spotify-ctrl

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# For a vastly more feature-rich tool, have a look at
# https://gist.github.com/Ohcanep/48dac84c5916821d150c545a6eb12547
# https://gist.github.com/wandernauta/6800547 (original)

DEST="org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify"
OBJECT_PATH="/org/mpris/MediaPlayer2"
INTERFACE="org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player"

dbus_send_spotify ()
{
    dbus-send --dest="$DEST" --type=method_call "$OBJECT_PATH" "$INTERFACE"."$1"
}

case "$1" in
    play)
        dbus_send_spotify PlayPause;;
    stop)
        dbus_send_spotify Stop;;
    prev)
        dbus_send_spotify Previous;;
    next)
        dbus_send_spotify Next;;
    *)
        echo "Usage: $0 play|stop|prev|next"
        exit 1;;
esac

xfconf-media-keys.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

xfconf_set_shortcut ()
{
    xfconf-query --channel xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts \
        --create --property "/commands/custom/$1" --type string --set "$2"
}

xfconf_set_shortcut "XF86AudioPlay" "spotify-ctrl play"
xfconf_set_shortcut "XF86AudioStop" "spotify-ctrl stop"
xfconf_set_shortcut "XF86AudioPrev" "spotify-ctrl prev"
xfconf_set_shortcut "XF86AudioNext" "spotify-ctrl next"