Spotify Keys (APP)

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Spotify (APP)

Usage and information: https://redd.it/orzend

AutoHotkey v2.0

• example.ahk
• Spotify.ahk

AutoHotkey v1.1

• example1.ahk
• Spotify1.ahk

v2.0 vs v1.1

• Spotify~.diff

example.ahk

#Requires AutoHotkey v2.0

/*
If placing below any hotkeys that had a
previous thread change use the default:
*/
#MaxThreadsPerHotkey 1

/*
Change keys for something meaningful
This example is in alphabetical order
*/
1::Spotify.Next()
2::Spotify.Previous()
3::Spotify.Repeat()
4::Spotify.SeekBackward()
5::Spotify.SeekForward()
6::Spotify.Shuffle()
7::Spotify.TogglePlay()
8::Spotify.VolumeDown()
9::Spotify.VolumeUp()

; Show Spotify
0::Spotify.Restore()

; Dependency
#Include %A_LineFile%\..\Spotify.ahk

example1.ahk

#Requires AutoHotkey v1.1

/*
If placing below any hotkeys that had a
previous thread change use the default:
*/
#MaxThreadsPerHotkey 1

/*
Change keys for something meaningful
This example is in alphabetical order
*/
1::Spotify.Next()
2::Spotify.Previous()
3::Spotify.Repeat()
4::Spotify.SeekBackward()
5::Spotify.SeekForward()
6::Spotify.Shuffle()
7::Spotify.TogglePlay()
8::Spotify.VolumeDown()
9::Spotify.VolumeUp()

; Show Spotify
0::Spotify.Restore()

; Dependency
#Include %A_LineFile%\..\Spotify1.ahk

Spotify.ahk

#Requires AutoHotkey v2.0

; Version: 2023.06.18.1
; Usages and information: https://redd.it/orzend

class Spotify extends Spotify.Controls {

    static _hWnd := 0, _OnExit := ""

    static Restore() {
        this._Win()
        WinShow()
        WinActivate()
        Spotify._hWnd := 0
        if (IsObject(Spotify._OnExit)) {
            OnExit(Spotify._OnExit, 0)
            Spotify._OnExit := ""
        }
    }

    static _Win(Stash := false) {
        static title := "-|Spotify ahk_exe i)Spotify\.exe"
        DetectHiddenWindows(true)
        SetTitleMatchMode("RegEx")
        hWnd := WinExist(title)
        if (hWnd = 0) {
            MsgBox("Spotify is not running...", "Error", 0x40010)
            Exit()
        }
        if (Spotify._hWnd = hWnd) {
            return
        }
        Spotify._hWnd := hWnd
        visible := DllCall("IsWindowVisible", "Ptr", hWnd, "Int")
        RunWait("Spotify:")
        WinWait(title)
        if (Stash && !visible) {
            WinWaitActive()
            WinHide()
            if (!IsObject(Spotify._OnExit)) {
                Spotify._OnExit := ObjBindMethod(Spotify, "Restore")
                OnExit(Spotify._OnExit, 1)
            }
        }
    }

    class Controls {

        static _shortcuts := Map("Next", "^{Right}", "Previous", "^{Left}", "Repeat", "^r", "SeekBackward", "+{Left}", "SeekForward", "+{Right}", "Shuffle", "^s", "TogglePlay", "{Space}", "VolumeDown", "^{Down}", "VolumeUp", "^{Up}")

        static __Call(Action, *) {
            static WM_APPCOMMAND := 793
            if (!this._shortcuts.Has(Action)) {
                throw Error("Invalid action." Action, -1)
            }
            shortcut := this._shortcuts[Action]
            hActive := WinExist("A")
            this._Win(true)
            ControlFocus("Chrome Legacy Window")
            ControlSend(shortcut, "Chrome Legacy Window")
            if (Action ~= "i)^(Next|Previous|TogglePlay)$") {
                hWnd := DllCall("FindWindow", "Str", "NativeHWNDHost", "Ptr", 0)
                try PostMessage(WM_APPCOMMAND, 0x000C, 0xA0000, , hWnd)
            }
            WinActivate(hActive)
        }

    }

}

Spotify1.ahk

#Requires AutoHotkey v1.1

; Version: 2023.06.18.1
; Usages and information: https://redd.it/orzend

class Spotify extends Spotify.Controls {

    static _hWnd := 0, _OnExit := ""

    Restore() {
        this._Win()
        WinShow
        WinActivate
        Spotify._hWnd := 0
        if (IsObject(Spotify._OnExit)) {
            OnExit(Spotify._OnExit, 0)
            Spotify._OnExit := ""
        }
    }

    _Win(Stash := false) {
        static title := "-|Spotify ahk_exe i)Spotify\.exe"
        DetectHiddenWindows On
        SetTitleMatchMode RegEx
        hWnd := WinExist(title)
        if (hWnd = 0) {
            MsgBox 0x40010, Error, Spotify is not running...
            Exit
        }
        if (Spotify._hWnd = hWnd) {
            return
        }
        Spotify._hWnd := hWnd
        visible := DllCall("IsWindowVisible", "Ptr", hWnd, "Int")
        RunWait Spotify:
        WinWait % title
        if (Stash && !visible) {
            WinWaitActive
            WinHide
            if (!IsObject(Spotify._OnExit)) {
                Spotify._OnExit := ObjBindMethod(Spotify, "Restore")
                OnExit(Spotify._OnExit, 1)
            }
        }
    }

    class Controls {

        static _shortcuts := { Next: "^{Right}", Previous: "^{Left}", Repeat: "^r", SeekBackward: "+{Left}", SeekForward: "+{Right}", Shuffle: "^s", TogglePlay: "{Space}", VolumeDown: "^{Down}", VolumeUp: "^{Up}" }

        __Call(Action, _*) {
            static WM_APPCOMMAND := 793
            if (!this._shortcuts.HasKey(Action)) {
                throw Exception("Invalid action." Action, -1)
            }
            shortcut := this._shortcuts[Action]
            hActive := WinExist("A")
            this._Win(true)
            ControlFocus Chrome Legacy Window
            ControlSend Chrome Legacy Window, % shortcut
            if (Action ~= "i)^(Next|Previous|TogglePlay)$") {
                hWnd := DllCall("FindWindow", "Str", "NativeHWNDHost", "Ptr", 0)
                try PostMessage WM_APPCOMMAND, 0x000C, 0xA0000, , % "ahk_id" hWnd
            }
            WinActivate % "ahk_id" hActive
        }

    }

}

Spotify~.diff

--- Spotify.ahk
+++ Spotify1.ahk
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#Requires AutoHotkey v2.0
+#Requires AutoHotkey v1.1
@@ -10 +10 @@
-    static Restore() {
+    Restore() {
@@ -12,2 +12,2 @@
-        WinShow()
-        WinActivate()
+        WinShow
+        WinActivate
@@ -21 +21 @@
-    static _Win(Stash := false) {
+    _Win(Stash := false) {
@@ -23,2 +23,2 @@
-        DetectHiddenWindows(true)
-        SetTitleMatchMode("RegEx")
+        DetectHiddenWindows On
+        SetTitleMatchMode RegEx
@@ -27,2 +27,2 @@
-            MsgBox("Spotify is not running...", "Error", 0x40010)
-            Exit()
+            MsgBox 0x40010, Error, Spotify is not running...
+            Exit
@@ -35,2 +35,2 @@
-        RunWait("Spotify:")
-        WinWait(title)
+        RunWait Spotify:
+        WinWait % title
@@ -38,2 +38,2 @@
-            WinWaitActive()
-            WinHide()
+            WinWaitActive
+            WinHide
@@ -49 +49 @@
-        static _shortcuts := Map("Next", "^{Right}", "Previous", "^{Left}", "Repeat", "^r", "SeekBackward", "+{Left}", "SeekForward", "+{Right}", "Shuffle", "^s", "TogglePlay", "{Space}", "VolumeDown", "^{Down}", "VolumeUp", "^{Up}")
+        static _shortcuts := { Next: "^{Right}", Previous: "^{Left}", Repeat: "^r", SeekBackward: "+{Left}", SeekForward: "+{Right}", Shuffle: "^s", TogglePlay: "{Space}", VolumeDown: "^{Down}", VolumeUp: "^{Up}" }
@@ -51 +51 @@
-        static __Call(Action, *) {
+        __Call(Action, _*) {
@@ -53,2 +53,2 @@
-            if (!this._shortcuts.Has(Action)) {
-                throw Error("Invalid action." Action, -1)
+            if (!this._shortcuts.HasKey(Action)) {
+                throw Exception("Invalid action." Action, -1)
@@ -59,2 +59,2 @@
-            ControlFocus("Chrome Legacy Window")
-            ControlSend(shortcut, "Chrome Legacy Window")
+            ControlFocus Chrome Legacy Window
+            ControlSend Chrome Legacy Window, % shortcut
@@ -63 +63 @@
-                try PostMessage(WM_APPCOMMAND, 0x000C, 0xA0000, , hWnd)
+                try PostMessage WM_APPCOMMAND, 0x000C, 0xA0000, , % "ahk_id" hWnd
@@ -65 +65 @@
-            WinActivate(hActive)
+            WinActivate % "ahk_id" hActive

workin great btw.
the other one i used that used api calls stopped working for me but your um... unique method. is working still :)

@NeonLightning Thanks for letting me know, I'll check out the API calls and revisit the code as there are improved methods I'd like to implement for that one too.