Spotify to HipChat with Cover Support

SpotifyToHipChat.scpt

-- Free JSON Helper for AppleScript is required to fetch Spotify Web API (from Apple App Store)
tell application "Spotify"
	set current_track to null
	set current_artist to null
	set current_album to null
	
	repeat until application "Spotify" is not running
		set track_name to name of current track
		set track_artist to artist of current track
		set track_album to album of current track
		
		if track_name ≠ current_track then
			set current_track to name of current track
			set current_artist to artist of current track
			set current_album to album of current track
			set track_id to id of current track
			
			tell application "JSON Helper"
				set thumbnailUrl to null
				set json to fetch JSON from ("https://embed.spotify.com/oembed/?url=" & track_id & "")
				set thumbnailUrl to thumbnail_url of json
				set height to thumbnail_height of json
				set width to thumbnail_width of json
				if thumbnailUrl is not equal to "" then
					set thumbnailImage to "<img src='" & thumbnailUrl & "' width='30' height='30' /> "
				end if
			end tell
			
			set message to thumbnailImage & "♪ <strong>" & current_artist & "</strong> - " & current_track & " - (" & current_album & ")"
			set message to do shell script "echo " & quoted form of message & " | sed 's/'\\''//g' | sed 's/'\\&'/'and'/g'"
			
			do shell script "curl -ksS -d 'auth_token=AUTHTOKEN&room_id=5&from=USER&color=purple&message=" & message & "' https://api.hipchat.com/v1/rooms/message"
			
		end if
		
		delay 5
	end repeat
end tell