py3status-ncspot

A plugin for py3status bar that displays and allows you to interact with ncspot. ncspot is a rust based CLI client for spotify that utilizes the librespotify library.

Install

1. Install the plugin

git clone git@github.com:xentrick/py3status-ncspot.git
cd py3status-ncspot
mkdir -p ~/.config/i3/py3status
cp ncspot.py ~/.config/i3/py3status

2. Add the plugin to your config file. (This is my personal configuration with Font Awesome).

order += 'ncspot'

ncspot {
  button_next = 3
  button_play_pause = 1
  button_previous = 2
  format = "\?color=playing  {artist} - {title}  ({time})"
  format_stopped = "   ncspot stopped"
  #format_down = " ncspot not running"

  on_click 1 = "exec py3-cmd refresh ncspot"  # Immediately refresh status on bar
  on_click 2 = "exec py3-cmd refresh ncspot" 
  on_click 3 = "exec py3-cmd refresh ncspot" 
}

i3-wm Keybinds

I also like to bind ncspot in i3 using the following configuration changes:

# Spotify Binds
bindsym $mod+p exec dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.ncspot /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player.PlayPause  > /dev/null
bindsym $mod+o exec dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.ncspot /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player.Next > /dev/null
bindsym $mod+i exec dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.ncspot /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player.Previous > /dev/null
bindsym $mod+Shift+o exec dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.ncspot /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player.Forward > /dev/null
bindsym $mod+Shift+i exec dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.ncspot /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player.Rewind > /dev/null

Note: The Forward/Rewind capabilities are something I added to ncspot in my fork. See https://github.com/xentrick/ncspot