Spotify (api is partially broken)

[krambriw]

Hi,

Plugin for Spotify

The python api (pytify) is partially broken with the newest version of Spotify and therefore only some functions are still working. I have no solution for the moment.

Best regards, Walter

Current & older version always here:
http://sto.hopto.org/index.html

[brotbuexe]

nice, thanks.

[brotbuexe]

Sometimes the plugin says spotify is running but not playing anything but thats wrong.
At this time next and previous track also did not function.

Any suggestions? How can I trace/debug this?

[krambriw]

My plugin fully relies on the functions provided by the file pytify.py

I think I know what the problem comes from. We are losing the handle to the Spotify window, most likely because you have restarted Spotify but not EventGhost afterwards.

I think we (read I) need to see if I can add some control that always checks for the Spotify window before sending any messages to it

Best regards, Walter

[krambriw]

I have a working version that eliminates the problems discussed

Will upload later tonight, some small fixes left to clean up

[krambriw]

The new version, added a thread to monitor Spotify status

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[brotbuexe]

thanks.

I needed the the playing information so I added a getstatus with copy and paste.

[brotbuexe]

today it didn't worked anymore,

I put my pc in standby every day/night, so no reboot.

The plugin sayd Spotify is running but doesn't play anything.

No play/pause, no next/back.

After spotify restart the same.

After eventghost restart it worked again.

Anything I can do to trace the problem next time?

[krambriw]

As with all software, most of the code is for error handling and exceptions....

Here is a new version I have tried as much as possible, seems to handle all situations I can imagine

If you look in the code you could enable a print statement that will help if you run into some problems. Otherwise I think the best is to add print statements here and there to print out variable values during design & debugging

Lets hit it and see if you find some more errors

Best regards, Walter

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[brotbuexe]

thanks, I try it.

[krambriw]

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[Krazz]

Thank you for a great plugin.

[harahauk]

Thanks for the plugin! It worked all yesterday, but now it suddenly stopped working again. Very wierd :/

Edit: Using lates posted version of spotify script and EG 0.3.7.r1194 with win7

Edit2: Err.. after a reboot or so it works again

Thanks man, this is awesome

[Jostein]

Hi krambriw.

I have been a long time user of spotify, so when i found that you created a plugin for it i desided to use it instead of emulating keystrokes.

I think i have found some sort of bug.

I desided to disable it when the activety spotify isent activated due to the log messages "Spotify Window was not found". As i close down spotify completly when doing other things. The problem is if load the EG config file whit the plugin disabled i get a fault if i try to create a new config file or try to open an exsiting one.

Also any plans of making a shutdown comand for spotify. (I like to close it down completly if i start an other activity like for example Power dvd. becouse of the fact: if i play a song with spotify and start power dvd i have to make a play/pause to spotify first, this is weary unstable due to the fact that i might not be playing a song at the moment and then the song starts when power dvd opens.) A other option would be to make two new comands stop and play to the plugin seperate. This i think could be acheved with monitoring the "Get current Status" before executing play and stop becouse every time it is stoped it shows: Spotify running! Not playing anything...

None of these points are urgent and i dont need any of theme as i have built my own sulution disabling and enabling the plugin. But it is a sugjestion if you plan on further develop the plugin.

Anyway other than that i am veary satesfied with the plugin, thanks.

Best regards Jostein

[krambriw]

Hello,

First of all, I think the bug described by Jostein should be fixed

Attached is a new version that also implements some new actions
- Stop
- Play
- Minimize and stop playing
- Terminate Spotify

To upgrade: replace the file __init__.py

I think its easiest to make a new configuration but you can try with the current first. Maybe you will miss some actions but they can be added manually

As you can see in the picture, I have also made a macro to start Spotify if needed. If you need this, you will have to create it manually but it is very simple to do

Best regards, Walter

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