Open spotify URLs in open Spotify instance

spotify-open

#!/bin/sh

# CLI wrapper that works around a bug with Spotify's handling of URIs.
# See https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Linux/Linux-Spotify-URI-only-opens-start-page/m-p/1675578#M1812

uri="$1"
echo "Trying to play: \"$uri\""
if ! qdbus org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify \
    /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 \
    org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player.OpenUri \
    "$uri"
then
    echo "No Spotify instance seems to be open."
    echo "Opening URI with new instance."
    # use "--no-zygote" to prevent occasional crashes on startup:
    # https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Spotify#Crashes_on_startup
    spotify --no-zygote --uri="$uri" &
fi

spotify-open.desktop

#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=spotify-open
TryExec=spotify-open
Exec=spotify-open %u
Terminal=false
NoDisplay=true
MimeType=x-scheme-handler/spotify;
StartupNotify=false

spotify.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Spotify
GenericName=Music Player
Icon=spotify-client
TryExec=spotify

# Spotify currently only supports opening one URI with "--uri=%u"
# https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Linux/Linux-Spotify-URI-only-opens-start-page/m-p/1675578#M1812
# Use "--no-zygote" to prevent occasional crashes on startup:
# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Spotify#Crashes_on_startup
Exec=spotify --no-zygote --uri=%u 
Terminal=false

# Stop opening URLs directly with spotify because it opens a new instance everytime.
# Let "spotify-open" handle it.
# MimeType=x-scheme-handler/spotify;
Categories=Audio;Music;Player;AudioVideo;
StartupWMClass=spotify