Would this be possible?

[motdog]

I have the Spotify module that I love, but when I am not playing music I hate the black space in the corner where I have it located. Could I set it up so that when I am not playing Spotify music that another module shows in the space and when I play music, the module disappears? I know on the remote module I can manually hide and show modules but I want it done automatically. Can it be done?

[bolish]

Hi,

I believe you can do it with MMM-NotificationTrigger and MMM-RemoteControl.
i.e :
When Spotify stops, send notification “SPOTIFY STOP”. (within Spotify module)

When “SPOTIFY STOP” is received by MMM-NotificationTrigger, send “HIDE MODULE Spotify” to MMM-RemoteControl.

Of course, code is not correctly written, but that’s how I would do it. MMM-NotificationTrigger and MMM-RemoteControl are pretty easy to use.

FYI, I’m already doing that with news / compliments modules. When news article is made bigger by the “Article_more-details” notification, then the compliment module is hidden.
Once “article-less-details” is triggered, then the compliment module is shown again.

Regards

[motdog]

@bolish Thanks. I guess then I could also reverse it so when spotify plays music, it would hide the other module and then spotify would appear on my mirror.

[bolish]

Correct.

[A Former User]

@motdog
Are you talking about “MMM-Spotify”?

You can do it more simple way.
Add this into your css/custom.css

#SPOTIFY.pausing {
display:none;
}

This could make module hiding when paused.

[bolish]

When the boss talks… :-)
Indeed it seems easier as @Sean proposed if you use his new MMM-Spotify module. (Which I will try soon also).
I’ve learnt one more thing myself.
Thanks.

[motdog]

@Sean yep. That’s it. So if I put another module in the same spot but after it in the config, Spotify would show up when playing and when paused/shut down the other module would show up?

[A Former User]

@motdog
Later module will jump down when spotify is appeared.

[motdog]

@Sean after further review I am using MMM-NowPlayingonSpotify Would it work on that or do I need to install MMM-Spotify. Looks like they do the same thing, MMM-Spotify lets you control via voice if you so choose, which I don’t have set up but it shouldn’t be a problem I assume.

[A Former User]

@motdog
Controlling spotify on MM (besides voice, there could be many possibilities, - sensors, or any programmable condition) is difference. If you need not, nothing different.