nowplaying.sh

#!/bin/bash
#[email protected]
#nowplaying: display currently playing song based on playerctl info (dbus)
#dependencies: playerctl: https://github.com/altdesktop/playerctl
#use with watch (man watch) for live-ish updates ex: watch -tc nowplaying
#spawn a window specifically for a widget-style thing ex: uxterm -bg "#333" -fg "#fff" -geometry 100x1 -e watch -wtc nowplaying

STATUS=`playerctl status 2>&1`
if [[ $STATUS == 'No players found' ]]; then
    echo "No music"
else
    TITLE=`playerctl metadata title`
    ARTIST=`playerctl metadata artist`
    echo -ne "Current track: \033[1m$ARTIST - $TITLE\033[0m"
    if [[ $STATUS == "Playing" ]]; then
        echo ""
    else
        echo " ($STATUS)"
    fi
fi