Clicking on an event in the timeline always plays.

src/components/surround.ts

@@ -144,10 +144,7 @@ export class FrigateCardSurround extends LitElement {
       return null;
     }
     if (this.view?.is('live')) {
-      return getAllDependentCameras(
-        this.cameraManager,
-        this.view.camera,
-      );
+      return getAllDependentCameras(this.cameraManager, this.view.camera);
     }
     if (this.view.isViewerView()) {
       return new Set(

src/components/timeline-core.ts

@@ -34,15 +34,11 @@ import {
   ExtendedHomeAssistant,
   frigateCardConfigDefaults,
   FrigateCardView,
-  ThumbnailsControlConfig,
+  ThumbnailsControlBaseConfig,
   TimelineCoreConfig,
 } from '../types';
 import { stopEventFromActivatingCardWideActions } from '../utils/action';
-import {
-  contentsChanged,
-  dispatchFrigateCardEvent,
-  isHoverableDevice,
-} from '../utils/basic';
+import { contentsChanged, isHoverableDevice } from '../utils/basic';
 import {
   createQueriesForRecordingsView,
   executeMediaQueryForView,
@@ -173,7 +169,7 @@ export class FrigateCardTimelineCore extends LitElement {
   public timelineConfig?: TimelineCoreConfig;
 
   @property({ attribute: true, type: Boolean })
-  public thumbnailConfig?: ThumbnailsControlConfig;
+  public thumbnailConfig?: ThumbnailsControlBaseConfig;
 
   // Whether or not this is a mini-timeline (in mini-mode the component takes a
   // supportive role for other views).
@@ -585,6 +581,7 @@ export class FrigateCardTimelineCore extends LitElement {
       } else {
         view = this.view.evolve({
           queryResults: newResults,
+          view: 'media',
         });
       }
 
@@ -595,12 +592,6 @@ export class FrigateCardTimelineCore extends LitElement {
 
     if (view) {
       view.dispatchChangeEvent(this);
-
-      if (this.view?.is('timeline')) {
-        dispatchFrigateCardEvent(this, 'thumbnails:open');
-      }
-    } else if (this.view?.is('timeline')) {
-      dispatchFrigateCardEvent(this, 'thumbnails:close');
     }
 
     this._ignoreClick = false;
@@ -1114,13 +1105,11 @@ export class FrigateCardTimelineCore extends LitElement {
       this._destroy();
     }
 
-    const options = this._getOptions();
     let createdTimeline = false;
 
     if (
       this._timelineSource &&
       this._refTimeline.value &&
-      options &&
       this.timelineConfig &&
       (changedProperties.has('timelineConfig') || changedProperties.has('cameraIDs'))
     ) {
@@ -1139,45 +1128,48 @@ export class FrigateCardTimelineCore extends LitElement {
         return;
       }
 
-      createdTimeline = true;
-      if (this.mini && groups.length === 1) {
-        // In a mini timeline, if there's only one group don't bother grouping
-        // at all.
-        this._timeline = new Timeline(
-          this._refTimeline.value,
-          this._timelineSource.dataset,
-          options,
-        ) as Timeline;
-        this.removeAttribute('groups');
-      } else {
-        this._timeline = new Timeline(
-          this._refTimeline.value,
-          this._timelineSource.dataset,
-          groups,
-          options,
-        ) as Timeline;
-        this.setAttribute('groups', '');
+      const options = this._getOptions();
+      if (options) {
+        createdTimeline = true;
+        if (this.mini && groups.length === 1) {
+          // In a mini timeline, if there's only one group don't bother grouping
+          // at all.
+          this._timeline = new Timeline(
+            this._refTimeline.value,
+            this._timelineSource.dataset,
+            options,
+          ) as Timeline;
+          this.removeAttribute('groups');
+        } else {
+          this._timeline = new Timeline(
+            this._refTimeline.value,
+            this._timelineSource.dataset,
+            groups,
+            options,
+          ) as Timeline;
+          this.setAttribute('groups', '');
+        }
+
+        this._timeline.on('rangechanged', this._timelineRangeChangedHandler.bind(this));
+        this._timeline.on('click', this._timelineClickHandler.bind(this));
+        this._timeline.on('rangechange', this._timelineRangeChangeHandler.bind(this));
+
+        // This complexity exists to ensure we can tell between a click that
+        // causes the timeline zoom/range to change, and a 'static' click on the
+        // // timeline (which may need to trigger a card wide event).
+        this._timeline.on('mouseDown', (ev: TimelineEventPropertiesResult) => {
+          const window = this._timeline?.getWindow();
+          this._pointerHeld = {
+            ...ev,
+            ...(window && { window: window }),
+          };
+          this._ignoreClick = false;
+        });
+        this._timeline.on('mouseUp', () => {
+          this._pointerHeld = null;
+          this._removeTargetBar();
+        });
       }
-
-      this._timeline.on('rangechanged', this._timelineRangeChangedHandler.bind(this));
-      this._timeline.on('click', this._timelineClickHandler.bind(this));
-      this._timeline.on('rangechange', this._timelineRangeChangeHandler.bind(this));
-
-      // This complexity exists to ensure we can tell between a click that
-      // causes the timeline zoom/range to change, and a 'static' click on the
-      // // timeline (which may need to trigger a card wide event).
-      this._timeline.on('mouseDown', (ev: TimelineEventPropertiesResult) => {
-        const window = this._timeline?.getWindow();
-        this._pointerHeld = {
-          ...ev,
-          ...(window && { window: window }),
-        };
-        this._ignoreClick = false;
-      });
-      this._timeline.on('mouseUp', () => {
-        this._pointerHeld = null;
-        this._removeTargetBar();
-      });
     }
 
     if (changedProperties.has('view')) {