i3status_player.sh

#!/bin/bash

i3status | while :
do
    read line
    playerstatus=`playerctl status`
    artist=`playerctl metadata artist`
    title=`playerctl metadata title`
    np=""
    if [[ "$playerstatus" == "Playing" ]]; then
        np="|> ${artist} - ${title}"
    fi
    if [[ "$playerstatus" == "Paused" ]]; then
        np="|| ${artist} - ${title}"
    fi
    if [[ "$np"x == "x" ]]; then
        echo ${line} || exit 2
    else
        if [[ ${line:0:2} == ",[" ]]; then
            echo ${line} | sed -e "s/^,\[/,\[{\"name\":\"spotify\",\"markup\":\"none\",\"full_text\":\"${np}\"},/"
        else
            echo ${line}
        fi
    fi
done