-                    }
                 }
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ namespace Mear.Repositories.Database
                 var msg = ex.Message;
             }
 
-            return false;
+            return Repeat.OFF;
         }
 
         public void UpdateRepeat()
@@ -77,7 +76,9 @@ namespace Mear.Repositories.Database
                 if (DoesTableExist("MusicControls"))
                 {
                     var control = RetrieveMusicControls();
-                    control.RepeatOn = !control.RepeatOn;
+                    var repeatMode = (Repeat)control.RepeatOn;
+                    control.RepeatOn = RepeatUtility.ToggleRepeatMode(repeatMode);
+
                     _Db.Update(control);
                 }
             }

Mear/Mear/Utilities/RepeatUtility.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+
+using MediaManager;
+
+using Mear.Models.PlayerControls;
+
+namespace Mear.Utilities
+{
+    public class RepeatUtility
+    {
+        #region Fields
+        #endregion
+
+
+        #region Properties
+        #endregion
+
+
+        #region Constructors
+        #endregion
+
+
+        #region Methods
+        public static MediaManager.Playback.RepeatMode RetrieveRepeatMode(Repeat repeatMode)
+        {
+            switch (repeatMode)
+            {
+                case Repeat.OFF:
+                    return MediaManager.Playback.RepeatMode.Off;
+                case Repeat.ONE:
+                    return MediaManager.Playback.RepeatMode.One;
+                case Repeat.ALL:
+                    return MediaManager.Playback.RepeatMode.All;
+            }
+
+            return MediaManager.Playback.RepeatMode.Off;
+        }
+
+        public static string RepeatString(Repeat repeatMode)
+        {
+            switch (repeatMode)
+            {
+                case Repeat.OFF:
+                    return "RepOff";
+                case Repeat.ONE:
+                    return "RepOne";
+                case Repeat.ALL:
+                    return "RepAll";
+            }
+
+            return string.Empty;
+        }
+        public static string ToggleRepeatString(Repeat repeatMode)
+        {
+            switch (repeatMode)
+            {
+                case Repeat.OFF:
+                    return "RepOn";
+                case Repeat.ONE:
+                    return "RepAll";
+                case Repeat.ALL:
+                    return "RepOff";
+            }
+
+            return string.Empty;
+        }
+
+        public static int ToggleRepeatMode(Repeat repeatMode)
+        {
+            switch (repeatMode)
+            {
+                case Repeat.OFF:
+                    return (int)Repeat.ONE;
+                case Repeat.ONE:
+                    return (int)Repeat.ALL;
+                case Repeat.ALL:
+                    return (int)Repeat.OFF;
+            }
+
+            return 0;
+        }
+        #endregion
+    }
+}

Mear/Mear/Views/MearPlayerView.xaml.cs

@@ -12,12 +12,15 @@ using Xamarin.Forms.Xaml;
 
 using Mear.Constants;
 using Mear.Models;
+using Mear.Models.PlayerControls;
 using Mear.Playback;
 using Mear.Repositories.Database;
 using Mear.Repositories.Remote;
 using Mear.Utilities;
 using Mear.ViewModels;
 
+using RepeatMode = Mear.Models.PlayerControls.Repeat;
+
 namespace Mear.Views
 {
 	[XamlCompilation(XamlCompilationOptions.Compile)]
@@ -98,10 +101,10 @@ namespace Mear.Views
 
             var controlRepo = new DBMusicControlsRepository();
             var shuffleOn = controlRepo.IsShuffleOn();
-            var repeatOn = controlRepo.IsRepeatOn();
+            var repeatMode = (RepeatMode)controlRepo.IsRepeatOn();
 
             Shuffle.Text = (shuffleOn) ? "ShfOn" : "ShfOff";
-            Repeat.Text = (repeatOn) ? "RepOn" : "RepOff";
+            Repeat.Text = MearPlayer.RetrieveRepeatString();
 
 			EndTime.Text = endTime;
 		}
@@ -185,13 +188,12 @@ namespace Mear.Views
 		}
 		private void Repeat_Clicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-            var musicCtrl = new DBMusicControlsRepository();
+            Task.Run(async () =>
-            var control = musicCtrl.IsRepeatOn();
+            {
-            Repeat.Text = (!control) ? "RepOn" : "RepOff";
+                await MearPlayer.ControlMusic(_song, PlayControls.REPEAT);
+            }).Wait();
 
-            musicCtrl.UpdateRepeat();
+            Repeat.Text = MearPlayer.RetrieveRepeatString();
-
-            MearPlayer.ControlMusic(_song, PlayControls.REPEAT);
 		}
 		private void Shuffle_Clicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{