add hooks for active mode start and end and add in the timeout into the configuration file.

scripts/shairport-sync.conf

@@ -49,15 +49,22 @@ general =
 //		as "org.gnome.ShairportSync" on the whichever bus you specify here: "system" (default) or "session".
 };
 
-// Advanced parameters for controlling how Shairport Sync runs a play session
+// Advanced parameters for controlling how Shairport Sync stays active and how it runs a session
 sessioncontrol =
 {
 //	run_this_before_play_begins = "/full/path/to/application and args"; // make sure the application has executable permission. If it's a script, include the shebang (#!/bin/...) on the first line
 //	run_this_after_play_ends = "/full/path/to/application and args"; // make sure the application has executable permission. If it's a script, include the shebang (#!/bin/...) on the first line
+
+//	"active" mode starts when play begins and ends when the active_mode_timeout has elapsed after play ends, unless another play session starts before the timeout has fully elapsed.
+//	run_this_before_entering_active_mode = "/full/path/to/application and args"; // make sure the application has executable permission. If it's a script, include the shebang (#!/bin/...) on the first line
+//	run_this_after_exiting_active_mode = "/full/path/to/application and args"; // make sure the application has executable permission. If it's a script, include the shebang (#!/bin/...) on the first line
+//	active_mode_timeout = 10; // wait for this number of seconds after play ends before leaving the active mode, unless another play session begins.
+
 //	run_this_if_an_unfixable_error_is_detected = "/full/path/to/application and args"; // if a problem occurs that can't be cleared by Shairport Sync itself, hook a program on here to deal with it. An error code-string is passed as the last argument.
 //	  Many of these "unfixable" problems are caused by malfunctioning output devices, and sometimes it is necessary to restart the whole device to clear the problem.
 //	  You could hook on a program to do this automatically, but beware -- the device may then power off and restart without warning!
 //	wait_for_completion = "no"; // set to "yes" to get Shairport Sync to wait until the "run_this..." applications have terminated before continuing
+
 //	allow_session_interruption = "no"; // set to "yes" to allow another device to interrupt Shairport Sync while it's playing from an existing audio source
 //	session_timeout = 120; // wait for this number of seconds after a source disappears before terminating the session and becoming available again.
 };