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A boring Spotify CLI client

Project description

Spotidry

Summary

Spotidry is a real dry & boring command-line client for Spotify.

My main motivation for this project is to have a simple client that allows me to save the currently-playing song to my Liked Tracks. I also added play/pause/next/previous commands.

One of the best use cases for spotidry is to integrate it into a polybar/tmux/vim status line. You can also map some key-bindings or foot-pedals to send spotidry command.

Below, is a demo video showing some basic spotidry commands, along with a tmux integration.

Installation

It is recommended to install spotidry using uv:

uv tool install spotidry

Alternatively, you can install from PyPI:

pip install --user spotidry
spotidry --setup

Note: I have only tested spotidry on Linux.

Development

To set up a local development environment:

  1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/mikeboiko/spotidry.git
    cd spotidry
    
  2. Install the tool in editable mode:

    uv tool install --editable .
    
  3. Run type checking:

    uv run basedpyright spotidry
    

Deployment

The deployment process to PyPI and GitHub Releases is automated via GitHub Actions.

Manual Steps

To trigger a new release:

  1. Update Changelog: Add release notes for the new version in CHANGELOG.md.
  2. Bump Version: Update the version number in spotidry/__init__.py.
  3. Commit & Push: Commit these changes and push to the master branch.

Automated Steps

Once the tag is pushed, the GitHub Action will automatically:

  1. Build the package (sdist and wheel).
  2. Check the package metadata with twine.
  3. Create a GitHub Release with the built artifacts and auto-generated notes.
  4. Publish the package to PyPI.

Note: Ensure the PYPI_API_TOKEN secret is set in the GitHub repository settings.

Setup

Spotify API

You will need to register your app at My Dashboard to get the credentials necessary to make authorized calls (a client id and client secret). Select the Web API scope.

You can set your redirect URI to something like "http://127.0.0.1:9999"

Configuration

Configure your Spotify API variables in ~/.config/spotidry/spotidry.yaml

client_id: '<ID>'
client_secret: '<SECRET>'
redirect_uri: 'http://127.0.0.1:9999'

Tmux Integration

I'm using the popular .tmux config.

I have configured spotidry to update 1/s in ~/.tmux/.tmux.conf.local:

tmux_conf_theme_status_right='#(flock -n /tmp/spotidry.lock spotidry 2>/dev/null; sleep 1) #{prefix}#{pairing} #{?battery_status, #{battery_status},}#{?battery_bar, #{battery_bar},}#{?battery_percentage, #{battery_percentage},} , %R , %d %b | #{username}#{root} | #{hostname} '

Polybar Integration

Add the following module to ~/.config/polybar/config.ini

[module/spotidry]
type = custom/script
exec = ~/.local/bin/spotidry
exec-if = test -f ~/.local/bin/spotidry
click-left = ~/.local/bin/spotidry --next 2> /dev/null
click-middle = ~/.local/bin/spotidry --save 2> /dev/null
click-right = ~/.local/bin/spotidry --play 2> /dev/null
interval = 1

Polybar screenshot

Usage

The first time you run spotidry, you will be prompted to authorize the app in your browser.

Run spotidry --help to see all commands/options.

usage: spotidry [-h] [-v] [-s] [-p] [-n] [--previous]

Spotify CLI client

options:
  -h, --help     show this help message and exit
  -v, --version  show program's version number and exit
  -s, --save     toggle liked track status
  -p, --play     play/pause track
  -n, --next     play next track
  --previous     play previous track/skip to beggining of current track

Note, in order to re-authorize, delete ~/.cache/spotidry.yaml... Yes, I will provide a CLI flag for this eventually.

Roadmap

  • Save currently playing song to Liked Tracks
  • Add volume controls/status
  • Add output string customization
  • Add socks/https proxy option

Contributions

Contributions are always welcome!

Feel free to submit an issue or a pull request.

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