Spotify script for Conky

Spotify script for conky

#This is ho you should edit your conkyrc file in order to get the spotify player.

####################
# - MEDIA PLAYER - #
####################

${if_running spotify}${voffset -2}${font Liberation Sans:style=Bold:size=8}
${voffset -10}${goto 73}Title: 
${goto 73}${color2}${exec ~/.conkycolors/spotify/spotify_info_title}${color}
${goto 73}Artist: 
${goto 73}${color2}${exec ~/.conkycolors/spotify/spotify_info_artist}${color}
${goto 73}Album: 
${goto 73}${color2}${exec ~/.conkycolors/spotify/spotify_info_album}${color}
${voffset -20}
${exec ~/.conkycolors/spotify/spotify_album_cover}
${image ~/.conkycolors/spotify/last_album_pic.png -p 0,180 -s 60x60}

${else}${voffset -5}${color0}${font ConkyColors:size=16}G${font}${color}${voffset -10}${goto 32}Spotify: ${color2}off${color}${voffset 7}
${endif}

spotify_album_cover

#!/bin/bash

# Written by Demetrio Ferro <[email protected]> <https://twitter.com/DemetrioFerro>
# Distributed under license GPLv3+ GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>

# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY. YOU USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE AUTHOR
# WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DATA LOSS, DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY
# OTHER KIND OF LOSS WHILE USING OR MISUSING THIS SOFTWARE.
# See the GNU General Public License for more details.

first_cover=""

while :
do
	new_cover=$(dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Get string:'org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player' string:'Metadata'|egrep -A 1 "artUrl"|cut -b 44-|cut -d '"' -f 1|egrep -v ^$)
	if [ "$new_cover" != "$first_cover" ]
	then
		first_cover="$new_cover"
		wget -O ~/.conkycolors/spotify/last_album_pic.png $new_cover
	fi
	sleep 1
done

spotify_info_album

#!/bin/bash

# Written by Demetrio Ferro <[email protected]> <https://twitter.com/DemetrioFerro>
# Distributed under license GPLv3+ GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>

# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY. YOU USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE AUTHOR
# WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DATA LOSS, DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY
# OTHER KIND OF LOSS WHILE USING OR MISUSING THIS SOFTWARE.
# See the GNU General Public License for more details.

first_album=""

while :
do
	new_album=`dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Get string:'org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player' string:'Metadata'|egrep -A 1 "album"|egrep -v "album"|cut -b 44-|cut -d '"' -f 1|egrep -v ^$`
	if [ "$new_album" != "$first_album" ]
	then
		first_album="$new_album"
		echo "$new_album"
	fi
	sleep 1
done

spotify_info_artist

#!/bin/bash

# Written by Demetrio Ferro <[email protected]> <https://twitter.com/DemetrioFerro>
# Distributed under license GPLv3+ GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>

# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY. YOU USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE AUTHOR
# WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DATA LOSS, DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY
# OTHER KIND OF LOSS WHILE USING OR MISUSING THIS SOFTWARE.
# See the GNU General Public License for more details.

first_artist=""

while :
do
	new_artist=`dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Get string:'org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player' string:'Metadata'|egrep -A 2 "artist"|egrep -v "artist"|egrep -v "array"|cut -b 27-|cut -d '"' -f 1|egrep -v ^$`
	if [ "$new_artist" != "$first_artist" ] 
	then
		first_artist="$new_artist"
		echo "$new_artist"
	fi
	sleep 1
done

spotify_info_title

#!/bin/bash

# Written by Demetrio Ferro <[email protected]> <https://twitter.com/DemetrioFerro>
# Distributed under license GPLv3+ GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>

# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY. YOU USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE AUTHOR
# WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DATA LOSS, DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY
# OTHER KIND OF LOSS WHILE USING OR MISUSING THIS SOFTWARE.
# See the GNU General Public License for more details.

first_title=""

while :
do
	new_title=`dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Get string:'org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player' string:'Metadata'|egrep -A 1 "title"|egrep -v "title"|cut -b 44-|cut -d '"' -f 1|egrep -v ^$`
	if [ "$new_title" != "$first_title" ] 
	then
		first_title="$new_title"
		echo "$new_title"
	fi
	sleep 1
done

Anyone tested on ubuntu 15?

Works for me with minor modifications (by deleting all the while loops). Thanks for sharing!