awesome-wm-widgets/spotify-widget/README.md

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# Spotify widget
This widget displays currently playing song on [Spotify for Linux](https://www.spotify.com/download/linux/) client: ![screenshot](./spo-wid-1.png)
Some features:
- status icon which shows if music is currently playing
- artist and name of the current song
- dim widget if spotify is paused
- trim long artist/song names
- tooltip with more info about the song
## Controls
- left click - play/pause
- scroll up - play next song
- scroll down - play previous song
## Dependencies
Note that widget uses the Arc icon theme, so it should be [installed](https://github.com/horst3180/arc-icon-theme#installation) first under **/usr/share/icons/Arc/** folder.
## Customization
It is possible to customize widget by providing a table with all or some of the following config parameters:
| Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `play_icon` | `/usr/share/icons/Arc/actions/24/player_play.png` | Play icon |
| `pause_icon` | `/usr/share/icons/Arc/actions/24/player_pause.png` | Pause icon |
| `font` | `Play 9`| Font |
| `dim_when_paused` | false | Decrease the widget opacity if spotify is paused |
| `dim_opacity` | 0.2 | Widget's opacity when dimmed, `dim_when_paused` should be set to true |
| `max_length` | 15 | Maximum lentgh of artist and title names. Text will be ellipsized if longer. |
| `show_tooltip` | true | Show tooltip on hover with information about the playing song |
| `timeout` | 1 | How often in seconds the widget refreshes |
| `sp_bin` | `sp` | Path to the `sp` binary. Required if `sp` is not in environment PATH. |
### Example:
```lua
spotify_widget({
font = 'Ubuntu Mono 9',
play_icon = '/usr/share/icons/Papirus-Light/24x24/categories/spotify.svg',
pause_icon = '/usr/share/icons/Papirus-Dark/24x24/panel/spotify-indicator.svg',
dim_when_paused = true,
dim_opacity = 0.5,
max_length = -1,
show_tooltip = false,
sp_bin = gears.filesystem.get_configuration_dir() .. 'scripts/sp'
})
```
Gives following widget
Playing:
![screenshot](./spotify-widget-custom-playing.png)
Paused:
![screenshot](./spotify-widget-custom-paused.png)
## Installation
First you need to have spotify CLI installed, it uses dbus to communicate with spotify-client:
```bash
git clone https://gist.github.com/fa6258f3ff7b17747ee3.git
cd ./fa6258f3ff7b17747ee3
chmod +x sp
# This widget will work by default if the binary is in the system PATH
sudo cp ./sp /usr/local/bin/
# Alternatively, you may save the binary anywhere and supply the path via this widget's sp_bin argument:
# cp ./sp ~/.config/awesome/scripts/
```
Then clone repo under **~/.config/awesome/** and add widget in **rc.lua**:
```lua
local spotify_widget = require("awesome-wm-widgets.spotify-widget.spotify")
...
s.mytasklist, -- Middle widget
{ -- Right widgets
layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal,
...
-- default
spotify_widget(),
-- customized
spotify_widget({
font = 'Ubuntu Mono 9',
play_icon = '/usr/share/icons/Papirus-Light/24x24/categories/spotify.svg',
pause_icon = '/usr/share/icons/Papirus-Dark/24x24/panel/spotify-indicator.svg'
}),
...
```